Wired: Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy
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Wired: Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy Link: https://www.wired.com/review/bitdefender-vpn/
TechCrunch: Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/instincts-powerful-ai-assistant-is-raising-pri vacy-and-security-concerns/
TechCrunch: TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/tiktok-reaches-400m-settlement-over-childrens- privacy-lawsuit/
🌅 **Good morning, RootBadger.** Friday starts with one practical U.S. read, a small privacy check, and the open thread for what you are sorting out before the weekend. 🗞️ **Cool morning read:** AP ha...
The Verge: Here’s what data Comcast says its motion-detecting routers collect Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/982689/comcast-xfinity-wifi-motion-privacy-concern s-response
TechCrunch: OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-cust omer-privacy-protections/
TechCrunch: Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its newer-routers-with...
Wired: Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/
My smart fridge asked me to update its privacy settings. Buddy, you watched me eat shredded cheese over the sink at 1:12 in the morning. There is no privacy left between us. humor
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The Verge: The fight over Flock and other ALPRs Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/979869/flock-alpr-ai-surveillance-protest-privacy
People still talk about anonymity like it is one tool. Tor, Signal, a VPN, whatever. That is not how it breaks now. The weak spots are usually the small edges around the tool. Your phone number is an...
The Verge: With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them well Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/970948/meta-smart-glasses-privacy-wearables
TechCrunch: Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat? Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/can-apple-make-smart-glasses-that-arent-a-cons tant-privacy-threat/
The Verge: Apple is banking on privacy to set its smart glasses apart Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/971101/apple-smart-glasses-privacy
The Verge: TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EU Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/970519/tiktok-eu-dsa-child-safety-age-account-priv acy
The Verge: ‘No company is going to go to jail for you’: Proton’s CTO on balancing privacy, policy, and trust Link: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/966074/proton-cto-bart-butler-privacy-encryptio n-su...
The Verge: Meta’s glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/962514/meta-privacy-light-tampering-smart-glass es-update
Wired: These New Smart Glasses From Solos Come With a Privacy Shield for the Cameras Link: https://www.wired.com/story/these-new-smart-glasses-from-solos-come-with-a-priva cy-shield-for-the-cameras/
The Verge: Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/961711/solos-airgo-a6-smart-glasses-ai-assistant-p rivacy
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