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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day agoWhat If Your VPN, Phone Number, And AI Chat Left Zero Trace? Meet Nadanada.me - The "Nothing At All" Privacy Revolution
LNVPN has evolved into a comprehensive privacy infrastructure service offering anonymous eSIM data plans, disposable phone numbers, and AI chat tools.
Mobile UX
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 day agoThis Finnish Privacy-focused Linux Phone Wants You to Forget Google Exists - Yanko Design
Jolla reintroduces a European smartphone ecosystem with its new phone running Sailfish OS, emphasizing privacy and independence from American tech giants.
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fromSilicon Canals
18 hours agoA fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals
A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
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fromSilicon Canals
21 hours agoA money-transfer app stored customer passports on an unencrypted, publicly accessible server for nearly five years - Silicon Canals
Fintech companies face regulatory pressure to collect identity documents but lack enforceable obligations to protect them, leading to data breaches.
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fromSlashGear
1 week agoApps That Track You: 17 Of The Worst Offenders In Privacy Invasion - SlashGear
Online privacy is compromised by data collection from apps, with Meta's platforms being significant offenders.
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fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks agoWe have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
Young people increasingly view online privacy as inevitable loss rather than a right, accepting data sharing as currency for digital services while older privacy advocates warn this threatens fundamental freedoms.
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fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks agoWe have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
Young people increasingly view online privacy as inevitable loss rather than a right, accepting data sharing as currency for digital services while older privacy advocates warn this threatens fundamental freedoms.
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fromZDNET
2 weeks agoThis free privacy tool makes it super easy to see which sites are selling your data
Global Privacy Control is a 2020 movement offering browser extensions and tools to help users opt out of data selling by automatically signaling their privacy preferences to websites.
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fromTheregister
2 weeks agoAge verification isn't sage verification inside OSes
California's Digital Age Assurance Act attempts age verification for minors but is vague, incoherent, and creates liability risks without clearly defining compliance requirements or addressing practical implementation across diverse computing devices.
fromMedium
1 month agoSurveillance by default, consent by assumption
When presence becomes participation Ring's Search Party feature queries nearby cameras when a missing pet is reported. As Senator Ed Markey observed, this closely resembles neighbourhood-scale surveillance infrastructure. Crucially, Search Party does not operate in isolation. Ring's Familiar Faces feature applies facial recognition to anyone passing within camera range, continuously scanning and categorising faces without their explicit knowledge or agreement.
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fromCoindesk
2 months agoPrivacy
This Privacy Notice applies to all personal information processed by CoinDesk, including its affiliates and subsidiaries (" CoinDesk," " we," " us," or " our "). It covers the information CoinDesk collects through the websites, mobile applications, electronic devices, all other products and services we provide, any other services that display this Privacy Notice, all of the associated content, functionalities, and advertising, and when you communicate with us by phone, email, or otherwise (collectively, the " Services ").
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fromoregonlive
1 month agoYour personal data is being sold right now. Here's what you can do
Oregon allows consumers to opt out when companies collect and sell personal details gained in online transactions or simply when people log on to a website or use an app. Under the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, residents can see what data companies keep about them, request corrections or deletion and opt out of data sales, targeted advertising and certain types of profiling. Businesses must also disclose their data practices and obtain consent before collecting sensitive information such as precise location, biometric or some health data.
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fromPrivacy International
2 months agoA Call for Class Action: how people are reclaiming control over their health data
Class actions in the US are increasingly used to hold companies accountable for exploiting highly valuable health data, creating financial incentives to change corporate behavior.
fromAdExchanger
2 months agoDon't Let These Privacy Shifts Blindside You In 2026 | AdExchanger
Last year, Google decided not to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome after all. This year, Google decided to jettison its backup plan and not even launch a planned choice prompt for cookies in its browser. By October, the Privacy Sandbox was all but kaput. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority released Google from its Privacy Sandbox commitments and - Psych. I'm done writing about third-party cookie deprecation, guys. Let's move on, fur real.
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