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  • Biden Signs Order to Crack Down on Big Tech, Boost Competition 'across the board' [cnbc.com]
    The only way Google and Facebook will stop using anti-competitive tactics to maintain their respective dominance is through action that achieves meaningful results. We support such efforts by regulators across the globe and President Biden's executive order.
  • Maine Passes Statewide Facial Recognition Ban [iapp.org]
    Maine has banned facial recognition tech in schools and use by government officials and employees, including law enforcement. "Democracy is stronger and communities are safer when we have clear rules and accountability for how governments use new and emerging tech."
  • Amazon Echo Shares Your Internet With the Neighbors. Here's How to Turn Off Amazon Sidewalk [cnet.com]
    Use Amazon Echo or Ring? You’ve likely been opted into Amazon Sidewalk — joining you into a neighborhood Wi-Fi network. "It's hard to predict the actual [privacy] outcomes until the feature is tested more thoroughly." For now, here’s how to opt out.
  • Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy Vs. Public Health [cbc.ca]
    Living in Canada? Alistair Steele pulls in experts to explore the debate over privacy vs. public health in the face of vaccine passports. "You don't throw out privacy because there's a health-related concern now. It can never be one versus the other."
  • Free to Protest [privacyinternational.org]
    Our friends at Privacy International's "Free to Protest" campaign compiles guides covering a range of topics surrounding education, strategies, and tips to defend yourself against surveillance when attending a peaceful protest.

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[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 15, 2021

Friday, July 16, 2021

After Repeatedly Promising Not To, Facebook Keeps Recommending Political Groups to Its Users [themarkup.org] Back in January we shared a story from The Markup about Facebook recommending political

[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 8, 2021

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Dark Patterns That Mislead Consumers Are All Over the Internet [themarkup.org] Dark Patterns are unethical by design, aimed at tricking you into giving away your data, and ultimately stealing your

[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 1, 2021

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Why You Shouldn't Use Google Maps on Your iPhone After Update [forbes.com] "All the data Google Maps says it may collect is linked back to your personal identity. This is how Google works.

[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jun 24, 2021

Thursday, June 24, 2021

How to Make Your Offline Self Harder to Find Online [theverge.com] It's surprising how much your online and offline data are linked. Rob Pegoraro's steps to reduce that include: Check public

[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jun 17, 2021

Thursday, June 17, 2021

It's Time to Ditch Chrome [wired.co.uk] "When you sync your Google accounts to Chrome, the data slurping doesn't stop there. Information from other Google-owned products including its

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