Privacy news, digital rights, and surveillance insights for the privacy-conscious.https://myprivacy.blog/en-ushttps://myprivacy.blog/claude-ai-military-iran-strikes-privacy-ethics/https://myprivacy.blog/claude-ai-military-iran-strikes-privacy-ethics/Anthropic's Claude AI was used in US military Iran strikes despite company objections. Analysis of the privacy, ethics, and precedent implications for consumer AI.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/meta-bittorrent-piracy-fair-use-ai-training/https://myprivacy.blog/meta-bittorrent-piracy-fair-use-ai-training/Meta's legal strategy claims BitTorrent piracy is fair use for AI training. What this means for authors, creators, and the future of AI data sourcing.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/500000-stalkerware-users-exposed-breach/https://myprivacy.blog/500000-stalkerware-users-exposed-breach/A hacktivist just scraped payment records from half a million stalkerware customers. The hunters have become the hunted—and the privacy implications cut both ways.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-7-million-surveillance-nodes-kenyan-contractors-watching-your-most-intimate-moments/https://myprivacy.blog/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-7-million-surveillance-nodes-kenyan-contractors-watching-your-most-intimate-moments/Meta sold 7 million Ray-Ban smart glasses in 2025. A Swedish investigation just revealed that contractors in Kenya are reviewing the intimate, unblurred footage — including people undressing, having sex, and showing bank cards. The wearers consented. You didn't.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/dhs-contractor-leak-6681-ice-vendors-exposed-microwave-vehicle-stopper/https://myprivacy.blog/dhs-contractor-leak-6681-ice-vendors-exposed-microwave-vehicle-stopper/A hacktivist group claiming to have breached DHS released contractor records tied to ICE enforcement. Buried in the data is a funded contract for a microwave-based vehicle disabling system — raising urgent questions about what tools agents may already be using against the American public.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/uber-snapchat-location-tracking-viral-military-opsec-alert/https://myprivacy.blog/uber-snapchat-location-tracking-viral-military-opsec-alert/A viral message claiming U.S. Cyber Command warned soldiers to disable Uber and Snapchat location services was debunked — but the underlying privacy risks it described are completely real. Here's what everyone should know about geolocation tracking.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-it-behind-epsteins-empire-camera-systems-a-mystery-it-manager-and-the-hacker-worlds-reckoning/https://myprivacy.blog/the-it-behind-epsteins-empire-camera-systems-a-mystery-it-manager-and-the-hacker-worlds-reckoning/The DOJ's 3-million-page document dump didn't just expose financiers and politicians — it pulled back the curtain on a sophisticated technical operation. One...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:35:45 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/apples-iphone-and-ipad-just-became-the-first-consumer-devices-cleared-for-classified-nato-information/https://myprivacy.blog/apples-iphone-and-ipad-just-became-the-first-consumer-devices-cleared-for-classified-nato-information/In a landmark announcement that is already sending ripples through the defense, enterprise, and cybersecurity communities, Apple today confirmed that the...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:10:45 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/americas-30-billion-classroom-catastrophe-how-we-made-our-kids-less-capable-stripped-their-privacy-and-handed-hackers-their-future/https://myprivacy.blog/americas-30-billion-classroom-catastrophe-how-we-made-our-kids-less-capable-stripped-their-privacy-and-handed-hackers-their-future/The numbers should make every American parent furious. The United States poured more than $30 billion in 2024 alone into putting laptops and tablets in K-12...Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:30:11 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-humans-behind-the-driverless-car-what-waymo-and-tesla-just-revealed-about-robotaxi-oversight/https://myprivacy.blog/the-humans-behind-the-driverless-car-what-waymo-and-tesla-just-revealed-about-robotaxi-oversight/They're marketed as autonomous. Fully self-driving. The future of transportation. But recent government disclosures, a contentious Senate hearing, and...Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:12:21 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-bots-have-their-own-internet-now-and-theyre-hiring/https://myprivacy.blog/the-bots-have-their-own-internet-now-and-theyre-hiring/Moltbook is a social network where AI agents gossip, argue philosophy, and invent religions. RentAHuman is the marketplace where they post job listings for...Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:31:14 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/ai-governance-is-becoming-privacy-governance-what-organizations-are-missing-in-2026/https://myprivacy.blog/ai-governance-is-becoming-privacy-governance-what-organizations-are-missing-in-2026/Artificial intelligence governance is often discussed as a compliance problem. In reality, it is rapidly becoming a privacy architecture problem. Organizations...Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:03:45 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/project-asgard-inside-the-uks-86m-bet-on-ai-warfare-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-us/https://myprivacy.blog/project-asgard-inside-the-uks-86m-bet-on-ai-warfare-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-us/The British Army wants to make killing faster. Ethicists say we're not asking the right questions. Executive Summary The UK Ministry of Defence has quietly...Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:56:09 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/guilty-without-trial-spain-orders-nordvpn-and-protonvpn-to-police-the-internet-for-laliga/https://myprivacy.blog/guilty-without-trial-spain-orders-nordvpn-and-protonvpn-to-police-the-internet-for-laliga/In a move that fundamentally threatens the neutrality of internet infrastructure, a Spanish court has ordered two of the world's leading privacy...Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:32:11 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/wisconsins-digital-id-bill-is-a-privacy-nightmare-and-lawmakers-dont-understand-how-the-internet-works/https://myprivacy.blog/wisconsins-digital-id-bill-is-a-privacy-nightmare-and-lawmakers-dont-understand-how-the-internet-works/The Wisconsin State Senate is currently fast-tracking legislation that promises to "protect the children" but delivers something far more dangerous: a...Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:27:45 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-berlin-ruling-transparency-or-surveillance-german-court-orders-x-to-surrender-data-on-hungarian-election/https://myprivacy.blog/the-berlin-ruling-transparency-or-surveillance-german-court-orders-x-to-surrender-data-on-hungarian-election/BERLIN — In a landmark decision that escalates the conflict between European regulators and Silicon Valley, the Berlin Court of Appeal has ordered social media...Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:21:01 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-ice-gets-heated-unpacking-the-double-touching-scandal-at-the-2026-winter-olympics/https://myprivacy.blog/the-ice-gets-heated-unpacking-the-double-touching-scandal-at-the-2026-winter-olympics/In the world of international sports, curling has long been hailed as the "Gentleman’s Game"—a rare sanctuary in elite athletics defined by quiet camaraderie,...Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:13:29 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/australias-cyber-warfare-division-signs-largest-ever-palantir-contract-what-it-means-for-national-security-and-digital-sovereignty/https://myprivacy.blog/australias-cyber-warfare-division-signs-largest-ever-palantir-contract-what-it-means-for-national-security-and-digital-sovereignty/A $7.6 million deal with the controversial Trump-linked data analytics giant raises fresh questions about vendor lock-in, privacy, and Australia's growing...Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:50:29 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/zerodayrat-the-new-mobile-spyware-turning-phones-into-complete-surveillance-devices/https://myprivacy.blog/zerodayrat-the-new-mobile-spyware-turning-phones-into-complete-surveillance-devices/Executive Summary In early February 2026, security researchers at iVerify identified a new mobile spyware platform being sold openly on Telegram that changes...Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:36:30 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/february-2026-the-epstein-files-explode-what-3-5-million-documents-revealed-and-how-citizen-investigators-are-exposing-it-all/https://myprivacy.blog/february-2026-the-epstein-files-explode-what-3-5-million-documents-revealed-and-how-citizen-investigators-are-exposing-it-all/As the DOJ dumps the largest document release in American history, citizen investigators armed with AI tools are uncovering what the government either can't—or...Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:02:45 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/could-your-voice-be-cloned-without-consent-the-lawsuit-that-should-worry-every-voice-assistant-user/https://myprivacy.blog/could-your-voice-be-cloned-without-consent-the-lawsuit-that-should-worry-every-voice-assistant-user/A veteran NPR host says Google stole his voice for NotebookLM. Whether he wins or loses, the case exposes a privacy gap that affects us all. Meta Description:...Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:21:06 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-digital-iron-curtain-how-iran-built-the-worlds-most-invasive-surveillance-state/https://myprivacy.blog/the-digital-iron-curtain-how-iran-built-the-worlds-most-invasive-surveillance-state/Iran's government can track every phone at a protest, freeze your bank account, and cut your internet—all without a warrant. Here's how the surveillance system...Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:16:39 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-unmasking-machine-how-dhs-is-using-shadow-subpoenas-to-hunt-down-ice-critics/https://myprivacy.blog/the-unmasking-machine-how-dhs-is-using-shadow-subpoenas-to-hunt-down-ice-critics/The federal government has discovered a surveillance loophole that requires no judge, no warrant, and no probable cause—and tech companies are rolling over....Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:30:23 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-ai-safety-exodus-when-the-people-building-ai-start-running-for-the-exits/https://myprivacy.blog/the-ai-safety-exodus-when-the-people-building-ai-start-running-for-the-exits/The Week Everything Changed When Mrinank Sharma, the head of safeguards research at Anthropic, posted his resignation letter on February 9, 2026, he didn't...Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:02:18 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/psychological-defence-and-the-evolution-of-information-influence/https://myprivacy.blog/psychological-defence-and-the-evolution-of-information-influence/Executive Summary This briefing document synthesizes key insights regarding the contemporary landscape of psychological defence and malign information...Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:55:49 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/discord-demands-your-face-or-id-global-age-verification-rollout-begins-march-2026/https://myprivacy.blog/discord-demands-your-face-or-id-global-age-verification-rollout-begins-march-2026/Just 4 months after hackers stole 70,000 government IDs from Discord's age verification system, the platform is demanding even more sensitive data from every...Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:17:01 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/149-million-passwords-left-wide-open-on-the-internet-inside-the-massive-infostealer-database-discovery/https://myprivacy.blog/149-million-passwords-left-wide-open-on-the-internet-inside-the-massive-infostealer-database-discovery/Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler stumbled upon a treasure trove for criminals—nearly 150 million stolen credentials sitting on an unprotected server,...Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:30:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/three-clues-your-llm-may-be-poisoned-how-to-detect-sleeper-agent-backdoors-in-ai-models/https://myprivacy.blog/three-clues-your-llm-may-be-poisoned-how-to-detect-sleeper-agent-backdoors-in-ai-models/The AI assistant that writes your code might be waiting for just the right trigger to turn against you. The Hidden Threat You Didn't Know Existed Imagine...Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:26:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-age-verification-debate-can-we-protect-children-without-sacrificing-everyones-privacy/https://myprivacy.blog/the-age-verification-debate-can-we-protect-children-without-sacrificing-everyones-privacy/When a Federal Trade Commission commissioner recently declared that online age verification "offers a better way" to protect children, the statement reignited...Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:56:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/will-2026-see-the-first-western-social-media-ban-tiktok-national-security-and-the-end-of-platform-immunity/https://myprivacy.blog/will-2026-see-the-first-western-social-media-ban-tiktok-national-security-and-the-end-of-platform-immunity/January 28, 2026 — For the first time in internet history, Western democracies are seriously considering complete bans of major social media platforms — not...Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:53:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/social-media-bans-for-minors-are-going-global-australias-under-16-law-sparks-worldwide-movement/https://myprivacy.blog/social-media-bans-for-minors-are-going-global-australias-under-16-law-sparks-worldwide-movement/January 28, 2026 — On December 10, 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to implement a nationwide ban on social media for children under 16,...Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:49:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-industrialization-of-digital-sexual-abuse-how-deepfake-nudify-technology-threatens-privacy-security-and-trust/https://myprivacy.blog/the-industrialization-of-digital-sexual-abuse-how-deepfake-nudify-technology-threatens-privacy-security-and-trust/The AI revolution has a dark underbelly. Deepfake "nudify" technology is now sophisticated enough to generate explicit videos from a single photo, and the...Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:36:21 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/your-car-is-about-to-become-a-surveillance-device-congress-just-made-sure-of-it/https://myprivacy.blog/your-car-is-about-to-become-a-surveillance-device-congress-just-made-sure-of-it/When "Safety" Becomes the Excuse for Total Vehicle Surveillance The Vote That Changes Everything About Your Car On January 22, 2026, Congress quietly ensured...Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:27:29 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/uks-online-safety-act-expansion-from-private-communication-to-permanent-surveillance/https://myprivacy.blog/uks-online-safety-act-expansion-from-private-communication-to-permanent-surveillance/How Britain's latest regulatory move transforms every digital platform into a scanning infrastructure—and what it means for the future of encrypted...Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:32:26 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/australias-combatting-antisemitism-hate-and-extremism-bill-the-final-piece-in-a-comprehensive-digital-surveillance-state/https://myprivacy.blog/australias-combatting-antisemitism-hate-and-extremism-bill-the-final-piece-in-a-comprehensive-digital-surveillance-state/Bottom Line Up Front: Under legislation expected to pass Parliament this week, Australia is introducing what officials describe as "the toughest hate laws...Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:59:29 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/kentuckys-digital-identity-convergence-when-mobile-ids-meet-mandatory-age-verification/https://myprivacy.blog/kentuckys-digital-identity-convergence-when-mobile-ids-meet-mandatory-age-verification/The Bluegrass State just became a testing ground for America's digital identity future On January 6, 2026, Kentucky launched its Mobile ID app, allowing...Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:34:07 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/uk-expands-online-safety-act-to-mandate-preemptive-scanning-of-digital-communications/https://myprivacy.blog/uk-expands-online-safety-act-to-mandate-preemptive-scanning-of-digital-communications/The expansion transforms private messaging into government-monitored infrastructure through AI-powered surveillance systems The United Kingdom has crossed a...Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:25:25 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-uks-digital-dragnet-how-the-online-safety-act-expansion-turns-every-message-into-government-monitored-data/https://myprivacy.blog/the-uks-digital-dragnet-how-the-online-safety-act-expansion-turns-every-message-into-government-monitored-data/Bottom Line Up Front: The UK government just implemented the most aggressive internet surveillance mandate in democratic history. As of January 8, 2026,...Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:38:00 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/ireland-plans-eu-wide-push-to-end-social-media-anonymity-during-2026-presidency/https://myprivacy.blog/ireland-plans-eu-wide-push-to-end-social-media-anonymity-during-2026-presidency/Irish government positions digital identity verification as democracy protection, but critics warn of surveillance infrastructure and chilling effects on free...Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:50:45 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/dallas-police-push-to-expand-facial-recognition-ai-to-minor-crimes-when-efficiency-becomes-surveillance/https://myprivacy.blog/dallas-police-push-to-expand-facial-recognition-ai-to-minor-crimes-when-efficiency-becomes-surveillance/A crime-fighting tool designed for violent offenses is quietly becoming everyday police work—and the precedent it sets reaches far beyond Texas. Dallas police...Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:07:51 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/cognitive-warfare-a-synthesis-of-natos-strategic-assessment-and-research-initiatives/https://myprivacy.blog/cognitive-warfare-a-synthesis-of-natos-strategic-assessment-and-research-initiatives/Executive Summary Cognitive Warfare has emerged as a critical challenge in the modern security environment, defined as the deliberate effort to "exploit facets...Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:54:48 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/mongobleed-vulnerability-your-personal-data-at-risk-from-mongodb-database-breach/https://myprivacy.blog/mongobleed-vulnerability-your-personal-data-at-risk-from-mongodb-database-breach/December 28, 2025 | Privacy Alert: Critical A critical security flaw affecting MongoDB databases could have exposed your personal information to...Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:09:08 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/victoria-moves-to-end-online-anonymity-when-safety-becomes-surveillance/https://myprivacy.blog/victoria-moves-to-end-online-anonymity-when-safety-becomes-surveillance/Australia's Victoria state is preparing to implement some of the most aggressive online speech controls in the democratic world, combining mandatory user...Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:19:30 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/us-sanctions-eu-officials-while-quietly-lifting-restrictions-on-russias-military-suppliers/https://myprivacy.blog/us-sanctions-eu-officials-while-quietly-lifting-restrictions-on-russias-military-suppliers/In a stunning display of diplomatic realignment, the United States has imposed visa sanctions on five European officials and anti-disinformation advocates...Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:17:36 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/citizen-coders-built-a-dark-google-suite-to-search-the-epstein-files-because-the-government-wouldnt/https://myprivacy.blog/citizen-coders-built-a-dark-google-suite-to-search-the-epstein-files-because-the-government-wouldnt/When the DOJ released hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents in clunky, unsearchable formats, a team of developers built something better...Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:31:50 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/your-ai-conversations-are-now-ad-revenue-metas-latest-privacy-gambit/https://myprivacy.blog/your-ai-conversations-are-now-ad-revenue-metas-latest-privacy-gambit/The social media giant just monetized your chatbot interactions—and you can't opt out As of December 16, 2025, every conversation you have with Meta AI across...Sat, 20 Dec 2025 04:59:11 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-border-surveillance-state-cbps-unprecedented-demand-for-your-dna-social-media-and-digital-life/https://myprivacy.blog/the-border-surveillance-state-cbps-unprecedented-demand-for-your-dna-social-media-and-digital-life/How a Federal Register notice is quietly transforming routine travel into comprehensive digital interrogation Executive Summary U.S. Customs and Border...Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:17:36 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/flock-safety-how-a-7-5-billion-surveillance-company-built-americas-largest-warrantless-tracking-network/https://myprivacy.blog/flock-safety-how-a-7-5-billion-surveillance-company-built-americas-largest-warrantless-tracking-network/From neighborhood watch cameras to federal dragnet: the explosive growth, constitutional battles, and security failures of the nation's dominant ALPR system...Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:13:58 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/the-surveillance-state-emerges-uk-police-live-facial-recognition-explodes-without-legal-framework/https://myprivacy.blog/the-surveillance-state-emerges-uk-police-live-facial-recognition-explodes-without-legal-framework/Unprecedented expansion of biometric mass surveillance marks alarming escalation of authoritarian technology across England and Wales December 17, 2025 -...Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:01:02 GMThttps://myprivacy.blog/uk-national-security-act-when-building-end-to-end-encryption-makes-you-a-hostile-actor/https://myprivacy.blog/uk-national-security-act-when-building-end-to-end-encryption-makes-you-a-hostile-actor/A deep dive into the alarming technical and legal implications of Schedule 3 and how encryption developers could face national security prosecution In a report...Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:54:48 GMT