Mark Zuckerberg and others agreed to pay out an $8 billion lawsuit settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, just days before they were set to testify: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250717-zuckerberg-settles-8-billion-lawsuit-over-cambridge-analytica-scandal-avoids-testifying

A new study by Kapwing shows that over 20% of videos shown to new YouTube accounts are AI generated, despite the company's stated goal to crack down on AI generated content: https://www.techspot.com/news/110735-over-21-youtube-now-ai-slop-report.html

@leanderlindahl @Tutanota @protonprivacy @mailbox_org Yes, we've decided that it's much better to give users a free glimpse at our full set of features (unlimited aliases, real human support) rather than give them a diminished experience for longer.

Surveillance company Flock left at least 60 of their AI powered cameras exposed to the open internet, letting anyone watch or download footage without a login or password: https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/

2025 saw a ton bad behavior by tech giants locking users into restrictive ecosystems, sabotaging their products, invading users' privacy, and forcing so-called AI into everything. In the new year, it's time for users to choose privacy and freedom, two values we've stood for from the very beginning.

@leanderlindahl @Tutanota @protonprivacy Thank you so much for including us in this article! We actually have a migration tool specifically designed to help users switch a seamlessly from GMail and other major "free" email providers with even greater ease!
https://support.startmail.com/hc/en-us/articles/4593375732125-E-Mail-and-Contact-migration-tool

Despite warnings of an AI bubble, a survey of CEOs from hundreds of publicly traded companies indicate that they still intend to bet big on AI despite no clear path to profitability: https://www.techspot.com/news/110653-most-ceos-ready-spend-even-more-ai-2026.html

Browser extensions, which already have 8 million downloads, are harvesting users’ complete and extended AI conversations and selling them for marketing purposes: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/12/browser-extensions-with-8-million-users-collect-extended-ai-conversations/

@leanderlindahl @SG800 @HLunke @KalleWirsch @Tutanota @protonprivacy @mailbox_org

Tatsächlich haben wir ein Tool, mit dem Sie alle Ihre Kontakte und E-Mails mit einem einzigen Klick auf Ihr StartMail-Konto kopieren können!

Hackers used poisoned AI chats to funnel traffic from Google to fake search results that installed the AMOS Infostealer malware on their machines: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/google-ads-funnel-mac-users-to-poisoned-ai-chats-that-spread-the-amos-infostealer

We get it...paid, private email might sound odd to someone who's used to a "free" service like GMail. But there's a reason why SO many customers and reviewers keep recommending us. We give you more of what you need, and nothing that you don't. So why not give us a try?

A new mobile phone provider lets users sign up without giving their name, address, or any other personal information...all that's needed is a ZIP code: https://www.androidauthority.com/privacy-focused-mvno-phreeli-zip-code-3622387/

Multiple studies suggest that AI chatbots are influencing the way that real people speak...making it harder and harder to distinguish bots from people: https://gizmodo.com/chatbot-dialect-2000696509

A new leak has exposed the inner workings of "mercenary spyware company" Intellexa, the makers of spyware that has fueled "documented human rights harms" around the world: https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2025/12/intellexa-leaks-predator-spyware-operations-exposed/

As AI fuels multiple rounds of layoffs, Google CEO Sundar Pichai dismissed concerns in a recent interview, saying that people will simply "have to work through societal disruption." https://fortune.com/2025/12/02/ai-wipes-jobs-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-everyday-people-to-adapt-accordingly-we-have-to-work-through-societal-disruption/

Private email isn't just good for minimizing your data footprint. Most online shopping sites ask for your email and offer discounts to "first time" customers. So if you have unlimited aliases that let you enter a "new" email for every purchase...you can get discounts all year long!

A long-running operation known as "ShadyPanda" has amassed over 4.3 million installations of seemingly legitimate Chrome and Edge browser extensions that evolved into malware: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shadypanda-browser-extensions-amass-43m-installs-in-malicious-campaign/

OpenAI has confirmed a major data breach that has exposed the personal data of an undisclosed number of users... https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt/openai-confirms-major-data-breach-exposing-users-names-email-addresses-and-more-transparency-is-important-to-us

Cybersecurity researchers have found a way to bypass the safety protocols of most LLM's "through metaphor, imagery, or narrative framing." https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/poets-are-now-cybersecurity-threats-researchers-used-adversarial-poetry-to-jailbreak-ai-and-it-worked-62-percent-of-the-time/

AI agents pose an 'existential threat' to encrypted apps and the overall cybersecurity infrastructure of the Internet, according to Signal president Meredith Whittaker: https://fortune.com/2025/11/27/ai-agents-are-an-existential-threat-to-secure-messaging-signals-president-whittaker-says/