Simple Opt Out

Deep links to opt out of all the data sharing you wouldn't opt in to: Provided as a free public service.

[Simple Opt Out @simpleoptout]

just added many more deep links to opt-out of data sharing that you'd never opt in to. 100+ companies: https://t.co/4CXYcqUHj9

if you've purchased from @Ford, @Kroger, @Macys, @OfficeDepot, @WholeFoods, or dozens more, they're selling your data. we made it easier to opt-out.

[Simple Opt Out @simpleoptout]

Here's how to shut down robocallers and text message (SMS) spammers: https://t.co/6pNVOjhOIx

Don't just block them – report the abuse to the spammer's telecom provider and get their phone number disconnected. In 90 seconds, your report can stop a spammer.

#privacy @Wiquist @FCC

[Washington Post Opinions @PostOpinions]

Congress’s inaction inches us toward a world where everyone is being watched, the Editorial Board writes. https://t.co/izumtChd52

[Hacker News 20 @betterhn20]

Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who turned it off https://t.co/OKrDxWpoyJ

[Arvind Narayanan @random_walker]

In our own research we used this corpus to study dark patterns and manipulative tactics that political candidates use to raise money. But we've just scratched the surface and we expect there are many other questions that the data can shed light on. https://t.co/ptErM0QL5n

[Troy Davis @troyd]

The WA legislature is considering a consumer data privacy bill. By now, legislators know that our data is sold to unaffiliated third parties, which zero people would opt in to. They don't seem to care.

So, I sent this to @RepDrewHansen's cmte:

https://t.co/NpnLlfAwQ1

/@ACLU_WA

[Simple Opt Out @simpleoptout]

customers of @TMobile, they may have unilaterally un-done your opt-out: https://t.co/s3wqOzYHid

if you'd convinced yourself that T-Mobile was different, they've disabused you of that misconception. here's updated opt-out links: https://t.co/xYgOGV1sTO, https://t.co/BdAcnyhObN

[🕊 @sephr]

Apparently T-Mobile tracking preference choices are arbitrarily reset sometime after submitting them, according to many comments I'm reading on https://t.co/Hs692E8BuK

This doesn't sound legal.

[HN Front Page @hn_frontpage]

Facebook Is Launching an All-Out War on Apple's Upcoming iPhone Update
L: https://t.co/QctnADiOZC
C: https://t.co/pc89PnfJiN

[Simple Opt Out @simpleoptout]

here's a mainstream explanation, "Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection": https://t.co/iSm9OurNoh

impressive work by Mozilla. hopefully everyone who follows SimpleOptOut is already using uBlock Origin.

[Firefox for Web Developers @FirefoxWebDevs]

State Partitioning is the technical term for a new privacy feature in Firefox called Total Cookie Protection, which will be available in Firefox 86. 🍪

@johannh and @artines1 detail how it works and what developers can do to stay compatible. https://t.co/Lttl6EAAs9

[apenwarr @apenwarr]

@creachadair @prezi "It turned out that threatening to reveal all your private data if you unsubscribe really reduced our churn!"

[Troy Davis @troyd]

current status:

[AdalyticsHQ @AdalyticsHQ]

Companies are paying to show us a lot of ads that we are not remotely interested in. One large fintech company paid to show me the same ad 2,081 times in a single month. See my blog here: https://t.co/QZFEmRilL5

#DigitalMarketing #adtech

[Jeff Johnson @lapcatsoftware]

New blog post "Chrome exempts Google sites from user site data settings"

TL;DR The Google Chrome setting "Clear cookies and site data when you quit Chrome" doesn't work right for Google sites such as Search and YouTube.

https://t.co/zGfcgR8qsA

[HN Front Page @hn_frontpage]

Chrome exempts Google sites from user site data settings
L: https://t.co/iqyiueQMjO
C: https://t.co/8KNfA2nkz1

[HN Front Page @hn_frontpage]

You can now directly pay TV constructors to display ads to a targeted audience
L: https://t.co/bifAVILnUK
C: https://t.co/0zFHyip7lX

[Hacker News Bot @newsycombinator]

Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads https://t.co/NXccLLVvVU

[Simple Opt Out @simpleoptout]

apparently SimpleOptOut should list state DMVs - except that there's no way to opt out from having your photo and SSN sold: https://t.co/g0Z4BDaqRi

/cc @kyrstensinema

[Troy Davis @troyd]

Q: I value my privacy. Which mobile OS should I choose?

A: Whichever one Facebook warns advertisers about – so, iOS 14 (https://t.co/TlQRkgntab).

[Arvind Narayanan @random_walker]

Hiding privacy settings behind a "learn more" link is blatantly deceptive. The wording suggests a link to a privacy policy instead of controls, and is designed to minimize people clicking on it. The fact that it's so common says a lot about the sorry state of consumer protection.