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- Apple says Safari protects your privacy. We fact-checked those claims. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/30/safari-best-browser-privacy/ 29 comments technology
- TSA rail, subway spot-checks raise privacy issues http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/28/travel/tsa-vipr-passenger-train-searches/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 3 comments privacy
- Here’s why you should double-check your Facebook privacy settings before you die http://bgr.com/2014/02/21/facebook-postmortem-privacy-settings/ 6 comments technology
- The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now https://www.wired.com/story/windows-10-privacy-settings/ 17 comments technology
- The viral spread of my privacy check app for Facebook http://blog.rabidgremlin.com/2010/06/01/the-viral-spread-of-my-privacy-check-app-for-facebook/ 8 comments programming
- Some privacy settings for Firefox users. Sorry if this was posted before, I tried to check. https://wiki.mozilla.org/privacy/privacy_task_force/firefox_about_config_privacy_tweeks 17 comments linux
- Facebook Privacy Check - I managed 18/21. What about you? http://www.rabidgremlin.com/fbprivacy/?ref=nf 5 comments reddit.com
- ATTENTION GAMERS: PUBG went free to play. Suspicious, I went to check their privacy agreement.... https://na.battlegrounds.pubg.com/pp-website/ 52 comments privacy
- ATTENTION GAMERS: PUBG went free to play. Suspicious, I went to check their privacy agreement.... https://na.battlegrounds.pubg.com/pp-website/ 27 comments duckduckgo
- Ohio lawmaker refuses temperature check, calling it an invasion of privacy https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/05/27/ohio-lawmaker-refuses-temperature-check-calling-invasion-privacy/5265700002/ 109 comments politics
- Check out that navigation on the left as you scroll! (Reddit's very own privacy policy) http://www.reddit.com/help/privacypolicy 6 comments web_design
- How bad is Facebook for privacy? Check out this article that translates FB policies so a 13-year-old can understand them! https://qz.com/1266835/facebooks-terms-of-service-translated-so-you-understand-your-data-and-privacy-settings/ 3 comments privacy
- Facebook to launch 5 cafes in the UK to encourage Facebook users to do a privacy check-up (not a joke) https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/cqwndo/facebook_to_launch_5_cafes_in_the_uk_to_encourage/ 6 comments privacy
- Some Facebook users are receiving $397 checks over data privacy violations—and these tech companies could be next https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/25/facebook-paying-users-over-data-privacy-lawsuits-google-could-be-next.html 6 comments privacy
- Plaid Inc Privacy Litigation - Check if your Exchange used Plaid and get $$$ https://www.plaidsettlement.com/ 3 comments bitcoin
- Review | I checked Apple’s new privacy ‘nutrition labels.’ Many were false. https://sfist.com/2021/01/29/apple-war-with-facebook-escalates-with-new-privacy-tools-app-store/ 24 comments privacy
- “I checked Apple’s new privacy ‘nutrition labels.’ Many were false.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/29/apple-privacy-nutrition-label/ 114 comments apple
- Angry Enough To Reclaim Your Privacy? Check out Project goFOSS, a New Site Showing How, and Why, to use Free and Open Source Software! https://gofoss.today 11 comments privacy
- FTC hits Facebook with $5 billion fine and new privacy checks https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/24/20707013/ftc-facebook-settlement-data-cambridge-analytica-penalty-privacy-punishment-5-billion 165 comments technews
- This is a search engine I discovered, and it's way better than Google. Check how the semantic map allows narrowing down results. Added bonus: it's very privacy-friendly. https://swisscows.ch/ 7 comments degoogle
- Facial recognition has no checks, and that’s bad news for our privacy - There are hundreds of stores using facial recognition -- none that have any rules or standards to prevent abuse. https://www.cnet.com/news/facial-recognition-has-no-checks-and-thats-bad-news-for-our-privacy/ 5 comments technology
- Check out FreeTube! - an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/ae52wj/check_out_freetube_an_open_source_desktop_youtube/ 19 comments privacy
- Facebook wants to combat fake news with ID checks – with grave implications for our privacy https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/21/facebook-fake-news-id-checks/ 4 comments business
- Facebook wants to combat fake news with ID checks – with grave implications for our privacy https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/21/facebook-fake-news-id-checks/ 25 comments privacy
- check out reddit's new privacy policy they keep logs in their servers even after you delete it. http://www.reddit.com/help/privacypolicy 9 comments privacy
- Check your VPN, abortion seekers. New 'Vagina Privacy Network' aims to keep data safe | Advocates warn messages, search history, location data and even period trackers can be too easily accessed by police, anti-abortion groups and others. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/19/abortion-digital-privacy-tools-vpn/74365552007/ 28 comments technology
- AFFiNE is the Next-Gen Knowledge Base to Replace Notion & Miro. Open-source, privacy-first, and always free. Build with Typescript & React. Check it out on GitHub(https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE). https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE 2 comments reactjs
- CoWIN launches new API: KYC-VS: Know Your Customer’s/Client’s Vaccination Status. KYC-VS will enable entities to check an individual’s status of vaccination through CoWIN. KYC-VS is consent-based, privacy preserving and can be seamlessly integrated with any system https://pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=1753802 6 comments india
- Apple wants to check your phone for child abuse images – what could possibly go wrong? | On the surface Apple’s new features sound both sensible and commendable – but they also open a Pandora’s box of privacy and surveillance issues https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/07/week-in-patriarchy-apple-privacy 17 comments politics
- I checked Apple’s new privacy ‘nutrition labels.’ Many were false - Apple’s plan to make iPhone apps be transparent about the data they take falls short of being helpful — or even accurate https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/29/apple-privacy-nutrition-label/ 53 comments technology
- Check Out This FOSS, Pro-Privacy, Non-Profit Alternative to Reddit. They don't even store IP addresses for longer than 24 hours https://raddle.me/ 12 comments gnu
- Check Out This FOSS, Pro-Privacy, Non-Profit Alternative to Reddit. They don't even store IP addresses for longer than 24 hours https://raddle.me/ 43 comments privacy
- Want to see where your phone's been and what data Microsoft collects about you? Check out Microsoft's new Privacy Dashboard. It's very interesting. https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/ 18 comments windowsphone
- Porn censorship laws and age checks breach human rights and threaten privacy, says UN official: 'said that amendments to the UK’s Digital Economy Bill could violate international law on freedom of speech.' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/porn-censorship-age-checks-human-rights-threat-to-personal-privacy-un-official-david-kaye-claire-a7526326.html 497 comments worldnews
- Today, the checks and balances used ostensibly to prevent tyranny are being used against us: even though a high majority (65%) is against government surveillance which violates privacy and 78% want Citizens United overturned we are stuck with a broken system and statesmen bought off by corporations. http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-electoral-politics-and-the-illusion-of-control/5523533 19 comments politics
- UK pornography industry proposes user ID checks for adult websites. Scheme to verify visitors' identity with organizations such as banks and mobile providers has support but critics say there are privacy concerns. http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/may/26/pornography-industry-user-id-checks-adult-websites-privacy 16 comments privacy
- Privacy Internationa is suing GCHQ to check which citizens private data has been illegally given to GCHQ from the NSA. You can authorize them to check if you were illegally spied on and they'll tell you what they find out, along with demanding the GCHQ to remove their illegally obtained data. https://www.privacyinternational.org/index.php?q=civicrm/petition/sign&sid=1 3 comments privacy
- Obama administration is taking action to improve the gun background check system, including "removing barriers in health privacy laws that prevent some states from reporting information to the background check system." http://news.yahoo.com/obama-taking-action-gun-background-check-system-100127550--politics.html 111 comments politics
- Opt OUT of Bank Of America's Marketing Crap - I had to check my statement, click the privacy policy, scroll almost to the bottom, and copy/paste the non-hyperlinked URL, find the preferences link, then find the change preferences link. They obviously don't want you to do it, so you should. http://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/index.cfm?template=privacysecur_set_privacy_pref 15 comments reddit.com