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Privacy Roundup: Week 3 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Specifically, stories and news items where public and/or private organizations have leveraged their capabilities to encroach on user privacy; for example, data brokers using underhanded means to harvest user location data without user knowledge or public organizations using technology without regard for user privacy. CVE-2025-21308.

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

Zero Day

And while financial costs may be a factor, individual victims may face targeted phishing campaigns, social engineering schemes, identity theft, and damage to credit. They may also experience anxiety or fear over how their leaked data will be used now and in the future.    Think you've been involved in a data breach?

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

And while financial costs may be a factor, individual victims may face targeted phishing campaigns, social engineering schemes, identity theft, and damage to credit. They may also experience anxiety or fear over how their leaked data will be used now and in the future.    Think you've been involved in a data breach?

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IVPN review: This VPN takes privacy to the next level

Zero Day

I went through the report, which mostly showed that they haven't handed over any user data despite getting several orders to do so.    Even if data collection is your primary concern, IVPN operates a clean zero-logs policy.

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US government wants health trackers for all? What it means for your health, privacy, and wallet

Zero Day

We see this already with certain partnerships, like Oura's collaboration with Essence Healthcare , where every Essence patient receives a free Oura Ring to track their health data and take that data to their doctor for medical assessment.

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I changed 10 settings on my Fire TV for better performance and fewer distractions

Zero Day

Disable unnecessary tracking After implementing the above step, you may be wondering what other types of data tracking or collection Amazon does in the background that puts strain on your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. Fortunately, you can disable most of this unnecessary surveillance to reduce background tasks and reclaim some speed.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.