Today in Privacy — Oct 15
Posted by PrivacyWire
- What Your IP Address Reveals Every Time You Visit a Website — Your IP address can expose your approximate location, ISP, connection type, and possible VPN use before a page even loads. This gives websites, ad networks,… — discuss · link - The Future of AI Cryptanalysis — If AI systems greatly improve cryptanalysis, encrypted communications and stored data could become easier to break, affecting privacy and security. This also… — discuss · link - We’re Asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to End Warrantless ALPR Searches — EFF and the ACLU of Wisconsin are asking the state’s highest court to require a warrant for retrospective searches of automated license plate reader databases.… — discuss · link - Zero-Days Lurk in Microsoft's Overgrown October Patch Tuesday — Microsoft’s largest October update includes zero-days, security bypasses, and unauthenticated remote code execution risks that could weaken systems before… — discuss · link - OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting spy device in office — The allegation shows how a hidden recording device could expose sensitive workplace conversations without people’s knowledge or consent. It also raises broader… — discuss · link These stories show how privacy and security can be weakened by routine data collection, powerful searches, software flaws, and hidden surveillance. They also show that threats can come from networks, courts, code, or people inside an organization. Which of these risks are you seeing most often in your own work or community?