@Tutanota Last week I signed up for a premium #Tuta Email account. It was the easiest and quickest sign up process I've ever done. Thank you! #privacy #security
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.
@ThibaultMartin of @matrix.org sat down with @NGICommons to discuss the role Matrix plays in building a privacy-respecting, sustainable digital communication infrastructure.
Ah! I am horrified by how much data Google collects! 😱🤮 Just checked it in my Google account and 𝗶𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁! This is an amazing @Tutanota article about the hungry Google monster. Also, very good links inserted! tuta.com/blog/what-does-google…
📢 Hello Fediverse! CryptPad is an end-to-end encrypted and collaborative office suite. #Privacy 🤝 #Collaboration
Recent events on Fosstodon have been another reminder that we need to control our own social media channels. To this effect we have migrated our account to this brand new instance managed by XWiki SAS our parent company 👋
We're here to stop surveillance by corporations like Google and Apple. That's why we replaced Google's FCM with our own notification system and keep Apple Notification Data at a minimum. Learn here why this is important.
📱 Válí se mi doma Pixel 6a s GrapheneOS. Mám tu plně funkční Google Pixel 6a s nainstalovaným GrapheneOS. Bezpečnostní aktualizace do července 2027. Perfektní pro někoho, kdo to myslí vážně se soukromím a chce bezpečný telefon bez Google sledovaček.
Telefon má známky běžného používání a trochu zlobí konektor na nabíjení, ale jinak šlape v pohodě.
Kdyby někomu udělal radost a využil ho naplno, dej vědět do zpráv. Rád ho pošlu dál – hlavně někomu, kdo ví, co má v rukou. 🙂
Outstanding and alarming reporting by @npr here on what appears to be major violations of security and data privacy protocol by the DOGE folks on National Labor Relations Board Data. Big props to the brave whistleblower, Daniel Berulis, who has come forward despite receiving threatening notes with personal information and pictures taken from overhead (drones?) of him walking his dog. npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558… #cybersecurity #doge #privacy
CONTROVERSIAL website 4Chan has gone down for thousands with users unable to access the message board. More than 1,000 users of the site have logged complaints on the Downdetector website, which me…
🧠 Microsoft is reintroducing Recall in Windows 11 — a feature that captures screenshots every 3 seconds of your activity to create an AI-powered memory. What could go wrong?
It now includes: 🔐 Opt-in only 📍 Local device processing 🧑💻 Windows Hello authentication
But many still ask: is it a productivity boost or a privacy liability? 😳 Even with safeguards, the idea of your system quietly watching everything you do raises serious concerns about digital trust.
I'm hiring a PhD student in Copenhagen, Denmark to do #HCI research on #privacy and #interoperability in messaging apps!
This is a fully funded 3-year position in the Copenhagen campus of Aalborg University. The student will join my project "mInt" (for "messaging interoperability" ;)) and will be co-supervised by me and @nielsvanberkel .
The PhD position is supported by the project mInt: Human-centered design principles for effective management of social boundaries in interoperable t...
Jedna z věcí, co mám na Mastodonu fakt rád: filtrování obsahu.
Nechceš vidět nějaký hashtag, slovo nebo frázi? Stačí si to přidat do filtrů v nastavení. Bez algoritmů, bez cenzury – čistě podle toho, co si nastavíš ty.
Filtr můžeš nastavit jako dočasný (až na 7 dní) nebo trvalý (nikdy nevyprší). A navíc si zvolíš, jestli se má příspěvek skrýt úplně, nebo označit varováním.
Typický příklad: nechceš vidět #eurovision nebo #ai? Není problém. Na pár dní, nebo navždy – ty rozhoduješ.
Tohle je svoboda a kontrola nad obsahem, jak má být.
monocles launches its crowdfunding campaign on StartNext today! 🎉
monocles offers the solution for European independence from big tech. Be it the end-to-end encrypted chat, the secure email service or the privacy-friendly smartphones with our own operating system. monocles creates a decentralized, fair and ethical digital ecosystem for everyone.
monocles startet heute seine Crowdfunding Kampagne auf StartNext! 🎉
monocles bietet die Lösung für eine europäische Unabhängigkeit von Big Tech. Sei es der Ende-zu-Ende verschlüsselte Chat, der sichere E-Maildienst oder die privatsphärefreundlichen Smartphones mit unserem eigenen Betriebssystem. monocles schafft ein dezentrales, faires und ethisches digitales Ökosystem für alle.
Tuta guarantees your data stays private for free & without ads. Quantum-resistant encryption makes Tuta the best secure technology solution to protect your privacy.
Privacy is a human right that should be granted to everyone, no matter the reason. But for millions of people around the world, data privacy is also crucial for their physical safety. For people in extreme situations, privacy can literally mean life or death.
Privacy is a human right that should be granted to everyone, no matter the reason. That being said, it's also important to remember that for millions of people around the world, data privacy is crucial for physical safety.
"[We are a]n age old Digital Marketing Agency operating over 10 years in the global market having its main office at AZ, USA. We exist for such a long only because we follow ethical business practices"
Yes, sure. VERY ethical, right? You'd never place tracking pixels into your mails for example, would you?
"Do you want me to send…" – Are you kidding? No, of course. I want you to stop that 🤦♂️
I'm micr0, creator of @altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images on the Fediverse to make content more accessible.
What's New in 2.1?
After successfully moving image processing to local hardware with version 2.0, I've now brought video processing capability back - but with a major privacy upgrade! Altbot can now generate descriptions for videos completely locally and privately without sending content to Google or any other third-party services.
Important note: Currently, video processing is visual-only and doesn't include audio transcription. The audio processing Google was doing was some serious black magic fuckery that isn't possible to replicate locally with current technologies. But the visual descriptions are excellent and totally private!
With this update:
All processing happens locally with zero data retention
Complete privacy for all content
No data used for training models
Videos processed with the same privacy standards as images
I've also maintained Altbot's focus on energy efficiency - while video processing naturally requires more resources than images, I've implemented it to be as efficient as possible, keeping power consumption to a minimum while still delivering great results.
Thank You for Your Support!
I want to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped me reach my donation goal on Ko-fi with the 2.0 launch! Your generosity made it possible to set up the local processing infrastructure that powers this privacy-focused service.
The response from the community has been incredible, and it means so much to know that privacy and accessibility are values we share.
What's Next for Altbot?
I'm already working on exciting future developments:
An Altbot API that will allow developers to integrate alt-text generation into their applications
Direct integration with Fediverse software platforms - I'm collaborating with instance developers to make accessibility a built-in feature!
Remember that Altbot has always been and remains fully open-source, with self-hosting being a core feature from day one for anyone who wants to run their own instance.
Supporting Ongoing Development & Infrastructure
Altbot currently runs on hardware in my home, which means I'm covering all the electricity costs for powering the GPU server that processes your media. While I've designed the system to be energy-efficient, running a dedicated AI server still impacts my monthly power bill.
Monthly donations would be especially helpful in sustainably supporting:
Ongoing electricity costs
Time spent on development and maintenance
Future infrastructure improvements
Even small recurring contributions can make a huge difference in keeping this service running reliably and allowing me to dedicate more time to improvements!
We're JustDeleteAccount.com, a directory dedicated to helping people reclaim their digital privacy by making account deletion easier. Our mission is simple: provide clear instructions on how to delete your accounts from hundreds of web services. #privacy #privacyMatters
Amazon is going to be disabling the privacy feature that processes voice commands locally on Echo devices at the end of this month. Instead, all voice commands will be sent to Amazon's cloud for processing.
I have already followed my own steps to remediate this:
U.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.
It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.
Bipartisan US Congress Members want the secrecy around the UK's encryption-breaking order to be lifted.
"It is imperative that the UK's technical demands of Apple - and of any other US companies - be subjected to robust, public analysis and debate."
“Secret court hearings featuring intelligence agencies and a handful of individuals approved by them do not enable robust challenges on highly technical matters.”
UK MPs have joined the chorus of voices wanting the Apple case to be held in public.
"If the Home Office wants to have effectively unfettered access to the private data of the (innocent) general public, they should explain their case in front of the public."
🗣️ David Davis MP.
"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."
A row between the tech giant and the government over customer data will reportedly move to London's High Court this week – but the hearing will be held behind closed doors.
｢ Shortly after, balenaEtcher started displaying ads. Although we didn't like that, we initially didn't view it as a significant privacy risk and had no better alternative at the time.
However, in 2024, the situation changed: balenaEtcher started sharing the file name of the image and the model of the USB stick with the Balena company and possibly with third parties ｣
