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Internet Privacy

Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems Ars Technica17:53China Internet Cyber Security

China-backed hackers broke into US telecom wiretap portals that law enforcement uses AppleInsider12:08China Internet Cyber Security

Privacy-friendly evaluation of patient data with secure multiparty computation in a European pilot study Nature.com21:51Germany Southern Europe Nature

Germany rushes to expand biometric surveillance Electronic Frontier Foundation16:11Germany Southern Europe Nature

Over 77,000 customers' personal information is exposed in Fidelity Investments data breach Fox News09:17Fidelity Crime

Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data Engadget17:47Fidelity Crime

Smart TVs are spying on everyone The Register18:18Internet

Streaming has transformed TVs into a data-driven surveillance system TechSpot10:58Internet

Data privacy: Your wireless carrier knows more than you think. Here's how to take back control CNET09:13

How to detect Pegasus spyware on your iPhone TrustedReviews11:33

The problem with third-party breaches: A data protection dilemma BetaNews15:05Internet

How CISOs are navigating the “slippery” AI data protection problem IT PRO12:04Internet

Comcast says 230,000 customers affected by debt collection data breach Engadget14:53Comcast Ransomware Cyber Security

Comcast warns over 237,000 customers of ransomware data breach Neowin.net14:38Comcast Ransomware Cyber Security

New ipandetec report shows Panama’s ISPs still lag in protecting user data Electronic Frontier Foundation19:53Internet Panama Central America

A sale of 23andMe’s data would be bad for privacy. Here’s what customers can do. Electronic Frontier Foundation14:40Databases Internet 23andMe

Another chance to create meaningful surveillance reforms is dying on the congressional vine Techdirt19:19Databases Internet 23andMe

Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway The Register10:17Databases Internet Civil Liberties & Rights

How a teenager used a spoof cell tower to steal personal information from thousands of people Business Insider06:12Databases Internet Civil Liberties & Rights

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Data Privacy: Your Wireless Carrier Knows More Than You Think. Here's How to Take Back Control CNET09:13

In the last 8 hours

Google Messages could soon fix this big profile discovery privacy oversight (APK teardown) Android Authority02:27

Yesterday

Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store TechSpot18:22 14-Oct-24

‘Anonymous’ genetic databases vulnerable to privacy leaks Nature.com11:54 14-Oct-24

How did a ‘bank snooping’ scandal ensnare politicians in Italy? Al Jazeera09:43 14-Oct-24

Best Browser VPNs to Improve Online Privacy CNET08:23 14-Oct-24

In the last 7 days

Privacy-friendly evaluation of patient data with secure multiparty computation in a European pilot study Nature.com21:51 13-Oct-24

Telegram was never 'privacy-focused,' but it had a lot of people fooled Android Police07:58 13-Oct-24

Over 77,000 customers' personal information is exposed in Fidelity Investments data breach Fox News09:17 12-Oct-24

Mullvad VPN review: total anonymity for an affordable price Digital Trends20:17 11-Oct-24

The problem with third-party breaches: A data protection dilemma BetaNews15:05 11-Oct-24

Google denies claims that your Pixel phone sends it private data 4 times an hour TechRadar12:02 11-Oct-24

Why your brain could be the next frontier of data privacy CBC.ca04:04 11-Oct-24

Cards Against Humanity campaigns to encourage voting, expose personal data abuse The Register19:36 10-Oct-24

Recycled phone numbers exposing users to hacking and nuisance calls, says Which? Evening Standard19:07 10-Oct-24

Fidelity Data Breach Exposed the Personal Data of 77,000 Customers CNET.co.uk18:24 10-Oct-24

Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data Engadget17:47 10-Oct-24

Fidelity Data Breach Exposed Personal Data of 77,000 Customers CNET.co.uk14:41 10-Oct-24

What is spyware? And how do you protect yourself from it? TechRadar11:13 10-Oct-24

Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway The Register10:17 10-Oct-24

Smart TVs are spying on everyone The Register18:18 9-Oct-24

A Sale of 23andMe’s Data Would Be Bad for Privacy. Here’s What Customers Can Do. Electronic Frontier Foundation14:40 9-Oct-24

Marriott To Boost Data Protection Practices As Part of Deal With FTC CNET14:35 9-Oct-24

RAC call centre workers sold nearly 30,000 pieces of personal information about customers… Manchester Evening News11:55 9-Oct-24

Meta launches AI assistant in the UK amid Instagram privacy backlash Evening Standard11:05 9-Oct-24

MoneyGram customer data breached in attack ComputerWeekly10:51 9-Oct-24

Microsoft Edge unveils privacy-preserving ads API in limited developer preview Neowin.net10:04 9-Oct-24

Streaming TV Industry Snooping on Viewers at Grand Scale: Report TechNewsWorld09:30 9-Oct-24

New IPANDETEC Report Shows Panama’s ISPs Still Lag in Protecting User Data Electronic Frontier Foundation19:53 8-Oct-24

Another Chance To Create Meaningful Surveillance Reforms Is Dying On The Congressional Vine Techdirt19:19 8-Oct-24

Chinese Access To AT&T/Verizon Wiretap System Shows Why We Cannot Backdoor Encryption Techdirt15:25 8-Oct-24

Businesses encouraged to share private data with government agencies, under new cyber laws to fight ransomware threat ABC Online15:22 8-Oct-24

Social media users opt for new privacy haven, study finds Phys.org14:13 8-Oct-24

These car brands are collecting and sharing your data with third parties ABC Online14:02 8-Oct-24

FTC Findings on Commercial Surveillance Can Lead to Better Alternatives Electronic Frontier Foundation13:13 8-Oct-24

China-backed hackers broke into US telecom wiretap portals that law enforcement uses AppleInsider12:08 8-Oct-24

What Google's U-Turn on Third-Party Cookies Means for Chrome Privacy WIRED11:54 8-Oct-24

Apple claims to have found a balance between user privacy and convenience with a tweak in macOS Sequoia: “fewer… TechRadar11:47 8-Oct-24

MoneyGram confirms hack: Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, and other customer data have leaked Mashable11:32 8-Oct-24

Streaming has transformed TVs into a data-driven surveillance system TechSpot10:58 8-Oct-24

'Unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation': New report calls smart TVs and streaming services a… TechRadar07:49 8-Oct-24

Improved privacy for children's wristband scheme BBC06:02 8-Oct-24

In the last month

Massive data breach exposes personal data of over 230,000 Comcast customers Android Police19:10 7-Oct-24

Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems Ars Technica17:53 7-Oct-24

TB tests, insurance claims among personal data exposed in First Nations Health Authority cyber… CBC.ca17:35 7-Oct-24

Germany Rushes to Expand Biometric Surveillance Electronic Frontier Foundation16:11 7-Oct-24

Comcast says 230,000 customers affected by debt collection data breach Engadget14:53 7-Oct-24

Comcast warns over 237,000 customers of ransomware data breach Neowin.net14:38 7-Oct-24

Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes Ars Technica13:58 7-Oct-24

Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers The Verge12:03 7-Oct-24

Embattled users worn down by privacy options? Let them eat code The Register04:40 7-Oct-24

Harvard students use Meta's smart glasses to create a privacy nightmare ITV12:03 5-Oct-24

What Is Privacy For? The New Yorker06:19 5-Oct-24

How To Delete Your 23andMe Data (And Why You Might Want To) Slashgear15:59 4-Oct-24

EU court rules social networks can’t use personal data forever Engadget15:40 4-Oct-24

How CISOs are navigating the “slippery” AI data protection problem IT PRO12:04 4-Oct-24

How to detect Pegasus spyware on your iPhone TrustedReviews11:33 4-Oct-24

The Download: Google’s AI podcasts, and protecting your brain data MIT Technology Review08:24 4-Oct-24

Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual… MailOnline08:12 4-Oct-24

Are my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses spying on me? No, but college students are LAPTOP Magazine07:28 4-Oct-24

Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome – which might push some folks… TechRadar06:44 4-Oct-24

How a teenager used a spoof cell tower to steal personal information from thousands of people Business Insider06:12 4-Oct-24

Texas is suing TikTok for allegedly violating its new child privacy law Engadget19:57 3-Oct-24

GP 'installed spyware on mother's laptop' before poisoning her partner MailOnline16:12 3-Oct-24

Milan's Morata moves house after Inter-fan town mayor 'violates' privacy France 2413:27 3-Oct-24

iOS 18 has a big privacy change. Here’s what it means for you Digital Trends13:11 3-Oct-24

AI browsers are here, and privacy's still on the table with Opera TechRadar12:59 3-Oct-24

Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds Ars Technica16:37 2-Oct-24

Pavel Durov Defends Telegram's Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest WIRED13:41 2-Oct-24

Hackers are stealing more info than ever. These 4 actions protect you PC World06:36 2-Oct-24

PayPal's data sharing controversy: New setting raises privacy concerns gHacks05:13 2-Oct-24

Protecting private data in AI deployments The Register03:51 2-Oct-24

Microsoft is doubling down on Widows Recall, adding new security and privacy features IT PRO22:04 1-Oct-24

Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns MailOnline15:47 1-Oct-24

Detective reported journalist’s lawyers to regulator in ‘unlawful’ PSNI surveillance case ComputerWeekly15:14 1-Oct-24

ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions WIRED14:19 1-Oct-24

Popular ad blocker uBlock Origin Lite pulled from Firefox store PC World10:15 1-Oct-24

Protect Your Privacy: How to Blur Your House on Google Maps CNET08:46 1-Oct-24

California enacts law to protect brain data Japan Today20:40 30-Sep-24

California Adds Neural Data to Consumer Privacy Law Protections ExtremeTech14:17 30-Sep-24

What Are the Best Ad Blockers Out There? AppAdvice13:44 30-Sep-24

Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law Ars Technica07:18 28-Sep-24

Meta's new AI features are only a privacy nightmare if you let them be Android Central17:25 27-Sep-24

Under pressure from privacy advocates, Microsoft agrees to filter passwords and credit card… Windows Central13:45 27-Sep-24

Microsoft updates Recall feature to address privacy concerns but Linux remains a safer choice for some BetaNews13:44 27-Sep-24

Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch Ars Technica13:07 27-Sep-24

Microsoft explains how it's tackling security and privacy for Recall Engadget13:04 27-Sep-24

Microsoft re-launches ‘privacy nightmare’ AI screenshot tool BBC13:00 27-Sep-24

Consultant behind deepfake Biden robocalls hit with $6 million fine, faces criminal charges TechSpot09:26 27-Sep-24

Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse MailOnline08:34 27-Sep-24

The Morning After: A $6 million fine for robocalls from fake Biden Engadget07:18 27-Sep-24

Tor Project and Tails Linux distribution merge to enhance online privacy tools BetaNews18:44 26-Sep-24

FCC fines political consultant $6 million for deepfake robocalls Engadget15:12 26-Sep-24

Firefox's upcoming "cookie-less" tracking comes under fire by Austrian privacy watchdog TechSpot14:59 26-Sep-24

FTC Report Confirms: Commercial Surveillance is Out of Control Electronic Frontier Foundation11:03 26-Sep-24

Mozilla stands by its controversial privacy feature, but ready to "clear up" confusion TechRadar10:54 26-Sep-24

More Kids Apps Could Be Breaking Federal Rules for Children's Data Privacy CNET09:15 26-Sep-24

Tor Project welcomes Tails OS to improve user privacy and security Neowin.net07:03 26-Sep-24

UK government's bank data sharing plan slammed as 'financial snoopers' charter' The Register04:35 26-Sep-24

Google wants to teach your kids about internet privacy with this new Roblox game Android Police19:25 25-Sep-24

Aqara Camera E1 review: A smart camera with excellent privacy features iMore14:09 25-Sep-24

Beware, Facebook and LinkedIn are the worst social media for your privacy TechRadar10:30 25-Sep-24

Campaigners claim 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' in Firefox does the opposite The Register09:54 25-Sep-24

Mozilla faces a privacy complaint over Firefox's tracking Engadget09:49 25-Sep-24

Strava makes it easier to keep your activity data private Engadget09:09 25-Sep-24

‘Goodbye Meta AI’ Is a Privacy Hoax TIME05:01 25-Sep-24

Telegram U-turns on privacy policy by providing user data to police The Independent14:01 24-Sep-24

Calif. Gov. vetoes attempt to require new privacy option in browsers and OSes Ars Technica13:59 24-Sep-24

US moves to ban high-tech car parts from China and Russia amid spyware and hacking fears AutoExpress12:35 24-Sep-24

Parking Lot Companies May Be Violating Privacy Laws to Fine Drivers. It’s Only the Beginning. Slate11:57 24-Sep-24

100 million Americans just had their personal information leaked in a massive breach IT PRO07:24 24-Sep-24

Elon Musk risks privacy backlash by permitting accounts you’ve blocked on X to see your posts BetaNews02:50 24-Sep-24

Exploring modern data security and management: Multi-cloud data protection and recovery IT PRO07:40 23-Sep-24

FTC chair Lina Khan explained how Americans lost their privacy protections to Big Tech Business Insider23:34 22-Sep-24

U.S. gov't accuses social media giants of 'vast surveillance' Japan Today17:37 22-Sep-24

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