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General Motors settles lawsuit over selling customer driving data

GM agrees to California settlement over alleged sale of driver data

California alleged GM sold sensitive customer driving data to brokers.
GM agreed to pay $12.75 million and stop certain sales for five years.
The settlement also requires data deletion and a formal privacy program.

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DT Editorial Team·May 10, 2026·via mashable.com

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The FCC's proposed plan to fight spam calls puts consumer privacy in jeopardy

FCC Anti-Spam Call Proposal Draws Privacy Warnings Over ID Checks and 'Red Flags'

The FCC has described illegal spam call prevention as a top consumer protection priority.
A proposed "Know Your Customer" rule would require more identity information to initiate phone contact.
Critics say broad red flags could burden lawful users, including people who rely on prepaid or semi-anonymous phones.

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DT Editorial Team·May 10, 2026·via mashable.com

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GM agrees to pay $12.75M in California driver privacy settlement | TechCrunch

GM’s California Privacy Settlement Forces a Reset on Connected-Car Data Sales

GM agreed to pay $12.75 million in a California privacy settlement.
The company will stop selling driving data to consumer reporting agencies for five years.
GM must delete retained driver data within 180 days unless it obtains consent.
The case highlights tightening scrutiny of connected-car data practices.

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DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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EU Calls VPNs a 'Loophole' that 'Needs Closing' in Age Verification Laws

EU Age-Verification Push Is Running Into a Familiar Obstacle: VPNs

European policymakers are reportedly describing VPNs as a loophole in age-verification legislation.
VPN usage rose sharply after age-assurance rules took effect in places such as the UK and France.
The debate is widening from platform compliance to whether privacy tools themselves should face restrictions.

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DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

Chrome users can turn off the built-in Gemini Nano model, but the backlash is about surprise as much as AI

Desktop Chrome users can disable Gemini Nano under Settings > System > On-device AI.
Google says disabling the feature stops the model from downloading or updating.
The controversy centers on surprise, storage use, and user awareness as much as on AI itself.

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DT Editorial Team·May 8, 2026·via wired.com

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Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

AI-Built Web Apps Are Exposing Sensitive Data in Plain Sight

RedAccess said it found more than 5,000 publicly accessible AI-built apps.
About 40% of the reviewed apps reportedly exposed sensitive data.
The apps were created with tools including Lovable, Replit, Base44, and Netlify.
The issue often appeared to be missing authentication rather than complex software bugs.

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DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via wired.com

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State health insurance marketplaces shared sensitive data with ad tech firms, report says

A Bloomberg investigation found state-run health exchanges sharing applicant data with ad tech firms.
The reported data included sensitive fields such as race, sex, and contact details.
Washington, D.C. and Virginia altered tracker use after the findings.
The case highlights the risks of using standard web tracking tools on public health systems.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Why you need a digital spring cleaning (and how Incogni makes it effortless) - 9to5Mac

The Privacy Pitch Behind Digital Spring Cleaning

A sponsored 9to5Mac post markets privacy management as “digital spring cleaning.”
The pitch reframes data protection as routine maintenance rather than specialist security.
The larger trend is the normalization of privacy tools as convenience products.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

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Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names

Facial recognition in retail is colliding with due process for ordinary shoppers

The report described shoppers who said they were falsely identified by Facewatch and ordered to leave stores.
Some said they had difficulty getting help or understanding how to challenge the decision.
The cases highlight a widening gap between AI deployment in retail and practical accountability for errors.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via theguardian.com

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Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors

Disneyland Expands Face Recognition Into Park Entry, Raising Fresh Questions About Consent and Data Use

Disney says guests can choose face-recognition entry lanes at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
The source text says visitors in other lanes may still have their image taken.
The rollout pushes biometric verification further into mainstream consumer venues.

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DT Editorial Team·May 2, 2026·via wired.com

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City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway

Flock camera access controversy sharpens the debate over who controls local surveillance data

Public records showed Flock employees accessed sensitive Dunwoody camera feeds as part of sales demonstrations.
Flock said the access was authorized under a demo partner program and emphasized the existence of access logs.
The episode raises broader questions about surveillance governance, public-private camera networks, and local oversight.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via 404media.co

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Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients' medical records | TechCrunch

Dental software flaw exposed patient records before fix, highlighting a reporting gap

Practice by Numbers fixed a portal flaw that exposed patient files.
A patient reported being able to access other users’ documents by changing a document number in the URL.
The case highlighted the lack of a clear reporting channel for security bugs.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Your Phone Notifications Reveal More Than You Realize. Here’s How to Lock Them Down

Apple Closes an iPhone Notification Privacy Gap After Forensic Recovery of Deleted Signal Alerts

Investigators reportedly recovered incoming Signal message previews from iPhone notification logs.
The case did not depend on breaking Signal encryption, but on OS-level data retention.
Apple says iOS 26.4.2 now cleans up expired notification logs more effectively.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via wired.com

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An eye with a camera lens instead of a pupil over a background of location pins.

Supreme Court Geofence Case Puts Smartphone Privacy on Trial

The Supreme Court is weighing whether police use of a geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment.
Investigators asked Google for data on devices within 300 meters of a bank robbery scene in 2019.
The ruling could define how much protection location data retains once it is stored by a tech company.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via theverge.com

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YouTube is prompting users to enable watch history. Here's the workaround.

YouTube’s homepage is going blank for some users who keep watch history off

Users with paused YouTube watch history report blank homepages and prompts to re-enable tracking.
The issue appears to hit long-time privacy-focused users hardest.
The change raises new questions about whether personalization is becoming a requirement for core product access.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via mashable.com

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Introducing OpenAI Privacy Filter over a blue gradient background

OpenAI releases a local-first PII redaction model aimed at privacy-by-default AI workflows

OpenAI says Privacy Filter is a small, open-weight model for detecting and masking personal data in text.
Its ability to run locally is central to reducing exposure before raw text enters wider AI workflows.
The release suggests privacy tooling is becoming a baseline part of production AI infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via openai.com

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Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website

UK Biobank Data Listings in China Deepen Questions About Research Security

UK officials said UK Biobank data tied to 500,000 volunteers was advertised for sale on Alibaba.
The listings were removed and no sales are believed to have been made.
The incident deepens scrutiny of how one of Britain’s most important research datasets is secured.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 25, 2026·via theguardian.com

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The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

House FISA Deal Leaves Core Warrantless Search Power Intact

House leaders released a negotiated bill to extend Section 702 by three years.
The proposal adds oversight provisions but leaves the FBI’s core warrantless search authority intact.
The debate has intensified after years of misuse concerns and a federal court ruling last year.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via wired.com

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Apple stops weirdly storing data that let cops spy on Signal chats

Apple Closes iPhone Notification Bug That Exposed Deleted Signal Messages

Apple says an iPhone logging issue could retain Signal notification content that should have been deleted.
The bug mattered because message previews could remain recoverable even after the app was removed from the device.
Signal says the patch deletes preserved notifications and prevents future retention for deleted applications.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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Apple just fixed an iOS flaw exploited by the FBI - here's what happened

Apple Patches iOS Flaw That Let Investigators Recover Deleted Signal Messages

Apple says iOS 26.4.2 fixes a notifications-retention flaw.
ZDNET reports the FBI used the issue to recover deleted Signal messages.
The problem appears tied to push notification data stored on-device.
The case underscores how OS-level behavior can weaken app-level privacy guarantees.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via zdnet.com

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