Thomas Kent

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  Google Sued For Keeping Users’ Location Data Too Long. 3 Settings Decide What It Knows About You

  A privacy regulator found that Google kept location data too long and failed to clearly explain how it could shape ads and infer users’ interests.

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  TikTok Tracks Users Across Websites and Platforms, Privacy Lawsuit Says

  Time to review what the app can learn about you.

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  Is Your Smart TV Spying on You? Change These Settings

  Your TV can log audio while the screen is off and scan your Wi-Fi for other devices. Here's what smart TVs collect, and the settings worth changing.

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  ChatGPT's Hidden Cookie Tracks You Across the Web. How To Block It

  Closing ChatGPT does not end the conversation.

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  Elon Musk's Voter Registration Site Is a Data Mining Nightmare. What You Can Use Instead

  Your voter status could become campaign targeting data.

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  Hackers Confirm Flock License Plate Readers Log People, Not Just Cars

  The roadside cameras know when you enter the frame.

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  One Photo of Your Face Is All This AI Needs to Find Your Address, Job, and Relatives

  Clearview AI built a search bar for your life. Your face is the query.

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  Facebook and Instagram Users Could Be Owed Money in Meta’s AI Class Action

  Modelling work isn’t free.

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  Leaked Documents Preview EU’s Plan to Restrict Social Media, Games, and AI Chatbots for Kids

  Brussels wants an age gate on the internet, but checking IDs could create a privacy mess.

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  Anthropic Warns Governments Are Using Its AI to Spy on Critics While Its Own Security Team Tracks 'Activism'

  In 2026, you're innocent until the algorithm says otherwise.

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  WhatsApp and Signal Conversations Are Being Read and Saved by German Police, Classified Customs Document Reveals

  German authorities have joined the group chat.

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  Your New Apple Watch Snoops on Every Conversation You Have. Apple Calls It a Feature

  Did you hear that? Apple Watch heard that.

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  Windows Will Block 18+ Apps Until You Verify Your Age. What Verification Actually Requires

  Microsoft joins the list of companies dead set on finding out whether you’re a child.

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  Grindr To Pay $35 Million Over Selling Users' HIV Status, Ethnicity, and Sex Lives Info. Can You Trust Dating Apps With Your Data?

  Oversharing is bad enough when it's you doing it, let alone your dating app.

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  LG Smart TVs Caught Listening With the Screen Off and Snooping Around Your Wi-Fi

  The biggest screen in your home is also your nosiest roommate.

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  67% of UK Gambling Sites Track You Before You Consent. Stop Them Before Your Next Bet

  Two-thirds of UK gambling sites process user data before consent, while many also use deceptive cookie banners designed to push users toward accepting tracking.

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  Discord ‘Missed the Mark’ on Age Verification, But It’s Bringing It Back Anyway

  The delay is over and now the internet's bouncer wants to see your face.

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  Utah's New VPN Law 'Sets a Dangerous Precedent' And Your Privacy Could Be Next

  The internet has never respected state lines, but Utah wants websites to police them anyway.

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  1Password Users Flee Platform After $300,000 Donation. Should You Run, Too?

  When companies cross a line, users vote with their wallets.

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  If You Rented a Car or Bought Weed Recently, Your License Is Likely for Sale on the Dark Web. Protect Your Identity Now

  A dark web treasure trove, built from routine ID checks at rental counters, hotels, and dispensaries.

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  Chrome Officially Kills The Internet's Favorite Ad Blocker. Here's What Experts Use Instead

  Google’s final Manifest V2 purge leaves Chrome users facing a noisier, more invasive web.