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California introduces a one-stop shop to delete your online data footprint

Jackson Chen / engadget - Californians can now put a stop to their personal data being sold around on an online trading floor, thanks to a new free tool. On January 1, the state launched its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, shortened to DROP, that allows residents to request t…

#bigdata #dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #internet #digitalprivacy #regulation #california

California residents can now request all data brokers delete personal info | Discussion

2 months / bsky / @hackernewsbot.bsky.social / hackernewsbot.bsky.social

California residents can now request all data brokers delete personal info

2 months / ycombinator

39 Million Californians Can Now Legally Demand Data Brokers Delete Their Personal Data

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data

2 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

California introduces a one-stop shop to delete your online data footprint

2 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers

2 months / reddit / /u/CandidAd9457

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Bitcoin dips, but quickly recovers as U.S. captures Venezuela's Maduro

Stephen Alpher / coindesk - The U.S. overnight launched a military strike against Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and extracting them from the country.


Global outcry and political fallout

US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover

2 months / ycombinator

What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?

2 months / wired / Fernanda González

Venezuelans in Miami celebrate capture of Nicolás Maduro

2 months / axios / Martin Vassolo

Maduro likely headed for "inhumane" jail that housed Ghislaine Maxwell

2 months / axios / Josephine Walker

Global outcry after US captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in military operation - The Eastleigh Voice

2 months / co

World leaders denounce U.S. operation to capture Maduro

2 months / axios / Lauren Floyd


Market moves and betting speculations

Bitcoin tops $91,000 with ether, dogecoin higher amid U.S. action on Venezuela

2 months / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

A Newly Created Polymarket Account Made $436,759.61 on Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

2 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Rep. Torres targets prediction market ‘insider trading’ after trader nets $400K on Maduro’s capture: report

2 months / theblock / Zack Abrams

Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien


On-site operation details and capture timeline

How the operation to take out Venezuela's Maduro unfolded

2 months / axios / Dave Lawler

Venezuela latest: Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela until 'safe transition can take place' - watch live - BBC

2 months / bbc

US strikes on Venezuela LIVE: Maria Corina says Maduro ‘removed’ after refusing to negotiate | World News - Hindustan Times

2 months / hindustantimes

Venezuela bombing LIVE updates: ‘We are going to run the country…’ says Trump during his Mar-a-Lago club address - livemint.com

2 months / livemint

US Strikes Venezuela Live: Trump posts 1st image of blindfolded, handcuffed Maduro aboard US warship - India Today

2 months / indiatoday

Bitcoin dips, but quickly recovers as U.S. captures Venezuela's Maduro

2 months / coindesk / Stephen Alpher


Other reactions: disinformation, disruptions, and reporting delays

News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid

2 months / semafor / Max Tani

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro - But ChatGPT and Perplexity Disagree

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro's Capture

2 months / wired / David Gilbert

Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights After U.S. Attack on Venezuela

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees

2 months / wired / Brian Barrett


All Other Stories

Bitcoin tops $93,000 as markets digest US operations in Venezuela

2 months / theblock / Timmy Shen

The U.S. just stopped pretending. That’s the real story.

2 months / siliconcanals / Justin Brown

US Strike on Venezuela Puts Bitcoin in Focus as Oil Slides

2 months / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Elon Musk's Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following U.S. airstrikes and Maduro’s arrest

2 months / cnbc

Oil prices turn higher as traders shrug off Maduro's capture

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Why stocks aren't seeing a bigger reaction to this weekend's Venezuela raid

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Stock futures steady as investors respond to Maduro's capture

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

U.S. stock market this week has one eye on Venezuela and one eye on jobs data

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Venezuela's interim government says it is united behind Maduro

2 months / ycombinator

How the US' brazen raid on Caracas unfolded

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's No. 2 now leading Venezuela?

2 months / axios / Avery Lotz

Questions mount as US looks to interim Venezuela leader after Maduro capture

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture

2 months / axios / Andrew Solender

Rubio faces ghosts of American interventions after spearheading Maduro takedown

2 months / axios / Marc Caputo

Sources: NYT and WaPo learned of the Venezuela raid soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops (Semafor) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

2 months / bsky / @mediagazer.com / mediagazer.com

www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

2 months / bsky / @nkalamb.bsky.social / nkalamb.bsky.social

Link to the article if anyone wants it www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

2 months / bsky / @nickdeanscroggs.bsky.social / nickdeanscroggs.bsky.social

Another reminder of who the real patriots are. www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

2 months / bsky / @dicktofel.bsky.social / dicktofel.bsky.social

all I am going to say about this is that propagandists got tried for war crimes at nuremberg too www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

2 months / bsky / @lopatto.bsky.social / lopatto.bsky.social

"The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops." www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

2 months / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

“Venezuela has become the laboratory for the new US security strategy. It is an experiment based on the economic control that the United States exerts over the region.” From the @wired en Espanol team, who’ll be covering this story from the region.

2 months / bsky / @katie-drummond.bsky.social / katie-drummond.bsky.social

Maduro likely headed for "inhumane" jail that housed Ghislaine Maxwell The facility is known for housing high-profile "celebrity prisoners" such as Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Luigi Mangione, Ghislaine Maxwell, P Diddy, and S

2 months / bsky / @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social / laurenmeidasa.bsky.social

Maduro likely headed for "inhumane" jail that housed Ghislaine Maxwell https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-detained-nyc-jail https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-detained-nyc-jail

2 months / bsky / @us-political-news.bsky.social / us-political-news.bsky.social

6 reasons why the U.S. went after Maduro https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-reasons-us-venezuela https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-reasons-us-venezuela

2 months / bsky / @us-political-news.bsky.social / us-political-news.bsky.social

From seemingly AI-generated videos to the recirculation of old footage, TikTok, Instagram, and X did little to stop the onslaught of misleading posts in the wake of the US invasion of Venezuela. www.wired.com/story/disinf...

2 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

If you ask ChatGPT why the US invaded Venezuela and captured Maduro, it will confidently tell you that you are making shit up. www.wired.com/story/us-inv...

2 months / bsky / @brbarrett.bsky.social / brbarrett.bsky.social

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