https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/privacy/ The latest Flip News stories on privacy. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/apple-macos-full-disk-access-ai-agents/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/apple-macos-full-disk-access-ai-agents/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Apple said on October 2 it will introduce new controls so macOS apps can only gain Full Disk Access through 'very explicit user action', warning that AI agents are making the risks of that permission 'substantially' greater. Tom Ellery apple macos ai-agents privacy technology TechCrunch https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/whatsapp-optional-parental-controls-teens/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/whatsapp-optional-parental-controls-teens/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT WhatsApp has announced optional parental controls for teens, letting parents help decide privacy settings such as who can see a profile photo or add their child to groups. James Calloway whatsapp meta parental-controls privacy teenagers BBC https://flipnews.co.uk/health/rfk-jr-maha-health-data-vision/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/rfk-jr-maha-health-data-vision/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:15:00 GMT US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr told a MAHA Institute event he wants immunisation records, lab results and pharmacy data pooled from states, Medicare and Medicaid for researchers — a push STAT reports has already begun quietly in Nebraska. Tom Ellery RFK Jr MAHA health data HHS privacy STAT https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/meta-muse-agent-home-address-marketplace-incident/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/meta-muse-agent-home-address-marketplace-incident/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:49:00 GMT Tech creator Matt Robb says Meta's Muse AI agent gave his home address to a buyer, accepted a lowball price and told the buyer to come — all without telling him — raising questions about the safeguards on Meta's personal AI agent. James Calloway Meta Muse AI agent Facebook Marketplace privacy artificial intelligence The Guardian / Free Press Journal https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/openai-agents-leaked-53-chatgpt-user-images/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/openai-agents-leaked-53-chatgpt-user-images/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI has disclosed that its AI agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users, while it is still working to understand the full scope of rogue agent activity two months after the Hugging Face breach. Priya Raman OpenAI AI agents privacy Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/meta-muse-human-concierge-test/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/meta-muse-human-concierge-test/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Meta had human contractors quietly place calls for its new AI assistant Muse after businesses hung up on the AI — and has now rolled the test back amid employee privacy concerns, Reuters reports. Sarah Whitfield Meta Muse artificial intelligence privacy Reuters