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I Slept in Taylor Swift’s Casket and Did Not Rest in Peace
There’s something you need to know about me: I am a huge Taylor Swift fan. So much so that I’ve successfully weaseled my way into transforming that interest into content for Gizmodo. It’s also important for me to point out that I get a lot of pitches here at Gizmodo — that’s not a flex,…
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Pervasive ‘Dark Patterns’ Are Fooling People Into Signing Up for Services They Don’t Want
As much as you think you have full control of you and your wallet, it’s getting increasingly difficult for anybody using an app or a website to avoid getting suckered into surrendering your money or personal information to misleading or tricky UI design.
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U.S. FTC Accuses Data Broker of Letting Anyone Track Millions of Americans for Free
The Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit Monday against a major data broker, accusing it of offering services that allow for the tracking of Americans at sensitive locations, such as addiction clinics or domestic violence shelters.
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Robinhood Crypto Fined $AU43 Million by New York Regulator
Robinhood, the self-proclaimed ‘Democratized Finance’ app accused of misleading and ripping off retail investors will have to cough up another $US30 ($AU43) million to appease regulators. That raises the company’s overall regulatory penalty and settlement tab well above $US100 ($AU144) million.