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Safety testers find more examples of OpenAI, Anthropic models hacking during testing.
@axios reports: "The incidents add to a growing string of disclosures showing frontier AI models taking unsanctioned actions against people, organizations and online services while trying to complete cybersecurity evaluations."
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“If you own the tech ancient ⌗googlehome mini․
Which at one time was being given away for free with whitegoods,
⌗google has recently upgraded the ⌗Ai on it․․․
It's now a voice control for their ⌗gemini …”
https://infosec.exchange/@n_dimension/117039632806747397
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“Inside the growing ⌗vigilante ⌗movement to knock out ⌗Flock ⌗surveillance ⌗cameras source: theguardian․com/us-news/ng-int… Surveillance ⌗technology is becoming more common in modern ⌗society․…”
https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-986a-7257-7e7b-8a2259708905
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Brazil's SISVISA health surveillance system left 102,215 files totaling 79GB open online, including tax IDs and identity documents, without password protection.
Listen/Read: https://hackread.com/brazil-health-surveillance-database-exposed-records/
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Leaked Flock documents show the company coaches police on how to persuade city councils to approve or keep its surveillance cameras, urging agencies to 'own the narrative' before critics can shape public debate․ 404med…”
https://mastodon.social/@oaklandprivacy/117039162941965339
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Cyber warfare groups: APT29 (Cozy Bear) #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/cyber-warfare-groups-apt29-cozy-bear/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Why a Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’
⌗privacy ⌗surveillance ⌗flock ⌗404media 404media․co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/”
https://social.vivaldi.net/@rogerc2738/117038729248152644
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“RE: flipboard․com/﹫404media/404-media-qvt3vv94z/-/a-82lU7cpSSHexudFemY0Eew%3Aa%3A4082434389-%2F0 Remember how Speaker ⌗MikeJohnson talked about how he and his son use ⌗CovenantEyes mutual ⌗surveillance to…”
https://infosec.exchange/@deFractal/117038713391486010
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“🏷️ ⌗US ⌗ICE ⌗Surveillance ⌗SocialMedia 🔗 wsj․com/politics/policy/ice-surveillance-internet-critics-e3b22f49?st=cY9bQL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink”
https://mastodon.world/@vida_latina/117038482450215877
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“John Oliver just broke down how US police surveil everyone: plate readers logging every car for 30 days (35%+ of alerts false), ShotSpotter mics that mistake fireworks for gunfire, Stingrays faking cell towers․ Worth a …”
https://infosec.exchange/@indigoprivacy/117038201712780759
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“John Oliver just broke down how US police surveil everyone: plate readers logging every car for 30 days (35%+ of alerts false), ShotSpotter mics that mistake fireworks for gunfire, Stingrays faking cell towers․ Worth a …”
https://mastodon.social/@indigoprivacy/117038201687022329
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#Apple's #iCloud File Sharing Left Ex-Employees With Access to Secret Documents
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/03/apple-icloud-sharing-ex-employees/
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Too many ⌗humans across the world live in ⌗dictatorships or ⌗neofeudalist ⌗surveillance states․
Let’s continue debating what is reality and what is not, as long as the real problem lays unaddressed․”
https://mastodon.social/@ashtime/117038075790370588
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It's never too soon: Find out how to plan your digital afterlife
https://adguard.com/en/blog/techtok-15-plan-digital-afterlife.html
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Michigan Weighs Limits on How Long Flock Data Is Kept ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/michigan-weighs-limits-on-how-long-flock-data-is-kept/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117037558320227204
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“🕵️ Latest from ⌗Surveillance ⌗Technology Oversight Project (S․T․O․P․) ⌗NYC 'BREAKING: S․T․O․P․ Argues Texas App Store Accountability Act Should Be Struck⌗Surveillancestopspying․org/content-input/stop-argue…”
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boostedReally exciting news about IFIN and being a non-profit.
IFIN has multiple offerings including a curated news feed / rss. You should check it out.
New #Debian13 “ #Trixie ” Kernel Security Update Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-trixie-kernel-security-update-fixes-68-vulnerabilities
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“⌗MissKittyPolitics believes the flurry of ⌗device and ⌗OS updates are government prompted․ She believes the ⌗surveillance level is higher than it's ever been․ You do not have ⌗privacy if you have ⌗co…”
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“⌗Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day – A ⌗Hero for the ⌗Surveillance State?At first, ⌗Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks like another emotional ⌗superhero ⌗story․ Peter Parker has lost everything․ No one reme…”
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“China’s Surveillance Satellites?
NASA still has more advanced satellite networks, I hope․This report provides a concise summary of US Space Force assessments regarding Beijing’s 510+ ISR satellites, counterspace capabi…”
https://thenewmars.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/chinas-surveillance-satellites/
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In my noscript I'm getting this "ifastnet" line on every page in firefox. Does anyone know what this could be? I tried disabling all addons (except Noscript itself) but it remains...
Investigations: building the narrative in a report #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/investigations-building-the-narrative-in-a-report/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
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“Trump says U․S․ attorney ‘choked’ by dropping Reflecting Pool vandal case
Trump claimed surveillance footage proved the pool's new liner had been vandalized and argued that Jeanine Pirro, a close political ally, should …”
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“deflock․org/ An open-source project mapping license plate readers․ These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion․ ⌗deflock ⌗flocksafety ⌗alpr …”
https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/117032447815778244
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“I feel iLamps are not going to be used in a way that is in the best interest of the people․ If they were then there would be a lot more publicity about them․ It was the same case with the Flock cameras․
⌗Surveillanc…”
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“Arch froze AUR after a 3rd malware wave (1,900+ pkgs)․ A GrapheneOS panic-password became a federal 'destruction of evidence' charge․ AI mines the commons free; builders ship open AMD firmware, GOG on Linux, a Rust X se…”
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The Internet of digital aesthetics and escapes #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-internet-of-digital-aesthetics-and-escapes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
FYI: SourTrade malvertising builds malware inside browsers, hits 12 countries: Confiant documents browser-side malware assembly defeating file scanning as SourTrade ads keep running through Google, Meta and X advertising infrastructure. https://ppc.land/sourtrade-malvertising-builds-malware-inside-browsers-hits-12-countries/ #CyberSecurity #Malware #DigitalMarketing #Malvertising #AdTech
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“4 New License Plate Readers Spotted Near Charlotte, NC ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/4-new-license-plate-readers-spotted-near-charlotte-nc/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117031896034501102
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“John Oliver just released an incredibly well researched episode about police surveillance technology․ He goes thoroughly through all the details, while keeping things at a level that's accessible for regular people to u…”
https://defcon.social/@riverpunk/117031329489894485
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Police Surveillance Technology - Last Week Tonight August 1st 2026 youtube․com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE ⌗technopolice ⌗surveillance”
https://mamot.fr/@ligaturerecords/117030340406778539
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Tuta Mail is an open-source email provider with built-in end-to-end encryption, secure calendars, and clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and the web.
I reviewed its privacy, security, features, pricing, and limitations to help you decide if it's the right fit.
Review: https://digitalescapetools.com/reviews/tuta-mail-review.html
#Privacy #Email #OpenSource #Encryption #TutaMail #CyberSecurity
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“⌗China ⌗CCP ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗Flock ⌗GiftArticle nytimes․com/2026/08/02/world/asia/china-surveillance-foreigners-database․html?unlocked_article_code=1․2VA․H7et․3DN62Meyj254&smid=url-share”
https://mastodon.social/@7sleepersmusic/117027823349449580
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The Best #Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life
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“Steganography 101 by Benn JordanWhen our government is spying on everything we post, we probably will still need to hide stuff․WIth good steganography, hidden messages in plain sight will survive also social media compr…”
https://mastodon.green/@gimulnautti/117026957947726952
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“⌗BennJordan shows how to store things in other things․ Use of this is probably good to know in these days of ⌗surveillance on local, state, and national levels․
youtu․be/fhoJK02oD_E”
https://mastodon.social/@tomwsmf/117026896827711145
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“🕵️ Latest from ⌗Surveillance ⌗Technology Oversight Project (S․T․O․P․) ⌗NYC 'Read our latest op-ed with ﹫shahanafrombk․bsky․social: New Yorkers shouldn’t have to trade their faces for a game, groceries, or …”
https://privacysafe.social/@yaleprivacylab/117026840348745927
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Moorhead ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety https://www․deflocktheusa․com”
https://privacysafe.social/@profdiggity/117026740185735783
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“Arch froze AUR after a 3rd malware wave (1,900+ pkgs)․ A GrapheneOS panic-password became a federal "destruction of evidence" charge․ AI mines the commons free; builders ship open AMD firmware, GOG on Linux, a Rust X ser...”
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“﹫tagesschau Smart glasses are a direct violation of individual privacy and personal autonomy․ Covering the camera lens with a sticker changes nothing when the device continues audio capture and intimate data harvesting,...”
https://mastodon.social/@2k115/117026246212297544
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Surveillance Daily: August 2, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety https://deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-august-2-2026/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117026233684575042
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🍵
boostedThe AUR situation:
"We have now disabled pushes altogether as well for the moment, while we
handle the situation. Sorry for the inconvenience."
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Baytown Officer Resigns Amid Flock ALPR Misuse Probe ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety https://deflocktheusa․com/baytown-officer-resigns-amid-flock-alpr-misuse-probe/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117026233525549675
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“What are legal rights when neighbour's CCTV or Ring doorbell points at your house
https://web․brid․gy/r/https://www․mirror․co․uk/news/uk-news/what-legal-rights-neighbours-cctv-37505045”
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“﹫masnick.com We should NEVER trust anyone who supports sweeping ⌗surveillance measures on the purported basis of "child protection". Never trust them at any time, on any topic. No matter how "progressive" they sound otherwise.Whoever said "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" must never have heard of child protection.”
https://zeroes.ca/@dedicto/117026010848621590
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“RE: https:// ec.social-network.europa.eu/﹫E UCommission/117024814378891853 Okay. Now ban it and ban the AI ⌗surveillance that you're trying to impose by playing dirty...”
https://mas.to/@gruby/117025822900283595
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“"Flock says that in optimal conditions, its cameras accurately read more than 96% of license plate characters. Hundreds of pages of records from the Roseville Police Department show a different picture. In 2023 and 2024,...”
https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/117025604260830997
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“📷 7 new license plate readers just reported around Moorhead, MN. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Moorhead ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety https:// deflocktheusa.com/flock-...”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117023762945924315
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“https:// futurism.com/future-society/fl ock-surveillance-atlanta-fbi-data-crime-case-solve
# Flock # Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows”
https://mastodon.social/@jamesbritt/117023524569477915
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#COLDCARD flaw may have exposed #Bitcoin wallet seeds for years
https://nerds.xyz/2026/07/coldcard-firmware-flaw-bitcoin-wallet-seeds/
New #GitHub, #PyPI Policies Boost #SupplyChain Security
https://www.securityweek.com/new-github-pypi-policies-boost-supply-chain-security/
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“"ShieldFont is not an anti-AI project," S&A's founders Isaque Seneda and Gabriel Abrucio stress. "We’re simply against the idea that publishing is the same as consenting. We saw how existing opt-out protocols such as rob...”
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The #OpenAI and #Anthropic #AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New #Legal Frontier
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anthropic-ai-hacking-sprees-illegal/
Need to share a terminal session securely?
TermPair is a free, open-source tool that lets you share a live terminal in your browser with end-to-end encryption. Choose read-only or interactive access, with no Docker, Node.js, or Python required.
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#OpenSource #Terminal #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #DevOps #CyberSecurity #FOSS
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“I found this amazing CPDP panel about the usage of # surveillance # spyware in the # EU . I apologize that it's a YouTube link, but it's worth the effort to paste it into NewPipe! https://www. youtube.com/wat...”
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Andy Burnham says Britain’s £1.8bn Digital ID programme is dead. The official record tells a more complicated story. One Login, GOV.UK Wallet, private verification firms and statutory data-sharing powers remain—alongsid...”
https://mastodon.social/@thomaster/117021327580468217
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention https://www. michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/a-surv eillance-treaty-in-disguise-the-trouble-with-canadas-quiet-decision-to-sign-the-un-cybercrime-conv...”
https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/117020732195996925
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Surveillance Daily: August 1, 2026 # ALPR # Surveillance # Privacy # FlockSafety https:// deflocktheusa.com/surveillance -daily-august-1-2026/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117020571267606922
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Reaction Videos Are Waking People Up to Flock Cameras # ALPR # Surveillance # Privacy # FlockSafety https:// deflocktheusa.com/reaction-vid eos-are-waking-people-up-to-flock-cameras/”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117020571138935382
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“All about the safety of the kids¹ they said,
All about the safety of users² they said,
All about the safety of the citizens³ they said,
All about the money, control & power⁴ they left unsaid. ¹ https:// mastodon.s...”
https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/117020377752142280
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#OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/openai-reportedly-finds-evidence-that-more-of-its-agents-ran-amok/
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Reflecting Medusa's Surveilling Gaze, w Jasmine Guffond, Andric Spaeth
Wed-05-Aug 17.00-18.30 CEST Coming to you live from a world marching towards boiling point. Caught on camera, caused and broadcast by interwoven t...”
https://kolektiva.social/@radioagainstrepression/117019824437633278
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“https://www. anthropic.com/news/position-op en-weights-models Of course # bigtech wants to control:
* The release of competing open models
* Distillation (stealing) of their models which were built on stolen da...”
https://mastodon.social/@vurk/117019381930029468
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“📷 6 new license plate readers just reported around Newman, CA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. # ALPR # Surveillance # Newman # Privacy # FlockSafety https:// deflocktheusa.com/flock...”
https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117018103203683776
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boostedBad news for Arch based distros.
"New Attack Puts Arch’s AUR Into Lockdown… Again"
#AUR #Archlinux #Arch #Manjaro #Endeavouros #Technology #Hack #Cybersecurity #News #USA
https://fossforce.com/2026/07/new-attack-puts-archs-aur-into-lockdown-again/
#Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/chrome-may-get-faster-updates-with-no-restart-required/
The New #Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
https://www.wired.com/story/defcon-34-badge-baochip-andrew-bunnie-huang/
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City https://gizmodo.com/flock-cameras-got-the-wrong-license-plate-71-of-the-time-in-california-city-2000793483 # AI # Privacy # Surveill...”
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Phishing early detection: the warning signs #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/phishing-early-detection-the-warning-signs/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Want to detect intruders before they reach your real systems?
OpenCanary is a free, open-source network honeypot that emulates common services and sends instant alerts when someone interacts with them. It's lightweight, easy to deploy, and works on Linux, macOS, Docker, and Raspberry Pi.
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#OpenSource #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Honeypot #SelfHosting #Privacy #Linux #Homelab #FOSS
🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“What did Meta expect exactly when its entire existence revolves around stealing and selling user data, and more recently, feeding its AI monsters? By default, that meant Meta was never going to learn anything from the Go...”
https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL/117015740977213600
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“# Police Accused of Misusing # Flock # Cameras Across 12 States https://www. newsweek.com/flock-camera-poli ce-arrests-12263782 # Crime # Data # Personal # Threat
# Cybersecurity # FBI ...”
https://techhub.social/@techandcoffee/117015319638011430
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