📲 Privacy (also social justice) and predictive technology is at odds with each other.
⚠️ Capitalism 101: "create the problem you want to solve in the world"
#privacy #privacymatters #surveillancecapitalism #predictiveai #algorithm

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🚨 This Week In Privacy #59 will be live in 30 minutes, it's a quiet news week, so we'll be taking questions from the community and covering the latest privacy & security news.

Join us live and chat with the community! 😊

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#Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

🚨 This Week In Privacy #59 will be live in 30 minutes, it's a quiet news week, so we'll be taking questions from the community and covering the latest privacy & security news.

Join us live and chat with the community! 😊

https://streamyard.com/watch/meP6uRRNhk34

#Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

#EFF, #TEDIC and #CEJIL Challenge Secrecy in the Use of Face Recognition in #Paraguay

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-tedic-and-cejil-challenge-secrecy-use-face-recognition-paraguay

#privacy #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

Four Years After #Dobbs, Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Keep Coming for Online Speech

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/four-years-after-dobbs-anti-abortion-lawmakers-keep-coming-online-speech

#privacy #abortion #RoeVWade #FreeSpeech

#Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/polymarket-says-hackers-stole-users-funds/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #gambling

"Even the World’s Biggest Surveillance State Thinks Smart Glasses Need Oversight"

"You know things are rough when China feels like a beacon of personal privacy."

https://gizmodo.com/china-smart-glasses-privacy-code-2000778222

#Privacy

TikTok collects keystroke patterns, clipboard contents, and device identifiers beyond what most users realize when they agree to its terms. #privacy #tiktok #tracking #surveillance #indigoprivacy

The #FCC’s #Spam Call Proposal Is Just a Data Collection Scheme

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/fccs-spam-call-proposal-just-data-collection-scheme

#privacy

Hacked #Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/hacked-klue-says-criminals-are-deleting-stolen-customer-data-but-now-other-hackers-are-making-threats/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach

License Plate Cameras Are Tracking Your Life Without a Warrant

Automatic license plate readers sold by surveillance companies are now using a technology called SignalTrace that uses sensors in the ALPRs to scrape electronic hardware codes from your smart devices. Worse, it’s being made available and marketed to law enforcement agencies including police, border security and other government agencies

#alpr #flocksafety #signalrace #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://www.thedrive.com/podcast/license-plate-cameras-are-tracking-your-life-without-a-warrant

https://haveibeenflocked.com/

A search result means an operator on the Flock system queried the database for your license plate.

Many police agencies do not require a warrant or even suspicion to perform a search.

#HaveIBeenFlocked #police #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy

President vs Parliament: #Metsola overrides MEPs in bid to force through child abuse law

https://www.politico.eu/article/president-vs-parliament-roberta-metsola-overrides-meps-bid-force-child-abuse-law/

#Europe #privacy #CSAM #politics #surveillance #ChatControl

cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/48574767

Within the article are responses to public records requests on if agencies are using the Immigration Violator hotlist.

Also included are ways to Conduct background research, and file a public records request.

When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that police have identified for real-time surveillance. These are called “hotlists,” and EFF has learned that one used by agencies across the country targets immigrants on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

Agencies using Flock Safety ALPR systems commonly allow the plates their cameras collect to be compared against the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) hotlists. These hotlists are broken into “topics,” such as “Gang or Suspected Terrorist,” “Stolen Vehicle,” and “Missing Person.”

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The “Immigration Violator” hotlist is populated exclusively by ICE, and it is the only agency authorized to enter or maintain records in this system, according to the NCIC operator manual. It includes license plates associated with administrative warrants, which are issued by ICE agents without judicial review. The manual further describes the data:

The Immigration Violator File contains records on criminal aliens who have been deported for drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, or serious violent crimes and on foreign-born individuals who have violated some section of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

And: 

If the ICE has reasonable grounds to believe that the subject may be operating a particular vehicle or a vehicle bearing a particular license plate, the vehicle and/or license data may be included in the record.

Buried in the Flock Safety administrative interface, there is a drop-down menu where agencies select which NCIC topics to subscribe to. If Immigration Violator is selected, the local agency will receive an alert that a vehicle ICE is looking for has been sighted. According to Flock Safety, ICE itself does not get an alert, although the local agency may contact ICE to let them know. Many agencies also participate or collaborate with immigration enforcement (through, for example, 287(g) agreements) and may take steps to stop a vehicle based on one of these alerts.

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Knowing whether your agency has this box checked isn’t just useful information—it’s the kind of evidence that can change how officials vote when a contract comes up for renewal. So, how can you find out if your local agency is using the Immigration Violator list? It takes some digging, and you may not be successful. But here’s what has worked for us in some instances.

Are Your Local #Police Using #Flock Safety ALPRs to Scan for Immigrants?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/are-your-local-police-using-flock-safety-alprs-scan-immigrants

#ALPR #privacy #surveillance #immigration #politics

It’s interesting how many people think wanting privacy means you’re doing something nefarious. The fact is, privacy is about sharing what you want with whom you choose.

(I don’t recall who wrote the words I used in the graphic here or where I originally saw them. I just made it from my paraphrased version.)

#Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec #BigBrother

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Illustration of some eyes looking straight at you followed by text that reads “I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable. But because your judgment and intentions are.”

🔊 Anita Nickerson of Fair Vote Canada on voter #privacy: “It is common sense that there shouldn't be privacy rules that apply to almost every organization in Canada, and no rules for political parties": https://action.voterprivacy.ca/page/194272/action/1

Help change that and sign Petition e-7237 by July 4! #cdnpoli

California’s attack on 3D printing is heading to the Senate. Here’s how it has changed, and why we still oppose it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme #privacy #opensource #3dprinting

How to disable #Microsoft #Edge, step by step

https://proton.me/blog/how-to-disable-microsoft-edge

#privacy #Windows #browser

Finally, I'm really excited to mention that I've been invited to speak at a small hacker conference in Las Vegas later this summer.

I don't want to say too much so I'll leave it there. But I wanted to let folks know that your support on the above issues directly helps me to continue to do some really cool cybersecurity work.

If you'd like to help me get to Vegas and make more cybersecurity content happen be sure to follow me on Ko-Fi.

https://ko-fi.com/nullagent

#DEFCON #Cybersecurity #Privacy

#Cellebrite said it cut off #Russia, but Russia used its tools anyway

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/cellebrite-said-it-cut-off-russia-but-russia-used-is-tools-anyway/

#cybersecurity #privacy

Radaris pulls together addresses, phone numbers, relatives, social profiles, and photos into one searchable record. Today's guide walks you through the free opt-out process step by step. #privacy #databrokers #optout #radaris #indigoprivacy

#British #Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

https://www.wired.com/story/british-police-built-a-sprawling-crime-prediction-machine-some-results-couldnt-be-trusted/

#PredictivePolicing #AI #privacy #surveillance

The #KIDSAct Would Require Age Checks To Get Online

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/kids-act-would-require-age-checks-get-online

#privacy #AgeVerification #politics #KoSA

OpenWrt is a free and open-source Linux operating system for supported routers and embedded devices.

Unlike stock router firmware, it provides a fully writable system with package management, letting you install WireGuard, AdGuard Home, VPNs, mesh networking, custom firewalls, and hundreds of additional packages.

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

#OpenSource #OpenWrt #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #Networking #Router #FOSS

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Screenshot of the OpenWrt project page. The OpenWrt logo and the slogan "Wireless Freedom" appear at the top. Below, a description explains that OpenWrt is a Linux operating system for routers and embedded devices. It highlights its fully writable filesystem, package management, and extensive customization, allowing users to install software, replace vendor firmware limitations, and tailor their router for a wide range of networking applications.

Northeastern University: Regulations don’t go far enough to protect privacy when it comes to smart glasses, experts say. “The issue is not just whether people know they’re being recorded and privacy concerns brought about by smart glasses aren’t new. But a recent revelation about a new face-recognition feature for Meta’s smart glasses that was not yet available to users renews the […]