WhatsApp dumps use of phone number, introduces username
A messaging platform, WhatsApp, has started rolling out username reservations as a new privacy…
Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
President Trump's namesake cell phone provider and smartphone maker Trump Mobile is leaking customer…
Apple’s Hide My Email feature has a bug that’s been exposing real email addresses, researcher claims
Apple's Hide My Email feature is a convenient privacy tool that uses disposable addresses…
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving…
Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher
Judge Mr Justice Nicklin says the claimants had failed to prove the allegations.
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks
Previous hacking campaigns targeting Signal users attempted to hijack a victim's account and then…
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy
404 Media also reported that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration used a local police…
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
But that still leaves my devices largely open to ads when I'm not on…
Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data
By applying the location data ban to both residents and visitors, the Massachusetts law…
Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID
Anthropic may ask Claude users to verify their age and identity by uploading their…
Meta halts worker tracking for AI training due to privacy fears
The company had started just two months ago tracking workers' computer usage for AI…
Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway
In an email to the Citizen Lab, which he shared with TechCrunch, Cellebrite's chief…
Xprize founder says ‘humans behave better when they’re being watched’
Much of Diamandis' Substack post is framed around giving advice to entrepreneurs or executives…
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
It's not immediately clear how the ruling will affect past court cases. A spokesperson…
