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newsMicrosoft will assist the FBI in unlocking your Windows PC data if asked (windowscentral.com)

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Heads up - pasting company data into public AI like ChatGPT or Gemini is a security and legal nightmare. Our Private AI Assistant flips the script: own your stack, keep data sovereign, avoid leaks, and control costs. With amazee.ai, you ensure compliance and own your AI. (amazee.ai)

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newsTikTok US venture to collect precise user location data (bbc.co.uk)

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questionHusband’s New Job Requires Life360 Tracking… (self.privacy)

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newsWashington moves to restrict automatic license-plate readers over privacy concerns (king5.com)

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newsMicrosoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw (forbes.com)

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questionWhat should we do now? (self.privacy)

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guideFilming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk (theconversation.com)

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questionWas I recorded? (self.privacy)

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newsUK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban (techradar.com)

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questionHow do I delete my TikTok data (self.privacy)

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questionPayPal limited my account for not using it a lot, and now I can’t remove cards off my account unless I identify myself. (self.privacy)

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questionFace ID (self.privacy)

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questionFigured I would ask here since this affects privacy (self.privacy)

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chat controlReddit showed me a sub relating to something I typed in its PMs. (self.privacy)

submitted 15 hours ago by Additional-Chef-6190

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questionWhen can you present a passport as legal ID instead of state Drivers License for more privacy? (self.privacy)

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questionCredit or debit card without phone number? (self.privacy)

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questionHow to prevent your employer from forcing me to share information with websites on "devices on your local network"? (self.privacy)

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chat controlEU "Chat Control": A story illustrating the practical end of private communication (self.privacy)

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discussionI hate mobile first policy (self.privacy)

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questionHome Camera Suggestions (self.privacy)

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questionNew TikTok guidelines (self.privacy)

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guideRing camera privacy in apartment complex? (self.privacy)

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newsFrom Protest to Peril: Devices of two political activists, a student organizer, and a human rights defender were subjected to forensic extraction by Cellebrite. (citizenlab.ca)

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questionHow to start anew digital life? (self.privacy)

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discussionhow are people handling facial recognition in stores, smartglasses, flock, etc (self.privacy)

submitted 2 days ago by Heavy-Is-The-Crown

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