Topic: opt-in feature
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TikTok Launches US Local Feeds for Hyperlocal Discovery
TikTok has launched an **opt-in Local Feeds feature** in the U.S., using GPS to show hyperlocal community content, following its earlier rollout in the UK and Europe. The feature is **disabled by default**, unavailable to users under 18, and its location tracking is **only active when the app is ...
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Google's Gemini AI to Personalize Using Your Gmail, Search & YouTube Data
Google's Gemini AI is introducing a "Personal Intelligence" feature that integrates with personal data from services like Gmail and Photos, enabling it to reason across this information for highly tailored assistance. This capability allows Gemini to proactively synthesize data from multiple sour...
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Spotify Now Shows Friends' Listening Activity on Mobile
Spotify has launched its Listening Activity feature on mobile, allowing users to see what friends are playing in real-time and discover new music directly from their smartphones, with the feature being opt-in for privacy. The update includes a new collaborative tool called Request to Jam for Prem...
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Bluesky's 'Privacy-First' Contact Import: Here's How It Works
Bluesky's "Find Friends" feature prioritizes privacy by requiring mutual consent and active participation from both users for a match to occur. The system uses phone number verification and cryptographic hashing to protect contact data, preventing unauthorized access or probing. Users maintain fu...
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Facebook's AI Can Now Edit Your Phone Photos
Facebook is introducing an optional AI feature in the U.S. and Canada that analyzes private photos to suggest creative edits, requiring user permission for cloud processing to enable these enhancements. Meta states that photos are not used for advertising or AI training unless edited or shared, b...
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