An employee at an Instagram-viral bakery on his fight for the right to privacy
Communications minister says use of state-run cyber security app is ‘completely voluntary’ following public outcry
Privacy advocates raise concerns about potential snooping
Zubir Ahmed says new central service for medical datasets should be leveraged for ‘benefit of Treasury coffers’
Also in this newsletter: digital privacy law is finally here, and Pranav Haridasan’s mantra
Tim Berners-Lee believes AI offers a chance to reset to a system that serves individuals’ needs and privacy
Hackers stole data of 6.6mn people in 2023 incident
Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption
Trust in our peers could be the casualty as surveillance technology becomes smaller, smarter and cheaper
Personal information is spilling out of us constantly — but some of it is worth more than the rest
People memorise bus schedules and revert to cash payments amid disruption to online services
Document indicates British government’s ‘backdoor’ demand was not limited to the company’s most secure iCloud service
Move protects Americans’ civil liberties, Trump’s director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tells FT
Peer says legislation’s success should ‘give us confidence’ to go further
Peter Kyle said Reform UK leader’s objection to new rules put him on side of predators
Insurance company says bulk of its 1.4mn customers exposed by third-party data hack
Undisclosed financial agreement ensures figures such as social media chief Mark Zuckerberg will avoid taking the stand
Delaware court to hear testimony from Mark Zuckerberg, executives and directors in rare case that begins this week
Age verification is well intentioned but it creates new privacy risks
Adding facial recognition to smart glasses may not prove as popular as some in Silicon Valley believe
Verification service claims it will help distinguish between humans and artificial intelligence
Company has reported issue to watchdogs and fixed the problem
Campaigners call on Keir Starmer’s government to create clear laws to tackle growing use of the technology
Brussels wants minors to be able to ‘navigate safely online’
Reservists’ association says Berlin has lost contact with almost a million potential reservists
