I often find that people in developed countries don't "get" crypto because they don't understand why sovereignty would matter crypto users in developed countries often have even worse takes, basically seeing it as a vehicle for their own speculation the correct take (imo) is that crypto = sovereignty, and sovereignty matters to protect against oppression if you've never really been oppressed in some way then it's hard to grok

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EU is set to ban privacy coins and anon accounts by 2027 https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027

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The CFPB is killing planned rules that would have shielded American consumer data from data brokers that profit off its sale. https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/

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Google will pay $1.375 billion to settle privacy violation lawsuits filed by Texas over how it tracked users’ location, incognito searches, and biometric data. this is the largest privacy settlement ever secured by a single state against Google, far surpassing previous deals. https://www.theverge.com/news/664663/google-texas-settlement-1-billion-data-privacy-violations

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big win: a US jury has ordered NSO group, the Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware, to pay WhatsApp $168 million for a 2019 hack that targeted journalists, activists, and political dissidents. it's the first time a spyware maker has been held legally responsible for exploiting smartphone platforms like WhatsApp, setting a major precedent for the surveillance tech industry. https://www.ft.com/content/be26c503-b4e0-4ba5-a5ca-e9e75c351c46

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telemessage, a compliance‑friendly fork of signal used by government and financial outfits, has been breached. an attacker exploited its backend to pull archived chats, contact lists, and login credentials. telemessage modified signal to store “for‑the‑record” copies, making that data a new attack surface. the official signal client is not affected. https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/

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TikTok has been fined €530 million ($600 million) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for unlawfully transferring European user data to China and failing to adequately protect it under GDPR rules. the investigation revealed that TikTok did not sufficiently safeguard user data accessed by employees in China and failed to fully disclose China as a data destination. TikTok disputes the findings and plans to appeal, citing reforms under its "Project Clover" initiative. https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-slapped-600m-fine-illegal-data-transfers-to-china-2025-5?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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meta just changed the privacy policy for its ray-ban smart glasses, removing the option to stop voice recordings from being stored. users can still delete recordings manually, but voice data may now be kept for up to a year to help train meta’s ai models. https://www.theverge.com/news/658602/meta-ray-ban-privacy-policy-ai-training-voice-recordings

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new records show that automakers like GM and Ford are collecting and transmitting large amounts of vehicle data from cars with active subscriptions to features like emergency dashcam and hands-free driving systems, and law enforcement agencies are actively training to access this information during investigations without drivers' knowledge or consent. https://www.wired.com/story/police-records-car-subscription-features-surveillance/

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Google is officially abandoning its plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. after years of delays, the company says it will stick with the current system and won’t roll out a new prompt for cookie choices even despite pushback from privacy advocates, regulators, and advertisers. Google now says there’s no consensus on how to replace third-party cookies, effectively ending the sandbox project. https://www.theverge.com/news/653964/google-privacy-sandbox-plans-scrapped-third-party-cookies

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a U.S. appeals court just revived a data privacy lawsuit against Shopify, saying the Canadian company can be sued in California for collecting and selling personal data from state residents through tracking cookies. the court said Shopify “expressly aimed” its actions at Californians—rejecting arguments that its actions weren’t tied to any specific state. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/shopify-must-face-data-privacy-lawsuit-us-2025-04-21/

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Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing new DNA privacy legislation following 23andMe’s bankruptcy, which raised alarms about the fate of over 15 million users’ genetic data. the proposed Genetic Materials Privacy and Compensation Act would give individuals legal ownership of their DNA, require informed consent before sharing or selling it, and ensure users are compensated if companies profit from their data. https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/01/dna-privacy-23andme-pennsylvania

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Meta is now using public posts and AI interactions from adult users in the EU to train its AI models. private messages and data from users under 18 are excluded. users will receive notifications with details and can opt out via a provided form. https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-use-public-posts-ai-interactions-train-models-eu-2025-04-14/

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HIPAA rules are getting a major overhaul in 2025. with AI spreading fast and ransomware attacks up 264% last year, the government’s cracking down on lazy security audits and tightening requirements for encryption, multifactor authentication, and employee training. patient data access is also under a microscope—one complaint can trigger big fines. plus, new rules are now in effect to protect reproductive health info from being used in investigations, even as legal battles play out. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/new-legal-developments-herald-big-changes-hipaa-compliance-2025-2025-04-07/

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Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for an end to a data-sharing deal with the U.K. after the British government ordered Apple to create a backdoor into its encrypted systems. The 2019 CLOUD Act agreement lets the U.K. access user data for criminal investigations—except when it involves U.S. citizens—but recent developments suggest that line may have been crossed. Apple has since pulled its Advanced Data Protection feature in the U.K. and is fighting the order. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/two-us-lawmakers-urge-white-house-end-uk-data-treaty-after-apple-backdoor-order-2025-04-08/

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