Privacy, memory & digital ownership.
Independent perspectives from the team building daftei — on keeping your photos, files and memories yours.
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Your Social Media Data Archive: What's Inside It
Downloading your data from Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok is eye-opening — then comes the harder question of where to safely keep it.
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Amazon Photos Privacy: What Prime Subscribers Aren't Told
Amazon Photos is bundled with Prime, but the privacy trade-offs are significant. Here's what Amazon does with your uploaded photos — and how to protect yourself.
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The EU Just Confirmed: You Can't Delete Your Data from the Blockchain
EDPB's July 2026 blockchain guidelines confirm that on-chain data — even encrypted — is personal data under GDPR, and immutability doesn't exempt companies from erasure obligations.
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How to Stop Dropbox AI From Analyzing Your Personal Files
Dropbox's AI features can read, summarize, and search your files using third-party models. Here's exactly what each feature does and how to turn it off.
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Plex Phones Home: What the Media Server Sends to Its Servers
Plex is popular among privacy-conscious users who want to self-host their media. But Plex sends viewing data, usage statistics, and metadata to its own servers even for locally stored files.
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Ring's 'Familiar Faces' Is Capturing Your Neighbors' Biometric Data
Amazon Ring's facial recognition feature collects biometric data from anyone who walks past a home. A June 2026 lawsuit explains what's happening — and what you can do.
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Baby Monitors Are Always Watching. The Question Is Who Else Can See.
Cloud-connected baby monitors stream your nursery around the clock to servers worldwide. Here's what gets recorded, who can access it, and how to protect your family.
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Fertility Apps Collect Your Most Sensitive Data. Most of It Isn't Protected.
HIPAA doesn't cover fertility apps, the FTC has already acted on one for sharing data without consent, and data brokers want this information. Here's what's at stake.
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Google Is Training AI on Your Lens Photos. Here's How to Stop It.
In June 2026, Google turned on Search Services History by default — training AI on your Lens photos and voice searches. Your old opt-out no longer covers it.
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New York Passed an AI Training Transparency Law. What It Means for Your Data.
New York's AI Training Data Transparency Act requires developers to disclose what personal data trained their models — and it goes further than California's 2024 law.
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Smart Photo Frames Look Innocent. Their Privacy Risks Are Not.
Cloud-connected digital photo frames upload your family photos to third-party servers. Here's what they collect, who can access the footage, and what to use instead.
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Amazon Removed Alexa's Privacy Opt-Out
Amazon removed Alexa's voice recording opt-out with Alexa+. All interactions now go to the cloud by default. Here's what changed and what to do.
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