According to 404 Media, the system would listen to signals such as sighs, laughter and tone of voice to infer emotional states. It could also track physical location and nearby objects to build a picture of a person’s daily life, habits and routines.

Because the device records the world around the wearer, it could capture interactions with other people who have not consented to being recorded or analysed.

Meta frames this as a way to create more precise, personalised workouts. But it isn’t simply a fitness tool.

A device that turns joy, sadness and everyday life into inputs for corporate AI systems is a privacy disaster for individuals and society.

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The Entry-Exit System, or EES, requires non-EU travellers to submit fingerprints and facial scans when entering the EU.

People who refuse to hand over their biometric data can be denied entry, and that data can be stored for up to three years.

The EU says this will make borders smarter and safer. But biometrics are not like passwords.
People cannot reset their face if it’s in a data leak or change their fingerprints if the data is misused.

A border system built on biometrics creates privacy risks that travellers cannot opt out of.

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According to the FT, this system allows intelligence agencies to shut down mobile internet across entire cities without warning, block apps like Telegram and WhatsApp, and push people onto state-controlled alternatives.

Authorities say this is about protecting Russia from foreign-controlled infrastructure. But in practice, internet “sovereignty” is increasingly being used to expand state surveillance and control.

Intelligence agencies must not have control over our tech and data.

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According to 404 Media, one officer searched an ex-girlfriend’s license plate 69 times over the summer using Flock, an automated license plate reader network used by police to track cars.

At least 18 officers have reportedly been caught stalking a romantic interest in the last few years.

When institutions collect data at scale, it can be misused.
The best safeguard is to not collect the data at all.

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Here are 5 settings worth changing now to protect your data.

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The money is intended to buy Nvidia's most advanced chips and the infrastructure needed to run frontier AI models on classified networks. The NSA has already been authorised to use Anthropic's Mythos model, a tool initially considered too dangerous for public release because of its ability to find and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities. U.S. intelligence agencies have long relied on Amazon's cloud infrastructure to run their operations.

The companies building our everyday technology are now essential to government surveillance infrastructure. There is no public framework governing how these tools are used or what limits apply.

We need new checks and balances, before — not after — this regime is built.

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The ILO must take this opportunity to protect workers rights: pvcy.org/ILCletter

Here are 6 settings worth changing now to protect your data.

AI chatbots are used by people in a variety of ways, including to conduct research, create content and analyses, deliver projects, and engage in conversations. We are concerned these AI tools can pose privacy and security risks when offered by tech firms, as they give these companies greater access to your data and access to our personal and professional lives.

Prevent use of your data to train the model

Large Language Models are trained on massive datasets. We have expressed concerns about the lawfulness of using data collected online for this purpose and there are demonstrable risks of this data being reproduced by AI chatbots without user consent or knowledge (called “regurgitation”). To limit the risk of personal data leaking out, we suggest preventing the content of your chats from being used for further training.

On mobile: Go to your profile by clicking the menu in the top left corner and tapping on your profile in the bottom left corner. Navigate to Data Controls and turn off Improve the model for everyone.

On browser: Go to the settings by clicking on your profile in the bottom left corner and clicking Settings. Navigate to Data Controls and turn off Improve the model for everyone.

Review third party apps that ChatGPT can access
ChatGPT can access documents, calendar events and other information from connected apps, such as cloud file storage. We have expressed concerns about the privacy and security risks created by connecting AI chatbots to other apps as it can be exploited to access personal data. To limit these risks, regularly review which apps ChatGPT is connected to and remove services you don’t use.

Click your profile in the bottom left corner and click Settings. Navigate to Connected apps and review the apps you are connected to. Once this is done, go through the settings of the app you had connected and remove ChatGPT from the third party apps with access. Note that this feature is only available on your browser and not in app.

Managing if and how your chats are shared
ChatGPT allows you to share conversations via a URL. While in theory only people with the link can read the conversation, it’s not impossible for this link to end up online and be indexed by search engines.

You can manage your previously shared chats in the settings by clicking on your profile and Data Controls. Click Manage next to Shared links and delete any chat you don’t want to be public anymore. Note that this feature is only available on your browser and not in app.

Delete chats you won't come back to.

Chats, like emails or messages, might contain sensitive information you don’t want others to access. To limit the risks in case of unauthorised access by someone with access to your device or a malicious actor, it can be good practice to delete chats you won’t come back to.

Tap on a chat and click the three dots in the top right corner. Tap delete. You can also delete all your chats in the Data Controls menu.

Enable Two-Factor authentication
Two-Factor authentication provides an extra security step in order to access your account. This reduces the chances of someone accessing your account and getting access to your previous chats. You will need a dedicated app to setup Two-Factor Authentication.

On mobile: Go to your profile by clicking the menu in the top left corner and tapping on your profile in the bottom left corner. Navigate to Security and tap multi-factor verification. A browser window will open and you will be asked to login. Follow the instructions.

On browser: Go to the settings by clicking on your profile in the bottom left corner and clicking Settings. Navigate to Security and click multi-factor verification. You will be redirected to a new page, follow the instructions.

Turn off ad personalisation
ChatGPT has started to introduce ads in some regions, along with controls that let you limit how much your activity shapes what you see. For now this feature is only available to users in the US as part of a limited rollout. There is a setting to turn off ad personalisation and reduce how much of your data is fed into this targeting.

This feature will be coming to other regions. When it appears, you’ll find it under Settings ; Ad Controls. If you turn ad personalisation off you'll still see ads, but based on the context of your current chat thread and not based on accumulated data from past conversations.

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That's changing as Apple and Google are rolling out end-to-end encryption for cross-platform messaging.

At a time when privacy feels fragile, secure communication between billions of iPhone and Android users could finally become the default.

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You can find out more about facial recognition use in educational spaces here: https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5469/pis-briefing-critical-examination-facial-recognition-implementation-educational

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The company plans to spend roughly $140 billion on AI in 2026, almost double what it spent in 2025. Meanwhile, it laid off 2,000 employees this year.

Meta says the data won't be used for other purposes. But there is a lack of transparency over how work pattern data is being collected, and workers have no clear say in it.

Meta employees are now organising protests against the measures.
Excessive workplace surveillance reduces people to datapoints, all to feed AI systems to the benefit of Meta. No one should feel watched while they work.

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Here's why privacy matters to Herbert at Intelwatch

Privacy shapes who we are, but we all experience privacy differently. Our backgrounds, identities & circumstances affect how we can protect it, and why it matters.

Here's why privacy matters to Helena at @InternetLab

Privacy shapes who we are, but we all experience privacy differently. Our backgrounds, identities & circumstances affect how we can protect it, and why it matters.

Here's why privacy matters to Ana at @r3dmx.

Privacy shapes who we are, but we all experience privacy differently. Our backgrounds, identities & circumstances affect how we can protect it, and why it matters.