[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jun 3, 2021

• Amazon's Sidewalk Network Is Turned on by Default. Here's How to Turn It Off [inc.com]
  If you own Amazon devices, they'll automatically opt in to Amazon's Sidewalk network starting June 8. This allows your devices to connect to your neighbor's WiFi, and theirs to yours. Creepy, right? Jason Aten explains how to opt out through the Alexa app.
• Facebook Tracks Your iPhone Location—This Is How to Stop It [forbes.com]
  Even if you opt out of Facebook tracking your location data, they continue to harvest it from the photos you share. "Don’t upload photos to Facebook or Instagram that have significant location data embedded, unless you want to share that data," says Zak Doffman.
• Dark Patterns Tip Line [darkpatternstipline.org]
  Having a hard time canceling a subscription or using settings to protect your privacy online? Manipulative designs (dark patterns) coerce users to give up personal info, money and worse. Here's a tip line to report them.
• How to Opt Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport [cntraveler.com]
  Back to traveling? As you book summer flights, be sure to learn about how to protect your privacy by opting out of sharing your biometric data. Jessica Puckett on how to avoid surrendering yours at four common airport areas.
• DuckDuckGo Presses the Case for True 'One-Click' Search Competition on Android [techcrunch.com]
  "When antitrust accusations close in on Google the tech giant loves to fire back a riposte that competition is just 'one click away'," says Natasha Lomas. "It’s a disingenuous retort from an online advertising behemoth."
• You Might Want to Check Your Venmo Privacy Settings, Bud [mashable.com]
  If you're a Venmo user, Alexis Nedd shares tips to better protect your privacy (which Venmo doesn't do by default), such as:
  • Set default privacy setting to "visible to sender & recipient only"
  • "Unfriend" people you don't interact with on your friends list

And finally…

• How to Change Your iPhone's Default Browser, and Why You Might Want to [mashable.com]
  iPhone user? If you haven't already, here's how to set DuckDuckGo as your default browser:
  1. Download the app
  2. Go to Settings > Safari > Default Browser App
  3. Select DuckDuckGo

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