Happy father's day for the ArcaneChat fathers out there!

We went to the mountains of the Black Forest to collect some wild flowers for you!

#fathersdaygift #ArcaneChat #security #privacy #decentralization #opensource #european #europe #fathersday

FYI, there are a lot of privacy and other settings in your online Roku account. Choose what they do with about everything, including voice captured from the remotes. #Privacy #Roku .
https://my.roku.com/account

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My account Profile & settings Account information Email communications Privacy settings PIN/Parental controls Connect Amazon Alexa Delete account Payments & subscriptions Payment methods My subscriptions Free trials & subscription offers Purchase history & invoices Device settings Voice settings TV settings for Smart Home Backdrops Streaming Store Add new apps Add beta app with code Product offers Shop all products Privacy Settings Ads Personalization Personalized advertising makes your ads more relevant to you. You can choose to turn off personalized advertising anytime. Manage personalized ads Voice data collection Your voice recordings help us fine-tune and improve our voice recognition capabilities. You can opt out of using future voice recordings for product improvements anytime. Manage voice privacy US privacy choices Based on where you live, you may have the right to tell Roku not to 'sell' or 'share' your data or to limit Roku's use of sensitive personal information. Manage US privacy controls Smart TV Experience Manage preferences for Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) and Content Viewing Dislosure, which Roku uses for better content recommendations and ads personalized to you. Manage ACR & Content Viewing Disclosure

So, for the US not to renew that horrible privacy invasion called FISA, I basically have to cheer on Trump to hold firm on wanting voter ID laws and, at the same time, cheer on Democrats to not pass FISA while a real estate mogul cosplays as director of national intelligence.
#espionage #privacy #uspolitics

Choose #privacy over Big Tech!

Windows → Linux
Outlook → Tuta Mail (NOW 50% OFF)
Calendar → Tuta Calendar

Take back your privacy now: https://tuta.com/digital-sovereignty

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Choose #privacy over Big Tech! Windows → Linux Outlook → Tuta Mail (NOW 50% OFF) Calendar → Tuta Calendar Take back your privacy now: https://tuta.com/digital-sovereignty

Free 10-minute privacy audit. No account, no email. Just a checklist to see exactly where you stand. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #privacy #indigoprivacy

Free 10-minute privacy audit. No account, no email. Just a checklist to see exactly where you stand. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #privacy #indigoprivacy

In the Soviet union the citizens are monitored constantly. USA is headed or already this is being done we do not know the whole extent. Flock cameras monitoring vehicles movements. Credit card’s tracking your purchases & locations. New automobile’s computers keeping track. Even the city’s are getting CCTV coverage. Facial recognition software is everywhere. Privacy is a joke on the internet. How does this feel America? The new USA is scary. #USA #surveillance #fascism #America #american #privacy

Your smart TV likely reports everything you watch back to the manufacturer, including content from HDMI-connected devices. #privacy #iot #smarttv #indigoprivacy

Smart meters report your electricity usage in 15-minute intervals, enough resolution to infer whether you're home, awake, or running specific appliances. #privacy #smartgrid #iot #surveillance #indigoprivacy

Open Video Downloader is a free and open-source desktop app for downloading videos, audio, subtitles, playlists, and metadata from hundreds of websites.

Built on top of yt-dlp, it offers a simple graphical interface , no command line required. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux under the AGPL-3.0 license.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=open-video-downloader

#OpenSource #Privacy #Linux #Windows #macOS #ytdlp #VideoTools

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Screenshot of the Open Video Downloader project page. The page shows the application's colorful icon featuring a film strip and download arrow, alongside the title “Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui).” Below are badges indicating version 3.2.0, AGPL-3.0 license, and over 4.1 million downloads. The description explains that Open Video Downloader is a cross-platform desktop application that can download videos, audio, subtitles, and metadata from hundreds of supported websites. It highlights that the app provides a simple graphical interface built on top of yt-dlp, eliminating the need for command-line usage.

https://www.xda-developers.com/discord-begins-testing-age-verification-with-google-wallet-and-credit-cards-but-face-scans-are-still-on-the-table/

Discord will begin testing new forms of Age verification, face scans will still be an option, but now they will trial accepting Google Wallet & credit Card Checks. Face scans will now occur On-Device with a new vendor named "Incode"

#Discord #AgeID #AgeVerification #Privacy #Security

ProPublica: “Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns. “Frank Ssekamwa says the United States presented his country with an impossible choice. If it accepted the terms of a new health agreement, Uganda would have to give the U.S. access to the data of millions of his fellow citizens — a decision he worries would make their personal […]

Location data bans, facial recognition lawsuits, data broker regulation. One story every Monday that actually affects your life. #privacy #legislation #indigoprivacy

Location data bans, facial recognition lawsuits, data broker regulation. One story every Monday that actually affects your life. #privacy #legislation #indigoprivacy

Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored.

Known as the Social Media Parental Notification Act, the law requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps.

Ohio’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, Ohio Revised Code 1349.09, https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1349.09

Part of the law states:
"The operator of an online web site, service, or product that targets children, or is reasonably anticipated to be accessed by children, shall do all of the following:

(1) Obtain verifiable consent for any contract with a child, including terms of service, to register, sign up, or otherwise create a unique username to access or utilize the online web site, service, or product, from the child's parent or legal guardian using any of the following methods:

(a) Requiring a parent or legal guardian to sign and return to the operator a form consenting to the contract by postal mail, facsimile, or electronic mail;

(b) Requiring a parent or legal guardian, in connection with a monetary transaction, to use a credit card, debit card, or other online payment system that provides notification of each discrete transaction to the primary account holder;

(c) Requiring a parent or legal guardian to call a toll-free telephone number implemented by the operator and staffed by trained personnel;

(d) Requiring a parent or legal guardian to connect to trained personnel by videoconference;

(e) Verifying a parent's or legal guardian's identity by checking a form of government-issued identification against databases of such information, and promptly deleting the parent's or legal guardian's identification from the operator's records after such verification is complete.

(2) Present to the child's parent or legal guardian a list of the features offered by an operator's online web site, service, or product related to censoring or moderating content, including any features that can be disabled for a particular profile.

(3) Provide to the child's parent or guardian a web site link at which the parent or legal guardian may access and review the list of features described in division (B)(2) of this section at another time.
#MastoAdmin #Ohio #Law #Privacy .

https://www.13abc.com/2026/06/19/court-orders-ohio-restrictions-kids-use-social-media-restored/?outputType=amp

🔐 #Privacy news & updates from @privacyguides:

“🚨 This Week In Privacy #58 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be discussing GrapheneOS' new Android 17 experimental release and also covering the latest privacy & security news. Join us live and chat with the community!...”

https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/116778664379260990

🤖 via RSS feed. May not reflect our views.

🌎 Our privacy depends on the type of society we are allowed to create for ourselves.

FREE is a forum that promotes alternative and sustainable options promoting privacy and dignified human connection, connection based on care rather than economic exploitation.

Get involved in your own local chapter, or better still start your own: ✅ https://www.freefreeforum.org/

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #free #sustainable

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"This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.

The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the Online Safety Act, it will cause more harm than it will prevent.

Users of all ages are burdened with proving their age before accessing content, with social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X included in the ban. There remains no reliable, privacy-preserving method of verifying the age of every internet user and methods vary from one platform to the next.

Young people will not simply be protected from being contacted by adults or endlessly scrolling—they’ll also lose access to educational videos on YouTube, local events on Facebook, and potentially cut off from distant friends and family.

Public policy must be effective, proportionate and respectful of fundamental rights. Young people deserve better than a policy built on panic, and all internet users deserve a safe and free internet. A social media ban generates headlines, but it will not solve the problem."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

#UK #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #Privacy #Censorship

Shotcut is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

It offers timeline editing, filters, transitions, audio tools, hardware encoding, and support for hundreds of formats via FFmpeg.

A privacy-friendly alternative to Premiere Pro, Filmora, and CapCut, no subscriptions, no lock-in, and no watermarks.

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

#OpenSource #VideoEditing #Privacy #Linux #Windows #macOS #FOSS

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Screenshot of the Shotcut project page. At the top are build status badges showing successful builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Below, a large heading describes Shotcut as a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor. The page includes a screenshot of the Shotcut interface, showing a video editing workspace with media bins, preview window, timeline tracks, audio meters, filters, and waveform displays. The preview displays a motorcycle video project titled “A Bike Show,” demonstrating Shotcut’s professional editing capabilities.

Password reuse is the leading cause of credential-stuffing attacks: one breached site gives attackers the key to every other account using the same password. #privacy #security #passwords #indigoprivacy

WinDiskWriter a free and open-source macOS tool for creating bootable Windows USB installers.

It supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, and Vista, works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, and can automatically handle large install.wim files, EFI booting, and Legacy BIOS compatibility.

A handy tool for Mac users who need to install or repair Windows without using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool.

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

#OpenSource #macOS #Windows #USBBoot #TechTools #Privacy

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Screenshot of the WinDiskWriter project page. The page features a purple WinDiskWriter logo and banner for macOS, with the slogan “Say NO to TPM and Secure Boot. Say YES to Windows 11 on any device.” Below are project badges showing GPL-3.0 licensing, over 458,000 downloads, version 1.3, and code statistics. A section titled “Windows USB Disk Creator for macOS” explains that the tool creates bootable Windows USB installers supporting both UEFI and Legacy BIOS, allowing Windows installation on PCs, Intel Macs, and certain virtual machines.

BeenVerified has your address, phone number, relatives, and court records — searchable by anyone. Today's guide walks you through removing it in about 5 minutes. #privacy #databrokers #optout #infosec #indigoprivacy

You cannot understand privacy without understanding consent.

Granular informed consent is the number one concept to learn about if you wish to deepen your understanding of good data privacy practices.

Consent. Is. Everything.

#Privacy #DataPrivacy #Consent 🔒✅

Just looked into #Freely TV and it's a #privacy nightmare. This is the free internet streaming version of UK #Freeview, but with privacy ripped out.

They collect a bunch of personally identifying data (device, freely ID, IP) and record all your viewing.

They use and share that data with third parties without your consent under the loophole of "legitimate interest" which is like a cancer that no ordinary individual can challenge.

So I will never use #FreelyTV. It's a lie to say it is free

New video about Signal📽️

Signal's President @Mer__edith on The Mishal Husain Show @bloomberg

About data-driven business models, AI assistants, and more!

Watch it here 🍿👉 https://aboutsignal.com/videos-podcasts/videos/ai-wants-your-life-tech-boss-meredith-whittaker-says-no-the-mishal-husain-show/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #AI #privacy

This week: WhatsApp patched a flaw where a single crafted message could make your phone load content from an attacker’s URL. And India’s Telegram ban is now reaching users in the UAE too, a national court order cutting off people in another country entirely.

Two different problems, same root cause: centralized apps are both attack surfaces and single points of control.

No server, no surface to exploit, nothing to ban.

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#privacy #android #tor #encryption #foss

Meet #ArcaneChat: a secure and decentralized private messenger

Anonymous: No phone number or any data required for registration!

Private: All your conversations and pictures are end-to-end encrypted, only visible by the chat members

Discreet: No one can discover you or know that you are using the app! only people you share your invitation link can talk to you

It is magic! ✨

#digitalindependence #privacy #security #family #encryption #autonomy #european #openSource #europe #decentralization

Privacy protection starts with knowing what's out there. Free 10-minute audit. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #privacy #dataprivacy #indigoprivacy

Privacy protection starts with knowing what's out there. Free 10-minute audit. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #privacy #dataprivacy #indigoprivacy

If your information is on a people-search site, you can remove it yourself for free. We show you how, every Friday. #databrokers #privacy #indigoprivacy

"A VPN ban could be on the table as part of the ongoing internet safety crackdown, which has already seen the Government announce a social media ban for under-16s.On Monday, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced a law change, set to be put in place by 2027, which will ban children from social media and AI chatbots as well as introduce ‘curfews’ to stop ‘doomscrolling’.

The ban was announced in response to concerns that social media is unsafe, making children miserable, and could cause lasting damage to their mental health. On Tuesday morning, Ms Kendall hinted that further restrictions could be introduced on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

VPNs have become increasingly popular in the UK since the Online Safety Act was enacted. Often used by employers to create a network to share resources, VPNs can also be used to spoof or hide your browsing location, thereby sidestepping geographical restrictions. A VPN is a system which connects somebody’s device – normally a computer or smartphone – to a server in a different location. This means that the websites that person visits cannot see their IP address.

It is used by many people for privacy or to get around restrictions that websites place on who can visit a page. It can also be useful for allowing people to work from home and still access their workplace’s resources."

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour

#UK #VPNs #Privacy #NannyState #Surveillance #BigBrother #AgeVerification #DigitalID

🌎 We must take back control of our data and our mental and physical privacy in a way that respects human dignity.
💯 Technology must add value to human life, not degrade it through invasive and privacy-degrading practices.

#privacy #privacymatters #ai #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #freedom

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The text describes that unprecedented AI chaos must be faced with worker empowerment and solidarity and that privacy in intricately related to personal autonomy and freedom.

"Due to heavy information controls, people in Iran face significant barriers to accessing the Internet. Authorities have actively blocked numerous websites and apps, including conventional circumvention and digital security tools such as VPNs, social media platforms, and the app stores themselves. This creates a "chicken-and-egg" problem: users need a VPN to download a VPN.

Launched in 2016, Paskoocheh, Persian for "alleyway," is an open source alternative app store, community hub, and one-stop-shop for users to access information and tools to circumvent censorship, enhance their privacy, securely communicate, and express themselves freely online. Developed and maintained by ASL19, a technology and exiled media organization named after Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Paskoocheh restores access and allows people to reach trusted tools through four censorship-resilient channels: the Paskoocheh website, Android App, Email bot, and Telegram bot.

Users are also able to reach our Persian-speaking support team through the Paskoocheh Helpdesk, which handles over 200 tickets daily. In addition, ASL19 translates and publishes accessible user guides, blog posts, and multimedia content to help users navigate online privacy and digital security best practices."

https://blog.torproject.org/when-you-need-a-tool-to-reach-the-tool-Paskoocheh/

#Iran #DigitalRights #TOR #Privacy #VPNs #Paskoocheh #Anticensorship

Data Privacy is not just about privacy.

Data privacy is also about safety, about democracy, about diversity, about equality, about empathy, and, perhaps most important of all, about consent.

When you fight for privacy rights, you also fight for all of the above. You fight for a better freer and safer society for all.

#Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy

Canada’s Bill C-22 would force every messenger to build a backdoor or leave the country. Signal said it will leave. NordVPN too. Apple said it will never comply.

The government calls it “lawful access.” Every security researcher calls it a vulnerability.

No server means no backdoor to demand. That’s not a workaround, it’s the architecture.

zerion.chat

#privacy #canada #billc22 #tor #encryption #foss

I'm not sure people see the ironicalness in someone promoting their substack talking about privacy and digital rights.

It's not unlike a youtube account about privacy and digital rights.

Or a facebook group about privacy and digital rights.

Or a xitter account xitting about privacy and digital rights.

Or a wsocial account dedicated to privacy and digital rights.

Or someone having a talk on zoom, ggl meet, skype, xitter, or meta about privacy and digital rights.

Or a gmail based news letter about privacy and digital rights.

I am looking into some pattern recognition software to help me see if there are any trends or self deprecating patterns developing in promoters for privacy and digital rights.

This may take some time.

#privacy #digitalrights #advocacy #rights #humanrights #ironicalness

U.S. law enforcement can purchase location data from data brokers without a warrant, the same data that would otherwise require court approval to obtain from carriers. #privacy #lawenforcement #locationdata #surveillance #indigoprivacy

If you have to upload a piece of information to validate your age or identity, it is not privacy-preserving.

Stop privacy-washing surveillance tech.
Stay alert about false privacy claims.

#Privacy #StopIDSurveillance #StopKillingTheInternet

Überwachungsbrille von Meta
Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst

„SmartGlasses kommen im Mainstream an. Sie sehen aus wie herkömmliche Brillen und sind eine völlig neue Bedrohung für die Privatsphäre. Was man über die übergriffigen Geräte wissen sollte…..“

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/ueberwachungsbrille-von-meta-ich-sehe-was-was-du-nicht-siehst/

#Meta #SmartGlasses #Überwachung #Digitalisierung #Datenschutz #Privacy

Artist Morry Kolman will be livestreaming feeds of the NBA champions’ ticker-tape parade from NYC’s traffic cameras—and this time, the city’s Department of Transportation isn’t demanding he stop.

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How to Watch the Knicks Parade on NYC Traffic Surveillance Cameras

Four easy steps to elevate your privacy & security this year:

Choose a privacy-respecting browser 🌐 Check out: https://privacytests.org/

Use a privacy-first search engine 🔎 (Startpage, DuckDuckGo, self-hosted options etc.) further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/?h=search+engine

Use privacy-respecting email 📧 (Proton, Tuta, ) further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/email/

Use only E2EE messaging apps 🔒 (cross-platform with minimal metadata: Signal) further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/

You're welcome… spread the word! Sharing is caring 🎁💬

The gift that keeps on giving: data retention, compartmentalization, FOSS, privacy & security. #FCKBigTech stick it to them… #FCKSurveillanceCapitalism 🖕Privacy security isn't a sprint; it is a marathon… Even a journey of over 9k steps begins with the first one… 🙏 💚Use E2EE, full-disk encryption, back up, and update…

#Privacy #Security #E2EE #FOSS #OpenSource #DataProtection #Browser #SearchEngine #Email #Messaging

🚨 Google is now asking you to grant camera access and show your hands to prove you're a human?!

--> I am not a robot tests have officially gone to far.

Just when you think the Big Tech can't get more privacy-invading, it does! 🫣

#Google #verification #privacy

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