Privacy
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PayPal Deepens Push Into Targeted Ads, Fueling Privacy Concerns Over Monetization of Financial Data
What you buy is no longer just a record, it’s a resource in PayPal’s growing ad empire.
Google’s Updated Local Services Ads Terms Spark Privacy Fears, Threaten Confidentiality in Medical and Legal Sectors
Even once-sacrosanct conversations between doctors, lawyers, and their clients aren’t necessarily off-limits under Google’s new data-hungry rules.
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Break Free From Big Tech With These Privacy-First Tablets
Not all tablets are built with your best interests in mind. Here’s how to pick the best for you.
UK Supermarket Asda Faces Backlash Over Facial Recognition in Stores
Shoppers at Asda find themselves scanned, assessed, and archived without ever consenting to a new era of retail surveillance.
Brave Releases Cookiecrumbler, a Tool That Finds and Fixes Annoying Cookie Pop-Ups
Cookiecrumbler’s smarter, site-specific approach promises a future where rejecting cookies actually means what users think it does.
Google Reverses Privacy Plans, Will Continue Allowing Third-Party Tracking in Chrome
Google’s decision keeps the ad industry’s old playbook alive, with user choice once again left on the cutting-room floor.
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Your Phone Didn’t Snitch but Your Photo Did
Your digital trail doesn’t need GPS when the streetlamp in frame does the talking.
UK Unveils Online Rules, Mandating Age Verification and Algorithmic Content Suppression
Mandatory age checks under Ofcom’s new rules edge the world closer to a de facto digital ID system for internet users.
Rights Groups Condemn Florida’s SB 868 as Anti-Encryption and a Blueprint for Mass Surveillance
A bill framed as child protection opens the door to sweeping digital surveillance with no clear limits.
Objectors Appeal Clearview AI Settlement Granting Plaintiffs 23% Stake, Arguing It Rewards Alleged Privacy Violators Without Changing Company Practices
A lawsuit over biometric surveillance ends with plaintiffs owning part of the tech they once fought to dismantle.
NIH Says It Will Build Health Data Platform Linking Health Records, Genomic Profiles, and Smartwatch Data for Medical Research
A sprawling new database blending genomic profiles, insurance claims, and fitness tracker logs is quietly redefining what medical privacy means in America.
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Privacy Ends Where the Cell Tower Begins
The judge ruled tower dumps unconstitutional, then greenlit the evidence they dragged in anyway.
