Surveillance & Privacy

Stardust Period Tracker Scored 2 Out of 10 on Privacy — Sending Reproductive Data Straight to Facebook
Surveillance & Privacy

Stardust Period Tracker Scored 2 Out of 10 on Privacy — Sending Reproductive Data Straight to Facebook

A popular period tracking app is sending intimate reproductive health data to Facebook and third-party…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Texas cops used 83,000 cameras to track a woman's abortion—now billboards are warning pregnant drivers
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Texas cops used 83,000 cameras to track a woman’s abortion—now billboards are warning pregnant drivers

A Texas sheriff searched 83,000 license plate cameras to track a woman's abortion. Now Mayday…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
UK Age Verification Laws Just Forced Millions to Hand Over Facial Photos—and Discord's Breach Proves Why That's Dangerous
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UK Age Verification Laws Just Forced Millions to Hand Over Facial Photos—and Discord’s Breach Proves Why That’s Dangerous

UK age verification mandates force users to surrender facial images and ID documents to third…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant

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SignalTrace just weaponized your AirPods against license plate readers nationwide
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SignalTrace just weaponized your AirPods against license plate readers nationwide

A startup is linking Bluetooth data from your phone and AirPods to license plate readers, turning traffic cameras into mass…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Google's Gemini Voice Assistant: One Poisoned Text Message Away From Total Android Hijack
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Google’s Gemini Voice Assistant: One Poisoned Text Message Away From Total Android Hijack

A single text from WhatsApp or Slack could hijack Google Gemini on Android, accessing calls, windows, and memory without malware.…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Will Freeman's DeFlock.me Just Defeated Flock Safety's Legal Threats—and Exposed Thousands of Police Spy Cameras
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Will Freeman’s DeFlock.me Just Defeated Flock Safety’s Legal Threats—and Exposed Thousands of Police Spy Cameras

A grassroots activist used EFF legal defense to defeat a surveillance company's cease-and-desist and expose tens of thousands of police…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Your Wi-Fi router just became a surveillance camera—KIT researchers show how in May 2026
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Your Wi-Fi router just became a surveillance camera—KIT researchers show how in May 2026

Researchers at Germany's KIT demonstrate Wi-Fi routers can identify and track people through walls using radio waves alone, turning home…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant