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DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ has access to immigration agency’s data
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DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ has access to immigration agency’s data

Four Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers have access to the government’s data on an untold number of immigrants, FedScoop

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Universities are giving up the fight for free speech — students aren’t
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Universities are giving up the fight for free speech — students aren’t

As the US government launches investigations and threatens to pull federal funding, some elite universities have decided to take the

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The FAA hiding private jet details might not stop celebrity jet trackers
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The FAA hiding private jet details might not stop celebrity jet trackers

Yesterday, we wrote that a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) process would help private jet owners keep their registration details

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A beginner’s guide to using Signal
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A beginner’s guide to using Signal

Keep your private messages private. If you hadn’t heard of Signal before this week, chances are you’re well aware of

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Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
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Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some

Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record

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Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’
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Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’

Alvaro Bedoya, commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on

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DuckDuckGo is amping up its AI search tool — but will still let you leave it behind
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DuckDuckGo is amping up its AI search tool — but will still let you leave it behind

DuckDuckGo has big plans for embedding AI into its search engine. The privacy-focused company just announced that its AI-generated answers,

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How to secure your phone before attending a protest
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How to secure your phone before attending a protest

Back in June of 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for

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How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates
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How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has come into force, and it’s meant that some of the world’s biggest

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Murena released a de-Googled version of the Pixel Tablet

The Murena Pixel Tablet is the company’s first privacy-focused tablet device. | Image: Murena After launching several privacy-focused smartphones, Murena

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