online privacy
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That Facebook Post Doing the Rounds. It’s Still Bollocks!

Every few months, your feed fills up with it again. Some variation of “big day tomorrow” or “just in case you missed it on TV” – followed by a wall of semi-legal gibberish, a declaration that Facebook / Meta no longer has permission to use your photos, a bit about AI, and a helpful instruction…
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Are Teen Social Media Bans Really About Surveillance?

Politicians love a simple story: “Kids are in trouble online. Ban them from social media. Job done.” It sounds tough, it sounds decisive, and it sounds like it’s “for the children”. Is it also nonsense? A Teen Social Media Ban Could Do More Than Protect Our Kids – It Could Supercharge the Surveillance State An…
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Teen Social Media Bans Are Really About Surveillance

Politicians love a simple story: “Kids are in trouble online. Ban them from social media. Job done.” It sounds tough, it sounds decisive, and it sounds like it’s “for the children”. It’s also nonsense. A Teen Social Media Ban Won’t Save Our Kids – It’ll Just Supercharge the Surveillance State A ban on under-16s using…