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What LLMs Know About Their Users

Schneier on Security

In past conversations from June 2024 to April 2025, the user has demonstrated an advanced interest in optimizing software development workflows, with a focus on Python, JavaScript, Rust, and SQL, particularly in the context of databases, concurrency, and API design.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 3 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 12 JAN 2025 - 18 JAN 2025. Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance Wired Covers the use of powerful surveillance technology in predicting who might be a "threat." Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 12 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 16 MAR 2025 - 22 MAR 2025. Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. These apps also frequently use Bluetooth data to gather location information and proximity to nearby devices.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 11 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 9 MAR 2025 - 15 MAR 2025. Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Of course, personalized in this context means leveraging extensive amounts of data collected on people.

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A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of +62,000 users

Security Affairs

As such, these apps are commonly referred to as “stalkerware” (or spouseware) for their propensity to facilitate non-consensual surveillance of spouses and romantic partners, which is illegal. Daigle shared his findings with TechCrunch security editor Zack Whittaker, who contacted Google on June 23, 2025.

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Protect Your Privacy: Best Secure Messaging Apps in 2025

eSecurity Planet

Run by a nonprofit and funded by donations, there are no ads, trackers, or data collection in Signal. Key features E2EE on messages, calls, and media Minimal data collection. Briar Briar is built for when traditional networks fail, or surveillance is everywhere.

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Close Home Tech Security 16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer and  Lance Whitney, Contributor June 22, 2025 at 1:30 a.m. billion records each.

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