Microsoft to assist European Commission in defense of EU-US data-sharing agreement - https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/06/29/microsoft-to-assist-european-commission-in-defense-of-eu-us-data-sharing-agreement/5263737 yeah, I bet it is... #privacy #surveillance

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@Taler/116850776044713665

The EU is re-inventing the wheel with their CBDC. And they're doing a really mediocre job with it.

And why? Because they want to remain in control (and ultimately have the ability to censor).

#DigitalEuro #CBDC #Privacy

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

#dataprivacy #privacy #indigoprivacy

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

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

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

Privacy, mental privacy and Freedom of Thought (FoT) are the building blocks of civilisation. It's buckling under pressure from centuries of market-based social experimentation. It's failed on all accounts - our planet is fast becoming inhabitable and social structures that keep us safe and secure is fading away - it's time to put the misguided experiment to rest.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy

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FLOCK YOU

People are DOING something about Flock cameras.

#Flock #Privacy

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

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

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

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/

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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🧠 Three pillars of mental privacy.

#privacy #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy

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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

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

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

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

"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 specs and cases leaks fill the gaps in Samsung's new teaser — and there could be one disappointing omission"

"The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 could have lots of power but just two rear cameras and no Privacy Display."

https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-specs-and-cases-leaks-fill-the-gaps-in-samsungs-new-teaser-and-there-could-be-one-disappointing-omission

#Privacy

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

For Canadians. Privacy on Canada Day.

https://action.openmedia.org/s/9614907/wzSOX3qMV

#polcan #privacy

After 8.5 awesome years, today is my last day at 1Password.

I can't even begin to describe how much the experience impacted me as a person. I moved from casual customer support and social media management all the way through to the security team, eventually becoming its longest-tenured member. Some of my greatest hits included:

• Pioneering the creation of 1Password's Privacy Team as its first IC
• Creating a fully functional DSR program from the ground up
• Forming the first internal data map
• Developing a process with which to work law enforcement
• Becoming a SME on all things consumer product security
• Collaboration with Legal, GRC, Customer Support, and plenty of others

My entire future has been shaped by what I accomplished while I was there, and I'll remember it forever. What's next? I'm not sure yet! I think I'll take a bit of time for myself and then start looking for my next big thing. I'm open to suggestions, though, and so if you or someone you know is looking for someone in privacy, shoot me a message!

#work #fediHire #getfedihired #privacy #security

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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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

Engadget: Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they’re spreading fast. “Although Flock cameras are often referred to as license plate readers, that’s reductive. Reading license plates is their primary task, but they can be used to track just about anyone or anything.”

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

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#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

🚀 Bold ideas that define our relationship to technology and social organisation is at the heart of understanding and responding to privacy issues.

✅ We are committed to defending privacy rights with fresh ideas to emerging tech capabilities.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #surveillancecapitalism

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"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

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

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

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

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

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

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🎦🛌 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

Google is apparently testing a new reCAPTCHA method that prompts you to turn on your device's camera to prove you are human by scanning your hands.

I assume this will eventually be mandatory, just like the current reCAPTCHA.

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

#DontBeEvil #Google #Privacy #Spying #Surveillance

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

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Facial recognition technology can expose political orientation from naturalistic facial images

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79310-1

#research #Privacy #Surveillance #FacialRecognition

Most people who check have found their home address listed on at least 5 data broker sites. Have you checked? https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #databrokers #privacy #indigoprivacy

Voicebox is a free and open-source AI voice studio that runs entirely on your computer.

It lets you clone voices, generate speech, transcribe audio with Whisper, and use voice dictation without sending recordings to the cloud. It also supports multiple TTS engines and MCP integration for AI assistants.

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

#OpenSource #AI #Privacy #SelfHosted #Linux #Windows #macOS #SpeechToText #TextToSpeech

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Screenshot of the Voicebox project page featuring a gold microphone icon and the title "Voicebox." The page describes it as an open-source AI voice studio that runs entirely on your computer, allowing users to clone voices, generate speech, dictate into any application, and interact with AI agents using custom voices. Project badges show approximately 1.4 million downloads, version 0.5.0, 36k GitHub stars, an MIT license, and a link to DeepWiki.