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Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces

Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces Reuters

UK police arrest men on explosives act offenses after air base security stepped up-Sky

UK police arrest men on explosives act offenses after air base security stepped up-Sky Reuters

Security increased at US Fairford air base in England

Security increased at US Fairford air base in England Internazionale

The Guardian — Tech · Sep 27, 2026 · International

‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children

Scammers are targeting young Roblox players by luring them with promises of free in-game currency, Robux, through links shared on platforms like YouTube. The links lead to phishing sites designed to steal login credentials and harvest personal data from children's accounts.

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Data Protection Commission · Sep 26, 2026 · EU / Ireland

CORRIGENDA DPC Inquiry Reference: IN-19-4-1 Corrigendum to the Decision of the Data Protection Commission, adopted 26 September

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has issued a corrigendum to a decision originally adopted on 26 September, correcting the record in inquiry reference IN-19-4-1. The underlying inquiry dates to 2019.

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Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed

Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed AP News

Trump continues voter data push despite repeated setbacks

Trump continues voter data push despite repeated setbacks reuters.com

Meta Lied About Data Privacy, New Mexico Jury Finds

Meta Lied About Data Privacy, New Mexico Jury Finds Law360

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Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds

Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds Reuters

WIRED — AI · Sep 25, 2026 · International

Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand

They wanted the silicon. They got the sand.

New Mexico Jury Rules Meta Misled State Residents About Data Privacy

A New Mexico jury found that Meta misled state residents about how their personal data is handled. The verdict represents a legal finding against the company on consumer privacy grounds.

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Atlas Data Privacy Founder Warns Federal Daniel’s Law ‘Does Not Work’

Atlas Data Privacy Founder Warns Federal Daniel’s Law ‘Does Not Work’ Law.com

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Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system

The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the Trump administration's mass voter verification system, which had been blocked by a lower court. The system's restoration allows large-scale checks on voter eligibility to proceed while legal challenges continue.

Federal privacy law highly unlikely in 2026, leaving states to continue setting their own rules

Prospects for a comprehensive federal privacy law in 2026 are considered highly unlikely, according to reporting by StateScoop. That leaves individual states as the primary source of new privacy rules for the foreseeable future.

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BREAKING: Meta Lied About Data Privacy, New Mexico Jury Finds

BREAKING: Meta Lied About Data Privacy, New Mexico Jury Finds Law360

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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections

A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about their privacy protections. The verdict marks a legal finding that the company misled people about how their personal information was handled.

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Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found, The Information reports

Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found, The Information reports Reuters

US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic

A US appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to blacklist Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude models. The ruling keeps the Defense Department's exclusion of Anthropic in place, though the excerpt does not detail the original grounds for the blacklisting.

New Mexico Jury Finds Facebook Liable for Deceiving Users About Privacy Protections

A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about how the platform protects their privacy. The verdict marks a legal accountability moment for the company over claims that its privacy representations were misleading.

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CyberScoop · Sep 25, 2026 · US Federal

Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks

The Supreme Court has allowed states to access the federal SAVE database to verify voter citizenship status. Three dissenting justices argued that federal privacy protections covering government-held personal data should block that access.

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Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $350 million stolen in hack

Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $350 million stolen in hack Reuters

IAPP · Sep 25, 2026 · International

Notes from the IAPP Canada: The value of privacy oversight before launch

A session at the IAPP Canada conference addressed the case for building privacy oversight into products and services before they go live, rather than applying it after launch.

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Pakistan thwarts border attack, several Taliban dead, security sources say

Pakistan thwarts border attack, several Taliban dead, security sources say reuters.com

BleepingComputer · Sep 25, 2026 · International

Rydox marketplace admin pleads guilty, faces 22 years in prison

A Kosovar national has pleaded guilty to operating Rydox, a large illegal online marketplace that sold stolen personal information, login credentials, credit card details, and cybercrime tools. [...]

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