TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 millio...
Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to...
Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’Get our breaking news email, fre...
The lens in Wyze’s new $40 indoor camera retracts for privacy
Wyze announced a new pan-and-tilt security camera today designed for indoor use. The entire Indoor Cam Pan can rotate 360 degrees, while the camera an...
Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears
Meta says safeguards are in place to prevent surreptitious filming, but some UK venues now prohibit them from being worn at allWhen Meta used supersta...
Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and onlineGet our breaking news email, free app...
Apple is banking on privacy to set its smart glasses apart
According to Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to reveal its first smart glasses at WWDC next June, with an expectation that they'll launch by the end of...
‘No company is going to go to jail for you’: Proton’s CTO on balancing privacy, policy, and trust
Today on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the systems that run the world: I’m talking with Bart Butler, the CTO of Proton, the com...
Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy
Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accountsMeta has...
Meta’s glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
Amid public backlash over its smart glasses, Meta announced that it will be updating its glasses with a new feature that will disable the camera when ...
Prince Harry, Elton John & More Lose Privacy Lawsuit
Prince Harry, Elton John and more stars are dealing with the aftermath of a lost legal battle.
On July 7, British Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled again...
Prince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher
The case brought by Harry and other celebrities against Associated Newspapers was one of several legal battles that the prince has fought against Brit...
Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy
Exclusive: With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfallsGet our break...
Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a trouble-making seal
The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending traffic bollards and blocking...
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright b...
US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections
Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rulesUS supreme court decisions – live updates...
Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns
Workers signed petition against tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and computer screen contentMark Zuckerberg’s Meta has paused a progra...
