Privacy
Every Privacy story we have explained, newest first — 6 stories so far.
AliExpress Runs Silent Audio That Breaks Bluetooth Headphones
Hidden audio-fingerprinting code on AliExpress holds the system audio path open, blocking Bluetooth multipoint switching that mute controls can't stop.
Screenshot of stolen-thoughts.com · source Encrypted AI Reasoning Can Be Read Back Using Cheaper Models
Researchers recovered AI models' hidden reasoning by replaying encrypted traces into cheaper sibling models, exposing keys, passwords and personal data.
Photo: EmDee / CC BY-SA 4.0 · source EU Orders Google to Open Android Voice Features to Rivals
Brussels is forcing Alphabet to share eleven Android features, including low-power wake word detection, with rival voice assistants by August 2027.
The EU Attestation Mandate Is Reported But Not Yet Verified
What hardware-bound attestation would mean for EU age verification, and why the specifics of the reported mandate cannot yet be verified.
Photo: Palosirkka / CC0 · source Canada Quietly Signs a UN Treaty It Spent Years Opposing
Canada signed the UN cybercrime treaty in July after years opposing it. Critics call it a cross-border surveillance pact, not a crime convention.
Photo: RWambua-WMF / CC BY-SA 4.0 · source Google Will Extend Android Age Checks Worldwide by Year's End
Google's Play Age Signals API goes global by end of 2026, letting apps see an age bracket, not a birthday. What it fixes, and what it misses.