cliffbraun.bsky.social
@cliffbraun.bsky.social
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Consider whether you really need that app on your phone. You probably don’t! Third party apps leak a ton of data and we know people get tracked that way. If you don’t need it, delete it

For the apps you do need, go through their privacy settings & turn location services to never or only when using
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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The tool uses commercially sourced location data from smartphones. Typically this is collected through code in normal apps, or the online advertising process. Data then provided to ICE via the Webloc tool where users can search specific areas for phones www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I’ve really enjoyed this thing for dewalt batteries, bidirectional 100w usbc is nice. Pretty terrible from an energy density perspective, but very flexible.

www.dewalt.com/product/dcb0...
20V MAX*/FLEXVOLT ® 5 Amp USB Charging Kit
Rapidly charge your 20V MAX* batteries, 20V/60V MAX* FLEXVOLT® batteries, and compatible personal devices with the DEWALT® USB Charging Kit. This kit includes our DCB094 USB Charger, a 100 W USB cord,...
www.dewalt.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Don't mistake incompetence for accident. The degradation of your social media feed, the collapse of your news, the defunding of your school—it is all functional.

They are happy to rule over the ashes, as long as they are the ones holding the match.
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.

If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
How Democrats’ Attack On Section 230 Plays Right Into Trump’s Censorial Plans
Like clockwork, lawmakers are once again rallying around the idea of eliminating Section 230. That Republicans are leading this charge is hardly surprising—repealing Section 230 is explicitly laid …
www.techdirt.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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they're coming to him with tears in their eyes saying sir, you have no juice, you have the least juice we've ever seen
December 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Also, I don't understand how stories can mention Andreessen Horowitz without mentioning that they hired a partner solely on the basis that he strangled a man to death. It seems pertinent when they're trying to stop laws about software that encourages kids to die.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM