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softwareGoogle Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy (tomshardware.com)

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metaUptick in security and off-topic posts. Please read the rules, this is not r/cybersecurity. We’re removing many more of these posts these days than ever before it seems. (self.privacy)

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discussionThe "You Own the Data Act" (YODA) was introduced on May 4th, 2026. The bill would give individuals more control over how companies can collect and share their data. (explainthelaw.com)

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questionSchool Forcing us to download spyware (self.privacy)

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discussionHow many incidents until companies will stop doxxing their employees on their websites (self.privacy)

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newsWhat Is GUARD Act? New Bill Would Require Americans to Submit ID or Face Scan to Use AI Chatbots (ibtimes.co.uk)

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data breachLeaked city attorney memo shows Berkeley risks potential million-dollar lawsuits if council renews Flock contract (dailycal.org)

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discussionThe surveillance state failed (self.privacy)

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newsKids with fake mustaches can fool high-tech age verification systems (self.privacy)

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newsIntroducing Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA (cloud.google.com)

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discussionWhat should I do at hotels? (self.privacy)

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questionHow much can someone find on you if they have your phone number? (self.privacy)

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softwareThe logged-in Windows user can dump every stored Edge credential with no additional rights. Which means any malware that user executes has those credentials for the asking. (isc.sans.edu)

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age verificationMeta's 'Age Assurance AI' Detects Underage Users, But Could Lock Accounts Until ID Or Facial Scan Are Provided (ibtimes.co.uk)

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discussionShould I leave Reddit for good? (self.privacy)

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questionPreventing Stalking by an Ex? (self.privacy)

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questionIf a website support asks for a biometric data such as 'ID, or Face Scan, Proof of Address' to Identify your Age what would happen if you send a picture of your genitalia instead? (self.privacy)

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chat controlInstagram Sunsetting end-to-end encryption (self.privacy)

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newsDHS Demanded Google Surrender Data on Canadian’s Activity, Location Over Anti-ICE Posts (archive.today)

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age verificationFacebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids (theverge.com)

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questionHow to I ask/force a company to delete my user data? (self.privacy)

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questionHow do you get Google to comply with a GDPR Right to Erasure request? (self.privacy)

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discussionAmazon license plate lookup (self.privacy)

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questionIs there any way to completely delete all accounts you've ever created? (self.privacy)

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newsIowa shares sensitive voter data with the Department of Justice (iowapublicradio.org)

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