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Canada's Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year's Surveillance Nightmare (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Thorin Klosowski | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: bill c-22, canadian government, metadata

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Mickey Mouse is watching you: Disneyland deploys facial recognition (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Uwa Ede-Osifo | get Facial Recognition Security Camera → | tags: disneyland, facial recognition, meta

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Flock repeatedly flags 76-year old Grandmother for arrest, erroring zero for "O" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | by Olivia Richman | get Flock Safety License Plate Reader → | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, colorado

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Romanian leader of online swatting ring gets 4 years in prison (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-30 | get Swatting Prevention Kit → | tags: swatting, romania, law enforcement

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OpenAI Just Published an Absolutely Bizarre Blog Post (futurism.com)

2026-04-29 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, chatgpt, community safety

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Sam Altman is “the face of evil” for not reporting school shooter, says lawyer (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-29 | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: openai, chatgpt, sam altman

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Supreme Court Weighs Arguments Over How Police Request Location Data to Solve Crimes (cnet.com)

2026-04-28 | by See Full Bio | get Police GPS Tracker → | tags: google, geofence warrants, supreme court

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Vidar Rises to Top of Chaotic Infostealer Market (darkreading.com)

2026-04-28 | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: vidar, infostealer, law enforcement

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US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-28 | by Zack Whittaker | get Geofence Data Privacy Tool → | tags: geofence warrants, supreme court, google

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Woman Convicted for Attacking Police With Swarm of Furious Bees (futurism.com)

2026-04-28 | by Joe Wilkins | get Bee Repellent Spray → | tags: beekeeping, honey bees, massachusetts

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Sam Altman Issues Grim Apology (futurism.com)

2026-04-27 | by Victor Tangermann | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, chatgpt, sam altman

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OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-25 | by Anthony Ha | get OpenAI Logo Mug → | tags: openai, chatgpt, tumbler ridge

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Helping Romance Scam Victims Requires a Proactive, Empathic Approach (darkreading.com)

2026-04-24 | get Romance Scam Support Book → | tags: romance scams, law enforcement, financial institutions

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Helping Romance Scam Victims Require a Proactive, Empathic Approach (darkreading.com)

2026-04-24 | get Cybersecurity Awareness Toolkit → | tags: romance scams, law enforcement, financial institutions

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Apple Stops Weirdly Storing Data That Let Cops Spy On Signal Chats (slashdot.org)

2026-04-23 | get Signal Privacy Shield → | tags: apple, signal, push notifications

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Inside an Underground Guide: How Threat Actors Vet Stolen Credit Card Shops (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-17 | get Cybersecurity Awareness Book → | tags: credit card fraud, underground marketplaces, law enforcement infiltration

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Roblox Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Nevada Child Safety Lawsuit (cnet.com)

2026-04-17 | by See Full Bio | get Roblox Safety and Security Kit → | tags: roblox, facial age estimation, nevada

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Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Guest Author | get Google Privacy Checkup Tool → | tags: google, ice, pro-palestine

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Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Guest Author | get Data Privacy VPN → | tags: google, ice, pro-palestine

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Stop Flock (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | get Flock Messaging App → | tags: flock safety, flock cameras, electronic frontier foundation

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When Flock Cameras Appear: Everything You Need to Know About This Surveillance Tech (cnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by See Full Bio | get Flock Safety Security Camera → | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, alprs

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Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE (theverge.com)

2026-04-14 | by Gadel Valle | get Google Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: google, ice, electronic frontier foundation

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Circle CEO Addresses Lack of Stablecoin Freezes During Crypto Thefts (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-14 | get Ledger Nano S Plus → | tags: circle, stablecoin, crypto thefts

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Hackers steal $3.6 million from crypto ATM giant Bitcoin Depot (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-09 | get Crypto ATM Security Kit → | tags: bitcoin depot, bitcoin atm, cybersecurity

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When Flock Comes to Town: Why Cities Are Axing the Controversial Surveillance Technology (cnet.com)

2026-04-08 | by See Full Bio | get Smart City Surveillance Camera → | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, alpr cameras

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Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30k private Facebook photos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | get Meta Photo Privacy Protector → | tags: meta, facebook, privacy

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Common drug tests lead to tens of thousands wrongful arrests a year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | by Holly Yan | tags: colorimetric drug tests, colorado, university of pennsylvania

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The best way to protect your phone from a warrantless search in 2026 (zdnet.com)

2026-03-31 | by David Berlind | get Faraday Phone Signal Blocker → | tags: phone security, biometric unlocking, warrantless search

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Facial Recognition Is Spreading Everywhere (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-03-30 | by Lucas Laursen | get Facial Recognition Doorbell → | tags: facial recognition, deep learning, law enforcement

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iCloud user learns ‘Hide My Email’ privacy does not apply to serious threats (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-26 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple iCloud Privacy Kit → | tags: icloud, hide my email, apple