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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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'Cookies' made from plastic may be on the menu for future astronauts

theguardian.com · 12 points · 6 comments

Tracker in rare book ends up in Amazon facility destroying books to train AI

tomshardware.com · 10 points · 7 comments

Flock CEO calls for 'compromise' as surveillance company faces growing backlash

techcrunch.com · 9 points · 1 comments

Apple degrades privacy and encryption of iMessage with AI integrations

twitter.com · 4 points · 1 comments

Companies that buy and sell your data are not following CA’s strict privacy laws

hai.stanford.edu · 4 points · 0 comments

Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta's alleged strategy laid out in first week

theguardian.com · 205 points · 197 comments

Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council

thehill.com · 6 points · 0 comments

Oura ring misleads consumers about sleep-tracking accuracy

techcrunch.com · 8 points · 2 comments

Surveillance Disguised as Safety: Cars Sold in EU to Spy on Drivers 24/7

europeanconservative.com · 7 points · 1 comments

OpenAI is becoming a surveillance company

garymarcus.substack.com · 12 points · 2 comments

As workplace surveillance grows, it's good to know the ways employers watch you

apnews.com · 12 points · 0 comments

Darth Vader defends Flock to San Diego: 'This is what the emperor needs'

thehill.com · 7 points · 0 comments

Meta glasses are a workplace menace

theverge.com · 14 points · 3 comments

Gardner police discontinue Flock cameras as license plate readers face scrutiny

kmbc.com · 121 points · 66 comments

Anonymous age verification with passkey-powered encryption

loginwithone.com · 15 points · 27 comments

I Built a Password Manager with No Back End. It Works Better Than I Expected

kryptprivacy.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Comcast adds motion sensing to its newer routers with a privacy catc

techcrunch.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Are xPal Total and Remote Wipeout, Terminate Mode Meaningful for Privacy?

2 points · 0 comments

Screwworm Infections Get Worse, Government Unleashing Drone Army to Surveil Them

techdirt.com · 6 points · 2 comments

The coolest anti-surveillance tools at Defcon [video]

youtube.com · 47 points · 48 comments

Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

privacyguides.org · 39 points · 185 comments

Flock-style scanners now track WiFi/Bluetooth identity from devices in your car

techradar.com · 28 points · 26 comments

Apple's App Tracking Transparency treated its own apps better than rivals

bundeskartellamt.de · 71 points · 99 comments

US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397M to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'

space.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Privacy is an underrated advantage in Slack apps

3 points · 3 comments

Tracking down a Zsh history data loss bug

michael.stapelberg.ch · 31 points · 38 comments

How Samsung's Privacy Screen Works

ifixit.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Ive quit six systems for tracking my illness. What works?

2 points · 90 comments

OpenAI rolling out ads for Europe later this month

openai.com · 24 points · 4 comments

OpenAI updates its Privacy Policy to include ads

3 points · 2 comments