… In its report, Good Luck Opting Out -- Manipulative Design Patterns in Opt-Out Processes , the digital privacy and advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center examined the opt-out procedures for 38 major companies that collect customer data. …
… As data harvesting online intensifies, privacy is more important than ever. Virbickas said that NordVPN's privacy approach revolves around "collecting the minimum signal needed to make a threat decision," with checks happening locally on the device where possible. …
… That means the biometric data your device collects, including heart rate, sleep patterns, menstrual cycle tracking and blood oxygen levels, can potentially be shared with third parties, used to train AI models or sold, depending on the platform's privacy policy. …
… If you want privacy, the camera can physically shutter. …