Privacy News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/privacy/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:49:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Privacy News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/privacy/ 32 32 Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/meta-plans-to-add-facial-recognition-to-its-smart-glasses-report-claims/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:58:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092812 Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/complyance-raises-20m-to-help-companies-manage-risk-and-compliance/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091539 Last 24 hours to grab your plus-one pass at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/last-24-hours-to-grab-your-1-pass-at-50-off-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088146 Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apples-new-iphone-and-ipad-security-feature-limits-cell-networks-from-collecting-precise-location-data/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:50:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087775 Samsung teases new privacy feature to hide your Galaxy phone screen from onlookers https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/samsung-teases-new-privacy-feature-to-hide-your-galaxy-phone-screen-from-onlookers/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:44:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087119 Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/google-pays-68-million-to-settle-claims-its-voice-assistant-spied-on-users/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:43:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3086376 US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/us-senators-demand-answers-from-x-meta-alphabet-on-sexualized-deepfakes/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3083010 The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/the-ftcs-data-sharing-order-against-gm-is-finally-settled/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:27:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3082822 California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/03/california-residents-can-use-new-tool-to-demand-brokers-delete-their-personal-data/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:25:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3079517 Mozilla’s new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/mozillas-new-ceo-says-ai-is-coming-to-firefox-but-will-remain-a-choice/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:17:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3076837 Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/amazons-ring-rolls-out-controversial-ai-powered-facial-recognition-feature-to-video-doorbells/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:04:08 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3074272 One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/one-of-googles-biggest-ai-advantages-is-what-it-already-knows-about-you/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:17:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3071608 Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/apples-new-app-review-guidelines-clamp-down-on-apps-sharing-personal-data-with-third-party-ai/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:14:35 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3067790 Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/google-now-lets-you-add-friends-as-contacts-for-account-recovery/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3057773 Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/viral-call-recording-app-neon-goes-dark-after-exposing-users-phone-numbers-call-recordings-and-transcripts/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:10:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3050604 Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/microsoft-cuts-cloud-services-to-israeli-military-unit-over-palestinian-surveillance/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:33:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3050518 Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/24/neon-the-no-2-social-app-on-the-apple-app-store-pays-users-to-record-their-phone-calls-and-sells-data-to-ai-firms/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:50:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3049717 Google partners with UK nonprofit to detect and remove nonconsensual intimate images from Search https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/google-partners-with-uk-nonprofit-to-detect-and-remove-nonconsensual-intimate-images-from-search/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:52:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3047346 ICE unit signs new $3M contract for phone-hacking tech https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/ice-unit-signs-new-3-million-contract-for-phone-hacking-tech/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:37:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3047296 Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers’ phones https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/samsung-patches-zero-day-security-flaw-used-to-hack-into-its-customers-phones/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:20:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3046396