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- How to access Reddit without ads and tracking https://www.privacytools.io/guides/how-to-access-reddit-without-ads-tracking 56 comments
- China to lose access to Australian space tracking station https://www.reuters.com/article/china-space-australia-exclusive/exclusive-china-to-lose-access-to-australian-space-tracking-station-iduskcn26c0hb 17 comments worldnews
- Macedonia on track for EU accession talks but not Albania: diplomats https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-balkans-iduskcn1tf21j 162 comments europe
- ICE to gain access to database for tracking license plates http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370855-ice-to-gain-access-to-database-for-tracking-license-plates 8 comments politics
- Tracking access to modern contraception across Europe / February 2017 https://i.redd.it/c7whkg2gt4ly.jpg 130 comments europe
- Cops Must Swear Silence to Access Vehicle Tracking System http://www.wired.com/2014/05/license-plate-tracking/ 4 comments politics
- ICE Gets Access to License Plate Recognition, Tracking System https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-26/ice-gets-access-to-license-plate-recognition-tracking-system 6 comments politics
- As of iOS 9.3, Apple Music can now be accessed through API for playback and adding tracks to library https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/releasenotes/general/whatsnewinios/articles/ios9_3.html 40 comments apple
- Researchers Could Track the GPS Location of All of California’s New Digital License Plates | After gaining access to a powerful administrative account, the researchers could perform all sorts of tasks inside Reviver, the sole company that sells the digital plates in California. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn9vx/researchers-track-reviver-digital-license-plate-gps-location 27 comments technology
- KFF Health Tracking Poll July 2022: Inflation Tops Voters’ Priorities, But Abortion Access Resonates For Key Voting Blocs https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-july-2022/ 5 comments politics
- A Facebook engineer abused access to user data to track down a woman who had left their hotel room after they fought on vacation, new book says https://news.yahoo.com/facebook-engineer-abused-access-user-121100516.html 63 comments technology
- Spotify India users can now access 1,00,000-plus Saregama retro tracks by Lata Mageshkar, Mohammed Rafi and more https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/spotify-india-users-can-now-access-100000-plus-saregama-retro-tracks-by-lata-mangeshkar-mohammed-rafi-and-more/article31555789.ece 17 comments india
- We made a recipe website that cuts straight to the chase. It's clean, accessible and puts the chefs first (no tracking, no ads). https://minimalrecipe.com 35 comments webdev
- Bid by BECIL (Under Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting) to procure Covid patient tracking tool. The kind and amount of tracking the tool would do is just crazy. We cannot allow the state to gain unfettered access to our private life! https://www.becil.com/uploads/tender/corrigendumhealthcarepdf-66a662d4d6c8e2facb46fd1574ab41f4.pdf 2 comments india
- UK's ability to track suspected terrorists and major criminals at risk because of Brexit, foreign secretary Raab admits: Access to vital EU crime-fighting databases could be lost, MPs told - after Theresa May warns they 'keep us safe' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-safety-security-brexit-terrorists-criminals-dominic-raab-a9315476.html 11 comments worldnews
- Two arrested after attempt to sell 12 billion passwords - The website purported to give access to stolen data from 10,000 data breaches, giving hackers easy access to user credentials. The police operation tracking the cybercrime involved the UK, US, Netherlands and Germany. https://www.dw.com/en/two-arrested-after-attempt-to-sell-12-billion-passwords/a-52045852 94 comments worldnews
- In tonight’s draft, Orlando Magic will be the only NBA team with exclusive access to AI Player Tracking Data for NCAA players. http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonogus/2019/02/27/orlando-magic-enter-exclusive-deal-with-stats-to-begin-using-ai-player-tracking-technology/ 23 comments nba
- Looking for software to track, audit, report on on-premise file and folder access. https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/adkjx2/looking_for_software_to_track_audit_report_on/ 16 comments sysadmin
- Facebook used its apps to gather information about users and their friends, including some who had not signed up to the social network, reading their text messages, tracking their locations and accessing photos on their phones, a court case in California alleges. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/facebook-accused-of-conducting-mass-surveillance-through-its-apps 200 comments worldnews
- South Africa has dismissed allegations its white farmers are "persecuted" after an Australian minister said they needed help from a "civilised" country. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said he was exploring giving South Africa's white farmers access to fast-track visas on humanitarian grounds. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43403408 32 comments worldnews
- UIDAI, BSE among 6,000 Indian organisations reportedly affected by data breach. A cybersecurity firm in Pune, along with its partner, had said on Friday that it had tracked an advertisement on the DarkNet offering access to the servers and database dump of over 6,000 Indian businesses. http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/uidai-bse-among-6000-indian-organisations-reportedly-affected-by-data-breach-2404223.html 56 comments india
- My wife and I need help finding an app that we can both access to track expenses and follow a budget. I make a decent living but it seems we can't stop living paycheck to paycheck. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6xc77b/my_wife_and_i_need_help_finding_an_app_that_we/ 34 comments personalfinance
- EU minister says Turkey still on track to join bloc despite calls to stop accession https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/25/eu-urged-to-call-off-turkish-accession-talks 31 comments europe
- Facebook and Instagram ban developers from using data for surveillance. Company announces new privacy policy following revelations that police gained special access to the social networks to track protesters. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/13/facebook-instagram-surveillance-privacy-data 7 comments privacy
- The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide ceasefire effective from sundown on Monday, improved aid access and joint targeting of banned militant Islamist groups. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-kerry-iduskcn11f0hc?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 28 comments worldnews
- The government just admitted it will use smart home devices for spying - “In the future, intelligence services might use the [internet of things] for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or user credentials,” http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/09/internet-of-things-smart-devices-spying-surveillance-us-government 5 comments politics
- Vietnam to gain satellite views of South China Sea thanks to Indian agreement: Vietnam has approved India setting up a satellite tracking and imaging centre in southern Vietnam that will that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian earth observation satellites http://www.smh.com.au/world/vietnam-to-gain-satellite-views-of-south-china-sea-thanks-to-indian-agreement-20160126-gme23v.html 3 comments worldnews
- Popular Google Chrome extensions are constantly tracking you per default, making it very difficult or impossible for you to opt-out. They will receive your browsing history, all your cookies, your secret access-tokens used for authentication and shared links from Dropbox and Google Drive. http://labs.detectify.com/post/133528218381/chrome-extensions-aka-total-absence-of-privacy 16 comments technology
- Chrome Extensions – AKA Total Absence of Privacy. Popular Google Chrome extensions are constantly tracking you per default, will receive your complete browsing history, all your cookies, your secret access-tokens used for authentication and shared links from sites such as Dropbox and Google Drive http://labs.detectify.com/post/133528218381/chrome-extensions-aka-total-absence-of-privacy 482 comments programming
- How your phone tracks your every move - In the digital age, how much of your life is actually private? To find out, ABC reporter Will Ockenden got access to his metadata. This is what that data looks like. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/metadata-retention-privacy-phone-will-ockenden/6694152 13 comments technology
- Twitter Testers Gain Access To A New Timeline Called “Fave People” For Tracking Favorite Twitter Accounts http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/17/twitter-testers-gain-access-to-a-new-timeline-called-fave-people-for-tracking-favorite-twitter-accounts/ 6 comments technology
- 'Follow the Money': NSA Spies on International Payments "The US' NSA agency is interested in international payments processed by companies including Visa, SPIEGEL has learned. It has even set up its own financial database to track money flows through a "tailored access operations" division" http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-exclusive-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922276.html 68 comments worldnews
- A rare peek into a Justice Department leak probe ⚡⚡ "...used security badge access records to track the reporter’s comings and goings from the State Department..." http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-rare-peek-into-a-justice-department-leak-probe/2013/05/19/0bc473de-be5e-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html 12 comments politics
- U.S. to let spy agencies access Americans' finances to track down criminal syndicates and terrorist networks http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/usa-banks-spying-idindee92c0eh20130313 4 comments moderatepolitics
- Analysis of 65k iOS apps: 42.5% do not encrypt users' personal data, 41.4% track user's location, almost 20% can access a user's entire Address Book https://www.securityweek.com/apple-yanks-privacy-app-app-store 2 comments apple
- Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that mobile apps that integrate advertisements pose privacy and a security risks. They found over 48,000 apps that could track your location via GPS, while others could access call logs and phone numbers in your phone. http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/20/android-apps-with-ads-found-to-pose-privacy-and-security-risks/ 5 comments technology
- Visa and Mastercard to use private card transactions data to track you online and to hit you with ads: "It's an effort by the two companies to profit by selling access to the insights they gather about people with every credit card transaction" http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052970204002304576627030651339352.html 3 comments technology
- Many of the most popular applications, on Facebook have been providing access to people's names and, in some cases, their friends' names to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies. http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052702304772804575558484075236968.html?mod=djemalertnews#ixzz12fruzihi 3 comments netsec
- Right on the heels of one of our own being tracked and followed by the FBI. "FBI Wants Expanded Wiretap Access to Texts, Social Network Postings, Skype and More" http://abcnews.go.com/technology/fbi-backdoor-access-mail-texts/story?id=11825039 19 comments technology
- European consumers purchasing HP-branded computers will have unlimited access to millions of tracks distributed by the four major record companies and leading independent music labels for a monthly fee. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/major-record-labels-team-up-with-hp-to-provide-unlimited-music-for-europeans-1879048.html 10 comments worldnews