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  1. You are the news

    When you opened the newspaper today, all the stories were just excerpts from your personal journal.

    #WritingPrompt

    #newspaper #privacyBreach #WritingPrompt

  2. Google secretly used Android users’ mobile data to collect info for ads—even when phones were idle—making users unknowingly pay for surveillance. A jury ruled this wasn’t just a privacy breach, but actual financial harm.

    #Google #Android #DataPrivacy #TechNews #Surveillance #DataTheft #PrivacyBreach #UserRights #HiddenCosts

    Read Full Article Here :- techi.com/google-android-data-

  3. "Within the Meta AI app, a “discover” tab shows a timeline of other people’s interactions with the chatbot; a short scroll down on the Meta AI website is an extensive collage. While some of the highlighted queries and answers are innocuous—trip itineraries, recipe advice—others reveal locations, telephone numbers, and other sensitive information, all tied to user names and profile photos."

    Oh no.

    wired.com/story/meta-artificia

    #AIethics #Privacy #MetaAI #MetaEthics #UserPrivacy #PrivacyBreach #AItools #ChatBots #LLMs #ChatBotPrivacyBreach #MetaChatBot

  4. "Within the Meta AI app, a “discover” tab shows a timeline of other people’s interactions with the chatbot; a short scroll down on the Meta AI website is an extensive collage. While some of the highlighted queries and answers are innocuous—trip itineraries, recipe advice—others reveal locations, telephone numbers, and other sensitive information, all tied to user names and profile photos."

    Oh no.

    wired.com/story/meta-artificia

    #AIethics #Privacy #MetaAI #MetaEthics #UserPrivacy #PrivacyBreach #AItools #ChatBots #LLMs #ChatBotPrivacyBreach #MetaChatBot

  5. "Within the Meta AI app, a “discover” tab shows a timeline of other people’s interactions with the chatbot; a short scroll down on the Meta AI website is an extensive collage. While some of the highlighted queries and answers are innocuous—trip itineraries, recipe advice—others reveal locations, telephone numbers, and other sensitive information, all tied to user names and profile photos."

    Oh no.

    wired.com/story/meta-artificia

    #AIethics #Privacy #MetaAI #MetaEthics #UserPrivacy #PrivacyBreach #AItools #ChatBots #LLMs #ChatBotPrivacyBreach #MetaChatBot

  6. Cocospy, Spyic, & Spyzie, stalkerware apps that spied on millions, have gone offline after a data breach. 😬 These apps allowed access to messages, photos, & location data without consent. If you think your phone is compromised, dial ✱✱001✱✱ to check. #stalkerware #privacybreach 📱🔒➡️ techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/coco #oldnewz

  7. 🔒 Verizon call log exposure was more than a bug—it was a real-time surveillance risk.

    A serious flaw in Verizon’s pre-installed Call Filter iOS app allowed unauthorized access to detailed incoming call logs of any Verizon user.

    Discovered by ethical hacker Evan Connelly in February and patched in March, the issue:
    ・📱Affected millions using the app to block spam and ID unknown numbers
    ・📂 Could have exposed call histories of journalists, law enforcement, and public officials
    ・🚨 Raised massive concerns around privacy and real-time surveillance

    Verizon confirmed the fix, but experts stress this as a wake-up call for rigorous mobile app security—especially those preloaded at scale.

    👉 newsweek.com/verizon-expose-cu

    #CyberSecurity #Verizon #PrivacyBreach #AppSecurity #Surveillance #DataProtection #EthicalHacking #MobileSecurity

  8. 🚨 Apple agrees to pay $95M to settle a lawsuit over Siri recording private conversations without consent & sharing the data. 📱🔊 Big privacy win for users! #Apple #Siri #PrivacyLawsuit #TechNews #DataPrivacy #ConsumerRights #PrivacyBreach #TechEthics #ClassAction

  9. LinkedIn Slapped with Massive €310 Million Fine by Irish Watchdog for GDPR Breach
    LinkedIn, the popular professional networking platform, has found itself in hot water with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) after being hit with a massive €310 million fine for breaching the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
    #LinkedIn #GDPR #PrivacyBreach #DataProtection #IrishWatchdog #Fine #SocialMedia #Compliance #TechNews #DigitalPrivacy #news #EU #news #privacy
    cloudhosting.evostrix.eu/linke

  10. Meta's Costly Mistake Europe Slaps $106 Million Fine for Password in plaintext
    Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has landed itself in hot water once again, this time in Europe. The tech giant has been hit with a whopping $106 million fine for a major blunder – storing passwords in plaintext.
    #MetaMistake #GDPR #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #PasswordProtection #EURegulations #TechNews #DigitalSecurity #PrivacyBreach #SocialMediaIssues #FineForNegligence #news #tech #meta
    cloudhosting.evostrix.eu/metas

  11. A federal cybersecurity bill, slated to advance through Parliament soon, contains secretive, encryption-breaking powers that the government has been loath to talk about. And they threaten the online security of everyone in Canada. Bill C-26 empowers government officials to secretly order telecommunications companies to install backdoors inside encrypted elements in Canada's networks. #ottawa #canada #cybersecurity #overreach #failure #PrivacyBreach

    theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ar

  12. Mom's #LifeLabs #DataBreach #ClassAction settlement cheque arrived. A whole $5.86 - after $2 processing fee 😏

    "The website says the lawsuit occurred after the personal information, including health card numbers, of 8.6 million customers was stolen.

    Payments are much smaller than what was originally promised on the settlement approval notice, which was compensation of $50 to $150."

    nowtoronto.com/news/canadians-

    #MedicalData #CanadianLaw #Legal #Canadian #HealthCareServices #PrivacyBreach

  13. Another day, another big #PrivacyBreach. 🙄

    Toyota has exposed customer data unsecured to the internet for a decade, claiming a “cloud misconfiguration”.

    “Toyota said that the exposed data includes: registered email addresses; vehicle-unique chassis and navigation terminal numbers; the location of vehicles and what time they were there; and videos from the vehicle’s “drive recorder” which records footage from the car.”

    techcrunch.com/2023/05/12/toyo

    @troyhunt

  14. From Cory D on bird app:
    More reasons not to trust #Facebook w/ your data. These #Tax Prep cos need to be held accountable… or just don’t use them.

    Certain tax #software apps are giving your data over to FB and tracking you.
    twitter.com/doctorow/status/15

    #privacy #data #HRBlock #TaxAct #TaxSlayer #PrivacyBreach #DeleteFacebook

  15. I love #software #programmers fresh out of school: they make the same #ignorant mistakes as each and every single one of their senior peers, allowing for a whole new #privacyBreach, #dataCorruption, and #ransomware wave every few years.