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Privacy showdown: $10K bounty to sever Ring cameras from Amazon data

The Fulu Foundation is offering a bounty—starting at $10,000 and potentially higher with donations and matched up to $10,000—to hack Ring doorbell cameras so they stop sending data to Amazon without disabling core hardware features. The goal is to empower users to reclaim data control after Ring's controversial "Search Party" campaign; modifications must preserve local operation and on-device capabilities (motion detection, color night vision) and be feasible with inexpensive tools in under an hour. Winners may choose whether to publish their method due to DMCA considerations; the prize could grow as donors contribute.

5 days ago•Source: WIRED

Google Settles 'Incognito' Lawsuit by Deleting Billions of Browsing Records

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3.39 min•1 year ago

Google Settles 'Incognito' Lawsuit by Deleting Billions of Browsing Records

Google has agreed to delete millions of users' browsing records as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company tracked people without their knowledge while using the Chrome browser's "incognito" mode. The settlement, which includes no payment from Google, allows individuals to pursue damages by filing their own complaints in U.S. state courts. The agreement also requires Google to make changes to its disclosures and allow incognito mode users to block third-party cookies for the next five years. This settlement comes amid increasing concerns about big tech companies' data collection practices and precedes multiple regulatory challenges Google is facing in the U.S. and abroad.

via TIME