#ShinyHunters claims #BrinksHome breach, threatens to leak stolen data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claims-brinks-home-breach-threatens-to-leak-stolen-data/

#Brinks #security #cybersecurity #privacy

#FTC sues #Hims & #Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ #medical data with advertisers #Meta and #Snap

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/ftc-sues-hims-hers-for-allegedly-sharing-patients-medical-data-with-advertisers-meta-and-snap/

#privacy #healthcare

ahhhh yes, thanks Meta and their pervert-glasses, now we get to appreciate all the features of a pair of normal f***ing glasses

more content like this in the #ArcaneChat channel "Debugging Memes", you can join with any #chatmail client to that and more channels at:
https://arcanechat.me/channels

#dev #linux #memes #privacy #meta #developer #programmer #jokes

"We didn't give them permission to do it on us."

The post Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign appeared first on Futurism.

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Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign

Privacy is evolving.

Zerion is an open-source, Tor-native messenger focused on modern cryptography and privacy-first communication.

🌐 https://zerion.chat
💻 https://github.com/zerionproject/Zerion

#OpenSource #Privacy #PostQuantum #Tor #Encryption #FOSS #Android

The #Pokémon Company is turning to #FacialRecognition scans to help combat scalpers

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/the-pokemon-company-is-turning-to-facial-recognition-scans-to-help-combat-scalpers/

#Pokemon #FRT #privacy

#HealthISAC warns of rising #ShinyHunters data theft attacks on #healthcare

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/health-isac-warns-of-rising-shinyhunters-data-theft-attacks-on-healthcare/

#privacy #cybersecurity #cybercrime

IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach report: the average breach hit a record $4.99M, up over 10%. AI-driven breaches cost about $1M more, and the time to identify and contain one rose to 247 days, the first increase in five years.

When a company holding your data is breached, it sits exposed the whole time it goes undetected. Over half of breached orgs left sensitive data unencrypted.

Check if your email is in a known breach: haveibeenpwned.com

#databreach #IBM #privacy #indigoprivacy

FlockHopper: A Free Tool That Finds the Fastest Route and a Second One That Dodges Flock Cameras

FlockHopper exists to show you two things: how many of those cameras already line your daily route, and an alternative path that tries to dodge them.

#FlockHopper #dlocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/flockhopper-free-tool-finds-fastest-152511835.html

Over 100 Vulnerabilities Found in #IRS Contractor Handling Americans' #Tax Information

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/29/over-100-vulnerabilities-found-in-irs-contractor-handling-americans-tax-information/

#privacy #cybersecurity

Enhance your Windows 11 privacy with Dynamic Lock. This feature leverages Bluetooth to automatically lock your PC when you move away, ensuring your session is secure. We've got a straightforward guide to help you configure it. #Windows #Privacy #Security #Tech https://geekrewind.com/how-to-turn-on-or-off-dynamic-lock-to-auto-lock-your-windows-11-pc/

#SanFrancisco: Don’t Fall for Industry Defense of #SurveillancePricing

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/san-francisco-dont-fall-industry-defense-surveillance-pricing

#privacy #California #AB2654

Your Car Is Watching You. Soon It Won't Let You Drive.

The EU just mandated infrared cameras in every new car. The hardware is installed. The data is already being sold. And the "kill switch" is one regulation away.

Key findings: EU GSR2 mandates IR cameras. LexisNexis has 9M cars and a $22.1M ICE contract. Smart Eye can now read your heart rate. Mozilla rated cars worse than sex toys for privacy.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/your-car-is-watching-you-soon-it

#CarSurveillance #Privacy #DMS #GSR2 #Biometrics #DataPrivacy

The use of ambiguous audio, possibly for political reasons, suddenly has people thinking about privacy in Trinidad and Tobago.

The audio itself was of someone effectively venting about the government, for context.

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/aboud-raises-queries-on-privacy-rights-6.2.2636069.b09a9876df

#privacy #trinidadandtobago

"I'm sick of smart TV privacy worries, so I'm taking my TV off the internet for good — here's why you should too"

"No, I don't — here's how I'm finally pulling the plug on any spying or snooping fears, while still keeping my smart TV updated. Do I need my TV online?"

https://www.techradar.com/televisions/im-sick-of-smart-tv-privacy-worries-so-im-taking-my-tv-off-the-internet-for-good-heres-why-you-should-too

#Privacy

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Sigh, I found two good videos on the virtues of buying old cars (price, esthetics, privacy), and discovered that they were run by (sometimes religious) conservatives.

It’s funny, but sometimes I feel that progressives aren’t pushing back as hard as some conservatives against the invasive #surveillance tech that is ever more present in modern cars. It’s truly appalling what data carmakers are collecting, and how difficult cars are getting to repair thanks to an over-reliance on software, computers, and displays. Sadly, EVs mostly come with surveillance problems, because they are relatively new.

We really need consumer rights laws, like yesterday. But short of that, having a healthy car enthusiast population that steadfastly rejects intrusive car tech is a good thing.

https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

#cars #privacy #surveillance

#Reminder Activist Checklist was launched in mid-2024 to cut confusion and improve digital security for Palestine solidarity organizing—without requiring anyone to become an expert. Built by experienced activists; guidance updates as surveillance tactics evolve. Subscribe: https://activistchecklist.org 🔒🛡️📱 #DigitalSecurity #PalestineSolidarity #SurveillanceAwareness #MutualAid
#Privacy #Security

You do not need something to hide to want privacy. You lock your front door and close the blinds without a second thought. Privacy online is the same idea, choosing who gets to know your business. A lot of that choice has quietly moved into app settings and default toggles. The good part is that you can move it back, and it takes less time than you would guess.

#privacy #digitalprivacy #indigoprivacy

You do not need something to hide to want privacy. You lock your front door and close the blinds without a second thought. Privacy online is the same idea, choosing who gets to know your business. A lot of that choice has quietly moved into app settings and default toggles. The good part is that you can move it back, and it takes less time than you would guess.

#privacy #digitalprivacy #indigoprivacy

#eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/ebay-reaches-56m-settlement-with-e-commerce-newsletter-writers-it-terrorized-in-2019/

#privacy

Decentralized browser-based P2P E2EE messaging.

The key detail that sets this apart from other messaging apps is the browser-based client-side cryptography philosophy.

No need to install anything. Your ID is crypto-random and so the app doesnt need to rely on any central registration system like phone numbers. Your ID is unguessable and to connect to someone, you have to explicitly share it.

WebRTC has other nuances like being to route through a shared network for secure/faster transfer.

I hope this project has reached a level i can share the following details. I've made a genuine effort towards documentation and transparancy. I dont think it'll ever be enough and so im still concerned it isnt ready to share. While im using AI throughout. This is not a vibecoded project. There is attention throughout for unit tests and formal-verification. With your feedback, id like to make improvements for clarity throughout.

This version of the app demonstrates a fairly unique approach using a browser-based, local-only and webrtc approach. I know it's impossible for any system to be the "world's most secure", but that isnt a reason to not try. By rigorously implementing an exhaustive list of security features and practices, the aim is to get as close as possible.

* [Enkrypted.Chat](https://enkrypted.chat/)

This is intended to demonstrate client-side managed secure cryptography.

* [Introducing Enkrypted Chat](https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-enkrypted-chat)
* [Whitepaper (work-in-progress)](https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical/whitepaper/complete-whitepaper)
* [Protocol Spec (work-in-progress)](https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical/whitepaper/complete-protocol-spec)
* [Roadmap](https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical/p2p-messaging-technical-breakdown/)

I know ive tried to compress a lot of my journey into one post. The project above is going to be tricky to understand. Feel free to reach out for clarity on any of the details.

IMPORTANT: While this is aiming to provide a secure experience, It is [not audited or reviewed](https://www.reddit.com/r/CyberSecurityAdvice/comments/1su8lir/security_audit_feedback_from_radically_open/). **Shared for testing, feedback and demo purposes only.** Please use responsibly.

#Privacy #OnlinePrivacy #DataPrivacy #Infosec #CyberSecurity #OpSec #DigitalRights #AntiSurveillance #DataOwnership #E2EE #P2P #PeerToPeer #WebRTC #LocalFirst #LocalOnly #NoCloud #NoRegistration #PWA #SignalProtocol #PostQuantum #Cryptography #SecureMessaging #PrivateChat #EncryptedChat #Decentralized #OpenSource #SelfHosted #BetaTesting #FeedbackWelcome #TechDemo #ProofOfConcept #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #DevCommunity

Voice stress analysis software marketed for use in lie detection by law enforcement and insurance investigators has no established scientific validity.

#privacy #surveillance #AIethics #indigoprivacy

#DEFCON bans #Meta-style 'pervert glasses'

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/28/def-con-bans-meta-style-pervert-glasses/5279763

#SmartGlasses #IoT #AI #RayBan #Oakley #privacy

#GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US #Border Search

https://www.pcmag.com/news/grapheneos-defends-data-wiping-function-that-blocked-us-border-search

#privacy #cybersecurity #Android #CBP #politics

RE: https://mastobot.ping.moi/@meteosuisse/117003543137322726

...und #meteosuisse / #meteoschweiz benützt bit.ly, da klicke ich sicher nicht drauf...
Wikipedia: "Bitly verweist in der gültigen Datenschutzerklärung auf der eigenen Webseite auf das Datenschutzabkommen EU-US Privacy Shield, welches im Jahr 2020 vom Europäischen Gerichtshof für ungültig erklärt wurde. Entsprechend ist der Einsatz des Dienstes innerhalb der Europäischen Union aus Datenschutzsicht als problematisch zu betrachten."
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitly
#privacy

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His #GrapheneOS Phone

https://www.404media.co/the-government-hopes-to-set-a-precedent-an-interview-with-the-man-charged-for-allegedly-wiping-his-grapheneos-phone/

#privacy #politics #cybersecurity

Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/why-are-gay-bars-building-databases-their-patrons

#LGBTQ #Pride #surveillance #privacy

"🏃 Fitness Tracker Privacy Fails | EFFector 38.14"

"And more Americans than ever now own at least one wearable health device. Watches, bands, and rings—if you want to digitally monitor your fitness, more companies than ever are selling devices to do it."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/fitness-tracker-privacy-fails-effector-3814

#Privacy

Facial recognition vans to be deployed by police

Marked vans will be deployed in public places and will compare those walking past with a "watchlist" of individuals either wanted for crimes or subject to banning orders or reported missing.

#UK #facialrecognition #biometrics #police #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8enpzry7lro

'I Would Never Do This To You:' Protesting #Flock, #Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials

https://www.404media.co/casa-grande-arizona-flock-city-council/

#surveillance #privacy #ALPR #politics

"#Apple’s #iMessage Scanning Flagged a Video of My Friend's Dog as Nudity"

https://www.404media.co/apples-imessage-scanning-flagged-a-video-of-my-friends-dog-as-nudity/

#privacy #AI #ChatControl #nsfw

#Brazil gives parents #SocialMedia controls for their kids. Should the #US?

https://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/07/28/brazil-gives-parents-social-media-controls-for-their-kids-should-the-u-s

#privacy #SocialMediaBan #AgeVerification

Some Municipalities Are Replacing #Flock Cameras With #Axon, But Is There A Difference?

https://www.jalopnik.com/2215173/flock-cameras-replaced-by-axon-difference/

#ALPR #privacy #surveillance

This guy is brilliant, bravo!

404 Media: 'I Would Never Do This To You:' Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials

https://www.404media.co/casa-grande-arizona-flock-city-council/

#flock #alpr #privacy

#DataBreach at #medical billing firm #MCBS affects 1.26 million people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-medical-billing-firm-mcbs-affects-126-million-people/

#healthcare #privacy #cybersecurity

#HuggingFace Has a #Deepfake Nudes Problem

https://www.wired.com/story/hugging-face-has-a-nonconsensual-deepfakes-problem/

#nsfw #nudify #privacy #AI

…Tunick’s lawyers argued during the hearing last week that the seizure was unlawful, & that he was targeted because of his #political #activism against #Atlanta’s plan to build a police & fire training center within a 1,000-acre stretch of urban #woodland. Opponents argue that the center, known as #CopCity, would militarize officers & destroy precious #GreenSpace.

#law #InfoSec #privacy

#GiftArticle

A #US Citizen Deleted His #Phone’s #Data. Now He Faces a #Felony Charge.

Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with #obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his #smartphone during a customs search.

#law #InfoSec #privacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.PB_S.E8UqK3lm4peR&smid=nytcore-ios-share

𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼:

#ObjectStorage #Privacy #Kinto

https://thewhale.cc/posts/kinto

Kinto is a generic JSON document store with sharing and synchronisation capabilities. It's like Firebase but you store the data on your own server, it respects user privacy, works offline, stores data remotely, and synchronises across devices.

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Kinto is a generic JSON document store with sharing and synchronisation capabilities. It's like Firebase but you store the data on your own server, it respects user privacy, works offline, stores data remotely, and synchronises across devices.

Pi-hole is free, open-source software that blocks ads and trackers at the DNS level for every device on your network — including the TVs, thermostats, and doorbells that can't run a browser extension. It runs on a Raspberry Pi; a Pi 4 with 1GB is about $35. DNS blocking only: no firewall, no intrusion detection.

#pihole #raspberrypi #dns #privacy #indigoprivacy

...The FCC decision was based on a national security determination made on Monday by a White House-convened interagency body, which warned that internet-connected robots could pose data privacy risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities...

Umm. Yet the extraction from social media and ai companies doesn't pose privacy risks?

I am not fighting for Chinese bots. Just pointing that bit out.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/29/tech/us-china-robot-ban-intl-hnk

#privacy #China #fcc #robot

If it's possible for a user to send an unencrypted message across the wire on your "end-to-end encrypted" app, then it's not actually E2EE.

- This means that email can't be E2EE (because a user could easily hit reply without encrypting, accidentally sending the full conversation thread in plaintext).

- It refers to RCS texting, where, at least on Android, it will often drop down into unencrypted SMS when the RCS protocol is having trouble.

- It's the case for Matrix even, where E2EE is a setting that can switch on or off.

In no world would we accept an application as being encrypted between client and server if it was possible for packages to get sent in plaintext occasionally. We wouldn't put up with HTPPS occasionally sending HTML forms over HTTP on accident. Why do many people feel comfortable with the same issue when applied between two users, instead of a user and a server?

If it's possible to send a plaintext message in an E2EE platform, then the platform isn't really E2EE.

#encryption #security #privacy #email #pgp

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“Forcing VPN Companies To Become Palantir | Canada's Data Harvesting Law (CA-22)

#cdnpoli #privacy #CA22 #surveillance

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A first-of-its-kind US case: Samuel Tunick gave Customs agents at Atlanta's airport a GrapheneOS 'duress' passcode - a feature that wipes the phone when entered instead of the real unlock code. The DOJ is now prosecuting him under a statute against destroying property to prevent government seizure; his lawyers argue the seizure was unconstitutional and he was denied a lawyer. Follows a recent ruling that border agents can search phones without a warrant. #privacy #GrapheneOS #indigoprivacy

The US is definitely a very awkward society. Instead of restricting the personal ownership of guns, they implement mechanisms for total surveillance..

"Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those images are used for facial recognition.

A broader privacy concern also deserves scrutiny. For years, PatronScan has marketed itself not just as an ID-verification tool, but as a system that allows bars and clubs to identify patrons, keep records about them, and share information across venues. As one news article published in 2019 documented, PatronScan built a network that allowed participating bars to flag patrons and share information about them with other establishments.

And in California, it’s not at all clear how PatronScan’s business model of scanning IDs and sharing the information from those scans with other bars comports with the law. California’s ID privacy law, which was amended in 2018 to add ID “scans,” states that no businesses shall “retain or use” any information from a scanned ID card except for limited purposes such as to verify age, comply with a legal requirement, or prevent fraud.

A venue cannot claim to be a safe space while feeding its patrons’ data to a third party database."

#USA #California #Surveillance #PatronScan #FacialRecognition #Privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/why-are-gay-bars-building-databases-their-patrons

"In charging a man for allegedly typing in a duress password which wiped his privacy-focused GrapheneOS phone, the U.S. government is trying to intimidate other activists from protecting their data and participating in social movements, Samuel Tunick, the man charged, told 404 Media in an interview on Tuesday.

The case of Tunick, who participated in the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, has resonated across privacy and civil liberties circles. 404 Media first broke news of the case in December. Last week, The Guardian reported additional details including from a court hearing in the case. The maximum sentence for the alleged crime is five years in federal prison.

“I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy, and the government hopes to set a precedent that no one has the right to privacy,” Tunick told 404 Media in a conference call with his federal public defender Matthew Dodge."

https://www.404media.co/the-government-hopes-to-set-a-precedent-an-interview-with-the-man-charged-for-allegedly-wiping-his-grapheneos-phone/

#USA #FBI #CivilLiberties #Privacy #Activism #GrapheneOS #Surveillance

"San Francisco: Don’t Fall for Industry Defense of Surveillance Pricing"

"The concept of “surveillance pricing” is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their profits by invading our privacy."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/san-francisco-dont-fall-industry-defense-surveillance-pricing

#Privacy

People think a lot about the output they get from AI tools and chatbots.

But they don't think enough about the input they give to AI tools and chatbots.

Your input is very likely collected, tagged, evaluated, shared, and reused. Every word, every image, every line of code, every data point you share with them, knowingly or unknowingly.

You're not using them.
They're using you.

#NoAI #Privacy #DigitalRights #MassSurveillance