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  1. 7 Windows 11 Privacy Settings You Should Check in 2026

    TechRepublic ·

    Windows 11 offers controls for diagnostic data, location access, clipboard syncing, and personalized recommendations. Here's how to review seven privacy settings and understand their trade-offs. The post 7 Windows 11 Privacy Settings...

  2. OT systems complicate quantum-resistant data protection

    CSO Online Security ·

    Quantum-resistant cryptography presents security leaders with various challenges, but CISOs in industries dependent on IoT and operational technology (OT) devices may face a particularly difficult journey to quantum readiness,...

  3. EFF's Privacy Badger Anti-Tracking Extension Expands to Safari

    MacRumors ·

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today announced the launch of Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS . The free browser extension allows Safari users to block ad trackers to prevent companies from spying on your web browsing and...

  4. Certes puts data protection beyond breach in focus

    Tahawul Tech · · Medium severity

    Rami Nehme, Managing Director – META, Certes, and Simon Pamplin, CTO, Certes, with security leaders at the “Devalue the stolen data” roundtable in Dubai. Held alongside the CISO50 and Future Security Awards 2026, the Dubai roundtable...

  5. Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash

    The Verge ·

    Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles — he’s got a prolific discography of experimental music dating back decades. But in the...

  6. Flock Surveillance Technology Faces Growing Privacy Backlash

    Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business ·

    Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley is defending the company’s surveillance technology amid growing criticism over privacy, police misuse, and the limits of corporate accountability. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco on...

  7. HomeView Touts These 5 Privacy Features

    MacRumors ·

    Apple uses a number of methods to keep HomeView users' personal information private, even when a whole household shares the device. The device recognizes up to six people, giving each their own Home Screen with personalized apps and...

  8. AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?

    The Verge ·

    At this year's OpenAI DevDay, CEO Sam Altman unveiled the company's new AI agent Dots - and told the crowd that the company wants to "set a new standard for privacy in frontier AI." OpenAI would spend the day taking veiled shots at...

  9. If we trust it, Home Hub privacy could lead a smart home revolution

    AppleInsider · · Unconfirmed

    A new Apple Home hub could kill "smart" appliances, but only if Apple can succeed in convincing us its devices don't retain audio and video recordings. Apple's 'not a camera' in-home sensor could mean interesting changes for the smart...

  10. Spirit’s privacy ombudsman backs Google’s $10m data deal

    TNW · · Unconfirmed

    The privacy official in Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy has recommended approval of the sale of deidentified Spirit Airlines data to Google. In a report filed on 5 October, ombudsman Lucy Thomson said Spirit and Google had taken passenger...

  11. Meta’s Muse is taking off. So are the privacy concerns

    Fast Company Tech ·

    Welcome to AI Decoded , Fast Company ‘s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company , covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. Sign up to receive...

  12. Seclore targets regional growth through AI-ready data protection

    Tahawul Tech ·

    Uraz Farukh, Senior Vice President – META, Seclore , discusses evolving data governance requirements, AI-related security challenges and expansion across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa at GISEC Global 2026. The post Seclore targets...

  13. Seclore champions persistent data protection for secure AI adoption

    Tahawul Tech ·

    Justin Endres, Chief Revenue Officer, Seclore , discusses cyber resilience, regulatory compliance and partner-led growth at GISEC Global 2026, highlighting the need to protect sensitive data wherever employees and AI applications use...

  14. Can India’s DPDP framework keep up with the rise of autonomous AI?

    CIO&Leader ·

    Enterprises are moving from generative AI assistants that answer prompts to autonomous agents that retrieve data, call tools across systems and act with limited human oversight. The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and...

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