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Worried your data is used to train AI models? Here’s how to opt-out (if you can)

July 22, 2025 10:21 am

User concerns over privacy and data ownership have intensified in the age of AI.

40,300 requests from Centre, states for user data in Jul-Dec: Facebook

May 21, 2021 7:06 am

During these six months, Facebook restricted access to content 944 times based on various government requests and local laws as applicable, compared to the 824 times content was restricted during January-June 2020.

How to stop Facebook from tracking you on apps and websites

February 01, 2021 9:18 am

Users are also advised to disable 'Off-Facebook activity' if they don't want the social media giant to track the apps or websites they are using.

Google makes auto-delete data default for new users

July 01, 2020 10:31 am

Users will have the option to delete data automatically in three months or 18 months, or just choose to delete manually. Users will have the option to go back and change this when needed, even when the default is auto-delete in 18 months.

New Google default wipes users' location, web history after 18 months

June 25, 2020 9:42 am

Under Google’s updated settings, YouTube’s viewing history of new users will disappear after 36 months and location tracking and web browsing history will get dropped after 18 months.

Documents show Facebook gave preferential access to data to certain companies

December 06, 2018 9:05 am

The documents show an exchange between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and senior executive Justin Osofsky in 2013, which approved barring friends' data access to Vine, a video-hosting service owned by Twitter.

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