TIL Tag: privacy
24 headlines found.
- Winter Olympics burner phones
January 19, 2022 - Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians.
February 20, 2022 - Rebel Wilson: Australian paper offers apology but denies outing actress.
June 13, 2022 - Julian Assange's extradition to US approved by UK government.
June 17, 2022 - Google will delete location history data for abortion clinic visits. The company said that sensitive places including fertility centers, clinics and addiction treatment facilities will be erased.
July 2, 2022 - DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
March 24, 2025 - Anne Wojcicki's nonprofit wins bid to acquire genetic testing company 23andMe
June 15, 2025 - Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership
December 29, 2025 - HK police can now demand phone passwords under new national security rules
March 23, 2026 - Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children
May 12, 2026 - California Attorney General sues 23andMe successor for 2023 data breach
May 29, 2026 - Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work - but only for half an hour at a time
June 3, 2026 - Meta halts worker tracking for AI training due to privacy fears
June 24, 2026 - Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher
July 7, 2026 - Victims of 23andMe data breach to get $47m payout, judge rules
July 8, 2026 - Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims
July 15, 2026 - Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’
July 19, 2026 - Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models
August 18, 2026 - TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
August 21, 2026 - Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
September 21, 2026 - Supreme Court revives controversial US data system for citizenship checks
September 25, 2026 - Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places
October 5, 2026 - Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say
October 15, 2026 - Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
October 21, 2026