Real-time voice concealment algorithm blocks microphone spying https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/real-time-voice-concealment-algorithm-blocks-microphone-spying/
Brave, DuckDuckGo to unplug Google’s AMP where possible https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/21/brave_duckduckgo_google_amp/
Largest Mobile Chipset Manufacturers used Vulnerable Audio Decoder, 2/3 of Android users’ Privacy around the World were at Risk https://blog.checkpoint.com/2022/04/21/largest-mobile-chipset-manufacturers-used-vulnerable-audio-decoder-2-3-of-android-users-privacy-around-the-world-were-at-risk/
Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/a-year-after-apple-enforces-app-tracking-policy-covert-ios-tracking-remains/
The privacy problem with at-home DNA genetic testing https://protonmail.com/blog/privacy-problem-dna-testing/
Pegasus targeted US iPhones indirectly; device infected in British prime minister’s office; Catalans targeted in Spain https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/18/pegasus-targeted-us-iphones-indirectly/
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/25/how-democracies-spy-on-their-citizens
Is there space for privacy engineering? https://theroute.io/the-requirement-for-telemetry-assesments/
Technical Issue Affects DuckDuckGo Results for Piracy Sites, YouTube Rippers https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-removes-piracy-related-sites-youtube-ripping-tools
Virginia police routinely use secret GPS pings to track people’s cell phones https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/virginia-police-routinely-use-secret-gps-pings-to-track-people-s-cell-phones/article_e9c5e028-bbd4-11ec-8934-ab3eea0e9aa5.html
Haven: “Self-Host a Private Blog Instead of Using Facebook” https://blog.thenewoil.org/haven-self-host-a-private-blog-instead-of-using-facebook
Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Company that Harvests Location Data from 50 Million Cars https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3v95k/car-location-data-otonomo-class-action-lawsuit
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency crackdown estimated to cost Facebook another $13 billion in 2022 https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/13/apples-app-tracking-transparency-crackdown-estimated-to-cost-facebook-another-13-billion-in-2022/
Cisco’s Webex app phoned home audio telemetry even when muted https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/14/muting_ciscos_webex_app_doesnt/