Revising its privacy policies, encrypted messaging service Telegram this week announced on its website that moving forward it will cooperate with terror investigations by providing relevant authorities with suspects' IP addresses and phone numbers, pending a court order.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging the Justice Department to be more forthright about Stingray devices after learning they may interfere with 911 Emergency Services.
Despite fears that GDPR restrictions could hinder researchers' ability to identify and shut down spammers, it does not appear that junk email campaigns have accelerated their operations since the sweeping data privacy regulations took effect in Europe on May 25.
Facebook reportedly withdrew its free mobile VPN app Onavo Protect from the Apple Store last week after Apple expressed concern over data privacy violations.
Some Instagram users found themselves logged out of their accounts and when they tried to reset their passwords they discovered that their recovery email addresses had been set to .ru accounts.
Def Con attendees complained the Las Vegas hotel violated their privacy and made them feel unsafe by spotchecking the room of guests who've rejected housekeeping services.
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