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General Privacy News

Poland Opens GDPR Investigation into ChatGPT and OpenAI amid Mounting Privacy Concerns

Updated on Jan 24, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Poland’s Personal Data Protection Office is investigating a GDPR complaint against ChatGPT and the company behind it, OpenAI. According to the Polish data protection agency: the complainant turned to the…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy

TikTok Hit with €345 Million GDPR Fine as Privacy Protection Becomes a Key Issue

Updated on Jan 24, 2024 by Glyn Moody

TikTok has officially come of age: it has joined an exclusive club of companies that have been hit with major fines for infringing on the EU’s main privacy law, the…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media

Unity Is Falling Apart. What Does That Mean for Gamers?

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Ezequiel Bruni

Update — September 26, 2023: Unity has announced a change to the new policy. Instead of rolling back the changes in their entirety, as the game dev community has asked,…

Categories: General Privacy News

Google Built a Surveillance System Into Its Chrome Browser to “Improve Privacy”

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Google has announced that its Privacy Sandbox for the Web is now generally available to anyone using Chrome browser. It’s the latest iteration of Google’s efforts to improve online privacy…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance

Product Update: PIA Releases Updated Mobile Apps

Updated on May 27, 2026 by Kyle Keegan

We want to make sure our apps always give you the best possible online privacy and security, and we’ve been hard at work making sure they’re better than ever. We…

Categories: General Privacy News

UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Glyn Moody

A new law is about to be passed in the UK that will have a serious negative knock-on effect around the world. It’s part of a wider move by governments…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance

What Does the EU’s Far-Reaching New Digital Services Act Mean for Privacy Worldwide?

Updated on Aug 31, 2022 by Glyn Moody

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a major new EU law with the potential to be as influential globally as the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It aims to…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance

Canada’s New C-18 “Link Tax” Law Tackles the Wrong Problem. The Real Solution Would Enhance Privacy.

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

In June, Canada passed the Online News Act, commonly known as C-18. It's framed as a law that's designed to help Canadian news publishers financially, as it forces large tech companies…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance, VPN

What Zoom’s AI Blunder Can Teach Us About Future Threats to Privacy

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

It’s no surprise that AI is starting to seep into every kind of digital service, even if the frenzy over generative AI seems to be dying down somewhat. But over on…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security

Worldcoin Crypto Project Aims to Let You Prove Your Identity While Remaining Anonymous

Updated on Mar 28, 2025 by Glyn Moody

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the threat to privacy that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) represent. Worldcoin is a potential answer to this problem. The project aims to create…

Categories: Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media
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