If you still use Facebook, Katie Teague says the Off-Facebook Activity tool clears "the history of apps & websites that have shared your data" & "toggling off Future Off-FB Activity disconnects any info FB has shared from your account."
https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/you-dont-have-to-let-facebook-track-you-across-the-web/

Using public WiFi can put your data at risk but Elizabeth Harper's tips can help:

• Know the network (who it belongs to)
• Connect securely w/HTTPS (our app/ext have Smarter Encryption to auto-load HTTPS)
• Use a VPN & 2FA
• Disable file sharing

https://www.techlicious.com/tip/how-to-protect-your-privacy-on-public-wifi-networks/

"There's something familiar about this place... I feel like ... Like we're being watched." – Luke Skywalker, but also, anytime anyone uses Google. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Google users, here's how they're watching you: https://www.couriermail.com.au/technology/online/what-google-knows-about-me-and-you/news-story/675494e1b7588e72190fd1db066fced3

"For millions of prospective college students, applying online for federal financial aid has also meant sharing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, & zip codes) w/Facebook, unbeknownst to them or their parents."

Surya Mattu & Colin Lecher report: https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/04/28/applied-for-student-aid-online-facebook-saw-you

People should have more notice about the harms of data collection. April Falcon Doss says reform should "address individual & societal harms that result when corporations carry out what amounts to unregulated social science research & experimentation."
https://www.justsecurity.org/81275/as-congress-debates-social-media-harms-heres-how-to-make-online-consent-meaningful/

A recent watchdog report on a U.S. Postal Service law enforcement program that monitored social media for references to protests raises "privacy and civil liberties concerns for the people caught up in intelligence gathering."

Andrea Vittorio reports: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/postal-service-social-media-tracking-tests-crime-units-power

According to a leaked memo, "Facebook has no idea where all of its user data goes, or what it’s doing with it" reports Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvmke/facebook-doesnt-know-what-it-does-with-your-data-or-where-it-goes

"Phone carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile & Verizon track various info, including location, web activity, app usage & in some cases your credit."

Zachary McAuliffe with steps to stop your phone carrier from tracking your personal data:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/dont-want-your-phone-carrier-tracking-your-personal-data-you-can-tell-it-to-stop/

Consumer Reports tested video doorbells & found that some can record clear conversations from 20 to 25 ft away.

Use a video doorbell? Yael Grauer shares tips to respect your privacy: https://www.consumerreports.org/video-doorbells/video-doorbell-cameras-record-audio-too-a4636115889/

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