When #GooglePlay introduced privacy labels, I was very curious to see how they managed to get reliable data about the #privacy properties of Android apps. I know first-hand how difficult and time-consuming privacy audits of #Android apps can be. Now Mozilla has taken a closer look, and it seems #Google doesn't even have reliable data.
*Privacy Not Included researchers find discrepancies between Google Play Store’s Data Safety labels and privacy policies of nearly 80 percent of the reviewed apps
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Today I learned that when you "edit" or "correct" a message in #XMPP, the original message is still technically stored on the server or device. It's the client side that understands that the new message is an edit of the previous message, and "displays" it as such. But, if you send a password or something sensitive, "editing" the message after it has been sent might not remove the actual contents of the original version of the message, so make sure you use #encryption too.
Portmaster, eine Art Firewall zur Kontrolle des ausgehenden Datenverkehrs, ist nicht mehr Alpha, sondern in der Version 1.0.7 für Windows, Debian/Ubuntu und Fedora verfügbar. Gerade für Windows-Nutzer interessant, die Microsofts Schnüffelei eindämmen wollen.
Portmaster is a free and open-source application that puts you back in charge over all your computer's network connections. Increase your privacy and security. Get peace of mind.
A German court rules in favor of imposing strict guidelines about how #DataAnalysis tools like #Palantir software #Gotham can be used by police. The court ruling also warned against the inclusion of data belonging to bystanders.
⚠️New Report: Top US Data Brokers nightmarishly sell personal data of people including “highly sensitive mental health data on Americans including data on those with depression, attention disorder, insomnia, anxiety, ADHD, and bipolar disorder as well as data on ethnicity, age, gender, zip code, religion, children in the home, marital status, net worth, credit score, date of birth, and single parent status.” #DataRights #Privacy #ADPPAtechpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/da…
Data Brokers and the Sale of Americans’ Mental Health Data The Exchange of Our Most Sensitive Data and What It Means for Personal Privacy By: Joanne Kim Overview: This...
Feb 10 5pm US Eastern: Thanks for the lively discussion everyone. It has given me plenty to think about. We are starting to go in circles, and actually new comments are increasingly rare, so I'...
Baden-Württembergs Datenschutzbeauftragter untermauert seinen Appell an Schulen, Microsofts Cloud-Office zu verbannen, mit Verweis auf Schadenersatzforderungen.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Many people in the United States would like to control the information that companies can learn about them online.
Auf China-Handys vorinstallierte Apps übermitteln mehr gesammelte Daten als üblich, sogar ohne Einwilligung oder Benachrichtigung. Das zeigt eine Studie.
If you're looking for #privacy, the absolute best option is probably setting up your own #homeserver, but if you don't have the technical know how, the time, or the inclination, the next best thing is a #NAS!
These little things let you store files, photos, host websites, run containers, backup your computers, run office suites, all with simple GUIs, and can be cheaper than cloud storage.
Let's take a look at why you probably need a NAS at home:
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We are launching a Whistleblower System - anonymous & automatically encrypted! 😎
We are happy to inform you that finally European governments realize that whistleblowers need to be protected and are putting this requirement into law! 💪
What does the #OnlineSafetyBill mean for the UK tech sector and the security of messaging platforms? Matthew Hodgson, CEO of @matrix spoke to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 about the amendment imposing criminal penalties on tech bosses and how it threatens encryption. #e2ee #privacy
New year, new team members! With the start of 2023 we continue the growth of the Tutanota team: Welcome with us Wren, Johannes and Noah. All of these talented software developers are already working on improving our encrypted email client.
“Understanding Privacy,” the new Smashing Book by Heather Burns, will help you create inclusive, safe and privacy-aware digital experiences. Print books are now shipping! [Jump to details](https://www.smashingmagazine.
🆕 blog! “The IAB loves tracking users. But it hates users tracking them.”
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you're with, what you're buying, and what you think. All so they can convince you to spend sligh…
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a standards development group for the advertising industry. Their members love tracking users. They want to know where you are, who you’re with, wh…
SUPL-Server nutzen Android-Systeme, um die GPS-Positionsbestimmung zu beschleunigen. Stellt sich heraus, dass die Domain "supl.vodafone.com" nur ein CNAME für "supl.google.com" ist. 🤦
Man meint also, man würde einen etwas datenschutzfreundlicheren SUPL-Server nutzen, aber am anderen Ende hockt dann wieder Google. 😑
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Organized by digital rights group Fight for the Future, leading pro-privacy tech projects from around the world are speaking out on the need to preserve privacy in the 118th Congress.
Eine Datenschutzstrafe gegen Apple lässt aufhorchen. Der wertvollste Konzern der Welt vermarktet sich gerne als Privacy Champion unter den Big-Tech-Unternehmen. Dabei mischt er längst im Geschäft mit Daten und Werbung mit.
EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram must not force users to agree to tracking by putting this requirement into their terms. This business model is illegal according to the GDPR.
“Terms of Service; Didn't Read” (short: ToS;DR) is a project started in June 2012 to help fix the “biggest lie on the web”: almost no one really reads the terms of service we agree to all the time.
What do you value the most in your devices? Privacy, Security and/or Freedom?
At #CES2023, the biggest #tech event, we are asking people their thoughts about where they stand when it comes to #privacy, #security and #freedom when it comes to their #laptops, #phones, IoT devices
I have been watching the Interledger Summit 2022 session recordings incrementally over the last few weeks.
Unexpected delightful surprise was @todd presenting how @purism (the privacy-centric open source laptop and smart phone) stubbed out an entire two-sided app store marketplace based on Interledger and its related in-progress projects.
2023 is going to be breakout year for open payments.
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2022 Interledger (ILP) Summit!The Interledger Summit 2022 showcased and celebrated our vital work in the financial inclusion and paym...
What fresh hell is this? Adobe has opted me in to letting them train their algorithms on my photos? That’s the end of me using their cloud storage for anything, ever. #privacy #adobe #lightroom #LightroomMobile
People following my account for a while probably noticed me talking about South Korea every now and then. I’ve hinted towards doing some important research, and now the time has finally come for the first disclosures.
But first I need to do a bunch of explaining because most people (my past self from a few months ago included) are largely unfamiliar with the Korean software landscape. See: they have those “security” applications that everyone has to install if they want to use online banking for example.
What could possibly go wrong with applications developed by private vendors without any kind of security vetting and that everyone in a country has to install, whether they like it or not? A lot of course.
In this first blog post I explain how in my limited understanding the current situation came about, show why the companies lack incentive to really invest in security and give you a first slight idea of the disastrous consequences.
No, I’m not exaggerating. The next blog post is scheduled for January 9th, and it will be about a specific application. I submitted seven vulnerability reports for this one. It took a real issue and claimed to have solved it – by making matters considerably worse than they were.
Websites in South Korea often require installation of “security applications.” Not only do these mandatory applications not help security, way too often they introduce issues.
#Google rolls out a so-called #privacy tool that replaces one form of trackers with another.
Don't use Google's proprietary and distributions of #Android if you want to avoid #SurveillanceCapitalism.
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Enabled by default means you believe that what I do on my computer is your business unless I choose otherwise. This should be self-evidently "wrong", because what I do on my computer is absolutely not the Go team's business unless and until I choose to make it your business.
It does not matter whether knowing “what I do” makes your job easier, or is somehow "useful" to you. It does not matter if you find an implementation that is somehow technically "legal". It does not matter if the proposed implementation of telemetry itself is sound and reasonable. None of that changes the simple fact that what I do on my computer is not, by default, ever any of your business.
[That this is even under consideration raises a number of questions regarding Go's leadership and future direction.]](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/408607 "deanellis:
Enabled by default means you believe that what I do on my computer is your business unless I choose otherwise. This should be self-evidently \"wrong\", because what I do on my computer is absolutely not the Go team's business unless and until I choose to make it your business.
It does not matter whether knowing “what I do” makes your job easier, or is somehow \"useful\" to you. It does not matter if you find an implementation that is somehow technically \"legal\". It does not matter if the proposed implementation of telemetry itself is sound and reasonable. None of that changes the simple fact that what I do on my computer is not, by default, ever any of your business.
[That this is even under consideration raises a number of questions regarding Go's leadership and future direction.]")
