Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Microsoft complied with a warrant to hand over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, and privacy advocates are worried.

The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits

When the tech giant retired a popular software grant, years of nonprofit data vanished with it.

Once-in-a-generation moment to protect U.S. Privacy - Irish Council for Civil Liberties

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering new privacy rules. The ICCL & Open Markets & TACD make a major submission showing the need for action

ICCL report on the scale of Real-Time Bidding data broadcasts in the U.S. and Europe - Irish Council for Civil Liberties

New report: the $127 billion "Real-Time Bidding" online ad industry tracks & shares what people view online, and their locations, 178 Trillion times a year in the U.S. & Europe.

Microsoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal

Planning documents for "Scout" say the plan is to "make people addicted" to the tool before adding new features.

Windows 11 is adding another Copilot button nobody asked for

Ever wish you could share a window with Copilot directly from the taskbar? No, neither have we.

As Windows turns 40, Microsoft faces an AI backlash

Windows power users seem fed up

Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate new models before they’re released publicly.

webXray California Privacy Audit | A Legal Minefield that Puts Users at Risk

Empirical analysis of Global Privacy Control compliance across popular websites accessed from California. Independent research by webXray.

Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

“This is the Strait of Hormuz in the data economy. If you want to make a change, this is where you cut it off. Anything short of that is theatrical political posture.”