A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133323/american-privacy-rights-act-house-lawmakers-legislative-hearing
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/
Biden Opposes Bill That Would Keep Cops and Feds From Buying Your Data https://reason.com/2024/04/17/biden-opposes-bill-that-would-keep-cops-and-feds-from-buying-your-data/
TikTok’s efforts to silo US data are ‘largely cosmetic’ https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132315/tiktok-bytedance-project-texas-china-silo
Apple’s iOS 18 AI will be on-device preserving privacy, and not server-side https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/15/apples-ios-18-ai-will-be-on-device-preserving-privacy-and-not-server-side
Congressional privacy bill looks to rein in data brokers https://cyberscoop.com/congressional-privacy-bill-looks-to-rein-in-data-brokers/
Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse https://www.wired.com/story/change-healthcare-ransomhub-data-sale/
Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance authorities https://www.axios.com/2024/04/20/senate-reauthorizes-fisa-section-702
T-Mobile Employees Across The Country Receive Cash Offers To Illegally Swap SIMs https://tmo.report/2024/04/t-mobile-employees-across-the-country-receive-cash-offers-to-illegally-swap-sims/
Harmful 5G Fast Lanes Are Coming. The FCC Needs to Stop Them https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2024/04/harmful-5g-fast-lanes-are-coming-fcc-needs-stop-them
U.S. says recent Microsoft breach exposed federal agencies to hacking https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/u-s-says-recent-microsoft-breach-exposed-federal-agencies-to-hacking/ar-BB1ltD6o
Defending Your Dollars: Essential Tips for Financial Security and Identity Protection https://blog.thenewoil.org/defending-your-dollars-essential-tips-for-financial-security-and-identity
Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/13/government-spyware-use-ad-blocker/
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128640/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-ads-app-recommendations
Here is Android 15’s new Private Space in action https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-private-space-hands-on-3432113/