Tech Privacy & Data Scandals
Investigations into privacy incidents and data practices across 75 companies. Understand what happened, who was affected, and what you can do.
When a company changes how it handles your data, the details are often buried in policy updates and press releases. These investigations collect what is publicly known about specific incidents, organized by company, so you can quickly find the situation you care about.
Each page explains the incident, the kinds of data involved, and the practical steps available to you — including how to exercise your data rights and which alternatives exist. Start from a company below.
OpenAI (8)
ChatGPT History as Court Evidence: Your Conversations Are Not PrivateOpenAI Preservation Orders: When Courts Freeze Your AI DataChatGPT Delete Impossible: Why Your Conversations May Never Truly DisappearChatGPT Enterprise Discovery: Corporate Conversations at Legal RiskChatGPT HIPAA Violations: Healthcare Workers Leaking Patient Data to AIOpenAI Scarlett Johansson Voice: Celebrity Likeness Used Without AuthorizationOpenAI Safety Team Exodus: Key Researchers Resign Over Safety ConcernsChatGPT Hallucination Lawyer Sanctions: Attorney Cited Fake Cases in Court
Multiple (7)
AI Misdiagnosis Tracker: When Machine Learning Gets Medicine WrongHealthcare Data Breaches 2026: The Worst Incidents and What Was ExposedAI Mental Health Ethics: When Chatbots Handle Crisis ConversationsVoice Cloning Bank Fraud Surge: AI Voice Replicas Used to Steal MillionsAI Medical Diagnosis Failures: Algorithmic Errors in Healthcare Decision-MakingAutonomous Vehicle Pedestrian Deaths: Self-Driving Cars and Fatal Safety FailuresEmployee Bossware Boom 2026: Remote Work Monitoring Reaches Surveillance Peak
Oracle (5)
GitHub (5)
GitHub Copilot Opt-Out Guide: Stop Your Code From Training AICopilot Code Theft Exposed: How AI Reproduces Licensed CodeCopilot vs Local AI Coding: Privacy Comparison for DevelopersCopilot Training Data Sources: What Code Was Used and Who ConsentedPrivacy-First Copilot Alternatives: Code Assistants That Keep Data Local
Worldcoin (5)
Worldcoin Price Crash: Iris Data Holders Left with Worthless TokensWorldcoin Kenya Ban: Why Africa Largest Economy Rejected Iris ScanningWorldcoin Iris Data Retention: How Long Your Biometrics Are Really StoredWorldcoin GDPR Violations: Europe Data Protection CrackdownWorldcoin Alternatives: Proof of Personhood Without Iris Scanning
Google (5)
Google Location Tracking Settlement: $391M for Deceptive Location PracticesGoogle Incognito Mode Lawsuit: $5B Claim Over Private Browsing TrackingGoogle Nest Microphone Hidden: Undisclosed Hardware in Home Security DeviceGoogle Gemini Image Generation Bias: AI Produced Historically Inaccurate DiversityFitbit Google Health Data Merger: Health Wearable Data Absorbed into Ad Empire
Persona (4)
Amazon (4)
Amazon Sidewalk Mesh Network: Your Router Sharing Bandwidth Without ConsentAmazon Ring Employee Spying: Workers Accessed Customer Camera FeedsAI Hiring Bias Amazon Resume: Automated Recruiting Tool Discriminated Against WomenAmazon Warehouse Union Surveillance: Workers Monitored for Organizing Activity
Apple (3)
Microsoft (3)
Meta (2)
TikTok (2)
Samsung (2)
Clearview AI (2)
Multiple AI Platforms (2)
23andMe (2)
GitHub/Microsoft (1)
UnitedHealth Group (1)
Ticketmaster/Live Nation (1)
National Public Data (1)
Progress Software (1)
Caesars Entertainment (1)
Comcast/Xfinity (1)
Perry Johnson & Associates (1)
Indian Government/UIDAI (1)
NSA/US Government (1)
FBI/US Government (1)
CBP/US Government (1)
ICE/US Government (1)
European Commission (1)
Chinese Government (1)
Russian Government (1)
Indian Government (1)
Australian Government (1)
Five Eyes Alliance (1)
Insurance Industry (1)
Google/Schools (1)
Amazon/Ring (1)
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