OpenAI tackles a bad habit people have when interacting with AI 2026-04-23 at 12:17 By Sinisa Markovic 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 identifiable information (PII) in text. The model is available under the […]
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GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it 2026-04-23 at 07:32 By Sinisa Markovic A new measurement study of web tracking across ten countries offers a reality check for anyone working on privacy compliance. Researchers crawled the same set of globally popular websites from virtual machines located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore, South
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Google’s Workspace Intelligence promises privacy while running on your data 2026-04-22 at 23:27 By Sinisa Markovic Security and data governance are among the key considerations in Google’s latest AI update, which introduces Workspace Intelligence within Google Workspace. Google describes the feature as “a secure, dynamic system that inherently understands complex semantic relationships within your Workspace
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OpenAI’s Chronicle feature lets Codex read your screen, raising privacy concerns 2026-04-21 at 15:29 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI’s Chronicle is a feature designed to help Codex, an AI-powered coding assistant, better understand what users are working on by capturing context directly from their screens. It uses recent screen activity to build memories, allowing Codex to
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Product showcase: Syncthing for secure, private file synchronization 2026-04-20 at 07:52 By Anamarija Pogorelec Syncthing is a free and open-source application that synchronizes files directly between your devices. Instead of uploading data to a central server, it uses a peer-to-peer approach, transferring files whenever peers are online. This decentralized model ensures that your data remains
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Apple AirTag tracking can be misled by replayed Bluetooth signals 2026-04-17 at 09:24 By Sinisa Markovic Apple’s AirTag is designed to help users track lost items by relying on a vast network of nearby Apple devices. New research shows that this same system can be manipulated to display locations where an AirTag has never been.
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Social media bans might steer kids into riskier corners of the internet 2026-04-17 at 08:10 By Sinisa Markovic Governments are moving to block children under 16 from social media in the name of safety. But once these measures move from policy to practice, they raise a harder question: what happens when protecting kids requires collecting
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Google Play is changing how Android apps access your contacts and location 2026-04-16 at 15:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s new set of Google Play policy updates and account transfer feature strengthen user privacy and protect businesses from fraud. Google is also expanding features for managing new contact and location policy changes to support a smoother,
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Tails 7.6.2 patches vulnerability that could expose saved files 2026-04-16 at 13:34 By Anamarija Pogorelec The Tails Project released Tails v7.6.2, an emergency release of the popular open source secure portable operating system. What is Tails? Tails, which is based on Debian GNU/Linux, is aimed at users who want to preserve their online privacy and
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Anthropic tests user trust with ID and selfie checks for Claude 2026-04-16 at 11:16 By Sinisa Markovic Anthropic announced identity verification for Claude using government ID and selfie checks, becoming the first major AI chatbot to do so, a move that may prove unpopular with users. Having built its reputation around privacy in the AI
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BrowserGate: Claims of LinkedIn ‘Spying’ Clash With Security Research Findings 2026-04-13 at 17:31 By Kevin Townsend Claims that “Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history” face scrutiny as researchers analyze LinkedIn’s browser extension probing The post BrowserGate: Claims of LinkedIn ‘Spying’ Clash With Security Research Findings appeared first on
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To counter cookie theft, Chrome ships device-bound session credentials 2026-04-10 at 14:45 By Mirko Zorz Cookie theft follows a well-established pattern. Infostealer malware infiltrates a device, extracts authentication cookies, and exfiltrates them to an attacker-controlled server. Because cookies often have extended lifetimes, attackers can access accounts without passwords, then bundle and sell the stolen credentials.
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Product showcase: Session, a messenger without phone numbers or metadata 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec Instant messaging has been around for decades, but it became widely adopted with the emergence of smartphones. Earlier, communication was limited to basic text messages. Messaging expanded to include photos, videos, and video calls without relying on telecom networks,
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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Mirko Zorz Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University
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113,000 explicit prompts from AI girlfriend platform exposed, many linked to user IDs 2026-04-09 at 17:32 By Sinisa Markovic MyLovely.AI, an AI girlfriend platform, suffered a data breach that exposed over 100,000 users. MyLovely.AI allows people to create personalized not safe for work (NSFW) content and engage in real-time conversations with AI-generated companions, often involving
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WhatsApp brings long-awaited privacy feature to filter who can reach you 2026-04-09 at 14:24 By Sinisa Markovic After years of waiting, WhatsApp is set to roll out a username feature that will allow people to connect and communicate without sharing their phone numbers. This means more privacy and better control over phone number visibility by
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Which messaging app takes the most limited approach to permissions on Android? 2026-04-03 at 08:39 By Sinisa Markovic Messaging apps handle sensitive conversations, contacts, and media, and their behavior on a device varies in ways that affect privacy. An analysis of Android versions of Messenger, Signal, and Telegram shows that differences in permissions, background activity,
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Android 17 tweaks location privacy with one-time access 2026-03-30 at 14:26 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google introduced a suite of location privacy features in Android 17 Beta 3 to give users more control and provide developers with tools for data minimization and product safety. Location button overview Android 17 introduces a new UI element called the
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Tails 7.6 ships automatic Tor bridge retrieval and a new password manager 2026-03-27 at 01:05 By Anamarija Pogorelec Tails 7.6 is out, and for users operating on networks that block Tor, the most consequential addition is built-in bridge retrieval. The Tor Connection assistant can now detect when a direct connection to Tor is restricted and
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GitHub jumps on the bandwagon and will use your data to train AI 2026-03-26 at 15:52 By Anamarija Pogorelec GitHub updated how it uses data to improve AI-powered coding assistance. Starting April 24, interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users may be used to train and improve GitHub’s models unless users opt out.
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