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.
215 stories archived · Page 6 of 8
RSS feed for PrivacyMightyDash – 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