🚨Best News of the Year: We've stopped a backdoor law in France
Encryption backdoors must never be allowed. We at Tuta will continue to fight against mass surveillance! ✊
👉 tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-i…
#privacy #encryption #surveillance #backdoors
61% of all Tuta emails are sent e2e encrypted - a huge success for privacy. But the authorities want to weaken encryption. We must stop them!Tuta
"Many privacy laws, including the EU’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, require user consent for tracking. However, because fingerprinting works without explicit storage of user data on a device, companies may argue that existing laws do not apply which creates a legal gray area that benefits advertisers over consumers."
Hanna, #Tuta (@Tutanota), 2025
tuta.com/blog/digital-fingerpr…
Evil, but smart. Time for a broad brush ban on surveillance advertising?
#privacy #surveillance #AdTech
As Google gives you the choice to opt out of cookie tracking, it silently starts collecting your online habits with fingerprinting.Tuta
This week we have united with 100+ #privacy fighters calling on the UK to STOP❗
Stop trying to undermine #encryption - the security backbone of the internet that all of us depend on. 🔒
Together we must fight for privacy and against #surveillance 💪
More info: tuta.com/blog/uk-demands-apple…
UK demands Apple to backdoor encryption similar to what the FBI asked ten years ago. Will Apple stay strong?Tuta
Encryption backdoors must never be allowed. To prove that Tuta is #free from any #backdoor, the entire client code is published as #opensource.
Let's fight against mass surveillance! ✊
tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-i…
#privacy #encryption #surveillance
61% of all Tuta emails are sent e2e encrypted - a huge success for privacy. But the authorities want to weaken encryption. We must stop them!Tuta
Häufig erreichte mich die Frage, ob der Beitrag zu Gmail noch zutrifft – und die Antwort lautet: Ja! Google, beziehungsweise Gmail, liest weiterhin eure E-Mails. Das betrifft nicht nur eure eigenen Nachrichten, sondern auch E-Mails von Absendern, die selbst kein Gmail-Konto haben, aber an eine Gmail-Adresse senden. 👇
kuketz-blog.de/gmail-google-li…
#gmail #google #surveillance #mail #email #datenschutz #teamdatenschutz
Der vorliegende Microblog ist ein Ausschnitt aus dem Artikel »Adieu Gmail, GMX, Outlook und Co. – Digitale Selbstbestimmung Teil1«. Da…www.kuketz-blog.de
Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
timsh.org/tracking-myself-down…
#privacy #tracking #linuxmobile #surveillance
Recently I read about a massive geolocation data leak from Gravy Analytics, which exposed more than 2000 apps, both in AppStore and Google Play, that secretly collect geolocation data without user consent.tim (tim.sh)
If you're surprised Tesla takes and keeps recordings from their cars after seeing the news about the Cybertruck in Vegas, you shouldn't be. This is not something new. Tesla has been taking and storing media for many years, claiming it's used to train their AI capabilities. You can't opt out either.
And Tesla employees do access it, make fun of you, make memes, and share the content internally, without any legitimate reason to access the content.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
While this is about Tesla, this is a growing problem across this and other industries.
Ex-staffers tell Reuters about internal image sharing: “We could see their kids.”…Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
Here it is: the Finnish Parliament has sided against #ChatControl !
I am overjoyed that in their statement, they have outlined exactly what this proposal would entail: mass surveillance in Europe.
From their statement (translation by me):
"..the suggested model would, in fact, lead to the mass surveillance of communication and would weaken the integrity of communication in the EU."
eduskunta.fi/FI/vaski/Lausunto…
#privacy #encryption #Finland #Europe #EU #surveillance
Tomorrow and saturday, we are doing a #surveillance #camera walk in #Ghent: see meetup.com/openstreetmap-belgi… and meetup.com/openstreetmap-belgi…
We will be adding them to #OpenStreetMap using @MapComplete
Hoeveel bewakingscameras zijn er in Gent? Waar staan ze (niet)? Hoe kunnen we dit in kaart brengen? Is dit goed of slecht voor de maatschappij? In deze woMeetup
Encryption backdoors must never be allowed. To prove that Tuta Mail and Tuta Calendar are free from any backdoor, the entire client code is published as open source. Let's fight against mass surveillance! ✊
tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-i…
#privacy #encryption #surveillance #backdoors
61% of all Tuta emails are sent encrypted - a huge success for privacy. But the authorities want to weaken encryption. We must stop them!Tuta
Did you know IBM helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust? Is it in any way surprising that we can’t do anything about Big Tech and toxic oligarchs like Elon Musk when even those who helped carry out one of the worst tragedies in human history remain unpunished? Should it come as a shock that the very same bastards are funding and pining for fascism today?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rhzge9r…
#BigTech #fascism #SiliconValley #ventureCapital #surveillance #capitalism #peopleFarming #BigData #AI
Op vrijdag 22 november (13u30) en zaterdag 23 november (11u) organiseer ik een wandeling vanuit de Krook in #Gent waar we met #OpenStreetMap en @MapComplete bewakingscamera's in kaart gaan brengen.
Na een korte uitleg gaat iedereen een eigen kant op, op zoek naar camera's.
Dit past binnen mutationfest.be/program
(Of je kan ook meer info vinden op de meetup-pagina: meetup.com/openstreetmap-belgi…)
#privacy #bewakingscameras #surveillance
Ontdek de rode draad die vier unieke locaties aan Gent Zuid verbindt. Laat je drie dagen verwonderen door een intensief programma.Mutation
Today we celebrate German Unity Day!
👉 tuta.com/blog/germany-unity-da…
On October 3rd in 1990, Germany became one, and became a truly democratic country. 🗳️
We are reminded that we can't take the freedoms we currently enjoy for granted, including privacy & the freedom of speech.
#germany #freedom #privacy #surveillance
Billionaire and #Oracle co-founder Ellison wants an 𝐀𝐈-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.
Do you think billionaires will be able to pay to stay #private? We're curious to hear your thoughts!
arstechnica.com/information-te…
𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬, #𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
tuta.com/blog/google-gemini-ai…
"Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure citizens will be on their best behavior"
"Ellison said AI would be used in the future to constantly watch and analyze vast surveillance systems, like security cameras, police body cameras, doorbell cameras, and vehicle dashboard cameras."
🚨 From today, #EU governments could start endorsing the #ChatControl draft law.
🫵 We need you to object to this client side scanning of all your private messages.
✅ Here’s how you can help stop this #surveillance : patrick-breyer.de/en/take-acti…
Teslas are surveillance on wheels. Bay Area police increasingly check to see if there was a Tesla in the vicinity of a crime so they can get access to the footage from its cameras.
If you see a Tesla, it’s probably filming you — and more automakers are doing it too.
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…
#tech #tesla #cars #surveillance #police
🛡️ Under Meredith Whittaker, Signal Is Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong
— WIRED
｢ Signal is, in many ways, the exact opposite of the Silicon Valley model. It’s a nonprofit that has never taken investment, makes its product available for free, has no advertisements, and collects virtually no information on its users—while competing with tech giants and winning ｣
De-Googling your life is easy – here’s how! 🤩
Say no to Google’s surveillance and privacy-invading tactics by going Google free. 🙅♀️
👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-leave-goo…
#Degoogle #DeGoogling #StopGoogle #Gmail #Betterapps #Privacy #surveillance
Start DeGoogling today and stop Big G from exploiting your data! In this in-depth guide learn how to quit Google apps for good, and start using Tuta’s privacy expert’s recommended apps instead.Tuta
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers remarks during the opening of the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
US, NATO allies to deliver 'dozens' of air defense systems in coming months, including 4 Patriots. The U.S. and at least nine other NATO allies have agreed to send dozens of air defense systems in the coming months to Ukraine, including at least four Patriot batteries, according to a joint agreement issued on July 9.
US supplies Ukraine with Metal Shark high-speed boats. The boats are equipped with modern navigation and control systems, automatic fire extinguishing, as well as a video surveillance system, making them maneuverable, fast, and ergonomic, the State Border Guard Service said.
F-16s in Ukraine may 'create conditions for counterattack,' Polish general says. "Ukrainian aviation should receive long-range missiles to destroy Russia's infrastructure, including airfields. When this happens, the logistics of the Russian army will be cut off from the main forces. If this is done, Ukraine's army command should form a strike group and strike back," Kraszewski said.
NATO summit communique to describe Ukraine's path to alliance as 'irreversible,' CNN reports. The question of how strong guarantees to give Ukraine regarding its future membership in NATO has become a key source of debate inside the alliance, CNN reported. The final version of the document may contain changes, CNN wrote, but the presence of the "irreversible" Ukraine's accession to NATO would be "a significant signal to Kyiv and Moscow."
Ukraine struck airbase, oil depot, and energy facility in Russia overnight, source says. Ukrainian intelligence agencies carried out an attack against a Russian military airfield, an energy substation, and an oil depot in three different regions overnight on July 9, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.
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UN assessment suggests Kyiv children's hospital suffered direct hit by Russian missile. Evidence from the scene of the children's hospital in Kyiv indicates "a high likelihood" of a direct hit by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile on July 8, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMUN) said on July 9.
Republican Party committee approves 2024 platform, makes no mention of Ukraine, Russia. The 16-page document, which must be still approved at the upcoming Republican National Convention, focuses primarily on domestic issues.
Zelensky says Indian PM's embrace with Putin a 'huge disappointment' after Russian mass attack on Ukraine. "It is a huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts to see the leader of the world's largest democracy hug the world's most bloody criminal in Moscow on such a day," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X.
Ukraine war latest: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall
Search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile attack on Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv concluded on July 9, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images
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F-16s, multi-billion pledge, more Patriots, 'irreversible' membership – what Ukraine will and won't get at the NATO Summit
While 75th birthdays are usually a cause for joy and celebration, NATO's marking of this milestone at a three-day summit in Washington from 9-11 July is likely to be a rather more muted affair.
Photo: Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images
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Russia probes for air defense gaps to wreak havoc on Kyiv
Rather than evidence of some technological edge on Russia's side, experts linked the destruction wrought by the attack to Moscow's consistent probing for weaknesses in Ukrainian air defenses.
Photo: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
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Russian propagandists spin conflicting disinformation in bid to evade responsibility for missile strike on children’s hospital
As some Russian talking heads call for more Ukrainians to be killed, Zelensky’s top aide urges more Western help to stop a war of ‘genocide.’
Photo: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
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Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall. In total, at least 33 people, including four children, were killed in Kyiv as a result of the July 8 attack, officials said the following day. Another 10 children are among the 117 injured.
Saudi Arabia issued vague threats to G7 against seizing frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reports. Saudi officials reportedly made "veiled threats" to Group of Seven (G7) nations hinting that the kingdom would sell some European debt holdings if Western allies seized about $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reported on July 9, citing its sources.
North Korean military trainers travel to Russia weeks after signing of partnership agreement. A delegation of North Korean military trainers led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang has begun a trip to Russia, North Korean state media reported on July 9.
'When innocent children killed, the heart bleeds,' Modi comments on Russian July 8 attack after meeting with Putin. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on July 8 in what was his first trip to Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Threat of Russian sabotage led to heightened security at US military bases in Europe, CNN reports. The heightened security alert was first reported earlier in July as being connected to a possible terrorist threat directed at several U.S. military installations across Europe, including the facility in Germany where the U.S. European Command is based.
US announces moves against Russia-linked bot farm aimed at spreading disinformation. According to the Justice Department, the bot farm was organized by a Russian national who worked as the deputy editor-in-chief of RT in 2022, and expanded with funding from the Kremlin and collaboration with an official from Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
Moscow court orders arrest in absentia of Yulia Navalnaya. A Moscow court said that it had "approved the request of the investigators and decided a preventive measure in the form of detention for two months." Yulia Navalnaya currently lives outside of Russia, but would face jail time if she returns.
Bulgaria sues Russian Gazprom, seeking compensation of more than $430 million. In 2023, the Russian gas giant suspended Bulgargaz's long-term contract, which covered 90% of the quantities of natural gas delivered by Bulgargaz to customers.
Switzerland announces new sanctions against Russia. Switzerland announced new sanctions against Russia on July 8, bringing the country further in line with the EU's 14th round of sanctions adopted in response to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow agrees to discharge all Indians recruited into Russian army, Indian outlet reports. Moscow agreed to release all Indians serving in the Russian army and facilitate their return after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin, Indian news publication NDTV reported on July 9, citing unnamed sources.
US provides Poland with $2 billion for financing of F-35s, Patriots, Abrams. The U.S. will provide Poland with a second $2 billion Foreign Military Financing loan to purchase defense equipment from the U.S., the State Department announced on July 8.
Ukrainian state defense company opens office in US. Ukraine's state-owned defense company Ukrainian Defense Industry, also known as Ukroboronprom, has opened a representative office in Washington as Kyiv seeks to strengthen defense partnerships abroad amid Russia's war.
Nearly $37,000 stolen from bank accounts of fallen soldiers in Dnipro. The suspects, with the help of an employee of the Regional Bureau of Forensic Medicine, stole payment cards and mobile phones registered in the online banking system from dead soldiers in a morgue.
Ukraine to be represented at 2024 Olympics by smallest number of athletes in history. Only 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the smallest number in the history of the country's participation in the games, as Russia's war has damaged or destroyed sports' facilities and frequent air raid alerts interrupt training.
EU freezes $32 million in defense funds for Georgia, halts accession process amid ‘low point’ in relations. Brussels has frozen 30 million euros ($32 million) in defense sector funding for Georgia after halting its EU accession process in June, EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski said on July 9.
Bloomberg names 12 oligarchs who earn billions in payouts from Russia's war economy. Russia's wartime economy has earned a dozen oligarchs $11 billion in dividends as Russian natural resource and finance giants earn record profits during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on July 9.
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Russia's wartime economy has earned a dozen oligarchs $11 billion in dividends as Russian natural resource and finance giants earn record profits during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on July 9.Elsa Court (The Kyiv Independent)
"for the first time, Commissioner Jourova publicly admitted at yesterday's EDPS summit that encryption would need to be broken for Chat Control to become effective."
— tuta.com/blog/interview-patric…
#ChatControl #EuropeanCommission #Surveillance #EU #Privacy #HumanRights #Encryption #Security
Action taken by privacy activists and citizens stops the push for mass surveillance.Tutanota
📣 If the EU Council wants to exempt themselves from the #ChatControl client-side scanning, then they know what they are doing is wrong.
The vote is today.
Let them know we will not accept mass #surveillance! Together we can stop this dangerous law. 💪
patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont…
Tomorrow (Thursday) EU governments are to vote on a bill (officially called “child sexual abuse regulation” but known as “chat control”) that would require automated searches in and disclosure of private chats, including end-to-end encrypted chats, t…Patrick Breyer
🛑 Chat Control must be stopped! 🛑
We sat down with @echo_pbreyer MEP to discuss the details of this dangerous piece of legislation being pushed by the EU Council.
👉 youtu.be/wSEI-dg3Hpo
Get loud and let the EU Council know that we will not accept mass #surveillance. ✊
We sat down with EU MEP Patrick Breyer to discuss the upcoming vote on Chat Control and the threat is poses to not only #privacy, but also free speech and #d...YouTube
🚨 If you are living in the #EU contact your representatives and let them know that you oppose #ChatControl!!!
Mass #surveillance has no place in Europe!
We need to get loud. Call the number below to make your voice heard! 📢
Today we're excited to join #NYM and talk about why #privacy matters and how we fight #surveillance #capitalism. 💪 🔒
Join us here: youtube.com/watch?v=PPyrioLe0G…
OG community calls are back this week and a new guest making waves in the privacy world is joining us!Tuta.io is a secure email service that is private by de...YouTube
With the US Senate agreeing to reauthorize #FISA there has been no better time to start using end-to-end #encryption. 🔒
We don't need more #surveillance. 🕵️
Please contact your representatives and say NO to warrantless surveillance!
👉 act.eff.org/action/tell-the-u-…
We all deserve privacy in our communications. Part of that is imposing limits upon the government’s ability to collect and access them.act.eff.org
"Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal"
Das ist vorsätzliches Umgehen von Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und eine illegale Überwachung/Spionage. Wer Meta/Facebook noch in irgendeiner Weise vertraut, der sollte sich gut überlegen, was Vertrauen für ihn bedeutet.
📢 Today at 14 CET we will be holding our very first Reddit #AMA! 📢
Join in to ask us any questions you might have related to Tuta, #encryption, #surveillance, #privacy, our favorite ice cream flavors, and more!
👉 reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bo…
We hope to see you there!
We had a great talk with XMTP_Labs last week 🎙️
blog.xmtp.com/tuta/
We love seeing more companies embrace #privacy & join the fight against #bigtech & government #surveillance. ✊🔒
Here's to making the #web a better place #together! 🥂
"If encryption is broken, our society as a whole is at an immense risk."Esra'a Al Shafei (XMTP Labs)
Spread the word! 📢
Today's vote can expand the US FISA §702 - or rein in warrantless #surveillance if we're loud enough!
@fight is calling for support of the good amendments & against the bad—and could use a signal boost.
👉 end702.com
👉 +1-517-200-9518
We have to ACT NOW. Call Schumer, Jeffries, and key Democratic leadership and demand they STOP pushing racist, mass surveillance.Fight for the Future
#AI is used for more than just #ChatGPT 🤖
Algorithms analyze your behavior patterns & can monitor entire populations with little effort. 🔎
We need strong legislation to protect against expansion of the #surveillance state! 🚫🕵️♀️
👉 forbes.com/sites/forbestechcou…
While artificial intelligence systems continue to be hyped in 2024, the risks posed to data privacy can no longer be ignored.Matthias Pfau (Forbes)
Fuck-you-Google: always
Google Update Reveals AI Will Start Reading All Your Private Messages
forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/20…
#FuckYouGoogle #privacy #surveillance #AI #Bard #Android
New warning as AI suddenly targets billions of private messages on smartphones…Zak Doffman (Forbes)
»Die umfassende Überwachungsmaschinerie, die für digitale Werbung entwickelt wurde, ermöglicht nun direkt die Massenüberwachung durch den Staat« [1] Zitat von @wchr.
Daher: Ein Tracking- und Werbeblocker gehört auf jedem Smartphone/PC/Netzwerk zur Grundausstattung! [2] 👇
[1] heise.de/news/Gezielte-Werbung…
[2] kuketz-blog.de/empfehlungsecke…
#tracking #datenschutz #surveillance #staat #werbung #ads #adaway #adguard #netguard #rethinkdns #pihole #ublockorigin
Der Fall Patternz gibt neue Einblicke in den staatlich-industriellen Überwachungskomplex. Die Technik kann auch Kinder und Wege einer Zielperson identifizieren.Stefan Krempl (heise online)
We've teamed up with other #privacy focused companies to fight against the #surveillance pushed by the #EU Chat Control Bill. 💪
You are not a criminal & shouldn't be treated like one.👮♂️
Contact your representatives and make your #voice heard! 📣
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=ImM88kFB6N…
We have teamed up with other privacy focused EU based companies to fight back against this warrantless surveillance. Your future is at stake, contact your re...YouTube
Today, we call on all Interior, Justice & Economy ministers of EU countries, to choose the right side: #privacy or #surveillance.
Together with other privacy-first companies we call on our ministers to defend encryption & protect privacy. 🔒
Read the full text here: tuta.com/blog/open-letter-encr…
#chatcontrol #encryption #security #cybersecurity
As the trilogue is about to start, EU Member States must decide what side they are on: privacy or surveillance.Tutanota
