Privacy
The latest Privacy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Chrome 139 Patches UI Spoofing Flaw That Tricks Users Into Giving Away Permissions—Edge Users Are Protected Too
Google has shipped a critical security fix for Chrome that plugs a user interface spoofing hole attackers could use to trick people into giving websites access to their camera, microphone, or...
Microsoft Azure Hosts Israel’s Covert Mass Surveillance of Palestinian Calls, Documents Show
Israel’s military intelligence Agency Unit 8200 has secretly migrated its sprawling Palestinian communications dragnet onto Microsoft Azure, leaked documents and investigations reveal, transforming...
CVE-2025-8581: The Low-Risk Chrome Extension Bug That Still Requires an Immediate Update on Edge and Chrome
Google has patched a security vulnerability in Chrome’s Extensions framework that could have allowed attackers to siphon sensitive cross-origin data from unsuspecting users. Tracked as...
Windows 11 Privacy:Real-Time Alerts and Controls for Camera & Microphone Access
Microsoft has quietly built a privacy fortress around your webcam and microphone, and most users are unaware of its full capabilities. As video calls, remote work, and cloud-based collaboration...
Copilot Vision Escapes Edge: Now Sees Any Window on Windows 11 for Free
Copilot Vision can finally see beyond the browser. Microsoft’s screen-aware AI assistant, once shackled to Edge, now peers into any open window on Windows 11—and it’s completely free. The...
Azure Cloud at Core of Israeli Military’s Million-Call/Hour Palestinian Surveillance Program
The Israeli military’s elite intelligence unit has migrated vast troves of intercepted Palestinian communications to Microsoft’s Azure cloud, creating a surveillance apparatus capable of...
Microsoft Azure Powers Israel’s Mass Surveillance of Palestinians, Leaked Documents Reveal
In late 2021, a private meeting between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and then-commander of Israel’s Unit 8200, Yossi Sariel, set in motion a partnership that would transform the elite signals...
Gaming Copilot Hits Windows 11 Game Bar: Instant AI Help Comes with Strings Attached
Microsoft has planted its AI flag deeper into Windows 11 with the arrival of Gaming Copilot in the Game Bar, marking the software giant’s most direct integration of generative assistance into the...
Microsoft Azure Hosts 11,500 TB of Israeli Military's Palestinian Surveillance Data, Investigation Finds
A colossal trove of raw intelligence—11,500 terabytes of intercepted Palestinian phone calls and communications—has been quietly stored and processed on Microsoft Azure cloud servers under a...
Motorola Preinstalls Microsoft Copilot App and Adds Vision AI to Moto AI Suite
Motorola is giving its Moto AI suite a major upgrade by weaving Microsoft Copilot Vision directly into its devices, allowing users to point their phone cameras at objects and get instant AI-powered...
Edge Copilot Mode: Microsoft’s Opt-In AI Browser Now Reads All Your Tabs at Once
Microsoft Edge version 138 introduces Copilot Mode, an opt-in feature that embeds generative AI directly into the browsing core—not as a sidebar tool, but as the default lens for search, page...
ONLYOFFICE AI Agent Beta Lets You Run AI Locally, Undercutting Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Cloud Lock-In
ONLYOFFICE has launched a beta AI agent that runs directly in its open-source office suite, allowing users to choose their own AI backend—including fully local models—while avoiding the...