privacy

You can now use your #Gmail account in #Proton Mail

https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-connect-gmail

#Google #email #privacy #cybersecurity

“Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. The file is named weights.bin. It lives in OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, #Google's on-device #LLM. #Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.”

#privacy #sustainability #consent #values

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

metasearch: a self hosted metasearch engine https://lobste.rs/s/1vj7cj #privacy #web
https://github.com/tiagozip/metasearch

Cloudflare Collaborates With Leading Browsers to Develop a Privacy-First Protocol For the Global Internet https://lobste.rs/s/fdwnzt #privacy #web
https://cloudflare.net/news/news-details/2026/Cloudflare-Collaborates-With-Leading-Browsers-to-Develop-a-Privacy-First-Protocol-For-the-Global-Internet/default.aspx

New YT video is up!

This one is about four privacy-respecting European alternatives to US tech products, just in case anyone out there is looking to pull a France and repatriate some of their data and tech consumption.

https://youtu.be/Rt0dCLzilqM

#Video #Technology #Privacy #YouTube #SocialMedia #ContentCreator #DigitalSovereignty

Hi! 👋

I'm a #music producer with a strong passion for #photography. Music‑wise I bend towards #EDM, while photography stretches from drone/aerial shots to architecture and everyday stills.

A big believer in #privacy, digital independence, and owning your own space online, powered by #FOSS and #Linux.

I self-host my own corner of the internet via YunoHost.
It's part of my commitment to decentralization and taking control of my digital footprint.

When I'm not crafting electronic noise or framing pixels, I'm reading terms and conditions of whatever just to feel something. 😁

Also, I get paid to talk. Not paid a lot, mind you—I just talk a lot.

Feel free to connect! ✨

#Introduction 📣

This week's net.wars, "The sovereignty paradox", goes to Computers, Privacy, and Data Proetction 2026 #cpdp and finds a lot of discussions of European values: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/05/29/the-sovereignty-paradox/ #privacy #NetWars

🎉 Happy Web Designer Day!
Today we celebrate designers, developers and all content authors who build a web that works for everyone based on @w3c's principles of #accessibility, #internationalization, #privacy and #security.
#WebDesignerDay #W3C #WebStandards #AboutW3C

ALT

Happy #pride🌈

At Tuta, we value and respect everyone. We know that protecting ones private data is even more important for minorities, be it because of their sexual orientation, their beliefs, or something else.

We are happy that we can protect everyone's data with quantum-safe end-to-end encryption. And for pride month, we hope that we make a difference to anyone in need for #privacy.

Let's build a better and safer web! 🌐🔒

ALT

Last year for Pride I wrote a series
of articles at the intersection of privacy and LGBTQ+ experiences 🔒

Data privacy is important for everyone. But for some marginalized populations, data privacy is indispensable for social connection, access to information, and physical safety.

Here are 3 articles published with Privacy Guides last year discussing this topic from different angles:

The Importance of Data Privacy For The Queer Community

Stay Safe, but Stay Connected

Queer Dating Apps: Beware Who You Trust With Your Intimate Data

#PrideMonth #Privacy #LGBTQ #HumanRights #DigitalRights

Judge blocks #Trump admin from getting #MedicalRecords of minors who received #gender identity care at #NYC #hospitals

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from obtaining sensitive medical records from #healthcare institutions in New York City that provided gender identity care to minors in recent years.

#law #privacy #bigotry #LGBTQ #discrimination #health #medicine
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/medical-records-minors-transgender-langone-new-york

Browser identification through header order https://lobste.rs/s/4az1lx #browsers #privacy
https://geocar.sdf1.org/browser-verification.html

I just published a new FOSS app/service age attestation/verification tracker to track which FOSS apps/services can be used with a peace of mind, without giving out sensitive data "to protect children"

https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/foss-app-service-age-attestation-verification-tracker:f219856ceb

#AgeAttestation #AgeVerification #Privacy #FOSS #OpenSource #FosseryTech

#LarryEllison on the new #SocialCreditSystem:

"Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on."
https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison-citizens-will-be-on-their-best-behavior-because-were-constantly-recording-and-reporting-everything-that-is-going-on-a-dire-warning-on-the-erosion-of-privacy

Ellison is talking about #AI, not necessarily in conjunction with #Oracle. "[The] world that Ellison describes revolves around AI technologies processing huge amounts of video footage from the explosion of cameras in the streets, cars, front doors, and even police officers. AI will, he added, automatically report issues that it detects while it's analyzing footage captured in real time."

#Privacy #Surveillance

Defend the open Internet 🌐

Digital ID checks behind the social media ban and beyond blow a hole in free expression and privacy.

VPN restrictions and encryption-busting device scanning are due to follow.

As a UK grassroots organisation, we need you to help fight for our human rights.

Donate ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet

#StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #vpn #encryption #e2ee #privacy #freeexpression #digitalrights #humanrights

California’s attack on 3D printing is heading to the Senate. Here’s how it has changed, and why we still oppose it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme #privacy #opensource #3dprinting

https://haveibeenflocked.com/

A search result means an operator on the Flock system queried the database for your license plate.

Many police agencies do not require a warrant or even suspicion to perform a search.

#HaveIBeenFlocked #police #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy

A peek into Reddit's anti-spam internals by @rebane2001 https://lobste.rs/s/boap41 #privacy #security
https://lyra.horse/blog/2026/06/reddit-spam-internals/

#Trans Minors Sue to Stop #DOJ Access to #MedicalRecords

The #Trump admin says it is investigating off-label medication use & fraudulent billing. Families say the inquiry is a new way to press hospitals to end the #care.

#law #Privacy #TransRights #HumanRights #LGBTQ #science #medicine #healthcare #bigotry #hate #discrimination
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/transgender-minors-medical-records-lawsuits.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Detecting and removing dangerous secrets on dev workstations before Shai-Hulud does https://lobste.rs/s/evydbs #privacy #security
https://recyclebin.zip/posts/2026-05-25-secret-scanning-fleet-bagel/

Se me acaban de instalar solas estas 2 apps Sin Autorizaron. 💬

Perplexity y Likendin

Ambas un peligro.

#privacy #privacidad

The Smart TV in Your LivingRoom Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy https://lobste.rs/s/k67xnh #privacy #security
https://blog.includesecurity.com/2026/06/the-smart-tv-in-your-livingroom-is-a-node-in-the-aiscraping-economy/

“Double Threat” to Private Communications: Undemocratic Chat Control Backroom Deals and Imminent Concessions Spark Relaunch of fightchatcontrol.eu https://lobste.rs/s/tw0v1d #privacy
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/double-threat-to-private-communications-undemocratic-chat-control-backroom-deals-and-imminent-concessions-spark-relaunch-of-fightchatcontrol-eu/

This week's net.wars, "Parting glances", bids farewell to Keir Starmer, the former human rights lawyer who presided over the Online Safety Act, age verification, restrictions on protest, and increased surveillance: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/06/26/parting-glances/, #NetWars #UKPolitics #privacy