Tag: privacy
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LinkedIn illegally blocking free accounts from seeing ‘who’s viewed your profile’ data, group alleges
Right to view: LinkedIn will doubtless point out to the Austrian Data Protection Authority that all users, including free subscribers, can opt out of having their profile visit made visible by toggling off the feature in Settings/Visibility tab/’Visibility when viewing other profiles’. Then each visit a user makes to another profile is recorded as one…
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The Privacy Risks of Embedded, Shadow AI in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence that is embedded in newer editions of software and other technology tools but is not explicitly revealed by vendors is a substantial risk on par with shadow AI, said regulatory attorney Elizabeth Hodge with the law firm Akerman LLP. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/privacy-risks-embedded-shadow-ai-in-healthcare-i-5546
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How to Disable Google’s Gemini in Chrome
Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not want to. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/you-can-disable-gemini-in-chrome-if-its-freaking-you-out/
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, china, cio, compliance, data, data-breach, dora, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, governance, government, international, jobs, law, mobile, office, privacy, regulation, risk, service, technology, tool, trainingFernando Maldonado, technology advisor at Foundry. MuleSoft. Gray areas remain: Still, if anything has been demonstrated in the decade since its entry into force, it’s that the GDPR still has a long way to go.Miguel Recio, president of APEP.IA (Spanish Professional Association for Privacy), argues that some of the limitations that have been exposed about the…
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Smashing Security podcast #466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta’s smart glasses promise privacy “designed for you” – but everything they record was being beamed off to workers in Nairobi to label by hand. When those workers blew the whistle, Meta sacked all 1,108 of them. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-466/
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Chrome on Android can now hide your exact location from websites
Google is improving location privacy features that give users more control over sharing their location. On Chrome for Android, users can now choose to share their approximate … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/06/google-chrome-android-hide-location/
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Geofence Warrants and Artificial Intelligence What Happens When Robots Enforce the 4th Amendment?
Explore how geofence warrants and AI-assisted searches challenge the Fourth Amendment. Can 18th-century privacy laws survive 21st-century digital surveillance? First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/geofence-warrants-and-artificial-intelligence-what-happens-when-robots-enforce-the-4th-amendment/
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Networks of Browser Extensions Are Spyware in Disguise
Modern browser extensions and ad blockers are legally collecting and reselling user data, including streaming habits and B2B sales intelligence, under the guise of “analytics.” This unregulated “legal spyware” creates massive security gaps as employees unwittingly leak corporate URLs, SaaS dashboards, and research activity to third-party databases. With the rise of AI-native browsers and personal…
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Open-source privacy proxy masks PII before prompts reach external AI services
Enterprise developers routinely send prompts to external large language models that contain customer emails, support transcripts, and other identifying information, often … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/01/open-source-pii-privacy-proxy/
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Data Privacy Leaks The Drip, Drip, Drip of Exposure
Beyond the “headline breach,” modern enterprises face a persistent threat: steady-state data leakage. Learn why traditional privacy definitions fail and how “authorized” data flows in workplace apps create continuous legal and operational risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/data-privacy-leaks-the-drip-drip-drip-of-exposure/
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US state privacy fines reached $3.425 billion in 2025
State privacy regulators across the United States collected $3.425 billion in privacy-related fines from companies in 2025. Gartner said the upward trend is expected to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/28/us-state-privacy-fines-2025/
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Bridging the EU AI Act Compliance Gap FireTail Blog
Tags: ai, breach, cloud, compliance, control, data, GDPR, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, privacy, risk, risk-management, tool, trainingApr 28, 2026 – Lina Romero – What the EU AI Act demandsThe EU AI Act classifies AI according to risk. Unacceptable risk is prohibited outright. High-risk AI systems are heavily regulated. Limited-risk systems face transparency obligations. The majority of obligations fall on providers, though deployers carry meaningful obligations too. If your organisation builds AI, buys…
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Open-source privacy tool BleachBit 6.0.0 upgrades code signing across Windows and Linux
System cleaning utilities have grown more relevant as web browsers stockpile larger volumes of cached data, tracking artifacts, and site storage on local disks. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/28/bleachbit-6-0-0-open-source-privacy-tool/
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Open-source privacy tool BleachBit 6.0.0 upgrades code signing across Windows and Linux
System cleaning utilities have grown more relevant as web browsers stockpile larger volumes of cached data, tracking artifacts, and site storage on local disks. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/28/bleachbit-6-0-0-open-source-privacy-tool/
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U.S. companies hit with record fines for privacy in 2025
The increase is being driven by powerful privacy laws in states like California, new interstate partnerships and a renewed focus on the privacy impacts of AI and automation. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/privacy-companies-hit-with-record-fines-2025-gartner/
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U.S. companies hit with record fines for privacy in 2025
The increase is being driven by powerful privacy laws in states like California, new interstate partnerships and a renewed focus on the privacy impacts of AI and automation. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/privacy-companies-hit-with-record-fines-2025-gartner/
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WhatsApp Tests Encrypted Cloud Backup Service for Safer Message Storage
WhatsApp is actively developing an independent, first-party cloud backup service featuring mandatory end-to-end encryption. This upcoming feature aims to reduce users’ reliance on third-party storage providers such as Google Drive and Apple’s iCloud. By bringing backup storage in-house, WhatsApp gives users greater control over their data privacy and device storage limits. All chat histories hosted…
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Supreme Court signals location data searches should require a warrant
Privacy advocates had worried that the high court would rule that geofencing does not qualify as a constitutionally protected search, opening the door to much broader use of warrantless reverse searches of all types. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/supreme-court-signals-location-data-searches-require-warrant
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Widely Used Browser Extensions Selling User Data
Dozens of browser extensions openly sell user data via privacy policy disclosures First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/browser-extensions-sell-user-data/
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AI Security Questionnaires: Why Most Startups Fail (And the Trust Stack That Fixes It)
AI Security Questionnaires: Why Most Startups Fail (And the Trust Stack That Fixes It) It’s Monday. Your enterprise prospect just sent a 312-question security questionnaire. Forty of those questions are about AI, model bias, training data lineage, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF. Your Series B closes in six weeks. You don’t have answers. You’re…The post…
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Suspicious Microsoft Store App Vibing.exe Allegedly Harvests Screens and Audio
A recently discovered application called Vibing.exe has raised major privacy and security alarms after researchers caught it stealthily recording user screens and audio. Originally available on the Microsoft Store as an AI productivity interface, the app was pulled in late April 2026 following discoveries that it secretly siphoned data to a remote server. Security analysts…
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Black Hat Asia: Privacy and cyber security are inseparable
The separation of privacy and security is no longer tenable in a world where exposed personal data is increasingly the entry point for major cyber incidents, delegates at Black Hat Asia 2026 were told First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642334/Black-Hat-Asia-Privacy-and-cyber-security-are-inseparable
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Most Secure Cloud Storage for Privacy Protection in 2026
Cloud storage offers many benefits, but not all services provide strong security. Discover the most secure cloud storage providers in 2026. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cloud/most-secure-cloud-storage/
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New US House privacy bills raise hard questions about enterprise data collection
Tags: access, ai, awareness, banking, business, cio, ciso, compliance, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, group, identity, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, privacy, regulation, risk, service, strategy, supply-chainWhere privacy law overlaps with AI governance: The SECURE Data Act does not contain broad, standalone AI governance rules, but it still touches AI in meaningful ways.The bill includes opt-outs for fully automated profiling used for decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. That language can clearly implicate some uses of AI, particularly in hiring,…
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Benchmarking OpenAI’s Privacy Filter: What it gets right, and where PII detection still needs real data
A deep dive into OpenAI’s Privacy Filter, benchmarking its PII detection performance against Tonic Textual on real-world datasets. We explore where the model succeeds, where it struggles, and how fine-tuning with labeled data impacts accuracy across domains like healthcare, legal, and web data. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/benchmarking-openais-privacy-filter-what-it-gets-right-and-where-pii-detection-still-needs-real-data/
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Claude Desktop Reportedly Adds Browser Access Bridge for Chromium Browsers
A detailed cybersecurity report published by privacy expert Alexander Hanff on April 18, 2026, reveals that Anthropic’s Claude Desktop application for macOS silently installs a Native Messaging bridge across multiple Chromium-based browsers. This unprompted installation establishes out-of-sandbox browser automation hooks that pose significant privacy and security risks, bypassing explicit user consent and standard application security…
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Claude Desktop Reportedly Adds Browser Access Bridge for Chromium Browsers
A detailed cybersecurity report published by privacy expert Alexander Hanff on April 18, 2026, reveals that Anthropic’s Claude Desktop application for macOS silently installs a Native Messaging bridge across multiple Chromium-based browsers. This unprompted installation establishes out-of-sandbox browser automation hooks that pose significant privacy and security risks, bypassing explicit user consent and standard application security…
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A study of 1,000 Android apps finds a privacy policy logging gap
Android developers write log statements for the same reasons they always have: debugging crashes, tracing performance issues, and understanding how features behave in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/24/android-privacy-policy-logging-research/