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HeadFlash Privacy — a ~4-minute daily brief on digital privacy, data protection and surveillance. New episode every weekday morning.

  1. 1d ago

    Citizen Lab: Discover-Tech ads delivered zero-click spyware to Al Jazeera devices

    Citizen Lab says an Israeli ad agency's platform served millions of ads that covertly installed spyware, including on dozens of Al Jazeera devices. Sources: Online ads weaponised to deliver ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say | Hacking | The GuardianUK data watchdog warns Met Police over shadow IT data breach | Computer WeeklyEU Requires Smart Glasses LED to Shut Camera Off When Covered: GDPR Now Falls on MakersSome Meta Smart Glasses Secretly Recorded Conversations: Owner...MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  2. 2d ago

    Doctoralia strips health data trackers after Markup probe

    Doctoralia removed web trackers that leaked patient searches and appointment details to Google, LinkedIn and TikTok, while Washington immigration arrests tied to driver data jump fivefold. Sources: World’s largest health appointment platform dumps its web trackers after Markup investigationSignal: We won’t comply with Canadian surveillance billOther courts should heed a federal judge’s warning about Flock-enabled mass surveillanceKorea Privacy Regulator Admits Security Failures as Banking Breach Tests PIPA Fine CeilingImmigration arrests linked to Washington driver data ‘off the charts’📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  3. 3d ago

    Coupang hit with $466M privacy fine as Elgin College bags Flock cameras

    South Korea's record data-breach penalty, Pegasus data reaching NSO, and a college that had to trash-bag its own cameras. Sources: Coupang Data Breach Fine Reaches Record $466M: National Assembly Summons Executive Over Stolen KeyEU watchdog urges smart glasses to clearly signal when recordingIsraeli producer had access to data harvested by Poland using Pegasus spyware, say prosecutors | Notes From PolandA college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contract and it refused | The VergeIndia’s GDPR-Inspired Privacy Law Leaves State Power Unchecked📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  4. 4d ago

    Norway fines Microsoft's Xandr $9.6M over Grindr data sharing

    Norway's largest-ever privacy fine hits Microsoft's Xandr for exposing Grindr users' sensitive data in ad auctions. Sources: Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharingPolice are using AI to locate homes from a single interior photo, and even a picture of a washing machine can be enoughSome Shoppers Paid 23% More for the Same Groceries. Here’s Why.Is Someone Reading Your WhatsApp Messages? Here’s How to Check and Protect Your AccountWorse than Flock📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  5. 5d ago

    Google's $10M bid for Spirit Airlines data draws 120 lawmakers' warning

    Plus: Dutch push for a kill switch on EU police data deals, and the ICO probes a 169% surge in WhatsApp scam calls. Sources: 100M Emails, 500M Chats: Google's Bid for Bankrupt Spirit Airlines' Data to Train AI Raises Privacy Alarm | IBTimes UKThe Hague wants a kill switch for EU police data-sharing with third countriesData watchdog investigating huge surge in ‘add me on WhatsApp’ scam calls`123456’ password used in massive Danish CPR data breach - The Copenhagen PostChat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door | EuronewsDuck.ai share links expire after 48 hours by default9 in 10 US adults report scam attempts as confidence in data privacy plungesSaxony-Anhalt regulator says recycle bin does not count as GDPR deletionSlammed on the brakes to save a life? Your insurance app just penalized youYouTuber Says Cops Paid Him a Visit After He Built Flock-Style Camera to Track CopsYour legal rights if neighbour has a video doorbell — privacy laws explained10TB of mystery data and access to your calls and contacts: 'smart' coffee makers are the perfect example why there's a privacy revolt happeningWalmart’s Patents Reveal the Technology That Could Let Algorithms Raise Your PricesOne of America’s Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data CenterFlock Is Catching Flak. Experts Say Other Police Surveillance Tools Are More Worrisome📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  6. Oct 9

    Suffolk County Presses Flock Safety on 200 License Plate Cameras

    Lawmakers question data retention, oversight of a 200-camera license plate reader network, while the ICO secures privacy changes from 10 AI developers. Sources: Long Island lawmakers question Flock Safety over privacy, oversight of license plate readersRemote Employee Fired After Refusing To Be Photographed by an AI Tool Every Three Minutes, Lawsuit ClaimsICO secures data protection changes from 10 AI developers, turns to agentsIs Your Phone Secretly Tracking You? The Free Open Source App That Reveals Hidden Android Trackers📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  7. Oct 8

    Meta's Muse Builds Profiles of Non-Users as Church Hack Exposes 850,000

    Meta's AI assistant drafts hourly dossiers on people who never signed up, while a South Korean megachurch breach may have hit 850,000 members. Sources: Meta's Muse Is Building Dossiers on Your Friends and Family, Even If They Never Signed Up, Internal Files Reveal | IBTimes UKMassive church cyberattack may have exposed data for 850,000 membersNew AI Can Figure Out What You’re Thinking About From a Brain ScanSurfshark claims a major first by bringing full post-quantum security to WireGuardMan discovers his parents’ coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 days - Dexerto📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

  8. Oct 7

    Denmark's CPR Register Breach Hits 8.8 Million; FBI Cuts Accenture After PeopleSoft Hack

    Denmark's national register exposed 8.8 million records, the FBI removed an Accenture contractor over an unpatched system, and Indonesia passed a sweeping data law. Sources: 8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register - SecurityWeekAccenture contractor removed from FBI after unpatched system led to breachRand Paul Blocks Kids Online Safety Act: Senate Has Weeks to Pass Duty-of-Care BillIndonesia’s House passes data law covering AI, blockchainMessaging service Signal says minister’s changes to lawful access bill will not persuade it to stay in Canada📰 Read the full edition on the site 🤖 Episode produced with artificial intelligence. Synthetic voice.

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HeadFlash Privacy — a ~4-minute daily brief on digital privacy, data protection and surveillance. New episode every weekday morning.

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