EU Digital Omnibus Supposedly Simplifies Digital Privacy Regulation
The EU Commission has put forth their Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal, which aims to simplify the GDPR in order to foster competitiveness.
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Windows Announces “Experimental Agentic Features,” Admits Potential for Prompt Injection and Malware
Windows will be getting a new feature called Copilot Actions that will allow Copilot to perform actions on behalf of the user by interacting with local files and applications.
Microsoft Issues Patch After Extended Security Updates Fail
Microsoft has put out preparation package KB5072653 for their Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to fix errors users who believed they were enrolled in the ESU program were experiencing when trying to update after Windows 10 support ended.
Elcomsoft Achieves Full Filesystem Extraction for Apple TV 4K on tvOS 26
Elcomsoft, purveyor of forensic extraction tools, announced that they were the first to achieve a full filesystem extraction for the Apple TV 4K running tvOS 26, marking the first forensic extraction of one of Apple's latest operating systems, according to them.
Trail of Bits Discloses Vulnerabilities in Elliptic JavaScript Library
Today, Trail of Bits, a well-respected security research and auditing firm, has released a blog post outlining two vulnerabilities in elliptic, a widely used JavaScript cryptographic library.
Swathes of the Internet are Down Due to Cloudflare Outage
Cloudflare, a widely-used provider of anti-DDoS services to a significant portion of websites on the internet, is out, leaving large portions of the internet inaccessible.
GrapheneOS Builds Based on Android QPR1 Available for Public Testing
The long-awaited QPR1 update was pushed to AOSP on November 11th after a long two-month delay, and the GrapheneOS team are hard at work on a QPR1 update for their operating system.
Google: Less Than 20% of New Vulnerabilities in Android are Memory Safety Related
A recent blog post by Google shows that memory safety vulnerabilities account for less than 20% of new vulnerabilities in Android this year, down from 76% in 2019.
Brave Unveils Coral, Their New System for Verifiable Parsing
In a new paper and accompanying blog post, Brave has unveiled Coral, “a system for proving in zero-knowledge that a committed byte stream corresponds to a structured object in accordance with a Context Free Grammar.”
WhatsApp Rolls Out Messaging Interoperability for Europeans
Meta has started allowing third-party messengers to interoperate with WhatsApp in compliance with the European Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Google Plans to Restrict Installing Apps Outside Google Play to "Experienced Users"
Google recently uploaded a blog post stating that some of their proposed plans to validate developer identities on Android could be bypassed by "a new advanced flow."
Ben Jordan Exposes Severe Security Vulnerabilities in Flock Surveillance Cameras
YouTuber Ben Jordan released a 40 minute exposé, showing just how easy it is for hackers to get info the sensitive data stored inside Flock's now ubiquitous surveillance cameras.
Android Might be Getting an iOS NameDrop Equivalent
According to Android Authority, an equivalent to iOS’ NameDrop contact sharing feature might be coming to Android.
OpenAI Announces Plans for "Client-Side Encryption" for ChatGPT
Coming hot off the heels of their lawsuit with the New York Times, OpenAI has announced new plans to improve the privacy of its users.
Proton May Start Recycling Abandoned Email Addresses
Proton recently announced they are considering a change to their longstanding policy of not recycling mailbox addresses.
Android 17 will include a native 'Contact Scopes' feature
According to Android Authority, Android 17 will include a new permission that allows app developers to request access to specific contacts.
Apple Launches 'Digital ID' Feature Nationwide in the United States
This week, Apple released a new Digital ID feature for United States passport-holders, which will be available for age verification and identity verification "in apps, online, and in stores."
Mullvad Set to Retire 'Leta' Search Proxy on Nov. 27, 2025
The Mullvad Leta search engine will be retired at the end of this month, according to an announcement from Mullvad last week.
Chat Control Must Be Stopped, Act Now!
If you've heard of Chat Control already, bad news: it's back. If you haven't, this is a pressing issue you should urgently learn more about if you value privacy, democracy, and human rights. This is happening right now, and we must act to stop
Queer Dating Apps: Beware Who You Trust With Your Intimate Data
At the intersection of data privacy and LGBTQ+ experiences, it's inevitable to talk about queer dating apps. Unfortunately, most are horrible for data privacy.
Stay Safe, but Stay Connected
Balancing data protection and online connection can be difficult. Nevertheless, it's an essential skill to be able to stay safe online while staying connected.