Privacy stories
Privacy intersects with law, technology, and user expectations. This page tracks GDPR enforcement, tracking prevention, surveillance disclosures, and the tools people use to protect their data.
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RSS feed for PrivacyInstrument clusters are now paid extras in two Hyundai models
caranddriver.com · 31 points · 34 comments
Amazon is tracking you. Here's how to stop it and what to use instead
proton.me · 9 points · 0 comments
Tracking the fatal Tesla Autopilot and FSD crashes hidden in its data
electrek.co · 5 points · 0 comments
US lawmakers demand investigation into admin's secret surveillance of Americans
theguardian.com · 47 points · 11 comments
Lawsuit: Flock Enables Police to Misuse Location Data for Surveillance, Stalking
classaction.org · 5 points · 0 comments
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy
reclaimthenet.org · 27 points · 204 comments
Time tracking for solo consultants that ends in a PDF invoice
hourtobill.com · 3 points · 0 comments
I Built a Free Printable Habit Tracker Because Most Habit Tracking Tools
indiehackers.com · 10 points · 2 comments
America's long march toward Chinese-style surveillance state
ocregister.com · 10 points · 1 comments
New Chinese surveillance leaves foreigners nowhere to hide
dw.com · 9 points · 1 comments
You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It
matduggan.com · 149 points · 180 comments
Flock CEO's Address Spread Online as Surveillance Backlash Explodes
gadgetreview.com · 102 points · 129 comments
Police officer arrested after tracking ex-girlfriend on Flock over 2k times
cnn.com · 102 points · 30 comments
CleanMySheet – Privacy-first CSV/Excel cleaner that runs in the browser
cleanmysheet.in · 4 points · 1 comments
Survey shows Americans have turned against license plate tracking cameras
washingtonpost.com · 13 points · 0 comments
You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It
matduggan.com · 10 points · 0 comments
Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras
motherjones.com · 34 points · 0 comments
Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors
arstechnica.com · 10 points · 1 comments
Flock Claims It's the First Company to Expose Police Misuse of Surveillance Tech
techdirt.com · 8 points · 6 comments
Sanitizing Kubernetes and Terraform Manifests Before Committing
capytoolkit.com · 3 points · 1 comments
FreeSocks – A New VPN for Internet Freedom
freesocks.org · 18 points · 0 comments
Evade Reddit account tracking, keep old.reddit.com layout while logged out
github.com · 19 points · 3 comments
Nodusfall Wiki – Tracking Verified Game Information and Updates
nodusfallwiki.org · 3 points · 0 comments
Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors
arstechnica.com · 9 points · 1 comments
Buy a VPN pass with an HTTP request (x402, no account)
x402.le-vpn.com · 2 points · 0 comments
Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE) for Ring Cameras
aboutamazon.com · 4 points · 1 comments
Aw, It's Baby's First A.I. Surveillance System
nytimes.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Cookie started its life as a plastic bottle
acs.org · 5 points · 0 comments
Tracking Costco Gas Prices During a Global Fuel Crisis
jack.bio · 7 points · 115 comments
Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council
thehill.com · 79 points · 16 comments