How AI is used to change prices depending on customer (invidious link)
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=js-refresh&__goaway_id=01fc63b52af32e80d4a717e3e6bc8f2b&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finv.nadeko.net%2F&v=osxr7xSxsGo

https://redd.it/1q2b6zu
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I've been using opera GX for 4 years, what can i do now?

yTitle basically, i've been using opera GX for about 4 years and basically everthing i did on the internet was made through that browser, ofc im not worried about something like my data being stolen or anything but i've seen a lot of confusion about this browser on the internet and honestly i dont know what should i look for...

I mainly used GX because i liked the cyberpunky UI and the fact that it was very easily customizable through community settings but lately i've been educating myself about data and privacy (Fuck microsoft btw) cuz of windows being ass lately.

So i've also start to grow concerns about my browser aswell but honestly every piece of information i've found sounds very confusing...

Which browser has the better quality of life/ privacy balance?
What can i do to save my data ?

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Privacy in a Home Security System

Hi all. I’m a college student renting an apartment so I can’t get too crazy cost/impact to the property-wise. The day after Christmas we lost everything in our apartment that we didn’t bring home from the holidays in an apartment fire so now our landlords are moving us to a new apartment. New apartment is in a worse part of town known for break-ins and we’re on the first floor.

Since all we have in our new apartment is literally all we own I would love to not have that stolen / not be a victim of a violent crime. Also for my own peace of mind having a system that alerts me if there’s a fire alarm going off would be great.

I am looking for recommendations for privacy focused home security systems, outdoor cameras, dash cams, etc.

I am a cybersecurity/ computer networking student so I’m really new to homelab stuff and all of my tech except my laptop burned in the fire but I’m willing to try to set up a closed loop system if there are helpful guides online. I just don’t want to buy a bunch of tech and have no good way to secure it.

https://redd.it/1q2muyg
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Australia Enforces Age ID Checks for Search Engine Users
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-enforces-age-id-checks-for-search-engine-users

https://redd.it/1q2q0iw
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Windows 11 users switch back to Windows 10 (LTSC Edition)

If you’re still on windows 11, and seeing how the preview of next updates (full agentic system) I urge you to switch back to windows 10 LTSC Iot to regain some privacy. Microsoft business model is horrendous.

I know purist will say Linux but some people like me can’t switch over because of their work requirement. At least with windows 10 LTSC Iot you’re covered until 2032 with security updates and it’s a lightweight build.

https://redd.it/1q2tzso
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What “dumb TV” should I get? I’m thinking monitors, like Sceptre.

Any recommendations? Looking for something that doesn’t need (or better, even have) wifi, lacks ACR, etc. Thanks!

https://redd.it/1q2w0ws
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We’re EFF and we’re fighting to defend your privacy from the global onslaught of invasive age verification mandates. Ask us anything!

Hi r/privacy! 

We are activists, technologists, and lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. We champion user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows. 

We’ve seen your posts here on r/privacy. Age verification is coming for our internet, and we’re all worried—what does that actually mean for users? What’s in store for us? Let’s talk about it.

Right now, half the U.S. is already under some form of online age-verification mandate, and Australia’s national law banning anyone under 16 from creating a social media account went into effect on December 10. Governments everywhere are rushing to require ID uploads, biometric scans, behavioral analysis, or digital ID checks before people can speak, learn, or access vibrant, lawful, and sometimes even life-saving content online. These laws threaten our anonymity, privacy, and free speech, force platforms to build sweeping new surveillance infrastructure, and exclude millions of people from the modern public square. 

And these systems don’t just target young people—they force everyone to reveal sensitive data and link your real identity to your online life. That chills speech, excludes vulnerable communities, and creates huge new surveillance databases that can be hacked, leaked, or abused.

EFF is building a movement to fight back against online age-gating mandates, and we need your help! We’ve recently published our **Age Verification Resource Hub** at **EFF.org/Age**, and we’ll be here in r/privacy from 12-5pm PT on Monday (12/15), Tuesday (12/16), and Wednesday (12/17) to answer your questions about online age verification.

So ask us anything about how age verification works, who it harms, what’s at stake, whether it’s legal, and how to fight back against these invasive censorship and surveillance mandates. 

Verification: https://bsky.app/profile/eff.org/post/3m7qa2novlo2x

Edit 1 [Monday 12/15 12pm\]: We're here! Glad to see all of this engagement—excited to dig into your questions. Keep em coming! We'll answer till 5pm PT today, then we'll be back to answer more tomorrow.

Edit 2 [Monday 5pm\]: We're calling it quits for today, but we'll be back here tomorrow (and Wednesday) at 12pm PT, so keep the questions coming. Thanks everyone!

Edit 3 [Tuesday 12pm\]: We're back online for the next 5 hours! Let the games begin.

Edit 4 [Tuesday 5pm\]: And we're once again off for the evening. Be sure to get in any last questions before our final session tomorrow, and thanks for joining!

Edit 5 [Wednesday 12pm\]: Jumping into the final day of the AMA, let's chat!

Edit 6 [Wednesday 5pm\]: Thanks for all of the insightful questions, y'all! We had a great time chatting with you here and we're so glad to have you in this fight with us! And a big round of applause for our r/privacy mods who helped make this all happen.

Two final notes to leave you with:

1. Please keep an eye on EFF.org/Age and let us know what else would be useful to see, as we're going to keep updating it with more resources to answer even more of your

questions in the new year.

2. We're also hosting a livestream on January 15 at 12pm PT to discuss "The Human Costs of Age Verification" with a few EFFers and a few other friends in this movement. We'd love to see you there! RSVP here: https://www.eff.org/event/effecting-change-human-cost-online-age-verification

Thanks, happy new year, and stay safe out there!

<3 EFF

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Are there any movements/organizations fighting for internet privacy?

All I hear is doom snd gloom about our privacy being eroded and want to know if anyone is fighting back.

https://redd.it/1pdxa89
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Australia Enforces Age ID Checks for Search Engine Users
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-enforces-age-id-checks-for-search-engine-users

https://redd.it/1q2q0iw
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Windows 11 users switch back to Windows 10 (LTSC Edition)

If you’re still on windows 11, and seeing how the preview of next updates (full agentic system) I urge you to switch back to windows 10 LTSC Iot to regain some privacy. Microsoft business model is horrendous.

I know purist will say Linux but some people like me can’t switch over because of their work requirement. At least with windows 10 LTSC Iot you’re covered until 2032 with security updates and it’s a lightweight build.

https://redd.it/1q2tzso
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Disney agrees to pay $10 million to resolve alleged child privacy law violations, Justice Dept says
https://www.reuters.com/world/disney-agrees-10-mln-penalty-injunction-alleged-violations-childrens-privacy-2025-12-30/

https://redd.it/1q30ppw
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What “dumb TV” should I get? I’m thinking monitors, like Sceptre.

Any recommendations? Looking for something that doesn’t need (or better, even have) wifi, lacks ACR, etc. Thanks!

https://redd.it/1q2w0ws
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Grocery market 'Wegmans' stores customer biometrics
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1q33wtm/nyc_wegmans_is_storing_biometric_data_on_shoppers/?share_id=dXjCq-HK2ltZfPOuGF3Ss&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

https://redd.it/1q36ar3
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Civilian License Plate Readers

Has anyone yet suggested a project to use DIY license plate readers in order to track and mark the location of police in a live database? This should be legal throughout the United States, and seems like a reasonable way to drive home the point that LPRs violate privacy.

https://redd.it/1q34wmb
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4chan and Kiwi Farms Tell Ofcom It Can’t Censor and Run From Lawsuits
https://reclaimthenet.org/us-lawsuit-ofcom-online-safety-act-4chan-kiwi-farms-first-amendment

https://redd.it/1q2aeuc
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Groks "edit" feature will be the reason why every country will enact/start age verification

So 24 December 2025 will go down in history as the most "what the actual Fuck were you thinking" in terms of Social media platform updates.

For those if you fortunate to not be on the bird app people have been @grok to edit images.

The account holder can't block this,and the feature is on any image

.......any image.

So anyone who's every used the internet could tell you how this went.

- the odd haha naked Putin,haha Mao I a wbnie the poo costume.

Then I saw it "@grok remove skirt and add a bra"...... It was on a child modeling page



It was on every other child photo page


Like I am sure I don't have to tell you the gravity of what is happening on X, I finally can't even call it twitter as this feature burned every last bit of ,same platform different millionaire.

My Mps who I have been talking about not having age verification in my country was warning up to the idea over Christmas break. I thought yes,an ally, it's small but I think we can win.



Last night as I was scrolling for reference images I ran into a someone @grok a baby nude photography page.


Lads, boys
My dudes

#We are so spectacularly monumentally unrecoverablly fucked.

All over twitter wmans rights groups,other countries Mps are asking people to document what is happening and they will be behind you with lawsuits, cyber police from multiple districts are in full force.

And of course " this is no place for anyone to put pictures"

#"especially children"


We could have won,like we legit could have ,most of the public thought even if they agreed ID to be online was too much ,but know?

-open calls for real name handles on all social media to "catch the perverts"(with call for this to be enforced with real/digital ID)

- more calls for age verification as "Big tech as again gone too far"

-British MPs are already seasing this for the aims


The MP I was speaking to has not just called for AV, but wants an investigation in what could make it tighter.( So Ally lost)


I cannot begin to express how cooked we are.

We can argue about features,we can argue use website blocks we can even argue about let every family pick when their children go online.

We can't argue someone just allowed people to :
-put women/men in underwear.
- a way to create machine generated CSAM with someone elses lioness
- made cosplayers feel unsafe
- created a machine that can alter text from official offices and spread it like it's real


I cried,like I cried , we were making progress. Lawsuit's were being won,judges were turning eye brows, teen were suing and people were on their side.



Yes it's just twitter and anyone with access to a local modal could have done this already,but this this is public.

- The de-humanization
-the prompts " make her been her ass to me","put her her on her knees" , "put donut grease on those breasts", "make her wear tight bikini"
-the continued attacks on pregnant,school accounts,modal accounts

Etc

Everyone vaunrable in the span of 9 days has been hit.

Their is no one who can even hide as the @grok links are their.


I am going to continue fighting against age verification as it attacks out rights and plants a survialance system.

But ......like


...........


What do your even say to fight this? I can argue everything,but if the ask

" How do you protect children against unwanted deepfakes"?

What must I say
-dont post (victim blaming)
-make laws (that's what they are proposing with Age verification and will probably bundle some public ai decency law)


I just want everyone fighting Digital ID, age verification to know this will be the proverbial" child we make this law after" incident.

https://redd.it/1q210rg
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Is Apple Sharing Notes App Data?

I had an experience that I’m trying to understand, and I’m curious if anyone else has seen something similar.

Yesterday I visited family and noticed they were cooking with a nice skillet. Later that day, I added ‘12” skillet’ to a running shopping note I keep in Apple’s native Notes app. I didn’t talk about it, didn’t Google it, and didn’t do any research on cookware.

Within 24 hours, my Instagram ads became heavily skillet-focused; Made In, Smithey, Our Place, Field Company, etc. I hadn’t seen cookware ads in months prior.

I’ve seen other posts where people report similar timing after writing things in Notes, and the common response is that Apple is very strict about privacy and doesn’t sell or share Notes data. I’m aware correlation does not equal causation, and I’m not claiming Apple is secretly monetizing Notes content. That said, the timing felt specific enough that I’m wondering what plausible mechanisms could explain this, whether it’s coincidence, inference via other signals, or something I’m overlooking. Has anyone dug into this technically, or had a comparable experience?

https://redd.it/1q3f6sv
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after tiktok is sold will it be used for the government

I don't mean like propaganda stuff I know that most likely will happen. I mean like finding people who don't like Trump and taking them I know its most likely a stupid question just worried about it


Edit: this is really worrying me please just tell me a yes or no on this question I don't understand any of this I only mean like killing them or something or taking them

https://redd.it/1q3fv6q
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Interesting discussions about last chance to delete Fitbit data or join Google

What an interesting discussion about people being nervous about joining Google to keep their long held Fitbit accounts. The number one response to the OP? You guessed it! "Google already has all your data!" And a few comments about we the few, the private, the paranoid. I'm almost to the point of reversing course and keeping Fitbit(Google).

https://www.reddit.com/r/fitbit/comments/1q3dw94/i_refuse_to_move_to_google_whos_with_me/?

https://redd.it/1q3hisk
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