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12 links, first saved September 4, 2023, latest October 22, 2026.
- Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy
- With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
I’m no fan of Ring cameras. I use UniFi devices that record video in our home for this same purpose. Deploying Ring devices is literally building a surveillance network for anyone…
- License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Surveillance cameras reading license plate numbers and doing face matching of the driver.
- The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds
My son likes to play GeoGuessr which drops you in a random place on Google Street View and you get 2 minutes to guess where you are. It is pretty fun and surprising how close you…
- Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
- ‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster
- 'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data
Having location information in apps on your phone is very helpful. I use it regularly, but I also make sure to only give as much information as is truly needed. Hide exact…
- Paypal Opted You Into Sharing Data Without Your Knowledge
This article is for subscribers only but the headline and first paragraph are enough. LinkedIn has been on my naughty list for years for doing this kind of random opt-in to some…
- Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal
- Goldman Sachs: AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable
- CEO Reminds Everyone His Company Collects Customers' Sleep Data to Make Zeitgeisty Point About OpenAI Drama
As a relatively new owner of an Eight Sleep Pod this article caught my eye. The top of Eight Sleep's terms of service states "At Eight Sleep we pledge to respect your privacy and…
- 'The Wallet Event': Crypto Startup Bankrupt After Losing Password to $38.9 Million Physical Crypto Wallet
This kind of amateur hour nonsense is ridiculous and one of (not the only) the biggest problems I see in crypto adoption.