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EU parliament approves suspicionless message scanning until 2028; EDPB issues strict blockchain guidelines; Puerto Rico exposes 1M SSNs; Meta pauses keystroke tracking; artists confront AI data scraping. Sources: EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out” – Patrick Breyer EU Finalizes GDPR Blockchain Rules: Encrypted Data Is Still Personal Data A Puerto Rico gover...

Supreme Court ruling ends FTC independence, EU votes on message scanning, and Transsion phones leak telemetry to China. Sources: We tracked our blackmailer to a village in Nigeria and showed up with cameras (and a machine gun). EU to extend temporary message-scanning regime to detect child sexual abuse online | Euronews TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it S...

Supreme Court lets Texas enforce app age verification; Europol faces complaint over shadow IT; Google expands Search data for AI; Scattered Spider hacker arrested. Sources: Supreme Court declines to block Texas age-verification law for app downloads | AP News Windows 11 identifier code used to track Scattered Spider perp after Microsoft shared info with FBI — 19-year-old US-Estonian hack...

Reno police sued over facial ID arrests; Connecticut enacts child privacy law; Google changes IP tracking; Microsoft device ID revealed. Sources: “Lawsuit: Reno police made thousands of unlawful arrests using facial ID” “Attorney General Tong: New Connecticut Online Privacy Protections for Children Now in Effect” “The Best Private Messaging App Isn’t WhatsApp or Signal, It’s Delta Chat” “Google's...

Noyb challenges EU-US data framework after Supreme Court ruling; China's AI companion law takes effect; UK agencies urge parents to stop sharing kids' photos. Sources: Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks - BBC News Govt orders Apple, Google to remove 7 Chinese apps Data protection rules slow LLM rollout in Europe, study says EU-US Data Privacy Framework Under...

Spain blacklists Palantir, EU eyes social media ban for kids, New Jersey targets surveillance pricing, and Signal tip line breach. Sources: Spain Orders Blacklist of US Tech Giant Palantir From Public and Private Companies Just a moment... New Jersey Becomes Latest State to Pass Law Against Surveillance Pricing Gay dating app Goose accused of using AI models to drum up interest Shared Message — A...

This week: Apple's Hide My Email still leaks real addresses, Connecticut protects brainwaves, and a US firm dives for a laptop in China. Sources: Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses Connecticut Classifies Brain Data as Sensitive Starting July 1: New Rights for EEG Wearable Users CA to share driver license data despite immigration fears - CalMatters Alameda Cou...

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 Technica Trump's White House Allegedly Rebuilt Federal Websites Quietly With Hidden Visitor Tracking Tools | IBTimes UK Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For |...

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 Private Supreme Court Supports Privacy Protections for Cellphone Location Data Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data 📰 Read the full edition on the site

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 Online Big Tech Took a $3.5 Billion Hit for Feeding AI With Your Personal Data Will My Pixel Smartphone Soon Be Eavesdropping on Me? “You Can’t Avoid Them”: A Mother Says She Counted Eight Flock Cameras o...

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 Advertisers Drone network part of Met Police's London-wide tech push Post-Quantum Encryption: Cloudflare Moves to 2029 as Federal 2030 Mandate Reaches Every Vendor...

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 Internet License plate cameras can track your AirPods, smartwatch, and more, disturbing study finds | The Independent Medical AI could compromise your privacy in disturbing n...

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:… | DeafNews Google Pixel preps ‘Audio Memory’ to track ‘important conversations' Cate Blanchett Launches 'Human Consent Registry' to Help Protect Your Likeness From AI Industry Scraping Cops Are Already Using...

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 fears Anthropic's new privacy policy collects biometric data from flagged Claude users Feds pass controversial C-22 lawful access bill before summer break Canadian government spen...

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 Unlawful Experts warns AI toy apps for kids are tracking users and collecting personal data The Quantum Threat to Encryption Is Coming. France Just Set a 2027 Deadline Europol is going ro...

France phases out non-quantum encryption, Google tracks by IP in EU, Apple updates passwords, and US warns of China-linked data risks. Sources: Alarm raised over China’s threat to older Americans through drug supply chains France to Phase Out Non-Quantum Encryption as Bitcoin Security Concerns Grow Google to use UK and EU user IP addresses for ad personalization Apple introduces AI password update...

Canada unveils major privacy reform, AMD quietly disables Ryzen memory encryption, UK regulator faces legal challenge, and G7 DPAs meet in Paris. Sources: Ottawa introduces privacy bill covering children's data and the right to request deletion Your Ryzen CPU used to encrypt your RAM. A firmware update silently turned that off. UK data regulator slammed over lack of action on complaints | Computer...

New York forces AI bots to identify; Signal vets build encrypted collaboration; Hong Kong eyes ride-hailing data storage; plus Pokemon Go data, medical hacks, India EVM debate, Africa sovereignty. Sources: New York passes bill forcing AI crawlers to identify themselves to news sites Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App Hong Kong eyes secure storage of r...

Microsoft bans Claude over data retention; NYC council pushes AI pause; Florida man sues after AI arrest; Apple hit with $1.2B CSAM lawsuit. Sources: Anthropic's new data retention policies cause Microsoft to temporarily ban its employees from using Claude Fable 5 AI NYC schools face public pressure to pause AI use for 2 years 'Nobody Is Safe': FL Man Sues After AI Facial Recognition Wrongly Tags...

Nearly a million passports exposed, Signal ready to quit UK over encryption, prosecutor misuses police databases, Canada introduces sweeping child safety laws, and Acxiom's geo-targeting goes live. Sources: Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet Signal president warns of potential UK exit over surveillance concerns 'Suffering Causes People To Make Mis...

Signal warns UK plan is mass surveillance; California launches data deletion tool; Meta expands AI data use; Norway fines Elkjop. Sources: Signal attacks UK plan to scan devices for nude images as "mass surveillance" California Made It Easier to Delete Your Data — Why Everyone Should Pay Attention Meta now wants to use your activity from other websites to personalize its AI Elkjop hit with NOK 20m...

Meta contempt vs NSO; Mass. bans location data sale; health sharing exposes 300k files; Europe eyes smart glasses; Israeli pardon data at risk. Sources: Meta files contempt complaint against NSO Group for violating court order on WhatsApp targeting Nearly 100,000 pres. pardon applicants’ records exposed to wartime cyber threats, report finds Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that...