The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
2026-05-21T08:52:12Z•9262b6ae7df36c397a3853d8a81f1bf74798508e67b7cdf4e469cd7010400248
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What happened
A Wired security roundup covering recent high-impact incidents and policy moves: major ransomware and supply‑chain compromises (Foxconn, Instructure/Canvas/ShinyHunters), widespread data exposures from low‑effort app builders, and mobile-device targeting and theft ecosystems. It also highlights policy and surveillance developments (a federal amendment to defund automated license‑plate tracking, the US Take It Down Act for nonconsensual nudes, DHS drone reconnaissance over the US‑Canada border), new privacy/AI product claims (WhatsApp’s Incognito AI chats, Chrome’s Gemini), and other emerging‑‑
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