#Apple says #MacBookNeo is pulling #schools away from #Windows and #Chromebooks

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/01/apple-says-macbook-neo-is-pulling-schools-away-from-windows-and-chromebooks/

#privacy #MacBook #Microsoft #Google #education #school

Tor Browser is a free, open-source browser from the nonprofit Tor Project. It routes everything through three volunteer relays: the first sees your IP but not the site, the last sees the site but not your IP. No single point knows both. Built to beat surveillance and censorship. Don't customize it — extensions or changed settings make you traceable. For everyday use Brave is enough; for real anonymity, Tor. torproject.org

#tor #anonymity #privacy #indigoprivacy

we are happy to hear reports from parents that say the small ones of the family like a lot ArcaneChat and the in-chat mini-apps

#ArcaneChat #family #kids #privacy #security #encryption #android #Europe #European #OpenSource #decentralization #digitalindependence

The #Senate Should Reject KOSA's #Privacy Risks

The Senate Commerce Committee is once again considering legislation that would dramatically expand age verification, and undermine privacy for everyone. Alongside the #SCREENAct , the #CHATBOT Act, and the Youth #AI Privacy Act, the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA ) would push companies to collect more information about their users while creating new incentives to restrict lawful speech.
#freespeech #ageverification

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/senate-should-reject-kosas-privacy-risks

Why a #Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’

Jonathan Paz was initially nervous when he started working at the #surveillance company Flock. It was his first tech job. But he was interested in the company’s mission. Flock’s cameras, which constantly scan the license plate of every vehicle driving past, were for finding missing people. Staff at the company were able to solve real issues.

In his job as a government affairs manager a couple of years ago, Paz represented Flock in public hearings, with the goal of getting a city to purchase Flock #cameras. These sorts of hearings are happening on a near constant basis all across the country, as cities and towns participate in a national conversation about whether they want Flock cameras in their community or not.
#privacy

https://www.404media.co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/

‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked #Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches #Cops to Promote Its Tech

404 Media has obtained a coaching guide that Flock #surveillance gives to #police about “how to speak to city councils about public safety technology.” The handbook highlights how Flock and police team up to convince cities to buy and keep its automated license plate reader technology, even when there is widespread public opposition to it, and encourages police to “own the narrative before someone else does” by championing the technology before citizens can oppose it during public comment periods.
#alpr #privacy #flocksafety

https://www.404media.co/own-the-narrative-leaked-flock-guide-shows-how-it-teaches-cops-to-promote-its-tech/

‘DO NOT MENTION #ALPR USAGE’: How #Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of #Flock

When cops use Flock to arrest someone in #WapelloCounty , #Iowa , they don’t want them to know. A usage policy for the automated license plate reader #cameras in the county tells police, in no uncertain terms, to keep them a secret: “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE,” the policy document reads. “DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.”

The police guidance document is unusual in how clearly it tells police not to mention their Flock use, but it also highlights several important things in the Flock debate. While Flock likes to say that it is a #transparent #surveillance company and that it cares about “accountability” and “governance,” some of its customers believe its use should be kept secret.
#privacy #tracking

https://www.404media.co/do-not-mention-alpr-usage-how-cops-are-trying-to-hide-the-existence-of-flock/

The SCREEN Act is a #ChristianNationalist Nightmare

On Wednesday morning, Ted Cruz’s Senate #CommerceCommittee will convene on five bills aimed at age verification and “child safety.” The bills each have their own issues when it comes to #privacy , data collection, parental rights, and free speech. But one bill, the partisan #Republican SCREEN Act, is a Christian nationalist nightmare.
#screenact #tedcruz #ageverification #parentalrights #freespeech

https://www.404media.co/what-is-the-screen-act-age-verification-porn/

When an app is free, the business usually runs on data. It learns what you do, builds a profile, and sells advertisers access to it. That is the trade, and it is worth understanding. Once you know how it works, adjusting a few settings puts you back in control of most of it.

#privacy #bigtech #indigoprivacy

Dat leverancier hacktool zich verzet tegen keuring is onacceptabel https://ibestuur.nl/digitale-weerbaarheid/digitale-veiligheid/minister-wil-keuring-politiehacksoftware-schrappen
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#cybersecuritytips #privacy #cybersecurity #surveillance #hacking #politie #hackers #hack

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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. Many governments use cameras and digital systems to improve public safety and help #police solve #crimes. Supporters believe these technologies make communities safer and allow officers to respond more quickly to criminal activities.

However, many people are worried about #privacy. Surveillance systems can collect large amounts of personal data, including information about where people travel and how they move through public spaces. Critics argue that innocent citizens should not be monitored without a clear reason or a legal warrant.

Some activists protest against these systems through political campaigns, while others choose direct action by disabling surveillance cameras. This has started a wider debate about the balance between #security and #freedom. The #discussion also raises important ethical questions about #government #power, personal privacy, and the role of technology in #everyday #life. Finding the right #balance between protecting society and protecting individual rights remains one of the biggest #challenges of the digital age.

#politics #crime #justice #bigbrother #orwell #future #democracy #humanrights #cctv #ai #cybersecurity #protest #resistance #policestate #activism #camera #video

The Youth #AI #Privacy Act’s Privacy Paradox

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/youth-ai-privacy-acts-privacy-paradox

#YouthAIPrivacyAct #politics

Gotify is a lightweight, open-source notification server that delivers real-time push notifications to your devices. It supports REST APIs, WebSockets, plugins, Docker, a web dashboard, and an Android app.

A great fit for developers, homelab users, and self-hosters.


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

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Homelab #Docker #Notifications #Privacy #FOSS

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Screenshot of the Gotify GitHub repository. The page shows the Gotify logo, project name (gotify/server), status badges, and an introduction describing Gotify as a lightweight, self-hosted server for sending and receiving real-time notifications over WebSockets.

From early post-9/11 defense seed money to today’s global race for state-controlled tech, the trajectory of surveillance capitalism has been pretty clear.

​Back in 2003, Palantir couldn’t get traditional VC backing. Enter In-Q-Tel—the CIA’s venture arm—dropping seed capital and embedding government analysts to help build what became a massive data-harvesting apparatus.

​Fast forward to today: the buzzword has shifted to Sovereign AI.

​Promoted as a way for nations to break free from foreign tech monopolies and keep data within local borders, the reality is a double-edged sword. Is building localized, government-controlled AI infrastructure actually protecting digital sovereignty, or is it just handing states the keys to a custom-built digital panopticon?

​Whether it's Silicon Valley contractors or home-grown national models, the central theme remains the same: centralizing massive power over human data.
​#SovereignAI #Privacy #Palantir #Surveillance #technology

#Apple challenges #UK government’s latest demand for #iCloud backdoor

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/apple-challenges-uk-governments-latest-demand-for-icloud-backdoor-report/

#cybersecurity #privacy

Printers embed near-invisible yellow tracking dots in every printed page that encode the printer serial number, date, and time of printing.

#privacy #tracking #indigoprivacy

New Jersey Enacts Ban on Surveillance Pricing
#privacy #surveillance #capitalism #news #technology

https://www.insideprivacy.com/state-privacy/new-jersey-enacts-ban-on-surveillance-pricing/

Use Matrix or an XMPP server.

https://www.gadgetreview.com/student-teacher-sent-a-private-snapchat-complaining-about-her-workday-an-hour-later-police-pulled-up-to-her-school

#CyberSecurity #Privacy

Why a Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’
#privacy #surveillance #flock #404media

https://www.404media.co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
#privacy #surveillance #flock #technology

https://www.404media.co/do-not-mention-alpr-usage-how-cops-are-trying-to-hide-the-existence-of-flock/

#SnowflakeVolunteer, an #Android app to help people bypass #censorship

https://blog.torproject.org/snowflake-volunteer-standalone-app-to-help-people-bypass-censorship/

#Snowflake #Tor #privacy #anonymity

Cerchi un player musicale moderno che metta al primo posto privacy e qualità audio? Noctis offre tante funzioni avanzate senza rinunciare al controllo dei tuoi file. #Linux #OpenSource #Music #Audio #Privacy https://www.linuxeasy.org/noctis-il-nuovo-e-moderno-player-musicale-per-linux/

It's never too soon: Find out how to plan your digital afterlife

https://adguard.com/en/blog/techtok-15-plan-digital-afterlife.html

#privacy #cybersecurity #guide

📄 Need to extract text from PDFs without sending your documents to the cloud?

pdf-inspector is an open-source Rust library that classifies PDFs and extracts structured text locally. It detects text-based vs. scanned PDFs, preserves headings, tables, and reading order, and can export clean Markdown.

More details: https://www.digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=pdf-inspector

#OpenSource #Privacy #Rust #PDF #OCR #FOSS #Developers

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Screenshot of the pdf-inspector GitHub page describing it as a fast Rust library for local PDF classification and text extraction, with support for detecting scanned PDFs, exporting Markdown, and bindings for Python, Node.js, and WebAssembly.

#ExfilSquad hackers leak info of over 100,000 #UK #police officers, staff

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exfilsquad-hackers-leak-info-of-over-100-000-uk-police-officers-staff/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

Why a #Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’

https://www.404media.co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/

#privacy #surveillance #police

#Samsung bans #SmartTV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/samsung-bans-smart-tv-apps-that-share-users-internet-connections-with-strangers/

#TV #cybersecurity #IoT #privacy #malware

#tyranny #Corruption #surveillance #eu #privacy #ageverification #surveillancecapitalism #surveillancestate

EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://daily.dev/posts/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation-mkjx0rcvy

We cover data brokers, AI scraping, location tracking, and biometric collection. One focused story every Monday.

#privacy #news #indigoprivacy

#ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s #DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/

#privacy #immigration #politics

#Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send customer device IDs to AT&T

https://runtimewire.com/article/exclusive-apple-engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-to-send-customer-devic

#privacy #ATT #iPhone

How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rogue-officers-turned-nationwide-camera-122127787.html

#privacy #surveillance #police

A locksmith fits your front door and hands you a key. The lock is exactly as good as he said it was. What you don't know is whether he dropped a spare in a drawer at the shop on the way home.

Encrypted software has the same story. Two apps, identical encryption, and one of them can read everything you write, because it kept a copy of your key.

There's a 2 minute test that settles it. Start a password reset and watch what you're offered.

https://catchlight.app/journal/who-holds-the-key/

#Privacy #Encryption

Wow cool

“Californians can now delete their personal information from hundreds of data broker websites with a single request, under a first-of-its-kind state privacy program.”
https://bsky.app/profile/ccgene.sheshed.rocks/post/3ms7up662422s

#Privacy #Surveillance #California

Title: The SCREEN Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/the-screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites/

#privacy #digitalrights #surveillance

The Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider S. 737, the SCREEN Act, a sweeping age-verification bill that would require online services to verify users’ ages before they can access any sexually explicit content. If this bill passes, it will force millions of adult internet users to give up their anonymity, privacy, and security before they […]

https://reclaimthenet.org/new-york-will-require-digital-id-checks-for-social-feeds

I've just been informed, regrettably, the my state (NY) has just passed a "SAVE" act, 3 days ago. So far, I'm still able to access social media and YT without being challenged. Nor have I gotten any blocks of my VPN (except Amazon & Google). "An evolving story"....

#privacy #Internet #age #ID #SCREEN

#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 remembers him, not even MJ. He searches for his #identity while trying to protect #NewYork. The #film spends much of its time on #trauma, #loneliness, and #mental #health.

But behind this personal story lies a political #message. The film presents mass surveillance as something necessary and even heroic. This is where the #movie becomes much more interesting—and much more troubling.

Spider-Man uses powerful surveillance #technology to watch the city. He collects video from many security cameras. He scans every face to find criminals. Even the #police admit that this is probably #illegal. Still, the film treats these actions as acceptable because Spider-Man is one of the "good guys."

This idea has a long #history in popular culture. The strongest comparison is George Orwell's 1984. #Orwell imagined a #society where every citizen is watched. Surveillance is presented as a tool for #security, but it destroys #freedom. In Brand New Day, the situation is different because Spider-Man is a hero, not a dictator. Yet the basic question remains the same: Who watches the watchers? If one person can see everyone, who controls that person?

The film never really asks this #question. Instead, it assumes that surveillance is good as long as the right people #control it. This is one of its biggest #weaknesses.

Another interesting comparison is The Dark Knight. In Christopher Nolan's film, #Batman creates a machine that can monitor every mobile phone in Gotham. Lucius Fox calls it too dangerous because it gives one person unlimited power. Batman agrees. He uses the system only once to catch the #Joker and then destroys it immediately.

Brand New Day takes a very different approach. Spider-Man's surveillance technology is not treated as a #moral #problem. Instead, it becomes a normal #tool of #crime fighting. The ethical debate that makes The Dark Knight so powerful is almost completely missing.

The transcript also compares Spider-Man's work with modern surveillance technology. Peter Parker works closely with the Department of Damage Control and helps collect huge amounts of personal data. The review argues that this creates a positive image of a close relationship between #government institutions and powerful technology companies.

This makes the film feel surprisingly modern. Today, governments and private companies collect enormous amounts of digital information. Cameras, facial recognition, smartphones and artificial #intelligence make surveillance easier than ever before. The movie reflects this reality but rarely questions it.

One of the most interesting contradictions is #PeterParker himself. He wants #privacy for his own life. He hides his identity and wants to escape public attention. At the same time, he watches everyone else and scans thousands of faces. The film never fully explores this contradiction.

This creates an uncomfortable message. Privacy seems important for the hero but less important for ordinary citizens.

The citizens themselves hardly have a voice. They mostly watch, cheer and accept Spider-Man's actions without #discussion. They never decide whether they want to live in such a #society. They simply #trust the hero.

As #entertainment, Spider-Man: Brand New Day offers impressive visuals and emotional performances. However, its political ideas deserve much more attention. The film normalizes mass surveillance while presenting it as an act of kindness and #responsibility. It replaces difficult ethical questions with emotional storytelling.

Unlike 1984, it does not warn us about surveillance. Unlike The #DarkKnight, it does not seriously question its use. Instead, it asks the #audience to trust the hero completely.

That may be the film's most surprising message. The greatest danger is not an #evil government forcing surveillance on its people. The greater danger is that we willingly accept surveillance because it is carried out by someone we like.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day succeeds as an emotional superhero #drama. As a political film, however, it raises fascinating questions without giving convincing answers.

#cinema #criticism #fail #ethics #future #cybersecurity #ice #palantir #homelandsecurity #america #nyc #ny #humanity #humanrights #marvel #news #politics #policestate #police #bigbrother #propaganda #lawandorder #justice

🔌 Slate Auto's electric truck ships with no modem at all, and that's the privacy story.

The startup's $24,950 EV pickup has no built-in cellular connection, so the company physically can't track your location, remote-access the car, or pull data from it. A phone app handles settings and charging info, but it only works standing next to the truck, and Slate says app data is opt-in and never sold. Their words: "We collect data to make ownership better, not to turn the owner into the product."

The context matters. Mozilla's 2023 review called cars the worst product category it has ever reviewed for privacy, with 84% of brands sharing or selling driver data. The FTC banned GM from selling driver data in 2025 after OnStar collected location every 3 seconds. Meanwhile Ford published a patent application for in-car cameras that can read lips and facial expressions.

A policy can be rewritten next quarter, but hardware that doesn't exist can't be switched on. That's the durable part. One caveat from the EFF: the app data policy can still change as the company scales.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06/slate-says-its-electric-pickup-will-never-track-you/
https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

#privacy #EV #cars

Zerion 3.0 is taking shape in the open. The dev branch now ships our full native protocol stack, with public docs for every layer.

In code and documented: per-message post-quantum encryption (Mode 3-Full, a fresh ML-KEM-768 encapsulation on every frame, not just the handshake), the wire format, the pull protocol, the Bluetooth offline mesh, and opt-in embedded I2P. Tor stays mandatory.

No servers. No accounts. No phone number. Read the docs and the code yourself.

zerion.chat

#privacy #foss

Australia banned social media for under-16s in December. Three months on, 8 in 10 teens never left, and half were never age-checked. The ban didn't get kids offline, it just made it harder for parents to see. Set accounts private, family tools on.

#teensafety #Australia #privacy #indigoprivacy

Every Friday we publish a new removal guide for a different data broker. Free, no paywall, no signup.

#optout #privacy #indigoprivacy

Hardware-bound age verification EU threatens Linux, GrapheneOS, custom ROMs, and open-source access https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
#EU #ageverification #privacy #opensource #Linux #Graphene

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation EU's age verification project confirms hardware-bound attestation is mandatory, raising concerns over Linux, ROMs, and open-source access. —— European Digital Identity

First, they'll ask for your official IDs to confirm your age and identity.

This will create a large treasure trove
of sensitive data, which will attract criminals, and will inevitably leak from either negligence or malice, sooner than later.

Then, they'll claim your official ID is
unreliable, because it was stolen so many times, and demand you share your biometric data.

They will collect your face scan,
your palm scan, and even your iris scan (no exaggeration, these are all already being collected by some companies for identification). They will claim it's super safe.

This will create a large treasure trove
of sensitive biometric data, which will attract criminals, and will inevitably leak from either negligence or malice, sooner than later.

Then what? Rinse and escalate.

You will have lost control of not just your corporate social media accounts by participating to this, but to any data capable of validating your identity, to your privacy rights, to the protections you could use online to stay safe.

We don't have to wait that it escalates.

We can, and must, push back and say No now. Start to say No now.

#Privacy #Biometrics #DataMinimization #AgeVerification

#Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America

https://linuxiac.com/linux-desktop-market-share-surpasses-10-in-north-america/

#privacy #FOSS

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

Excited to be teaching the 5th edition of the Tunnel training tomorrow.

In 4 days there be some shiny new sovereign VPNs in the wild, running atop geothermal energy in Iceland, each capable of supporting hundreds of people.

One small step toward re-asserting that the basic right to privacy ought not be left to private enterprises. Rather, it should be in the hands of communities, meeting their needs, and on their terms.

https://courses.nikau.io/tunnel/

#sysadmin #privacy #decentralisation

@voorstad @signalapp @AboutSignalNL gosh, "maps.google.com/maps?q=" has been hardcoded in the client apps since the feature was first added in 2015-2019. This could be swapped to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_URI_scheme trivially. Though it doesn't (at least on iOS) know how to parse or make-clickable those geo: URIs.

#locationsharing #privacy

Most Australian teens still on social media three months after under-16 ban began, study finds

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/asia-pacific/australia-teens-social-media-ban/

It's almost as if the legislation was made to enhance surveillance over adults and tie web browsing to IRL identity and not actually keep teens safe.

Because if they wanted to keep teens and kids safe, they'd create a food program or free activities and childcare for them.

https://lemmy.world/comment/25091702

#privacy #Australia

Tech could be good.
Tech could serve humanity first.

Surveillance capitalism isn't an inherent part of tech, it's an inherent part of capitalism.

We could, and we must, build better tech.
Tech for the people.

#Tech #Privacy #HumanRights

>Hi,
>
> I built a forum meant to be attacked. Not another vulnerable-by-design app — the opposite.
>
> The app is *protected* by client-side E2E encryption. Your goal: extract a flag from a user's encrypted memo. Dumping the DB won't help. Neither will root. The key never leaves the owner's browser.
>
> It's Juice Shop inverted. There, you hunt for bugs someone deliberately planted. Here, nothing is broken on purpose — three defences are claimed to hold, and the point is to prove otherwise.
>
> SelfDataGuard — the memo stays unreadable with full database access and root.
> SelfRecover — authentication holds with no email and no phone at any point.
> SelfModerate — reputation resists coordinated fake accounts.
>
> Concretely: extract the memo, take over an account without its password, read a private message between two other members, or bury someone's reputation. Each objective maps to MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP references.
>
> Three known limits are disclosed up front, so nobody wastes a report on them:
>
> — the login password also derives the wrap key → E2E **at rest**, and it's stated as such
> — offline floor on the memo is ~52 bits behind PBKDF2-600k; Argon2id is on the roadmap — the SU console is a sandbox, its password is public on purpose
>
> Rules of engagement are public: explicit scope, safe harbor, coordinated disclosure at 90 days. The report form is E2E encrypted — the module you're testing protects your report too.
>
> No bounty, no company behind it. AGPL-3.0, one maintainer, and a hall of fame that's still empty.
>
> https://ctf.my-self.fr
> https://ctf.my-self.fr/redteam.php
>
> #infosec #CTF #appsec #cryptography #opensource #AGPL #privacy #selfhosted #encryption #zerotrust #dataprotection

𝗚𝗼𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:

#Analytics #Statistics #Privacy #GoAccess

https://thewhale.cc/posts/goaccess

GoAccess is an open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser. It provides fast and valuable HTTP statistics for system administrators that require a visual server report on the fly.

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GoAccess is an open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser. It provides fast and valuable HTTP statistics for system administrators that require a visual server report on the fly.

The #EU wanted to kill the #CookieBanner, but then #Google called.

https://tuta.com/blog/why-eu-member-states-and-google-want-to-keep-cookie-banner

#privacy

Meet ArcaneChat: a secure and #decentralized private messenger

Anonymous: No SIM card needed! No phone numbers required for registration, just set a name and start chatting!

Private: All your conversations are end-to-end encrypted

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

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

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.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=termpair

#OpenSource #Terminal #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #DevOps #CyberSecurity #FOSS

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TermPair terminal generating a secure, end-to-end encrypted browser link for sharing a live terminal session.

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TermPair web interface showing a live shared terminal session with end-to-end encryption and interactive read/write access.

1. The Main Switch

This is the main setting Google shows you, but it's not the only one.

Gmail (Desktop):

⚙️ Settings → See all settings → Smart features and personalization → Uncheck "Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet" → Save Changes.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI

2. The Hidden Switch

Turning off the first setting isn't enough. Most people stop there.

On the same settings page: Google Workspace smart features → Manage Workspace smart feature settings → Turn off both checkboxes → Save.

Both settings need to be turned off.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI

3. Your Phone

The settings don't always sync between devices, so check the Gmail app separately.

Gmail app → Menu (☰) → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and personalization" → Confirm.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI

4. Delete Gemini History

If you've used Gemini before, your chats may be saved, and some could be reviewed by humans.

Go to http://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini → Turn off Gemini Apps Activity → Delete Activity → All Time.

This removes your past Gemini chat history and stops future conversations from being saved.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI

5. Move Sensitive Emails

Turning off Gmail's smart features helps, but for truly private emails, consider using a separate service.

For medical, legal, or financial emails, use a free Proton Mail account. It offers end-to-end encryption and doesn't use AI to scan your emails.

Keep Gmail for newsletters, promotions, and less sensitive messages.

#Google #Email #Privacy #AI

@dbattistella
My husband and I use tuta (@Tutanota) for sending encrypted email. The account also includes a calendar.

I started with a free account just to test it out and then moved to the paid tier to get some more features.

No affiliation with the company, just a customer.

#Email #Privacy #Encryption