Google is expanding tools to remove personal data from search results
Recent upgrades target more forms of personal data and non-consensual AI-generated images
Nine out of ten DuckDuckGo users don't want AI anywhere near their search
People have spoken
A 1988 VHS privacy law could block how advertisers get your data
The Supreme Court will decide if sharing email credentials for targeted ads violates video rental protections
Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant eavesdropping lawsuit
Google still denies it did anything wrong
Apple launches new AirTag with longer range and improved "Find My"
Better performance, same price
TikTok quietly expands location tracking and ad targeting for US users
TikTok reshapes US data rules after spinout
Lawsuit alleges Meta can read WhatsApp messages despite encryption
Plaintiffs cite whistleblowers to argue that end-to-end encryption doesn't work as advertised
Ripple effect: Questions about whether WhatsApp's encryption works as Meta describes have taken center stage in a new international lawsuit filed in a US federal court, where plaintiffs allege that Meta misled billions of users about the privacy of their messages.
Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers
The software giant surrendered encryption keys to the FBI last year
California just made it much easier to delete your data across 500 brokers
California is taking on the data broker industry with automation
A Pennsylvania court says police can sift through Google searches to find suspects
Courts are treating Google searches like bank records now
These popular browser extensions protecting your AI chats were actually copying them
Chrome and Edge add-ons found quietly recording your chats
Android phones can now share live video with 911 during emergencies
Responders can see everything but users are always in control, Google says
US to demand five years of social media history from foreign travelers under new proposal
People are already canceling their US travel plans
Man arrested for allegedly wiping his Google Pixel before a CBP search
Wiping a device can lead to obstruction charges
This PowerShell script promises to remove every AI feature from Windows
RemoveWindowsAI goes deeper than ever to scrub Microsoft's "agentic AI"
Kohler's $600 AI toilet camera sparks major privacy concerns
Dekoda's "end-to-end encryption" is really just standard HTTPS
Android's latest enterprise update shows encrypted work texts aren't as private as they look
Google's update allows employers to read messages on company-owned Android devices
The Tor project is rebuilding one of the oldest cryptographic algorithms powering the dark web
TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the network even more effective at shielding users from cyberattacks.
Qualcomm rewrote Arduino's TOS, and the community is not taking it well
Arduino makers are revolting against Qualcomm's new corporate-style ownership
Google denies Gmail reads your emails and attachments to train AI, but here's how to opt-out anyway
Deactivating "smart features" could disengage spam filters and spell check
Europe wants to kill the cookie pop-ups they created, for real this time
New rules would improve user experience while retaining strong privacy protection
WhatsApp flaw let researchers scrape 3.5 billion phone numbers, photos, and statuses
Researchers called out inadequate protections; Meta insists no messages were compromised
X wants to call you out for using a VPN (and maybe catch a few trolls, too)
A weapon against trolls, or a privacy disaster?
Sam Altman's iris-scanning World project wants a billion users – it's reached 2% of that goal
World could partner with Reddit to confirm users are human
A ChatGPT glitch just leaked private prompts into Google Search Console
Researchers say OpenAI's data routing may have exposed user inputs through the analytics tool