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).
What would Firefox be if it was private by default?
It would be LibreWolf.
#web #browser #privacy #mozilla
An independent fork of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom.librewolf.net
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
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
Belgium wants to ban Signal – a harbinger of European policy to come
edri.org/our-work/belgium-want…
Last week, the Belgian government launched a proposal that would ban Signal. What's going on?European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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
Exercise your privacy rights in one step via the “Global Privacy Control” (GPC) signal, a proposed specification backed by over a dozen organizations.globalprivacycontrol.org
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.
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
Platinum Sponsors are the top-level financial supporters of the CPDP Conference and its related side events. CPDP is an annual three-day conference devoted to privacy and data protection.www.cpdpconferences.org
Petition: Against the adoption of mass surveillance of messengers, e-mail and chats in the EU.
In San Francisco Autonomous Cars Assist 24/7 'round the clock Surveillance
#SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy #News #SmartCity #IoT #California #InternetOfThings #SanFrancisco
theregister.com/2022/05/16/in_…
Plus: Tech giants commit $30m to open-source security, miscreants breach DEA portal, and US signs cybercrime treatyJessica Lyons Hardcastle (The Register)
What do I mean by “the Trump era William Barr justice department “think of the children” playbook?”
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
Attached: 1 image Child sexual abuse is a real and growing danger. 📈 More than 2 million children are being affected every year. This week, we have proposed new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online⬇️ #EUvsChildSexualAbuseEU Voice
Free and #opensource software of the day: @antennapod@twitter.com (#Android)
Pleasantly designed, ad-free, respects your #privacy, and comes with all the features you would expect from a #podcast player.
Contribute: opencollective.com/antennapod
AntennaPod is a podcast player that is completely open. The app is open-source and you can subscribe to any RSS feed. AntennaPod is built by volunteers without commercial intere...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.
baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz…
LfDI erwartet von Schulen, dass sie Schüler_innen bis zu den Sommerferien 2022 Alternativen zum Cloud-Dienst MS 365 für den Schulbetrieb anbietenPressestelle (Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg)
While reading about privacy in Fediverse: "You will still have to evaluate the tracking status of the server you are on and can't just rely on the software it uses" https://blog.soykaf.Codeberg.org
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or attached to police squad cars.Electronic Frontier Foundation
GrapheneOS version 2022050301 released: grapheneos.org/releases#202205….
See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.
Official releases of GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.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.
ℹ️ #Privacy is a major concern for us here on toot.wales as well as many other #Mastodon servers.
After joining, please check your profile (link below) to enable or disable:
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Don't let others see who follows you, and who you follow.
The independent social network for Wales, the Welsh, and everyone else! | Y rhwydwaith gymdeithasol annibynnol i Gymru. Tŵt is the social media network that puts YOU in charge. No data mining, no silly ads.Mastodon hosted on toot.wales
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.
Fucking hell, as some of you have pointed out in the comments, also, it’s tied to my router. I have the same router I had in Malmö. If this is not a GDPR violation, I have no idea what is.
So Mozilla – Defender of Privacy™ – is storing my location history, tied to my router, without ever having gotten consent from me to do so.
This is a fucking scandal.
A Wildly Powerful, Privacy-Focused Linux Laptop Appears…
omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/07/purism…
"Suffice to say it's a beast based around a six-core Intel Core i7-10710U (1.10 GHz, 4.70 GHz turbo boost) processor."
Learn more about the all-new Librem 14: puri.sm/products/librem-14/
#privacy #freedom #security #linux
The Purism Librem 14 is a 14.1-inch Linux laptop based around a 10th generation Intel processor. The device boasts hardware kill switches and free firmware.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
Introducing: Fund Your App
Vote for the mobile phone apps you desire to see working on the #librem5 phone!
"Fund Your App is a great way to show how far we have come with the Librem 5 and PureOS, it also allows people to vote on what is our app development priority."
A convertible note investment opportunity in Purism, SPC the makers of the popular Librem line of hardware, software, and services.puri.sm
✨️ I made a thing! 🎉️
Check out my brandnew webcomic, "Contra Chrome":
Subtitle: How #Google‘s browser became a threat to #privacy and #democracy.
Featuring Shoshana Zuboff, vegan Piranhas, and everything you ever wanted to know about #Chrome but were afraid to ask!
Read and download for free – hope you like it! 😊
And if you do, please spread the word! 
The chrome's developers themselves are explaining why you should *not* use their browser: contrachrome.com/
Introducing: Librem AweSIM
Unlimited cellular plan that works with the #librem5
- #privacy as a service
- A new phone number registered in Purism's name
- Unlimited talk / text / data
- No contracts, cancel anytime
All for just $99/month
Learn more: puri.sm/products/librem-awesim…
I still have concerns with #Matrix and #privacy, aminda.eu/blog/english/2021/08…
In this case #WhatsApp would provide self-destructing messages that
@matrix doesn't support unless you count m.room.retention that is apparently experimental and shouldn't be used. github.com/matrix-org/synapse/…
Sure there is a ticket since 2016, but not much activity that I can publicly see github.com/vector-im/element-m…
Discussed in https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/discussions/11277 Originally posted by Mikaela November 8, 2021 I just upgraded a room in https://develop.element.io/ from version 6 to version 9....GitHub
RT @apotheon@twitter.com
The benefits of @MatrixDotOrg@twitter.com over #Discord are many, but Discord has one huge killer feature:
When I see a #privacy project whose only realtime comms platform is on Discord, I know the people in the project either don't care or don't know enough about privacy (or both).
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