US ‘smart city’ tech highlights contrasts with China over privacy and control
American communities try to balance the benefits of new technology with the threats of a surveillance state. ⌘ Read more
With Roe vs Wade overturned, fears grow online data could be weaponised against abortion seekers in US
Privacy groups worried that social media posts or information on apps could be used by authorities to build cases. ⌘ Read more
Great blog post. I’ve been thinking about this, just couldn’t put it into words. https://seirdy.one/posts/2022/06/25/two-types-of-privacy/
Instagram to protect young users with new AI tool to verify age
Global lawmakers have been vocal in demanding the social media service safeguard young people from adult content and invasions of their privacy. ⌘ Read more
I am a Bunny.net fan as they offer a CDN at a good price, are based in Europe and really care about privacy. The latest tool they offer: Bunny Fonts as a replacement for Google Fonts, because its use is illegal in Germany. 👍 ⌘ Read more
Western outcry over Hong Kong’s anti-doxxing laws smacks of hypocrisy
Data privacy is a global concern, with many countries developing legislation to protect individuals’ personal details. Yet, in Hong Kong, such laws are suspected of masking a hidden agenda. ⌘ Read more
RT by @mind_booster: 1/10 @EU_Commission needs to understand that playing with online privacy & security affects EVERYONE. @edri alongside 70+ civil society & professional organisations urge the withdrawal of the CSA Regulation & call for an alternative that is compatible with EU href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23FundamentalRights👇🏿”>#FundamentalRights👇🏿**
1/10 @EU_Commission needs to understand that playing with online privacy & security affects EVERYONE. @edri alongside 70+ … ⌘ Read more
**RT by @mind_booster: EU Commissioner @YlvaJohansson is preparing to launch a new law to force the mass surveillance of private online communications but has refused to meet with privacy experts like @EDRi.
The Commissioner has met with Facebook but https://Has-Commissioner-Johansson-met-with-Digital-Rights-Groups.eu?
#KeepItSecure #DoBetter**
EU Commissioner @YlvaJohansson is preparing to launch a new law to force the mass surveillance of private onli … ⌘ Read more
Big day for privacy. Tails has been updated to 5.0, now based on Debian 11. https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.0/index.en.html
I don’t use social media anymore, mostly for privacy reasons, but one of the things I miss about it is being able to interact directly with creators I enjoy.
Dino: Dino 0.3 Release
Dino is a secure and privacy-friendly messaging application. It uses the XMPP (Jabber) protocol for decentralized communication. We aim to provide an intuitive, clean and modern user interface.
The 0.3 release is all about calls. Dino now supports calls between two or more people!
Calls are end-to-end encrypted and use a direct connection between … ⌘ Read more
Telegram Ads
So Telegram now has ads. But unlike the ads from Google, Facebook or Apple, the ads are not personalized and much more privacy friendly. The ads simply consist of a maximum 160-character message with no external links and are displayed only in large public channels. ⌘ Read more
Revised enterprise DPA with new standard contractual clauses
As part of GitHub’s strong commitment to developer privacy, we are excited to announce updates to our privacy agreements in line with new legal requirements and our own robust data protection practices. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Public Records and Privacy https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/08/01/records.html #privacy
GCHQ’s mass data-sharing violated right to privacy, court rules
https://www.blog-libre.org/2017/09/21/messagerie-email-ethique-comment-preserver-sa-vie-privee-et-celle-de-son-entourage/ email privacy
Monero and Other Privacy Coins ⌘ Read more…
@prologic@twtxt.net Twtxt.net’s privacy policy says you store emails, /register disagrees. Which is true?
“Charting a course towards a more privacy-first web.” Yeah, okay Google. https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/a-more-privacy-first-web/
Calls to “own your data” and focus on “privacy” fall on deaf ears if you’re sponsored by Google and Mozilla, recommending the use of Tumblr.
Erlang Solutions: How to ensure your Instant Messaging solution offers users privacy and security. ⌘ Read more…
Erlang Solutions: How to ensure your Instant Messaging solution offers users privacy and security. ⌘ Read more…
Moxie Marlinspike Has a Plan to Reclaim Our Privacy ⌘ Read more…
@felixp7@twtxt.net “Yo, crypto-heads. Encrypted communication doesn’t protect your privacy. Laws …” I guess crypto-heads are often happy with acknowledging this, but also arguing that e.g. deniable crypto is a useful way out here (and, of course, just doing illegal stuff if it gets really rough).
Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement now merged ⌘ https://github.blog/2020-11-16-updates-to-our-terms-of-service-and-privacy-statement-now-merged/
Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement ⌘ https://github.blog/2020-10-15-updates-to-our-terms-of-service-and-our-privacy-statement/
ANN: Twt.social is now live! Join the new self-hosted, decentralised privacy focused social media network! ⌘ https://www.prologic.blog/2020/08/15/ann-twtsocial-is.html
Forget privacy: you’re terrible at targeting anyway - apenwarr https://apenwarr.ca/log/20190201
I regret to inform everybody that Data Privacy Day was actually last Monday. We all missed it. Sorry. Honorary Data Privacy Day every Monday for the next 2 years to make up for it, kay?
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by replacing your wardrobe with loose jumpsuits printed with hundreds of GAN-generated faces.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by getting a new, asymmetrical haircut and some temporary face tattoos of eyes.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by proving all those stock photos right about hackers wearing black ski masks when typing.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by legally changing your name to “;drop table users;
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by clicking on a thai death metal video & letting autoplay follow that connection in the background for a week.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by only appearing in public wearing a photorealistic 3d printed mask of Richard D. James’ face over your own face.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by putting electrical tape over everybody else’s webcams too.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by convincing Facebook that you are at least 120 years old & drive a pink car.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by posting under an assumed identity.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by removing all the yellow ink from your printer’s cartridge with a syringe.
Monday is Data Privacy Day. Celebrate by putting your phone in a martini shaker and leaving the internet forever.
Timothy May, early advocate of internet privacy, dies - SFChronicle.com https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Timothy-May-early-advocate-of-internet-privacy-13485790.php
Facebook workers are the only people who can hold the company accountable. https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/facebook-workers-privacy-violation.html
Smart Speakers and Thermostats Will Monetize Life at Home - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/smart-home-devices-data-privacy/578425/
Proposed data privacy law could send company execs to prison for 20 years | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/proposed-data-privacy-law-could-send-company-execs-to-prison-for-20-years/
Googleâs Selfish Ledger is an unsettling vision of Silicon Valley social engineering - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/17/17344250/google-x-selfish-ledger-video-data-privacy
In Vernor Vinge’s 2006 novel Rainbows End, there’s a group called FOP (Friends Of Privacy) who are a radical misinformation-chaffing charity. Basically, they spread large amounts of fake, believable, and boring dox about people, so that automated analysis of OSINT has to work harder.
Facebook Has Had Countless Privacy Scandals. But This One Is Different. https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/why-facebooks-data-scandal-just-wont-quit
Privacy and Tracking on the Fediverse | Lainblog https://blog.soykaf.com/post/privacy-and-tracking-on-the-fediverse/
Privacy Policy ⌘ Read more…
Amber Case über Privacy und das IndieWeb ?~L~X https://notiz.blog/a/24m