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Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces, two competing audio social platforms, operate under significantly different data privacy policies, according to a Mashable comparison.
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The Supreme Court's ruling limiting geofence warrants is now creating uncertainty around the government's broader practice of purchasing location and other personal data from commercial brokers for use in criminal and immigration investigations.
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A report from The Mountain Press argues that major technology companies are putting users' personal data privacy at risk. The piece does not detail a single incident but frames Big Tech's data practices broadly as a threat to ordinary people.
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Delaware has enacted HB 380, amending the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act with updated requirements for how personal data is collected, handled, or protected. The changes represent a legislative revision to the state's existing consumer privacy framework.
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South Korea's privacy regulator is raising the maximum fine for large-scale data breaches to 10% of a company's revenue, effective immediately. The change targets cases involving intent or gross negligence where at least 10 million people's personal data is exposed.
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New Mexico and Meta have reached the opening-statement phase of a data privacy trial, with both sides presenting their initial arguments to the court. The case puts the state in the role of plaintiff challenging Facebook's data practices.
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New Mexico and Facebook present opening statements of data privacy trial Yahoo
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Data Bytes 68: Your EMEA Data Privacy Update for September 2026 Ashurst Perkins Coie
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German privacy group noyb will file an injunction against credit agency SCHUFA after the company rejected a cease-and-desist letter over its so-called shadow database. SCHUFA has publicly denied the allegations, and noyb is also inviting people to register interest in a potential class action.
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A coalition of 19 civil society groups, businesses, and academics has published an open letter urging EU institutions to support legally binding automated privacy signals as part of the Digital Omnibus package — a mechanism that would let people set privacy preferences once instead of clicking through cookie banners repeatedly. The tracking industry is opposing the proposal.
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Canada's Privacy Commissioner has published new guidance aimed at businesses that share personal data with third-party service providers. The release addresses how companies should manage privacy obligations when outside vendors handle customer or employee information on their behalf.
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Apple's newest Watch models include AI features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations. Apple says no raw audio is stored, but the capabilities are drawing scrutiny over consent and what constant ambient listening means for how people interact in shared spaces.
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Grindr has agreed to a $35 million settlement with UK users who sued the dating app over claims it shared their HIV status data without proper consent, in violation of British privacy law. The lawsuit was filed in April 2024.
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a legal fight over access to federal immigration and Social Security databases used to scrub voter rolls, with midterm elections roughly eight weeks away. The lawsuit, filed by voting rights and privacy organizations, argues the data being used is unreliable for identifying ineligible voters.
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The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court seeking control over a federal voter database, a move that has drawn legal challenges from voting rights organizations, privacy advocates including EPIC, and individual plaintiffs represented by several civil liberties groups.
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A federal lawsuit filed July 24, 2026 by the Electronic Privacy Information Center and three individual plaintiffs from California, Minnesota, and South Carolina alleges that the Department of Homeland Security has been surveilling protesters and bystanders across the country.
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Florida's Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the company tracked children's data and violated its own privacy commitments to users. The suit centers on claims that Netflix broke promises it made about how it handles personal information.
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The IAPP has published an explainer on differential privacy, a mathematical technique designed to let organizations analyze data about groups of people without exposing information about any individual in those groups.
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The Illinois State Board of Education and the U.S. Department of Education have issued guidance addressing student mental health screenings and the privacy rights that apply to those processes. The guidance appears to clarify how schools should handle sensitive student mental health data under existing privacy frameworks.
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General Motors is promoting privacy features in its dash cam video product, a move that follows criticism over OnStar's past data-sharing practices. The company appears to be repositioning itself on privacy after its data brokerage disclosures drew public backlash.
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Meta has launched a personal AI agent called Muse, with the company emphasizing safety and privacy as part of the product's rollout.
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Grindr has agreed to a £26 million settlement to resolve data privacy claims brought against the dating and social networking app. The settlement suggests the company faced significant legal exposure over how it handled user data.
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Jury selection has begun in New Mexico's data privacy lawsuit against Meta. The case marks a significant step as the state pursues legal action over the company's data practices.
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The city of Stevens Point has decided to suspend its use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras following concerns about data privacy. The pause suggests local officials are reconsidering how the surveillance technology is governed or used.
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