Did you catch the story about Facebook giving apps access to your phone numbers and home addresses? The idea is going down about as well as might be expected. [Ars]
Facebook backs off on revealing your phone number and address
Airport phone searches hit record high amid Trump traveler crackdown
Border agents are searching phones at record rates. As reported in Wired, U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted over 55,000 device searches during fiscal year 2025 — a 17 percent… READ THE REST
App for snitching on Charlie Kirk critics leaks user data
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Danish justice minister: we must break perception of right to private messaging
Faced with stiff opposition, European countries are backing off plans to abolish encrypted messaging services, which allow people to keep communications private from hackers, criminals and governments alike. Denmark, though,… READ THE REST
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