Ars Technica: Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/ads-and-tracking-infiltrated-tvs-now-theyre-coming-for-monitors/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#privacy

Just published tor-button on GitHub!

https://github.com/bashcore/tor-button

One-tap Tor: ON = anonymous, OFF = normal.

Tested 24h+ on 4 phones (Android 8 to 14, even Huawei/Narzo): no drops 😅

Tip: set it as Always-on VPN and disable battery optimization, or it will get killed.

Open source, no ads, no BS.

#tor #privacy #android #opensource #vpn #anonymity

SnapOtter is an open-source, self-hosted file-processing suite with 200+ tools for converting, compressing, OCR, transcription, metadata removal, image editing, and local AI.

Everything runs on your own hardware, keeping your files on your network.

It also supports REST APIs, pipelines, OIDC/SSO, and AMD64/ARM64.

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

#OpenSource #SelfHosted #Privacy #Docker #FOSS

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SnapOtter project page describing private, self-hosted file processing. The page highlights tools for image, video, audio, PDF, and file processing, with Docker, GitHub Container Registry, AGPLv3 licensing, and 2.2k GitHub stars. The description says files never leave the user’s network.

In-home surveillance technology does not protect children from predators. It does the opposite. It serves children to predators on a silver platter.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalOptimism/comments/1vust9i/comment/p5h220m/

There is no safety without #privacy. And these politicians know it. Don't stop pressuring them to reverse course and stop endangering our children!

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

#privacy #legislation #indigoprivacy

This week in privacy:

• TikTok/ByteDance will pay $400M to settle DOJ claims they violated kids' privacy.
• The FTC may require companies to disclose "surveillance pricing" set from your data.
• The Dutch DPA fined Uber €825M for auto-deactivating drivers without telling them why.
• At Meta's trial, an ex-exec said Zuckerberg put growth over child safety.

So what: your data increasingly sets your price and access. Regulators push back, defaults are still theirs.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

resilient and honestly overpowered 🧙‍♂️✨

with #ArcaneChat your profile, groups, messages and contacts live in your pockets, servers work only as blind relays of encrypted blobs and they are disposable & replaceable

#europe #privacy #android #autonomy

Comcast's new "WiFi Motion" turns your Xfinity Gateway into a home motion sensor, no camera, just changes in the WiFi signal. Free, opt-in, off by default.

The catch is in the fine print: enabling it logs movement in your home, and Comcast "may be required to disclose" that log on a subpoena, court order, or "emergency," with no duty to notify you.

Leave it off. If someone on your plan turned it on, disable it in the Xfinity app.

#Xfinity #Comcast #privacy

Unsichtbar am Kotti #Berlin

Das Kottbusser Tor wird bald von KI-Kameras überwacht, die ein privates Unternehmen herstellt. Ein Künstler zeigt, wie sich die Technik überlisten lässt……

https://taz.de/KI-Videoueberwachung-in-Berlin/!6205593/

„Es ist paradox: Für das menschliche Auge ist das Muster extrem auffällig. Aber eine Maschine sieht da nur Kauderwelsch“, sagt Weckert. Der 37-Jährige will mit seiner Arbeit auf die Schwächen moderner Technologien aufmerksam machen. „Ein Überwachungssystem kann durch ein Stück Stoff außer Kraft gesetzt werden. Wie viel Vertrauen sollten wir dann dareinsetzen, bevor wir es auf den öffentlichen Raum loslassen?“

#Deutschland #Überwachung #Repression #KI #Kotti #Privacy

Santa Barbara Independent: City of Santa Barbara to End Contract with Flock Cameras

After Public Backlash About Data Sharing, City Council Will Discuss Alternative System on August 25

https://www.independent.com/2026/08/21/city-of-santa-barbara-to-end-contract-with-flock-cameras/

#flock #privacy #bigbrother

To everyone when they see horrible privacy news about Microsoft replying with:

"I don't care, I use Linux"

Sure, you do. But does your medical clinic do? Does your therapist do? Does your family member typing a personal email to you in Word before sending it do too?

This is a systemic problem.

You cannot protect your own data only by using Linux yourself. You must also demand stronger regulations and enforcement to obligate organizations around to protect your data as well.

#Privacy #Microsoft

#TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s #privacy lawsuit

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/tiktok-reaches-400m-settlement-over-childrens-privacy-lawsuit/

#Motorola’s #GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/motorolas-grapheneos-phones-will-launch-in-2027-priced-higher-than-pixels/

#Android #privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS #Pixel #Google

#EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on #Nottinghamshire #Police to Halt Live Face Recognition

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-and-civil-society-groups-call-nottinghamshire-police-halt-live-face

#privacy #UK #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

Introducing Tor Button! 🔘

My new #OpenSource Android app that routes ALL your TCP traffic through #Tor with one tap. No trackers, no ads.

Built to survive the worst phones: it finally stays up for hours on my Realme Narzo 30 (battery killer) on WiFi & mobile, with built-in IP leak protection.

Soon on #GitHub & perhaps #FDroid! 💪🏻

#Privacy #Android #VPN #TorProject

#PrivateEquity firm #Apollo confirms #DataBreach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/private-equity-firm-apollo-confirms-data-breach-amid-hacking-wave-targeting-financial-giants/

#finance #cybersecurity #privacy

As demand for #Meta #AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-ai-glasses-may-get-creepier-and-apps-that-detect-them-arent-perfect/

#privacy #SmartGlasses #PervertGlasses #Oakley #RayBan

We’ve enabled GitHub Sponsors for Zerion.

Zerion is free, open source, and has no company behind it. Sponsorships go toward the two things that matter most: the independent security audit we’re working toward, and the development costs of keeping this going.

No pressure, ever. The app stays free and complete regardless. But if Zerion is useful to you and you want to help it move forward, this is a direct way to do it.

github.com/sponsors/zerionproject

#privacy #foss #tor

trying dating apps? often their chats are not good or private, giving your phone number to someone so early is also not a good idea

you could use #ArcaneChat to chat with them, with a dedicated profile

#dating #Arcanechat #europe #european #privacy #android

Kagi just shipped two useful updates.

Its Stocks widget now supports ETFs, interactive price charts, multiple time ranges, and more market data.

It also added an “Exclude paywalled websites” setting that automatically removes known paywalled sites from search results.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/kagi-stocks-widget-paywall-setting.html

#Kagi #Privacy #Search #Tech

How desktop apps watch you: A network analysis of popular #Windows software

https://adguard.com/en/blog/how-desktop-apps-watch-you-research.html

#privacy #analytics #telemetry #Microsoft

@PrivacyDigest Don't forget to install the same proprietary spying apps from the same abusing companies, but with a different account. Surely they won't track your device model and IP to add more data to the same unique personal profile. Much #privacy such #security

#Apple Threat Notification: How to protect against mercenary #spyware

https://tuta.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-get-an-apple-threat-notification

#cybersecurity #privacy

#SickKids #DataBreach exposes employee and job applicant info

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sickkids-data-breach-exposes-employee-and-job-applicant-info/

#cybersecurity #privacy #hospital #healthcare

' #DarthVader' Wants #Flock in #SanDiego

https://www.404media.co/darth-vader-spoke-in-support-of-flock-at-san-diego-city-council-meeting/

#privacy #ALPR #police #surveillance

when they come asking for user identities and data at arcanechat.me

we don't even have any billing information since it is all completely anonymous and free

#ArcaneChat #security #privacy #encryption #email #europe

#Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual #AI Images Are Taking Over #X

https://www.404media.co/subtlefakes-slightly-altered-nonconsensual-ai-images-are-taking-over-x/

#Twitter #privacy #deepfake #nudify

#DigitalMinimalism: How to reduce #ScreenTime and protect your #privacy

https://proton.me/blog/digital-minimalism

#minimalism #guide

GAAS - Git as a Storage

Im sure im not the first consider this approach, but i would like to share a demo for clarity and transparancy. No need to debug, its far from finished and there is much to do.

Im working on a P2P messaging app and generally up until recently i thought in such a system, if a peer is offline, you cant send a message... It wouldnt be "decentralized" if there was some central queue of messages.

It took embarassingly long, but then it hit me... git... just regular git is a decentralized database. Github/Forgejo isnt decentralized, but git can have multiple remotes that can act as redundencies.

In my setup i need the ability for others to be abe to read and only i should be able to write to it. That functionality is out-of-the-box in git.

Git is also pretty standardized so there are many providers if users want to move away from Github.

The storage requirements for my project are fairly small. Typically small text messages. The data itself thats publicly readable would be encrypted (aiming to keep aligned to Kerkhoffs principles).

Code: https://github.com/positive-intentions/git

Demo: https://positive-intentions.github.io/git/demo/gui/git/storage

There is much more to improve and consider there for things like encrypting the data at rest.

I have concerns around if providers like GitHub, Codeberg and Gitlab might see the way my app works as fundamentally violating their terms-of-service. I'll have to consider providing a backend service for this which I've generally tried to avoid.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This is open source for transparency, testing and demo purposes only. it is still a work in progress and far from finished. You should not use it on any sensitive repositories. There WILL BE breaking changes. Use responsibly.

#Git #Decentralized #OpenSource #Cryptography #Privacy #SoftwareArchitecture #DistributedSystems

in #ArcaneChat you can have several profiles separating private life from work!

you can mute your work profile while you keep available for family and friends, ex. during weekends or vacations

#privacy #anonymity #family #Europe #European #android

No subscription service, no monthly fee. Just free step-by-step removal guides in your inbox every Friday.

#privacy #databrokers #indigoprivacy

🔐 #Privacy news & updates from @privacyguides:

“🚨 This Week In Privacy ⌗67 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about how Microsoft’s Copilot had a one-click vulnerability that let attackers quietly exfiltrate data, no user interaction required beyond a sing…”

https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/117135390146992423

🤖 via RSS feed. May not reflect our views.

Equity Crowdfunding Launched — You Can Get a Stake in #SimpleX Chat

https://simplex.chat/blog/20260819-simplex-chat-crowdfunding.html

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

Court rules: Emails must be end-to-end encrypted!

https://tuta.com/blog/german-court-rules-emails-e2ee

#Germany #email #cybersecurity #privacy

#PINE64 has some very bad news for #Linux hardware fans

https://nerds.xyz/2026/08/pine64-linux-device-production/

#FOSS #privacy

#OpenAI seeks to one-up #Anthropic with new customer #privacy protections

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-customer-privacy-protections/

#AI

Empowered 🧙‍♂️✨ and with a strong feeling of freedom and peace of mind.

In #ArcaneChat you are protected from spam and scammers, only people you share your contact invitation with can reach you

#europe #privacy #android #autonomy

#Sakura Internet hack exposes data of up to 1.36 million accounts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sakura-internet-hack-exposes-data-of-up-to-136-million-accounts/

#Japan #cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach

Centralized platforms will never be the solution, it's crazy but all that multi-million-dollar backed apps can't bring you as far in terms of #autonomy, #resilience and #freedom as #ArcaneChat does

#decentralization #digitalindependence #european #europe #openSource #privacy

lil #French flyer promoting #DeltaChat

#eu #europeanUnion #europe #european #france #Français #privacy #android #linux #ios #macos #windows #autonomy #digitalindependence

Proton: We asked #Flock’s CEO about surveillance abuse. Here’s what he said.

https://proton.me/blog/flock-ceo-interview

#privacy #surveillance #police

#Flock cameras: What you need to know

https://proton.me/blog/flock-cameras-explained

#privacy #ALPR #police #surveillance

I need to go out and stare at moss in the forest before getting back to your message

#ArcaneChat #privacy #security #encryption #anonymity #family #digitalindependence #Europe #European #android #openSource

Convenience and privacy are not opposites, even though it can feel that way. Most of the time you can keep both. One setting change, one private alternative that works the same, and you lose nothing but the tracking.

#privacy #digitalprivacy #indigoprivacy

"Age verification (laws and regulations requiring platforms and websites to assure or estimate that a user seeking to use an online service is of a certain age) is everywhere. At the time of writing, about half the states in the US have some internet age verification law in place, and dangerous proposals, from the KIDS Act to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), have been advancing at the federal level. European Union member states are moving toward having age verification in a centralized app by the end of this year. Australia famously now has one extremely broad restriction in place.

Most age verification laws tend to fail at their primary goal of barring kids from being online or from entering only specially designated zones, not to mention they pose a significant threat to everyone’s privacy. Some proponents of these age-based internet restrictions think they've found the silver bullet: Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). We wrote about ZKP’s when they were first rolled out in the age verification context last year. However, more recent examples show our concerns weren’t just conjecture; ZKP-focused AV schemes are gameable, hackable, and not the cure-all some may claim."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/zkps-arent-age-verification-silver-bullets

#AgeVerification #USA #Privacy #Surveillance #ZKP #EU #SocialMedia #PoliceState #Censorship

#Tails 7.11

https://tails.net/news/version_7.11/

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

https://www.404media.co/darth-vader-spoke-in-support-of-flock-at-san-diego-city-council-meeting/

#flock #surveillance #privacy #starwars #darthvader

🧐 Headlines in #privacy from @thenewoil

“Can ⌗AI Coexist With ⌗Privacy? ⌗Proton ’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To wired․com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/ ⌗Lumo”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/117123475206402838

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

#Edge is phasing out the extension platform ad blockers relied on. What happens next?

https://adguard.com/en/blog/edge-phasing-out-mv2-ad-blockers.html

#AdBlocker #privacy #Microsoft #ManifestV2

Zero Knowledge Proofs Aren’t #AgeVerification Silver Bullets

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/zkps-arent-age-verification-silver-bullets

#privacy #ZKP

#CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had their #medical records stolen in #DataBreach

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/carecloud-confirms-3-7m-patients-had-their-medical-records-stolen-in-data-breach/

#privacy #cybersecurity #healthcare

Nottinghamshire Police could target children for anti-social behaviour using their intrusive and discriminatory face-scanning tech.

We've joined Big Brother Watch and leading rights groups to tell the force to #StopFacialRecognition.

Live facial recognition puts ALL our rights and freedoms at risk.

Adding children – some as young as 11 years old – and subjecting them to biometric ID checks is unacceptable.

Read the letter ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/app/uploads/2026/08/Letter-to-Nottinghamshire-Police-on-LFR_Aug-2026.pdf

#surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Image of a live facial recognition camera. Text: Don't use facial recognition to target children: Rights groups tell Nottinghamshire Police. Logos: Big Brother Watch, Defend Digital Me, EFF, Liberty, ORG, Race Equality First, Statewatch Stopwatch.

Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces

https://www.wired.com/story/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces/

#ClarityCheck #privacy #DataBreach #cybersecurity

DARTH VADER IS FOR FLOCK 😂

https://mas.to/@markwyner/117129012796484969

#darthvader #flock #alpr #privacy

ImmiBridge is an open-source macOS app for backing up your Apple Photos library to local folders or a self-hosted Immich server.

It supports incremental, full, and mirror backups, Live Photos, iCloud downloads, scheduled backups, and album/date filtering.

A useful option for Apple users who want more control over their photo backups and less reliance on Apple's ecosystem.

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

#OpenSource #SelfHosted #Immich #Privacy #macOS

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ImmiBridge project page showing its logo, MIT license, macOS 12+ support, and a description of backing up an Apple Photos library to a local folder or an Immich server.

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ImmiBridge macOS app interface showing Apple Photos as the source and an Immich server as the destination, with backup options, scheduling, notifications, and backup progress statistics.

#Flock Has a Powerful New #AI Tool for #Police. We Got Its Code

https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/

#privacy #surveillance #AI

#Google is buying all of #Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its #AI models

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/business/google-spirit-airlines-data

#airline #SpiritAirlines #privacy #travel

chilling, I will get back to you later, the "mark chat as unread" option in ArcaneChat helps to avoid forgetting about it! 🧙‍♂️✨

#Arcanechat #europe #european #privacy #android #family

Your conversations with AI chatbots are not private. Researchers have tested 13 large language models to find which ones are the most trustworthy or perhaps...the least untrustworthy.

The two-dozen-page report by Incogni points out which LLMs have an off-switch to prevent chats from being used for training and offers techniques to minimize your privacy risk.

https://flip.it/DLVwpK
#AI #LLMs #Privacy

#Android17 QPR2 adds App lock to #Pixel

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/14/android-17-qpr2-app-lock/

#cybersecurity #privacy #Android #AppLock

#Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a #privacy catch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its-newer-routers-with-a-privacy-catch/

#WiFiMotion #xfinity

are you the writer type or do you do mainly calls and/or voice messages?

#ArcaneChat #European #Europe #Android #privacy #family #OpenSource

Zerion is coming to the desktop. Linux (Flatpak) and Windows builds are done and in final testing right now.

If testing goes well, Zerion Desktop lands very soon. Same app, same serverless design over Tor, now off the phone.

We’ll announce the moment it’s live and in the repo, so you can check it yourself.

zerion.chat

#privacy #foss #linux

Internet of medical things devices including wireless infusion pumps and remote patient monitors transmit patient data to hospital networks with variable encryption.

#privacy #healthcare #IoT #indigoprivacy

Internet of medical things devices including wireless infusion pumps and remote patient monitors transmit patient data to hospital networks with variable encryption.

#privacy #healthcare #IoT #indigoprivacy

The privacy news cycle is noisy. We send one story a week, and it's the one that actually matters.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

The privacy news cycle is noisy. We send one story a week, and it's the one that actually matters.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

Not just a year ago, you could find a lot of news articles promoting the idea that proprietary AI had higher privacy, better data protection, and enhanced cybersecurity. Now, businesses are switching to Open Source AI for exactly these 3 reasons. I guess reality has caught up with the hype.
#cybersecurity #privacy #opensource #AI
https://www.marketscale.com/industries/software-and-technology/enterprises-are-ditching-frontier-ai-models-for-open-source-alternatives-to-protect-proprietary-data

"Comcast is adding motion detection to millions of routers, and I’m worried it’s a privacy nightmare"

"Comcast’s Xfinity routers can sense people’s presence in your home, but many users are worried."

https://www.techradar.com/computing/comcast-is-adding-motion-detection-to-millions-of-routers-and-im-worried-its-a-privacy-nightmare

#Privacy

A billion searches a year, now built in: #Startpage comes to #Firefox

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/startpage-on-firefox/

#privacy #Google #Mozilla

#Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to #Nudify Female Politicians

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/

#privacy #deepfake #AI

Geez, this keeps happening.

WSB TV Florida: Affidavit: Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/affidavit-police-officer-used-flock-cameras-track-estranged-wife-717-times/5DVBYU2XTJEVDJR7LPZCBR7M5M/

#flock #alpr #bigbrother #privacy

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Affidavit: Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times

21 Alive: Flock alters system tracking transparency while shadow of alleged misuse cases expands

"...But Sklar said he also believes his unabashed opinion-sharing led to unwanted extra attention from local law enforcement.

North Manchester, Indiana may be a small town, but he said over time, he noticed it felt like a police officer began showing up wherever he went.

“I would come into town and all of a sudden he would be there,” Sklar said of one officer with whom he’s filmed several interactions...."

h/t @KrissyKat

https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/08/11/flock-alters-system-tracking-transparency-while-shadow-alleged-misuse-cases-expands/

#flock #alpr #stalking #privacy

The National Park Service Is Using #Flock. Rangers Are Pissed

https://www.404media.co/the-national-park-service-is-using-flock-rangers-are-pissed/

#NPS #NationalParks #privacy #surveillance #ALPR #police

"Millions of Comcast WiFi Routers Can Now Tell When You’re Moving Around the House"

"The feature is promoted as an added layer of home security, but it has already raised privacy concerns."

https://gizmodo.com/millions-of-comcast-wifi-routers-can-now-tell-when-youre-moving-around-the-house-2000800324

#Privacy

This week in privacy:

• Flock cut default plate-reader retention to 7 days; its CEO now agrees police should need a case number. EFF: mostly cosmetic.
• A Ninth Circuit ruling makes small platforms fight costly suits before Section 230 shields them.
• Cl0p claims data theft from ~50 firms (Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv) via one zero-day.
• France's top court blocked its under-15 social media ban.

So what: companies and courts keep moving your privacy line. Don't wait.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

This week in privacy:

• Flock cut default plate-reader retention to 7 days; its CEO now agrees police should need a case number. EFF: mostly cosmetic.
• A Ninth Circuit ruling makes small platforms fight costly suits before Section 230 shields them.
• Cl0p claims data theft from ~50 firms (Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv) via one zero-day.
• France's top court blocked its under-15 social media ban.

So what: companies and courts keep moving your privacy line. Don't wait.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

#Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/fairphone-is-launching-its-latest-repairable-phone-in-the-us-too/

#privacy #Android #Murena #Calyx #eOS

#Sainsbury’s store pauses #AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/17/humiliated-sainsburys-store-pauses-ai-scanning-after-false-shoplifting-accusation

#privacy #Facewatch #FRT #FacialRecognition #surveillance

Can #AI Coexist With #Privacy? #Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To

https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/

#Lumo

New Release: #Tor Browser 15.0.20

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15020/

#privacy #cybersecurity #anonymity #FOSS

The #Cop Who Took On #Flock

https://www.wired.com/story/the-cop-who-took-on-flock/

#privacy #surveillance #police

how many of you feel seen?

#ArcaneChat #europe #european #android #privacy #encryption #decentralization #OpenSource

"....The code describes 45 tools at the AI’s disposal, giving it access to plate scans and camera metadata, arrest records, case files, dispatch logs, ballistics results, and commercial databases that contain Social Security numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives and associates...."

#privacy #alpr #flock #pii

Wired: Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

"...Vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety has told the public for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” It has now built a system that does both, an artificial intelligence tool for police that can identify drivers and track vehicles by their patterns of movement alone, WIRED has learned.

...Because the system also reaches police case files, 911 dispatch logs, and commercial identity records, those plates can be turned into names, home addresses, and relatives. It can search for people in an area drawn on a map based on nothing more than a physical description...."

https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/

#flock #alpr #bigbrother #privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/

Flock has said for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” It has now built a system that does both, an AI tool for police that can identify drivers and track vehicles by their patterns of movement alone, and it's already in use in some locations. Wired has the proof

#Flock #Privacy #AI

A sanctioned ICC judge lost access to Amazon, Apple ID, iCloud, PayPal, Google, even her Alexa stopped responding. 🚨

One executive order, and your entire digital life can vanish if it lives on US-controlled servers.

Move your data to European, open-source infrastructure.

🐘 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/08/digital-guillotine/

#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #ICC #BigTech #OpenSource

#Ente: First steps to post-quantum

https://ente.com/blog/first-steps-to-post-quantum/

#cybersecurity #photos #privacy #FOSS #PQE

"Even ICE Thinks Smart Glasses Are a Privacy Liability"

"In a memo seen by the New York Times, ICE has officially prohibited employees from wearing smart glasses."

https://gizmodo.com/even-ice-thinks-smart-glasses-are-a-privacy-liability-2000800271

#Privacy

#AppleWallet Driver's License Feature to Launch in Four More U.S. States

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/17/apple-wallet-ids-expanding-to-four-more-states/

#privacy #Apple #iPhone

As #Wisconsin cities flee #Flock, its shared camera network loses value

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/as-wisconsin-cities-flee-flock-its-shared-camera-network-loses-value/

#privacy #ALPR #police #surveillance

‘Unprecedented’ number of #Apple users received recent #spyware alert, say investigators

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert-say-investigators/

#cybersecurity #privacy

Hacker claims 3.6 million #Azure account records stolen from major companies

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-claims-36-million-azure-account-records-stolen-from-major-companies/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #McDonalds #TheGap #Vodafone #Tata #HCL #IHG #Kyndryl

A guide to red flags 🟥

if an app takes all your chats and data captive and force you to update

🚨 maybe you are in the wrong place ❗

with #ArcaneChat your data is always with you, in your pocket 💜

#digitalindependence #decentralization #privacy #autonomy #whatsApp

"Comcast turns Xfinity routers into home motion detectors — free Wi-Fi sensing feature tracks RF interference with zero extra hardware required"

"To appease concerns about privacy, Wi-Fi Motion is opt-in"

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/comcast-turns-xfinity-routers-into-home-motion-detectors-free-wi-fi-sensing-feature-tracks-rf-interference-with-zero-extra-hardware-required

#Privacy

#PokémonCenter #DataBreach exposes customer info, cancels some orders

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pokemon-center-data-breach-exposes-customer-info-cancels-some-orders/

#PokemonCenter #Pokemon #Pokémon #privacy #cybersecurity

Zerion 3.0.2 is out, more stability fixes and refinements based on your feedback. Thanks to everyone who reported issues.

What’s next: we’re now working on expanding beyond Android. iOS is in development, and desktop builds for Linux (Flatpak) and Windows are on the way. Multi-device sync is coming too, one of the most requested features.

Still serverless, still over Tor, still open source. More as it lands.

zerion.chat

#privacy #foss #tor

🛂 Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/17/meta-files-patent-for-facial-recognition-automatic-recording-of-people/

#facialrecognition #meta #privacy

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

when you reply to someone from the notifications while being on a video call in ArcaneChat

#ArcaneChat #europe #european #humor #joke #android #privacy #opensource #encryption #family

Your name, address, and phone number are on dozens of sites right now. The guides show you how to remove them, one at a time, for free.

#privacy #optout #indigoprivacy