Privacy
Facial recognition too dangerous for deployment by the police, EFF argues
The Edmonton Police Department is collaborating with Axon Enterprise to explore the integration of facial recognition technology into body-worn cameras. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), that’s a terrible idea.
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Woman’s sex-ad nightmare triggers landmark CJEU ruling
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Europe’s top court, has ruled that online marketplaces are considered data controllers under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), even if an ad is placed by a user.
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Avast busted: FTC orders $15.3M payout over privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is handing out $15.3 million to more than 100,000 consumers affected by deceptively marketed antivirus software from Avast.
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Your gut waste may be used to train AI
AI may be just as interested in learning about your gut health as you are.
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India mandates non-removable cyber security app on all new phones, Apple likely to push back
India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app that cannot be deleted, a government order showed, a move likely to antagonise Apple and privacy advocates.
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Russia threatens blocking WhatsApp amid intensifying censorship clash
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media regulator, is threatening to impose new restrictions on WhatsApp for supposedly failing to comply with new requirements.
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France slaps €750,000 fine on Vanity Fair magazine for placing cookies without consent
The French data protection authority, CNIL, imposed a €750,000 ($869,000) fine on the publisher of Vanity Fair magazine in the country for placing cookies on user devices without proper consent.
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EU Member States agree to law that allows voluntary scanning of content
Representatives of the EU member states have reached an agreement on a law that is designed to protect children from online abuse.
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(Not) Secret Agendas: who is behind recent social media bans and age verification laws
Something is happening with our privacy on the internet – namely, it seems to be disappearing, fading away into the...
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Civil rights coalition raises concerns over “collapse in enforcement activity” by ICO
A group of over 70 civil society organizations, academics, and legal practitioners is complaining about the “collapse in enforcement activity” by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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Teens seek High Court ruling to stop Australia’s under-16 social media ban
A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take effect.
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Your questions answered by Cybernews: How to stop Gemini from spying on your inbox
Google is sneaking into your inbox to train its AI models. Is there a way to stop Gemini from scanning your emails? Every week, our team selects one pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help you stay safe online.
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Norway Savings Bank customer data exposed via Marquis attack
US-based Norway Savings Banks (NSB) had to inform clients their personal details were exposed after the banks’ software provider was hit with ransomware.
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What happens to your data when you chat with a chatbot?
What really happens to the personal data we share with machines that seem to understand us?
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Age verification laws are making users turn to unsafe free VPNs
When governments worldwide began enforcing their age verification laws, many people turned to VPNs (virtual private networks) to circumvent privacy-invasive...
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Australia expands teen social media ban to Twitch but rules out Pinterest
Australia's internet watchdog on Friday said it would include Amazon.com - owned live streaming service Twitch in its upcoming teen social media ban, but will not add image-sharing platform Pinterest to the list.
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Meta’s Ray-Bans reignite privacy fights on Reddit
A decade after Google’s “Glassholes” culture faded, Meta is betting that we’ve finally made peace with being filmed by our own faces. However, they may be wrong. “These glasses should be f***** banned,” say some Redditors.
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Activists, journalists, abuse victims can now get "untraceable" cell service that masks user location for free
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Cape Mobile are throwing a digital lifeline to activists, journalists, and human rights defenders, as well as their victims, by offering an ultra-private cellular service that can mask users’ locations – all for free.
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Meta, TikTok, Snapchat stops fighting and starts complying as Australia enforces ban on teens using social media
Online platforms will ping Australian teenagers through over a million accounts in coming days offering a choice: download data, freeze profiles or lose the lot when a world-first ban on kids using social media starts on December 10.
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Intel engineer disappears with 18,000 secret files
A laid-off Intel engineer allegedly walked off with 18,000 “top secret” files.
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