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#privacyrisks — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #privacyrisks, aggregated by home.social.

  1. More than half-a-million people who bought access to #phonesurveillance and #socialmediasnooping apps had their email address and partial payment card numbers published online. The #hacktivist released the data from stalkerware apps that let abusers secretly monitor victims' phones, highlighting the #privacyrisks of commercial #surveillancesoftware. techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hack #tech #media #news

  2. #AI tools are increasingly #requesting excessive access to #personaldata, which is not normal and should not be normalised. This access, often unnecessary for the tool’s function, poses serious #securityrisks and #privacyrisks. Users should carefully consider the cost-benefit of granting such access. techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/for- #tech #media #news