#Privacy

The FTC fined Cox Media and two ad firms $930,000 — not for actually eavesdropping on users, but for falsely claiming they could. The case raises uncomfortable questions about surveillance capitalism.

AI wearables that silently record conversations are coming. A look at the escalating battle between surveillance tech and the countermeasures trying to stop it—and why the mouse usually loses.

A Utah woman was sentenced to life in prison partly because of her Google searches and deleted texts. The Kouri Richins case reveals how digital footprints have become the courtroom's most reliable witness.

After 15 years of fragmented mobile messaging, Apple and Google are rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android devices. Here's what changed, why it took so long, and what it means for your privacy.

New Mexico already won $375 million from Meta. Now it wants something harder to give: a court order forcing Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to redesign themselves. A three-week trial starts Monday.

Booking.com confirmed a data breach exposing names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, and booking details. Hackers are already using the data for phishing attacks.

Two ex-Apple engineers built an AI puck that only listens when you press it. At $179, Button is a deliberate bet that dedicated AI hardware beats the Swiss Army knife approach of smartphones.

Two class action lawsuits allege LinkedIn secretly scanned users' browsers to identify installed extensions. Here's what happened, who's behind it, and why it matters.

Granola's AI meeting app claims notes are "private by default," but anyone with a link can view them—and your data trains their AI unless you opt out. Here's what that means.

A surprise leak of Anthropic's Claude Code source code revealed 'Kairos'—a dormant background AI agent designed to act before you even ask. Here's what it means.

P3 Global Intel, which powers anonymous crime tip systems for law enforcement worldwide, suffered a major breach. The implications go far beyond a typical data leak.

The Solana Foundation's new enterprise privacy framework offers four modes of data control — from pseudonymity to zero-knowledge anonymity. Here's what it means for institutional crypto adoption and your portfolio.