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Every Monday, one story from the data privacy world: real, recent, and relevant to your life. No noise. No filler.

📅 Every Monday · 9:00 AM EST | 📰 One story per issue | ⏱ 2-minute read

About Monday News

Data breaches, privacy violations, and surveillance stories break every week but most coverage is buried in tech blogs or buried in jargon. Monday News cuts through that.

Each Monday we pick one story that directly affects everyday people - a hack, a regulatory fine, a new data broker practice and explain what happened, why it matters, and what you can do about it. In plain English. In under two minutes.

You don't need a background in cybersecurity. You just need to know what's going on with your data.

News

The UK Is Banning Social Media for Anyone Under 16

The law takes effect in Spring 2027 and covers Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, and X. Supporters say it protects children. Critics say it creates new privacy risks and cuts teens off from communities they depend on.

Massachusetts Just Passed the Strongest Location Data Protection in the U.S.

The state's Consumer Data Privacy Act bans the sale of precise location data — applying to every company that does business there, not just residents.

Amazon Ring Is Being Sued Over Facial Recognition of People Who Never Opted In

Ring's Familiar Faces feature scans passersby to identify regular visitors. The people being scanned didn't consent — and now there's a class action.

W3: Disneyland Is Facing a $5 Million Lawsuit Over Undisclosed Facial Recognition

A visitor sued after discovering the park was scanning faces at park entrances — without explicit consent from guests or their children.

W2: The UK Wants to Age-Gate VPNs. Mozilla Says That's the Wrong Move.

Regulators are eyeing VPN restrictions to stop kids from bypassing age checks. The fix creates a bigger problem.

W1: A Hacker Group Just Stole 6.65 Terabytes of Student Data — and Schools Are Paying to Keep It Quiet

The Canvas breach is a reminder that your data is only as safe as the systems holding it.

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