In privacy news this week, Firefox 72 brings some privacy defaults and blocks notifications, Google offers DuckDuckGo in EU for new Android devices, the senate looks at ring with mean eyes, and the Obamaphones come preinstalled with unremovable malware...hey, its a feature! #Firefox #ObamaPhone #DuckDuckGo Private Internet Access: https://tlm.li/pia All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/weekly-news-marathon/ ----------- Support Switched to Linux! ? Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com ? Amazon: http://tlm.li/amazon ? Support: https://switchedtolinux.com/support ? Affiliates: https://switchedtolinux.com/affiliates ? Multichannel Support: https://thinklifemedia.com ? Patreon: /TomM ----------- Social Media: ? Twitter: @switchedtolinux ? Gab: @switchedtolinux ? Minds: @switchedtolinux Reddit: /r/switchedtolinux Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@switchedtolinux ----------- We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI10GN8_Bh8

Weekly News Roundup brings us some interesting articles about miracle water, scammers, Windows concerns and privacy! It turns out that Google has found a way to overcome COPPA and are collecting even more data...but a judge says a search warrant to find out who searched for a term on Google is OK! What is going on in privacy today! The Articles: https://consumerist.com/2017/03/17/state-says-drinkable-sunscreen-is-flat-out-dangerous/ https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/osmosis_petition_4b2e5a4b0647d.pdf http://www.harmonizedwater.com/Default.aspx https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/03/ftc-settlement-bars-spam-email-marketing-baseless-weight-loss https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/microsofts-silence-over-unprecedented-patch-delay-doesnt-smell-right/ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22882/windows-vista-end-of-support https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/microsoft-is-getting-ready-to-block-windows-updates-for-old-windows-on-new-chips/ https://consumerist.com/2017/03/14/the-mall-is-following-you-while-you-shop/ https://blog.google/topics/families/introducing-family-link-app-helping-families-navigate-technology-together/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/isps-say-your-web-browsing-and-app-usage-history-isnt-sensitive/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/judge-oks-warrant-to-reveal-who-searched-a-fraud-victims-name-on-google/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu_F3wDqGFM ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo_0U1Yfw0w

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