Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner, Ada Chung, advises caution with personal data, especially in online shopping and sign-ups, as complaints rose 62% in the first half of 2026, largely attributed to the AI era.
France's constitutional council has blocked a proposed ban on social media access for children under 15, ruling it infringed on freedom of expression and privacy and lacked necessary legal safeguards.
Europe's data protection supervisor warned Thursday that a European Commission plan to expand Europol's data processing powers poses serious privacy risks, potentially retaining data on people with no criminal links.
Zcash Labs, an independent group, has launched to push Zcash into business and institutional use through integrations, infrastructure, and adoption projects, competing with Ethereum and Solana's confidentiality advancements.
A Berlin-based non-profit, HateAid, has filed a criminal complaint in Germany against Meta's smart glasses, alleging they breach strict privacy laws by enabling covert filming. Meta defends the device, citing built-in privacy safeguards.
Meta faces mounting legal pressures and costly court rulings over child safety, while its smartglasses spark privacy backlash. Simultaneously, Google experiences a major executive shake-up amid the intense AI race with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Neuroscientists are rapidly advancing brain-reading and brain-decoding technologies, moving from animal experiments to human applications, paralyzed patient communication, and commercial EEG wearables, raising urgent privacy and ethical concerns.
Meta's new smart glasses face mounting bans across UK venues amid rising concerns over privacy, unconsenting surveillance, and image-based sexual abuse.
Meta's smartglasses have sparked severe backlash and bans across UK venues over widespread fears they are being used for non-consensual surveillance and harassment, despite selling millions of pairs.
Surveillance start-up Flock has installed over 100,000 license plate reader cameras across the US, sparking a privacy backlash and vigilante vandalism in areas like Minneapolis.
The growing popularity of camera-equipped smartglasses has triggered a backlash in Australia over non-consensual filming, harassment, and privacy risks, even as visually impaired users praise them as life-changing.
Il Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ha ammonito Rti Spa per l'uso di deepfake su Enrico Mentana in 'Striscia la Notizia', violando il GDPR per manca di trasparenza e liceità.
A viral warning on X urged Bitcoin users to avoid entering wallet addresses into public block explorers, citing IP logging, data sharing with Chainalysis, and potential government access.
Live blog covering Australian federal politics updates, including Nauru and Kiribati blocking a PIF statement on China's missile test, AUKUS nuclear submarine rotations in WA, and privacy concerns over smart glasses.
Meta's new recording smart glasses face bans across UK venues including elite restaurants, Soho House, Wetherspoons, and theatres over privacy concerns and risks of surreptitious filming.
Meta's Ray-Ban smartglasses are surging in popularity with over 7 million pairs reportedly sold in 2025. While users praise their immersive photography and accessibility benefits for disabled individuals, critics raise concerns over privacy, nonconsensual filming, and data collection.
WhatsApp is piloting optional, privacy-focused age verification methods for users in India to comply with the upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Act, ensuring young users' data is safeguarded.
Apple has filed a new legal complaint in the UK against the government's demand for 'backdoor' access to encrypted user data, reigniting a row over balancing national security with privacy rights.
Hong Kong's privacy office alerts public to fake e-visa websites stealing personal data, with victims losing up to HK$1,700. Applicants mistakenly used fraudulent sites found via search engines, submitting sensitive info and fees before realizing the scam.
A report by ChangeNOW and CoinRabbit argues crypto privacy and compliance are not mutually exclusive, highlighting protective uses against sanctions and physical threats while noting enforcement leverage rests at fiat off-ramps.
Apple is challenging a UK government 'technical capability notice' demanding access to encrypted user data, arguing it would require a backdoor into end-to-end encrypted cloud backups.
Australia sells $89 camera glasses raising privacy fears; Victoria phases out Montessori/Steiner schools; Iran denies Trump’s negotiation plans; sport news includes FIFA, cycling and sailing.
A French boy, thrown from Tate Modern in 2019, has been discharged from hospital and returned to school, his family announced via GoFundMe. He continues intensive rehabilitation and plans a summer of activities.
Kmart's Anko-branded $89 camera glasses have sold out across Australia, prompting a digital rights expert to label them a "privacy nightmare." The affordable smart glasses, similar to Meta Ray-Bans, raise concerns about non-consensual filming and the inadequacy of current privacy laws.
