Privacy & Digital Freedom News — 2026-08-24
August 24, 20262 min readnews · privacy · roundup · auto
The daily reading list for people who care about digital privacy — curated headlines with links to the original reporting. Why we track this: every new SIM-registration law, data-broker leak, and surveillance expansion is a reason anonymous connectivity exists.
EFF Deeplinks
- EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on Nottinghamshire Police to Halt Live Face Recognition — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><span>This week, EFF, along with Big Brother Watch, Defend Digital Me, Libe…
- Intermediary Liability in Brazil: The Intricate Path Ahead — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><span data-contrast="none">Brazil's new internet intermediary liability reg…
- Some Tech Companies Have Privately Pushed Back on ICE Subpoenas. They Should All Do More. — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pu…
- 📍 The Sneaky Code Tracking App Users | EFFector 38.15 — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Your location isn't just a pin on a map—it can expose some of the most inti…
Schneier on Security
- Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid — The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid rose unexpectedly from a patch of the Pacific Ocean around 370 miles from Tokyo and glided near the boat for about 30 metres. The astonished resear…
- AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code — This sort of research is both exciting and terrifying: The two models in question were told to generate complete genomes for a viable bacteriophage—a type of virus able to infect and replicate itself inside bacteri…
- More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges — The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in “unsanctioned behavior”—what I have been calling “ genie behavior —while being tested on their cybersecurity capabilities…
- Detailed Timeline of OpenAI’s Cyberattack on Hugging Face — OpenAI presented details of its AI’s model’s cyberattack on Hugging Face at Black Hat last week. Simon Willison details the timeline. It’s really interesting to read through—and really impressive …
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