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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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Proton protocols: The next chapter of WireGuard at Proton VPN

protonvpn.com · 4 points · 0 comments

US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as backlash intensifies

ft.com · 16 points · 1 comments

You almost certainly should connect to Tor through a VPN

privacyguides.org · 4 points · 0 comments

Big Brother is going to college: The federal plan to track students for life

washingtonexaminer.com · 4 points · 1 comments

Are we normalizing surveillance in the name of safety?

2 points · 2 comments

Do you route only certain websites through a VPN?

2 points · 4 comments

GPT-6 Astra in code review: Gains, privacy, and cost

coderabbit.ai · 15 points · 3 comments

Updates on HEIR, the Homomorphic Encryption Compiler Project

jeremykun.com · 4 points · 0 comments

An open DNS recursive service for free security and high privacy

quad9.net · 33 points · 7 comments

US Senator demands NSA update VPN guidance over foreign spying risks

techradar.com · 5 points · 0 comments

Florida bans highway license-plate readers as backlash over surveillance spreads

reuters.com · 25 points · 0 comments

Why Big Tech's War on Game Servers Should Terrify Every Home Lab Enthusiast

unknownuniverse.uk · 8 points · 1 comments

Instrument clusters are now paid extras in two Hyundai models

caranddriver.com · 31 points · 33 comments

Amazon is tracking you. Here's how to stop it and what to use instead

proton.me · 9 points · 0 comments

Tracking the fatal Tesla Autopilot and FSD crashes hidden in its data

electrek.co · 5 points · 0 comments

US lawmakers demand investigation into admin's secret surveillance of Americans

theguardian.com · 47 points · 10 comments

Lawsuit: Flock Enables Police to Misuse Location Data for Surveillance, Stalking

classaction.org · 5 points · 0 comments

European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy

reclaimthenet.org · 27 points · 6 comments

Time tracking for solo consultants that ends in a PDF invoice

hourtobill.com · 3 points · 0 comments

I Built a Free Printable Habit Tracker Because Most Habit Tracking Tools

indiehackers.com · 10 points · 2 comments

America's long march toward Chinese-style surveillance state

ocregister.com · 10 points · 1 comments

New Chinese surveillance leaves foreigners nowhere to hide

dw.com · 9 points · 1 comments

You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It

matduggan.com · 149 points · 159 comments

Flock CEO's Address Spread Online as Surveillance Backlash Explodes

gadgetreview.com · 102 points · 95 comments

Police officer arrested after tracking ex-girlfriend on Flock over 2k times

cnn.com · 102 points · 28 comments

CleanMySheet – Privacy-first CSV/Excel cleaner that runs in the browser

cleanmysheet.in · 4 points · 1 comments

Survey shows Americans have turned against license plate tracking cameras

washingtonpost.com · 13 points · 0 comments

You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It

matduggan.com · 10 points · 0 comments

Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras

motherjones.com · 34 points · 0 comments

Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors

arstechnica.com · 10 points · 1 comments