Privacy
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What risks are there running WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger on Windows?
G'day :)
Just a query. I use both WhatsApp and Messenger via the PWAs for Firefox extension. Both offer to install their own native apps on Windows, but I don't trust that this is safe since I assume they could then monitor anything else going on on my computer.
Would that be a fair assumption?
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Any EU based users of reddit should immediately file a complaint under GDPR with their supervisory authority
kbin.social Any EU based users of reddit should immediately file a complaint under GDPR with their supervisory authority - reddit - kbin.socialreddit is telling it's future investors with recent news and more info on their IPO, that they're currently selling and looking to sell their user's data to companies wanting to train their LLMs, including Google....
- gadgeteer.co.za Like Chrome’s ‘Incognito’ mode iCloud Private Relay doesn’t work the way you think it does
Google's Chrome web browser is set to warn users that private browsing does not prevent them from being tracked. Many users were under the impression that 'incognito' meant no tracking. Similarly, many Apple users think that Private Relay is some sort of private VPN service. However, some core diffe...
Google's Chrome web browser is set to warn users that private browsing does not prevent them from being tracked. Many users were under the impression that
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Is thenewoil.org a useful resource?
Is it useful for people with limited tech knowledge? Is the organization trustworthy? I don't know enough about any of this to vet it, but a basic primer would be useful for me and my even less tech savvy relatives.
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866 Trackers this has to be some kind of new record?
866 Trackers this has to be some kind of new record?
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Privacy friendly app repository by SECUSO
Privacy friendly app repository by SECUSO, a unit of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- www.codastory.com In Africa’s first ‘safe city,’ surveillance reigns
Nairobi boasts nearly 2,000 Huawei surveillance cameras citywide. But in the nine years since they were installed, it is hard to see their benefits.
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Is there a good android keyboard on f droid that is privacy and swipe friendly?
Not at all sure my stock kb is doing me any privacy favors.
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100GB free end-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Germany. No payment or personal informations required. You only need to register.
Scramble Cloud is now giving 100 GB of free end-to-end encrypted cloud storage for three month.
There's no telling how long this offer will last, so I highly recommend signing up right away if you're keen on securing this deal.
You won't need to share any sensitive personal information, such as payment details. Even a temporary email worked perfectly for me!
- www.jucktion.com Omnivore: Open source Pocket alternative for Passionate Readers
Are you seeking an open-source option for read-it-later services like Pocket, Instapaper, or Flipboard? Then, this could be your platform of choice.
Omnivore is an open-source, privacy friendly and self-hostable alternative for read-it-later services like Pocket, Instapaper, or Flipboard. This could be your platform of choice.
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Youtube Adblock-blocking is getting out of hand
Youtube is now fully blocking me from watching videos if my adblocker is on. I use firefox with uBlock. I turned it off and then they claimed that I still had an adblocker on. After swapping my user agent to Chrome it started working again. Has anyone else have this happen to them?
This feels like they're trying to push people into using chromium based browsers.
- restoreprivacy.com Is Tor Trustworthy and Safe?
There is a lot of misinformation being promoted in various privacy circles about Tor. This article will examine some facts about Tor and assess whether it is the infallible privacy tool it’s made out to be by some. There is a growing chorus of people who blindly recommend Tor to anyone looking for o...
There is a lot of misinformation being promoted in various privacy circles about Tor. This article will examine some facts about Tor and assess whether it is the infallible privacy tool it’s made out to be by some. There is a growing chorus of people who blindly recommend Tor to anyone looking for online anonymity. This …
- www.privateinternetaccess.com Poland Opens GDPR Investigation into ChatGPT and OpenAI amid Mounting Privacy Concerns
Poland’s Personal Data Protection Office is investigating a GDPR complaint against ChatGPT and the company behind it, OpenAI. According to the Polish data
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5724757
> It’s not surprising that ChatGPT has been accused of breaching the EU’s main privacy law – PIA blog noted that ChatGPT was a privacy disaster waiting to happen back in February. As the first complaint to be taken up by an EU data protection agency, this case will be watched closely by other EU Member States, and around the world. The Polish inquiry is likely to investigate many of the key GDPR issues that arise for AI programs and be used as a benchmark in future legal cases.
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Briar: CIA regime change app
Briar is an anonymous encrypted privacy messenger routed through Tor. But it's development is funded by the CIA for the purpose of regime change in countries with censored internet. Does this mean it's good or bad? This article gives a brief overview of the situation: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/briar-1-private-messenger-but-no-audio-calls/
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Guide: Tips to Reduce Google's Control over You
Excellent Guide on how to reduce or completely remove this corrupt and evil leech called Google out of your life:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-to-reduce-googles-control-over-you/
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Generative AI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data
The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users.
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Does your country have something similar to the GDPR?
Just curious. Well, of course the EU has the GDPR and California has the CCPA. My country, Türkiye, has the KVKK. (The Turkish Data Protection Law/Authority) Does your country have something similar to this?
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\*\Intel's GPU Drivers Now Collect Telemetry, Including 'How You Use Your Computer'\\*The data collection feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it during installation.
\*\Intel's GPU Drivers Now Collect Telemetry, Including 'How You Use Your Computer'\\*The data collection feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it during installation. https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/intels-gpu-drivers-now-collect-telemetry-including-how-you-use-your-computer \#privacy #tech #technology #gaming #intel #gpu
- tilvids.com Thunderbird Is Resurrecting Firefox Send
Welcome to the ThunderVerse! An exciting clip from Episode #3 of the ThunderCast podcast with some breaking news about upcoming Thunderbird products. The podcast is available to listen to on most major podcast clients. You can stream it or subscribe here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9380007 #→ Wh...
Welcome to the ThunderVerse! An exciting clip from Episode #3 of the ThunderCast podcast with some breaking news about upcoming Thunderbird products. The podcast is available to listen to on most major podcast clients. You can stream it or subscribe here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9380007 #→ What's New In Thunderbird 115: https://mzla.link/whatsnew115 → Download Thunderbird: https://thunderbird.net
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Incogni, a SurfShark service sends personal data removal requests to companies on your behalf.
Has anyone tried this yet or read about it elsewhere? I'd love to know if it's a money-grab or if it's genuinely a good idea to sign up. It's fairly cheap.
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So one of my favourite youtubers is sponsored by Incogni. Is that a legit service, cause it sounds too good to be true?
So one of my favourite youtubers is sponsored by Incogni. Is that a legit service, cause it sounds too good to be true?
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European Parliament’s version of the CRA threatens cybersecurity and open source development
blog.mozilla.org European Parliament’s version of the CRA threatens cybersecurity and open source development – Open Policy & AdvocacyRecent discussions in the European Parliament can seriously undermine existing cyber security practices and open source development by setting disproportionate obligations and strict requirements for vendors supplying products in Europe. ...
- fingerprint.com Demo: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
Exploring potential privacy vulnerabilities in Apple devices. This article discusses revealing a user's first name without permissions using the mDNS protocol.
- about.qwant.com Qwant - The European search engine that respects your privacy
Designed and based in France, Qwant is the first search engine that protects its users' freedoms. Our key words: privacy and neutrality.
- www.wsj.com First U.S. Ban on Sale of Cellphone Location Data Might Be Coming
Massachusetts considers a law at the vanguard of a broader movement to protect consumer privacy.
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How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals).
arstechnica.com How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.
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E2EE Cloud Alternatives - Your Experiences
Good morning, afternoon, or evening!
Periodically, I review my services to determine whether I'm getting the best balance of features for what I pay. For remote file sync I've been using Tresorit for quite some time... I find it easy to manage and I love that I can sync all of the things. Problem is... they keep changing the plans. I've manage to finagle discounts for long-term use, but I expect that my efforts will eventually fail.
So... what providers do you use? How have your experiences been? I'm willing to consider other providers, as long as they:
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Have a solid track record (I use this for work type stuff and I don't want to find myself scrambling to reconnect to an offsite provider later)
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Have E2EE (I mean, should be a given.)
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Can sync individual folders and disparate locations
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Preferably, are not hosted in a privacy-backward location.
Can you help? Or is poor Melpomene stuck paying for Tresorit forevermore?
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- gazettengr.com France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people
A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.
- github.com R.I.P. Nitter 🪦😭 · Issue #919 · zedeus/nitter
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/30/twitter-now-requires-an-account-to-view-tweets/ the nitter crawler will need to be recreated...
At the new requirement for Twitter, Users cannot view any tweets without logging in on Twitter anymore. nitter was dependent on this and seems to have broke the privacy frontend
- theintercept.com LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes
ICE uses personal data from LexisNexis data to do mass surveillance, track people's cars, and even try to predict crime, according to a contract.
- www.wired.com Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets
Newly released documents highlight the bureau's continued secrecy around cell-site simulators—spying tech that everyone already assumes exists.
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So, I registered at kbin.social. I suppose my messages/posts are stored at kbin.social server, right?.
So, I registered at kbin.social. I suppose my messages/posts are stored at kbin.social server, right?. I'm an european citizen, does the GDPR applies here?
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Sweden Slaps Spotify With $5.3 Million Fine Over GDPR Violations
www.medianama.com Swedish Privacy Authority Slaps Spotify With $5.3 Million Fine for Providing Insufficient Information on Data ProcessingSpotify does not clearly inform its users about how it handles the personal data of its users, the Swedish data protection authority said.
Swedish privacy authority has fined Spotify for violating the Right of Access held under European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
- themarkup.org Suicide Hotlines Promise Anonymity. Dozens of Their Websites Send Sensitive Data to Facebook – The Markup
The Markup found many sites tied to the national mental health crisis hotline transmitted information on visitors through the Meta Pixel
- www.wired.com The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens
A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.
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Kbin shows the list of your subscriptions to everyone by default.
You can turn it off in your options.