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Your location or browsing habits could lead to price increases when buying online

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Companies are showing customers different prices for the same goods and services based what data they have on them, including details like their precise location or browser history. The name for this method is surveillance pricing, and the FTC has just released initial findings of a report looking into that practice. FTC chair Lina M.

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

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PT Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Also:   The best VPN services right now   Further, Cybernews blamed other media outlets for claiming that Facebook, Google, and Apple credentials were leaked. Sounds scary, right?

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

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PT Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Also:   The best VPN services right now   Further, Cybernews blamed other media outlets for claiming that Facebook, Google, and Apple credentials were leaked. Sounds scary, right?

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IVPN review: This VPN takes privacy to the next level

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I went through the report, which mostly showed that they haven't handed over any user data despite getting several orders to do so.    Even if data collection is your primary concern, IVPN operates a clean zero-logs policy.

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I changed 10 settings on my Fire TV for better performance and fewer distractions

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Disable unnecessary tracking After implementing the above step, you may be wondering what other types of data tracking or collection Amazon does in the background that puts strain on your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. Fortunately, you can disable most of this unnecessary surveillance to reduce background tasks and reclaim some speed.

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In conversation: Bruce Schneier on AI-powered mass spying

Malwarebytes

For decades, governments and companies have surveilled the conversations, movements, and behavior of the public. That’s a lot of data that, until now, has been difficult to parse at scale. We kind of know what mass surveillance, mass spying looks like. And then the internet came along and made that a whole lot easier.

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US government wants health trackers for all? What it means for your health, privacy, and wallet

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We see this already with certain partnerships, like Oura's collaboration with Essence Healthcare , where every Essence patient receives a free Oura Ring to track their health data and take that data to their doctor for medical assessment.