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User Privacy

The privacy of users on platforms like Facebook and Meta

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Jan 19, 2026
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Are uploads to my eyes only on Snapchat run through automated violation detection during the upload process

Snapchat’s official documentation and multiple user guides describe My Eyes Only as a passcode‑protected, in‑app folder for storing saved Snaps and Stories moved from Memories, and they emphasize user...

Jan 20, 2026

When you clear “off Facebook activity” via Facebook settings, does that remove personal identifiers from this specific dataset?

Clearing “Off‑Facebook Activity” severs the visible connection between third‑party event records and the user’s account in Meta’s interface, but it does not reliably erase the underlying identifiers t...

Jan 9, 2026

How does DuckDuckGo's no-tracking policy affect the amount and type of data it can produce to law enforcement?

DuckDuckGo’s stated “no-tracking” approach means the company claims not to build or retain personally identifiable search histories, which in practice limits the sort of per-user search logs it can ha...

Jan 5, 2026

How does DuckDuckGo's transparency reporting compare to Google's?

DuckDuckGo’s public posture on transparency is fundamentally different from Google’s: DuckDuckGo emphasizes a minimal-data architecture and privacy promises that, by design, leave little user-level da...