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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

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AI could steal fingerprints from high-resolution selfies, experts warn (techspot.com)

2026-05-16 | get Fingerprint Scanner Smartphone → | tags: fingerprint, biometric scanners, china

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I broke AppLovin's mediation cipher protocol (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | tags: applovin, ad-mediation, device fingerprinting

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The best secure browsers for privacy in 2026: Expert tested (zdnet.com)

2026-05-14 | by Charlie Osborne | get Mozilla Firefox Quantum → | tags: brave, chromium, tor

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A web page that shows you everything the browser told it without asking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Matt Wheeler | get Web Developer Toolbox → | tags: ip-api.com, mozilla, font fingerprinting

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Multiplexed magnetic resonance imaging (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Li | tags: magnetic resonance imaging, magnet resonance fingerprinting, magn reson susceptibility

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The upcoming OnePlus gaming phone is set to be a battery beast (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-24 | get OnePlus Gaming Phone Charger → | tags: oneplus, ace 6 ultra, supervooc

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How the Heck does Shazam work? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | by Shri Khalpada | get Shazam App for Music Recognition → | tags: shazam, audio fingerprinting, spectrogram

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Show HN: We fingerprinted 178 AI models' writing styles and similarity clusters (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | get AI Writing Style Analyzer → | tags: ai models, fingerprinting, writing styles

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There’s a brilliant fingerprint hack hiding on your Samsung phone — here’s how to use it (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-07 | get Samsung Galaxy Fingerprint Protector → | tags: samsung, galaxy, good lock

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ChatGPT won't let you type until Cloudflare reads your React state (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | get Cloudflare Workers Developer Kit → | tags: cloudflare, turnstile, react

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ChatGPT Won't Let You Type Until Cloudflare Reads Your React State (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | get Cloudflare Workers Developer Kit → | tags: cloudflare, turnstile, chatgpt

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The Pixel 9a might finally be getting this long-missing unlock option (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-24 | get Pixel 9a Screen Protector → | tags: pixel 9a, fingerprint unlock, android authority

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How a Large Bank Uses AI Digital Twins for Threat Hunting (darkreading.com)

2026-03-24 | get AI Digital Twin Software → | tags: jpmorgan chase, digital twins, threat hunting

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I haven't used a mouse for 14 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get Logitech MX Master 3 → | tags: macos, three fingers drag, apple