Privacy &amp; Security News

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/01/grandma-wrongly-arrested-due-to-facial-recognition-software-finally-released-after-months-in-jail/

· 6mo ago

Grandma Wrongly Arrested Due to Facial Recognition Software Finally Released After Months in Jail

Grandma Wrongly Arrested Due to Facial Recognition Software Finally Released After Months in Jail

Angela Lipps, an innocent, 50-year-old grandma who was arrested after wrongfully being identified by facial recognition software, has finally been released.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/24/french-aircraft-carrier-located-in-real-time-via-fitness-app/

· 6mo ago

French Aircraft Carrier Located in Real Time Via Fitness App

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/30/systemd-offers-optional-age-verification/

· 6mo ago

Systemd Offers Optional Age Verification

Systemd Offers Optional Age Verification

Many in the privacy and FOSS communities see the move as capitulation to draconian and invasive laws, despite developer assurances.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/22/madison-square-garden-facial-recognition-surveillance-used-to-ban-and-track-people-around/

· 5mo ago

Madison Square Garden Facial Recognition Surveillance Used to Ban and Track People Around

Madison Square Garden Facial Recognition Surveillance Used to Ban and Track People Around

According to WIRED, Madison Square Garden’s incredibly invasive facial recognition system has been used to ban critics of the stadium and even track a trans woman around who did nothing wrong.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/19/intels-fully-homomorphic-encryption-chip-could-revolutionize-privacy/

· 6mo ago

Intel’s Fully Homomorphic Encryption Chip Could Revolutionize Privacy

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/26/android-17-is-getting-a-post-quantum-cryptography-upgrade/

· 6mo ago

Android 17 is Getting a Post Quantum Cryptography Upgrade

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/31/ios-26-5-beta-supports-rcs-end-to-end-encryption/

· 6mo ago

iOS 26.5 Beta Supports RCS End-to-End Encryption

iOS 26.5 Beta Supports RCS End-to-End Encryption

Cross-platform end-to-end encryption in RCS may finally be coming to iOS, as the new iOS 26.5 beta released by Apple has end-to-end encryption support.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/30/walmart-promises-digital-price-labels-in-every-store-by-end-of-year/

· 6mo ago

Walmart Promises Digital Price Labels In Every Store By End Of Year

Walmart Promises Digital Price Labels In Every Store By End Of Year

While convenient and efficient, the move raises concerns about a potential "slippery slope" of data abuses.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/notepad-s-new-update-system-is-robust-and-effectively-unexploitable/

· 7mo ago

Notepad++’s New Update System is “Robust and Effectively Unexploitable”

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #SecurityVulnerability

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/22/severe-meta-cybersecurity-incident-caused-by-ai-agent/

· 6mo ago

Severe Meta Cybersecurity Incident Caused by AI Agent

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/20/pokemon-go-players-data-used-to-train-visual-positioning-ai/

· 6mo ago

Pokémon Go Players’ Data Used to Train “Visual Positioning” AI

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/05/okcupid-settles-after-selling-3-million-photos-to-a-facial-recognition-company/

· 6mo ago

OkCupid Settles After Selling 3 Million Photos to a Facial Recognition Company

OkCupid Settles After Selling 3 Million Photos to a Facial Recognition Company

The FTC has determined that OkCupid and their owner Match Group don’t have to pay a fine after settling a case in which they shared 3 million user photos and location information to a facial recognition firm.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/03/meta-smart-glasses-sending-sensitive-recordings-to-workers-to-annotate/

· 7mo ago

Meta Smart Glasses Sending Sensitive Recordings to Workers to Annotate

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Meta

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/02/spyware-maker-sentenced-to-prison/

· 7mo ago

Spyware Maker Sentenced to Prison

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Malware

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/burger-king-is-rolling-out-ai-in-employees-headsets-to-track-their-friendliness/

· 7mo ago

Burger King is Rolling Out AI in Employees’ Headsets to Track Their Friendliness

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #AI

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/22/big-tech-creates-accord-against-online-scams-fraud/

· 6mo ago

Big Tech Creates “Accord Against Online Scams & Fraud”

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/21/fbi-seeks-info-from-gamers-who-installed-malware-from-steam/

· 6mo ago

FBI Seeks Info from Gamers Who Installed Malware from Steam

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/20/data-breach-roundup-mar-13-19-2026/

· 6mo ago

Data Breach Roundup (Mar 13-19, 2026)

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/20/kadnap-botnet-hijacks-asus-routers/

· 6mo ago

KadNap Botnet Hijacks Asus Routers

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/20/data-breach-roundup-mar-6-mar-12-2026/

· 6mo ago

Data Breach Roundup (Mar 6 - Mar 12, 2026)

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/18/instagram-ending-e2ee-support/

· 6mo ago

Instagram Ending E2EE Support

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/07/coruna-malware-targeting-ios-spotted-by-google-threat-intelligence/

· 7mo ago

Coruna Malware Targeting iOS Spotted by Google Threat Intelligence

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Malware #iOS

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/04/tiktok-wont-add-e2ee-for-user-safety/

· 7mo ago

TikTok Won’t Add E2EE for User Safety

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/02/samsung-forced-to-halt-data-collection-in-tvs-in-texas-without-express-consent/

· 7mo ago

Samsung Forced to Halt Data Collection in TVs in Texas Without “Express Consent”

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Samsung

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/28/android-17-beta-introduces-the-contact-picker-and-the-local-network-permission/

· 7mo ago

Android 17 Beta Introduces the Contact Picker and the Local Network Permission

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Android

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/samsung-launches-new-privacy-display-to-protect-your-screen/

· 7mo ago

Samsung Launches New “Privacy Display” to Protect Your Screen

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Android

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/02/macos-26-4-brings-new-terminal-security-feature-to-stop-malicious-commands/

· 6mo ago

macOS 26.4 Brings New Terminal Security Feature to Stop Malicious Commands

macOS 26.4 Brings New Terminal Security Feature to Stop Malicious Commands

macOS 26.4 is now out, and with it comes a new feature in the Terminal app to help prevent malicious commands pasted into the terminal from running.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/27/vizio-tvs-will-now-require-a-walmart-account/

· 6mo ago

Vizio TVs Will Now Require a Walmart Account

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/27/data-breach-roundup-mar-20-26-2026/

· 6mo ago

Data Breach Roundup (Mar 20 - 26, 2026)

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/19/uk-corporate-registry-exposes-personal-information-of-employees/

· 6mo ago

UK Corporate Registry Exposes Personal Information of Employees

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/09/data-breach-roundup-feb-20-feb-26-2026-2/

· 7mo ago

Data Breach Roundup (Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2026)

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/03/data-breach-roundup-mar-27-apr-2-2026/

· 6mo ago

Data Breach Roundup (Mar 27 - Apr 2, 2026)

Data Breach Roundup (Mar 27 - Apr 2, 2026)

FBI Director Kash Patel's emails, heath tech companies, and the European Commission are some of this week's most notable data breaches.

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/10/ai-agents-beginning-to-help-attackers-accelerate-stealing-your-data/

· 7mo ago

AI Agents Beginning to Help Attackers Accelerate Stealing Your Data

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #AI

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/06/new-jvg-quantum-decryption-algorithm-could-pose-risk-to-classical-encryption/

· 7mo ago

New JVG Quantum Decryption Algorithm Could Pose Risk to Classical Encryption

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Security

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/02/clawjacked-vulnerability-allows-malicious-websites-to-take-control-of-openclaw/

· 7mo ago

“ClawJacked” Vulnerability Allows Malicious Websites to Take Control of OpenClaw

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #AI #SecurityVulnerability

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/28/threat-intelligence-provenance-could-be-the-solution-to-a-fractured-global-cybersecurity-landscape/

· 7mo ago

Threat Intelligence “Provenance” Could be the Solution to a Fractured Global Cybersecurity Landscape

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides #Security

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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/02/27/data-breach-roundup-feb-20-feb-26-2026/

· 7mo ago

Data Breach Roundup (Feb 20 – Feb 26, 2026)

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· 10mo ago

Boosted by @AnnonBudgie@theblower.au

Thousands of ASUS Routers Compromised in Suspected State-Sponsored Cyberattack https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/19/thousands-of-asus-routers-compromised-in-sprawling-global-espionage-campaign/ #Privacy #Security #News #PrivacyGuides