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nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Google just agreed to pay $1.375B to Texas over unauthorized tracking &amp; biometric data collection! 🚨📱 Users’ location &amp; facial data were collected without consent, even when settings were off. A huge win for privacy rights! 🔐👁️ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BiometricData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiometricData</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UserPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/google-pays-1375-billion-to-texas-over.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehackernews.com/2025/05/goog</span><span class="invisible">le-pays-1375-billion-to-texas-over.html</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a></p>
George E. 🇺🇸♥🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>Mandatory voice recordings and data collection for users of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Meta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a>'s <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/RayBan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RayBan</a> <i>"smart"</i> glasses. <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/FuckTheZuck" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuckTheZuck</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/security" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/UserPrivacy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UserPrivacy</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/spying" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spying</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/658602/meta-ray-ban-privacy-policy-ai-training-voice-recordings" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/658602/meta-ray-ban-privacy-policy-ai-training-voice-recordings</a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Paypal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paypal</span></a> is changing its privacy policy. If you have an account, here's what you need to do:</p><p>✅ Log in (you *are* using TOTP multifactor authentication, right?)<br>✅Click the Gear icon in the upper right corner.<br>✅Click "Data &amp; Privacy"<br>Follow the link under that category to "Personalized Shopping"<br>✅Click the slider switch to disable data sharing with advertisers and retailers based on your purchase history.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PCIDSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCIDSS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/userprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/venmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venmo</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet - Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) </p><p>This... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037632" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2037632</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/unfolloweverything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unfolloweverything</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/firstamendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstamendment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/onlineprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlineprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/userprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/section230" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section230</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>"Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers denied <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>’s push for a summary judgment in a <a href="https://noc.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> over the way it tracked internet activity even after users switched to <a href="https://noc.social/tags/IncognitoMode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IncognitoMode</span></a>.'" <a href="https://noc.social/tags/UserPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserPrivacy</span></a></p><p>$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial - The Verge<br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/23823878/google-privacy-tracking-incognito-mode-lawsuit-summary-judgment-denied" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2023/8/7/23823878</span><span class="invisible">/google-privacy-tracking-incognito-mode-lawsuit-summary-judgment-denied</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The <a href="https://noc.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> came after reports on Thursday that groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras between 2019 and 2022.</p><p>Car owner sues <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> over alleged intrusion of privacy | <a href="https://noc.social/tags/UserPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserPrivacy</span></a> | Al Jazeera</p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/8/car-owner-sues-tesla-over-alleged-intrusion-of" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/8</span><span class="invisible">/car-owner-sues-tesla-over-alleged-intrusion-of</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The return of the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/loansharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loansharks</span></a> 🤦‍♂️</p><p>"The move is a bid to stop predatory <a href="https://noc.social/tags/LoanApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoanApps</span></a> from harassing and intimidating borrowers into paying outstanding debts, which often come with huge interest rates." </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> to Ban Financial Lending Apps From Accessing User Photos, Contacts | <a href="https://noc.social/tags/UserPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> | PCMag<br><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-to-ban-financial-lending-apps-from-accessing-user-photos-contacts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcmag.com/news/google-to-ban-f</span><span class="invisible">inancial-lending-apps-from-accessing-user-photos-contacts</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>"Courts have long recognized that the First Amendment protects online anonymity and have established a stringent standard to use in precisely this scenario, where a litigant seeks to unmask users for the purpose of providing evidence in litigation that does not involve those users"</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reddit</span></a> tells court: <a href="https://noc.social/tags/FilmStudios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmStudios</span></a> spewed “nonsense” in demand for users’ names | <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/UserPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserPrivacy</span></a> | Ars Technica<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/reddit-tells-court-film-studios-spewed-nonsense-in-demand-for-users-names/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">23/03/reddit-tells-court-film-studios-spewed-nonsense-in-demand-for-users-names/</span></a></p>