October 26, 2026 In the context of an investigation initiated by Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne, Loblaw Companies Ltd. has committed to take actions aimed at strengthening its security measures following a cyberattack that impacted approximately two million Canadians. The breach occurred in February 2026 when Loblaw experienced a cybersecurity incident in which a...

October 26, 2026 In the context of an investigation initiated by Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne, Loblaw Companies Ltd. has committed to take actions aimed at strengthening its security measures following a cyberattack that impacted approximately two million Canadians. The breach occurred in February 2026 when Loblaw experienced a cybersecurity incident in which a...

From Google Support: Introducing Home MCP: enabling your agent to interact with your home Calling all smart home tinkerers and enthusiasts, Today we are opening early access to Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Google Home, enabling AI Agents to safely interact with your Google Home. With Google Home MCP, any agent that supports calling MCP...

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The ACLU Foundation of Northern California has settled a lawsuit against Sonoma County over a runaway drone surveillance program in which code enforcement inspectors spied on residents’ homes and the areas surrounding them without first getting a warrant, which our lawsuit argued violated the California Constitution. Under the settlement, Sonoma County Code Enforcement (CE) will...

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July 31, 2026: Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Leslie v. City of New York, a case in which the New York Police Department (NYPD) secretively took the DNA of Shakira Leslie, a Black woman, from a water cup she used while handcuffed without her consent or knowledge. Leslie’s DNA was then unknowingly placed on...

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Dasha Litvinova of AP reports: < Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list. The charges against Durov, who was born and  began his career in Russia  but later moved abroad, came as...