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#android #google #privacy #googlefree #noGoogle @SHIFTPHONES

because they only have to hit a few times, we have to try to escape 100% of the time. But email is very bad and people still click links on their inbox. That is what amazes me the most. Why?
#privacy

Back to #Firefox I go! Multi-Account Containers are a killer #privacy feature that only Firefox (and maybe derivatives) has access to.

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

There's some helper add-ons to further silo #Facebook, #Twitter, and #Google. (That said, I use my own containers for Google to split my accounts)

Facebook: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

Twitter: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

Google: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…


Facebook Container – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Facebook Container for Firefox. Prevent Facebook from tracking you around the web. The Facebook Container extension for Firefox helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Facebook.
addons.mozilla.org
#firefox #google #privacy #facebook #twitter

#privacy #microsoft

Time for an #introduction. I've been involved in #FOSS and #Linux since the late `90s. My career started as a sysadmin, pivoting to security. I'm the President of @purism and work on hardware and software to protect #privacy, #security and freedom.

I've written a number of books (kylerank.in/writing.html) and was a long-time columnist for Linux Journal magazine.

I have many hobbies including #weaving, refurbishing mechanical #calculators, #3dprinting, #brewing, and many other things.

Publications

kylerank.in
#linux #foss #privacy #security #introduction #3dprinting #calculators #weaving #brewing @Purism

#privacy #activitypub #fediverse @Eric Buijs

#privacy #überwachung

Meta has created a tool that lets you check if they’ve scraped your phone number or email address from someone else’s contacts list.

It also lets you remove and block your phone number or email from their database. It’s hidden away in one of their help articles:

facebook.com/contacts/removal

Source: Business Insider (businessinsider.com/facebook-l…)

#meta #facebook #privacy


Facebook likely has your contact info — even if you never shared it

If any of your friends shared their address books with Facebook, the company likely has your contact info — even if you've never used its services.
Jordan Parker Erb (Insider)
#privacy #facebook #meta

Wow, I really hope that’s not the default copy on the Mastodon web client.

The last thing we should be doing is perpetuating the myth that these things are boring and no one should care about them.

#privacy #mastodon #fediverse

CC @Gargron

#privacy #fediverse #Mastodon @Eugen Rochko

#privacy #nextcloud

#privacy #DSGVO

EuGH: Persönliche Daten müssen bei Bedarf gelöscht werden
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/e…

Und dafür muss man nicht selbst hinterher rennen: Hat ein Unternehmen die Daten weiter gegeben, ist es auch verpflichtet, den Löschauftrag "weiter zu geben". Nix Opt-Out.

#privacy #Datenschutz #DSGVO


Europäischer Gerichtshof: Persönliche Daten müssen gelöscht werden

Wenn ein Kunde dies möchte, muss ein Telefonanbieter dafür sorgen, dass dessen weitergegebenen persönlichen Daten gelöscht werden. Der Kunde muss dafür nicht bei jedem Unternehmen einzeln anfragen - das hat der Europäische Gerichtshof entschieden.
tagesschau (tagesschau.de)
#privacy #datenschutz #DSGVO

#android #privacy

Für Interessierte noch ein kleiner Reminder: Heute Abend gibt es wieder meinen (aktualisierten) Vortrag zum Thema "Wie kann ich Android Privatsphäre-freundlich betreiben?". Dieses mal habe ich auch eine Empfehlung für diejenigen, die sich gerade ein neues Android-Smartphone zulegen wollen. Details findet Ihr unter:

digitalcourage.de/hochschulgru…

#android #privacy

#android #privacy

Do you spot the trick?

This is a cookie banner shown before using Google search in some countries.

"Reject all" is a straightforward option. It appears in the same size and color as "accept all." It uses bullets, simple and concise language, and visualization. It has links for further info. So far, so good.

But there is a trick. Do you spot what is it?

#privacy #cybersecurity #securityawarenessmonth #google

Screenshot of the Google banner.
#google #privacy #cybersecurity #securityawarenessmonth

#privacy #meta #ads #privacymatters #headset

For one year already, Australian police can hack your device, collect or delete your data, or take over your social media accounts. Authorities around the world want to spy on our private data. We must fight for our right to privacy! 💪
tutanota.com/blog/posts/austra… #surveillance #privacy #Fight4Privacy
Demonstration against surveillance

Australia: Unprecedented surveillance bill rushed through parliament in 24 hours.

New Australian surveillance bill enables police to hack your device, collect or delete your data, and take over your social media accounts.
Tutanota
#privacy #surveillance #fight4privacy

#google #privacy #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance #fight4privacy #tutanota

Privacy matters! "74% of people now rank data privacy as one of their top values".

We are proud to lead the privacy movement by having built a fully encrypted email service that truly respects everybody's #humanright to #privacy.

#Tutanota #privacymatters

venturebeat.com/security/data-…


Data privacy truly matters to your customers. It’s time to make it a core business value

Companies must be custodians of customer data. Otherwise, customers will opt out, or do business with other, more ethical businesses. 
Jonathan Joseph, Ketch (VentureBeat)
#privacy #tutanota #humanright #privacymatters

#privacy

#privacy @Tuta

You’ve got nothing to hide so you’ve got nothing to fear, right?

“A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.”

inkl.com/a/EbYLJlcYkxY

(Remember Apple was/is(?) going to implement this sort of scanning by default on all your devices.)

#BigTech #privacy #surveillance


A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.

Mark noticed something amiss with his toddler. His son’s penis looked swollen and was hurting him.
inkl
#privacy #surveillance #bigtech

#foss #codeberg #privacy #github

And here we have someone calling for kids to give up (the sense of) #privacy for global age verification... Look, kids are curious and need social status, hence they will get on #socialmedia sooner or later, so will age requirements make them understand what they're getting into? But I do agree on building a platform better suited for kids... Maybe have supervised clubs at schools running #ActivityPub instances in closed federations (connecting nearby schools)?

nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion…


Opinion | It Was a Mistake to Let Kids Onto Social Media Sites. Here’s What to Do Now.

Changing a law to raise the age requirement for social media use could empower parents.
Yuval Levin (The New York Times)
#privacy #activitypub #socialmedia

#privacy #BigData

#foss #opensource #privacy #datenschutz #encryption #messenger #chat #decentralized #tutorial

we do not have unique-per-person tracking. These are generic so we can identify traffic from a particular platform or marketing campaign without identifying the individual who clicked them. Thank you for caring about #privacy!
#privacy

#google #privacy

“EU GDPR enforcement against Big Tech is paralysed by Ireland’s failure to deliver draft decisions on cross-border cases. Ireland’s failure to uphold the GDPR has allowed surveillance to remain the default business model of the digital world.”

biometricupdate.com/202207/un-…

CC @noybeu

#gdpr #ireland #enforcement #privacy #facialRecognition #humanRights


UN Human Rights Committee expected to question Ireland’s plans for facial recognition

Civil rights group states that the Data Protection Commission failings have allowed surveillance as a default business model.
Frank Hersey (BiometricUpdate.com)
#privacy #HumanRights #gdpr #ireland #facialrecognition #enforcement @noyb.eu

#privacy #librem5 #librem5usa

OSINT: "The Internet Is Forever"

Featuring Internet Archive / WayBack Machine

#Video #OSINT #OSINT #Research #Journalism #Writing #Article #Tutorial #WayBackMachine #InternetArchive #privacy

Watch on #Peertube:
tube.tchncs.de/w/eccM1zPQuuSQ1…


Internet Is Forever: WayBack Machine + Internet Archive (OSINT)

Internet Archive + WayBack Machine Allows You To Find Hidden Internet Content + OSINT Tips. In Today's OSINT + Privacy Demonstration Support Content + Read (Public) Tutorials / Posts: https://buymeacoffee.
tchncs
#privacy #peertube #video #writing #journalism #tutorial #research #OSINT #internetarchive #article #waybackmachine

Have you tried the LibRedirect browser add-on?

It automatically redirects you to FOSS, privacy-focused Alternative Front-ends of big-tech sites/non private platforms.

There are alternative front-ends to YouTube, Twitter, Medium, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, etc.

Each of these sites has a list of Alternative Front-ends' servers which you can select for the service to redirect to. You can also add Custom Instances.

So, when you click on a YouTube link, say youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXc… it automatically redirects you to invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=… for example.

Firefox Addon: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

Chromium/Chrome/Edge: github.com/libredirect/libredi…

LibRedirect git link: github.com/libredirect/libredi…

Do check it out, it's fun and has a lot of interesting sections in it.

#LibRedirect
#Privacy
#AlternativeFrontEnd
#FOSS
#AddOns

Screenshot of the settings page of the LibRedirect addon: On the left are the various platforms offered by the add-on for redirection like YouTube, YT Music, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Imgur, etc. The settings menu of YouTube is open: Seen are the enable button, drop-down to choose from Invidious and Piped. Protocol: Normal and Tor Redirect type: Embedded content and links. Default Instances - https://yewtu.be - https://vid.puffyan.us All instances have a check box to select/deselect.

LibRedirect – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download LibRedirect for Firefox. Redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
addons.mozilla.org
#foss #privacy #LibRedirect #addons #AlternativeFrontEnd

#firefox #privacy #infosec #mozilla #News #cybersecurity #cookies

#privacy #politics #uspol #roevswade #SupremeCourt #congress

#email #privacy #microsoft #gdpr #capitalism #surveillance #bing

New #blog post: Two types of privacy. I define and compare the terms “Tracking reduction” and “Tracking avoidance”.

Excerpt:

When qualifying privacy recommendations with context, I think we should go further than describing threat models: we should acknowledge different types of privacy. “Privacy” means different things to different people. Even a single person may use the word “privacy” differently depending on their situation. Understanding a user’s unique situation(s), including their threat models, can inform us when we select the best of approach. How do we choose between reducing a footprint’s spread and size?


Feedback welcome, now matter how insignificant.

#privacy


Two types of privacy

"Privacy" can mean different things in different contexts. Tracking-reduction and tracking-evasion represent different goals with some conflict and overlap.
Seirdy's Home
#privacy #blog #posse

#privacy #encryption #BigBrother

🚨 :facebook: NEW: #Facebook is collecting ultrasensitive personal #data about #abortion seekers and enabling anti-abortion organizations to use that data as a tool to target and influence people online, in violation of its own policies and promises.

#privacy #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #DeleteFacebook

themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/…


Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients – The Markup

The social media giant gathers data from crisis pregnancy centers through a tracking tool that works whether or not a person is logged in to their Facebook account
themarkup.org
#privacy #facebook #DeleteFacebook #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance #data #abortion

#google #privacy #security #surveillance #encrypted

"Frantic individual efforts to swat away digital intrusions will do too little. What’s needed, for all Americans, is a full legal and political reckoning with the reckless manner in which digital technology has been allowed to invade our lives. The collection, use and manipulation of electronic #data must finally be regulated and severely limited. Only then can we comfortably enjoy all the good that can come from these technologies."

#surveillance #privacy

nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion…


Opinion | We Need to Take Back Our Privacy

In a post-Roe America, women will bear the costs of letting data collection undermine our liberty.
Zeynep Tufekci (The New York Times)
#privacy #surveillance #data

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