Privacy News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/privacy/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 21 May 2025 16:42:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Privacy News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/privacy/ 32 32 TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Early Bird savings end on May 25 https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/techcrunch-disrupt-2025-early-bird-savings-end-on-may-25/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3010126 Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle privacy lawsuits https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/10/google-will-pay-texas-1-4-billion-to-settle-privacy-lawsuits/ Sat, 10 May 2025 16:30:32 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3005659 Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, but riders will be able to opt out https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/waymo-may-use-interior-camera-data-to-train-generative-ai-models-sell-ads/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:00:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2990292 Meta settles UK ‘right to object to ad-tracking’ lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/meta-settles-u-k-right-to-object-to-ad-tracking-lawsuit-by-agreeing-not-to-track-plaintiff/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:01:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2984669 ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/chatgpt-hit-with-privacy-complaint-over-defamatory-hallucinations/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2983288 EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and connected devices https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/eu-sends-apple-first-dma-interoperability-instructions-for-apps-and-connected-devices/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:28:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2983277 Cape opens $99/month beta of its privacy-first mobile plan, inks Proton deal, raises $30M https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/cape-opens-99-month-beta-of-its-privacy-first-mobile-plan-inks-proton-deal-raises-30m/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:10:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2983313 iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/iphone-and-android-users-will-soon-be-able-to-send-encrypted-rcs-messages-to-each-other/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:31:53 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2980568 UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/uks-secret-icloud-backdoor-order-triggers-civil-rights-challenge/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:59:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2980548 Apple’s appeal against UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/apples-appeal-against-uks-secret-icloud-backdoor-order-must-be-held-in-public-rights-groups-urge/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:56:59 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2980007 DuckDuckGo leans further into GenAI as its AI chat interface exits beta https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/duckduckgo-leans-further-into-genai-as-its-ai-chat-interface-exits-beta/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:20:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2976484 Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/catalan-court-says-nso-group-executives-can-be-charged-in-spyware-investigation/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:14:53 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2976002 Apple is challenging UK’s iCloud encryption backdoor order https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/apple-is-challenging-u-k-s-icloud-encryption-backdoor-order/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:59:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2975552 Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s Terms of Use after user backlash https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/mozilla-rewrites-firefoxs-terms-of-use-after-user-backlash/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:47:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2974016 UK probes how TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur protect child privacy https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/uk-probes-how-tiktok-reddit-and-imgur-protect-child-privacy/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:32:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2973908 Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy-friendly GenAI https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/jolla-founders-take-the-wraps-off-an-ai-assistant-to-power-up-their-push-for-privacy-friendly-genai/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:30:55 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2973874 Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/02/signal-is-the-number-one-downloaded-app-in-the-netherlands-but-why/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:36:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2973182 Mozilla responds to backlash over new terms, saying it’s not using people’s data for AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/mozilla-responds-to-backlash-over-new-terms-saying-its-not-using-peoples-data-for-ai/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:48:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2973288 These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/these-alternatives-to-popular-apps-can-help-reclaim-your-online-life-from-billionaires-and-surveillance/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2919909 Google makes it easier to delete personal info from Search results https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/google-makes-it-easier-to-delete-personal-info-from-search-results/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:01:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2971681