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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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MightyDash – A Free, Privacy-Focused iPhone Dashcam App

mightydash.app · 2 points · 0 comments

When You Reject Cookies, You Might Be Agreeing to Arbitration

blog.ericgoldman.org · 4 points · 0 comments

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

nytimes.com · 49 points · 24 comments

Voris: privacy-first analytics for the AI-influenced web

voris.ai · 4 points · 0 comments

A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention

michaelgeist.ca · 305 points · 166 comments

The Screen Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites

eff.org · 12 points · 1 comments

Best Books Guide – curated books list with tracking, rating, reviews

bestbooks.guide · 4 points · 0 comments

SmokeVPN – All-in-One WireGuard VPN Hub – Switch Exits in Realtime

smokevpn.com · 5 points · 7 comments

The Screen Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites

eff.org · 6 points · 0 comments

Some Changes to Gnome Security Tracking

blogs.gnome.org · 4 points · 0 comments

I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfaces

privacything.com · 19 points · 10 comments

Cookie Chaos: How to bypass __Host and __Secure cookie prefixes

portswigger.net · 3 points · 0 comments

Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say

theguardian.com · 8 points · 3 comments

Noisegate – a differential-privacy gateway for untrusted AI agents

github.com · 19 points · 0 comments

FTC Acts Against Hims & Hers for Deceptive and Unlawful Privacy Practices

ftc.gov · 10 points · 3 comments

Airlines Race to Adopt AI 'Surveillance Pricing' That Could Kill Off Cheap Seats

simpleflying.com · 11 points · 5 comments

1,741 "informed" consents with one click? GDPR complaint filed

noyb.eu · 166 points · 102 comments

Tell HN: Airbnb updated "necessary" cookies aren't

5 points · 0 comments

A pharmacy chain in Vermont implemented AI for efficiency

vtdigger.org · 40 points · 52 comments

We identify visitors with no cookies, and the midnight UTC flaw

zenovay.com · 7 points · 4 comments

San Francisco: Don't Fall for Industry Defense of Surveillance Pricing

eff.org · 165 points · 92 comments

Gpuinstances.net, historical tracking for GPU prices across providers

gpuinstances.net · 3 points · 0 comments

Dhan360 – Privacy-first portfolio analytics for Indian investors

dhan360.in · 3 points · 1 comments

Proofs that age verification and e-voting do not require sacrificing any privacy

magarshak.com · 3 points · 0 comments

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 · 56 points · 26 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 · 12 points · 0 comments

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

theverge.com · 44 points · 45 comments