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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RSS feed for PrivacyCstWeave – 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 · 45 points · 8 comments
Kill The Cookie Banner
killthecookiebanner.eu · 1143 points · 595 comments
Connection-Agnostic Presence Tracking for Stateless Distributed Back Ends
5 points · 0 comments
MIT to become hotbed of AI video surveillance
schneier.com · 23 points · 2 comments
The growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras
theguardian.com · 273 points · 169 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 · 12 points · 0 comments
Testing Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for human detection in home surveillance
romanuk.org · 8 points · 3 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 · 64 points · 5 comments
Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: E2EE and the "Going Dark" Debate
papers.ssrn.com · 51 points · 19 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 · 716 points · 143 comments
GDID Windows – Cut the tracker that follows you even under VPN
korben.info · 131 points · 101 comments
The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
scottrlarson.com · 165 points · 41 comments
Dashlane Loses List of Subprocessors
dashlane.com · 5 points · 0 comments
MSG database tracked hundreds. Labels include "LGBTQIA," and low to high "risk."
wired.com · 5 points · 16 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 · 6 comments
Meta's glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
theverge.com · 4 points · 15 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 · 793 points · 1066 comments
Tracking GenAI cost and endpoint fragility so app teams don't have to
llmintel.ai · 2 points · 0 comments
Quiet Sky, a weather app built for privacy
github.com · 2 points · 1 comments
An unmetered LLM API–$6/month, no token tracking, no limits
yolo-auto.com · 12 points · 13 comments
I made a tool that prevents websites from tracking you
github.com · 31 points · 11 comments
An American Privacy Emergency
scottaaronson.blog · 413 points · 139 comments
EFF letter to FTC on X consent order [pdf]
eff.org · 153 points · 93 comments