#privacy

2025-12-08

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 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/bbc-twitch-star-qtcinderella-says-she-wishes-she-never-started-streaming/

2025-12-08

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.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/politico-the-netherlands-shuts-off-google-tracking-on-spy-job-listings/

Web Apps Magazine :verified:WebAppsMagazine@mastodon.uno
2025-12-08

WireGuard: la #VPN multipiattaforma veloce, sicura e semplice
#openSource #privacy @diggita @sicurezza @opensource

bit.ly/3XG1keU

2025-12-08

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 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/futurism-elon-musks-grok-ai-is-doxxing-home-addresses-of-everyday-people/

2025-12-08

Outstanding reporting by @404media on Flock! 404media.co/flock-uses-oversea

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

2025-12-08

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Begins Dec 10 - Major Compliance + Privacy Impact

technadu.com/australia-social-

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

Australia’s Social Media Ban to Start Next Week: What You Need to Know
2025-12-08

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

darkreading.com/application-se

2025-12-08

Missouri is now the 25th U.S. state to enforce age-verification rules for sites hosting content harmful to minors.
technadu.com/missouri-becomes-

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

Missouri Becomes 25th US State to Enact Age Verification Law
𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕kubikpixel@chaos.social
2025-12-08

How I block all online ads
— by @strlght
🚫 troubled.engineer/posts/no-ads/

…and use this browser add-ons for more privacy on web
:mastodon: chaos.social/@kubikpixel/11179

#noads #secureweb #privacy #blockads #nospy #browser #web #addons #internet

GDPRhubGDPRhub
2025-12-08

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⏱️ Completing this anonymous takes under 5 minutes. 👉 survey.noyb.eu/index.php?r=sur

Digital Omnibus anonymous survey, takes 5 minutes

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.
fd.nl/politiek/1579555/juriste
#privacy

Een deel van het artikel.
Privacywetgeving wordt steeds vaker ingezet als een verdienmodel, zeggen juristen tegen het FD. Vooral grote webshops ondervinden hierdoor problemen. Consumenten doen bij organisaties een verzoek om inzicht te krijgen in de persoonsgegevens die worden verwerkt en het doel waarmee dat gebeurt. Als een organisatie niet tijdig reageert, volgt geregeld een schikking. Daar zijn vaak aanzienlijke kosten mee gemoeid.

Volgens de privacywetgeving hebben gebruikers het recht te weten welke persoonsgegevens een organisatie van hen verwerkt, waar deze vandaan komen en waarvoor ze worden gebruikt. Vraagt een gebruiker hier met een zogeheten inzageverzoek om, dan moet het bedrijf binnen een maand een helder overzicht geven. Doet het dat niet, dan kan de gebruiker een schadevergoeding eisen.
2025-12-08

🤔 caller #privacy for unmonitored, informational phone lines 👇
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Sergey Shkundaleuarchit3ct@social.ssbx.dev
2025-12-08

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

2025-12-08

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.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/cha

#socialmediaban #socialmedia #ageverification #fixourfeeds #privacy

121Drop121Drop
2025-12-08

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.

𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕kubikpixel@chaos.social
2025-12-08

@eff ...and here is a list of the most diverse offers to show the (non-existent) privacy on the web:
:mastodon: chaos.social/@kubikpixel/11567

#web #unique #privacy #webprivacy #internet #tracking

Miami Tech Enthusiast Club 📎mtec
2025-12-08

Two tech related pieces of legislation to watch in Florida:

1. DeSantis proposes AI bill of rights
flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/

At first blush doesn't seem sketch to us, but important to be aware of it.

2. HB 487 - Repair of Mobility Devices
flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/bil

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.

@FuluFoundation

Offensive Sequenceoffseq@infosec.exchange
2025-12-08

🔎 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: radar.offseq.com/threat/how-al #OffSeq #Privacy #Infosec

High threat: How (almost) any phone number can be tracked via WhatsApp & Signal – open-source PoC
Dave MasonDaveMasonDotMe
2025-12-08

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





Closeup of a Rio Carbon mp3 player, circa 2004. It is a small device that fits in the palm of the hand, shaped somewhat like a cross between a rectangle and trapezoid (with rounded corners). It is an off-white color, with bits of silver/chrome trim. At the top/center is an audio jack for ear buds/headphones. On the front at the top, the "Rio" logo is illuminated a soft red color. In the center is a backlit LCD display showing information for the current track (Big Audio Dynamite/E=Mc2...mp3, 160kbps, 6.8MB).  At the bottom is a chrome, oval button for navigation: play/pause, forward one track, back one track, stop.

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