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#SmallTechnologyFoundation #Technology #Fediverse #FOSS #Online #Computing #Web0 #SmallTech #SmallWeb #Privacy #Activism #NGOs


Not sure about why Linux isn't mentioned in the article, but I'm a bit happier about using #Firefox today.

blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f…

#privacy


#SurveillanceCapitalism Spreading In #Schools, Sidelining Role Of #Teachers.

My Take: putting children under 24/7 monitoring, is harmful to natural development + #autonomy.

Ex: intense security (like recent proposal to add armed taser drones + force children to train with them) may do little more than put kids in more fear.

#News #Education #Privacy #HumanRights #AI progressive.org/public-schools…


IAB Europe’s consent popups are unlawful

“IAB Europe ‘was aware of risks linked to non-compliance’ and ‘was negligent.’”

IAB Europe is the online advertising industry’s (aka adtech aka the folks I call “people farmers” trade body)

iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rul…

Via @jayrope

#GDPR #consent #privacy #IAB #adtech #peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #SiliconValley


Europe's data consent popups are unlawful.

iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rul…

#consent #privacy #europeancommunity #datalaws #unlawful


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#laptop #tech #security #privacy #freedom


This issue summarises the issue and suggests a good solution (to have an option to override just the color-scheme setting without disabling fingerprint resistance in general).

gitlab.com/librewolf-community…

#LibreWolf #accessibility #privacy #design


Right, so there is such a thing as going too far… this should at least be a configurable option so that folks who want web sites to adapt to their system light/dark mode settings can have that.

There’s a line between protecting people and being paternalistic. And I can’t believe I’m the one having to say this but privacy isn’t the only concern when designing (e.g., in this case you might be overriding someone’s accessibility preferences).

#privacy #LibreWolf #design


Mozilla’s new Firefox Translations extension is totally offline. Totally. Totally Mozilla offline.

#mozilla #offline #totally #privacy


What would Firefox be if it was private by default?

It would be LibreWolf.

librewolf.net/

#web #browser #privacy #mozilla


The EU Commission is planning what Apple stopped after backslash from privacy groups: Automatic CSAM scanning of your private communication. Act now to stop surveillance! 💪👇
tutanota.com/blog/posts/csam-a…
#surveillance #csam #privacy #encryption #apple


If a company actually cared about your privacy and wanted to advertise its products, could it do so ethically? We have been thinking about this issue heavily at Purism.

We value people’s privacy and want to protect it not just with our products, but with how we market our products. Let us know, we are counting on your feedback!

puri.sm/posts/is-ethical-adver…
#privacy #security #freedom


Belgium wants to ban Signal – a harbinger of European policy to come

edri.org/our-work/belgium-want…

#europe #privacy #signal


This is also good point. As long we use Windows and other Microsoft sofware, we don't have real #privacy, no matter how we decentralize or which search engine we use. We may avoid being tracked by Google but Microsoft is our biggest #VIRUS in our computers....


Nice! There is a specification being worked on "[...]that conveys a person's request to websites and services to not sell or share their personal information with third parties".

globalprivacycontrol.github.io…

Their landing page can be found here: globalprivacycontrol.org

#tracking #protection #privacy #specification #globalprivacycontrol


We have NO IDEA what type of ppl w/be in power (or incorp this) in the future.

Too many ppl reflect only on today.

Gifting MASSIVE total control tech, over all humans, using combined #AI + #Biometrics + Mass #Surveillance + fusion centers.

Corporate interests. Discreet power struggles.

Anything short of a full ban today is (at best) a hope future leaders will care more about your children's freedom than they do donor profits & digital dictatorship dreams.

#Privacy


Hah, when I wrote that six years ago, it was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual 🤷‍♂️

#cpdp2022 #privacyWashing #institutionalCorruption #privacy #tech #humanRights


Well it’s always good to know what the privacy-washers are saying. Know your enemy and all that.

Also good to know who doesn’t mind having their legitimacy in privacy and human rights used to launder the likes of Google and Meta.

All very enlightening.

#privacyWashing #cpdp2022 #privacy #humanRights #institutionalCorruption #google #meta #tech


Sponsored by Google and Meta. Go on, pull the other one!

cpdpconferences.org/sponsors-a…

#cpdp2022 #privacy #tech #humanRights #institutionalCorruption #privacyWashing


.@CPDPconferences@twitter.com starts now! #CPDP2022 will be about #dataprotection & #privacy in transitional times. ##EDPS & @EU_EDPB@twitter.com wait for you at their joint exhibition stand. Visit us and let’s have a nice chat!


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#tech #security #privacy #linux


Petition: Against the adoption of mass surveillance of messengers, e-mail and chats in the EU.

#eu #privacy #petition

change.org/p/against-the-adopt…


What do I mean by “the Trump era William Barr justice department “think of the children” playbook?”

This: cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/201…

#privacy #humanRights #eu #encryption


EU Commission’s latest attempt to backdoor your privacy tries the Trump era William Barr justice department “think of the children” playbook.

No one thinks we shouldn’t do everything in our power to combat child sexual abuse. Some of us just don’t want to destroy the fundamental human right to privacy (and every other human right that’s based on it) in the process.

mastodon.ar.al/web/@EU_Commiss…

#privacy #humanRights #eu #encryption


Free and #opensource software of the day: @antennapod@twitter.com (#Android)

antennapod.org/

Pleasantly designed, ad-free, respects your #privacy, and comes with all the features you would expect from a #podcast player.

Contribute: opencollective.com/antennapod


"LfDI expects schools to offer pupils alternatives to the MS365 #cloud service for #school operations by the summer vacations in 2022.

From the coming school year, the use of MS 365 at schools must be terminated or its data protection-compliant operation must be clearly demonstrated by the responsible schools."

This is how the SA of Baden-Württemberg starts its press release stating that M365 is not #GDPR compliant and it must be discontinued.

#Privacy #Education

baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz…


In folklore, you needed to get rid of nail and hair clippings, those could give a witch or sorcerer power over you.
We have this now with our electronic clippings, we give our clippings to social networks and that gives a whole heap of power to them and to the buyers of that data who can then analyse it.
--
RT @Swiftstories
Testimony by #privacy advocate @johnnyryan to @CalPrivacy on #adtech realtime bidding data collection, inc industry codes for people w/ "special n…
twitter.com/Swiftstories/statu…


The #XMPP Newsletter for April '22 is out!

Read about XMPP community projects: #Lemmy community space and XMPP #Providers directory. Articles on #interoperability & a talk about #MonalIM #privacy friendly push messages.

Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕

xmpp.org/2022/05/the-xmpp-news…


For those interested in data protection, #privacy and measures against cookie-tracking in #fediverse.
Here is an idea:
codeberg.org/GreenFediverse/gr…
#ublockorigin


Private companies use car mounted Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to collect time stamped license plate location data, then sell this data to the police and other third parties.
#privacy #ALPR
eff.org/pages/automated-licens…


GrapheneOS version 2022050301 released: grapheneos.org/releases#202205….

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

#privacy#security#grapheneos


One of my favorite app is @AntennaPod! Similar to #NewPipe, it's acts like a well organized RSS feed for podcasts. No ads & you can download the podcast onto your device. Favorable, if you're #privacy conscious.

Here are the podcasts I listen to (in no particular order):

• Jocko Podcast
@optoutpod
• Pretend
@surveillancepod
• The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show
• The Underworld Podcast

Recently added:
• The Social-Engineer Podcast suggested by @maze.


I never did an #introduction!

Hi, I'm Max. I live in #NYC and do #journalism at PCMag where I cover #infosec, #security, and #privacy. I also write reviews of #VPN and professionally complain about #capitalism. I'm the Unit Chair of the ZDCG #union and moonlight as a #labor organizer. If you want to learn about how to unionize your workplace, plz DM me. I play #banjo badly and think about #medieval literature. I'm spending too much money on #fountainpens.


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My #introduction:

I did two years of engineering school and two years of journalism. I'm a geek who loves to tell a story.

I make #comics, #illustrations & #paintings. I do a lot of #memoir work, kids books (#kidlit), and speculative #fantasy.

I've spent about 15 years in the world of #infosec (thank you, day job!) and I do a lot of writing and podcasting in this field. I'm not an expert but I am a nerd for #tech and #privacy.

Links are all in my profile if you want to learn more. I'm not gonna spam you.

This is not my first time on Mastodon but I'm trying to consolidate a bunch of my older profiles right here.