Leaked Screenshots Reignite Questions Over Who Can Access U.S. Government Data in Microsoft’s Cloud
Screenshots shared by an anonymous whistleblower appear to show a Microsoft engineer based outside the United States being approved to view logs from a U.S. government cloud environment...
India’s New SIM-Binding Rule Could Cut Off WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal From Unregistered Devices
A new Indian telecom rule set to take effect January 1, 2027 would require messaging accounts on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and several other platforms to stay continuously tied...
Apple to Overhaul macOS Full Disk Access Controls as AI Agents Gain More System Power
Apple says it will require a far more deliberate approval step before granting apps Full Disk Access on macOS, warning that the permission's sweeping reach becomes more dangerous...
Cloudflare’s New Certificate Design Aims to Make Quantum-Safe HTTPS Actually Practical
Cloudflare is building a certificate authority around a new 'Merkle Tree Certificate' format designed to deliver post-quantum website authentication without bloating every TLS handshake. Early tests show a...
Researchers Turn Everyday File-Change Alerts Into a Silent Spy Tool on Every Major OS
Academic researchers have shown that the routine file-notification systems built into Linux, Windows, and macOS can be abused to track keystrokes, browsing habits, and more — with no...
F-Droid 2.0 Modernizes Android App Discovery but Leaves Some Privacy Tools Behind
F-Droid 2.0 brings the open-source Android repository its largest client redesign in a decade, with improved search, automatic updates and a modernized codebase. Privacy-conscious users should note that...
Ireland Hits Google With a €403 Million Fine Over Years of Location-Data Practices
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million after finding that three of its location-related features failed to meet GDPR's requirements on lawfulness, fairness, transparency, and data...
Cloud and SaaS Resilience Starts With Identity, Dependency Mapping and Tested Recovery
Cloud and SaaS adoption has replaced a clear network perimeter with overlapping identity and supplier dependencies. Organizations can limit cascading failures by mapping concentration risk, prioritizing exposed systems,...