Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff@mastodon.social

1/15/2026, 11:56:01 PM

Public

“It is a good step for people to take,” EFF’s Hayley Tsukayama told @APNews of California’s new DROP tool for requesting removal of personal information held by more than 500 data brokers. Stronger laws restricting data collection would be even better. https://apnews.com/article/california-data-privacy-tech-tip-cb6a69cb238abc62e136f02b4996e570

This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers.

apnews.com · AP News

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