FieldsToBarrelsOct 7, 2025
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip5
Oct 7, 2025 at 4:39pmTypefully
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 9
Your location reveals a lot about you, including where you live, work, volunteer, and hang out. Don’t let ad companies hoover up all that information. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip7
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 10
Gaming consoles are ‘plug and play’... until you speed-run past the privacy settings. Good news: it’s not too late to lock down your personal data. Here’s how to tweak your privacy settings on PS5, Xbox, and Switch. #OptOutOctober
https://eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip8
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 14
Did you know that by default, Strava shows your exact starting and ending points to other users? You can hide up to a mile radius around your home and other sensitive locations to stay safe while staying active. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip9
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 15
An account can’t be compromised if it doesn’t exist! Today’s #OptOutOctober tip comes from our friends at Consumer Reports: find and delete an account you’re no longer using. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip10
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 16
It's important to know what search results are out there about you, so you understand what people see when they look for you. #OptOutOctober https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip11
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 17
Data brokers make people vulnerable to scams and stalking by making their personal information easily available online. Today’s tip in our #OptOutOctober series is to remove your information from people search sites. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip12
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationOct 20
Whether you're concerned about your digital footprint or looking to safeguard your physical privacy, understanding where your personal address appears and how to obscure it is a crucial step. Here's what you need to know. #OptOutOctober
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip13
Show threadCadenOct 17
@eff using the Intelius suppression tool linked there requires agreeing to their Terms of Service, which includes binding arbitration
Show threadbelkkaOct 18
@eff is it required to buy data first, in order to request deletion?
Show threadDarwin WoodkaOct 16
@eff It hasn't been accurate for 20 years, I no longer care.
Show threadSpoonOct 16
@eff I am asking yet again for your support in telling Google to fuck off, and to stop promoting them with your civil society organization that purports to stand against surveillance. #privacy #fuckoffgoogle
Show thread• ŁączeOct 16

@spoon @eff

I use DuckDuckGo - default search engine in Vanadium, I also use Brave search in Brave Browser

Show threadPaul Flo WilliamsOct 14
@eff What people forget is that posting screenshots of their Strava activity map _as they see it_ will reveal those hidden sections. There are many posts where you see the main path in orange and the bits that were supposed to be hidden in black! #Strava #running
Show threadsonja dolinsekOct 9
@eff unfortunately, a lot of Bluetooth Based apps need it. I wish Bluetooth would work without location.
Show threadReal SyntacticOct 7, 2025
@eff this post is relevant only to US Amazon. Neither Amazon.ca nor amazon.co.uk offers these menu options.
Show threadQuinn9282 🖥️🌙✌️Oct 7, 2025

@mirijb2 @eff That page actually does exist on amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk as well (though it's found under the "Advertising preferences" link on the main account settings page instead).

https://www.amazon.ca/adprefs
https://www.amazon.co.uk/adprefs

Amazon Advertising Preferences

Show threadReal SyntacticOct 8, 2025
@Quinn9282 @eff fantastic. Thank you!
Show threadTimelimeOct 7, 2025
@eff when you get to the Amazon page, the shortcut is either Ctrl-Q or Cmd-Q
Show threadBill, organizer of stuffOct 7, 2025
@eff Whee, that was fun!
Show threadAlexander RutzOct 7, 2025
@eff There actually is a »setting« that makes it even harder for Amazon to grab your data. Delete your Amazon account and don’t buy there anymore. It’s not hard. Alternatives are plenty. Why are not more people doing it? #Amazon #Delete
Show threadNoah Snedden 🇦🇺Oct 7, 2025
@eff Save 100% by not buying anything!