privacy
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Meta’s Updated Privacy Policy Is a Simplified (And Terrifying) Explanation of What Data They’re Constantly Capturing
Meta has updated its Privacy Policy, making it a little easier to understand. Almost too easy. The data it’s capturing is insane and it doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon.
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Remote Learning Software Tracked Kids’ Data to Sell to Advertisers and Brokers: Report
The kids are not alright, and tech companies know it thanks to the data they’ve been lapping up like mosquitos in a blood bank. Programs that students were using to learn from home during the worst days of the pandemic were also tracking their data and analysing their habits, which was used to build profiles…
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You Can Make It Way Harder for Cookies to Track You in Edge
Microsoft Edge is one of the rare browsers that offers both privacy and versatility. One such privacy feature automatically deletes any browsing data, including cookies and site data. That means you can leave a clean slate every time you quit and relaunch Edge, making it difficult for third-party cookies to track you across sessions and…
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‘Milestone’ Settlement Will Severely Limit Clearview AI’s Ability to Profit Off Your Face
America’s creepiest facial recognition company just suffered one of its biggest blows yet. As part of a settlement with the ACLU, Clearview will be “permanently banned, nationwide,” from selling access to its faceprint database to most businesses across the country.