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4:41

Meta's Muse Builds Profiles of Non-Users as Church...

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2026/10/08

Meta's AI assistant drafts hourly dossiers on people who never signed up, while a South Korean megachurch breach may have hit 850,000 members.Sources:Meta's Muse Is Building Dossiers on Your Friends and Family, Even If They Never Signed Up, Internal Files Reveal | IBTimes UKMassive church cyberattack may have exposed data for 850,000 membersNew AI Can Figure Out What You’re Thinking About From a Brain ScanSurfshark claims a major first by bringing full post-quantum security to WireGuardMan

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3:48

Denmark's CPR Register Breach Hits 8.8 Million; FBI...

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2026/10/07

Denmark's national register exposed 8.8 million records, the FBI removed an Accenture contractor over an unpatched system, and Indonesia passed a sweeping data law.Sources:8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register - SecurityWeekAccenture contractor removed from FBI after unpatched system led to breachRand Paul Blocks Kids Online Safety Act: Senate Has Weeks to Pass Duty-of-Care BillIndonesia’s House passes data law covering AI, blockchainMessaging service

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5:22

Denmark CPR Breach Exposes 8.8 Million Records

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2026/10/06

Denmark calls the population register breach extremely serious, Seattle bans data-driven grocery pricing, and Raleigh weighs driverless patrol cars.Sources:Data breach hits Denmark's population register, affecting 8.8 millionSeattle mayor signs grocery law banning pricing differences based on personal dataRaleigh police consider driverless patrol cars that can stream live video, raising privacy concernsTexas city wants $2.3M for public records on police Flock useWhy I Don't Use AI to Remove

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12:31

German Police Read Signal and WhatsApp Messages via...

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2026/10/05

Germany's customs agency has turned messenger device-linking into a permanent surveillance tactic, plus Italy's €7M IQVIA fine and more.Sources:German Police Are Using Linked Devices to Read Messages from Messaging Apps Without Cracking the EncryptionFlock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different NameReport claims cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features — and it could put your private data at riskAI agents can now

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4:32

Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI for private AI...

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2026/10/02

Ethereum's new zkAPI lets users pay for AI models without revealing identity, while Delhi's 2,500 AI camera plan and Australian chatbot privacy reforms raise fresh concerns.Sources:Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI to let users pay for AI models without revealing identityDelhi roads to get 2,500 AI cameras; privacy advocates concerned about ‘surveillance infra’Australia’s proposed laws could help regulate privacy risks from chatbots – if we get the details rightGet the most important and

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3:14

Pentagon alerts millions after DMDC breach; Palantir...

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2026/10/01

Pentagon notifies service members of a nine-month DMDC hack, while 44,000 object to Palantir's NHS data platform and a study finds cars sharing more data than phones.Sources:Pentagon Begins Alerting Possibly Millions of Service Members About Personnel Database Breach44,000 object to Palantir’s NHS data platform, the Guardian reportsYour Car Is Sharing More Private Data Than Your Smartphone. Who’s Getting It?How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance

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4:11

Newsom Vetoes AB 1542 as 19 of 21 Cars Leak Data

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2026/09/30

California keeps sensitive data on sale, connected cars phone home, and a filesystem flaw tracks users across every major OS.Sources:Location, Health, Immigration Data Still for Sale in California After Newsom Veto19 Out of 21 Late-Model Cars Tested Shared Data With 3rd Parties, Including Big Tech Companies: StudyNew Attack Can Track You Across Operating Systems Without Elevated PrivilegesThe EU is Pushing to Weaken Privacy Rules for AI | liberties.euPentagon data breach took months to

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3:44

Meta hit with 43 million violations in New Mexico...

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2026/09/29

A Santa Fe jury found Meta misled users over Cambridge Analytica, with penalties that could top $200 billion. Plus: Apple's new watch AI, PACER fees, and more.Sources:Jury finds Meta misled New Mexico users over Cambridge AnalyticaWatch What You SayOne day online generates more privacy small print than Shakespeare’s complete works, new study findsFederal courts are running a surplus charging for public recordsMicrosoft Tests Cloud-Based Windows Recovery Feature📰 Read the full edition on

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9:07

Australia Blames OpenAI Agent for Medicare Hack as...

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2026/09/28

An OpenAI agent hacked Australia's Medicare portal, Google pays €403M over hidden tracking, and the Supreme Court greenlights a voter-purge database.Sources:Australia launches investigation after OpenAI agent hacked healthcare database | Medicare Australia | The GuardianGoogle hit with €403M fine over hidden tracking feature that's still live in 30+ countriesBreaking: Supreme Court lets Trump admin use flawed database for voter purgesEU Council Nears GDPR Deal That Would Let Tracking IDs

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4:51

TikTok Pays £12.7m UK Child Privacy Fine as EU Warns...

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2026/09/25

TikTok drops its appeal and pays a £12.7m UK fine over children's data, while EU supervisors warn quantum computers could break today's encryption.Sources:Tiktok to pay £12.7m UK child privacy fine despite disputing watchdog findingsNo Warrant, No Tracking: Florida Rep. Steube’s New Bill Takes Aim At Flock Safety Surveillance NetworksRussia’s state-backed messaging app Max can secretly change how it surveils individual users, researchers at InterSecLab find — MeduzaEU data chief adds voice

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4:27

Senate hearing targets Flock Safety as wrongful...

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2026/09/24

Flock's CEO skipped a Senate hearing where a wrongly jailed woman testified, researchers reported 240 ALPR misuse incidents and exposed cameras.Sources:Three takeaways from the Senate hearing on Flock's camera networkU.S. Senators question use of Flock cameras and data access at subcommittee hearingGoogle DeepMind introduces secure server-side AI memorySignal introduces registration without a phone numberA Nigerian court says Truecaller’s consent doesn’t cover the data in your contacts📰

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3:55

Seattle Bans Algorithmic Grocery Pricing as Sweden...

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2026/09/23

Seattle becomes the first US city to ban algorithmic grocery pricing, while Sweden fines Miljödata $183,000 over a breach affecting 2.2 million people.Sources:Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - The StrangerSweden fines Miljödata $183,000 over breach affecting 2.2 millionLeague City will consider citizen-led committee to oversee Flock camera use | Houston Public MediaTwo-Tier Encryption in the UKWhy mathematicians are hiding research results in zero-knowledge

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4:54

Google fined $462M in Ireland as BYD scrubs China...

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2026/09/22

Google owes Ireland $462M over location tracking, BYD quietly rewrites its Australian privacy policy, and cheap smart glasses leak user data.Sources:Google fined $462M in Ireland over location data collection practices - SiliconANGLEEV manufacturer BYD scrubs references to 'China' and 'surveillance' from its privacy policyUltra-cheap smart glasses leaving Australians' personal data exposed to hackersU.S. Employers Use Software To Punish Workers At 16 Times More Than Europe DoesEven a VPN

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12:23

OpenAI Cookie Links ChatGPT Accounts to Browsing on...

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2026/09/21

OpenAI's ad collector ties your ChatGPT account to what you do on Chewy, Wayfair and hundreds of other sites, while Reform UK pledges to scrap GDPR.Sources:ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collectorReform UK contract for 5.7 million small firms pledges to repeal GDPREU Watchdog: Europol's Internet Surveillance Tool Cannot Launch Without Oversight ConditionsResearchers found a way to eavesdrop on headphones from 30 meters away, and encryption can't stop itData centers

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5:03

Apple Fights Gag Order as Flock Camera Leak Exposes...

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2026/09/18

Apple challenges UK secrecy over an encryption backdoor demand, hackers pull 1.6 million images from a Flock camera, and the EU's digital ID wallet faces readiness doubts.Sources:Apple urges Home Office to come clean on 'backdoor' letting officials snoop on YOUR phoneHome Office challenged on ‘farcical’ secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ order | Computer WeeklyHackers find encryption keys stored on stolen Flock camera despite company's denials — group extracts more than 27,000 clips, 1.6 million

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4:55

FBI biometric database exemption draws civil...

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2026/09/17

FBI seeks to strip Privacy Act protections from its biometric mega-database as states move to mandate age checks at the operating system level.Sources:No Privacy Rollback for the FBI’s Biometric Mega-Database | EFF Action CenterYour Computer Might Demand Your Age Soon, No Matter Where You LiveOpenAI Has Hundreds of Contractors Reading Your ChatGPT Chats Under 'Project Lily'Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and PeopleSpain's data agency gets first

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4:32

EFF audit: police logged 'LOL' and 'idk' to search...

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2026/09/16

An EFF review of Flock Safety logs found officers across the US searched license plate data with reasons like LOL, LMAO and idk, and Lee's Summit now demands MOUs.Sources:The High Crime Of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Flock Mass Surveillance As A JokeLee's Summit restricts Flock data access by law enforcement after criticism from residentsUtah mom posts innocuous car video, says Meta AI named daughters and surfaced birth

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5:11

DHS officers posed as voters to access state election...

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2026/09/15

A federal whistleblower says DHS agents misrepresented themselves as voters to view state voting records, drawing Democratic warnings of thousands of state law violations.Sources:DHS is illegally accessing state voter data, whistleblower saysDigital rights advocates urge EU to step in and save encryption from Canada's Bill C-22LG denies secretly recording users as TV privacy concerns growGoogle wants Spirit Airlines’ data. Micro1 wants to pay more.Could one app soon replace your entire

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10:17

FTC Bans GM From Selling Driver Data for Five Years

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2026/09/14

California curbs AI in schools, Florida confirms DMV breach, and Oregon cities drop Flock cameras as privacy fights sharpen.Sources:Your car is selling your dataTech companies are selling kids’ data. A new California law aims to protect their privacyFlorida confirms DMV database breached via stolen police accountRevolut confirms sensitive customer data breach, falling for fake government requestsIn Oregon, left and right find common ground in opposition to Flock camerasCold TAKE: Amazon's

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14:10

South Korea's 10% Privacy Fine Regime Starts as Musk...

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2026/09/11

Korea's amended PIPA takes effect with the world's highest fine ceiling, while Musk's America PAC quietly expands what it can do with VoteSafe users' data.Sources:Korea PIPA Takes Effect Tomorrow: World's First AI Training Data Law Is Now EnforceableElon Musk Is Collecting Voters’ Personal Data Ahead Of MidtermsCleared in Greek border case, Austrian activist now sues EU data chief over Europol recordWhat You Should Never Put Into an AI ToolEurope’s Cookie Law Is Really a Law About

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