The Verge
Governor Abbott hits pause on Flock camera funding after a report reveals $30M in surveillance spending, uniting left and right in a rare moment of agreement.
TechCrunch
Apple listens to users, keeps Hide My Email addresses on @icloud.com, and privacy survives another day.
ZDNet
OpenAI's new Computer History feature tracks your Mac activity for ChatGPT - but it's not encrypted, so hackers might enjoy your timeline too.
ZDNet
DuckDuckGo's new Copy Clean Link feature on iOS strips tracking parameters from shared URLs, making you a privacy champion without breaking a sweat.
The Verge
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.
The Guardian Europe
Meta's AI glasses are a privacy nightmare, and Kylie Jenner is here to make them trendy. Because nothing says 'safety' like a flashing LED that nobody sees.
ZDNet
A guide to taming Google Messages' many settings for a cleaner, more private texting experience.
ZDNet
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.
TechCrunch
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.
The Guardian
Disneyland adds facial recognition to some entrances, promising convenience while privacy experts ask if you really want to be scanned at every turn.
Ars Technica
Apple fixed a bug that let cops read deleted Signal messages from push notifications - because your self-destructing texts apparently weren't self-destructing enough.
TechCrunch
Apple patches a bug that let the FBI read 'deleted' Signal messages from iPhones, because apparently 'delete' is just a suggestion.
The Good Times
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