ECH Is Done, But Can We Make It Work? via @fanf https://lobste.rs/s/dd8udo #privacy
https://www.feistyduck.com/newsletter/issue_136_ech_is_done_but_can_we_make_it_work
privacy
Android VPN IP Leak Even If Always-On VPN Enabled https://lobste.rs/s/31gbt3 #android #privacy
https://lowlevel.fun/posts/tiny-udp-cannon-android-vpn-bypass/
Today I discovered the PhoneTrack app for my #NextCloud instance. As I don't run stock Android, I do not wish to be tracked by the googs and this does an very nice job.
#infosec #cybersec #privacy
#infosec #cybersec #privacy
Today I discovered the PhoneTrack app for my #NextCloud instance. As I don't run stock Android, I do not wish to be tracked by the googs and this does a very nice job.
#infosec #cybersec #privacy
#infosec #cybersec #privacy
It's been a while since I posted here, and at this point all of my previous posts have auto-deleted. Might as well reintroduce myself.
I am Gabriel, and I am based in Costa Rica. I work as an independent software developer and systems administrator.
As of late, my computer interests lie in #selfhosting, #Linux, and #containers. I care a lot about #privacy and ownership of our data and devices.
I am also passionate about #permaculture, #reading, #cycling, #fermentation, and #synthesizers.
ISO an Infrastructure Provisioning Manager to join our amazing Quad9 team. 🌠
Interested? You can find all the details right here: https://quad9.net/about/jobs/
Remember, sharing is caring 🫶
#DNS #privacy #internetfreedom #infosec #getfedihired #jobs #hiring
So…Bitwarden quietly swapped their CEO for a PE exit specialist, dropped “Always free”, rewrote their values, then half-scrubbed a 4 year old blog post to cover it. Post still contradicts itself. I looked. There was no announcement.
https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-quiet-renovation-at-bitwarden
#bitwarden #passwordmanager #selfhosting #userhostile #privacy #blog #vaultwarden #privateequity
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116535260229618805
The towers are to track you, friends, and the border to keep you in.
“the towers collect data on people who live at the border rather than people crossing it… We’re actually paying Anduril for the privilege of them taking our data.”
…towers are located in public parks, next to communities and over neighborhoods. Maass said AI systems can lead to people being stopped, detained or having their possessions seized based on what the technology identifies as suspicious patterns.“
Re: https://better.boston/users/athorn/statuses/116539002124892696
This is good news. ShotSpotter doesn't work, and functions to launder racism. Somehow the spotters are always installed in, and the "shots" are always "detected" in, certain kinds of neighborhoods, and you can probably guess which ones.
I worked in Cambridge for many years, and more than once a police officer showed up at my place of work to demand security camera footage from us because ShotSpotter had "detected" "shots" in the area. This practice is sketchy on so many levels and I hope the city council ends it.
#CambridgeMA #surveillance #privacy #ShotSpotter #MAPol #MAPoli
This is good news. ShotSpotter doesn't work, and functions to launder racism. Somehow the spotters are always installed in, and the "shots" are always "detected" in, certain kinds of neighborhoods, and you can probably guess which ones.
I worked in Cambridge for many years, and more than once a police officer showed up at my place of work to demand security camera footage from us because ShotSpotter had "detected" "shots" in the area. This practice is sketchy on so many levels and I hope the city council ends it.
#CambridgeMA #surveillance #privacy #ShotSpotter #MAPol #MAPoli
Everybody hates #robocalls. But, despite tech reporting being willing to give the #FCC leeway, this new measure is not to stop robocalls, it won’t do a damn thing to stop robocalls. What it does is make burner phones illegal.
Burners are an integral part of many social justice actions. Protestors use them to record #ICE and other #cops. We include them in “Go Bags” to let abused women and children escape. They allow for anonymity.
They are a thorn in the side of the panopticon, and they are moving to eliminate them.
Stock up kids.
https://mashable.com/article/fcc-proposes-to-battle-spam-calls-at-the-expense-of-privacy-protections
FTC to Require Cox Media Group to Pay Nearly $1million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service https://lobste.rs/s/2ddikd #privacy
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/05/ftc-require-cox-media-group-two-other-firms-pay-nearly-1-million-settle-charges-they-deceived
RE: https://indieweb.social/@permafriday/116561082682363965
THIS IS A LABOR ISSUE
now that Google doesn't have to pretend #android is not the #backdoor #surveillance system Snowden warned us about, it has a problem:
app developers.
the app store was always a honeypot for free #labor. without #apps there is no android. so Google has to rein in app devs, if they don't want their #spyware broken.
but if you give up your encryption keys, the app isn't yours. this isn’t about #privacy.
Google wants app devs to be employees without labor rights.
"A new class action lawsuit accuses OpenAI of sharing data including user chat queries and personal identifying information like emails and user IDs with the tech giants — and targeted advertising behemoths — Meta and Google, without obtaining proper user consent.
Filed yesterday in California, the lawsuit claims that OpenAI’s data-sharing with Google and Meta violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act, known as CIPA, as well as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It points specifically to OpenAI’s integrations with Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, which are data-tracking and collection tools that facilitate targeted advertisements.
The data-tracking model described in the lawsuit — often referred to as “surveillance capitalism” — is the business that the modern internet is built on today. And OpenAI, like countless other tech companies, does include language in its privacy policy noting that it does collect, store, and share a range of consumer inputs and personal information."
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-personal-information-meta-google
#AI #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #Surveillance #Meta #Google #DataProtection #Privacy
🎙️ SL5 Aura v0.43 is out – The Navigation, Performance & NixOS release!
100% offline, privacy-first voice assistant framework. No cloud. No data leaves your machine.
✨ What's new:
• RAM-based recognition history (faster, less disk I/O)
• Experimental NixOS support
• Advanced FZF navigation shortcuts
• Regex-powered self-tests
• ⚡ Full CI/CD via GitHub Actions — 39 core logic tests run automatically on every push, at just ~0.08 J per test (39 tests, 0.49s per test · measured with [Eco-CI](https://metrics.green-coding.io/ci.html?repo=sl5net/SL5-aura-service&branch=master&workflow=261851628)) · no cloud compute
👉 https://github.com/sl5net/SL5-aura-service/releases/tag/v0.43.00
👉 https://codeberg.org/seeh/SL5-aura-service
#OpenSource #VoiceAssistant #Privacy #NixOS #GreenSoftware #green_software
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loupe: A privacy-focused iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see https://lobste.rs/s/hitg0z #ios #privacy
https://github.com/mysk-research/loupe
This week's net.wars, "First, do no harm", visits the UK's latest attempt to centralize the nation's patient data into a single database: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/05/22/first-do-no-harm/ #NetWars #health #privacy
Zero-Knowledge Proofs Aren’t Age Verification Silver Bullets https://lobste.rs/s/yigyaq #cryptography #privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/zkps-arent-age-verification-silver-bullets
Lichess is a fully open-source chess platform built around privacy, transparency, and community-driven development.
Play real-time multiplayer chess, join tournaments, analyze games with Stockfish, study openings, and use mobile apps/APIs, all without ads or paywalls.
One of the largest open-source platforms on the internet.
👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=lichess
#OpenSource #Chess #Privacy #FOSS #Gaming #DigitalMinimalism
🔴 A defense contractor is now selling technology that scans every electronic device in your car as you drive past a camera. It ties everything to your license plate. You cannot opt out.
It is called SignalTrace. Made by Leonardo, an Italian military contractor with existing U.S. Special Operations Command contracts. It sweeps your phone, smartwatch, Bluetooth headphones, your dog's RFID chip, tire pressure sensors, your car's infotainment system. Anything that broadcasts.
It bundles these into what Leonardo calls your "electronic fingerprint," timestamped and geotagged. Stored in an "Enterprise Operations Center for future queries and analysis."
Those are their words. Not mine.
You did not consent. You cannot opt out. Your devices broadcast by existing. In most places, this is perfectly legal.
If this sounds like something that will be abused: it already has been. Police have used existing license plate reader networks to stalk partners, verify school residency, run background checks, and monitor protests. At least 22 officers charged or resigned for ALPR stalking.
SignalTrace does not read your messages. It does not need to. It knows who you travel with, where you go, and when.
Sources: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/surveillance-tech-company-is-pitching-an-unholy-alpr-stingray-hybrid-to-law-enforcement/ and https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/elsag-signaltrace
Canada’s Bill C-22 and the security cost of collecting more data https://lobste.rs/s/7mmfnb #networking #privacy
https://tailscale.com/blog/bill-c22-canada
"I don't care about privacy because I have nothing to hide" always misses the point.
Privacy is about being able to decide for yourself what others know about you and what they're allowed to do with what they know.
Privacy is about setting boundaries to technology and those who are building it.
Privacy is about having a say in who should get to shape our future.
A handful of billionaires (and an especially vile trillionaire)?
Or us?
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#privacy #DataProtection
I'm currently preparing legal action against multiple platforms in the Minecraft scene, this includes: MC servers, website operators and hosting platforms like @modrinth
They all violated the GDPR in one or multiple ways, and didn't care to resolve the issue or answer as I reached out to them multiple times.
This already cost and will cost me a lot of time and effort.
If you want and are able to help out, please reach out to me.
#dataprotection #privacy #minecraft #gdpr #dsgvo #datenschutz
Er det bare meg, eller er det helt sinnsykt at arbeidsplassen skal kreve at jeg må logge inn med Bank-ID i systemene jeg bruker i den administrative jobben min? #personvern #privacy