145 AI laws passed in 2025 and privacy teams aren’t catching a break 2026-06-01 at 08:19 By Anamarija Pogorelec 145 AI-related laws were enacted by state legislatures in 2025, and more than 1,000 additional bills were introduced or revised, according to DataGrail’s Privacy and AI Trends Report 2026. Average cost of manual data subject request […]
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Product showcase: TotalAV helps iOS users clean up their digital mess 2026-05-29 at 08:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec TotalAV Mobile Security helps protect devices from malicious websites, SMS scams, unsafe public Wi-Fi networks, and exposed credentials. The app is available for Windows, Android, macOS, and iOS devices. After downloading the app from the App Store, users
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Turns out the C-suite loves shadow AI 2026-05-25 at 08:11 By Anamarija Pogorelec Senior decision-makers are the heaviest users of unapproved AI tools, and they continue using them despite being aware of the security and privacy risks linked to shadow AI, according to TrustedTech’s Shadow AI in the Workplace report. The study found that 65%
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The end of unencrypted Discord calls is here 2026-05-19 at 15:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec Discord has protected voice and video calls in DMs, group DMs, voice channels, and Go Live streams with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default. The company began experimenting with E2EE for voice and video in 2023, starting a long-term effort. End-to-end encryption
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WhatsApp adds Incognito Chat for private Meta AI conversations 2026-05-13 at 18:24 By Sinisa Markovic The company launched Incognito Chat with Meta AI, a feature that lets users hold AI conversations the platform itself cannot read. The rollout will reach WhatsApp and the standalone Meta AI app over the coming months. How Incognito Chat works
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Android pushes new scam, theft, and AI protections in 2026 update wave 2026-05-13 at 07:03 By Sinisa Markovic Phone scammers spoofing bank caller IDs have driven an estimated $980 million in annual losses worldwide, according to Europol. Android’s 2026 security roadmap takes direct aim at that pattern with a verified call system built in partnership
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General Motors to pay $12.75 million over driver data sales 2026-05-12 at 17:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec General Motors has agreed to a $12.75 million settlement with California over allegations that it unlawfully sold drivers’ location and behavioral data to brokers, marking the largest penalty in the history of the state’s Consumer Privacy Act. Prosecutors say
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Škoda confirms unauthorized access to its online shop 2026-05-12 at 13:49 By Anamarija Pogorelec Car manufacturer Škoda discovered that attackers had exploited a vulnerability in its online shop software and gained temporary unauthorized access to the system. What happened? After discovering the incident, the company took the shop offline as a precautionary measure, fixed the
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The hidden smart fridge risks that emerge years after purchase 2026-05-12 at 09:28 By Mirko Zorz Household refrigerators are built to last more than a decade. The software, cloud services, and mobile apps that control them are not. A new analysis from Erik Buchmann at Leipzig University maps what happens when those two timelines collide,
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Instagram messaging encryption removed, and privacy advocates are pushing back 2026-05-11 at 13:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec After introducing optional end-to-end encrypted messaging in 2023, Instagram announced in March 2026 that encryption for direct messages would be discontinued, and the feature was removed on May 8. The change allows Instagram to access direct message content, including
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Google is turning Android Studio into a policy watchdog 2026-05-08 at 13:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google has expanded Play Policy Insights in Android Studio to help developers catch policy issues while coding, including warnings for common problems such as missing login credentials. Later this year, developers who connect their Play developer account directly to Android
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Facial recognition arrives at the gates of Disney’s magic kingdom 2026-05-07 at 12:23 By Sinisa Markovic Disney has equipped select entrance lanes at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park with facial recognition technology, saying the system is intended to streamline re-entry procedures and help prevent fraud. According to the company, certain entrance lanes use
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Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a commitment to publishing evidence of secure fleet deployments. How encrypted backups work These updates build on the company’s HSM-based Backup Key
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Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone 2026-05-04 at 09:46 By Mirko Zorz Office work in 2026 runs through a stack of mobile apps that sit on the same phones people use for banking, messaging family, and tracking their location. Ten of the most common workplace apps in use across U.S.
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Open-source privacy proxy masks PII before prompts reach external AI services 2026-05-01 at 11:49 By Sinisa Markovic Enterprise developers routinely send prompts to external large language models that contain customer emails, support transcripts, and other identifying information, often without a sanitization layer between the application and the API. Dataiku has released Kiji Privacy Proxy, an
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Met Police face criticism for using AI to spy on their own officers 2026-04-30 at 15:31 By Sinisa Markovic London police officers have been warned by the Metropolitan Police Federation to watch their backs after the force deployed controversial AI software to investigate misconduct. The staff association, representing more than 30,000 officers in London, reported
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Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting 2026-04-27 at 11:49 By Eduard Kovacs The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6770 and it has been patched with the release of Firefox 150 and Tor 15.0.10. The post Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Meta is overhauling how you sign in, manage settings, and protect your accounts 2026-04-24 at 13:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta Account gives users of Meta apps and devices a simpler way to access and manage their accounts. Accounts Center will automatically be updated to a Meta Account as part of a gradual rollout over the
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A study of 1,000 Android apps finds a privacy policy logging gap 2026-04-24 at 08:22 By Anamarija Pogorelec Android developers write log statements for the same reasons they always have: debugging crashes, tracing performance issues, and understanding how features behave in production. Legal and privacy teams, working from templates and regulatory checklists, draft policies describing
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Apple fixes iPhone bug that let FBI retrieve deleted Signal messages(CVE-2026-28950) 2026-04-23 at 14:17 By Zeljka Zorz Apple has rolled out security updates for iPhones and iPads that fix CVE-2026-28950, a logging issue in Notification Services that made devices unexpectedly retain notifications marked for deletion. The vulnerability was patched following a recent report about the
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