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Curated coverage of data-broker practices, breaches, and real stories of harm from sold or leaked personal data -- each one a short summary linking to the original reporting.

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An Explosion of Surveillance Towers is Coming to U.S. Borders, Costing Over $1 Billion
EFF Deeplinks · Jul 20, 2026
Victory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human Voices
EFF Deeplinks · Jul 17, 2026
Humanless Resources? Uncovering AI recruitment software
Privacy International · Jul 9, 2026
FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet
Krebs on Security · Jul 2, 2026
Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works
The Markup · Jun 30, 2026
Collateral Damage: Claude Mythos and the Privacy Risks of AI
Privacy International · Jun 24, 2026
World Food Programme expand Palantir partnership
Privacy International · Jun 17, 2026
Your medical provider might be recording your mental health care visits
The Markup · Jun 16, 2026
The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no.
The Markup · May 27, 2026
It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation
The Markup · May 22, 2026
Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
The Markup · Apr 21, 2026
Background checks to curb dating app violence advance in California legislature
The Markup · Apr 17, 2026
How World ID wants to put a unique human identity on every AI agent
Ars Technica (Security) · Mar 17, 2026
He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border
The Markup · Mar 6, 2026
Following Markup investigation, Congress finds data brokers cost consumers tens of billions of dollars
The Markup · Feb 27, 2026
California tried to protect students’ data. Tech companies found loopholes
The Markup · Feb 21, 2026
Blacklight, our privacy inspector tool, now tracks X and TikTok pixels
The Markup · Feb 9, 2026
Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
Ars Technica (Security) · Jan 21, 2026
Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data
Ars Technica (Security) · Dec 15, 2025
Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking
Ars Technica (Security) · Oct 30, 2025
Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”
Ars Technica (Security) · Sep 8, 2025
Google says Gmail security is “strong and effective” as it denies major breach
Ars Technica (Security) · Sep 2, 2025