The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.

Shame on you. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the week ending January 21st. 2025.


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In 2024, hackers gave U.S. healthcare a crash course in oversharing—186 million records spilled, proving patient privacy is still on life support.
UnitedHealth tried to bury its breach notice deeper than your inbox's spam folder, leaving 100 million victims googling in vain.
 A new AI tool can guess your photo's location faster than your nosiest neighbor—use portrait mode, or prepare to be geo-tagged!
 GM got caught selling your driving secrets—now they’re banned for five years, but your insurance premium probably isn’t impressed.
The UK’s digital wallet promises to declutter drawers, but we’re still skeptical it’ll clear up the chaos in government paperwork.
 Failed startups are gifting hackers access to your personal data—proof that your old Google login can haunt you more than your ex.
Amazon’s return-to-office plan lacks desks, parking, and common sense—so much for those “collaboration” benefits.
Forget NFTs—Trump’s $TRUMP and $MELANIA coins promise to make your wallet great again.
Why wait a second longer?  Let's find out what all the fuss is about.

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