• This ‘invisible’ data trail can reveal your location, health status and even sexuality to scammers: “Metadata is the raw material of mass surveillance, and artificial intelligence [AI] systems are making it more and more refined.” – Harry Halpin
• Jaya Brekke on Mixnets and digital privacy’s inflection point: Privacy isn’t about having ‘something to hide,’ but about preserving the basic integrity of how we make decisions and relate to one another offline within digital environments.
• Switzerland Launches Apertus: A Public, Open-Source AI Model Built for Privacy: Researchers from EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) have unveiled Apertus, a fully open-source, multilingual large language model (LLM) built with transparency, inclusiveness, and compliance at its core.
• Fired WhatsApp security head accuses Meta of ignoring major privacy threats: Attaullah Baig said Meta ignored repeated warnings about hacks and data risks on WhatsApp, gave staff wide access to private details and then fired him after he raised concerns.
• AI agents are coming for your privacy, warns Meredith Whittaker: The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security.