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"The investigation looked into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Reddit, SnapChat, TikTok, Twitter/X, Twitch, and YouTube. The #FTC ordered them to provide information on their #datacollection policies in 2020.
Four years later, the 129-page report highlights their failures to protect users from "abusive data practices," particularly teens and children. Though these platforms appear free, users pay the price by forking over more personal data than they are likely aware of."
https://www.pcmag.com/news/ftc-social-media-sites-are-vast-surveillance-operations
Hack On Self: Collecting Data - A month ago, I’ve talked about using computers to hack on our day-to-day existence... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-on-self-collecting-data/ #attentiontracking #datacollection #originalart #senseoftime #mischacks #featured #interest
So, who's footing the bill for privacy protection now?
Also, why are we as a country allowing data collection like this to still FUCKING HAPPEN?!
Massive data leak may include the personal data of everyone in US, UK, and Canada
https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/13/massive-data-leak-national-public-data/
@TechCrunch Frankly, I'm stunned that Amazon isn't already using every data collection and processing method at its disposal to try to sell more audio books... And everything else.
Some people don't want to use browsers based on #Chromium. And it is a choice as valid as any other. But one thing is clear: building a #browser engine from scratch is not a simple task.
Our team maintains and modifies the Chromium code constantly, both to add features and to get rid of #datacollection tools and other stuff added by #Google. And this is already complex enough.
On top of that, we also have to modify WebKit on #iOS - at least for the time being.
Here's a recent interview where CEO @jon talks about our choices and the challenge of going against #BigTech as a small company:
(It's in Norwegian but don't let that scare you! )
Five big carmakers beat lawsuits alleging infotainment systems invade privacy | Ars Technica
> Cars downloading text messages from phones doesn't violate state #privacy law.
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