I've personally grown to hate the security theatre of rotating my bank passwords every six months, especially because of requirements like "must contain one uppercase, one symbol, one lowercase, one special case and the blood of a unicorn."

When mathematically, a simple, grammatically incorrect sentence of 25 characters is much harder for a machine to crack than a gibberish 8-character password with symbols.

Entropy loves length.

I love the idea that the most secure key to your digital life could just be a weird little poem or an inside joke that only you know. Security doesn't have to be painful.

#infosec #passwords #cybersecurity #UX #security #sysadmin #programming #foss #linux #privacy #enshittification #reading #finance

“…300 million messages from more than 25 million users… contained user files with a complete history of their chats with the #AI timestamps of those chats, the name they gave the app’s chatbot, how they configured the model, and which specific model they used. Chat & Ask AI is a “wrapper” that plugs into various large language models from bigger companies users can choose from, Including OpenAI’s #ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Google’s Gemini.

https://www.404media.co/massive-ai-chat-app-leaked-millions-of-users-private-conversations/

#Privacy #PII #Law

Schluss mit Algorithmus-Zirkus und Datenfressern! Band 32 der Reihe #kurzundmündig zeigt, warum der Wechsel zu dezentralen Netzwerken wie Mastodon dein digitales Ich befreit: Kein Tracking-Terror, pure Kontrolle und Connections ohne Werbe-Kleber!

Kurz&Mündig
Autor: Matthias Eberl, 🔗rufposten.de
A6, 28 Seiten, ISBN 978-3934636-71-2
5 Euro, https://shop.digitalcourage.de
#digitalcourage #kurzundmündig #kum #wissenfürdiehosentasche #digitalmündig #datenschutz #freiheit #freedom #humanrights #privacy #security #grundrecht #dezentral #SchönesNeuesNetzwerk

Like many here, I’ve been worrying about a #dystopian future. Today’s vibe: we’re already there (or nearly so? Can still fight back, turn back?)

#privacy #surveillance #CivilRights #FacialRecognition #encryption #ai

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/29/ice_cbp_facial_recognition_technology_app

https://cyberinsider.com/signal-president-warns-ai-agents-are-making-encryption-irrelevant/

CerberusEye là công cụ kiểm tra việc rò rỉ dữ liệu từ LLM tự lưu trữ (Ollama, vLLM...) do cấu hình sai cổng (5000, 11434, 8080). Dùng Shodan/Censys (có key) hoặc quét thủ công ngoại tuyến. Phát hiện "Nghịch lý Hộp Thủy Tinh": nhiều hệ thống "riêng tư" thực chất phơi bày trên internet.
#Cybersecurity #LLM #Privacy #CerberusEye #Shodan #vLLM #Ollama #BảoMật #AI #LocalLLM

https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1qqbhh4/releasing_cerberuseye_a_tool_to_audit_your_local/

Wanker denies leaking the um, wanking habits of 600,000 people (100,000 minors). #security #privacy #leak

https://www.404media.co/app-for-quitting-porn-leaked-users-masturbation-habits/

📌 Oggi nel mondo Dash 🧵

➡️ Riepilogo della giornata sul nostro gruppo Telegram 📩

🚨 Analisi Censura Interessante 👀🚀

🤝 Unisciti a noi per discuterne liberamente 👇🗣
👉 https://t.me/dash_chat_italia/84984

$DASH #Dash #BuiltToLast #Crypto #Web3 #Privacy #Freedom #News #DashTo5000

Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations

https://www.404media.co/massive-ai-chat-app-leaked-millions-of-users-private-conversations/

#tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #aislop #privacy #security

𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

#OS #Privacy #Tails

https://thewhale.cc/posts/tails

Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.

My iPhone sharing location data with my mobile provider without my consent?? 🤬 #apple #iphone #privacy

TechSpot: TikTok quietly expands location tracking and ad targeting for US users. “TikTok has introduced an extensive update to its terms of service and privacy policy for American users, significantly broadening the app’s ability to serve targeted ads and gather location data from people who grant permission.”

#privacy #advertising #TikTok

'TikTok has introduced an extensive update to its terms of service and privacy policy for American users, significantly broadening the app's ability to serve targeted ads and gather location data from people who grant permission.'

https://www.techspot.com/news/111061-tiktok-quietly-expands-ad-targeting-location-tracking-us.html

Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users’ data

https://www.theverge.com/tech/870056/google-cellular-data-lawsuit-settlement

#tech #technology #data #dataprivacy #dataprivacy #datacollection #privacy #google

📰 «Non usate Clawdbot»: l’allarme degli esperti sull’ultimo chatbot di intelligenza artificiale: il boom e il rischio per la privacy

#️⃣ #TECNOLOGIA #Intelligenzaartificiale #Privacy #Sicurezzainformatica #OpenOnline #TheLabSocial #News #Notizie #Italia

🔗 https://www.open.online/2026/01/29/clawdbot-allarme-esperti-rischi-privacy/

Wer Abhängigkeiten von US-Systemen beim Bezahlen auflösen möchte, sollte vielleicht nicht gerade #GooglePay und #ApplePay zementieren.
Warum ein auf #opensource beruhendes Bezahlsystem die bessere Lösung ist, erläutert Dr. Prof. Christian Grothoff in einem Interview mit der Zeitung "Das Parlament" @hib_Nachrichten

Auf jeden Fall lesenswert. Christian Grothoff ist übrigens CEO von Taler Systems S.A. #taler #gnutaler #privacy #did

https://www.das-parlament.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/die-abhaengigkeit-von-google-und-apple-bleibt

A federal judge in #Virginia ruled Tuesday that the City of Norfolk’s use of nearly 200 automated #licenseplate readers (#ALPR) from #Flock is constitutional and can continue, dismissing the entire case just days before a bench trial was set to begin.
Two Virginians had claimed that their rights were violated when the Flock network of cameras captured their cars hundreds of times, calling the entire setup a “dragnet #surveillance program.”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/angry-norfolk-residents-lose-lawsuit-to-stop-flock-license-plate-scanners/
#privacy #4thAmendement

For our sins, we use Workspace in a job. I'm unsure if something has changed but Chrome recently starting showing these messages re managed profiles and data the org can see. Screw that. I guess they'll still be able to see an extension I've got installed to prevent anything other than G-drive, Meet, and localhost from loading, mind. #privacy

Một kỹ sư người Hà Lan (J3lte) đã phân tích sâu về tiện ích Honey, phát hiện:
- Tuyên bố hợp tác với 30.000 cửa hàng nhưng thực tế liên hệ 180.000+ miền.
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- Ghi nhận 290 triệu lượt truy cập cửa hàng chỉ trong 30 ngày.
Việc theo dõi người dùng quy mô lớn này đã bị chỉ trích là thiếu minh bạch.

#CôngNghệ #BảoMật #HoneyExtension #PhânTíchDữLiệu #TIPTech #Privacy

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Modern cars collect location history, driving behavior, and connected device data — and in documented cases, some automakers have shared driving telemetry with insurance-related firms.

This article explores what automotive data collection means for personal privacy and business risk, including fleet governance, legal exposure, and employee data concerns.

Read:
https://medium.com/@biytelum/automakers-know-where-youve-been-and-why-it-matters-for-drivers-and-businesses-599bb268ad36
#Privacy #Cars #DigitalRights #TechPolicy #SMB

Google: $135M per dati Android raccolti senza consenso
#Alphabet #Android #ClassAction #DataProtection #Google #Privacy #RaccoltaDati #Risarcimento #StatiUniti #TechNews #Tecnologia #USA

https://www.ceotech.it/google-135m-per-dati-android-raccolti-senza-consenso/