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Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: flock safety, license plate reader, police surveillance

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Show HN: I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfaces (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tomasz Janusz | tags: privacy thing, fingerprinting, google chrome

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This Smart Door Knob With Fingerprint Reader Keeps Your Kids Out of Your Office (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: thorbolt, fingerprint sensor, thread

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A New Smart Ring Uses Finger Sweat to Track Health (cnet.com)

2026-07-28 | by Anna Gragert | tags: smart ring, finger sweat, uc san diego

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Modern email can be built from borrowed parts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: http, tls, webfinger

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Writing fingerprint analysis of responses reveals Kimi's similarity to Claude (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: kimi, claude, language models

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Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio’s AI music generator over (theverge.com)

2026-07-20 | by Emma Roth | tags: sony music entertainment, uadio, ai music generator

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Inside the Search for "Clean" Residential Proxies for Carding (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: residential proxies, carding, device fingerprints

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Pseudpocalypse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: author identification, natural language processing, claude 4.8

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Samsung’s HomeUp update is finally rolling out with powerful new gestures (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: adjust, finger, korea

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Samsung’s Home Up finally brings a beloved screenshot gesture to Galaxy phones (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: features, fingers, gestures

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Working Clicks Communicator prototype finally shown off, complete with removable back (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-30 | get Removable Back Smartphone Case → | tags: clicks, communicator, ces

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What any website can see about you (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: browser fingerprinting, ip address, regional database

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We Thought Computer Chips Were Running Out of Room. IBM Found a New Way Forward. (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-25 | get IBM Quantum Computing Kit → | tags: ibm, computer chips, transistors

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Loupe – A iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: ios, apple, fingerprinting

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Sony patents PlayStation controller buttons that get harder, softer, and grab your fingers as you play (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Rob Thubron | get Haptic Feedback Gaming Controller → | tags: button, buttons, controller

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The Wearable Showdown: Oura Ring 5 vs. Fitbit Air vs. Whoop MG vs. Apple Watch (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-07 | get Oura Ring 5 → | tags: accuracy, columnist, columnist tests

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A day later with Oura Ring 5, I can't believe how much of an upgrade it's been from Ring 4 (zdnet.com)

2026-06-05 | by Nina Raemont | get Oura Ring 5 → | tags: battery, fingers, oura

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Apple kicks off new ‘Privacy on iPhone’ campaign promoting Safari [Video] (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-04 | by Chance Miller | get Apple Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: safari, apple, privacy

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Microsoft built a wearable AI badge with a camera and fingerprint sensor (techspot.com)

2026-06-03 | get Microsoft Surface Arc Mouse → | tags: microsoft, wearable ai badge, ai agents

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Best Smart Locks of 2026: High-Tech Door Defense (cnet.com)

2026-06-03 | by See Full Bio | get August Wi-Fi Smart Lock → | tags: smart locks, august lock, nest video doorbell

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Microsoft testing wearable AI gadget aimed at office workers (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-06-02 | get Microsoft Surface Hub 2S → | tags: microsoft, wearable ai, bathiche

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Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get WebGL Fingerprint Blocker → | tags: cloudflare, turnstile, webgl

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FROST: Fingerprinting Remotely using OPFS-based SSD Timing [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | tags: frost, opfs, ssd

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Researchers found a way to spy on your browsing by watching your SSD's activity (techspot.com)

2026-05-28 | get SSD Monitoring Tool → | tags: frost, opfs, ssd

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Yoti age checks share facial photos and device fingerprints with third parties (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Who'S Behind This Story | get Yoti Age Verification Kit → | tags: yoti, age verification, facial photos

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Samsung brings a useful security feature to Galaxy S25 FE, beating Ultra to the punch (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-25 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 FE Case → | tags: samsung, galaxy s25 fe, one ui 8.5

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SwitchBot’s Newest Smart Lock Has More Biometrics Than You Can Shake a Stick at (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-20 | get SwitchBot Smart Lock → | tags: switchbot, smart lock, facial recognition

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NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-18 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity USB Data Locker → | tags: nyc health + hospitals, data breach, hackers

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NYC Health and Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-18 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: nyc health and hospitals, data breach, hackers