Data Breach Roundup (May 15 - 21, 2026)
This week had some particularly noteworthy breaches including facial recognition systems, fingerprint scans, and Trump Mobile.
Nate Bartram
Nate is a member of Privacy Guides' video and news team. He has been advocating for privacy on his own website The New Oil since 2018, and is the former host of Surveillance Report, a popular cybersecurity podcast he published with Techlore.
From Content Creator to Policymaker: Naomi Brockwell Interview
We spoke with Naomi Brockwell about the Surveillance Accountability Act she just helped draft, advocating for privacy on the internet, and the importance of defending our digital liberties.
Data Breach Roundup (May 8 - 14, 2026)
This week featured some high-risk breaches including banks, cars, and water utilities.
Help Defeat Censorship - How To Run A Signal Proxy
In this video we explain how you can setup a Signal Proxy to help people access Signal in countries where it is blocked.
Data Breach Roundup (May 1 - May 7, 2026)
The Canvas breach quickly became the biggest hack of the week, but a couple others slipped under the radar.
Healthcare Marketplaces Shared Sensitive Data With Advertisers
A new investigation from Bloomberg has revealed how state-run health insurance marketplaces have - often accidentally - been sharing sensitive data with tech giants. The United States healthcare landscape is complicated. The healthcare system is largely privatized. Many employers offer health insurance to full-time employees, while those not covered can
FTC to Ban Data Broker From Selling Location Data
Under the proposed settlement, Kochava would be required to implement a slew of oversights and allow consumers to have more control over their data.
Disneyland California Rolls Out Facial Recognition
The company surprisingly emphasizes reduced fraud instead of visitor safety.
Data Breach Roundup (Apr 24 - 30 2026)
A security company, two medtech companies, a video streaming service, and an older attack we missed last week compromise this week's data breach headlines.
Data Breach Roundup (Apr 17 - 23, 2026)
A popular app-infrastructure provider, an important French government agency, a watchmaker, and a cosmetics giant make up this week's confirmed data breaches.
Mozilla Used Mythos to Fix 271 Firefox Bugs
Regardless of your feelings on AI (and Mozilla), it seems Mozilla has at least found one good use for it.
Maryland Set To Ban Surveillance Pricing
The bill would be the first of it's kind but is not without controversy.
Brave Launches Paid, Bloat-Free "Brave Origin"
Is this a sustainable, fair business model or paywalling what should be the free version?
Interview with Carissa Véliz, Author of "Privacy is Power" and "Prophecy"
We sat down with Carissa Véliz, author of 'Privacy is Power' and Oxford AI Ethics professor, to talk about how predictive AI will make a 'meritocracy' impossible, how lifelike chat bots are designed to deceive you, and the importance of privacy in the digital age.
HackerOne Pauses Internet Bug Bounty
Hacker One says that the rise of AI bug reports is overwhelming projects, meaning the bug bounty system needs to be rethought.
Data Breach Roundup (Apr 10-16, 2026)
This week saw yet another breach from Booking.com, education giant McGraw-Hill, freelancing job board Fiverr, and many more.