It seems Gen Z is just fine with parents knowing where they are all the time (www.businessinsider.com)
AI facial recognition scanned millions of driver licences. Then an innocent man got locked up (www.abc.net.au)
29 Countries Reach Agreement On AI Risks and Opportunities (www.huntonprivacyblog.com)
Irish DPA to Ban Meta from Processing Personal Data for Behavioral Advertising Following EDPB Urgent Binding Decision (www.huntonprivacyblog.com)
Google abandons “Web Environment Integrity” (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Google has abandoned the “Web Environment Integrity” API that was supposed to allow websites to only allow approved and verified browser environments. The plan would allow websites to reject browser or even OS modifications that were “unattested” for the purpose of supposedly stopping bots, piracy, ad-blocking, and other...
How to stay safe on Strava (cyclingmagazine.ca)
Some good tips to preserve a bit of privacy for those who use the Strava platform....
India's biggest data breach? Hacking gang claims to have stolen 815 million people's personal information (www.bitdefender.com)
Why Monero's Privacy Matters (Video) (monero.town)
Some Bitcoin hodlers will say, “Who cares about privacy? Isn’t Monero just for criminals?”...
Google privacy button doesn't work, it's claimed (www.theregister.com)
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection (www.theregister.com)
Police in Canada look into tech that accesses your home security cameras (www.cbc.ca)
Police in U.S. say technology is helpful but researchers say Canada should hesitate before using it
UK police urged to double use of facial recognition software (www.theguardian.com)
The Online Safety Act doesn’t protect encryption, but Ofcom can (proton.me)
Your ex isn't the only one stalking your social media posts. The Feds are, too (www.theregister.com)
Demo: Chrome Site Engagement Feature Can Leak Frequently Visited Sites (fingerprint.com)
Google forced to reveal users' search histories in Colorado court ruling (www.techspot.com)
Why is r/PrivacyGuides Private? [Subreddit Blackout Announcement] (discuss.privacyguides.net)
TL;DR: Reddit is making their tracker-filled mobile app the only way to access Reddit on mobile devices, they are falsely accusing third-party developers of blackmail, and they are on a path to severely lower the quality of content posted on Reddit and increase the amount of spam you see. To stand against these changes,...
UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity (www.theguardian.com)
AirVPN discloses server seized in 2015 (airvpn.org)
“We can disclose only now that we had a server in Toronto seized in 2015, initially without our knowledge. Maybe a court order was served to the datacenter. For about 10 days we did not understand what happened to the server, which did not respond, while the datacenter did not provide information....
Hetzner server hosting potentially running MITM proxies on hosted servers (old.reddit.com)
Likely under the command of law enforcement and without informing any clients.
Netherlands Consumer Group Sues Amazon Over Privacy Violations (www.pymnts.com)
San Francisco mayor wants drones and CCTV to stop crime (www.theregister.com)
Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine (arstechnica.com)
Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent (www.ghacks.net)
GitHub - soxoj/counter-osint-guide-en: Comprehensive Counter OSINT and privacy guide for Runet and CIS (github.com)
