There are no secrets on the internet. Just ask the women who entrusted their data to Tea
Arwa Mahdawi
An app designed to protect its users from dodgy men has been hacked by dodgy men. I wish I could say I’m surprised, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
Starmer says Tory ex-ministers have 'serious questions' to answer over Afghan data breach – video
PM comments after details emerge of accidental data leak by UK official in 2022 that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of torture and death
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‘The worst day of all time’: Afghans speak of safety fears after UK data leak
UK government’s deal with Google ‘dangerously naive’, say campaigners
Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row
June 2025
UK firm not racist for rejecting Chinese applicant over security concerns, tribunal rules
Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data
US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge
Shopper put on facial ID watchlist after dispute over 39p of paracetamol at Home Bargains
May 2025
TikTok fined €530m by Irish regulator for failing to guarantee China would not access user data
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission found video app breached GDPR and had submitted ‘erroneous information’ to inquiry
April 2025
UK Biobank is safely sharing health data to drive medical research
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Opt out: how to protect your data and privacy if you own a Tesla
Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records
UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret
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Genetic data is another asset to be exploited – beware who has yours
John Naughton
Floppy disks and vaccine cards: exhibition tells tale of privacy rights in UK
UK government tries to placate opponents of AI copyright bill
Data protection bill leaves room for governmental abuse, campaigners warn
March 2025
What could Apple’s legal challenge mean for data protection?
Stalked: how a relentless campaign of online abuse derailed one woman’s life
