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Apple fixed the loophole that allowed FBI to read suspect's old Signal messages
Apple fixed the loophole that allowed FBI to read suspect's old Signal messages
Apple fixed a feature that allowed the FBI to access Signal messages even if the app had been removed from the phone. This feature was related to the user's notification history data. 26 Apr 2026
Save the Children Finland began lobbying to get the Chat Control legislation rebooted
Save the Children Finland began lobbying to get the Chat Control legislation rebooted
Save the Children Finland has launched a lobbying campaign in Finland, with which the organization hopes to advance the hated, so-called Chat Control law in the European Union. 21 Apr 2026
Defunct companies started selling their former employees' email and Slack messages to AI companies
Defunct companies started selling their former employees' email and Slack messages to AI companies
Technology companies that have gone bankrupt or have simply been shut down have found a new way to make a little more money at their final gasp. The companies are selling their employees' Slack, Teams, and email messages as training material for AI compan 18 Apr 2026
FBI managed to extract Signal messages from suspect's phone even after Signal was deleted
FBI managed to extract Signal messages from suspect's phone even after Signal was deleted
FBI has managed to uncover encrypted Signal messages from a crime suspect in a surprising way. Authorities could not access Signal itself, but the messages were found in the phone's notification history. 10 Apr 2026
Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds
Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds
Austria is planning to ban social media for children under 14. The reform aims to protect children from harmful effects and addictions, but at the same time, it is problematic from a privacy perspective. 28 Mar 2026
Signal fights Windows Recall with a DRM trick
Signal fights Windows Recall with a DRM trick
Signal blacks out its app when trying to screenshot it in Windows. The move is a counter-measure against Windows 11's so-called Recall feature that automatically screenshots Windows desktop every few seconds. 22 May 2025
Facebook: We'll quit Europe, no more Instagram or Facebook for European users
Facebook: We'll quit Europe, no more Instagram or Facebook for European users
Facebook threatens to quit European markets unless data flow between United States and EU is kept intact. Move could involve both, Facebook and Instagram. 22 Sep 2020 - 4 comments
Your WhatsApp activity can be monitored, no matter what
Your WhatsApp activity can be monitored, no matter what
WhatsApp's online status is visible to everyone - and it can be used to build patterns and even to detect who you're chatting with. 21 Sep 2020 - 1 comment
Thousands of American companies have broken EU law for the past two weeks
Thousands of American companies have broken EU law for the past two weeks
EU Court terminated the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement, making it essentially illegal for American companies to store EU user data within U.S. soil. 03 Aug 2020 - 1 comment
Facebook decides to not taint WhatsApp with ads, for now
Facebook decides to not taint WhatsApp with ads, for now
World's most popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, has dodged a massive bullet. The owner of the messaging platform, Facebook, has been considering ...... 18 Jan 2020
Huge stash of Facebook users' phone numbers leaked
Huge stash of Facebook users' phone numbers leaked
Over 400 million phone numbers related to Facebook users has been recovered from a leak. The numbers consist users all around the globe and ...... 05 Sep 2019
Why was Netflix requesting physical activity data?
Why was Netflix requesting physical activity data?
Netflix is considered one of the pioneers in AB testing in the streaming service space, and the company has improved upon its layout, recommendations, ...... 02 Aug 2019
FaceApp is a Russian app - Will it leak your data to Putin's administration?
FaceApp is a Russian app - Will it leak your data to Putin's administration?
Does the FaceApp send all your images and data to Russian authorities? Yes and no. 18 Jul 2019
NRK: Nokia Android phone leaks data to Chinese servers
NRK: Nokia Android phone leaks data to Chinese servers
Nokia 7 Plus phone leaks sensitive information to Chinese servers. Without user's consent. 21 Mar 2019
Apple rewarding the teen that found critical FaceTime bug
Apple rewarding the teen that found critical FaceTime bug
One of the worst bugs in living memory was found just last week in Apple's video chat platform, FaceTime. The bug allowed a severe privacy ...... 05 Feb 2019 - 1 comment
Google loses a court case - Ordered to remove search results that include personal information of a convicted murderer
Google loses a court case - Ordered to remove search results that include personal information of a convicted murderer
Google has just lost a court case in Finland. The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland decided today that the search engine giant has to ...... 17 Aug 2018
Facebook admits: Yes, we read through your Messenger messages
Facebook admits: Yes, we read through your Messenger messages
Facebook has admitted that it scans and monitors all the messages sent through its Facebook Messenger service. 05 Apr 2018 - 16 comments
Apple confirms Siri privacy bug, fix coming
Apple confirms Siri privacy bug, fix coming
Apple's latest iOS versions have been in some hot water lately. As you probably remember, the current iteration of iPhone's (and iPad's) operating ...... 24 Mar 2018
Facebook: Send us all your nudes, so we can block their distribution
Facebook: Send us all your nudes, so we can block their distribution
Facebook has released a feature in Australia that sounds more like a teenage boys' prank than a real feature. Company asks people who are worried ...... 09 Nov 2017 - 4 comments
OnePlus decides collecting private data isn't nice after all
OnePlus decides collecting private data isn't nice after all
The Chinese smartphone OnePlus was a few days ago caught pants in their ankles collecting data from their customers. A OnePlus 2 user found ...... 15 Oct 2017
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