Security News

Google to pay $1.375 billion to settle Texas data privacy violations
2025-05-12 15:02

Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with the state of Texas over a 2022 lawsuit that alleged it had been collecting and using biometric data of millions of Texans without properly...

Bluetooth 6.1 released, enhances privacy and power efficiency
2025-05-12 06:57

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has released Bluetooth 6.1, and one of the most important new features is an update to how devices manage privacy and power. The update, called Bluetooth...

Bluetooth 6.1 enhances privacy with randomized RPA timing
2025-05-11 15:21

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced Bluetooth Core Specification 6.1, bringing important improvements to the popular wireless communication protocol. [...]

Privacy for Agentic AI
2025-05-02 18:04

Sooner or later, it’s going to happen. AI systems will start acting as agents, doing things on our behalf with some degree of autonomy. I think it’s worth thinking about the security of that now,...

WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy
2025-04-29 17:22

Popular messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled a new technology called Private Processing to enable artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a privacy-preserving manner. "Private...

WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads
2025-04-24 04:03

WhatsApp has introduced an extra layer of privacy called Advanced Chat Privacy that allows users to block participants from sharing the contents of a conversation in traditional chats and groups....

WhatsApp's new Advanced Chat Privacy protects sensitive messages
2025-04-23 17:42

WhatsApp has introduced a new Advanced Chat Privacy feature to protect sensitive information exchanged in private chats and group conversations. [...]

RIP, Google Privacy Sandbox
2025-04-22 20:20

Chrome will keep third-party cookies, a win for web giant's ad rivals After six years of work, Google's Privacy Sandbox, technology for delivering ads while protecting privacy, looks like dust in...

Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk
2025-04-13 14:18

​Google is fixing a long-standing privacy issue that, for years, enabled websites to determine users' browsing history through the previously visited links. [...]

UK’s Request to Keep Apple Privacy Case Secret Rejected
2025-04-08 19:00

The U.K.’s Home Secretary claimed that publishing details about the appeal would be prejudicial to national security, but judges disagreed.