Today in Privacy — Oct 29
Posted by PrivacyWire
- Police seize Virtualine bulletproof service tied to ransowmare, cybercrime — The seizure shows that services marketed as shielding criminal activity can become targets of law enforcement action. It also highlights how control over… — discuss · link - Next-gen privacy protocols: WireGuard vs OpenVPN vs Shadowsocks — The choice between WireGuard, OpenVPN, and Shadowsocks affects how much traffic is protected, how well systems resist surveillance, and how reliably users can… — discuss · link - Attackers turn GitHub issues into supply chain campaign against 61 public repos in less than an hour — 'The workflow automatically is triggered within a second, and if the workflow is indeed vulnerable, then the attack is executed successfully' — link - Shadowy AI Relay Disables OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Sandboxes — The enigmatic service is providing popular AI coding tools to mainland China and other regions where OpenAI and Anthropic products are not officially for sale… — link - Victory! You Can Now Exclude Apps from Siri AI — In the most recent update to Apple’s devices, iOS 27.2, the company has introduced a new setting to “Exclude Apps” from Siri AI, fulfilling one of our asks… — link These stories show how privacy and security depend on infrastructure, protocol choices, software workflows, and control over AI tools. They also show that protections can fail when services are seized, automation is abused, or sensitive apps and code pass through systems users cannot fully inspect. What privacy or security changes are you seeing in the tools and services you use?