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Newsom unveils DROP, new tool letting Californians block data brokers from selling data
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (341+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Privacy Protection Agency have announced a new privacy tool allowing Californians to easily opt out of the sale of their information by data brokers. The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform " known as DROP " was…...
Central Coast’s top 2025 searches reveal what captured attention heading into 2026
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (135+ words) Central Coast's top 2025 searches reveal what captured attention heading into 2026KSBW The Central Coast had a busy year'shaped by both national moments and hometown buzz.From the "6'7" meme, to the rise of AI, to the Labubu craze, these were the topics…...
Viral video raises $1.7 million to allow 88-year-old veteran to retire
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (436+ words) Internet sensations can turn up just about anywhere and can happen to just about anyone. One such sensation has led to a flood of donations for an 88-year-old veteran in Michigan. "It came out of the clear blue " I really…...
Texas woman who claims Postal Service intentionally withheld her mail takes case to Supreme Court
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (767+ words) Plenty of Americans have a gripe with the U.S. Postal Service. Lebene Konan managed Wednesday to get hers in front of the Supreme Court. The Texas real estate agent and landlord claims that the USPS has, for years, intentionally declined to…...
Rossen Reports: Don't click this 'refund' text, it's a scam
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) A new scam spreading across the country is not demanding payment; it's dangling a refund. Rossen Reports has confirmed that cybercriminals are blasting out texts posing as official messages from ... What makes this scam especially dangerous is the twist: Instead…...
YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the US
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of videos that they have been watching. If the system flags a logged-in…...
FTC issues alert on fake Amazon texts
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (176+ words) The FTC is warning people about a new phishing scam where scammers pose as Amazon, sending fake refund texts to steal personal information Scammers are once again pretending to be Amazon, prompting a new warning from the Federal Trade Commission....
Rossen Reports: Do THIS on your phone to stop subscription fees
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (125+ words) Many people unknowingly lose money on forgotten subscriptions, but a simple phone setting can help you find and cancel them instantly. Smartphone users may unknowingly lose hundreds of dollars annually on forgotten subscriptions, but a hidden menu in your phone…...
'Click-to-cancel' is over, but there are other ways to unsubscribe. Here's how
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (429+ words) A "click-to-cancel" rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect. But there are ways to end those subscriptions…...
A new TikTok app may be coming. Here's what we know so far
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (903+ words) It's looking increasingly likely that any sale of TikTok will mean U.S. users have to download a new app. And that could mean an almost entirely different experience. After repeatedly delaying enforcement of a law that requires TikTok's China-based parent company,…...