Northeastern University: Kash Patel, Bryon Noem: Political doxxing surges as digital lives leave powerful exposed. “Whether the string of leaks and hacks embarrasses those at their center is hard to say, but it reveals just how little of modern life remains truly private in a permanently networked world, Northeastern experts say.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/13/kash-patel-bryon-noem-political-doxxing-surges-as-digital-lives-leave-powerful-exposed-northeastern-university/

The Guardian: Meta employee in London accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images. “A former worker at Meta is under criminal investigation on suspicion of downloading about 30,000 private Facebook images. He was employed by the social media company when it is believed he designed a program to be able to access the pictures while avoiding internal security checks.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/12/the-guardian-meta-employee-in-london-accused-of-downloading-30000-private-facebook-images/

Tom’s Hardware: LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new ‘BrowserGate’ security report — scripts stealthily scan visitors’ browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvest hardware data. “LinkedIn is understood to be injecting a JavaScript fingerprinting script into every page load that probes visitors’ browsers for 6,236 installed Chrome extensions and collects detailed device […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/12/toms-hardware-linkedin-is-spying-on-you-according-to-a-new-browsergate-security-report-scripts-stealthily-scan-visitors-browsers-for-over-6000-chrome-extensions-and-harvest-hardwa/

Politico: 8 in 10 Europeans don’t trust US, Chinese firms with data. “Around 84 percent of people said they don’t trust American tech companies to handle their personal data responsibly. Trust in Chinese tech firms is even lower among Europeans: 93 percent said they don’t trust them to be responsible with their data.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/12/politico-8-in-10-europeans-dont-trust-us-chinese-firms-with-data/

Japan is set to introduce fines on businesses that repeatedly commit serious violations of the country's personal information protection law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/crime-legal/personal-info-rules-violators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #personalinformation #ai #diet

Engadget: OkCupid settles FTC case on alleged misuse of its users’ personal data . “According to the lawsuit, the FTC accused OkCupid of inappropriately sharing personal user data that includes photos and location info with a third party company, Clarifai, which offers AI-powered software for uses like facial recognition and content moderation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/engadget-okcupid-settles-ftc-case-on-alleged-misuse-of-its-users-personal-data/

NOTUS: The White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities. “The cybersecurity experts’ reviews of the app code turned up a host of issues that they say make data — for both users and some White House staffers — vulnerable. Several told NOTUS they were shocked by the slipshod approach to cybersecurity by the federal government, especially while the U.S. is engaged in war.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/notus-the-white-house-app-is-riddled-with-cybersecurity-vulnerabilities/

Jens Oliver Meiert: Releasing Searcher, a Configurable, Privacy-Minded Chromium Extension to Trigger Random Searches. “As part of my brand-new IA Defensa family of mini defense tools, Searcher Chromium is a configurable and extensible browser extension that automatically enters and can trigger searches on Google, Amazon, and almost any other site with a search field. The capability makes it […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/jens-oliver-meiert-releasing-searcher-a-configurable-privacy-minded-chromium-extension-to-trigger-random-searches/

Times of India: Aravind Srinivas’s Perplexity AI faces lawsuit over sharing users’ data without consent; company responds. “Perplexity AI has been accused of sharing user data with major tech companies – Google and Meta without proper consent. According to a report by Bloomberg, a lawsuit has been filed against Perplexity AI, led by CEO Aravind Srinivas accusing the company of allowing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/04/aravind-srinivass-perplexity-ai-faces-lawsuit-over-sharing-users-data-without-consent-company-responds-times-of-india/

ZDNet: Proton just launched a Google Workspace alternative – and it’s fully encrypted. “Proton, the organization behind the popular Proton VPN service, is carving a foothold in the productivity arena with the launch of Proton Workspace, available today. Proton, based in Switzerland and subject to the country’s strict privacy and data protection laws, calls its new offering a ‘private […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/03/zdnet-proton-just-launched-a-google-workspace-alternative-and-its-fully-encrypted/