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

  1. -7 ч

    Login Walls, Tracking Scripts, and a New Data Deal Challenge

    Reddit locks old.reddit behind login, White House sites hide analytics, Illinois targets AI deepfake bullies, and Schrems strikes again. Sources: Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com - Ars TechnicaTrump's White House Allegedly Rebuilt Federal Websites Quietly With Hidden Visitor Tracking Tools | IBTimes UKHate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For | Electronic Frontier FoundationIllinois Schools Brace For AI Deepfake Bullies With New Legal CrackdownSchrems preps new privacy challenge to EU-US data deal📰 Read the full edition on the site

    5 мин.

  2. -1 дн.

    Privacy Wins in Court, WhatsApp, and EU Battle

    Supreme Court protects cellphone location, WhatsApp adds usernames, and Google fights EU data rules. Sources: WhatsApp is Finally Getting Usernames to Help Keep Phone Numbers PrivateSupreme Court Supports Privacy Protections for Cellphone Location DataGoogle warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data📰 Read the full edition on the site

    3 мин.

  3. -2 дн.

    Privacy Under Siege: Age Checks, Surveillance, and Encryption Threats

    From mandatory age verification to warrantless tracking and AI listening, today's edition covers the biggest threats to your digital privacy. Sources: The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get OnlineBig Tech Took a $3.5 Billion Hit for Feeding AI With Your Personal DataWill My Pixel Smartphone Soon Be Eavesdropping on Me?“You Can’t Avoid Them”: A Mother Says She Counted Eight Flock Cameras on the Way to Her Kid’s SchoolMartin Lewis data privacy warning whenever you phone up a service providerYour web browser knows a lot about you. Here’s what you can do about it.“Double Threat” to Private Communications: Undemocratic Chat Control Backroom Deals and Imminent Concessions Spark Relaunch of fightchatcontATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concerns - ABC NewsYour Kids’ School Bus Is About to Become a Roaming Surveillance VehicleData breach exposes up to 14.2 million email logins at six ISPsMint Explainer: Why quantum computing is the next geopolitical raceBig Tech Took a $3.5 Billion Hit for Feeding AI With Your Personal DataWill My Pixel Smartphone Soon Be Eavesdropping on Me?“You Can’t Avoid Them”: A Mother Says She Counted Eight Flock Cameras on the Way to Her Kid’s SchoolMartin Lewis data privacy warning whenever you phone up a service providerYour Kids' School Bus Is About to Become a Roaming Surveillance Vehicle📰 Read the full edition on the site

    8 мин.

  4. -5 дн.

    Privacy Under Pressure: Drones, Data Erasure, and Quantum Deadlines

    Australia tightens children's privacy, police expand drone surveillance, post-quantum mandates loom, and US data erasure spreads. Sources: ‘Everyone Is A Child To Some Extent’: What The Looming Children’s Privacy Code Changes Means For AdvertisersDrone network part of Met Police's London-wide tech pushPost-Quantum Encryption: Cloudflare Moves to 2029 as Federal 2030 Mandate Reaches Every VendorCanadian workers have few defences against workplace surveillanceTrump Has ‘Almost Completely’ Erased LGBTQ+ Data. Is Race Next?📰 Read the full edition on the site

    5 мин.

  5. -6 дн.

    Privacy in the Crosshairs: New Protocols, AI Risks, and Census Data Shake-Up

    Cloudflare joins browsers for PACT, Cate Blanchett launches consent registry, and Trump's census ban sparks data chaos. Sources: Cloudflare Collaborates with Leading Browsers to Develop a Privacy-First Protocol for the Global InternetLicense plate cameras can track your AirPods, smartwatch, and more, disturbing study finds | The IndependentMedical AI could compromise your privacy in disturbing new way, experts warnCate Blanchett Just launched a Free Tool To Stop AI From Stealing Your FaceThe Trump Administration’s New Census Data Rules Are a Policy Disaster📰 Read the full edition on the site

    5 мин.

  6. 24 июн.

    Stalking, Spying, and Consent: Privacy This Week

    From police abusing license plate data to Meta tracking its own employees and a new tool for AI consent – your daily privacy briefing. Sources: LastPass Breached via Klue Supply-Chain Attack:… | DeafNewsGoogle Pixel preps ‘Audio Memory’ to track ‘important conversations'Cate Blanchett Launches 'Human Consent Registry' to Help Protect Your Likeness From AI Industry ScrapingCops Are Already Using License Plate Readers to Stalk PeopleMeta hits pause on tracking employee keystrokes to train AI after internal leak📰 Read the full edition on the site

    5 мин.

  7. 23 июн.

    Judge Blocks Trump Voter Database, AMD Reverses Encryption Removal

    A federal judge halts a controversial voter database, AMD restores memory encryption after backlash, and Canada passes a contentious surveillance bill. Sources: Trump voter database blocked by judge for privacy, accuracy fearsAnthropic's new privacy policy collects biometric data from flagged Claude usersFeds pass controversial C-22 lawful access bill before summer breakCanadian government spent tens of millions on secret Palantir contractFollowing user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs📰 Read the full edition on the site

    3 мин.

  8. 22 июн.

    Surveillance, Security, and the Growing Privacy Backlash

    Sweden bans AI driver monitoring, India blocks Telegram, France mandates quantum encryption, and more – a packed privacy landscape. Sources: GDPR Driver Monitoring Fails Safety Defense: Securitas AI Cameras Ruled UnlawfulExperts warns AI toy apps for kids are tracking users and collecting personal dataThe Quantum Threat to Encryption Is Coming. France Just Set a 2027 DeadlineEuropol is going rogue – so Brussels is doubling its budget??Singaporean brothers use unsolvable maths equations to build modern, unbreakable encryptionIndia's Telegram Ban Upheld by Court, Putting 150 Million Users and Every Encrypted App at RiskCanadians have days left to claim up to $500 in $4M data breach settlementNP View: Mark Carney's online surveillance stateAnthropic now requires identity verification using a government photo ID before unlocking certain Claude capabilities.Anthropic's new privacy policy adds biometric checks to Claude accountsCouncil of Europe Data Breach: ShinyHunters Makes 10,000 Employees' Records PermanentVermont bans AI-only therapy and tightens data broker rulesChatGPT can read your bank statements now - here's what it knowsLETTERS: Canada’s Bill C-22 cause for great concern📰 Read the full edition on the site

    9 мин.
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