A recent Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) article reports that companies that make wearable trackers, whether for fitness or health, “are behind the times when it comes to basic privacy practices and transparency” and urges those companies to “improve those practices.”
The article, Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy…
The White House is moving closer to a voluntary framework under which AI companies would submit their most advanced models to the federal government before public release. The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director reportedly circulated the draft framework by to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and those companies jointly submitted edits. Although the review…
Sony smart TV owners have voluntarily dropped their proposed class action against Samba TV, an analytics company accused of collecting and selling television-viewing information to third-party advertisers in violation of state and federal privacy laws. DellaSalla v. Samba TV, Inc., No. 3:25-cv-03470 (N.D. Cal. 7/23/26).The dismissal came after the federal court had already allowed several…
Over 30 individual Minnesota water and wastewater treatment facilities were simultaneously hit with a cyber-attack from an unknown source on July 26 and 27, 2026. The coordinated attack targeted the utilities’ operational technology systems and caused some affected communities to request that residents minimize water use due to limited stored water. Other communities experienced equipment…
Cybersecurity firm Forrester recently issued its annual report, Top Cybersecurity Threats in 2026, which outlines “the most critical risks organizations need to plan for.”
The report predicts the top threats that organizations will face in 2026 based on recent trends and observations. The top five threats expected in 2026 include:
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It’s hard to believe that today’s post marks the publication of our 500th Privacy Tip. What a milestone!
We started publishing Tips because readers kept asking me about ways to protect themselves from scams, how to keep up with the latest threats, and how to stay informed about emerging technology. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,…
A new study by the AI Security Institute (AISI), Cheating Behaviour in Frontier Model Evaluation, found “cheating behaviour in all of our capability evaluations,” and outlines “the implications as models grow more capable.”
AISI defined “cheating” as “taking an action that is out of scope for the task or explicitly disallowed by the rules,…
Major League Baseball’s (MLB) move to restrict dugout iPad functionality is a reminder that AI governance is showing up everywhere, including in the middle of professional baseball games. According to reports, MLB disabled custom tablet tabs after concerns that teams were using AI-powered tools to support real-time decisions on substitutions, pitch calling, and other in-game…
California’s SB 361 expands California’s Delete Act and will soon require registered data brokers to regularly check California’s data deletion database, known as DROP, to determine whether a California consumer has requested deletion of their personal information. Beginning August 1, 2026, data brokers must access DROP at least every 45 days and, when a request…
California’s privacy regulator has launched its first-ever audit, signaling a new phase of active oversight under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendments. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is focusing on delivery and transportation apps in the gig economy, examining how platforms collect and use personal information from both consumers and workers,…
