India is proposing requiring smartphone makers to share their source codes with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #tech #india #smartphone #tech #privacy #apple #samsung #google #xiaomi #narendramodi
"The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a new definition of “reasonable expectation.” According to the justices, it’s no longer reasonable to assume that what you type into Google is yours to keep.
"Apple warns iPhone users to stop using Google Chrome. “Unlike Chrome,” it says, “Safari truly helps protect your privacy.” Apple’s warning now includes secretive fingerprinting. And Chrome’s not the only Google app you need to stop using.
"Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs.
"This work on differential privacy has led to a new open-weight Google model called VaultGemma. The model uses differential privacy to reduce the possibility of memorization, which could change how Google builds privacy into its future AI agents. For now, though, the company's first differential privacy model is an experiment.
I've had public Nextcloud links that I only shared with specific people indexed before. I think certain apps on peoples' phones may be doing something shady with URLs they receive in messages.
Social Media Apps: LoL! WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - they're all in the same surveillance/data extracting business. At least, when you use their services through a web browser, you're in control. You can install PrivacyBadger and uBlock Origin. But with a smartphone app? You're being continuously exploited.
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