Anthropic's new privacy policy adds biometric checks to Claude accounts: Anthropic updated its privacy policy June 8, 2026, effective July 8, adding biometric identity checks, third-party KYC data, and agentic data flow disclosures. https://ppc.land/anthropics-new-privacy-policy-adds-biometric-checks-to-claude-accounts/ #PrivacyPolicy #BiometricData #KYC #DataProtection #OnlineSecurity
Anthropic's new privacy policy adds biometric checks to Claude accounts

Anthropic updated its privacy policy June 8, 2026, effective July 8, adding biometric identity checks, third-party KYC data, and agentic data flow disclosures.

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Canada should keep its data out of U.S. hands | The-14

Bill C-22 could expose Canadian data to U.S. authorities. Critics warn it risks privacy, digital sovereignty and constitutional rights.

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Canada passes Bill C-22, expanding lawful access powers for law enforcement to obtain digital information under judicial warrants. 📜
The law enables secret metadata retention orders and system access requirements for providers, raising ongoing encryption and oversight concerns. 🔐

🔗 https://globalnews.ca/news/11911957/lawful-access-bill-passes-privacy-liberals-tinfoil-hat/

#TechNews #Canada #Privacy #Surveillance #LawfulAccess #Law #CyberSecurity #Encryption #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Policy #CivilLiberties #BigTech

Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes

Conservatives and other opposition parties sought to address privacy concerns in Bill C-22, but the Liberal government shut down debate and fast-tracked the bill.

Global News

GrapheneOS notes Android 17 “sort of” support, reflecting early compatibility work rather than a fully stable rollout across devices. 📱
It tracks Android 17 privacy upgrades like stronger permissions and encryption while maintaining its hardened AOSP-based security model. 🔐

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@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/06/17/android-17-launched-what-new-privacy-security-features-does-it-bring/

#TechNews #GrapheneOS #Android #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #FOSS #Mobile #MobileSecurity #Encryption #AOSP #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #Linux #UserPrivacy

Android 17 Launched, What New Privacy/Security Features Does it Bring?

Android 17 has now officially launched, bringing with it a slew of new privacy and security upgrades like the new Contact Picker and post-quantum app signing.

Privacy Guides

Meta is testing face-recognition software for its smart glasses app, built with Rank One, a surveillance-tech supplier tied to Pentagon use. 🤖
It is developed for internal use in Meta’s smart glasses app and uses biometric data stored on users’ phones while drawing on Rank One’s surveillance tools. 📱

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/meta-rank-one-computing-face-recognition-smart-glasses/

#TechNews #Meta #FaceRecognition #Surveillance #SmartGlasses #Privacy #AI #MachineLearning #CyberSecurity #Biometrics #DataProtection #BigTech #FOSS #OpenSource

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app.

WIRED
Most health data from wellness apps is outside HIPAA protections, leaving sensitive information vulnerable to misuse and commercialisation. Legal gaps mean personal health info can be sold or exploited without users' knowledge. Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/your-body-their-data-32bk
#HumanInTheLoop #HealthDataPrivacy #AIandHealthcare #DataProtection
Your Body, Their Data

Every morning, roughly 62 million Americans strap on a fitness tracker, open a wellness app, or tap...

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@bfdi IWGDPT #BerlinGroup publishes working paper on #ExtendedReality
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Kurzmeldungen/EN/2026/10_IWGDPT-WP-Extended-Reality.htmlThe International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (also known as the Berlin Group) chaired by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), has presented a new paper containing recommendations on #dataprotection regarding "Extended Reality" applications.
BfDI - Press - IWGDPT Berlin Group publishes working paper on Extended Reality

"John Edwards' departure is a chance for the [UK] Government to appoint a regulator with teeth, and reset the regulators' approach of providing data protection in name only."

"Parliament must ensure that the future Commission is run by professionals who want the law enforced, including against government data failures."

🗣️ ORG's @jim.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0eyq7rnn22o

#ICO #ResetTheICO #dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

ICO boss John Edwards announces resignation following investigation

Edwards has been the boss of the data watchdog since January 2022, and said he had made inappropriate attempts at humour.

BBC News

A law only works if it's enforced.

Yet time and time again, the UK Information Commissioner's Office has failed to protect our data rights.

Our privacy relies on a regulator that will take action against the government and private sector at a time of escalating threats.

We need to #ResetTheICO.

Sign and share the petition ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/reset-ico

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Reset the ICO

Sign the petition! The ICO is failing us. It's time for a reset. Time and time again, the ICO has failed to protect our data rights. They failed to formally investigate the Ministry of Defence over the leak of a spreadsheet detailing 19,000 people who were fleeing the Talibans – the worst data breach in UK history. They ignored thousands of complaints from the public and allowed Meta to press ahead with plans to scrape its users data. They ignored ORG and 70 other organisations who raised concerns about serious data breaches arising from the Home Office’s e-visa scheme.

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We’re suing Farage’s Reform in the High Court | Good Law Project

Update (25 March 2025): We’ve just filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK at the High Court.

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