[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Dec 30, 2021

• Keep Amazon, Google and Apple Out of Your Conversations: a Guide to Protect Your Privacy [cnet.com]
  Ever wonder if your smart home devices are listening to you? As Katie Teague shares, "you can put a stop to strangers listening to your voice commands and completely wipe all interactions you've made with your device." Here's how.
• Grindr Hit With € 6.2 Million Fine in Response to Complaint From the Norwegian Consumer Council [forbrukerradet.no]
  Grindr's €6.2M fine "sends a strong signal to all companies involved in commercial surveillance. There are serious repercussions to sharing personal data without legal basis." Forbrukerrådet urges companies: make changes to respect consumers' rights.
• Opinion: Bipartisan Innovation and Choice Online Act Would Boost Small Businesses on 'Big Tech' [desmoinesregister.com]
  "Giant tech companies abuse their power to distort the online ecosystem for their own benefit," says Chuck Grassley. He explains how the American Innovation & Choice Online Act, prohibiting companies from self-preferencing their own services, will help.
• Americans Widely Distrust Facebook, Tiktok and Instagram With Their Data, Poll Finds [washingtonpost.com]
  A Washington Post-Schar School study uncovered most Americans think tech companies' user data collection for advertising is unjustified (73%) and are taking action to protect their privacy (57% have changed privacy settings on websites and half on phone/apps).
• What the Good Children of Tech Want From Policymakers Next Year [protocol.com]
  Always happy to be on the Nice list! Ben Brody covers "What the good children of tech want from policymakers next year". Our Founder and CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, is asking for legislation, enforcement, and opt-out options for behavioral advertising.

And finally…

• We have no idea what gifts you gave this holiday season, but the gift of privacy is always free with DuckDuckGo. #SpreadPrivacy and help your friends and family take back theirs today.

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