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Obscura VPN | Privacy that’s more than a promise
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Obscura VPN | Privacy that’s more than a promise

Hacker News·14 days ago
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Privacy first VPN. Two-party relay and no logs. No email needed. Block ads, trackers, malware. Available on iOS, macOS, Android, Windows, and Linux.

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Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?
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Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?

Hacker News·16 days ago
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Just as a note, from what I see the problem is not only the privacy implications but also that the local AI comes with a baggage amounting to 10% of the space on the base mac models. Which is already severely limited.

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ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
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ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector

Hacker News·17 days ago
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OpenAI's ad collector at bzr.openai.com sets a cookie called __obi, scoped to .openai.com. The value is while you are on ChatGPT and tied to your ChatGPT account. __obi is then sent to OpenAI from ordinary websites you visit.…

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Inside ZCode: Silently Uploading Your Entire Git History to the Cloud
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Inside ZCode: Silently Uploading Your Entire Git History to the Cloud

Code is cheap, let's talk·ferstar·18 days ago
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ZCode silently packages entire workspaces and full Git history to the cloud with a server-only key; this post reconstructs the upload pipeline, gives a filesystem lock, and checks Z.ai's Repo Wiki response — the credential API now 404s, but destruction…

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LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio
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LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio

Hacker News·24 days ago
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TVs were also said to be recording, scanning local area networks, logging data, and recording audio while in standby.

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Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
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Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’

Hacker News·about 1 month ago
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Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies

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How Google is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption
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How Google is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption

Hacker News·about 2 months ago
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Today we're excited to showcase HEIR, the latest powerful tool added to our Private Computing Toolkit. HEIR is an open source compiler that unlocks cryptographically-sec…

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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There

Hacker News·about 2 months ago
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I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

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Orion Browser by Kagi
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Orion Browser by Kagi

Hacker News·3 months ago
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Orion — A web browser designed from the ground-up. Native WebKit speed, compatibility with a wide selection of extensions, and absolute privacy — finally together in one browser that respects you.

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An American privacy emergency: Guest post from Cynthia Dwork et al.
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An American privacy emergency: Guest post from Cynthia Dwork et al.

Hacker News·3 months ago
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Scott’s foreword: Cynthia Dwork is Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, and a pioneer in the fields of differential privacy and algorithmic fairness. On my recent travels to…

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