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TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

mashable - TikTok users were prompted with new Terms of Service following the platform's shift in ownership. Here's what's new.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #apps #tiktok #bytedance #updates #digitalprivacy

TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Alte Geschäftsbedingungen bekommen neue Bedeutung. Kalifornien hatte durchgesetzt, dass Firmen informieren müssen, wenn Userdaten genutzt werden können, um beispielsweise Rückschlüsse auf den Immigrationsstatus zu ziehen. Und nun bemerken Leute, was das b

5 wks / bsky / @publictorsten.bsky.social / publictorsten.bsky.social

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection

5 wks / reddit / /u/FakeOkie

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means

6 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/236200/tiktok-is-now-collecting-even-more-data-about-its-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

6 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

www.wired.com/story/tiktok... WHEN TIKTOK USERS in the US opened the app today, they were greeted with a pop-up asking them to agree to the social media platform’s new terms of service and privacy policy before they could resume scrolling...

6 wks / bsky / @andrewlevesque.bsky.social / andrewlevesque.bsky.social

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

6 wks / mashable

TikTok Is Now Collecting More Data About Its Users

6 wks / ycombinator

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

6 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

6 wks / wired / Reece Rogers

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Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Microsoft claims it receives about 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.


Comparative Privacy Narratives

Microsoft Gave The FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Breaking from Apple Privacy Stance

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff


Encryption Policy & Privacy Debate

MS confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked

5 wks / ycombinator

Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that

6 wks / reddit / /u/ZacB_

Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds

6 wks / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

6 wks / reddit / /u/blixt141


FBI Key Releases

Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders

5 wks / tomshardware

Microsoft Gave FBI a Set of BitLocker Encryption Keys To Unlock Suspects' Laptops

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

6 wks / reddit / /u/rkhunter_

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

6 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

6 wks / ycombinator


Other Developments

DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits

5 wks / wired / Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts


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Microsoft has confirmed it will hand over BitLocker encryption recovery keys to the FBI. You definitely should not be accepting Microsoft’s default of storing BitLocker keys in the cloud when signing into Windows with an MS account www.theverge.com/news/8

5 wks / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

5 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

6 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Foreign governments should be wary of U.S. technology companies. gizmodo.com/microsoft-re...

6 wks / bsky / @grumpyintrovert.bsky.social / grumpyintrovert.bsky.social

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Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters

Jay Peters / theverge - Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announcement in an update to a blog post from October where the…

#ai #dataprivacy #techpolicy #meta #aiethics #genai #assistant #contentmoderation #safety

Meta shuts down AI character access for minors following reports of problematic chats

5 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters

5 wks / techxplore

Meta hits pause on its AI characters for teens

6 wks / mashable

Meta Platforms (META) Stock: Company Halts Teen AI Access Ahead of High-Stakes Court Battles

6 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters

6 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

Meta is temporarily pulling teens' access from its AI chatbot characters

6 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new version

6 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

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Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for personalized results

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google is connecting Gmail and Google Photos to its AI-powered search. Subscribers to Google AI Pro and Ultra in the US can now opt in to share their emails and photos for personalized search results.The article Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for …

#ai #dataprivacy #google #aiethics #genai #technology #algorithm

User Data Is Important In Google Search, Per Liz Reid’s DOJ Filing via @sejournal, @marie_haynes

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Marie Haynes

Google AI Mode Can Now Use Gmail, Photos to Personalize Search Results

6 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

SEO Pulse: Google’s AI Mode Gets Personal, AI Bots Blocked, Domains Matter in Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

6 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Double Heated, Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, ChatGPT Ads & Apple Siri Updates Coming

6 wks / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for personalized results

6 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Google Search Gains Personal Intelligence In AI Mode

6 wks / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google Falls Back To Featured Snippets When AI Overviews Don't Generate

6 wks / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google rolls out opt-in “Personal Intelligence” for AI Pro and Ultra users

6 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Back to Top / Friday, January 23, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 18330 / 8 stories in 6 wks


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