/r/privacy - top ten submissions for each month of 2023

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2023, December
Google will no longer hold onto people's locati...
1003 Google will no longer hold onto people's locati...
So governments were secretly obtaining push not...
843 So governments were secretly obtaining push not...
Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes ...
787 Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes ...
TikTok requires users to “forever waive” rights...
780 TikTok requires users to “forever waive” rights...
Government surveillance buried in a bill. Call ...
731 Government surveillance buried in a bill. Call ...
Reddit now tracks whose links you click and thi...
724 Reddit now tracks whose links you click and thi...
Realized my smart TV was selling what I watch t...
704 Realized my smart TV was selling what I watch t...
The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling
669 The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling
Googled myself omg
570 Googled myself omg
Cars have become computers on wheels — and poli...
531 Cars have become computers on wheels — and poli...
2023, November
School wants track my kid with Life360
1449 School wants track my kid with Life360
Google just flagged a file in my drive for viol...
1045 Google just flagged a file in my drive for viol...
Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social me...
955 Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social me...
The US government is working with AT&T to run a...
646 The US government is working with AT&T to run a...
Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year
595 Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year
These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching ...
562 These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching ...
Are there good large tvs which aren't too smart...
526 Are there good large tvs which aren't too smart...
Court rules automakers can record and intercept...
491 Court rules automakers can record and intercept...
Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’...
472 Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’...
Just a heads up for anyone using snapchat
424 Just a heads up for anyone using snapchat
2023, October
Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve...
1371 Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve...
Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to A...
1328 Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to A...
YouTube challenged on privacy invading adblock ...
1223 YouTube challenged on privacy invading adblock ...
As Students Face Retaliation for Israel Stateme...
1175 As Students Face Retaliation for Israel Stateme...
YouTube is cracking down on adblock users: pay ...
973 YouTube is cracking down on adblock users: pay ...
German court declares Do Not Track to be legall...
953 German court declares Do Not Track to be legall...
Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in ...
903 Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in ...
Meta wants users to pay € 160 a year to respe...
799 Meta wants users to pay € 160 a year to respe...
An AI firm (Clearview) harvested billions of ph...
767 An AI firm (Clearview) harvested billions of ph...
Crunchyroll violated viewers’ privacy. Some m...
753 Crunchyroll violated viewers’ privacy. Some m...
2023, September
It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Cat...
839 It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Cat...
New cars are spying on their users. I'm wonderi...
717 New cars are spying on their users. I'm wonderi...
To cancel your X account you now have to upload...
680 To cancel your X account you now have to upload...
The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok...
577 The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok...
Reddit is/has removed the ability to opt-out of...
555 Reddit is/has removed the ability to opt-out of...
Firefox 118 comes with new privacy-friendly fea...
514 Firefox 118 comes with new privacy-friendly fea...
Looking for a job today is a privacy nightmare....
514 Looking for a job today is a privacy nightmare....
“Smart” devices are over-gathering data and...
462 “Smart” devices are over-gathering data and...
New York bans facial recognition in schools aft...
456 New York bans facial recognition in schools aft...
X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and e...
436 X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and e...
2023, August
Elon Musk's X wants to collect users' biometric...
870 Elon Musk's X wants to collect users' biometric...
Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to ide...
859 Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to ide...
$5 billion Google lawsuit over “Incognito mod...
802 $5 billion Google lawsuit over “Incognito mod...
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook You...
806 The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook You...
FCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robo...
704 FCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robo...
Impending French law threatens the free interne...
697 Impending French law threatens the free interne...
X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to ...
688 X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to ...
Mozilla's petition against in-browser censorshi...
581 Mozilla's petition against in-browser censorshi...
Pornhub sues Texas over new law requiring age v...
538 Pornhub sues Texas over new law requiring age v...
TikTok to be fined for breaching children’s p...
507 TikTok to be fined for breaching children’s p...
2023, July
YouTube is now testing a "three-strikes" policy...
1644 YouTube is now testing a "three-strikes" policy...
Ring Doorbells are basically spyware
1122 Ring Doorbells are basically spyware
Why the hell is TikTok installed on my Windows ...
1038 Why the hell is TikTok installed on my Windows ...
Meta's Threads app is a privacy nightmare, may ...
956 Meta's Threads app is a privacy nightmare, may ...
Musicians are among 100 other performers and ve...
907 Musicians are among 100 other performers and ve...
Bill that Would Stop the Government Buying Data...
772 Bill that Would Stop the Government Buying Data...
FBI seizure of Mastodon server is a wakeup call...
774 FBI seizure of Mastodon server is a wakeup call...
Sacramento Sheriff is sharing license plate rea...
764 Sacramento Sheriff is sharing license plate rea...
I think there should be a law stating if you do...
764 I think there should be a law stating if you do...
France adopted Article 3 of the justice bill......
750 France adopted Article 3 of the justice bill......
2023, June
Reddit may force Apollo and third-party clients...
2546 Reddit may force Apollo and third-party clients...
There is a open letter against the new reddit a...
2183 There is a open letter against the new reddit a...
Warning: Lemmy (federated reddit clone) doesn't...
2146 Warning: Lemmy (federated reddit clone) doesn't...
If you have decided to leave Reddit for another...
2026 If you have decided to leave Reddit for another...
Reddit restored the last six months of my comme...
1925 Reddit restored the last six months of my comme...
FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on use...
1772 FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on use...
TikTok Gave Chinese Communist Officials 'God Cr...
1443 TikTok Gave Chinese Communist Officials 'God Cr...
[Opinion] States haven’t stopped spying on th...
1357 [Opinion] States haven’t stopped spying on th...
American TikTok user data stored in China, vide...
1185 American TikTok user data stored in China, vide...
An Anti-Porn App Put Him in Jail and His Family...
1162 An Anti-Porn App Put Him in Jail and His Family...
2023, May
Under Elon Musk, Twitter has approved 83% of ce...
3386 Under Elon Musk, Twitter has approved 83% of ce...
Pornhub shocks Utah by restricting access over ...
3276 Pornhub shocks Utah by restricting access over ...
Steam ditches Google analitics to improve privacy
3021 Steam ditches Google analitics to improve privacy
Elon Musk's social security number was found in...
2421 Elon Musk's social security number was found in...
Google is failing it's post-Roe promise to prot...
2393 Google is failing it's post-Roe promise to prot...
Federal Judge Makes History in Holding That Bor...
2115 Federal Judge Makes History in Holding That Bor...
Private Spies Hired by the FBI and Corporate Fi...
1954 Private Spies Hired by the FBI and Corporate Fi...
A Google Drive left public on the American Coll...
1793 A Google Drive left public on the American Coll...
EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biome...
1671 EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biome...
Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior t...
1644 Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior t...
2023, April
Firefox Rolls Out Total Cookie Protection By De...
3589 Firefox Rolls Out Total Cookie Protection By De...
Uber Accused of Charging People More If Their P...
3042 Uber Accused of Charging People More If Their P...
Texas man uses Apple AirTag to track down perso...
2984 Texas man uses Apple AirTag to track down perso...
Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Fac...
2191 Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Fac...
Best Buy is now blocking Firefox users with pri...
1975 Best Buy is now blocking Firefox users with pri...
Tesla hit with class action lawsuit over allege...
1852 Tesla hit with class action lawsuit over allege...
Arkansas Makes It Illegal For Minors to Be on S...
1617 Arkansas Makes It Illegal For Minors to Be on S...
My school is forcing its students to download a...
1616 My school is forcing its students to download a...
French publisher arrested in London for refusal...
1582 French publisher arrested in London for refusal...
US National Guard Will Use Phone Location Track...
1527 US National Guard Will Use Phone Location Track...
2023, March
The TikTok Ban bill is a very dangerous "Trojan...
5188 The TikTok Ban bill is a very dangerous "Trojan...
Congressman who is leading effort to renew Warr...
3805 Congressman who is leading effort to renew Warr...
Amazon sued for not telling New York store cust...
2557 Amazon sued for not telling New York store cust...
Every year a government algorithm decides if th...
2482 Every year a government algorithm decides if th...
Facebook and Google are handing over user data ...
2284 Facebook and Google are handing over user data ...
Rapper Afroman Sued By Ohio Police For ‘Invas...
2247 Rapper Afroman Sued By Ohio Police For ‘Invas...
Get Off My Desktop! Windows Must Stop Showing T...
1804 Get Off My Desktop! Windows Must Stop Showing T...
The Kremlin has reportedly told Russian officia...
1762 The Kremlin has reportedly told Russian officia...
Discord's AI features violate our privacy, and ...
1668 Discord's AI features violate our privacy, and ...
Biden admin’s cloud security problem: ‘It c...
1606 Biden admin’s cloud security problem: ‘It c...
2023, February
The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when...
4246 The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when...
Australians able to opt out of targeted ads and...
2803 Australians able to opt out of targeted ads and...
'Unacceptable level of risk': Canada bans TikTo...
2757 'Unacceptable level of risk': Canada bans TikTo...
ACLU Sues CIA, DOJ, and NSA for Records About W...
2475 ACLU Sues CIA, DOJ, and NSA for Records About W...
Signal app warns it will quit UK if law weakens...
2280 Signal app warns it will quit UK if law weakens...
Youngkin blocks bill keeping menstrual historie...
2185 Youngkin blocks bill keeping menstrual historie...
Video shows how much more data Windows 11 sends...
2171 Video shows how much more data Windows 11 sends...
Hacker Group Releases 128GB Of Data Showing Rus...
2167 Hacker Group Releases 128GB Of Data Showing Rus...
Android phones from China transmit personal inf...
2133 Android phones from China transmit personal inf...
YSK: LinkedIn will share your suspected phone n...
2103 YSK: LinkedIn will share your suspected phone n...
2023, January
Apple Fined $8.5M for Illegally Collecting iPho...
3393 Apple Fined $8.5M for Illegally Collecting iPho...
Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to prese...
3100 Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to prese...
The mainstream media suggests those who priorit...
2365 The mainstream media suggests those who priorit...
Facebook just doxxed my personal phone number t...
2005 Facebook just doxxed my personal phone number t...
Some federal surveillance authorities expire th...
1894 Some federal surveillance authorities expire th...
Apple sued for promising privacy, failing at it
1888 Apple sued for promising privacy, failing at it
Meta prohibited from use of personal data for a...
1843 Meta prohibited from use of personal data for a...
Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers wonâ...
1491 Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers wonâ...
The 9 Best Dumb TVs Without Smart Features
1466 The 9 Best Dumb TVs Without Smart Features
NYPD videoing people leaving Drake concert worr...
1468 NYPD videoing people leaving Drake concert worr...