HeadFlash Privacy

Trezor's logistics breach now hits 81,000 customers, while California fights a DHS subpoena for 17 million commercial driver records.

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• Trezor data breach impact now reaches 81,000 customers
• As CA Legislators Debated, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17M Driver Records | San Jose Inside
• Facewatch Is Already Scanning Scottish Shoppers: No Rule Exists to Stop It
• Switzerland begins testing alternatives to Microsoft 365 to protect its "most sensitive data" and strengthen digital sovereignty
• Welsh environment regulator's FoI blunder exposes diversity data of 2,000 staff

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Lawsuits target IDScan after hackers allegedly stole 153 million driver's licenses. Also: Thomson Reuters court data breach, Mullvad DNS shutdown, and more.

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• IDScan sued over alleged data breach affecting 153 million drivers
• Sealed Court Records Breached When Thomson Reuters Lost Control of Its Cloud
• Mullvad VPN axes its public encrypted DNS service to sponsor Quad9 instead
• AI Privacy Rules Beyond GDPR: Council of Europe Draft Covers 55 Nations
• US Military Discovers Just How Dangerous Ad Trackers Can Be
• Discord hit with backlash after plans resurface for global age verification system
• Post-quantum migration urgency grows after G7 warning
• OpenAI acknowledges ‘wiki incident’, need for more transparency around unintended AI behaviour
• States challenging federal data access shared similar voter info with nonprofit
• Your privacy rights if neighbour has video door bell — law and fines explained
• Police warn of risks of posting back-to-school photos
• Is your date a scammer, criminal — or married? New tool helps you find out
• Data Centers Are Spreading, But So Is Popular Resistance | Common Dreams
• California’s driver data-sharing plan faces new scrutiny after federal subpoena

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CNIL fines Hôpital privé de la Loire for security lapses after a hacker stole data on over 727,000 patients and relatives.

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• French hospital fined €500,000 after breach exposes data of 727,000
• ICE Gave New Hires Access to Restricted Info on Palantir App Before They Passed Background Checks
• US Judges’ Addresses Exposed Despite Privacy Law, Report Says
• Australia would force ad tech to get consent before sharing pixels
• Govt stalls Alipay+ tie-up over data security concerns

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Massive breach of US driver's license data linked to IDScan.net; FBI opens investigation. Also: TikTok's $400M COPPA settlement and more.

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• 150M+ Driver's Licenses Exposed On Dark Web, FBI Launches Probe: Report
• Florida bans Flock cameras on state highways over privacy concerns
• Irish Privacy Watchdog Details Psychiatric Data Breaches
• Utah's "DataRepublican" launches socialist tracker
• TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle DOJ suit over data from children under 13

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OpenAI's new Mac plugin can read and analyze iMessage chats, raising alarms over end-to-end encryption and privacy for all participants.

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• 'I can't think of anything worse than this.' Privacy at risk as ChatGPT now connects to iMessage
• New Lawsuit challenges Trump’s ‘flagrantly unlawful’ bid to create federal voter database for midterms
• Illinois lawsuit says Songkick tracked, sold fan data even after cookie opt-outs
• Namibia: Us Health Deal Faces Data Privacy Backlash in Namibia
• Want to manipulate hearts and minds online? Amazon sells just the bot farm you need

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South Korea fines GS Retail, a rushed school tool leaks records, Bandai's ring skips tracking, and ChatGPT reads iMessage threads.

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• GS Retail fined $9.3 million over personal data leak of 1.66 million customers
• Treasury warned Government not to rush new school assessment tool before data breach
• Bandai Put a Tamagotchi in a $110 Smart Ring That Doesn’t Track You
• When your AI reads someone else's messages too - opinion

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Carhartt breach exposes 12.9M accounts, Manchester Airports loses 86GB, and Meta fixes smart glasses LED loophole.

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• Carhartt Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Personal Information
• FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data
• Meta’s glasses now stop recording if you cover the LED
• Proton found trackers inside most VPN apps downloaded in the US
• Is the government ready for the DPDP Act? Ministries and states face a sweeping data-compliance test
• Your 401(k) provider could be selling your personal data, warns the Government Accountability Office — are you at risk?
• Data controllers face 2% revenue fines under Indonesia's new data rules
• How Many Flock Cameras Are In The US? Here's Why It's Hard To Know For Sure
• Arizona Eye Care Giant's Data Breach Settlement Offers Up to $3,000 to 258,000 Patients
• Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases
• Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
• Privacy-focused communication app aims for military customers and beyond
• Privacy laws target AI, smart glasses right to erase Australians’ data

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A new poll reveals overwhelming public opposition to secret UK surveillance orders, while Ring rolls out encryption that limits police access and Flock faces a Senate probe.

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• Public wary of UK government ‘backdoor’ surveillance following Apple row, poll reveals | Computer Weekly
• Ring rolls out new privacy-focused encryption that could limit what it can hand over to police
• Josh Hawley Demands Answers From Flock Safety Over ‘Abuse and Misuse of Personal Data’ Across Nationwide AI Camera Network
• Hackers steal data of eight million passengers from airport Wi-Fi logins
• How to Completely Remove Your Data From These Online Dating Platforms

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Brazil fines TikTok $29.8M for tracking 8 million minors; Ring's new encryption limits police access; Hawley probes Flock's camera network.

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• Brazil Fines TikTok $29.8M for Guest Browsing That Tracked 8 Million Minors
• Ring Says Its New Encryption System Could Make It Harder for Police to Access Videos
• Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and data fears
• Proton VPN’s anti-censorship Stealth protocol finally lands on the stable Linux release
• EFF Statement on Meta Settlement

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Retirement plans may share or sell personal data, Apple backs down on Hide My Email domain change, and Hollywood police share plate data widely.

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• Retirement plans may be sharing or selling Americans' personal data, watchdog warns
• One of Apple’s Best Privacy Tools Was About to Become Much Easier for Websites to Defeat Until Angry iPhone Users Pushed Back
• Hollywood Police Share License Plate Data With Over 360 Agencies Nationwide
• US Supreme Court denies Verizon's $47 million refund bid in FCC location-data case
• Nigel Farage wants to scrap GDPR for the UK

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