Rappler's latest stories on privacy issues
400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse – reports
Reports say an exposed server stored 419 million records on users across several databases – including 133 million US accounts, more than 50 million in Vietnam, and 18 million in Britain
Silicon Valley wants to read your mind – here's why you should be worried
Elon Musk's Neuralink is developing a brain implant to connect people's minds directly to a computer. These mind-reading systems could affect our privacy, security, identity, equality, and personal safety.
Bill Gates urges balance, discussion in iPhone unlock case
UPDATED Gates holds the belief that with the right safeguards there are cases where the government on our behalf – like stopping terrorism which could get worse in the future – that that is valuable
Apple says expert panel should take up encryption issue
Battle lines are drawn in the case with many tech firms and encryption experts backing Apple and law enforcement supporters siding with the government
Facebook's Zuckerberg 'sympathetic' with Apple's fight with US authorities
UPDATED Zuckerberg: I don t think that requiring back doors to encryption is either going to be an effective thing to increase security or is really the right thing to do We are pretty sympathetic to Tim and Apple
Facebook releases data on US security requests
US security related requests in the 2nd half of 2012 involve between 18 000 to 19 000 accounts
Celine Dion's privacy violated, says French court
A court awards Celine Dion 9 940 after a magazine was found guilty of breaking her privacy
Europe-vs-Facebook group gathers comments in privacy battle
Run by an Austrian law student the campaign vs Facebook gathers 7 000 comments on privacy issues
