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Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses child privacy trial (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-17 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: meta, instagram, facebook

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Flock's 'Creepy Cameras' Remain Major Threat to Privacy Despite Small Recent Changes, Warns ACLU (slashdot.org)

2026-08-16 | by Posted | tags: flock cameras, aclu, privacy

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Delete your family’s personal data from the internet with a 55% discount on Incogni (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-15 | by Sponsored Post | tags: incogni, data brokers, apple privacy

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Looking for a Free Microsoft 365 Replacement? Try This Program (cnet.com)

2026-08-15 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: microsoft 365, libreoffice, document privacy

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McDonald’s Has Hundreds of Pages of Intel on Its Repeat Customers, and You Can Get a Copy of Yours (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: mcdonald’s, wired, supersize

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Man Wearing Pervert Glasses Films Himself Harassing Famous Female Comedian in the Middle of TV Shoot (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: meta smart glasses, tiktok, diane morgan

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Amazon Can Use Your Twitch Content to Train Its AI—Unless You Opt Out (wired.com)

2026-08-15 | by Fernanda González | tags: twitch, amazon, generative ai

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New Dell XPS 13 reviews are in with positive marks and $699 price (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Our Editors Hand-Pick Related Products Using A Variety Of Criteria | tags: dell xps 13, techspot, future plc

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PBS Station Fears Losing 50TB of Data After Being Ghosted By Cloud Provider (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: iron mountain, cloud provider, data privacy

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SparrowMap – Cameras that watch government vehicles (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: sparrowmap, government vehicles, license plate detection

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Twitch Adds Setting Letting Users Opt Out of AI Training Amid User Backlash (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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My Favorite Sunrise Alarm Clock Now Tracks Your Sleep — No Wearable Required (cnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Nasha Addarich Martínez | tags: hatch sleep clock, sleep tracking, radio signals

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Flock is Trying to Find Out How Much of the Surveillance State You’ll Tolerate (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: flock, surveillance, privacy

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Flock adds platform guardrails after misuse and privacy concerns spark backlash (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: flock safety, surveillance technology, law enforcement

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Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: flock, law enforcement, audit assistance

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I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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McDonald's Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I'll Never Stop Eating There (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald's, loyalty program, privacy rights

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Twitch finally lets you opt out of AI training, years after it started (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Rob Thubron | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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Twitch finally gives streamers an AI training opt-out after Amazon quietly used their content for years (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Rob Thubron | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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Your McDonald’s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: mcdonalds, fbi, file

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Twitch streamers can now refuse to let Amazon train its genAI models on their content (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Kris Holt | tags: twitch, amazon, generative ai

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German Advocacy Group Lodges Criminal Complaint Over Meta AI Glasses (slashdot.org)

2026-08-12 | tags: meta, ray-ban, essilorluxottica

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License Plate Reader Searches Should Require a Warrant (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: alpr, norfolk, justice

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Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI (theverge.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jay Peters | tags: twitch, amazon, generative ai

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uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ublock origin, facebook, ad blocker

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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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Mark Zuckerberg wants you to trust Meta with your personal AI. Good luck with that (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: meta, mark zuckerberg, ai labs

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Privacy Backlash Explodes Against Meta's Smart Glasses (slashdot.org)

2026-08-10 | by Posted | tags: meta, smart glasses, privacy

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Your Home Needs These 8 Headache-Free Privacy Boosts (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: features, home, privacy

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Signal finally makes using multiple Android devices much easier (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: android, android phone, devices