PRIVACY

Mar 03 2026TECHNOLOGY

New Apple Devices Bring Faster, Safer, and Longer‑Lasting 5G

Apple’s latest releases, the iPhone 17e and an iPad Air with the M4 chip, both feature a new in‑house 5G modem called C1X. The company claims the chip gives three main perks that set it apart from other modems on the market. First, speed. Apple says the C1X can deliver data rates that are up t

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Feb 26 2026CRIME

Greek Court Sentences Four for Illegal Data Collection

A Greek judge has found four people, including the head of a spying company, guilty of stealing private information during 2020‑21. The decision follows a wave of accusations that politicians were secretly monitored by state tools, sparked in 2022. The Supreme Court earlier dropped a case against th

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Feb 26 2026CRIME

A Grocery Store Incident Sparks New Privacy Laws

In Livermore, a 46‑year‑old man has been charged after taking a hidden photo of an 11‑year‑old girl’s skirt while she was shopping with her mom. This act followed a prior arrest where the same man was caught photographing a woman’s skirt at his workplace. The incidents, both in different stores, led

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Feb 26 2026POLITICS

Alaska’s Privacy Leak: A Big Mistake with Big Consequences

The state of Alaska has a rule that says the details people give when they sign up to vote are private. That means ages, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and even the places people were born should not be shared without a good reason. The law also lets voters keep their home address

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Feb 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Screen Privacy Made Real on Samsung’s New Flagship

Samsung has added a new way to keep phone screens private without any stickers or special protectors. The feature is called Privacy Display and it works straight from the phone’s hardware. When you look straight at the screen, everything stays clear. If someone turns their head, the display

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Feb 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Discord Delays Age Checks After User Backlash

Discord, which counts more than 200 million active members, has decided to pause its worldwide rollout of age‑verification tools. The company says it will keep meeting legal requirements for certain users, but the global launch will wait until it revises its initial plan announced in early February.

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Feb 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Smart‑Glasses Alert: A New Android App Tries to Keep You Safe

A new Android app called Nearby Glasses can warn people when smart glasses that use Bluetooth are close by. The program was created by Yves Jeanrenaud, a researcher from Darmstadt University in Germany. It looks for special identifiers that are always sent by the glasses’ Bluetooth signals, such as

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Feb 26 2026POLITICS

Lynnwood Ends Deal With License‑Plate Reader Company Over Privacy Fears

The city council of Lynnwood decided to drop its contract with the automated license‑plate reader firm, ending a partnership that had raised alarms about data privacy and misuse. The unanimous vote reflected growing community concern after a university study revealed that out‑of‑state agencies were

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Feb 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Smart Home Sensing: A New Chapter in Security

ADT has just bought a startup that can tell when people are moving around inside a house, using Wi‑Fi signals instead of cameras. The purchase cost about $170 million and will be added to ADT’s future security products by 2027. The company that sold the tech, Origin AI, works with algorithms that

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Feb 24 2026TECHNOLOGY

Smart Glasses on Trial: A New Kind of Liability

Meta’s high‑profile visit to a courtroom turned into an unexpected debate over wearable tech. When Mark Zuckerberg and his team arrived, they were wearing the company’s own Ray‑Ban styled smart glasses. A judge warned them that any footage captured would have to be destroyed, or he could find

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