surveillance culture

“Catch a cheater” apps are on the rise, exploiting users’ curiosity and insecurities under the guise of relationship vigilance. As The Verge reports, platforms like Cheaterbuster and CheatEye use facial recognition to locate people’s Tinder profiles for as little as $18, scraping biometric data without consent.

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California MAC Employee Fired After Detailing Her Entire Workday on Social Media, ‘You’re So Sweet But This Should’ve Been a Lesson’ (The Nerd Stash)

A MAC Cosmetics working at Los Angeles International Airport learned the hard way that oversharing at work can have serious consequences. After posting a TikTok video documenting her workday, including... See more

The Pink Cardigan TikTok trend involves people sticking their tongues out and filming others' reactions, inspired by a video posted by TikToker @jayyburt wearing a pink cardigan. The trend has sparked debate about the ethics of filming and posting strangers online, with some questioning the behavior of the younger generation.