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Trump wants data on California's trans and abortion care. Can the state stop him?

Federal-state clash erupts as Trump administration demands California hand over data on trans and abortion care, pitting national surveillance mandates against local resistance laws. Caught in crossfire, businesses face subpoenas from dueling Justice Departments, testing limits of data sovereignty and institutional power over intimate medical records in polarized America.

CalMatters | 4h ago

MILITARIZATION PRIVACY REGULATION

Microsoft's Windows Recall still allows silent data extraction

Windows Recall's encryption fails against user-context malware, enabling attackers to silently extract all captured screenshots and keystrokes without admin privileges or kernel exploits. Microsoft's AI surveillance of personal computing persists as a backdoor for data exfiltration, intensifying the battle for device sovereignty as OS makers embed panopticon features by default.

Computerworld | 4h ago

AI CYBERSECURITY PRIVACY

Meta employee accused of accessing private images

Internal betrayal at Meta exposes the fragility of corporate firewalls guarding billions of private images, as a former employee allegedly bypassed security to access 30,000 Facebook photos. This breach underscores how insider threats erode user trust in platform vaults holding intimate digital lives, accelerating demands for decentralized identity controls amid rising biometric surveillance.

Fox News | 4h ago

CORPORATE CYBERSECURITY PRIVACY

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp

EU governments mandate civil servants abandon WhatsApp for sovereign messaging apps, rejecting US megacorp platforms lacking control and backdoors. This shift from privatized comms channels to state-vetted alternatives signals escalating digital sovereignty wars, limiting corporate data harvesting while exposing tensions between institutional security and encrypted autonomy.

Politico | 4h ago

CENSORSHIP CORPORATE PRIVACY

About 15,000 drivers can pursue Arnold Clark data breach claim

UK court greenlights group litigation for 15,000 drivers after Arnold Clark's 2022 breach exposed personal data to fraud risks. Collective action tests corporate liability for data custodianship, signaling rising accountability pressures on firms holding gig worker profiles amid rampant breaches.

BBC | 5h ago

CYBERCRIME PRIVACY

Data breach at edtech giant McGraw Hill affects 13.5 million accounts

ShinyHunters breach of McGraw Hill's Salesforce environment leaks 13.5 million student and educator accounts, weaponizing educational data for extortion. Platforms meant to empower learning become liability vectors, eroding trust in edtech infrastructure and exposing generations to identity commodification in the data shadow economy.

BleepingComputer | 5h ago

CYBERCRIME PRIVACY SURVEILLANCE

EU launches free age-check app, tells social media platforms no more excuses on kids safety

EU deploys free age-verification app to enforce child safety on social platforms, shifting liability from users to tech giants. Platforms face mandates to integrate verification or risk penalties, centralizing identity checks under regulatory oversight. This escalates privatization of age gates, trading minor data for access while platforms retain behavioral surveillance dominance.

India Today | 5h ago

PRIVACY REGULATION SOCIAL

Is the Government Using Counterterrorism Surveillance Tools to Surveil American Companies?

Section 702 counterterrorism surveillance repurposed for ICE workplace raids on American companies, with parallel construction concealing warrantless data grabs from workers and businesses. Corporate operations face hidden state intrusion without oversight, blurring lines between foreign threats and domestic labor enforcement while shielding violations through legal fictions.

Just Security | 5h ago

CYBERWAR PRIVACY REGULATION

How cyberscammers are bypassing major banks' KYC facial scans using stolen biometric data and virtual camera tools sold via Telegram channels

Biometric KYC defenses crumble as underground markets commodify stolen faces and deepfake tools, turning banks' trusted safeguards into vulnerabilities exploited from Cambodian laundering hubs. Individual financial autonomy erodes when bodily uniqueness becomes a tradable asset on Telegram, amplifying cybercrime's reach into everyday banking and pressuring regulators to rethink flesh-bound identity proofs.

MIT Technology Review | 5h ago

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Trump wants data on California's trans and abortion care. Can the state stop him?

Microsoft's Windows Recall still allows silent data extraction

Meta employee accused of accessing private images

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp

About 15,000 drivers can pursue Arnold Clark data breach claim

Data breach at edtech giant McGraw Hill affects 13.5 million accounts

EU launches free age-check app, tells social media platforms no more excuses on kids safety

Is the Government Using Counterterrorism Surveillance Tools to Surveil American Companies?

How cyberscammers are bypassing major banks' KYC facial scans using stolen biometric data and virtual camera tools sold via Telegram channels

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Trump wants data on California's trans and abortion care. Can the state stop him?

Microsoft's Windows Recall still allows silent data extraction

Meta employee accused of accessing private images

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp

About 15,000 drivers can pursue Arnold Clark data breach claim

Data breach at edtech giant McGraw Hill affects 13.5 million accounts

EU launches free age-check app, tells social media platforms no more excuses on kids safety

Is the Government Using Counterterrorism Surveillance Tools to Surveil American Companies?

How cyberscammers are bypassing major banks' KYC facial scans using stolen biometric data and virtual camera tools sold via Telegram channels