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Three US senators warned Meta that facial recognition in Ray-Ban smart glasses risks normalizing mass surveillance in public spaces.

Kentucky HB 692 passes House 92-0, becoming the first state law to classify Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) data from smart TVs as sensitive personal information.

Hawaii's Senate passes bill prohibiting the sale of geolocation and internet browser data without explicit user consent.

Vermont's data broker amendment bill passes committee vote, strengthening one of the nation's first data broker registration laws.

Alabama, Kentucky, Vermont, Hawaii, and other states are advancing privacy bills in 2026, accelerating the trend of state-level data protection regulation.

California SB 446 now enforces a strict 30-day breach notification deadline, replacing the previous vague 'most expedient time' standard.

Signal's username system is now available globally, allowing users to communicate without revealing their phone numbers.

Google postpones Privacy Sandbox enforcement again, keeping third-party cookies active in Chrome while the ad industry lobbies for alternatives.

Mullvad Browser 14.0 strengthens fingerprint resistance with new canvas and WebGL protection, plus automatic HTTPS-only mode.

Key provisions of the EU AI Act banning real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces take effect, with limited law enforcement exceptions.