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The Whalen vs. Facebook lawsuit was filed on Monday in state court in Redwood City, California. It alleges that Instagram collects and stores biometric data of more than 100 million users, without their knowledge or consent. Facebook then uses the data to “bolster its facial recognition abilities across all of... https://bit.ly/3iBY3q5

Before we get into the giveaway details, a bit of context: Bethesda is dishing out the freebies due to its recent QuakeCon charity drive. https://bit.ly/33Rc6nM

Users running the latest version of Windows 10 May Update will no longer be able to use the Device Manager to check online for driver updates. The change, spotted by WindowsLatest, seemingly went live as part of Microsoft's recently released cumulative update preview for Windows 10 version 2004. https://bit.ly/31PctN1

The Autumn Edition of the Steam Game Festival is kicking off this fall: on October 7, to be more specific. It ends roughly a week later on October 13, according to well-known industry figure Geoff Keighley. Keighley didn't mention any other details about the Festival, but we can make some... https://bit.ly/3fScgO6

343 says this decision has been made to ensure its developers have enough time to deliver a Halo game experience that meets their "vision." https://bit.ly/2PKkpJV

Mozilla Corporation CEO Mitchell Baker said their pre-Covid plan for 2020 already included a great deal of change but thanks to the virus, that plan is no longer sustainable. Like many, Mozilla is feeling the economic impact brought about by the global pandemic and sees no other choice but to... https://bit.ly/31G3Mo1

Anker's new PowerCore Play 6K controller may not appeal to the Stadia/xCloud gaming crowd, given that its lack of physical buttons and sticks would prevent it from offering the full cloud gaming experience. It will, however, benefit traditional mobile players used to on-screen touch controls by offering them a sturdy... https://bit.ly/3kA1fEz