VPNs are booming in the UK after age restriction laws, but free options carry big risks
The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act took effect on July 25th. Among other provisions, the new law makes …
Privacy
What do Google’s Gemini privacy changes actually mean?
A Google email about Gemini privacy is causing quite the stir. The alarm came from a change in …
Appeals court confirms that tracking-based online advertising is illegal in Europe
The Belgian Court of Appeal ruled today that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) currently used as the …
Brazil sues Meta and TikTok for over $500 million for not protecting minors
Meta and TikTok are once again in hot water for allegedly failing to protect minors or limit their …
Border agents can’t search cellphones of NYC visitors without a warrant, court rules
A federal court has ruled that United States border agents cannot search cellphones without warrants in the Eastern …
Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers with ‘dark patterns’
Most subscription sites use “dark patterns” to influence customer behavior around subscriptions and personal data, according to a …
EU delays decision over scanning encrypted messages for CSAM
European Union officials have delayed talks over proposed legislation that could lead to messaging services having to scan …
If Clearview AI scanned your face, you may get equity in the company
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI has agreed to an unusual settlement to a class action lawsuit, The …
A hacker obtained Tile customers’ personal information
owner says a hacker obtained personal information on customers of the Bluetooth tracker brand. The details include names, …
Microsoft moves to resolve privacy concerns over its Recall feature
has attempted to soothe privacy concerns regarding , an upcoming Windows feature that’s said to help users resurface …
Leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures
A collection of leaked internal Google privacy cases provides a rare glimpse into the company’s volume and handling …
Slack has been using data from your chats to train its machine learning models
Slack trains machine-learning models on user messages, files and other content without explicit permission. The training is opt-out, …
Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users’ HIV status and other info with ad companies
has been sued for allegedly sharing personal information with advertising companies without users’ consent. A lawsuit filed in …