#privacy
9 articles exploring privacy. Expert insights and analysis from our editorial team.
Articles
Google Ignores California's Global Privacy Control 86% of the Time: webXray's 7,000-Site Audit
webXray's March 2026 audit found Google ignored California's GPC opt-out in 86% of cases, with Meta at 69% and Microsoft at 50%, exposing systemic CCPA noncompliance.
GitHub CLI v2.91.0 Turns On Default Telemetry: What gh Collects and How to Opt Out in CI and Agent Pipelines
GitHub CLI v2.91.0 enables pseudonymous telemetry by default, collecting command paths, flags, CI context, and device IDs on 1% of invocations. Teams running gh inside Claude.
When Federal AI Gets Reckless: The DOGE Social Security Data Story
A whistleblower alleges an ex-DOGE engineer took Social Security data on 500M Americans to a private job. Here's what happened, what laws were broken, and why it matters.
The Fight to Keep Android Open
Google's 2026 developer verification mandate threatens the open-source Android ecosystem. A coalition of 37 organizations—including the EFF and F-Droid—is fighting back, as alternative app stores and privacy-focused Android forks face an existential challenge from Google's tightening grip on the platform.
Amazon and Google Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State
Amazon Ring and Google Nest have inadvertently exposed the vast surveillance capabilities available to U.S. law enforcement through IoT devices, revealing warrantless data sharing and mass monitoring infrastructure that threatens constitutional privacy protections.
WiFi DensePose: Full-Body Tracking Through Walls Using Your Router
WiFi-based DensePose technology uses commodity mesh routers to perform dense human pose estimation through walls, raising critical privacy concerns as researchers demonstrate how standard WiFi signals can track body movements and positions without consent or line of sight.
Off Grid AI: Running LLMs Completely Offline on Your Phone
A new wave of open-source tools enables large language models, image generation, and vision AI to run entirely offline on mobile devices, fundamentally changing privacy, accessibility, and cost dynamics for AI users worldwide.
The Complete Guide to Local LLMs in 2026
Why [running AI on your own hardware](/articles/vllm-block-level-preemption-and-flexkv-shift-the-long-context-bottleneck-from/) is becoming the default choice for privacy-conscious developers and enterprises alike
ChatGPT Ads Are Coming. Should You Care About OpenAI's Controversial Pivot?
OpenAI is testing ads in ChatGPT, marking a dramatic shift from its premium subscription model. Here's what users need to know about privacy, alternatives, and the future of AI access.