Discord is rolling out new age verification checks using Google Wallet and on-device face scans to protect user data from external vendor leaks. Users who refuse will be placed in a restricted teen experience. #Discord #TechNews #Privacy #CyberSecurity #GamingNews
https://blazetrends.com/discord-launches-google-wallet-age-verification-and-local-face-scans-after-id-leak/?fsp_sid=37721

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

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

Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored.

Known as the Social Media Parental Notification Act, the law requires companies to get parental permission for social media and gaming apps.

Ohio’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, Ohio Revised Code 1349.09, https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1349.09

Part of the law states:
"The operator of an online web site, service, or product that targets children, or is reasonably anticipated to be accessed by children, shall do all of the following:

(1) Obtain verifiable consent for any contract with a child, including terms of service, to register, sign up, or otherwise create a unique username to access or utilize the online web site, service, or product, from the child's parent or legal guardian using any of the following methods:

(a) Requiring a parent or legal guardian to sign and return to the operator a form consenting to the contract by postal mail, facsimile, or electronic mail;

(b) Requiring a parent or legal guardian, in connection with a monetary transaction, to use a credit card, debit card, or other online payment system that provides notification of each discrete transaction to the primary account holder;

(c) Requiring a parent or legal guardian to call a toll-free telephone number implemented by the operator and staffed by trained personnel;

(d) Requiring a parent or legal guardian to connect to trained personnel by videoconference;

(e) Verifying a parent's or legal guardian's identity by checking a form of government-issued identification against databases of such information, and promptly deleting the parent's or legal guardian's identification from the operator's records after such verification is complete.

(2) Present to the child's parent or legal guardian a list of the features offered by an operator's online web site, service, or product related to censoring or moderating content, including any features that can be disabled for a particular profile.

(3) Provide to the child's parent or guardian a web site link at which the parent or legal guardian may access and review the list of features described in division (B)(2) of this section at another time.
#MastoAdmin #Ohio #Law #Privacy .

https://www.13abc.com/2026/06/19/court-orders-ohio-restrictions-kids-use-social-media-restored/?outputType=amp

🌎 Our privacy depends on the type of society we are allowed to create for ourselves.

FREE is a forum that promotes alternative and sustainable options promoting privacy and dignified human connection, connection based on care rather than economic exploitation.

Get involved in your own local chapter, or better still start your own: ✅ https://www.freefreeforum.org/

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #free #sustainable

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"This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.

The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the Online Safety Act, it will cause more harm than it will prevent.

Users of all ages are burdened with proving their age before accessing content, with social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X included in the ban. There remains no reliable, privacy-preserving method of verifying the age of every internet user and methods vary from one platform to the next.

Young people will not simply be protected from being contacted by adults or endlessly scrolling—they’ll also lose access to educational videos on YouTube, local events on Facebook, and potentially cut off from distant friends and family.

Public policy must be effective, proportionate and respectful of fundamental rights. Young people deserve better than a policy built on panic, and all internet users deserve a safe and free internet. A social media ban generates headlines, but it will not solve the problem."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

#UK #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #Privacy #Censorship

#Meta Lobbies #Congress For Protection From Child-Harm #Lawsuits

Meta has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as #Instagram , as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the matter and proposed legislative language reviewed by Reuters. If adopted by lawmakers and passed into law as part of the #KidsOnlineSafetyAct (#KOSA ) under consideration in the U.S. Senate, such a provision could undermine thousands of lawsuits against Meta and other online platforms over harms to #children.
#socialmedia #security #privacy #childharm

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/06/18/2342227/meta-lobbies-congress-for-protection-from-child-harm-lawsuits?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

🚨 This Week In Privacy #58 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be discussing GrapheneOS' new Android 17 experimental release and also covering the latest privacy & security news. Join us live and chat with the community! 😊 www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

GrapheneOS Android 17 is here!

🚨 This Week In Privacy #58 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be discussing GrapheneOS' new Android 17 experimental release and also covering the latest privacy & security news.

Join us live and chat with the community! 😊

https://streamyard.com/watch/F4Pri3vsNp9j

#Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

Shotcut is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

It offers timeline editing, filters, transitions, audio tools, hardware encoding, and support for hundreds of formats via FFmpeg.

A privacy-friendly alternative to Premiere Pro, Filmora, and CapCut, no subscriptions, no lock-in, and no watermarks.

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

#OpenSource #VideoEditing #Privacy #Linux #Windows #macOS #FOSS

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Screenshot of the Shotcut project page. At the top are build status badges showing successful builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Below, a large heading describes Shotcut as a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor. The page includes a screenshot of the Shotcut interface, showing a video editing workspace with media bins, preview window, timeline tracks, audio meters, filters, and waveform displays. The preview displays a motorcycle video project titled “A Bike Show,” demonstrating Shotcut’s professional editing capabilities.

#Apple fixes #Beats Studio Buds flaw that let hackers spy on conversations

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-beats-studio-buds-flaw-that-let-hackers-spy-on-conversations/

#cybersecurity #privacy

New Release: #Tails 7.9

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_9/

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

Password reuse is the leading cause of credential-stuffing attacks: one breached site gives attackers the key to every other account using the same password. #privacy #security #passwords #indigoprivacy

How to Watch the #KnicksParade on #NYC Traffic #Surveillance Cameras

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-watch-the-knicks-parade-on-nyc-traffic-surveillance-cameras/

#privacy #sports #Knicks

The #UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.
#asylum #ageverification #security #privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/facial-age-estimate-uk-asylum-seekers/

WinDiskWriter a free and open-source macOS tool for creating bootable Windows USB installers.

It supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, and Vista, works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, and can automatically handle large install.wim files, EFI booting, and Legacy BIOS compatibility.

A handy tool for Mac users who need to install or repair Windows without using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool.

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

#OpenSource #macOS #Windows #USBBoot #TechTools #Privacy

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Screenshot of the WinDiskWriter project page. The page features a purple WinDiskWriter logo and banner for macOS, with the slogan “Say NO to TPM and Secure Boot. Say YES to Windows 11 on any device.” Below are project badges showing GPL-3.0 licensing, over 458,000 downloads, version 1.3, and code statistics. A section titled “Windows USB Disk Creator for macOS” explains that the tool creates bootable Windows USB installers supporting both UEFI and Legacy BIOS, allowing Windows installation on PCs, Intel Macs, and certain virtual machines.

#Android verification is coming: #Google confirms timeline & supported app stores

Almost 20 years ago, Google pitched Android as the more open alternative to Apple's walled garden. Last year, Google announced it would begin erecting its own walls through #developer #verification. The company has issued an update on its plans, affirming that the verification system will begin rolling out in select countries later this year. We're also learning which app stores are participating in verification & the timeline for key features like the recently revealed "advanced flow" for bypassing verification.

Google has claimed that developer verification is a necessary change to #smartphone software distribution, pointing to the increased prevalence of #scams that trick Android users into installing #malware apps. Google's solution requires verifying the identities of developers outside the Play Store just like it does for devs publishing on its platform.
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/google-shares-updated-timeline-for-rolling-out-android-developer-verification/

Time to address the #HumanRights implications of #AI in the #military domain

https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5787/time-address-human-rights-implications-ai-military-domain

#privacy

🛡️ AegisLog #1 (12–18 Jun)

🛠️ Shipped: large E2EE groups (up to 1024), owner-signed roles, group voice channels, on-device post-quantum crypto (ML-KEM-768).

🐛 Fixed: server CI was red for days (Jest ESM vs node:sqlite). Green again.

🔐 No one adds you to a group without your consent: invited → you approve → then you're in.

🔜 Next: PQXDH to transport + server.

github.com/gabinotech22-cmyk/AegisLink

#buildinpublic #privacy #e2ee #postquantum

The #UK Will Scan #Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

https://www.wired.com/story/facial-age-estimate-uk-asylum-seekers/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #privacy #biometrics #politics #immigration #AgeVerification

BeenVerified has your address, phone number, relatives, and court records — searchable by anyone. Today's guide walks you through removing it in about 5 minutes. #privacy #databrokers #optout #infosec #indigoprivacy

#Google to use #UK and #EU user IP addresses for ad personalization

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-to-use-uk-and-eu-user-ip-addresses-for-ad-personalization/

#privacy #advertising #TargetedAds

You cannot understand privacy without understanding consent.

Granular informed consent is the number one concept to learn about if you wish to deepen your understanding of good data privacy practices.

Consent. Is. Everything.

#Privacy #DataPrivacy #Consent 🔒✅

The UK government could announce restrictions on VPNs next month.

This would threaten our privacy and security.

VPNs keep young people safe from harassment. Businesses secure. Journalists, activists and whistleblowers protected.

Here's why we must #ProtectVPNs 🧵

Sign the petition if you agree ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk

#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

#Firefox #AI #Chatbot feature exposed users to #email theft risk

https://cyberinsider.com/firefox-ai-chatbot-feature-exposed-users-to-email-theft-risk/

#privacy #cybersecurity #LLM #Mozilla

"John Edwards' departure is a chance for the [UK] Government to appoint a regulator with teeth, and reset the regulators' approach of providing data protection in name only."

"Parliament must ensure that the future Commission is run by professionals who want the law enforced, including against government data failures."

🗣️ ORG's @jim.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0eyq7rnn22o

#ICO #ResetTheICO #dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

#ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ #Tax Identifiers from a #DataBroker

https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/

#surveillance #privacy #politics #immigration

New video about Signal📽️

Signal's President @Mer__edith on The Mishal Husain Show @bloomberg

About data-driven business models, AI assistants, and more!

Watch it here 🍿👉 https://aboutsignal.com/videos-podcasts/videos/ai-wants-your-life-tech-boss-meredith-whittaker-says-no-the-mishal-husain-show/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #AI #privacy