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  1. Data Brokers’ and #AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

    A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and #dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
    #privacy #databrokers #darkpatterns #optout

    wired.com/story/data-brokers-a

  2. Data Brokers’ and #AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

    A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and #dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
    #privacy #databrokers #darkpatterns #optout

    wired.com/story/data-brokers-a

  3. Data Brokers’ and #AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

    A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and #dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
    #privacy #databrokers #darkpatterns #optout

    wired.com/story/data-brokers-a

  4. Data Brokers’ and Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

    A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.

    wired.com/story/data-brokers-a

  5. Data Brokers’ and #AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

    A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and #dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
    #privacy #databrokers #darkpatterns #optout

    wired.com/story/data-brokers-a

  6. Engadget: Firefox AI guardrails arrive for mobile. “On a day when Google announced AI feature after AI feature at I/O, here’s something a little different: Today’s Firefox 151 release brings AI controls to both iOS and Android systems.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/20/engadget-firefox-ai-guardrails-arrive-for-mobile/
  7. Researchers Wanted #Preschool #Teachers to Wear #Cameras to #Train #AI

    U of Wash planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras that would record everything they saw from a first-person perspective, including the children they were teaching, then use that footage to develop AI models. Crucially, the program was presented as opt-out, rather than opt-in, meaning that parents had to take steps to prevent recordings of their children being processed by AI
    #privacy #optout

    404media.co/researchers-wanted

  8. Researchers Wanted #Preschool #Teachers to Wear #Cameras to #Train #AI

    U of Wash planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras that would record everything they saw from a first-person perspective, including the children they were teaching, then use that footage to develop AI models. Crucially, the program was presented as opt-out, rather than opt-in, meaning that parents had to take steps to prevent recordings of their children being processed by AI
    #privacy #optout

    404media.co/researchers-wanted

  9. Researchers Wanted #Preschool #Teachers to Wear #Cameras to #Train #AI

    U of Wash planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras that would record everything they saw from a first-person perspective, including the children they were teaching, then use that footage to develop AI models. Crucially, the program was presented as opt-out, rather than opt-in, meaning that parents had to take steps to prevent recordings of their children being processed by AI
    #privacy #optout

    404media.co/researchers-wanted

  10. Researchers Wanted to Wear to

    U of Wash planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras that would record everything they saw from a first-person perspective, including the children they were teaching, then use that footage to develop AI models. Crucially, the program was presented as opt-out, rather than opt-in, meaning that parents had to take steps to prevent recordings of their children being processed by AI

    404media.co/researchers-wanted

  11. Researchers Wanted #Preschool #Teachers to Wear #Cameras to #Train #AI

    U of Wash planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras that would record everything they saw from a first-person perspective, including the children they were teaching, then use that footage to develop AI models. Crucially, the program was presented as opt-out, rather than opt-in, meaning that parents had to take steps to prevent recordings of their children being processed by AI
    #privacy #optout

    404media.co/researchers-wanted

  12. This weekend we start Day Seven of the Opt Out Project's Cyber Cleanse.

    optoutproject.net/day-seven/

    Settle in, tune up your browser, prepare for the journey ahead.

    #OptOut #ReclaimTech #ReclaimControl

  13. NHS UK Data Sharing OptOut:

    your-data-matters.service.nhs.

    Might not actually stop techno fascists from harvesting your medical records, but you can at least register that you do not wish that to happen 🤨

    #NHS #UK #OptOut

  14. Signed up to conduct a Tech Reclaimers public Teach-In at the Summer of Ludd in NYC! It's gonna be EPIC!

    Mark your calendars #nyc for either June 29 at 4pm or June 30 at noon ... More info coming soon!

    #summerofludd #techreclaimers #optout #bigtech #digitalresistance

  15. Google will automatically install a 4GB LLM into the Chrome Browser on your desktop machine(s) unless you opt out. To Opt out (Win10 PC) > Settings >System > On-device AI theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026 #Google #Chrome #Browser #AI #LLM #OptOut

  16. @troed

    So here we go again

    Some bright-eyed young coder bro is back indexing every post that shows up in his Home feed:

    "When your Mastodon Home feed loads new toots, the extension detects that the page content has changed and re-indexes the tab. This means every toot that appears in your browser gets added to your local index automatically."

    What if I don't want to be "found" simply because I use a generic hashtag our bright-eyed young coder bro is indexing on a page that uses that hashtag, who I don't Foilow, and who I would otherwise be unknown to?

    Famous last story, again

    How do I #OptOut

    Who do I #Block?

    Y'all never seem to understand that not everyone --> wants <-- to be found by some complete stranger

    Or do I need to go on #Github and open an Issue?

    #Hister

  17. @troed

    So here we go again

    Some bright-eyed young coder bro is back indexing every post that shows up in his Home feed:

    "When your Mastodon Home feed loads new toots, the extension detects that the page content has changed and re-indexes the tab. This means every toot that appears in your browser gets added to your local index automatically."

    What if I don't want to be "found" simply because I use a generic hashtag our bright-eyed young coder bro is indexing on a page that uses that hashtag, who I don't Foilow, and who I would otherwise be unknown to?

    Famous last story, again

    How do I #OptOut

    Who do I #Block?

    Y'all never seem to understand that not everyone --> wants <-- to be found by some complete stranger

    Or do I need to go on #Github and open an Issue?

    #Hister

  18. @troed

    So here we go again

    Some bright-eyed young coder bro is back indexing every post that shows up in his Home feed:

    "When your Mastodon Home feed loads new toots, the extension detects that the page content has changed and re-indexes the tab. This means every toot that appears in your browser gets added to your local index automatically."

    What if I don't want to be "found" simply because I use a generic hashtag our bright-eyed young coder bro is indexing on a page that uses that hashtag, who I don't Foilow, and who I would otherwise be unknown to?

    Famous last story, again

    How do I #OptOut

    Who do I #Block?

    Y'all never seem to understand that not everyone --> wants <-- to be found by some complete stranger

    Or do I need to go on #Github and open an Issue?

    #Hister

  19. @troed

    So here we go again

    Some bright-eyed young coder bro is back indexing every post that shows up in his Home feed:

    "When your Mastodon Home feed loads new toots, the extension detects that the page content has changed and re-indexes the tab. This means every toot that appears in your browser gets added to your local index automatically."

    What if I don't want to be "found" simply because I use a generic hashtag our bright-eyed young coder bro is indexing on a page that uses that hashtag, who I don't Foilow, and who I would otherwise be unknown to?

    Famous last story, again

    How do I #OptOut

    Who do I #Block?

    Y'all never seem to understand that not everyone --> wants <-- to be found by some complete stranger

    Or do I need to go on #Github and open an Issue?

    #Hister

  20. @troed

    So here we go again

    Some bright-eyed young coder bro is back indexing every post that shows up in his Home feed:

    "When your Mastodon Home feed loads new toots, the extension detects that the page content has changed and re-indexes the tab. This means every toot that appears in your browser gets added to your local index automatically."

    What if I don't want to be "found" simply because I use a generic hashtag our bright-eyed young coder bro is indexing on a page that uses that hashtag, who I don't Foilow, and who I would otherwise be unknown to?

    Famous last story, again

    How do I #OptOut

    Who do I #Block?

    Y'all never seem to understand that not everyone --> wants <-- to be found by some complete stranger

    Or do I need to go on #Github and open an Issue?

    #Hister

  21. Ars Technica: The hidden cost of Google’s AI defaults and the illusion of choice. “What we’re seeing in both free and paid Google accounts is the power of defaults in the AI era. The default is sharing data for AI training. The default is AI summaries in your email. The default is AI-powered document creation. You can change these settings, but Google has to know most people won’t do […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/ars-technica-the-hidden-cost-of-googles-ai-defaults-and-the-illusion-of-choice/
  22. Mashable: TikTok tests AI Remix option. What it is, how to opt out. . “With remixes on, any public content can be used by its viewers to create digitally generated images, text-based memes, and more. The reveal and lack of notification stirred widespread concern about privacy and consent. Many wondered where the setting came from — and how to turn it off ASAP.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/27/mashable-tiktok-tests-ai-remix-option-what-it-is-how-to-opt-out/
  23. Today in #OptOut I no longer store contacts with apple nor google.

    I've been cleaning up my messy records. I see entries for people who have died, but I don't delete them. You too?

  24. «Warum Google, Meta und Microsoft Ihren Datenschutz-Wunsch ignorieren:
    Marktführende Online-Werbedienste ignorieren rechtlich bindende Opt-out-Signale fast flächendeckend. Trotz klarer gesetzlicher Vorgaben […] Tracking-Cookies gegen den expliziten Willen der Nutzer. Die geschätzte Haftungssumme für die Branche beläuft sich auf 5,8 Milliarden US-Dollar»

    Die User sind ihr Produkt nicht das Web.

    🤷 it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/dat

    #google #meta #microsoft #optout #web #online #tracking #tracking #cookies

  25. Tracking trotz Opt-out: Wie Google, Meta und Microsoft Datenschutzsignale systematisch ignorieren

    194 Online-Werbedienste setzen weiterhin Tracking-Cookies, obwohl Nutzer mit dem Global Privacy Control-Signal ausdrücklich widersprochen haben. Betroffen sind unter anderem die drei größten Technologiekonzerne der Welt.

    all-about-security.de/tracking

    #tracking #optout #datenschutz #meta #microsoft #google

  26. Not all MCP servers are equal on privacy. Local servers run entirely on your machine. Hosted servers send your data to someone else's infrastructure. Here's how hackernoon.com/local-mcp-serve #optout

  27. »Opt-Out-Anleitung: LinkedIn KI-Training«
    So verhinderst du, dass LinkedIn mit deinen Daten KI trainiert

    LinkedIn hat die Nutzung von Profildaten für das Training generativer KI standardmäßig aktiviert. Wer das nicht will, muss selbst widersprechen: In den Einstellungen unter Datenschutz lässt sich die Option »Daten zur Verbesserung generativer KI« deaktivieren.

    Mehr Infos: freelens.com/neues/news/opt-ou

    #freelens #berufsverband #kitraining #optout #linkedin

  28. «Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything:
    Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says»

    …and then they complain that users reduce their spying by tracking banners such as @ublockorigin, @noscript, @privacybadger or/and @libredirect?!

    🍪 techspot.com/news/112073-click
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    #cookies #google #microsoft #meta #web #ignorance #optout #click #block #spying #rejectcookies #cookieblocking

  29. «Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything:
    Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says»

    …and then they complain that users reduce their spying by tracking banners such as @ublockorigin, @noscript, @privacybadger or/and @libredirect?!

    🍪 techspot.com/news/112073-click
    ---
    #cookies #google #microsoft #meta #web #ignorance #optout #click #block #spying #rejectcookies #cookieblocking

  30. «Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything:
    Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says»

    …and then they complain that users reduce their spying by tracking banners such as @ublockorigin, @noscript, @privacybadger or/and @libredirect?!

    🍪 techspot.com/news/112073-click
    ---
    #cookies #google #microsoft #meta #web #ignorance #optout #click #block #spying #rejectcookies #cookieblocking

  31. «Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything:
    Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says»

    …and then they complain that users reduce their spying by tracking banners such as @ublockorigin, @noscript, @privacybadger or/and @libredirect?!

    🍪 techspot.com/news/112073-click
    ---
    #cookies #google #microsoft #meta #web #ignorance #optout #click #block #spying #rejectcookies #cookieblocking

  32. «Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything:
    Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says»

    …and then they complain that users reduce their spying by tracking banners such as @ublockorigin, @noscript, @privacybadger or/and @libredirect?!

    🍪 techspot.com/news/112073-click
    ---
    #cookies #google #microsoft #meta #web #ignorance #optout #click #block #spying #rejectcookies #cookieblocking

  33. 🥳🎉🎈 Oh wow, a groundbreaking revelation: sending an #email to opt-out of being spied on by a service you voluntarily signed up for! 🕵️‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Next time, maybe just avoid surveillance-friendly apps altogether, genius. 📱💡
    honeypot.net/2026/04/14/i-wrot #optout #surveillance #privacy #technews #dataethics #HackerNews #ngated

  34. 🥳🎉🎈 Oh wow, a groundbreaking revelation: sending an #email to opt-out of being spied on by a service you voluntarily signed up for! 🕵️‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Next time, maybe just avoid surveillance-friendly apps altogether, genius. 📱💡
    honeypot.net/2026/04/14/i-wrot #optout #surveillance #privacy #technews #dataethics #HackerNews #ngated