# Privacy News **URL:** https://community.redact.dev/c/privacy-news/6.md [Latest](https://community.redact.dev/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.redact.dev/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.redact.dev/tags.md) --- ## [About the Privacy News category](https://community.redact.dev/t/about-the-privacy-news-category/24)
**Author:** [@Redacto](https://community.redact.dev/u/Redacto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/about-the-privacy-news-category/24 "2025-07-18T02:21:19Z")
Read privacy news covering surveillance, digital footprints, monitoring, legislation and developments in privacy or anti-privacy technology. --- ## [Gyazo.com has been hacked and almost half a billion records are in the wild now](https://community.redact.dev/t/gyazo-com-has-been-hacked-and-almost-half-a-billion-records-are-in-the-wild-now/510)
**Author:** [@sheesh](https://community.redact.dev/u/sheesh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/gyazo-com-has-been-hacked-and-almost-half-a-billion-records-are-in-the-wild-now/510 "2026-09-24T16:32:20Z")
If you use Gyazo, you’ve probably noticed it’s been down for days. It got hacked on September 11 and it’s been fully offline since September 18, with no return date yet. I wrote up the full breakdown on our blog. What… --- ## [A running full list of Discord data breaches and what to do about each one](https://community.redact.dev/t/a-running-full-list-of-discord-data-breaches-and-what-to-do-about-each-one/324)
**Author:** [@derekfrancisc](https://community.redact.dev/u/derekfrancisc)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/a-running-full-list-of-discord-data-breaches-and-what-to-do-about-each-one/324 "2026-07-28T16:00:51Z")
Heads up I made a lot of this post with AI, but it’s all completely legit and accurate. I just fed AI the details and facts and had it compile everything in a nice organized manner. If not it would just be a wall of me r… --- ## [What’s actually in your Discord data package? I hope you're sitting down](https://community.redact.dev/t/what-s-actually-in-your-discord-data-package-i-hope-youre-sitting-down/335)
**Author:** [@The607llc](https://community.redact.dev/u/The607llc)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/what-s-actually-in-your-discord-data-package-i-hope-youre-sitting-down/335 "2026-07-14T20:01:31Z")
Right, did this last weekend on a whim and reckon it’s worth sharing because most people I’ve spoken to assume Discord doesn’t keep much. WRONG. They keep heaps. How to request: Settings \> Privacy & Safety \> Request all… --- ## [Does the US Government want to know your social media names or do they want actual login to your social media accounts?](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158)
**Author:** [@lil\_debbie\_cakes](https://community.redact.dev/u/lil_debbie_cakes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/does-the-us-government-want-to-know-your-social-media-names-or-do-they-want-actual-login-to-your-social-media-accounts/158 "2026-06-20T16:34:08Z")
I am referring to this story of course: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check --- ## [Meta Employees protest AI training tool as they face mass layoffs at the company](https://community.redact.dev/t/meta-employees-protest-ai-training-tool-as-they-face-mass-layoffs-at-the-company/388)
**Author:** [@phillydoe](https://community.redact.dev/u/phillydoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/meta-employees-protest-ai-training-tool-as-they-face-mass-layoffs-at-the-company/388 "2026-05-15T17:33:34Z")
Full story: Meta Employees Protest AI Training Tool That Records Their Mouse Movements\*\* Quick Story Summary\*\* Meta employees in the United States are protesting mouse-tracking software installed on company computers… --- ## [Discord hackers accessed Anthropic Mythos AI by vendor and URL guessing](https://community.redact.dev/t/discord-hackers-accessed-anthropic-mythos-ai-by-vendor-and-url-guessing/326)
**Author:** [@UP\_DOG](https://community.redact.dev/u/UP_DOG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/discord-hackers-accessed-anthropic-mythos-ai-by-vendor-and-url-guessing/326 "2026-05-09T13:47:57Z")
Crazy! Posting this because it’s so relevant to the vendor-environment stuff we keep coming back to. Bloomberg broke this story earlier this week I seen it on X, then Wired, TechCrunch, Engadget, Fortune all picked it up… --- ## [Zara online data leak, my info is now on the web! Here's what I did to reduce the damage](https://community.redact.dev/t/zara-online-data-leak-my-info-is-now-on-the-web-heres-what-i-did-to-reduce-the-damage/322)
**Author:** [@Tommy](https://community.redact.dev/u/Tommy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/zara-online-data-leak-my-info-is-now-on-the-web-heres-what-i-did-to-reduce-the-damage/322 "2026-05-06T10:30:30Z")
Saw the news this week that the breach hit basically all the Inditex brands (Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Oysho). The attackers are claiming they got 19 million records. I’ve had my Zara account since back ar… --- ## [What browser do you use? (poll)](https://community.redact.dev/t/what-browser-do-you-use-poll/327)
**Author:** [@Trigger\_Control](https://community.redact.dev/u/Trigger_Control)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/what-browser-do-you-use-poll/327 "2026-04-28T18:43:28Z")
JW what browser everyone is on? poll --- ## [Google Defying Canada's Right to Be Forgotten Law](https://community.redact.dev/t/google-defying-canadas-right-to-be-forgotten-law/111)
**Author:** [@groble27](https://community.redact.dev/u/groble27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/google-defying-canadas-right-to-be-forgotten-law/111 "2025-11-26T01:46:19Z")
TLDR: the first real Canadian precedent on digital erasure vs free expression. Canada’s privacy commissioner says Google violated federal privacy law by refusing to de-list search results about a dropped criminal charg… --- ## [Aaron Cohen (GIDEON Mass Surveillance Tool) Had Another Fox News Appearance (Somehow)](https://community.redact.dev/t/aaron-cohen-gideon-mass-surveillance-tool-had-another-fox-news-appearance-somehow/115)
**Author:** [@groble27](https://community.redact.dev/u/groble27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/aaron-cohen-gideon-mass-surveillance-tool-had-another-fox-news-appearance-somehow/115 "2025-09-04T22:37:39Z")
so this was on the redact blog a while ago but somehow aaron cohen had another fox news appearance (he posted about it here) where he AGAIN claims he’s launching the "first ai powered threat detection system” and said it… --- ## [The Internet Wants to Check you ID by The New Yorker](https://community.redact.dev/t/the-internet-wants-to-check-you-id-by-the-new-yorker/112)
**Author:** [@Trigger\_Control](https://community.redact.dev/u/Trigger_Control)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/the-internet-wants-to-check-you-id-by-the-new-yorker/112 "2025-08-31T01:45:50Z")
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-internet-wants-to-check-your-id “New safety rules require users to verify their identities before gaining access to sites. This spells the end of the relative anonym… --- ## [AI photo recognition, social screening in recruitment, Home Depot's facial recongition practices](https://community.redact.dev/t/ai-photo-recognition-social-screening-in-recruitment-home-depots-facial-recongition-practices/110)
**Author:** [@wooly](https://community.redact.dev/u/wooly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/ai-photo-recognition-social-screening-in-recruitment-home-depots-facial-recongition-practices/110 "2025-08-22T04:11:21Z")
The pace of anti-privacy innovation and corporate adoption continues to be almost impossible to keep up with. Just recently, a terrifying new AI photo recognition tool can find the location of a photo with a snippet. Me… --- ## [Disable Instagram Map Location Sharing](https://community.redact.dev/t/disable-instagram-map-location-sharing/98)
**Author:** [@wooly](https://community.redact.dev/u/wooly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/disable-instagram-map-location-sharing/98 "2025-08-08T04:43:40Z")
Yo! You might have heard about the new instagram maps feature - instagram are saying it’s opt-in only but users claim they’ve been defaulted into the feature. How to Turn Off Instagram Maps (2025) There are two methods … --- ## [New socially engineered google data breach](https://community.redact.dev/t/new-socially-engineered-google-data-breach/95)
**Author:** [@groble27](https://community.redact.dev/u/groble27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/new-socially-engineered-google-data-breach/95 "2025-08-06T23:39:38Z")
According to Google’s own disclosure and surrounding coverage, ShinyHunters tricked employees into installing a booby-trapped copy of Salesforce Data Loader, then siphoned off a trove of SMB contact info (notes, emails, … --- ## [Spotify + Others Implementing Mandatory ID checks in the UK, Australia](https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89)
**Author:** [@wooly](https://community.redact.dev/u/wooly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/spotify-others-implementing-mandatory-id-checks-in-the-uk-australia/89 "2025-08-06T04:20:49Z")
Hey folks, Spotify just imposed a pretty intense requirement for every UK based listener: prove you’re 18+ with a selfie or government ID, or your account can be frozen - then wiped after 90 days. They’re leaning on Yot…