• WhatsApp links now require that you share your contacts in order to work: Clickable URLs to start new chats are now disabled on Android devices, unless you share your contacts.
• Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom: Schools in the US are installing vape-detection tech in bathrooms to thwart student nicotine and cannabis use.
• A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers: By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
• Chat Control “brings high risks to society” say privacy experts: The revised bill has risks and doesn’t offer “clear benefits for children”.
• Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras: Flock Safety—the surveillance company behind USA’s largest network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs)—currently faces attacks on multiple fronts seeking to tear down the invasive and error-prone cameras across the country.