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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/victory-tenth-circuit-finds-fourth-amendment-doesnt-support-broad-search-0A federal appeals court ruled that police can’t use overly broad search warrants to scrape everything on someone’s phone or digital accounts after a protest — like texts, photos, location history, or social media. The court said those warrants were too vague and violated basic Fourth Amendment privacy protections. #privacy #digitalrights #EFF #civilrights #surveillance

https://www.404media.co/amazon-wishlist-address-private-third-party/Amazon is changing how wishlists work: starting March 25, third-party sellers will be able to see full shipping addresses for public gift lists, not just the buyer’s city/state. That means people using public wishlists — especially creators, influencers, and others who value privacy — could have their home addresses shared with sellers and visible to gift buyers. Amazon now recommends PO boxes or removing address info to protect user privacy.#Privacy #Amazon

https://www.theverge.com/tech/881352/mastodon-default-server-recommendations-experimentMastodon is testing new onboarding experiments aimed at improving the experience for first-time users. In the mobile app, some newcomers may now see a prompt to join a recommended server instead of the default “join mastodon.social” option that typically appears during signup.#SocialMedia #Mastodon