Privacy
GM prohibited from selling drivers’ driving behavior to credit rating companies
For the next five years, General Motors isn’t allowed to sell drivers’ location and driving behavior data to consumer reporting agencies. In addition, the company must be more transparent and offer customers more options about collecting, using, and sharing their vehicle data.
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Privacy budgets set to drop further in 2026, European IT pros warn
IT security professionals complain about having to tackle bigger security problems with dwindling resources. They expect 2026 to be worse.
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India wants source code from phones – tech giants call it unprecedented and risky
India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung.
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Inside ICE’s surveillance arsenal - and the hackers resisting it
After the fatal shooting of an unarmed activist in Minnesota, fresh scrutiny is falling on ICE’s expanding surveillance arsenal – and the hackers working to undermine it.
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Redditors ask, Cybernews answers: Can you really delete yourself from the internet?
The internet remembers everything, and it is better to think twice before hitting “publish.” But are you doomed if you have already overshared? Is it possible to reduce your digital footprint? Every week, our team selects one pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help you stay safe online.
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Greenland threat sparks Signal download surge in Denmark
As Donald Trump revives talk of taking Greenland, Danes are fleeing to Signal in record numbers.
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Is tourism turning into surveillance? France cracks down on live camera feeds
Municipalities in France that have installed so-called “tourist” cameras to record tourist attractions to promote their town may violate European privacy laws, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) argues.
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Founder of spyware used to catch cheating spouses pleads guilty
Bryan Fleming, the founder of pcTattletale, a covert software program used to remotely spy on the devices of wayward spouses, pleaded guilty in California courts on Tuesday for peddling the spyware to thousands of customers.
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EU proposal could reduce Europeans’ control over personal data
Belgian consumer interest group Test Aankoop is sounding the alarm about the European Commission’s plans to simplify the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Disney fined $10M for tracking children under 13 online
A federal judge has greenlit a $10 million settlement agreement between Disney and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for collecting the personal data of children through YouTube videos.
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Data brokers in hot water as California gives residents control of their personal data
Californians can now request that data brokers delete their personal information as a part of the Delete Act.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: What to do if you’re tracked by an AirTag?
A woman says an AirTag has been following her for weeks. She can’t find it, the police can’t find it, and her fear is spiraling as the alerts keep coming. Is there anything you can do to protect yourself? Every week, our team selects one pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help you stay safe online.
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Italy fines Apple €98.6M for unfair anti-tracking feature
The Italian market supervisor, AGCM, has imposed a fine of €98.6 million on Apple for abusing its dominant position in the smartphone market through its anti-tracking policy in the App Store.
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French watchdog fines ad firm with €1M over Deezer leak
The French data protection authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of €1 million on advertising company Mobius for leaking data of tens of millions of Deezer users.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: Did Facebook know about the proposal before she did?
She thought her engagement was a surprise, until Facebook ads seemed to know about the ring before she did.
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How I tracked down my online friend – with only open-source clues
Seems like we’ve got used to treating online anonymity as a guaranteed safe harbor. We share secrets, opinions, and photos,...
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Privacy on steroids: Phone automatically changes its identifier every 24 hours to prevent tracking
Cape, the privacy-focused mobile carrier, has opened its IMSI rotation feature to all subscribers starting Wednesday. Now, every 24 hours, phones will automatically change the hidden identifier that networks have long used to track them.
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TikTok and Grindr face complaint over sensitive data sharing
A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria's data protection authority on Wednesday against TikTok, Grindr and AppsFlyer, alleging these companies breached regional privacy laws, risking exposure of sensitive data.
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Texas is suing five major TV companies for spying on its users
Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against five major smart TV manufacturers for illegally processing what consumers watch in their own homes.
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Dutch DPA warns users: TikTok continues to send personal data to China
The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) is warning TikTok users in the Netherlands that TikTok will continue to send user data to China. In doing so, the social media platform is defying a joint decision by European privacy regulators, who have determined that the transfer of this information is unlawful.
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