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An EFF report reveals how trusted Android apps could unknowingly be sharing your location data with advertisers through third-party SDKs.

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The new sensors are made by a defense company whose primary customers are U.S. law enforcement agencies

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Age verification laws are moving beyond porn sites and social media. Soon, your operating system could be required to know how old you are.

Meta is tracking employees and using behavioral data to train AI while planning layoffs. Are workers helping build their own replacements?

If passed, the bill would apply across the U.S., unlike the state-level laws already around.

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These longer ads have been reported on YouTube's TV app, not on mobile devices.

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