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India to Tie Messaging Apps WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal to Active SIM Cards from Jan 2027
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: October 23, 2026
India is getting ready to tie major messaging apps to a phone’s SIM card. The rule starts on January…
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Meta Ordered to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion Over Facebook Privacy Violations
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: October 22, 2026
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay a huge fine. The judge said…
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Signal Bug Could Let Malicious Callers Block Hang-Ups and Keep Listening
Ruheni Mathenge
Last Updated: October 22, 2026
A serious bug in Signal’s voice and video calling software could let a bad caller block the end of…
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UK Online Safety Act Under Fire Over Age Checks, Forum Closures and Free Speech
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: October 21, 2026
Britain’s Online Safety Act has made small community forums too hard to run, a new…
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Google’s Fingerprinting Policy Shift Raises Online Privacy Concerns
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: October 13, 2026
Online privacy is changing as a result of browser fingerprinting. The way it works…
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Signal Warns Canada’s Bill C-22 Could Undermine Encryption and User Privacy
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: October 10, 2026
A privacy fight is heating up between Signal and the Canadian government. The secure messaging app has renewed its…
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FTC Privacy Case Forces Avast to Pay $16.5 Million Over Browsing Data Sales
Kinyua Njeri (Sam Kin)
Last Updated: October 6, 2026
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined Avast $16.5 million. The agency said Avast collected and sold users’ browsing…
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Dutch Spy Agency Warns Connected Cars Can Expose Private Conversations
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: October 2, 2026
Modern cars now carry microphones, cameras, GPS systems, internet connections, and other digital tools. While…
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Australia Investigates OpenAI Agent Over Unauthorized Access to Medicare Portal
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: September 24, 2026
Australia has launched an investigation after an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to a government Medicare statistics portal. The…
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Google Fined €403 Million in Ireland Over Location Data Privacy Violations
Abeerah Hashim
Last Updated: September 22, 2026
Google has received a €403 million penalty from the Irish Data Protection Commission for the way it handled location…
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