…Yet comprehensive privacy legislation has repeatedly stalled in Washington, and the one narrow fix that did pass—a requirement that data shared with military contractors not be resold—left the broader industry…
…settlement with Texas over allegations it had unlawfully collected biometric data from users. Its renewed efforts arrive amid mounting opposition to consumer-level face recognition, which privacy advocates argue will give anyone…
…Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there. Cybercriminal Twins…
…enhanced privacy through our advanced encryption techniques,” according to its official site, which is down at the time of writing. The hacker who claimed responsibility for the breach posted the allegedly stolen…
Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar fired 31 employees in October 2025, allegedly—according to the terminated employees—because they were trying to form a union. Rockstar denied those allegations, however, and…
One of WhatsApp’s claims to fame is its end-to-end encryption (EE2E)—it implemented this most secure version of encryption early on, long before most people thought about the privacy…
…focus on user privacy, which forced the company to delay its AI assistant as it aims to handle user data on its own servers. The new Siri will allegedly be based on…
…An article from MP1st published Wednesday alleges that a Warner Bros. Games employee's resume contained Injustice 3 as a game they had worked on. It points out that corroborative rumors about…
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…The settlement will resolve a 2025 lawsuit, alleging Apple’s advertisements created a “clear and reasonable consumer expectation” that Apple Intelligence features would be available with the launch of the iPhone 16…
