Privacy News Round-Up #91 🌏

Privacy News Round-Up #91 :earth_asia:

23andMe Sale Shows Your Genetic Data Is Worth $17 : 23andMe sold the genetic data of 15 million people for $256 million to a pharmaceutical company called Regeneron.

Telegram Gave Authorities Data on More than 20,000 Users: According to its newest transparency report, Telegram complied with more than 5,000 requests from authorities in the first three months of 2025.

Signal blocks recall on Windows : Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows.

NSW education department caught unaware after Microsoft Teams began collecting students’ biometric data : Gathering of face and voice data went unnoticed for one month after it was automatically enabled for video conferencing app users in March.

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials : A trove of breached data, which has now been taken down, includes user logins for platforms including Apple, Google, and Meta. Among the exposed accounts are ones linked to dozens of governments. [paywalled]