"...The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who wants a phone number in the name of combatting scam and spam calls. ..."

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

#privacy #bigbrother #fascism

Meta paused an employee-monitoring program that collected keystrokes and mouse activity for AI training after some data was found broadly accessible internally 🖥️🔒
The program drew backlash over consent, privacy, and data handling, with nearly 2,000 employees signing a petition against it ⚖️📊

🔗 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq615g3z36po

#TechNews #Meta #Privacy #AI #Workplace #Surveillance #EmployeeRights #DataProtection #Security #ArtificialIntelligence #BigTech #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Technology #OpenWeb

Anthropic says some Claude users may need to submit government IDs and selfies to verify age or identity when appealing flagged accounts 🪪🔐
The policy takes effect July 8 and uses Persona for verification, raising privacy concerns around biometric data and document retention 🌐⚖️

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/

#TechNews #Anthropic #Claude #Privacy #Identity #AgeVerification #Biometrics #Security #AI #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #Identity #TechPolicy #MachineLearning #CloudComputing #Technology

Gizmodo: Danish Privacy Activist Arrested for Posting Prime Minister’s Phone Number. “Danish right-wing privacy activist Lars Kragh Andersen posted a video Friday of his arrest by police in Denmark—a video that has now racked up over 8 million views on X. Andersen says he was arrested for posting his two favorite numbers, the social security number of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette […]

THEY WANT TO RUIN OUR PRIVACY ONCE AGAIN, TAKE ACTION BEFORE ITS TOO LATE, NOW OR NEVER AGAIN https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

CONTACT ALL THE MEPs INCLUDING YOURS! #privacy #ChatControl #FuckChatcontrol

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Collateral Damage: #Claude #Mythos and the #Privacy Risks of #AI

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5792/collateral-damage-claude-mythos-and-privacy-risks-ai

#Anthropic

The #Trump Administration’s New #Census Data Rules Are a Policy Disaster

https://www.404media.co/census-data-privacy-trump-policy-change-noise-infusion/

#privacy #politics

#WhiteHouse app auto-downloads to government phones, can’t be uninstalled

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/white-house-app-auto-downloads-to-government-phones-cant-be-uninstalled/

#cybersecurity #surveillance #privacy #politics

Tomorrow, I'll be going back to school for another ask me anything on digital privacy. I've been doing those sessions for a while now, and I'm still amazed by how thoughtful young people's questions on the technologies in their lives actually are.

Don't believe the narrative they aren't critical about tech or do not care about their privacy. A lot of them are and they do, which gives me a lot of hope!
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#privacy #DataProtection #education

People increasingly choose products that match their values—voicing concerns about privacy, the environment, AI, and monopolistic power. Purchase with Purpose aims to help them switch across tools and industries, starting with key tech categories. Learn more: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/ 🔄🛡️🌍 #PurchaseWithPurpose #ConsumerChoice #DigitalRights #Privacy #Sustainability

How Hackers Broke into Madison Square Garden

https://www.404media.co/how-hackers-broke-into-madison-square-garden/

#MSG #privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #Knicks #sports #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

Zerion is on Product Hunt today and the response has been great so far.

For anyone who missed it this morning: a messenger with no servers, no accounts, no phone number. Everything over Tor, post-quantum encryption on every message.

If it resonates with you, an upvote helps it reach more people who actually need this kind of tool.

https://www.producthunt.com/products/zerion-2

#privacy #tor #foss #producthunt

PhotoGIMP is a free, open-source patch that makes GIMP feel much more like Adobe Photoshop.

It adds Photoshop-style keyboard shortcuts, a familiar workspace layout, reorganized tools, and a refined UI—helping Photoshop users switch without losing their workflow.

A great way to ditch subscriptions while keeping powerful image editing capabilities.

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

#OpenSource #GIMP #PhotoGIMP #GraphicDesign #Photoshop #Linux #Privacy

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Screenshot of the PhotoGIMP project page. A large purple icon featuring the GIMP mascot is displayed at the center. Below it are badges showing GitHub stars, GPLv3 license, and version 3.0 release information. The description explains that PhotoGIMP is a free, community-driven patch that transforms GIMP's interface, layout, and workflow to feel more familiar to Adobe Photoshop users, helping make the transition from Photoshop to GIMP easier.

Thinking about using a VPN for privacy?
Your VPN’s jurisdiction may matter more than its marketing.

A provider based in a Five Eyes / Nine Eyes / Fourteen Eyes country could face legal requests, data retention orders, or secret warrants depending on local laws.

“No logs” claims are only as strong as: • jurisdiction
• court precedent
• infrastructure design
• independent audits

I broke down exactly how VPN jurisdiction affects your privacy, what the Five Eyes alliance actually means, and whether you should avoid these countries entirely.

Read here: https://thecybersecguru.com/online-privacy/vpn-jurisdiction-five-eyes/

#VPN #Privacy #OnlinePrivacy #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #FiveEyes

RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116810643512333836

📹 👮 With increasing state-sponsored privacy violations. Halloween masks and wigs might suddenly become the newest "fashion statement".
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#Privacy #Identity

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Open Rights Group » 🌐 2026-06-25 / 2026-06-25
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

The Met Police have announced a major expansion of facial recognition in London.

The use of this flawed and discriminatory tech still lacks oversight, putting our rights on the back foot.

We should be able to walk down the street with a full expectation of privacy and not being ID’d at every step.

https://www.channel4.com/news/met-police-to-expand-use-of-drones-facial-recognition-and-ai-despite-concerns

#facialrecogntion #police #metpolice #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #surveillance

The Met Police have announced a major expansion of facial recognition in London.

The use of this flawed and discriminatory tech still lacks oversight, putting our rights on the back foot.

We should be able to walk down the street with a full expectation of privacy and not being ID’d at every step.

https://www.channel4.com/news/met-police-to-expand-use-of-drones-facial-recognition-and-ai-despite-concerns

#facialrecogntion #police #metpolice #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #surveillance

Purism, @purism, launched a new #Linux laptop. The Librem 16:

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-16-product-launch/

"Designed for true privacy, real security, and absolute freedom, the Librem 16 runs on Purism’s PureOS, a fully free and open source operating system. The Librem 16 laptop includes a signature Purism design, hardware kill switches that disconnect the camera, microphone, and wireless radios with a simple flip of the switch."

#librem16 #purism #FOSS #opensource #PureOS #privacy #security #laptop #MobileLinux

Zerion is live on Product Hunt today.

A messenger with no servers, no accounts, no phone number. Everything over Tor, post-quantum encryption on every message.

If you believe privacy should be the default, a quick upvote genuinely helps us reach more people who need this.

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/zerion-2

#privacy #tor #foss #producthunt #android

Daily Digest | 25 June 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

well, there is another way to lock VPN traffic for laws, specifically, for websites to do it.
most of the time, when you sign up for a service, you either will not use a #vpn traffic, or do. not a problem, though, because for some, say, Google, services, they have a permission to completely bypass VPN services on your phone, unless it's just apple.
this means your identity which was on your real IP can be tied back to your VPN IP.
this level of VPN coordination can allow that company to say "ok, this is a VPN IP clearly, let's block it."
then, they can violate your #privacy and, in many ways, #cybersecurity .

plus, they don't exactly protect you if they have your real identity already.

in fact, i'm sure #clownflare will also find ways to censor VPN IPs as well, given their track record.
so from a company standpoint, yes, this is absolutely enforceable.
not so much as from a state government standpoint, and, to an extent, even a US government standpoint. I say, to an extent, because keep in mind the US built #tor so I don't think even they want to ban VPNs themselves.

Privacy isn’t a regulatory hassle, court order, marketing tactic or extra feature to bolt on.

It’s built from the ground up.

The search engine that pioneered zero tracking has your curiosity protected by default.

https://www.mojeek.com

#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #privacy

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Curiosity is your right. Not a tracking number.

While local politics often dominates the daily news cycle, the most significant impacts on our digital rights—ranging from the AI Act to digital identity frameworks—almost always originate from the European Union. Europe is quietly setting the global standard for tech regulation. 🇪🇺⚖️

To stay properly informed on privacy regulations and European tech policy, give these accounts a follow:
@EDPS
@BasEickhout

#Privacy #EU #DigitalRights #TechPolicy

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/116807174239734199

We can not have democracy without privacy.

That’s it. Full stop.

@Em0nM4stodon knows this, and if you didn’t know this, please, for the love of whatever you hold most dear, start listening to people who do know this.

(Start by following @Em0nM4stodon .)

#Privacy #Data #PersonalData #Democracy

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Em » 🌐 2026-06-24
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange

It saddens me that many people do not see far enough to understand well what we are losing while losing privacy rights and trivializing data protection. It is so much more than most think. This affects our intimacy, our safety, our social lives, our freedoms, and all our human rights.

It goes well beyond targeted advertising. Attacks on privacy lead to direct increases in authoritarianism and dictatorial governance.

We must care much more about it than we do now. It is critical to ourselves as individuals, but also to democracy and society as a whole.

#Privacy #Authoritarianism

Your data, your call. Start with the free audit. https://indigoprivacy.com/audit #privacy #dataprivacy #indigoprivacy