Privacy stories

Privacy intersects with law, technology, and user expectations. This page tracks GDPR enforcement, tracking prevention, surveillance disclosures, and the tools people use to protect their data.

HN's technically literate audience often surfaces implications that policy coverage overlooks.

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Anthropic A.I. Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms

nytimes.com · 8 points · 1 comments

Encryption for YouTube Videos++

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Ubuntu's TPM encryption switches to snap kernel that blocks deb kernel packages

bare.systems · 28 points · 11 comments

Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?

theguardian.com · 5 points · 0 comments

There are no fire alarms when it comes to privacy

unsungnovelty.org · 10 points · 0 comments

Bitcoin trail, Google cookies and Uber Eats orders help tie man to Steam malware

theverge.com · 26 points · 24 comments

CstWeave – On-device, privacy-first Chrome extension for tab region GIFs

2 points · 0 comments

New Jersey governor signs law banning surveillance pricing to protect shoppers

theguardian.com · 40 points · 8 comments

Kill The Cookie Banner

killthecookiebanner.eu · 726 points · 340 comments

Connection-Agnostic Presence Tracking for Stateless Distributed Back Ends

5 points · 0 comments

MIT to become hotbed of AI video surveillance

schneier.com · 7 points · 1 comments

The growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras

theguardian.com · 215 points · 127 comments

Added MCP and conditional styling into my habit/metrics tracking app

habitpocket.io · 2 points · 0 comments

TikTok violating EU regulations on privacy rights, according to an investigation

fastcompany.com · 7 points · 3 comments

Drone-Bench: Tracking simple drone surveillance capabilities of frontier models

andonlabs.com · 8 points · 0 comments

Testing Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for human detection in home surveillance

romanuk.org · 8 points · 0 comments

Krypter – simple offline message and file encryption mobile app

2 points · 0 comments

Leaked Document Shows the Surveillance Tech at ICE's Fingertips

404media.co · 54 points · 4 comments

Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: E2EE and the "Going Dark" Debate

papers.ssrn.com · 44 points · 17 comments

A privacy-first macOS meeting-notes and writing app that runs on-device

github.com · 20 points · 0 comments

'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling

techradar.com · 699 points · 141 comments

GDID Windows – Cut the tracker that follows you even under VPN

korben.info · 125 points · 88 comments

The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism

scottrlarson.com · 165 points · 40 comments

Dashlane Loses List of Subprocessors

dashlane.com · 4 points · 0 comments

MSG database tracked hundreds. Labels include "LGBTQIA," and low to high "risk."

wired.com · 5 points · 1 comments

Kaiser nurses say surveillance of them is undermining healthcare

themarkup.org · 7 points · 0 comments

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? (2022)

technologyreview.com · 23 points · 3 comments

Meta's glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light

theverge.com · 4 points · 2 comments

Private Messaging App Isn't WhatsApp or Signal, It's Delta Chat

lifehacker.com · 8 points · 1 comments

Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera

allaboutcookies.org · 773 points · 1039 comments