Latest News: Privacy

The UK government has quietly removed advice from its official cybersecurity guidelines that told high-risk individuals to enable Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP), just weeks after demanding that Apple provide a backdoor that would allow the bypassing of this encryption. The removal, first

Israeli digital forensics company Cellebrite has suspended its services in Serbia after allegations that Serbian authorities used its technology to plant spyware on the phones of a journalist and an activist. The decision follows a report from Amnesty International, published in December 2024,

Feroot Security has uncovered hidden code in DeepSeek AI that transmits user data directly to China Mobile servers, raising national security concerns. The cybersecurity firm’s discovery was featured on Good Morning America, prompting calls for immediate government action. Feroot’s cybersecurity

A newly discovered vulnerability in Cloudflare's Content Delivery Network (CDN) allows attackers to approximate a user’s location simply by sending them an image. Security researcher Daniel, just 15 years old, identified the issue, which exploits how Cloudflare caches content across its global

Telegram, the encrypted messaging platform, experienced a sharp rise in law enforcement data requests in late 2024, triggered by CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France in August. Durov, a dual citizen of France and Russia, was detained over accusations that he was enabling organized crime and

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that would require residents of the state to verify their age to access social media and adult content. The bill, effective January 1, 2025, aims to protect minors from harmful online influences and combat addictive technology. Pornhub and a

Chinese authorities have been using an advanced spyware tool called “EagleMsgSpy” to monitor Android devices in China, according to a report by US-based cybersecurity firm Lookout. Operational since at least 2017, the spyware has been used by public security bureaus across China to gather vast

Pegasus spyware, created by the Israeli firm NSO Group, has been identified on a growing number of smartphones worldwide. It targets individuals ranging from journalists and activists to business leaders and government officials. A report by mobile security company iVerify uncovered seven

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently introduced the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2024, under the Telecom Act, 2023, to fortify telecom infrastructure against cyber threats. However, experts argue these measures lack sufficient safeguards for user privacy

South Korea’s privacy regulator has imposed a $15 million fine on Meta, citing illegal data collection on nearly one million Facebook users. The watchdog’s investigation revealed Meta gathered sensitive personal information without users’ explicit consent, which it then shared with