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Police in Scottsdale, AZ will start using drones as first responders
Arizona police departments announced they will use special first responder drones on emergency calls.
Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers with 'dark patterns'
A pair of reports from two global consumer protection groups explored the widespread use of dark patterns to sway customer actions.
EU delays decision over scanning encrypted messages for CSAM
The EU has delayed a decision over a plan to scan encrypted messages for child sexual abuse material. Critics say this is a "terrifying mass surveillance measure" that could break encryption.
If Clearview AI scanned your face, you may get equity in the company
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI has just agreed to an unusual settlement to a class action lawsuit,.
A hacker obtained Tile customers' personal information
A hacker was able to obtain Tile customers' names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and device ID numbers.
Microsoft moves to resolve privacy concerns over its Recall feature
Microsoft is making changes to its Recall feature on Copilot+ PCs in an attempt to resolve privacy concerns. The tool will be opt-in, so it won’t screenshot your activity without permission.
Leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures
A collection of leaked Google privacy cases provides a rare glimpse into the company’s volume and handling of breaches, accidents and other incidents. The database, obtained and detailed by 404 Media, covers thousands of internally flagged privacy and security issues from 2013 to 2018.
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, meaning your private data will be leeched by default.
Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status and other info with ad companies
Grindr is facing a class action-style lawsuit after allegedly sharing sensitive user data such as HIV statuses with advertising companies.
Biden signs bill to reauthorize FISA warrantless surveillance program for two more years
President Biden this weekend signed into law a bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial spying program. It'll now be good for another two years.
EU criticizes Meta's 'privacy for cash' business model
The European Data Protection Board states Meta and other big players should forego "consent or pay" models.
Creepy monitoring service sells searchable Discord user data for as little as $5
A data scraper is selling information on what it claims to be 600 million Discord users. A report from 404 Media details Spy Pet, an online service that gathers, stores and sells troves of information from the social platform.
Roku suffered another data breach, this time affecting 576,000 accounts
Roku has disclosed a second data breach in as many months. The company says that, this time around, 576,000 accounts were compromised.
DuckDuckGo unveils a $10 Privacy Pro plan with a no-log VPN
DuckDuckGo has announced a Privacy Pro service that includes a VPN, personal information removal and identity theft restoration service. The offering is US-only for now and costs $10 per month.
Authorities reportedly ordered Google to reveal the identities of some YouTube videos' viewers
Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes.
House passes bill that would bar data brokers from selling Americans' personal information to 'adversary' countries
The House of Representatives approved a measure targeting data brokers’ ability to sell Americans’ personal data to “adversary” countries.
Safe Browsing on Google Chrome adds real-time protection against malicious sites
Google says it has updated Chrome to offer better protection against malicious websites. With the Safe Browsing mode enabled, Chrome will check URLs in real-time without disclosing which sites you visit to Google's servers.
Biden executive order aims to stop Russia and China from buying Americans' personal data
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to limit the mass-sale of Americans’ personal data to “countries of concern,” including Russia and China.
Signal usernames will keep your phone number private
You'll soon be able to create a unique username on Signal, which you can share with others via a link or QR code, instead of your phone number.
The EU opens a wide-ranging probe into TikTok
TikTok is in the EU's crosshairs over potential Digital Services Act violations around the safety of minors and other matters.