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Signal President Meredith Whittaker is calling out the EU for what she calls "rhetorical games" designed to mask the bloc's efforts to destroy end-to-end e...

South Korea Fines Apple and Google For Violating Location Data Law

South Korea has fined Apple and Google for not complying with the country's law regulating how companies must handle location data....

Microsoft Makes Major Changes to Recall Following Backlash

Microsoft announced major changes to its AI-powered Recall feature following backlash over significant privacy and security concerns....

M4 iPad Pro Has a Major Undocumented Privacy Feature

Apple appears to have implemented a major new privacy feature in the M4 iPad Pro, although it has gone largely undocumented....

Slack Using Customer Data to Train AI, Requires Email to Opt Out

Slack is riling users with its new terms, saying it will use "messages, content, and files" to train AI and users must send an email to opt out....

Google Agrees to Settle Privacy Lawsuit, Will Destroy Billions of Records

In a landmark settlement addressing concerns over user privacy, tech giant Google has committed to erasing billions of records related to its Chrome browser's privacy mode. The mov...

Apple Will Require Devs to Explain Why They Need Access to Some APIs

Apple is continuing to implement privacy protections, this time requiring developers to explain why they need access to certain APIs....

Latest WhatsApp Beta Adds Phone Number Privacy

The latest WhatsApp beta adds an important privacy feature, giving users the ability to hide their phone numbers....

Swedish Privacy Watchdog: ‘Companies Must Stop Using Google Analytics’

Sweden is the latest EU country to come out against Google Analytics, telling companies they "must stop using" it....

FTC’s Ring Settlement Shows Why Companies Don’t Respect User Privacy

Consumers who wonder why companies don't respect user privacy should look to the FTC's settlement with Ring as Exhibit A....

Mullvad Browser Review: Does the Browser Deliver on Privacy?

Mullvad Browser was released in early April, the latest entry in the web browser market, and one focused on protecting the privacy and security of its user...

Google Will Pay $40 Million in Washington State Privacy Suit

Google has lost another privacy battle, agreeing to pay Washington state $39.9 million "over misleading location tracking practices."...

Windows 11 Sends Massive Amounts of Data to Ad Companies

The PC Security Channel (TPSC) analyzed Windows 11 and found it sends massive amounts of user data to Microsoft, as well as third-party ad companies....

Lawyers Warn the EU’s Message Scanning Plans Are Likely Illegal

Privacy advocates can breathe a sigh of relief, with the EU's internal legal review concluding the bloc's plans for message scanning are likely illegal....

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