The correct way to run a headline for this story. The reg does not disappoint
#uspol #routers #surveillance #privacy #nationalsecurity #cybersecurity #infosec #cisco #theregister
privacy
The Netherlands has launched a pilot self-hosted Git platform using Forgejo, a fully free and open source Git forge under GPLv3+ governance 🐿️
Multiple ministries and municipalities are onboarding to ensure code sovereignty and government-wide collaboration 🔐
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/netherlands-forgejo-migration/
#TechNews #Forgejo #Git #GitHub #OpenSource #FOSS #Government #Politics #Privacy #Transparency #UserControl #Sovereignty #Collaboration #Software #DevTools #Programming #Netherlands #Public #Dutch #Europe #EU
Today we are very proud to announce that the United Nations has switched from Google Forms to CryptPad Form for collecting endorsements on the UN Open Source Principles: https://unite.un.org/news/sixteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles
CryptPad Form is a full-fledged application allowing you to build privacy-preserving questionnaires for your respondents.
Try it for free, without even registering an account, on our CryptPad.fr flagship instance!
#UnitedNations #UN #Privacy #OpenSource #Forms #Studies #FOSS
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New YT video is up!
The topic on this one is low-tech ways you can limit the mining of your personal data and make electronic surveillance on you more difficult to achieve.
So... a fun one.
#YouTube #Privacy #Technology #Video #ContentCreator #SocialMedia
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⚠️ Github CLI now has telemetry spyware built in:
https://cli.github.com/telemetry
They're shifting the burden onto users by requiring YOU to opt out, instead of making it opt in.
Run `gh config set telemetry disabled` to disable it.
In my work as a privacy advocate, I regularly encounter two types of discourse:
1: The abdication mindset: The idea that privacy is dead, implying it's not worth putting any effort to protect personal data anymore. Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, privacy is dead if you let it die.
2: The absolutist mindset: The idea that for anything to have value in data privacy it needs to be 100% perfectly private and secure. But the reality is much more nuanced than this.
Even if they sound like diametric opposites, both those ideas can be very damaging to privacy.
Privacy isn't just about the tools we use. Privacy is a culture we need to build, together.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/17/privacy-is-not-dead/
RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116770962344040787
Daily Express 消息，周二上午，继社交媒体年龄限制之后，科技大臣丽兹·肯德尔暗示可能会对 VPN 实施进一步限制。
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour
Haack's Networking
The PubGLUG Nextcloud is live and open for registration. All accounts are manually approved and users must be 18 years of age and/or older. This instance is a community effort and part of the greater set of offerings that Haack's Networking provides.
🔗 The PubGLUG Nextcloud: https://cloud.gnulinux.vip
🔗 All PubGLUG Services: https://haacksnetworking.dev
It is my hope that in offering a community Nextcloud with open and moderated registration ... that this will result in more users choosing #selfhosted and/or #floss offerings for groupware (contacts, calendars, etc.). Those interested in setup notes and/or seeking assistance are encouraged to come chat on Matrix (link above). This instance has the following features:
▶️ Server-side encryption ensures that content on External Storage will be encrypted whether users set it up or not
↪️ E2E encryption provides users an easy way to use the Nextcloud sync client to create shares that even the sysadmin cannot see
💾 Users are given 50GB of storage from a large btrfs platter-based pool; users may request more in DMs with valid use-cases; users may attach their own external storage.
🔦 This instance is designed to assist in pulling people off iCloud, Google, etc. and teach/persuade them how to self-host NC themselves
✨️This is early registration. Some policies are not yet finished, some bugs remain, and we might find that some things don't work. Please be patient. With that said, feel free to sign up and let me know when you've joined. We are at the mall all day, but I've got access for approvals on the phone.
✍️ By using this instance, you agree to the Terms of Service: https://cloud.gnulinux.vip/index.php/s/roioz485eNsYTPm
#sysadmin #gnulinux #debian #linuxstreaming #linux #gnulinux #freesoftware #opensource #selfhosted #music #stream #streaming #floss #nextcloud #privacy #encryption
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#Trump orders #banks to take a closer look at clients' #citizenship
Trump on Tuesday signed an #ExecutiveOrder that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his admin’s push to clamp down on people living in the country illegally.
The order directs #bank regulators & government depts to look for signs that people without legal status are opening accounts or obtaining #loans or #CreditCards.
#law #privacy #immigration
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-banking-citizenship-treasury-08eecd2738bb0b454dce1152492bc3e2
We are honoured to be one of the first recipients of the Nominet DNS Fund, which recognises the importance of supporting the quiet work behind the scenes.
We thank @Nominet for their forward thinking - helping public interest nonprofits, such as Quad9, who work every day to maintain internet integrity, and the security and privacy of end users around the world.
https://quad9.net/news/press/nominet-invests-in-quad9/
Congratulations to the other recipients!
🚨 LinkedIn runs a silent browser scan on every Chrome user who visits the site. 6,222 extensions. ~405 million users affected. No consent, no disclosure, no mention in their privacy policy.
The scan identifies your sales tools, VPN, ad blocker, job search extensions, and extensions tied to religion, politics, and disability.
The full technical breakdown, legal analysis, and searchable database of every scanned extension:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@aboutsignal/116296187044136063
This is freaking awesome. The amount of work the global cryptographic community is putting into keeping our conversations out of the hands of our adversaries is monumental and under-appreciated. Respect. If you’re technical at all, scan through the paper summaries.
#SCOTUS Reviews Police Use of #Cell #Location #Data to Find Criminals
#Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects & witnesses by sweeping up #LocationData from cellphone users near crime scenes.
Geofence searches have become increasingly popular as a tool for law enforcement, but critics say they put at risk the personal data of everyday Americans & violate the #Constitution.
#law #privacy #InfoSec
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/supreme-court-cell-data-geofence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
How I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe https://lobste.rs/s/ci0tgq #privacy
https://monokai.com/articles/how-i-moved-my-digital-stack-to-europe/
Back in 2018, the movie Anon was "dystopian science fiction" because you had people with always on cameras able to identify anyone, anywhere in real time including their history, what they did, what they said etc.
This was just 8 years ago btw.
#Microsoft locks account that #VeraCrypt maintainer uses to sign #Windows bootloaders with no explanation or route for appeal. If they don't fix this, in a few months every Windows computer that uses VeraCrypt whole-disk encryption will stop being able to boot and all the data on it that isn't backed up elsewhere will be lost. 🤦
If this doesn't convince you big tech has too much control, I don't know what will.
h/t @zackwhittaker
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/veracrypt-encryption-software-windows-microsoft-lock-boot-issues/
#infosec #privacy #TechIsShitDispatch
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@404media/404-media-qvt3vv94z/-/a-qoIXNx-4Q-i9Qb4-DwsX5A%3Aa%3A4082434389-%2F0
If you think there's any chance that law enforcement might ever be interested in the content of your Signal chats, and you don't want them to have access to them, then setting up disappearing messages is necessary but not sufficient. You also need to go into the Signal settings and either disable notifications completely or set them to show "No name or message" so the content won't be capture and preserved in the phone's notification database.
#infosec #privacy #OpSec "#antifa"
🚨 First the social media ban, now the UK government wants to restrict VPNs 🚨
VPNs are a vital cybersecurity tool for businesses, politicians, journalists and families to protect data and communications.
Banning or requiring digital ID checks before buying VPNs would increase cybercrime risks and expose IP addresses to predators.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour
#vpn #socialmediaban #ageverification #ukpolitics #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpol #vpns #ProtectVPNs #privacy #onlinesafetyact
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OK, what the actual fuck?
I’m not signed in and, to the best of my knowledge, I don’t even have a Guardian account. And this is within the web view in Mona.
CC @noybeu
Uploaded my new video!
It's about steps you can take to Microsoft from snooping on you if you're stuck using Windows 11. (And yeah, I know Linux is the best option and have a dual boot myself, but some folks are stuck for various reasons.)
Please give it a like if you watch and enjoy the video. Thank you.
The horror of Age Verification is
arriving in Canada 🚨🇨🇦
Contact your federal MP and the office of the Prime Minister this week to tell them you strongly oppose the privacy-destroying and inefficient measure.
The time to push back is NOW: https://globalnews.ca/news/11797286/liberal-party-adopts-motion-social-media-ban-kids/
'Prime Minister Mark Carney said last month that the idea “merits an open and considered debate in Canada,” although he does not have a settled view on it yet and said there were good points on both sides.'
Share educational resources with them on the dangers of Age Verification: https://www.eff.org/age
We do NOT want this nightmare in Canada. Fight back for your privacy rights! ✊🔒
#AgeVerification #Privacy #DigitalRights #HumanRights #MassSurveillance #Canada #CanPoli #CndPol
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Useful-looking Android #privacy advice (from Threads): https://www.threads.com/@heyshrutimishra/post/DXCvesNiMxm?xmt=AQF0H_tNxTbLvW0YqJxmHZkZI2EXuGCuIZq_URvXPQGSyzvUMF9uPdaqmo_cdRvYYY_ZWqKy
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Hello, Mastodon! 👋 We help people take back control of their personal data online, and we're here to connect with others who care about digital privacy.
Help us out: What feeds or accounts should we be following?
#privacy #cybersecurity #infosec #dataprivacy #dataprotection
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