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Great Grey owl hunting at sunrise in rural area north of Calgary

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Archive: https://archive.is/2025.04.02-180255/https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/

On Tuesday, some parents lost the ability to track the locations of their children using a T-Mobile tracking device and app and instead were shown the exact locations of random other children around the country, 404 Media has learned.

T-Mobile sells a small GPS tracker for parents called SyncUP, which they can use to track the locations of young children who don’t  have cell phones yet. Jenna, a parent who uses SyncUP to keep track of her three-year-old and six-year-old children, logged in Tuesday and instead of seeing if her kids had left school yet, was shown the exact, real-time locations of eight random children around the country, but not the locations of her own kids. 404 Media agreed to use a pseudonym for Jenna to protect the privacy of her kids.

“I’m not comfortable giving my six-year-old a phone, but he takes a school bus and I just want to be able to see where he is in real time,” Jenna said. “I had put a 500 meter boundary around his school, so I get an alert when he’s leaving.” 

Jenna sent 404 Media a series of screenshots that show her logged into the app, as well as the locations of children located in other states. In the screenshots, the address-level location of the children are available, as is their name and the last time the location was updated. In many cases, the location updated time said “just now” or “one minute ago.” It is clear the tracked people are children because their profile pictures show images of young kids wearing backpacks, and many of the locations shown are schools around the country.

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Yes, I know, trolls etc. But such action turns any conversation into a bad joke. And anybody who trusts a moderator is a fool.

Find a better way.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A bill that would have regulated Automatic License Plate Readers in the Commonwealth passed through the General Assembly, but not without a couple amendments from Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Those in Charlottesville may be familiar with the city’s automatic Flock cameras, which police use to track stolen vehicles, missing persons, and homicides.

Legislation in Richmond would have set up specific guardrails, including limits on retention periods and a requirement for further legislation to expand these cameras.

TL;DR there seem to be some games that are not compatible including the Nintendo Labo VR kit. 99% of games seem fine.

It doesn't do that by itself. Go on. Do it.

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What’s the Google Play System?

The Google Play System (also called Google System Updates) is a way for Android devices to receive updates to core components without requiring a full OS update. This includes security patches, bug fixes, and new features for things like the Play Store and Google Play Services. It was introduced with Android 10 and works on most modern Android devices, including phones, tablets, and wearables.

For those getting their panties in a knot:

• Not everyone has a de-Googled phone
• Some people need Google Play services for essential apps.
• MicroG and other alternatives don’t always work perfectly.
• Privacy ROMs aren’t easily accessible for everyone.
• Only a limited number of devices support them.

For the majority of Android users, Google Play System updates matter, and no, they don’t always install automatically.

Just stop.

Elon Musk’s polarizing stint slashing and bashing federal bureaucracy will probably soon end, with the world’s richest person’s government service hitting its legal limit in the coming weeks.

“He’s got a big company to run … at some point he’s going to be going back,” Donald Trump told reporters on Monday.

“I’d keep him as long as I could keep him,” the president added.

As a special government employee, Musk faces a strict 130-day cap on his service – probably expiring in late May if counted from the day of inauguration, despite earlier White House claims Musk was “here to stay”.

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Shenmue voted most influential game of all time in BAFTA poll, beating Doom and Mario

The top 20 most influential video games of all time in the BAFTA poll are as follows:

1. Shenmue
2. Doom
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Half-Life
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6. Minecraft
7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
8. Super Mario 64
9. Half-Life 2
10. The Sims
11. Tetris
12. Tomb Raider
13. Pong
14. Metal Gear Solid
15. World of Warcraft
16. Baldur's Gate 3
17. Final Fantasy VII
18. Dark Souls
19. Grand Theft Auto 3
20. Skyrim
21. Grand Theft Auto

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Original Title: [Fanatical] Platinum Collection - Build your own Bundle - April 2025 (3/5/7 items for $9.99/$14.99/$19.95 and pick from Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, SteamWorld Build, King Of The Castle, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™, Moons Of Darsalon, Bramble: The Mountain King, Terraformers, and more)

Platinum Collection - Build your own Bundle - April 2025

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*Please bear in mind these are estimates and might not reflect exactly this amount once you've begun building your bundle!

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| | Turnip Boy Robs a Bank | Action, Adventure, 2D | 96% with 1,577 reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive) | $14.99 | Single-player | 4 hours | No | Verified | Platinum | | SteamWorld Build | Simulation, Strategy | 82% with 1,376 reviews (Very Positive) | $24.99 | Single-player | 9 hours | No | Unknown | Platinum | | King Of The Castle | Strategy, Choices Matter, Fantasy | 91% with 1,185 reviews (Very Positive) | $9.99 | Online Co-op/Shared and Split Screen Co-op | Unknown | Yes | Playable | Gold | | The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ | Adventure, Fantasy, Story Rich | 41% with 663 reviews (Mixed) | $49.99 | Single-player | 14 hours | Yes | Playable | Gold | | Moons Of Darsalon | Action, Adventure, Retro | 79% with 118 reviews (Mostly Positive) | $19.67 | Single-player | Unknown | No | Verified | Bronze | | Bramble: The Mountain King | Adventure, Indie | 94% with 4,684 reviews (Very Positive) | $29.99 | Single-player | 4½ hours | No | Verified | Platinum | | Terraformers | Strategy | 88% with 2,616 reviews (Very Positive) | $19.99 | Single-player | 35 hours | Yes | Playable | Native | | Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure | Adventure, Indie | 90% with 239 reviews (Very Positive) | $15.99 | Single-player | 5½ hours | No | Verified | Unknown | | Dance of Cards | Turn-based Tactics, Card Game, Tabletop | 85% with 74 reviews (Very Positive) | $9.99 | Single-player/Online PvP | Unknown | No | Verified | Unknown | | DreadHaunt | Horror, Online Co-op, Multiplayer | 78% with 28 reviews (Mostly Positive) | $19.99 | Single-player/Online PvP & Co-op | Unknown | No | Unknown | Unknown | | Tales from Candleforth | Hand-drawn, Horror, Puzzle | 89% with 120 reviews (Very Positive) | $11.99 | Single-player | 2 hours | No | Verified | Unknown | | Koboo: The Tree Spirit | Action Roguelike, Roguevania, 2D | 87% with 31 reviews (Positive) | $14.99 | Single-player | Unknown | No | Playable | Unknown | | My Lovely Daughter + Reborn DLC Double Pack | Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, 2D | 69% with 1,107 reviews (Mixed) | $14.99 | Single-player | 5½ hours | Yes | Verified | Native/Unknown | | Death Trick: Double Blind | Indie, Adventure | 85% with 162 reviews (Very Positive) | $15.99 | Single-player | 7½ hours | No | Playable | Unknown | | Parkasaurus | Simulation, Strategy | 93% with 2,397 reviews (Very Positive) | $24.99 | Single-player | 19 hours | Yes | Playable | Platinum | | Bravery and Greed | Adventure, Action, Indie | 77% with 521 reviews (Mostly Positive) | $19.99 | Single-player/Online PvP & Co-op/Shared and Split Screen PvP & Co-op | 8 hours | Yes | Playable | Gold |

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