This AirTag alternative with a 130dB siren and strobe light has my name written all over it
2026-04-08T20:52:10Z•09e020cbf2d9435589502657dff0427d23db3276a2baf21fe3e14728706c766e
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What happened
A ZDNet digest covering consumer tech and privacy topics: a review of the Pebblebee Halo personal-safety Bluetooth tracker (130dB siren + strobe), multiple Kindle-focused pieces (how-to’s, EPUB conversion, adding files, jailbreaking, and Amazon ending support for older models), and a hardware safety warning about faulty/cheap DisplayPort cables ('Death Pin') that can brick GPUs. Other notable items include an Android class-action alleging Google sent data over cellular (privacy/data-leak risk), guidance on burner emails and Google Photos cleanup (privacy hygiene), and Windows DISM/Reserved--
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- 09e020cbf2d9435589502657dff0427d23db3276a2baf21fe3e14728706c766e
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- 2026-04-08T20:52:10Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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