The Best Articles, Videos, and Newsletters in Privacy
The most useful articles, videos, and newsletters in Privacy from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Privacy Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Privacy by Refind users in 2026 so far.
- 60 Years Ago, Congress Warned Us About the Surveillance State. What Happened?
- On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world
- How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware
- Who owns digital data about you? South African legal scholar weighs up property and privacy rights
- This Is How To Avoid Being Scammed: 8 Secrets From Experts
Videos
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Facial Recognition Tech: What Happens to Your Biometric Data?
Facial-recognition tech is being used more often. Supporters say it is a safe and convenient way to confirm identity. But skeptics say it possesses security ...
Inside Cisco’s ‘Smart Office,’ Where 5,000 Data Points Are Constantly Collected
Cisco’s redesigned New York office is both a showcase of the company’s technology and an example of how it sees the workplace evolving. WSJ takes a tour to l...
How to ...?
How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware
You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.
How to make your offline self harder to find online
Keep your personal information personal
«Our goal in this article is to help you condense your attack surface as much as possible.»
How to delete what Facebook knows about your life outside of Facebook
The "Off-Facebook Activity" tool lets you see — and somewhat control — what other sites and apps tell Facebook about you
Trending
These links are currently making the rounds in Privacy on Refind.
How Generations See Privacy Differently
At the center of generational conflict in the workplace is a philosophical difference about privacy.
Is someone watching you? Facial recognition tech is here and Canada offers little privacy protection
Canada urgently needs stronger privacy laws, ones that deal explicitly with facial recognition.
We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
Has online privacy become "a luxury not a right" for us all in 2026?
Ring's Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers…
The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.
Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Privacy—all under 10 minutes.
This Is How To Avoid Being Scammed: 8 Secrets From Experts
The world is full of grifters. So how do you avoid being scammed? Here are expert tips from someone who hunts con artists every day...
Meta’s new AI chatbot is yet another tool for harvesting data to potentially sell you stuff
We’re just as likely to share intimate info with a chatbot as we are with a fellow human. It’s a privacy risk.
Who owns digital data about you? South African legal scholar weighs up property and privacy rights
If data ownership is not clearly established, it could stifle innovation and investment.
Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work
Even though WhatsApp has strong privacy and security features, it isn’t impenetrable – as Israel has previously shown.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Privacy.
60 Years Ago, Congress Warned Us About the Surveillance State. What Happened?
Shared by 608, including Tim
What is wearable neurotech and why might we need it?
The wearables category already contains multitudes, from exercise-focused smart watches and sleep tracking smart rings to smart femtech and semi-invasive
‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages
The long read: How did an obscure district in a neglected state become India’s byword for digital deceit?
On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world
The long read: Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?
Thought Leaders
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