Data Privacy

Apple Scraps Planned Domain Migration for Hide My Email
Apple cancelled its plan to move Hide My Email to a new domain, keeping the privacy aliases on icloud.com after community feedback.

Researchers Extract Hidden Reasoning Traces From Leading AI Models
Researchers have uncovered a method to extract hidden reasoning steps from major AI models, raising security and data distillation concerns.

How to Stop Meta From Using Your Instagram Photos for AI Training
Instagram users can opt out of Meta AI photo training by adjusting privacy settings. Learn the steps to protect your personal data from machine learning datasets.

Anthropic Prepares Claude Sonnet 5, Restricts Fable 5 Behind Identity Verification
Anthropic is preparing Claude Sonnet 5 for standard release while restricting the advanced Fable 5 model behind mandatory identity verification.

Security Reports Reveal Smart TVs Used Silently as Web Scraping Proxies
Security researchers have discovered that free applications on Samsung and LG smart TVs are quietly routing third-party web scraping traffic through home networks.

Big Tech and AI Companies Earn Up to $160,000 per User Over a Lifetime, Report Finds
A new report by Web3 Foundation reveals that Big Tech and AI companies earn up to $160,000 from each internet user over their lifetime.

ManageEngine Rolls Out Autonomous AI Agents Across Its Suite
ManageEngine launches Zia Agents, autonomous AI agents for IT management, with a focus on data privacy and governance.

Apple’s App Privacy Report: The iPhone Privacy Tool Most Users Have Never Enabled
Apple’s App Privacy Report logs how often iPhone apps access your location, camera, and contacts — but most users have never turned it on. Here is how to enable it and what to look for.
