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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pushing to make sure Texans understand their privacy rights amid growing concerns about health data surveillance. The EFF's latest effort focuses on abortion-related tracking, a reminder that in two thousand twenty six, knowing what data you generate — and who can access it — is no longer optional civic knowledge.
Shifting gears, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon made waves this week with a striking observation about where six G is headed, saying the technology will essentially turn all of us into walking cameras. Amon envisions a future of always-connected wearables that blur the line between living your life and broadcasting it — a trade-off that deserves a lot more public debate than it's currently getting.
And on a lighter note, Kodak is back in the analog conversation with the EC thirty-five, a thirty-five millimeter film camera priced at just thirty-five dollars. It comes in seven colors, fits in your pocket, and is aimed squarely at beginners. In a world of infinite digital storage, there's something quietly radical about a camera that makes you think before you shoot.
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