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Our latest walkthrough video of #SELF - youtube.com/watch?v=XiavDW… - create your #free account at self.app - welcome to the #future of #selfsovereign #ethical #technology

V1.4 of self.app now released Idea/Bug tracking, vault storage favourites, email sorting, reminder views, contact favourites, AI chat favourites, memory bank editing, email folders, and many more tweaks to performance. There are so many upgrades we didn't bother going through the patches from 1.3.1, and bundled the whole lot together into 1.4. Thanks for your patience through this beta stage!

Children's privacy at greater risk as apps collect more personal data - More child-focused apps and websites are collecting personal data than around a decade ago, while key safeguards remain inconsistent, a global investigation joined by Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog finds. marketing-interactive.com/children-s-pri…

The Internet of Things: How random connected devices generate data ... - milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/int…

Every single org that uses @github should review this setting immediately. Defaulted to opt-in of course. #privacy #data #ethics #technology

Big Brother Watch comments on Apple forcing iPhone users to prove t... - Responding to Apple forcing iPhone users to prove their age or lose internet access, Big Brother Watch’s director Silkie Carlo said: “It is absolutely outrageous that, overnight, Apple has put a chokehold on Britons’ freedom to search the internet, access information and use apps unless they provide sensitive ID documents. This means 35 mi... bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/press-coverage…

Patient sues Novartis, claiming data-tracking privacy breach - pharmaphorum.com/news/patient-s…

An L.A court just ruled in favour of a woman suing for mental health damage by social media. A watershed moment. #ai #privacy #ethics #self #technology

Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial - A woman has been awarded $3m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant - Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data. npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-…

Beware, Kaspersky Reveals Fake Claude Code Ads that Steal Sensitive... - In March 2026, Kaspersky researchers discovered a malware campaign targeting developers through fake search ads for Claude Code, an AI tool made by Anthropic, which tricked users into installing sensitive data stealers. voi.id/en/amp/566074

Major Data Privacy Bill Signed into Law; New law, effective 2027, g... - Welcome to Oklahoma's House of Representatives website! okhouse.gov/posts/news-202…

FCA hands Palantir sensitive data in AI fraud push - US tech firm Palantir has secured a contract with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to analyse sensitive financial data as part of a push to bolster fraud detection using artificial intelligence. According to UKTN, the deal marks yet another significant expansion of the Peter Thiel-founded organisation’s footprint across British pub... fintech.global/2026/03/24/fca…

A minute of recorded phone call costs $0.50; humans are "selling" t... - AI is facing a data famine, with gig workers worldwide selling snippets of their lives, such as washing dishes and making phone calls, in exchange for payment, creating a multi-billion dollar data market. However, privacy breaches and contract traps pose hidden risks, and humans are essentially training AI that could replace them. In this data g... panewslab.com/en/articles/01…

Apps That Track You: 17 Of The Worst Offenders In Privacy Invasion ... - No one reads the data collection policy when installing a new app. We're here to tell you which apps are the worst when it comes to privacy. slashgear.com/2128567/worst-…

No more CAPTCHA? Reddit to soon offer a faster human check - Reddit may replace CAPTCHA with Face ID and passkeys to verify users as AI content rises, aiming to keep discussions real without sharing data. digit.in/news/general/n…

Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – bu... - Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash theguardian.com/technology/202…

The UK doesn't want to force you to have a digital ID — but a 'tr... - The new voluntary approach to UK digital IDs is a welcome change, but without a technically sound plan is only empty promises techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privac…

Is Online Privacy the Newest Trend in Luxury Lifestyle? - FAULT Mag... - For decades, the concept of luxury was naturally tied to visibility. It was about the unmistakable silhouette of a designer […] fault-magazine.com/2026/03/is-onl…

Meta Agent AI starts going rogue to leak Employee and User data - AI is evolving at a rapid pace, and the uptake of Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionising the way humans interact and leverage this technology. GenAI is cybersecurity-insiders.com/meta-agent-ai-…

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms... - FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant. techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi…