When did you last check who has your data? The free Privacy Audit covers the basics in 10 minutes.

#dataprivacy #privacy #indigoprivacy

BREAKING: A new class-action lawsuit was just filed over #Alberta voter #privacy breach, and we’re wishing it luck! But the longer-term structural change needed is bringing all political parties under privacy laws in Canada! Sign the petition today: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7237

Scientists Asked #AI to Impersonate 112 Public Figures. What Happened Next Is a ‘Dire’ Warning

https://www.404media.co/untitled-28/

#privacy #deepfake

#Google Wants to Scan Your Hand for its #reCAPTCHA

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/01/google-wants-to-scan-your-hand-for-its-recaptcha/

#privacy #CAPTCHA #bot

Connecticut just overhauled its data privacy law. From July 1, businesses must say if they use your data to train AI, you can ask for a list of who bought your data, and selling the data of anyone under 18 is banned. Where a few states go, more follow.

#privacy #CTDPA #dataprivacy #indigoprivacy

FLOCK YOU

People are DOING something about Flock cameras.

#Flock #Privacy

#Tails 7.9.1

https://tails.net/news/version_7.9.1/

#privacy #anonymity #cybersecurity #Tor #FOSS #Linux

#PapaJohns Can Predict When Your Fridge Is Empty

https://www.adexchanger.com/tv/papa-johns-can-predict-when-your-fridge-is-empty/

#privacy #pizza #surveillance #food

#Apple ‘#HideMyEmail’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real #Email Addresses

https://www.404media.co/apple-hide-my-email-vulnerability-reveals-peoples-real-email-addresses/

#privacy #HideMy

Reverse phone warrants compel phone companies to identify the subscriber behind a number, a frequently used investigative tool that courts rarely scrutinize.

#privacy #surveillance #indigoprivacy

Summer #Sale: #Cryptomator at half price – only until July 7th!

https://cryptomator.org/blog/2026/07/01/summer-sale-2026/

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

Flock Safety runs an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 AI cameras across the US, scanning license plates more than 20 billion times a month. Communities are pushing back, and more than 70 cities have dropped or rejected contracts, 55 this year alone.

#privacy #surveillance #indigoprivacy #flock

#Cryptomator for #Android: Freemium Now Available

https://cryptomator.org/blog/2026/07/01/cryptomator-android-freemium/

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

Medtronic notifies customers impacted by ShinyHunters data breach #privacy #hack Great, my spinal pump is Medtronic...

“The investigation determined that from April 13 to April 19, 2026, an unauthorized actor accessed certain Medtronic corporate IT systems.” The exposed data may include the following:

Full name
Contact information
Date of birth
Social Security number
Health-related information

ShinyHunters typically publishes stolen data if ransom negotiations with the victim organization fail to secure payment.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/medtronic-notifies-customers-impacted-by-shinyhunters-data-breach/

#Reddit will require you to log in to use old(dot)reddit(dot)com

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-to-use-old-reddit-com/

#privacy

@fdroidorg Please include the onion link in your post

http://fdroidorg6cooksyluodepej4erfctzk7rrjpjbbr6wx24jh3lqyfwyd.onion/2026/07/01/adv-malware.html.en

If this is the official f-droid floss.social account then I know you care about tor onion servers because the official fdroid website has an onion link

Tor onion links provide greater anonymity to tor users than simply accessing the clearweb site through tor

And the more people use tor and tor onion addresses for uncontroversial browsing the easier it becomes for people to hide in the traffic when it can be a matter of life or death what websites you are accessing

#Tor #Censorship #FDroid #Privacy #Anonymity

Canada’s Bill C-22 just passed third reading, rushed through with limited debate. It lets the government compel companies to build backdoors into encryption.

Signal and NordVPN have said they’ll leave Canada entirely if it passes. Apple and Meta are urging amendments.

Here’s what a backdoor mandate can’t touch: an app with no company to compel and no server to weaken. You can’t order a backdoor into something that has no door.

zerion.chat

#privacy #encryption #canada #tor #foss

About GDPR:
"The problem is that it was designed for a world where data types had stable boundaries, where collecting your
shoe size was clearly different from collecting your HIV status, and where one could draw a sensible line around
things called ‘special categories’. With the arrival of modern AI, that world no longer exists" #GDPR #EU #privacy #AI #Data

Your data is on more sites than you think. The free Privacy Audit shows you where. Takes about 10 minutes. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #databrokers #privacy #indigoprivacy

Superfile is a free and open-source terminal file manager with a modern, keyboard-first interface.

Built with Go, it features a clean TUI, customizable themes, plugins, and supports Linux, macOS, and Windows. A great upgrade for anyone who spends a lot of time working in the terminal.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=superfile

#OpenSource #Linux #Windows #macOS #Terminal #CLI #Productivity #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Superfile project page showing its logo, project badges, and a preview of the modern terminal-based file manager with a multi-pane, keyboard-friendly interface.

Do not track tools like @eff's Privacy Badger is not an ad blocker, rather it's a tracking blocker. If a website can't respect my privacy by not tracking me across the Internet we wouldn't have this problem. You can advertise to me all you want. #Privacy #enshittification

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A pop-up from a website that doesn't respect my do not track request.

The #KIDSAct has passed the house

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/the-kids-act-has-passed-the-house/38918

#politics #privacy #AgeVerification

CCIA urged California lawmakers to revise SB 1130, warning that the bill’s broad definitions and ambiguous liability standards could sweep in everyday wearable technologies and expose manufacturers, retailers, and employers to civil and criminal liability for the actions of individual users. Effective #privacy policy should provide clear rules, target unlawful conduct, and avoid creating legal uncertainty that undermines innovation. Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-raises-privacy-and-liability-concerns-with-california-wearable-devices-bill-sb-1130/

WhatsApp is adding usernames — message people without either side seeing a phone number. Your number unlocks a lot of personal info; a username keeps it private from other users (not from Meta). Reserve yours: Settings → Account → Username.

#privacy #whatsapp #messaging #indigoprivacy

“Google wants a look at your hands before it lets you through. The company’s newest reCAPTCHA check, rolling out now as a test, asks you to switch on your camera and wave at it so an algorithm can decide whether you’re a human or a bot.

That wave is less casual than it looks. The system records a short video of your hand and pulls 21 hand-landmark coordinates from it, mapping your finger joints, your palm geometry, and the way you move in real time.

Google describes the purpose as liveness detection, a way for websites to fend off automated account creation, credential-stuffing, and other fraud. But this is still a biometric scan, collected so you can prove you’re a person and still involves turning on your cameras for Google.”

https://reclaimthenet.org/googles-new-recaptcha-wants-your-camera-access-and-21-points-of-your-hand

#Google #ReCAPTCHA #Biometrics #Privacy

“The thing is, when working on decentralized tech, I always believed it was important because we had serious risks from centralization, surveillance, etc from governments and corporations, potentially co-conspiring. But what I hadn't anticipated is that as things became more centralized, the will to fight for the internet as something in the public interest too would evaporate.

When I have conversations with family members and friends who haven't yet thought much about the age verification and similar bills and their consequences, they've said "well, someone has to hold corporations like Meta" responsible. To which I say, "but what about all the smaller, non-corporate parts of the internet?" To which, many people are surprised, because they've simply forgotten about those things.

When the internet and computing becomes five corporations to most people, they begin to treat it as the concerns of reigning in five corporations.“

https://dustycloud.org/blog/what-happened-to-the-fight-for-the-internet/

#AgeVerification #Surveillance #OpenWeb #Decentralization #DigitalRights #Oligopolies #Fediverse #Privacy

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that police need a narrow warrant before sweeping up everyone's phone location data. Geofence warrants that pull every phone near a crime scene now face Fourth Amendment limits.

#privacy #surveillance #fourthamendment #indigoprivacy #scotus #supremecourt

#Arti 2.5.0 released: Stable #CounterGaloisOnion

https://blog.torproject.org/arti_2_5_0_released/

#Tor #FOSS #Rust #cybersecurity #privacy #anonymity

#Notesnook v3.4.0

https://blog.notesnook.com/notesnook-v3.4.0

#notes #privacy

Every week brings another breach, and a pattern underneath them: the more identity a system collects, the more there is to steal. Passports, fingerprints, phone numbers, all sitting in databases waiting to leak.

The fix isn’t better security on all that data. It’s not collecting it in the first place.

Zerion asks for nothing. No phone number, no email, no ID. Nothing to breach because nothing is stored.

zerion.chat

#privacy #infosec #foss #tor

Fake #Perplexity extension on #Chrome Web Store tracked searches

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-perplexity-extension-on-chrome-web-store-tracked-searches/

#cybersecurity #privacy #AI

Retail shopping center management companies use mobile advertising ID tracking to measure how digital ads drive physical store visits. #privacy #retail #indigoprivacy

#Proton: "Introducing #Lumo 2.0"

https://proton.me/blog/lumo-2

#AI #privacy

🚨 Apple's Hide My Email may not be as private as you think.

A researcher claims they can reveal the real email address behind any Hide My Email alias, and says Apple has known about it for over a year without fully fixing the issue.

If true, this impacts far more than spam protection. It could expose journalists, activists, researchers, and anyone relying on email aliases for privacy.

I've broken down:
🔍 How the vulnerability works (without revealing exploit details)
📅 The disclosure timeline
⚠️ Why it matters
📧 What Apple users should do right now

Read the full analysis 👇
https://thecybersecguru.com/news/pple-hide-my-email-vulnerability-real-address-exposed/

#Apple #iCloud #HideMyEmail #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DataPrivacy #InfoSec #CyberNews #AppleSecurity #EmailSecurity #CyberThreat #SecurityResearch #BugBounty #ZeroDay #TechNews #CyberAwareness #DigitalPrivacy #InfosecNews #CyberSecGuru

"Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works"

https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2026/06/30/californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works

#California #privacy #DROP

The Realities of #AI Video #Surveillance

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/the-realities-of-ai-video-surveillance.html

#privacy

AlterSend is a free and open-source app for transferring files directly between devices without using cloud storage.

Files are sent peer-to-peer with end-to-end encryption, no accounts, no uploads, and no file size limits. It works across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=altersend

#OpenSource #Privacy #FileTransfer #Linux #Windows #macOS #Android #iOS

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Screenshot of AlterSend app splash screen. Logo and tagline: "File transfer without the cloud. Files go directly between your devices - end-to-end encrypted, no accounts, no servers, no limits." Footer text: "license Apache-2.0" and "platforms macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android". Website, Download, and Discord links shown.

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Screenshot of AlterSend mobile app. Status bar reads "18:11" and "Connected". Shows "Files available: 2 files, 589.8 MB". Lists files: "AlterSend-1.3.0-arm64.dmg (180.0 MB)" and "zip_file.zip (409.9 MB)". Displays a "Download all" button and an "End session" option.

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Screenshot of AlterSend desktop app share screen. Displays a hexadecimal share code "681f6aca...". Shows "2 files, 589.8 MB". Device list: iPhone 17 (Online), a83efd (Online), Google Pixel 9 (48 min ago). Buttons for Pair, Invite, and End session.

#Insurance giant #Aflac discloses #DataBreach after subsidiary hack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insurance-giant-aflac-discloses-data-breach-after-subsidiary-hack/

#cybersecurity #privacy

#Microsoft adds smarter bot protection to #Teams meetings

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-adds-smarter-bot-protection-to-teams-meetings/

#privacy #cybersecurity

GitHub itself got breached this week. Around 4,000 code repositories taken, and the group behind it says they’ll sell the source rather than ask for ransom.

Even the platform that hosts the world’s code is a single point that can be hit.

It’s exactly why Zerion treats GitHub as a public mirror, not a dependency. The code is GPLv3 and can live anywhere. Nothing critical relies on it staying up.

zerion.chat

#privacy #infosec #foss #tor

DuckDuckGo makes more than a search engine. Email Protection strips tracking pixels from messages. App Tracking Protection blocks trackers in other Android apps. Their paid VPN routes all traffic through their servers and includes identity theft restoration. #privacy #email #trackers #duckduckgo #indigoprivacy

LGBT Q&A: What Data Are Companies in the #UK Collecting When Verifying My Age?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lgbt-qa-what-data-are-companies-uk-collecting-when-verifying-my-age

#LGBTQ #Pride #privacy #AgeVerification

Privacy apps love the phrase "zero-knowledge", which tells you nothing. Simply put, I built Catchlight so I can't read your notes. Not "we promise not to look", genuinely can't.

They're encrypted on your phone with a key only you hold, before they ever leave the device. If Considus vanished tomorrow, your notes wouldn't even notice.

#Privacy #Encryption #FOSS #BuildInPublic

Fairphone 6 – smart privacy

#opensource #privacy

https://www.slwoods.co.uk/?p=16930

Your data, your call. Start with the free audit. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #privacy #dataprivacy #indigoprivacy

"The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that people have an expectation of privacy from the government as their mobile devices track them throughout their daily activities, even when that information is shared with companies like Google and Apple.

The 6-3 decision in Chatrie v. United States extends Fourth Amendment protections to data that people hand over to tech companies, meaning police need a warrant to obtain it. Justices Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas dissented.

The Trump administration argued that users did not have an expectation of privacy after voluntarily sharing their location data with companies like Google.

“An individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone’s location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information — even though for only a limited time, and from a third-party tech company,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the majority.

The case involves a 2019 bank robbery in Virginia, where police arrested Okello Chatrie after using a geofence warrant to locate all devices near the scene of the crime."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/supreme-court-location-data-ruling-00979929

#USA #Privacy #FourthAmendment #Geolocation #Surveillance

📢 LAST DAY to submit your talk for #SeaGL2026 !!

Do it now!! https://seagl.org/cfp

#cfp #linux #opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #oshw #openhardware #privacy #security #protocols #art #community #education #careers #ai #free #libre #open #tech #seattle #devops #hackerspace #hack

This is a privacy victory. It deserves to be celebrated. The Supreme Court ruled that geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment, 6–3.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search

However, there’s a hidden detail that is worth flagging. And it’s not good.

This ruling arose from Chatrie v United States. Google gave generic cell phone records to the cops. No specificity means unconstitutional. Maybe.

The federal judge on the case agreed that it was unconstitutional. But she allowed evidence from the violation to be used anyway. Why? She cited that “even if there had been a violation of the Fourth Amendment, law enforcement officials had acted in good faith.”

In. Good. Faith.

This translates to “cops can violate the constitution if we believe their intentions are good.”

How many cops do you know who act in good faith?

#FourthAmendment #4thAmendment #Privacy #BigTech #SCOTUS #ChatrieVUnitedStates #Constitution #AbolishThePolice

Oops, scotus ruins thing without realizing.

"EU treaty law…requires…oversight over data protection…be done by…'independent' authority…So far…US has appointed…'independent' FTC to be…US privacy regulator to meet…EU's requirement…

…conservative majority in…US Supreme Court has now decided…independence of…FTC is unconstitutional…Given that…#EU relied on…'independence' of…FTC as a privacy watchdog…entire structure of…EU-US Data #Privacy Framework…just collapsed."

https://noyb.eu/en/us-supreme-court-just-blew-eu-us-data-transfers

#USpol

#Nissan discloses employee #DataBreach linked to #Oracle zero-day attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nissan-discloses-employee-data-breach-linked-to-oracle-zero-day-attacks/

#privacy #cybersecurity #cars

#NAIC says public data stolen in #ShinyHunters' #PeopleSoft breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/naic-says-public-data-stolen-in-shinyhunters-peoplesoft-breach/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

#SupremeCourt ruling guts government’s use of #geofence warrants

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/supreme-court-ruling-guts-governments-use-of-geofence-warrants/

#privacy #surviellance #SCOTUS

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@davidculley/116837726982363407

So dear European banks, who you force your customers to use apps from Apple/Google stores or-else, and didn't want to listen ever: what are you going to do now?

* binding your customers to US stores: illegal
* using those analytic frameworks: illegal
* using Apple/Google cloud messaging: illegal
* your apps: illegal?
* most of your branches: closed ("go online!").
* banking: how?

The shield got broken. Happy sovereignty!

#privacy #banking #eu #USA #privacyShield

#EFF to Gov. #Pritzker: Veto #Illinois’ #HB5511

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-gov-pritzker-veto-illinois-hb-5511

#AgeVerfication #privacy

#WhatsApp rolls out usernames to help users hide their phone number

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-rolls-out-usernames-to-help-users-hide-their-phone-number/

#privacy #Meta #cybersecurity

Joint Terrorism Task Forces composed of federal and local law enforcement share surveillance data on individuals who have not been charged with any crime. #privacy #surveillance #indigoprivacy

Join the national push to close a major privacy gap in 🇨🇦! Over 8,400 people have already signed the parliamentary petition e-7237 calling for political parties to be brought under privacy law. Sign here by July 4: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7237

#cdnpoli #privacy

"In a recent study, researchers conducted a first-ever patient-level privacy audit to see how easily individual patients could be identified from the underlying data used to train medical AI models."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-patient-groups-vulnerable-privacy-medical.html

Original research: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10688-0

#healthcare #AI #LLM #data #privacy #infosec #research

My Supernote Nomad is an excellent offline e-ink note taking device. I want to have something similar for ebooks that's also privacy respecting.

I wish there was a GrapheneOS device that had an eInk display, I'd use that with a FOSS eBook reader and Calibre.

I like some of what Boox is putting out, but IDK how private it is. Any suggestions?

#askfedi #privacy #boox #supernote #eink #grapheneos #android #ereader #calibre

Nine things you do every day that endanger your personal data

https://adguard.com/en/blog/techtok-14-nine-things-endanger-privacy.html

#privacy #cybersecurity #guide

The Wall Boycott Assistant helps people “know what’s really on your phone” by scanning installed apps for ties to companies you may want to avoid (HQ, founders, investors, or BDS categories). One-tap checks run with an offline database—no accounts. 🌐📱🛡️ #AppScanner #DigitalSafety #OpenSource https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thewallboycott.android&hl=en

https://the-wall.win/

https://github.com/theWallProject/mono

#StopTheGenocide

Don’t forget 🇮🇱⚠️ that Israel is facing serious allegations of mass atrocities 🩸❌. Israel-based firms have produced widely condemned spyware (e.g., Pegasus) that has been exported to government clients and reportedly misused to spy on Palestinians and many others 🇵🇸👁️. The broader pattern is that advanced surveillance tools are proliferating with too little accountability—across governments and political networks

#Israel #MassAtrocities #HumanRights #Palestinians #Surveillance #Spyware #CyberSecurity #Pegasus #Privacy #Accountability #RightsAndDignity #StopViolence #FreedomOfSpeech #DigitalRights #Security

Top #Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if #EU Rules Change

https://www.wired.com/story/top-google-security-staff-warn-search-data-could-be-hacked-thanks-to-eu-plans/

#privacy #DMA #politics

🎉 New channel for #ArcaneChat, #DeltaChat and other #chatmail clients:

Greenpeace International: Greenpeace exists because this fragile Earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.

With automated posts from @greenpeace

here is the invite link 👇️️
https://i.delta.chat/#EB87F92DC57303205E7F3ACB6DAA06D8FE761414&v=3&x=OVB2LD5FvbhhrYHzkdBQU50p&j=uxWwBrg1nDUH08i3wgVuw6US&s=hpmcA1sjEKnnc2s71Y7_Bsf4&a=6j2tb0xyz%40arcanechat.me&n=ChannelsBot&b=Greenpeace+International

#politics #activism #ClimateChange #decentralization #encryption #e2ee #privacy #anonymous #security #europe #european

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an screenshot of the Greenpeace International channel where some recent posts are visible

New Release: #Tor Browser 15.0.17

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15017/

#privacy #anonymity #cybersecurity #FOSS

Detective: Suffolk man accused of damaging Flock cameras said they’re ‘unconstitutional’

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/suffolk/detective-suffolk-man-accused-of-damaging-flock-cameras-said-theyre-unconstitutional/

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #flock

🎦🛌 Nikola Antonijević attended #MobiSys 2026 and wrote a great blog post highlighting an inspiring paper presented there: "MobiSys 2026 Spotlight: Spotting Hidden Cameras with 'Hide-and-Sweep'"
https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/blog/mobisys-2026-spotlight-spotting-hidden-cameras-with-hide-and-sweep/
#privacy #security #hotel #airbnb

Bitdefender VPN has an excellent starting price, even if it lacks the advanced features that privacy nerds may want.

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Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy