Monero Sets New Record Price as Privacy Trade Re-Emerges
Sebastian Sinclair / decrypt - Monero’s push to a record high follows renewed interest in privacy-focused coins, even as uneven liquidity complicates price signals.
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An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users
Jackson Chen / engadget - If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwar…
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Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 17745 / 24 stories in 7 wks
(LEAD) Coupang unveils nearly 1.69 tln-won compensation plan over data breach
Choi Kyong-ae / co - SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. announced a compensatio...
Back to Top / Sunday, December 28, 2025, 11:20 pm / permalink 17325 / 8 stories in 2 months
Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban
Adam Satariano and Lynsey Chutel / nytimes - After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 27, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 17304 / 7 stories in 2 months
Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail.com address
Mayank Parmar / bleepingcomputer - Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail address or create a new alias, according to a new support document. [...]
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Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge
Juli Clover / macrumors - A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all.The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and oth…
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Back to Top / Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 17250 / 18 stories in 2 months
Instacart’s dynamic pricing experiment is now off the menu
Shannon Carroll / qz - Instacart says it’s done testing grocery prices after criticism that shoppers were unknowingly charged different amounts for the same items
Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 17206 / 10 stories in 2 months
Spotify data breach: 86 million audio files leaked online
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - A pirate activist group extracted Spotify’s entire music catalog and released approximately 300 terabytes of audio files and metadata across peer-to-peer networks. Anna’s Archive documented the leak on Thursday, covering 86 million audio files and 256 mil…
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Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 17191 / 17 stories in 2 months
Flock Executive Says Their Camera Helped Find Shooting Suspect, Addresses Privacy Concerns
EditorDavid / slashdot - During a search for the Brown shoogin suspect, a law enforcement press conference included a request for "Ring camera footage from residents and businesses near Brown University," according to local news reports. But in the end it was Flock cameras accord…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 17174 / 9 stories in 2 months
New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety
appleinsider - Apple is introducing alternative app stores and payment options in Japan to comply with a new competition law, while maintaining that platform-level security and child safety controls remain in place.App StoreApple compares this approach with the EU's Dig…
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(LEAD) Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing
Kang Jae-eun / co - SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The interim head of e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. ap...
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Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Automated Content Recognition brings "mass surveillance" to homes, lawsuits say.
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Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 17020 / 8 stories in 2 months
Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media
techspot - Australia's under-16 social media ban came into effect last week, just over a year after the legislation was passed. It requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube to verify the ages of Australian us…
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16993 / 6 stories in 2 months
UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16982 / 8 stories in 2 months
Google is Discontinuing its Dark Web Monitoring Tool
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is discontinuing its free dark web monitoring tool that warns users when their personal information is circulating on the dark web.The post Google is Discontinuing its Dark Web Monitoring Tool appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16979 / 15 stories in 2 months
Microsoft Copilot quietly shows up on LG TVs, and you can’t remove it
digitaltrends - LG TV owners are discovering Microsoft Copilot on their home screens following a software update. The AI assistant installs automatically and cannot be removed, highlighting how AI features are increasingly becoming permanent parts of smart TV platforms.T…
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16966 / 9 stories in 2 months
Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Europe’s push for digital sovereignty has transformed clouds, networks, and data infrastructure into strategic priorities. Yet the most…
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 16952 / 5 stories in 2 months
Locked out: How a gift card purchase destroyed an Apple account
appleinsider - The locking of an Apple Account and the difficulty one loyal Apple customer has experienced in regaining access is a stark reminder to be vigilant when buying gift cards for the holidays.A selection of Apple Gift Card designs - Image Credit: AppleWhile ho…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 13, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 16924 / 3 stories in 2 months
Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Reddit has sued Australia’s government over the new under-16 social media ban, arguing it violates free speech and privacy rights.The post Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
Back to Top / Friday, December 12, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 16882 / 10 stories in 2 months