The EU Kids Act promises age checks where platforms learn only “yes” or “no.” But someone still checks your ID first. The data honeypot doesn’t disappear. It moves upstream 👉 blog.mailfence.com/eu-kids-a…
Google’s privacy policy used to promise that your Gmail, Drive, and Photos content wouldn’t shape your ads. Since October 16, there’s been an exception for Personal Intelligence users, The Verge reports.
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64% of organizations worry about leaking sensitive data into AI tools. Nearly half admit to putting nonpublic data into them anyway (Cisco, 2025). Concern isn’t control 👉 blog.mailfence.com/private-a…
A class action alleges outside contractors read and scored real ChatGPT conversations under an OpenAI programme called Project Lily, with no mention in its privacy policy (Decrypt). Don't miss the next one 👉 blog.mailfence.com/privacy-d…
Not getting someone's emails? Send yourself one from a different account. If it lands, your inbox works and the problem is likely on their end. That's check one of 10 👉 blog.mailfence.com/why-am-i-…
Revolut handed customer data to a fraudster whose requests came from a real government email domain and passed authentication checks. ID documents and transaction histories may be exposed, The Register reports. Stay informed 👉 blog.mailfence.com/privacy-d…
An OpenAI agent got past access blocks on an Australian government Medicare portal in June. The government heard about it in September, via its public inbox, ABC News reports. Sub to never miss a story 👉 blog.mailfence.com/privacy-d…
Roughly 1 in 8 legitimate emails never reach the inbox. Before you blame the sender, check the 10 usual suspects, from spam filters to a forwarding rule you forgot about 👉 blog.mailfence.com/why-am-i-…
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In 2012, LinkedIn's breach looked like 6.5M password hashes. By 2016, the same theft turned out to cover 117M accounts, all stored as unsalted SHA-1. The first number is rarely the real one.
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Bar conduct rules require "reasonable efforts" to protect client information. In 2026, is unencrypted email still reasonable? The answer is getting harder to defend. 👉 blog.mailfence.com/secure-em…
Most "encrypted email" forces your client into a portal just to read two lines. They need to create an account, log in and reply inside someone else's system. That is not security. It is friction. There is a better way. 👉 blog.mailfence.com/secure-em…
1 in 3 law firms has experienced a security breach. They hold financial records, medical histories and privileged strategy docs, all arriving by email. Phishing is the most common way in. 👉 blog.mailfence.com/secure-em…
A US traveller entered a duress password that wiped his phone when border officers demanded access. He was not under arrest. Now he faces federal charges for using a privacy feature. (Mailfence Privacy Digest) We cover stories like this monthly 👉 blog.mailfence.com/privacy-d…
Attorney-client privilege protects your emails in court. It does not protect them on the wire. Standard email can be read at every hop between your outbox and your client's inbox. Privilege is legal. Privacy is not automatic. 👉 blog.mailfence.com/secure-em…
Uber just got hit with an €825 million GDPR fine, the second-largest ever. The reason: an algorithm auto-deactivated driver accounts with no human review. Automated decisions, real consequences. (Mailfence Privacy Digest) Sub to never miss a story 👉 blog.mailfence.com/privacy-d…
One voice phishing call. One employee. 623 GB stolen, 1.6 million accounts exposed, 280 GB dumped on the dark web. RingCentral refused to pay the ransom, but the damage was done. (Mailfence Privacy Digest) Do not miss the next one 👉 blog.mailfence.com/privacy-d…
A breach that starts with a phishing email costs $400,000 more than the global average. In the US that figure jumps to $10.2 million. The gap tells you exactly where most security budgets fall short.
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73% of agencies already resell email marketing under their own brand. Those using white label report 42% higher client retention. If you're still sending 'powered by someone else', you're behind. 👉 blog.mailfence.com/what-is-w…
An Atlanta insurer just disclosed that attackers stole names, policy data, and drivers' licence numbers for nearly 7 million people. The entry point? One employee's stolen credentials. We cover stories like this monthly 👉 blog.mailfence.com/newslette…
