TechCrunch
Apple Decides Privacy Feature Should Actually, You Know, Protect Privacy
Apple listens to users, keeps Hide My Email addresses on @icloud.com, and privacy survives another day.
2026-08-25
TechCrunch
2026-08-15
ZDNet
ChatGPT's New Computer History: A Productivity Boost or a Privacy Nightmare? You Decide!
OpenAI's new Computer History feature tracks your Mac activity for ChatGPT - but it's not encrypted, so hackers might enjoy your timeline too.
2026-08-06
ZDNet
DuckDuckGo Finally Makes Copying Links Not a Privacy Nightmare
DuckDuckGo's new Copy Clean Link feature on iOS strips tracking parameters from shared URLs, making you a privacy champion without breaking a sweat.
2026-07-27
The Verge
Apple's Smart Glasses Strategy: 'Please Don't Accuse Us of Being Creepy'
Apple's smart glasses won't be creepy, promise - they're just taking three years to ensure they don't accidentally become a surveillance tool.
2026-06-12
ZDNet
9 Google Messages Settings to Tweak Before Your Phone Betrays Your Privacy
A guide to taming Google Messages' many settings for a cleaner, more private texting experience.
2026-06-08
ZDNet
ChatGPT's New Memory Feature: Now It Can Remember Everything You Told It, Including the Stuff You Forgot You Said
OpenAI's ChatGPT now remembers everything you've ever told it, synthesizes a dossier about you, and might get it hilariously wrong - all while you can't fully delete what it knows.
2026-05-17
TechCrunch
Apple to Make Siri Forgettable in More Ways Than One
Apple promises a Siri that forgets your chats automatically, because the alternative is admitting it still can't remember what you asked five seconds ago.
2026-04-29
The Guardian
Disneyland Adds Facial Recognition, Because Nothing Says Magic Like Surveillance
Disneyland adds facial recognition to some entrances, promising convenience while privacy experts ask if you really want to be scanned at every turn.
2026-04-23
TechCrunch
Apple Fixes Bug That Let Cops Read Your 'Deleted' Messages Because Of Course They Could
Apple patches a bug that let the FBI read 'deleted' Signal messages from iPhones, because apparently 'delete' is just a suggestion.
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