Some other simple things

8. Disable google advertising ID in phone settings

9. Install F-Droid where you can discover many FLOSS apps deliberately not published on google play

10. Switch from a fingerprint to a pin (added bonus that police in several countries can legally force your thumb onto your phone but cant legally force you to give up a pin)

11. Switch from google notification servers to something else like microg and/or set notifications to not display message content or at least not display message content when the phone is locked (Im pretty sure all that can be done from notification settings)

12. Switch from googles keyboard app to an open source alternative from f-droid (google has been fined millions before for illegally and secretly tracking geolocation it wouldnt surprise me if they do the same with keystrokes, and also mic and camera)

13. There's a bunch of other phone-home features spread across the settings but mostly under privacy category and accessibility category that you might want to turn off if you have no use for

#Google #Android #Privacy #PSA #FLOSS #FDroid #Advertising #Microg

I'm not a big fan of the Naked Gun #movie franchise. I don't dislike it

Same with #LiamNeeson

But I'm now a huge fan of their #advertising campaign (this #moviePoster just came out yesterday)

#AI #movies #film

"The Biden administration has quietly pushed more than a half-dozen countries to weaken, delay or rethink baby formula regulations aimed at protecting the public’s health — sometimes after manufacturers complained, a ProPublica investigation has found."

propublica.org/article/baby-fo…

#PublicHealth #breastfeeding #BabyFriendly #formula #marketing #advertising #business #trade

Under Biden, U.S. Officials Fought Baby Formula Regulations Around the World

U.S. officials have challenged baby formula regulations in more than half a dozen countries, sometimes after manufacturers complained. Critics say the efforts are undermining public health.

^ProPublica

I looked at Librewolf and it seemed like it'd be perfect. Was still able to send tabs around from machine to machine and sync bookmarks and stuff, which is the thing I suspected wouldn't work. All worked okay, was just firefox without the bullshit they do these days.

Until it just threw javascript errors on my TTRSS install and I couldn't read my newsreader.

Only on my desktop machine mind, it was fine on the laptop.

Maybe I should try harder. Perhaps it was just a fleeting thing that would be fixed next version.

#librewolf #firefox #advertising #bullshit

#FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” #Advertising
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The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted #Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.

#Taxes #IRS #IncomeTax #TurboTax #News

propublica.org/article/ftc-int…

FTC Orders Intuit to Cease “Deceptive” TurboTax Ads

The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.

^ProPublica

The EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising.

The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.

Earlier this year Norway imposed a ban on sending Facebook and Instagram users targeted advertisements based on their personal data.

france24.com/en/live-news/2023…

#EU #Privacy #EDPB #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Advertising

EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising

^{France 24 (FRANCE 24)}

The #CSAM clusterfuck just became even more shitty:

Dutch researcher Danny Mekić has looked at #advertising data from #Twitter & says that the @EU_Commission's #DGHome has used #SurveillanceAds based on prohibited data categories to target people with #disinformation about the #ChatControl proposal.

#YlvaJohansson's department specifically targeted people in member states that had been critical of her proposal but excluded people who are likely to value #privacy.

dannymekic.com/202310/undermin…

Undermining Democracy: The European Commission's Controversial Push for Digital Surveillance – Danny Mekić

The European Commission wants to turn digital communication apps, such as WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, TikTok and X, into mass surveillance tools so that digital communications of all EU citizens, including their live conversations, photos and vide…

^{Danny Mekić}

I wonder how many brands will put their #PrideMonth money where their mouth is and pull #advertising and engagement following Musk's latest contribution to the #antitrans lurching of the platform.

(Guess - less than 7)

Frankly I have never been so glad that I shuttered my account...

forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/202…

Elon Musk Says ‘Cisgender’ Now Considered A Slur On Twitter

Elon Musk has declared the words “cis” and “cisgender” are now considered slurs on Twitter, according to a tweet the billionaire owner sent early Wednesday.

^{Matt Novak (Forbes)}

🆕 blog! “The IAB loves tracking users. But it hates users tracking them.”

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you're with, what you're buying, and what you think. All so they can convince you to spend sligh…

👀 Read more: shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/01/the-i…
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#advertising #email #privacy

The IAB loves tracking users. But it hates users tracking them.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you’re with, wh…

^{Terence Eden’s Blog}

When #greenwashing by #ad companies meets bad journalism.

Not at all what I expect from the #Guardian 😞

theguardian.com/environment/20…

The message here is "yes we can make tiny symbolic gestures to protect the environment, but only if it saves #advertising profits":

No ads, no bees. Would be a pity if we had to throw away the flowers!

It's beyond ridiculous! I'm going to unravel the deception in five toots:

(this is 1/8) 🧵

Buzz stops: bus shelter roofs turned into gardens for bees and butterflies

Bee bus stops first appeared in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Now the UK is planning for more than 1,000 and there is growing interest across Europe and in Canada and Australia

^{Phoebe Weston (The Guardian)}