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Privacy

As gadgets and services get smarter, they need more data, and face the hard problem of keeping it safe. Data privacy has become a huge problem for Google, Facebook, Amazon, and any company using artificial intelligence to power its services — and a major sticking point for lawmakers looking to regulate. Here's all the news on data privacy and how it's changing tech.

Twitter will set up a legal entity in Turkey to comply with controversial social media law

Facebook is working on a version of Instagram for kids under 13

TikTok will no longer let people opt out of personalized ads

California bans ‘dark patterns’ that trick users into giving away their personal data

Companies can silently reroute your texts to hackers, sometimes for just $16

Judge rules Google has to face lawsuit that claims it tracks users even in Incognito mode

PSA: T-Mobile will start sharing customer info with advertisers unless you opt out

How to block ad tracking on your iPhone

Google promises it won’t just keep tracking you after replacing cookies

New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life

It seems like a nice idea in theory but it’s a tiny bit creepy as well

Judge approves $650 million Facebook privacy settlement over facial recognition feature

This browser extension shows what the Internet would look like without Big Tech

Google has finally added iOS’s privacy labels to Gmail

WhatsApp is having another go at explaining its privacy policy to users

Los Angeles police used Amazon Ring footage to investigate police brutality protests

Minneapolis prohibits use of facial recognition software by its police department

Snapchat will start reminding users to clean out their friends list

PSA: Don’t post your coronavirus vaccination card selfie on social media

The temptation to humblebrag about getting vaccinated is understandable but ill-advised

Baltimore’s spy planes will fly no more

Google is weighing an anti-tracking feature for Android, following Apple’s lead

Clearview’s facial recognition tech is illegal mass surveillance, Canada privacy commissioners say

Facebook prompt will encourage ad tracking opt-in ahead of Apple’s privacy push

Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with more than 2,000 US police and fire departments

WhatsApp is using Status messages—its version of Stories— to try to reassure users about privacy

University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

Global Privacy Control wants to succeed where Do Not Track failed

Apple’s next iOS 14 beta will begin forcing developers to ask for permission to track you

Weeks later, Google still hasn’t added privacy labels to its most popular iPhone apps

Facebook users’ phone numbers are for sale through a Telegram bot

Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City

Italian watchdog tells TikTok to block users whose ages can’t be verified

US Defense Intelligence Agency admits to buying citizens’ location data