A newly reported bug in Apple's Hide My Email feature could expose users' real email addresses, undermining one of the company's key privacy tools. Security researcher Tyler Murphy says he reported the vulnerability to Apple over a year ago, but claims the issue remains unresolved. The flaw, verified by 404 Media, reportedly allows attackers to uncover a user's actual email despite the use of Apple's anonymous email forwarding service.

Apple's 'hide my email' flaw could reveal your real email address

A growing dispute between SpaceX and the Pentagon has brought renewed scrutiny to Starlink’s role in modern warfare. Reports suggest tensions escalated over the costs and operational use of Starlink-linked systems during the Iran conflict, including concerns surrounding kamikaze drone deployments.

The controversy highlights the increasingly blurred lines between private technology companies and military operations in high-intensity geopolitical conflicts.

Iran Threatens Musk-Linked Assets: Dispute Centres On Starlink Use In Lucas Kamikaze Drones

A major data breach has reportedly exposed Pornhub Premium users’ email IDs and location data. This raises serious privacy concerns for subscribers worldwide. Watch to learn what happened, which information was leaked, and steps users can take to protect their accounts.

Pornhub Data Breach: Massive Pornhub Hack Leaks Premium User Emails, Locations

Porn age verification is coming. But can it protect your privacy?

In 2019, TikTok agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle FTC allegations that it illegally collected personal info from children, which the agency said was the largest civil penalty ever obtained in a children's privacy case.

US: Federal Trade Commission probes TikTok over child privacy concerns

India's ministry of electronics and information technology, under the leadership of Ashwini Vaishnaw, has accelerated efforts towards implementing the digital personal data protection act or the D-P-D-P-A. Vaishnaw recently announced that the draft rules for the DPDPA are nearing completion, with consultations planned to ensure comprehensive industry input.

Indian government pushes for robust digital infra

Elon Musk, owner of Microblogging site X, announced Wednesday (Jun 12) that his social media platform has made users' likes private in order to boost privacy. "Important change: your likes are now private," wrote Musk in an X post.

'Important change,' Musk says X has hidden users' likes to avoid 'attacks'

The popular messaging platform WhatsApp has threatened to quit India. The WhatsApp's parent company meta is challenging a new Indian law that requires tech companies to share user data with the government. Watch in for more details!

WhatsApp: We will exit India if forced to break encryption

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit over users' privacy violations. The suit claimed that Google had been secretly tracking users' internet activity when they thought they were privately browsing in incognito mode.

Gravitas | Here's everything Google knows about you

A federal appeals court has ruled against meta platforms, allowing the federal trade commission to resume its investigation into Facebook's privacy practices. The FTC wants to impose stricter controls, including a ban on profiting from children's data and limitations on facial recognition technology. Meta is challenging the FTC's authority in a separate lawsuit.

Court rejects Meta's bid to block FTC privacy probe

Al Russell, chief executive of The London Clinic, on Wednesday (Mar 20) evening finally broke his silence on claims that staff tried to view the medical records of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales.

Kate Middleton health: The London Clinic chief finally responds to privacy breach reports

If you are someone who prefers Airbnb properties over hotels, this story is crucial for you. Watch the story for further details.

Airbnb bans indoor cameras amid privacy concerns

February 4, 2024 is the day when Facebook becomes exactly a two-decade-old company. It was 20 years back when Mark Zuckerberg created the social media giant, a watershed moment for the digital space.

Explained | From TheFacebook to Meta, 20-year-long controversial journey of social media giant

Microsoft has declared that WordPad, a mainstay Windows program for more than 30 years, will no longer be included in next versions of Windows 11. First released in Windows 95, the text editing tool will not be installed automatically in Windows 11 and will eventually be phased away entirely.

After 30 years, Microsoft is finally removing WordPad from Windows

Did you know that the constant alerts that you're getting on your phones might be leading to a bit of a privacy nightmare? The notifications you receive from Tech platforms are helping governments keep an eye on what you've been doing on your apps.

Big privacy concern for Google and Apple users

The recently released iOS17 update includes a feature called "NameDrop," which has Apple customers talking. NameDrop, which is similar to AirDrop, enables iPhone users to instantly exchange contact information without physically exchanging phones with other iPhones or Apple Watches nearby.

New iPhone feature raises privacy concerns amid iOS17 update

There is an epidemic of shoplifting across the UK. The government is turning to questionable measures to rein it in. It is considering using the UK's passport database to catch hold of thieves.

Gravitas: UK to use passport database to identify thieves: What about privacy?

Google will be coughing up $93 million to settle a lawsuit, filed by California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta over the company’s deceptive and misleading tactics for managing location data of users.

Google to cough up $93 million to California in deceptive 'location privacy' settlement

A startling study by The Mozilla Foundation, an internet privacy watchdog has exposed the invasive data collection practices of car manufacturers Nissan and Kia.

Can your car monitor your 'sex life'? Startling report suggests so

A California-based law firm is launching a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the artificial-intelligence company that created popular chatbot ChatGPT massively violated the copyrights and privacy of countless people when it used data scraped from the internet to train its tech.

US law firm sues ChatGPT maker, OpenAI over violation of privacy

Microsoft will pay 20 million dollars to settle charges by the US Trade Commission that it illegally collected personal data from children without parents consent the US Federal Trade Commission said that the company violated the US children's online privacy protection act by collecting personal information from children who signed up to its Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their parents consent and by retaining children's personal information US Law requires online services and websites directed towards children under 13 to notify their parents about collecting and using personal information.

Child privacy violation costs Microsoft $20 million

The Indian government on Wednesday stated that it will investigate the charges pressed against Whatsapp of allegedly getting access to the microphones of the devices used by the users without their prior consent.

India to probe WhatsApp 'phone snooping', calls it unacceptable violation of privacy

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has requested the information commissioner to look into whether TikTok, which is controlled by China, is in violation of UK legislation regarding the handling of personal information.

UK to ban TikTok? MPs request information commissioner to investigate potential breach of law

Turkish actress Birsen Berrak Tuzunatac has won a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding a video of her kissing another celebrity on a terrace at her home, reported news agency AFP.

European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of Turkish actress in secretly filmed kiss case

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