#privacy


Google fined €403 million over location data privacy violations

Sep 21, 2026 // 18:56

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users’ location data. The agency launched an […]

TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit

Aug 22, 2026 // 17:36

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of […]

Is Online Privacy Possible? How Digital Identities Can Help

Aug 21, 2026 // 18:37

How can normal users increase their privacy, safety and security online? Over the last two decades, the internet quietly rebuilt itself around a business model […]

Android 17 to expand banking scam call and privacy protections

May 12, 2026 // 20:17

Android 17, expected to roll out next month, will introduce several security and privacy features focused on device theft, threat detection, and banking scam calls. […]

Fake OpenAI Privacy Filter Repo Hits #1 on Hugging Face, Draws 244K Downloads

May 11, 2026 // 12:02

A malicious Hugging Face repository managed to take a spot in the platform’s trending list by impersonating OpenAI’s Privacy Filter open-weight model to deliver a […]

Google Blocks 8.3B Policy-Violating Ads in 2025, Launches Android 17 Privacy Overhaul

Apr 17, 2026 // 13:54

Google this week announced a new set of Play policy updates to strengthen user privacy and protect businesses against fraud, even as it revealed it […]

LinkedIn’s Privacy Breach: Secretly Tracking Chrome Extensions, Gathering User Data

Apr 4, 2026 // 17:17

A new report called “BrowserGate” suggests that LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, is using hidden JavaScript on its website to identify browser extensions and gather device […]

EU Commission hack compromises data privacy for 30 agencies.

Apr 3, 2026 // 09:57

The EU’s cybersecurity team, CERT-EU, has identified TeamPCP as the group responsible for hacking the European Commission’s cloud. They stated that this attack compromised the […]

FBI cautions: Chinese mobile apps pose privacy dangers. Be aware!

Apr 1, 2026 // 15:18

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Americans against using foreign-developed mobile applications, particularly those created by Chinese developers. In a public service announcement […]