If you don't want to chat with an AI bot, but with real friends and family, privately and securely...

Use Signal: https://signal.org/install 💙

No AI bots. No ads. No tracking. Just your conversations.

If your friends aren't on Signal yet, invite them this summer. Let the blue sky be your reminder ☀️

#signal #signalmessenger #signalapp #privacy #ai

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Just a quick rant: I prefer to support small businesses, but it bugs me when a companyʻs “web site” is just an #Instagram or #Facebook page. I understand that many folks may not have the time nor talent to put together a simple site, but by not doing so these small businesses are demanding that every potential customer turn over data to Zuckerberg - and to every broker and marketer that he sells our data to. So please folks, donʻt force us potential customers to avoid your biz. #tech #privacy

🚨 NEWS: Meta rimuove la funzione AI di Instagram dopo le critiche per la privacy

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Meta ha fatto marcia indietro su una controversa funzione di intelligenza artificiale su Instagram, lanciata solo pochi giorni fa e ora rimossa dopo le proteste di utenti e agenzie...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/meta-rimuove-la-funzione-ai-di-instagram-dopo-le-critiche-per-la-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto_share

#aIGenerativa #instagram #intelligenzaArtificiale #meta #privacy

Local AI privacy tip: treat prompts like logs. If an assistant helps with ops, invoices, customer notes, or source snippets, keep the default path local and make cloud calls an explicit choice. Boring architecture, very useful habit. #LocalAI #Privacy #SelfHosted

#privacy

"Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora.

Help make mass surveillance of entire populations uneconomical! We all have a right to privacy, which you can exercise today by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services.

https://prism-break.org/en/

I just spent 15 minutes reading the privacy policy of a new smart home app, and it's basically a 30-page legal document giving them the right to harvest my local network data. The worst part? Most people just click 'Agree' because they have no choice. We desperately need more hardware that doesn't treat the customer as the product. End of rant.

#Privacy #IoT #Tech

Come funziona il nuovo sistema di monitoraggio dell'attenzione dei conducenti obbligatorio su tutte le nuove auto immatricolate in Unione Europea dal 7 luglio e cosa significa per la privacy degli automobilisti. #ADDW #Europa #sicurezzastradale #privacy

https://www.ilmitte.com/2026/07/telecamere-nuove-auto-europa-addw/

You have the right to request removal from most data broker sites. Most people never use it.

#databrokers #privacy #indigoprivacy

"...To do so, users must go to Instagram's settings menu, select "Sharing and Reuse" and switch off "Allow people to reuse your content on Instagram and with AI features at Meta" for posts and reels...." #instagram #AI #privacy #meta

BBC: Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9lee19y1yo

#ai #privacy #meta #instagram #AIpocalypse

Proton users, what are your thoughts on the Lumo AI?

#proton #privacy #ai #lumo #security

AI agents are assigned control over our lives in a way that can not be justified, and it raises worrying privacy concerns.

#privacy #privacymatters #intellectualprivacy #justicesystem

@thenewoil Thinking that Meta would choose to keep users thoughts/emotions read only would be naive.

If their AI's can access and read users emotions, they can use their outputs to influence emotions, as Meta's much cruder 2012 study showed.

That pales in comparison to what would be possible now.

The importance of transparency in what the algorithms show you and why has never been more important.

#Meta #Privacy #SocialMedia #Influence

Instagram is the only big tech social media site I use.

Meta just made some pretty big changes that infringe more on privacy than ever.

Today, I got a message from IG telling me my location was turned off. Duh. I turned it off just like I turned off photos, contacts & every other invasive access point.

I responded & told it to stop messaging me. It responded that it will not contact me again, but I can ask a question any time in the future. 😂 I don't think so.

#META #Privacy #SocialMedia

Let this sink in. On July 9, more MEPs voted against Chat Control than for it. 314 to reject, 276 to keep. And it passed anyway, extended to 2028.

A second-reading rule required an absolute majority of 361 to block it, so a clear majority against wasn’t enough. The vote was scheduled for the last day before summer recess, when seats were empty.

When “no” wins the count but loses the vote, the architecture matters more than ever. No server, nothing to scan.

zerion.chat

#chatcontrol #privacy

https://linuxiac.com/chatto-chat-app-is-now-open-source-and-available-to-self-host/

Chatto a Discord like app with Voice, Video and screen-sharing, but a heavy focus on privacy has just gone open source,

#OpenSource #Privacy #DiscordAlternative

#Google hands Open Health Stack to the #Linux Foundation

https://nerds.xyz/2026/07/google-open-health-stack-linux-foundation/

#healthcare #privacy

I've been recommending people use/try #DeltaChat more than #Signal and it's worked far better than I thought! It's screen reader friendly also, across desktop and mobile! At least, on Windows anyway. https://delta.chat/en/help#multiclient #Chat #Privacy

It's been a couple months since I switched my primary mobile device to be Wi-fi only.

No phone number.
No mobile data, phone calls, or SMS.

I have a secondary device that I keep switched off unless/until I want it, and that's the one with my phone number on it now.

I very rarely need to turn that device on.

If not for the handful of SMS-only MFA services I have no choice but to use (typically government and banking stuff), I don't strictly need mobile service.

#Privacy #Permacomputing

🚨 This Week In Privacy #61 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about Apple adding a keylogger to the iOS app store, and covering the latest privacy & security news.

👋 Join us live and join the Q&A!

youtube.com/live/7J-OylA...

#Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

🚨 This Week In Privacy #61 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about Apple adding a keylogger to the iOS app store, and covering the latest privacy & security news.

👋 Join us live and join the Q&A!

https://streamyard.com/watch/79rJJX3uyKRh

#Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but everyone in your family or your household is entitled to #privacy.

The fact that you are a parent of a child does not make it okay to invade your child's privacy.

The fact that you are a spouse does not make it okay to invade your spouse's privacy.

The fact that you share a domicile with someone does not make it okay to invade your housemate's privacy, no matter your relationship to them.

Flock CEO: "Unfortunately, there’s terrorist organizations like DeFlock whose primary motivation is chaos. They’re closer to Antifa than they are anything else." #privacy #JoinAntifa
https://deflock.org/

Copyparty is a free, open-source file server for self-hosting and sharing files from any web browser.

It supports resumable uploads, WebDAV, SMB, SFTP, FTP, temporary share links, media previews, search, ZIP downloads, and much more, all while keeping you in control of your data.

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

#OpenSource #SelfHosted #FileSharing #Linux #Privacy #FOSS

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Police departments have used Clearview AI's facial recognition database, which contains billions of scraped social media photos, without notifying the public.

#privacy #clearview #facialrecognition #indigoprivacy

Police departments have used Clearview AI's facial recognition database, which contains billions of scraped social media photos, without notifying the public.

#privacy #clearview #facialrecognition #indigoprivacy

#privacy #digitalsovereignty #kidsact #chatcontrol

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Big bubble letters like a movie poster that says: FUCK OFF I'M NOT GIVING YOU A GOVT ID you are a FUCKING WEBSITE are you out of your mind

What are the worst #spyware apps — and how do you spot them?

https://proton.me/blog/spyware-apps

#privacy #cybersecurity #guide

A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway

https://www.wired.com/story/a-majority-of-european-lawmakers-voted-against-letting-big-tech-read-our-messages-theyre-going-to-anyway/

#ChatControl #privacy #Europe

🚚 Hinweis 🚚

Unser DNS-Resolver ist auf einen anderen Server umgezogen. Wer ihn direkt über die IP-Adressen verwendet, sollte diese ändern! Mehr Infos (und die aktuellen IP-Adressen): https://dns.artikel10.org

#DNS #Privacy

Facial recognition scanners are turning up at airports, stadiums, and even Disneyland's gates. Most offer an opt-out, but few make it obvious. Before your next visit, check the venue's policy and look for the opt-out lane.

#privacy #facialrecognition #biometrics #optout #indigoprivacy

Facial recognition scanners are turning up at airports, stadiums, and even Disneyland's gates. Most offer an opt-out, but few make it obvious. Before your next visit, check the venue's policy and look for the opt-out lane.

#privacy #facialrecognition #biometrics #optout #indigoprivacy

#KaiserPermanente nurses say technology is making their jobs — and patient care — worse

https://themarkup.org/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/09/kaiser-permanente-nurses-say-technology-is-making-their-jobs-and-patient-care-worse

#healthcare #privacy #AI #bossware #surveillance

Government-mandated gatekeepers have no place between Americans and lawful speech. CCIA’s Fifth Circuit brief argues Texas’ SB2420 imposes unconstitutional barriers to lawful speech by requiring age verification, parental consent, and compelled age ratings. Americans shouldn’t have to surrender their #privacy or show ID to access lawful information online. Free expression includes both the right to speak and the right to receive information. #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-files-brief-arguing-that-texas-app-store-law-likely-violates-first-amendment/

European cloud provider #Nextcloud leaks 367K records, exposing staff and clients

https://cybernews.com/security/nextcloud-cloud-provider-data-leak/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #FOSS

Why no email, phone, or name at signup: each of those isn't just a convenience field, it's a permanent link between "this account" and "a real person" — one that outlives any privacy setting you configure afterward, because it was never private to begin with.

Anonymity by default means there's no real identity in the system to protect in the first place. Not a toggle, not an advanced setting — the only way the app works.

#privacy

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of #Gay Celebrities

https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-celebrity-database-surveillance/

#MSG #privacy #LGBTQ

Hey all. My new YouTube video is up!

This week's topic is Flock Safety cameras, the institutionalized abuse of this technology, and most importantly, a Suffolk, Virginia engineer who was recently arrested for destroying and defacing the cameras in his town en masse.

If you enjoy the video, please tap the like button. This is a free way to help a small creator in a big way. Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2A66tDGwFo

#YouTube #Technology #Privacy #Flock #JeffSovern #MassSurveillance #CivilLiberties

Engadget: Is Microsoft Teams really going to start tracking employee locations? https://www.engadget.com/2209430/microsoft-teams-tracking-employee-location/ @Engadget #Microsoft #Teams #privacy

I shopped at Tesco yesterday and was left extremely irritated - I had left my club card at home my trousers (changed clothes as warm and sunny). Without knowing that magic number you can’t use scan-as-you shop, but worse all the price labels taunt you about the substantial discounts giving up your privacy comes with. I bought only the essentials. I’d have picked Asda if I’d realised in time. #Tesco #Privacy #LoyaltyCards