Gmail is popular & free. But the cost for Gmail is high.

⚠️ Ads in the web client
⚠️ Ads in the app
⚠️ Ads in the Social & Promotion tab

Do you block #Gmail #ads - or is there no need (for obvious reasons)? 😉 Let us know how in the comments!

More: 👉 tuta.com/blog/block-gmail-ads

#Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 6 Weeks—Forget Chrome And #Android

Long story short is that Google has made updates to its advertising ecosystem essentially _permitting_ the fingerprinting of devices for use in targeted advertising. In their words they are going to be “less prescriptive with partners in how they target and measure ads.”

Doesn’t mean fingerprinting wasn’t happening before, just that Google is giving the green signal to the rest of the ecosystem to do so… and will likely use this to maybe replace third-party cookies.

Use an adblocker. Seriously.

#privacy #ads #privacymatters #useadblockers

forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/20…

Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 6 Weeks—Forget Chrome And Android

Say hello to 2025—the way you're tracked has suddenly changed. Here's what you need to know.

^{Zak Doffman (Forbes)}

Big thanks for the @eff for these recommendations to the #EU:

✅ Protect users’ rights to #secure, #encrypted, and #private communication

✅ Adopt a #privacy-first approach to fighting online harms like #targeted #ads

✅ User-centric approach to regulate big tech platforms (Digital Markets Act)

✅ Create conditions of fair digital markets that foster choice innovation and fundamental rights

We at Tuta couldn't agree more! 👏 👏 👏

mastodon.social/@eff/113640698…

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via #Google #Ads

"Search engines, and Google’s in particular, are our gateway to the web. Yet, that door sometimes opens up to unsavory places thanks to sponsored search results, AKA ads."

This is part of the reason I recommend using an #adblocker (whether in browser, on device, or network-based.)

#cybersecurity #scams #security #privacy

malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/20…

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads | Malwarebytes

Consumers are getting caught in a web of scams facilitated by online ads often originating from the same perpetrators.

^{Jérôme Segura (Malwarebytes)}

Gmail is popular & free. But the cost for Gmail is high.

⚠️ Ads in the web client
⚠️ Ads in the app
⚠️ Ads in the Social & Promotions tab

Do you block #Gmail #ads? Let us know how in the comments!

Find out more: 👉 tuta.com/blog/block-gmail-ads

Ab Firefox Version 128 (Desktop) solltet ihr folgende Einstellung anpassen:

Einstellungen -> Datenschutz & Sicherheit -> Werbeeinstellungen für Websites ->
Websites erlauben, datenschutzfreundliche Werbe-Messungen durchzuführen: Häkchen entfernen.

#firefox #mozilla #ads #tracking

YouTube makes #ads unskippable!

#Google is planning to start merging ads into #YouTube before they leave the server 🙈

Is it even possible to enjoy YouTube without ads? Check out our wrap-up here 👉 tuta.com/blog/youtube-adblock-…

#adblocker #annoyingads #privacymatters

I’m building lmno.lol, a new blogging service

- No #tracking
- No #ads
- No #paywall
- No #bloat
- No #distraction
- No registration to try

- #privacy first
- #light #dark mode
- Read anywhere (even on #terminal).
- #markdown drag/drop
- Bring your own #text #editor

You can check out my blog mirror at lmno.lol/alvaro

Happy to send invites.

Please help me get the word out 🙏

#vim #emacs #vscode #minimalism #indiedev #indieweb #indie

Werbung ist doch gar nicht so schlimm, gelle? Manche Werbe-Firmen werben ja auch für sich selbst. Wie etwa diese hier:

„Senden Sie gezielt Nachrichten, Werbeanzeigen oder Trojaner direkt über den AdTech-Stack, um optimale Ergebnisse zu erzielen.“

Der „AdTech-Stack“. Also die Werbe-Auslieferungs-Schiene. Liefert also auch Pferdchen… oder Asteroiden?

netzpolitik.org/2024/standortd…

#ads #werbung

Standortdaten: Tracking-Firma will Milliarden Handys überwachen können

Recherchen von 404 Media zeigen auf, wie sich der weltweite Datenhandel der Werbeindustrie zur Massenüberwachung einsetzen lässt.

^{netzpolitik.org}

»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

Personalisierte Überwachung statt Werbung: Handydaten ausgewertet und verkauft

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)}

I feel like this is more of a "#Facebook problem" than a "me problem"

Stop making posts I would care about look the same as #ads. That's a design decision you can change, fuckers.

A leak from the European Data Protection Board reveals that the #EU's top #privacy regulator is about to overrule the Irish Data Protection Commission and declare #Facebook's business model illegal, banning surveillance-based #ads without explicit consent:

noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-personaliz…

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Hah, how did I not know about sense3 before… what a great idea :)

sense3.org/en/home/#how-it-wor…

#sense3 #ads #tracking #foss

#Meta’s new #headset will track your eyes for targeted #ads.

gizmodo.com/meta-quest-pro-vr-…

#privacyMatters #Privacy

Meta’s New Headset Will Track Your Eyes for Targeted Ads

The social media company gets one step closer to reading your mind.

^{Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)}