{
  "id": 11316939,
  "title": "Welcome to Opt Out October: It’s Time to Ditch Unwanted Subscriptions and AI Spies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/welcome-to-opt-out-october-its-time-to-ditch-unwanted-subscriptions",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:55:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/welcome-to-opt-out-october-its-time-to-ditch-unwanted-subscriptions-and-ai-spies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Welcome to Opt Out October: It's Time to Ditch Unwanted Subscriptions and AI Spies. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched its 2026 Opt Out October guide to help people reclaim control over their data and devices. The guide provides instructions on changing privacy settings, avoiding social media monitoring, and sidestepping age verification requirements. It also suggests better alternatives and services that have been found to mishandle personal data. The guide emphasizes AI tools, social media, Chrome, user-friendly design tools, Linux, VPN services, home privacy, and device-specific privacy settings. Users can follow the guide to adjust their privacy settings and switch to more privacy-conscious alternatives.",
  "summary": "It’s a good month to reassess old accounts and retake control of your data and privacy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}