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Some data breaches include novel information about us, are the result of particularly noteworthy security flaws, or are just so massive they’re impossible to ignore. Here’s EFF’s list of some of the most egregious data breaches of 2024.

eff.orgThe Breachies 2024: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the YearPrivacy isn’t dead. While some information about you is almost certainly out there, that’s no reason for despair. In fact, it’s a good reason to take action.

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They are very, very thoroughly audited. There has been no evidence of hacking. I wish there was, I'd be far less disappointed in my country, but no, we are just really filled with this many terrible people.

The Salt Typhoon incident is probably the most disturbing, being the outcome of lawfully mandated backdoor access. Governments everywhere need to internalise their inability to safeguard their digital citizens, in a world where digital access is so mainstream.

Data is only fair game when it applies to someone wanting yours . So basically privacy laws are just to make us feel safe whilst we look up a recipe for fish pie

If the public really only knew about how hilariously bad insurance companies are at storing and protecting their data… I’m talking your most private personal medical details uploaded to SharePoints, medical records saved as PDFs without password on shared network drives…