Privacy
Italy to implement age verification for porn sites later this month
In a week and a half, the Italian government will launch mandatory age verification for adult websites to prevent minors from accessing sites with pornographic content.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: What can Instagram see on your phone?
Is Instagram secretly rummaging through your camera roll? Our team has selected one pressing and common reader issue and deconstructed it to help you stay safe online.
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Civil rights movement files complaint for appointing former Meta lobbyist as DPC Commissioner
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has lodged a formal complaint against Ireland with the European Commission for appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Commissioner at the Irish privacy regulator.
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NYPD sued for using Microsoft-powered spy network to track New Yorkers
The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) is suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) for its invasive surveillance practices.
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New campaign “Keep Android Open” fights Google’s centralized app control
Google’s push towards a centrally vetted Android app ecosystem is facing fresh resistance. A new campaign, “Keep Android Open,” has popped up online, encouraging users to alert regulators in multiple countries. F-Droid, a popular alternative app store, has challenged the tech giant’s claims in a new post.
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Dutch court gives Meta until the end of the year to modify Facebook and Instagram apps
The Amsterdam Court has partially ruled in Meta’s favor and has granted the American tech company an extension of its order until December 31st, 2025.
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Buying a burner phone: “It’s not that simple,” say internet sleuths
Ever dreamed of a $20 burner phone that makes you invisible? A few Redditors tried it and discovered that going off-grid is messier than you might think – and far less private than the movies make it look.
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Bug enables researchers to access F1 race drivers’ information via FIA portal
Three security researchers gained access to the FIA's internal systems, allowing them to access the personal data of F1 drivers, including Max Verstappen. The bug has since been fixed.
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French people willing to pay to access online services and content without targeted advertising, survey says
People from France don’t mind paying a monthly fee to see, hear, or read their favorite online content while protecting their personal data.
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Tea app banished from Apple App Store
Apple has apparently removed the women-centric dating app, Tea, from its app store. This comes after the app compromised the personal data of thousands of its users.
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Tor Browser’s latest release cuts “inherently un-auditable” Mozilla AI features
While everyone is seemingly racing to integrate AI into their browsers, Tor Browser is ripping it out. The project has decided to cut Mozilla AI features and branding in the name of privacy.
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Eight Sleep CEO apologizes to users after AWS outage causes smart beds to go haywire
Eight Sleep, makers of the $3000 Mark Zuckerberg-approved sleep pod, found themselves apologizing to users after Monday's global AWS outage caused some of the pods to go haywire overnight – with non-stop alarms, freezing temperatures, some stuck in random positions, and one user even reporting they were left no choice but to sleep on the floor.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: Does Facebook delete accounts or just hide them?
When you delete your Facebook account, is it really deleted or just deactivated indefinitely? Each week, our team selects one pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help you stay safe online.
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Prestigious auction Sotheby’s reports user data theft
The art and jewellery brokering behemoth has issued a data breach notice, indicating unauthorized access to personal user information.
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Bitvavo management had access to customer data for years
Management of the Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo had access to customers’ data for years.
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Wait, what? WiFi signals can be used to ID you even if you carry no device
Your local cafe’s WiFi might reveal who you are, even if you’ve never connected to it. Researchers warn that WiFi networks can identify people without phones or devices, raising major privacy and surveillance concerns for everyday users.
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Telegram CEO worried about our privacy: “Dystopian world is approaching fast”
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, is pretty grim about the future and fears that “we are running out of time.”
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Microsoft may not track school children, Austrian DPA says
The Datenschutzbehörde (DSB), Austria’s data protection authority (DPA), has ruled that Microsoft is illegally tracking students with Microsoft 365 Education and uses student data for its own purposes.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: Signal or iMessage, if I want to stay private?
If you want to keep your messages safe, which messaging app is better, Signal or iMessage? Each week, our team selects one pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help you stay safe online.
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Instagram glitch exposes private notes, users are panicking
Instagram users are panicking after discovering a serious privacy glitch that lets people outside their “Close Friends” list see and even reply to private Notes meant only for select followers.
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