BBC: Twitch star QTCinderella says she wishes she never started streaming. “Throughout 2025, several female content creators have spoken out about concerns of their safety, particularly when attending public events. In March, three US Twitch streamers, Cinna, Valkyrae and Emiru, were taking part in a week-long marathon stream when a man threatened to kill them. Then, at the annual streamer […]
#privacy
Politico: The Netherlands shuts off Google tracking on spy job listings. “The Dutch government has quietly removed Google tracking tools from job listings for its intelligence services over concerns that the data would expose aspirant spies to U.S. surveillance.”
WireGuard: la #VPN multipiattaforma veloce, sicura e semplice
#openSource #privacy @diggita @sicurezza @opensource
Futurism: Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People . “… a Futurism review found that the free web version of Grok will, with extremely minimal prompting, provide accurate residential addresses for non-public figures — a feature that could easily assist stalking, harassment, and other dangerous types of behavior.” Remember when Elon Musk got upset because people […]
Outstanding reporting by @404media on Flock! https://www.404media.co/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/
To quote the lede directly, “Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) and AI-powered camera company, uses overseas workers from Upwork to train its machine learning algorithms, with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the U.S., according to material reviewed by 404 Media that was accidentally exposed by the company.”
#ai #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #Privacy #ICE #flock
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Begins Dec 10 - Major Compliance + Privacy Impact
https://www.technadu.com/australia-social-media-ban-age-verification-and-privacy-rules/615237/
Platforms will face $49.5M AUD penalties if they fail to enforce age checks. Verification pathways include biometrics, government IDs, financial details, and behavior-tracking signals. Experts highlight the privacy implications of scaling such data collection across multiple platforms.
VPN-based workarounds are expected - but may expose young users to malicious apps or shady operators.
#Australia #AgeVerification #Privacy #ChildSafety #Cybersecurity #AppSecurity #TechPolicy
Arizona’s AG says Temu is stealing user data — a reminder that low prices can hide high privacy costs. Protecting consumers means scrutinizing every app’s motive. 🛍️🔍 #Privacy #AppSecurity
https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/arizona-ag-temu-stealing-user-data
Missouri is now the 25th U.S. state to enforce age-verification rules for sites hosting content harmful to minors.
https://www.technadu.com/missouri-becomes-25th-us-state-to-enact-age-verification-law/615233/
Adults must verify age using digital IDs, government IDs, or transactional data. Privacy concerns are rising, and VPN searches in Missouri have surged more than fourfold. Fines for violations can reach $10,000.
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #AgeVerification #DigitalSafety #TechPolicy #VPN
How I block all online ads
— by @strlght
🚫 https://troubled.engineer/posts/no-ads/
…and use this browser add-ons for more privacy on web
:mastodon: https://chaos.social/@kubikpixel/111793141784616361
#noads #secureweb #privacy #blockads #nospy #browser #web #addons #internet
📝 #DigitalOmnibus - First Feedback 💭 Are you a DPO, lawyer or other #privacy professional? We would like to know your first impressions of the proposed changes to the #GDPR. 🇪🇺
⏱️ Completing this anonymous #survey takes under 5 minutes. 👉 https://survey.noyb.eu/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=973679&lang=en
Privacywetgeving wordt steeds vaker ingezet als een verdienmodel
Nu is het eens andersom (verg. incassobureaus), en wordt er hoog van de toren geblazen.
Ben het niet eens met mensen die hier geld aan proberen te verdienen, maar zorg er gewoon voor dat je bedrijfsprocessen ook toegerust zijn om aan de privacywetgeving te voldoen.
https://fd.nl/politiek/1579555/juristen-waarschuwen-dat-privacywetgeving-wordt-gebruikt-als-verdienmodel
#privacy
🤔 caller #privacy for unmonitored, informational phone lines 👇
https://github.com/connyay/redballmarketglobal.us
Kommentar zum #DigitalOmnibus: Die #EU 🇪🇺 wagt einen heiklen Spagat | iX Magazin https://www.heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-zum-Digital-Omnibus-Die-EU-wagt-einen-heiklen-Spagat-11096543.html #DSGVO #GDPR #Datenschutz #privacy #DataAct #DataGovernanceAct ArtificialIntelligenceAct #ArtificialIntelligence #saukontrovers
I've learned today that there is a privacy focused cell phone provider. However they missing key difference between anonymity and privacy, it's more appropriate to call them an anonymity focused provider, they only require 9 digits zipcode. Looks interesting though! #privacy
ABC: "How would your feed look if you got to control what you saw on social media?"
Algorithm opt out is important but we need more than this. Interoperability and custom user agents need to follow. Drop age/ID verification altogether.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/chanel-contos-teach-us-consent-fix-our-feed/106107546
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #ageverification #fixourfeeds #privacy
Today I discovered you can disable background data for individual apps. It’s a small change, but a nice reminder that we get to choose what our phone sends out.
#121Drop #Privacy #NoCloud #OfflineBackup #ColdStorage #Security #DigitalPrivacy #LocalStorage
@eff ...and here is a list of the most diverse offers to show the (non-existent) privacy on the web:
:mastodon: https://chaos.social/@kubikpixel/115677010880628487
Two tech related pieces of legislation to watch in Florida:
1. DeSantis proposes AI bill of rights
https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-announces-proposal-citizen-bill-rights-artificial
At first blush doesn't seem sketch to us, but important to be aware of it.
2. HB 487 - Repair of Mobility Devices
https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=83084&SessionId=113
This is a bill that would make it easier for people who need to fix their wheelchairs or similar devices. Squarely in the realm of Right to Repair.
🔎 HIGH-severity: WhatsApp & Signal side-channel lets attackers infer user activity (screen on/off, offline) via silent probes—no visible trace. Risks: behavioral profiling, privacy loss. Mitigate by restricting unknown contacts. More: https://radar.offseq.com/threat/how-almost-any-phone-number-can-be-tracked-via-wha-c1960e0a #OffSeq #Privacy #Infosec
Since there's a surge of interest in media consumption without streaming, here's a photo of an old mp3 player.
"What's that?", you ask. It's a device that plays .mp3 audio files, all stored internally.
It's what a lot of us olds used before streaming, smart phones, and even iPods.
🔹 Purpose-built
🔹 No ads
🔹 Works without wifi
🔹 Subscription-free
🔹 No distracting phone calls, texts, or social media
🔹 No data harvesting/loss of privacy
Client Info
Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst