"Evan Spiegel doesn't want you to call Snap Specs AI glasses"

"Spoiler: He says "computing" a lot. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sat with us to discuss the Snap Specs, privacy, parental controls and more."

https://www.engadget.com/2195862/snap-specs-ceo-evan-spiegel-interview-at-awe-2026/

#Privacy

***LOWERING our surveillance-linked GDP growth is the path to HIGHER social cohesion and material security and privacy***

💯 Measuring surveillance linked GDP growth will save our mental privacy.

🚀 During election times we can focus on identifying candidates who promise "lower surveillance-linked GDP growth".

🌏 Killing surveillance-linked GDP growth may be the only option left to save the earth.

#bansurveillance #surveillancelinkedGDP #privacy #privacymatters #humanrights #climatejustice

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The text proposes economic analysis of surveillance-linked GDP growth as an economic tool for social progress.

🖼️ Squoosh — Open-Source Image Compression in Your Browser

Squoosh is a free, open-source image compression tool that runs entirely in your browser. Your images stay on your device and are never sent to a server.

Supports modern formats like WebP and AVIF, helping reduce file sizes while maintaining image quality.

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

#OpenSource #Privacy #ImageCompression #WebP #AVIF #Photography #WebDevelopment #Squoosh

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Screenshot of the Squoosh image compression tool documentation. The page explains that images are compressed locally in the browser and are not uploaded to a server, while also noting the collection of limited analytics data such as basic visitor information and image size statistics.

Daily Podcast: Our Next Privacy Battleground is 6G...

#News #TechNews #6G #Privacy #Governance

https://youtu.be/ZNryRJxLM6c

Daily Podcast: Our Next Privacy Battleground is 6G...

#News #TechNews #6G #Privacy #Governance #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/nb6

We continue to improve; for the next version we have improved the communication between Midori Privacy and our New Tab, to offer more and better protection and information. Coming Soon Midori Browser 11.8.2

https://github.com/goastian/midori-desktop

#browser #privacy #tech #technology #web #windows #linux #opensuse

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Midori Privacy and Midori Tab

Council of #Europe investigates #ShinyHunters #DataBreach claims

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/council-of-europe-investigates-shinyhunters-data-breach-claims/

#cybersecurity #privacy

No, #Google isn’t killing ad blockers: #AdGuard's CTO Andrey Meshkov on the #ManifestV2 panic

https://adguard.com/en/blog/no-google-isnt-killing-ad-blockers-adguard-cto-andrey-meshkov-on-the-manifest-v2-panic.html

#AdBlocker #advertising #Chrome #ManifestV3 #manifest #privacy #cybersecurity

Apps for encryption, comms, Usenet, remailers ...

Ch1ffr3punk: https://github.com/Ch1ffr3punk

The owner is a denizen of the OG #Usenet scene.

#cypherpunk #cryptography #crypto #encryption #privacy #github #freesoftware

@cypherpunk@soc.octade.net @cryptography@soc.octade.net @usenet@soc.octade.net

Fitness trackers sell aggregate workout and location data to insurance companies and real estate firms in some markets. #privacy #fitness #healthdata #indigoprivacy

Massachusetts just voted 146-0 to ban the sale of precise location data. Brokers sell it to advertisers, stalkers, and agencies — no warrant. States are doing what the federal government won’t.
#privacy #locationdata #databrokers #legislation #indigoprivacy

#UK unveils sweeping #SocialMediaBan for users under 16

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/uk-unveils-sweeping-social-media-ban-for-users-under-16/

#privacy #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #cybersecurity #censorship

#Privacy #services by https://nadeko.net/

#Invidious
https://inv.nadeko.net

#Matrix (Synapse) https://matrix.nadeko.net

#Rimgo
https://ri.nadeko.net

Privatebin
https://pbin.nadeko.net

Redlib
https://redlib.nadeko.net

#Phantom
https://phantom.nadeko.net

#Breezewiki
https://breezewiki.nadeko.net

#Forgejo
https://git.nadeko.

Monero Node
xmr.nadeko.net:18081

Jitsi (New)
https://meet.nadeko.net

#IRC
https://znc.nadeko.net

"Realizing your trove exists is terrifying. So is learning that it’s never been more vulnerable."

Bridget Read for New York/Intelligencer: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/your-digital-self-is-vulnerable.html

#Longreads #Privacy #Surveillance #Data #Technology #Internet

WhatsApp Clone, but Decentralized with P2P Messaging

App: https://Enkrypted.Chat

"Secure and private" is the general goal.

This is a technical/concept demo of a fairly unique approach using a browser-based, local-first and webrtc.

This is intended to introduce a new paradigm in client-side managed secure cryptography. We can avoid registration of any sort.

Features:

* P2P
* End to end encryption
* Signal protocol
* Post-Quantum cryptography
* File transfer
* Local-first
* No registration
* No installation
* No database
* TURN server

Feel free to reach out for clarity instead of diving into the docs/code.

IMPORTANT: While this is aiming to provide a secure experience, it isnt audited or reviewed. **Shared for testing, feedback and demo purposes only.** Please use responsibly.

#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics #P2P #WebRTC #PeerJS #ZeroData #EphemeralData #Encryption #E2EE #BrowserToBrowser #NoInstall #Privacy #Security #Decentralized #Messaging #VideoCall #NoTracking #PrivateMessaging #Prototype #Demo #WorkInProgress #CloseSource #OpenSource #WebDev #GitHub #TechDevelopment #WhatsApp #ChatApp #InstantMessaging #PWA

#InfiniteCampus #DataBreach affects 137,000 school staff accounts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infinite-campus-data-breach-affects-137-000-school-staff-accounts/

#education #privacy #cybersecurity

Consumers are ditching commercial smart home gadgets for custom ESP32 microcontrollers to avoid cloud subscription fees. Builders are assembling presence sensors and localized doorbells for under $30 using ESPHome, keeping all household data private on local servers. #ESP32 #SmartHome #IoT #Privacy #HomeAssistant #TechNews
https://blazetrends.com/esp32-smart-home-projects-are-replacing-cloud-gadgets-for-under-30/?fsp_sid=34951

#Meta Tapped a #Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-rank-one-computing-face-recognition-smart-glasses/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #SmartGlasses #RayBan #Oakley #privacy #surveillance

#UK may ban #SocialMedia for children under 16

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/14/uk-may-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16/

#SocialMediaBan #privacy #AgeVerification #censorship

Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

https://9to5google.com/2026/06/15/google-chromes-next-update-will-mark-the-end-of-popular-ad-blockers/

#HackerNews #Google #Chrome #adblockers #update #adtech #privacy #changes

🚨 Chrome is closing the final loopholes that kept legacy ad blockers alive.

Starting with Chrome 150/151, Google is removing the remaining Manifest V2 workarounds, meaning extensions like uBlock Origin (MV2) will no longer function in Chrome. Users will be limited to Manifest V3-compatible blockers with reduced capabilities.

Read more: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/06/chrome-150-ad-blocker-loopholes-closed.html

#Privacy #Chrome #AdBlockers #uBlockOrigin #ManifestV3 #OpenSource #DigitalEscapeTools

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Chrome 150 removes the last internal flag that let determined users keep full-strength ad blockers like uBlock Origin running.

Most messengers can say “we can’t read your messages.” Almost none can say “we can’t see who you talk to, when, or how often.” That metadata lives on their servers.

Zerion has no servers. Connections run device to device over Tor, contacts are keys instead of phone numbers, and the social graph exists nowhere but on your own phone.

Free, open source, GPL v3, on F-Droid:
https://zerion.chat

#privacy #tor #foss

Signal warns UK plan to scan devices for nudes "endangers us all" — says client-side scanning risks mass surveillance & censorship, urges funding for education and child services instead. Read more: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/09/signal-uks-child-nude-block-threat-wont-protect-children/5252761 🛡️🚨 #Privacy #Encryption

Voice Age Verification

https://agewarden.ai/

#HackerNews #Voice #Age #Verification #technology #AI #age #verification #security #privacy

Around 52 percent of parents track their 18- to 25-year-old children using smartphone apps, according to a University of Michigan survey.

Is it healthy and the new normal or bordering on surveillance?
https://flip.it/jccv0M

#Surveillance #Privacy #Smartphones

#OpenAI investigated by coalition of state attorneys general

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/openai-investigated-by-coalition-of-state-attorneys-general/ar-AA25wmMD

#privacy #AI #ChatGPT #LLM

🚨 NEWS: Apple Unifica Sign in with Apple e Hide My Email in un Unico Dominio

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Apple ha annunciato un cambiamento significativo per la privacy degli utenti, unificando i domini di posta elettronica utilizzati da due dei suoi servizi più importanti. Sign in wi...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/apple-unifica-sign-in-with-apple-e-hide-my-email-in-un-unico-dominio

#apple #email #privacy #sviluppatori #dominioUnico