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31/08/2026

Meta has settled "the largest consumer protection lawsuit in American history" for $18 billion and has agreed to make multiple changes for accounts of users under 18. https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-reaches-18-billion-settlements-over-childrens-social-media-addiction-2026-08-26/

30/08/2026

So many tech users, MOST tech users, stomach Big Tech's surveillance because of the convenience that technology offers. What they don't realize is that you CAN have privacy AND convenience. We've had a user base for over a decade long that proves it!

29/08/2026

British police are rolling out a trial of new live facial recognition technology in multiple train stations on the London Underground. Authorities claim that the technology will be deployed "in a targeted, proportionate way with strict safeguards in place,":

British Transport Police (BTP) is to expand its trial of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology by deploying it in Transport for London (TfL) Underground stations.

28/08/2026

Private investigators are now selling reports and dossiers of "anti-technology" activists and movements to tech companies and regulatory agencies:

Along with federal law enforcement agencies, private companies are now surveilling opponents of Big Tech.

26/08/2026

With more companies promising privacy, how can you determine who you can actually trust? Here are three ways that you can tell what companies ACTUALLY do with your data, and where their priorities lie...

24/08/2026

A journalist recently exposed how McDonalds keeps detailed dossiers on its regular customers...dossiers that are often HUNDREDS of pages long:

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

23/08/2026

If you're USED to being a lab rat for Big Tech, then surrendering your data doesn't seem so bad. And that's what tech giants are counting on to keep you inside their surveillance ecosystem. We've got subscribers who have stayed with us for over a decade who can attest to one important fact: there's a better way!

22/08/2026

Surveillance company Flock safety reportedly tried to place dash cameras inside of Uber and Lyft cars and convert them into mobile license plate readers:

More eyes on you.