Tag: data-collection

Privacy Audit Reveals Extensive Data Collection by Popular Developer Tools

A comprehensive privacy audit of popular free developer tools revealed widespread collection of sensitive data including code snippets, project metadata, and user behavior patterns. The findings highlight significant privacy risks in the software development supply chain that most developers remain unaware of.

Mar 4, 2026Hacker News (filtered)

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Privacy Settlement, Phishing Evolution, and Weekly Threat Intel Roundup

Samsung agrees to stop collecting Texas residents' viewing data without consent following state settlement. Meanwhile, threat actors deploy sophisticated phishing campaigns disguised as purchase order PDFs to harvest credentials.

Mar 2, 2026BleepingComputer, Malwarebytes Labs

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