An investigation by the EFF found that cops treat mass surveillance as a joke, typing reasons for searches such as "LMAO," "LOL," and other non sequiturs or keyboard mashing in leu of an actual reason. 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/14/cops-search-flock-database-for-reasons-such-as-lmao-lol-and-random-keyboard-mashing/

X Chat, X's dedicated end-to-end encrypted messaging app, has disappeared from both Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store. 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/15/xs-encrypted-messenger-x-chat-disappears-from-the-app-store-and-the-google-play-store/

I’m sure they don’t.

Today, we are announcing a partnership with Mozilla to bring privacy, control and choice to people using AI to browse online. 
Firefox Smart Window (beta), Mozilla’s AI browsing assistant, is now powered by Mistral models. Smart Window helps you make sense of complex searches, remember something important you clicked away from and source information important to you based on your browser tabs. Mis...

Signal has officially announced signups without phone numbers on their community forum for the Android 8.28 beta version of the app. 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/16/signal-enables-phone-number-less-registration-in-beta/

The UK is rolling out passkeys across GOV.UK One Login to provide more than 23 million people with a more secure way to log in. 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/17/uk-rolls-out-passkeys-for-millions-of-citizens/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/18/cybersecurity-experts-say-free-ai-software-is-supercharging-hackers/ 
You can’t trust the apps installed on your phone: they can be hacked using AI.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has confirmed that its DAVID driver database suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed to have compromised the system. FLHSMV determined that the attacker used compromised credentials belonging to a single Plant City Police Department user that had been improperly stored on the employee's personal elect...

The new iPhone 17 model supports Apple’s AI tools, features faster wireless charging, and includes the new C1X modem developed by the company’s silicon team. 
Alongside the main processor, the iPhone 17e includes two critical developments by Apple’s silicon teams: The N1 wireless connectivity chip and the C1X cellular modem. These two chips, designed to grant Apple technological independence vis-à...

macOS security researcher Patrick Wardle discovered a flaw in Meta's new Muse AI assistant that an attacker can use to turn it into "the ultimate backdoor." 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/22/metas-muse-ai-assistant-vulnerable-to-hijacking-via-undocumented-setting/

The notorious hacker group ShinyHunters claim they breached the FBI's systems on Monday night, reportedly accessing the personal data of  "almost all FBI agents/employees." 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/23/fbi-hacked-sensitive-info-on-almost-all-fbi-agents-stolen/

What do you guys think? Will Fedora be supported? If not, what will be the most private Linux distro that we’ll be able to use with a X2 laptop?

Microsoft want scan your screen every 0.25 sec and listening your microphone to show adds to you in games and softwares. Watching adds earn you xxx amount credits which can use to play game for 20 min example.  And according Gamers Nexus, Linux can help but won’t necessarily save you from this. 

Microsoft really want go say to LG “Hold my beer”

Discord is rolling out a revised version of their age verification system, promising privacy improvements over the previous implementation. 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/24/discord-rolls-out-revised-age-verification-promises-privacy-improvements-vs-previous-implementation/

Hey everyone, 
Just wanted to share a quick update for anyone interested in hardware-level privacy but hesitant to leave the mainstream Android ecosystem. 
The Hiroh Phone—which features a physical hardware kill switch that completely disconnects the microphone and camera at the circuit level—is now officially offering a version that ships with stock Android 16. 
I know a lot of people here prefer...

I think it’s time to stop recommending it