Tag: privacy
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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/
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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/
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Privacy Vulnerability in Firefox and TOR Browsers
The security company Fingerprint discovered how on Firefox browsers, websites could track users even if they used private browsing tabs or the anonymity focused TOR browser. Mozilla closed the vulnerability in Firefox 150, that was released on April 21st 2026. This vulnerability is another example how a subtle lack of entropy in the software industry…
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Doctor Lobby Urges Congress to Set AI Chatbot Safeguards
AMA Wants Privacy, Security AI Tool Protections, Especially in Mental Health. The American Medical Association says using artificial intelligence chatbots carries risks – including data privacy and security breaches – and the largest U.S. professional association for physicians and medical students is urging Congress to take action to protect patients from potential harm. First seen…
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Germany Tries, Tries Again With ISP Data Retention Mandate
Berlin Proposes 3 Month Requirement to Store IP Addresses. The German government says it’s unlocked the secret to passing a law that would require internet service providers to keep customer data without running afoul of privacy and security concerns that sunk earlier attempts. Critics say that’s impossible First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/germany-tries-tries-again-isp-data-retention-mandate-a-31496
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Germany Tries, Tries Again With ISP Data Retention Mandate
Berlin Proposes 3 Month Requirement to Store IP Addresses. The German government says it’s unlocked the secret to passing a law that would require internet service providers to keep customer data without running afoul of privacy and security concerns that sunk earlier attempts. Critics say that’s impossible First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/germany-tries-tries-again-isp-data-retention-mandate-a-31496
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Apple Fixes iPhone Bug After FBI Retrieved Signal Messages
Apple patched an iPhone notification bug that let deleted messages linger in system storage, closing a privacy gap exposed by an FBI Signal case. The post Apple Fixes iPhone Bug After FBI Retrieved Signal Messages appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-fixes-iphone-notification-bug-fbi-signal-messages/
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House Republicans unveil data privacy law that would override state protections
The bill, known as the SECURE Data Act, is backed by top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce and Financial Services committees. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/house-republicans-unveil-data-privacy-law-override-state-measures
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Telco Privacy Violation? Fine! No, Telco Privacy Violation, Fine. Supreme Court to Determine if FCC Can Charge Telcos for Data Breaches
The intersection of constitutional law and cybersecurity enforcement, specifically the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in regulatory data privacy cases. Central Conflict: Whether federal agencies (like the FCC, SEC, or FTC) can administratively impose monetary penalties for data misuse without a jury, or if such actions are “Suits at common law” requiring Article…
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OpenAI tackles a bad habit people have when interacting with AI
Since people tend to paste personal data into AI tools such as ChatGPT, OpenAI has released Privacy Filter, an open-weight model designed to detect and redact personally … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/openai-privacy-filter-personally-identifiable-information/
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OpenAI tackles a bad habit people have when interacting with AI
Since people tend to paste personal data into AI tools such as ChatGPT, OpenAI has released Privacy Filter, an open-weight model designed to detect and redact personally … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/openai-privacy-filter-personally-identifiable-information/
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Apple Patches Privacy Issue Exposing Signal Message Data Through Notifications
Apple recently rolled out iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2 to patch a critical privacy vulnerability affecting millions of users. Released on April 22, 2026, this vital security update addresses a flaw that could accidentally expose sensitive message data from secure applications, most notably Signal. By downloading this update, users can prevent their private communications from…