privacy

HEIR compiles pre-trained AI models to run inference on fully homomorphic encrypted data, letting servers process private data without decrypting it.

As of August 1, nearly 600 California-registered data brokers must start processing consumer deletion requests through the state's DROP platform or face uncapped $200-a-day fines.

An unauthenticated API flaw in the Pope's official prayer app exposed names, emails, and birth dates of over 719,000 users for six months before a fix.

Federal prosecutors have charged Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick under a rarely used destruction-of-property statute for allegedly wiping his phone with GrapheneOS's duress password during a border search.

A breach at gig-work platform Paidwork exposed names, bank details, and bcrypt-hashed passwords for over 23 million users, per Have I Been Pwned.

A 42-attorney-general coalition settled bankruptcy claims against 23andMe for $18 million over the 2023 breach of 6.9 million genetic profiles, days after a court barred California from separately pursuing damages.

Meta is rolling out a mandatory update that disables its smart glasses' camera if the privacy LED is tampered with, even as it reportedly tests always-on glasses that would skip the light entirely.

New York's Unified Court System will bar recording-capable eyewear from its 1,240-plus courts starting July 20, the first statewide blanket ban of its kind.

A cyberattack on the UN World Food Programme's Palestine registration app exposed personal data of about 600,000 Gaza households, drawing criticism over a 17-day notification delay.

An EFF analysis of millions of Flock Safety ALPR searches reveals law enforcement using crime-fighting surveillance tools for school residency fraud checks, employment background investigations, and noise complaints — with no warrant required.

The FTC settled for $930,000 total after CMG and two partners falsely claimed their 'Active Listening' service captured real-time smart-device voice data to deliver hyper-local ads — it was actually resold email lists.

Democratic senators led by Markey and Merkley warn a $7.5M DHS smart glasses proposal would let ICE agents covertly identify people in public using facial recognition.