soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Daily Digest | 6 July 2026
Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.
5 stories you should not miss.
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Cape was founded by privacy-first innovators with deep expertise in security, telecom, and technology—built on the belief you can stay connected without compromising your privacy. As noted in The News, “a company is finally trying to seriously address privacy issues with aging telecommunications networks.” Learn more: https://www.cape.co/about 🔒📡🛡️ #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Telecom
Transhumanists: the dream of upgrading humans #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/transhumanists-the-dream-of-upgrading-humans/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Online dating: the data you didn’t know you shared #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-dating-the-data-you-didnt-know-you-shared/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Crypto anarchists and the cypherpunk movement #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/crypto-anarchists-and-the-cypherpunk-movement/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Google is testing a webcam-based reCAPTCHA that maps 21 hand landmarks for human verification, though the limited trial was quickly bypassed. ✋📷
Google says recordings are deleted after verification, while privacy questions remain and Private Access Control Tokens are proposed as an alternative. 🔐🌐
🔗 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/google-testing-webcam-based-recaptcha-hand-scan
#TechNews #Google #reCAPTCHA #Privacy #Biometrics #CyberSecurity #WebSecurity #OpenWeb #Technology #Authentication #Browser #AI #DigitalRights #FOSS
Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed requiring smart glasses to display a recording indicator whenever audio or video capture is active. 👓🔴
The bill would also ban disabling the indicator and require retailers to explain state recording laws, reinforcing transparency and privacy. 🔒📜
#TechNews #SmartGlasses #Privacy #Wearables #Recording #Surveillance #Meta #Technology #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #ConsumerTech #Innovation #AI #TechPolicy #Pennsylvania #USA #US #Trump
Online communities: support or stress? #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-communities-support-or-stress/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Behind Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/behind-patreon-jack-conte-and-sam-yam/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
boostedSpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to…
SpaceX retired 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more to follow, as debate grows over the atmospheric impact of satellite burn-ups.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
#EU Presidency to revive expired and dismissed #ChatControl 1.0 as early as next week, final CC2.0 trilogue done
A Third Party Breached #TheIntercept’s #Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/intercept-signal-tip-line-breach-hack
#privacy #anonymity #cybersecurity #whistleblower #journalism
We just released cve-search v6.0.1 - it is a security and maintenance release. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade.
Thanks to @oh2fih for the remediation fix and release support. Thanks to George Chen for the report about the security vulnerability.
🔗 https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/releases/tag/v6.0.1
boostedWeb-based cryptography is always snake oil
https://www.devever.net/~hl/webcrypto
#HackerNews #webcryptography #snakeoil #cybersecurity #techdebate #cryptosecurity
WhatsApp is rolling out usernames, letting users hide their phone numbers from people outside their contacts for added privacy. 🔒📱
Users can reserve names now, with optional username keys adding another layer of control before messaging begins. ✅
#TechNews #WhatsApp #Privacy #Usernames #Meta #Messaging #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #Encryption #Technology #Mobile #Tech #DigitalRights #Software #Username
Apple's Hide My Email contains an unfixed flaw that can expose users' real email addresses, according to a researcher and 404 Media's tests. ⚠️📧
The vulnerability has reportedly remained unpatched for over a year, raising privacy concerns for users who rely on email masking. 🔒
🔗 https://www.404media.co/apple-hide-my-email-vulnerability-reveals-peoples-real-email-addresses/
#TechNews #Apple #iPhone #MacOS #HideMyEmail #Privacy #Security #Email #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #InfoSec #Technology #DigitalPrivacy #Tech #Software #iOS
A strategy for open-source crypto investigations #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/a-strategy-for-open-source-crypto-investigations/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Mass surveillance, Chat Control, and ISP metadata logging are the reality of 2026.
Stop paying corporate VPNs to hoard your logs and payment details. Celestride uses stealth VLESS-Reality tunnels and passwordless authentication to hide your traffic in plain sight. No database to leak, no passwords to hack.
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Why even smart users click: the psychology behind phishing attacks #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/why-even-smart-users-click-the-psychology-behind-phishing-attacks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
The most exclusive online communities #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-most-exclusive-online-communities/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability called Bad Epoll lets an unprivileged local user gain root access on affected Linux systems and Android devices.
The flaw is notable because it exists in the same kernel code where Anthropic's AI model Mythos previously found a different vulnerability, but missed this one. A patch is available, and affected systems should be updated.
Read more:
https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/07/bad-epoll-kernel-bug-anthropic-mythos-missed.html
#Linux #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #Android #Privacy #Infosec
"Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving on an investigatory committee probing abuses of the notorious surveillance tool. This has reignited fresh controversy over governments abusing spyware to collect information about their critics.
The researchers at the University of Toronto’s digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say the confirmed phone hacking of Greek journalist and former politician Stelios Kouloglou during 2022 and 2023 marks the first time that a member of the European Parliament’s PEGA committee, tasked with investigating phone spyware attacks by European governments, has been publicly identified as a victim of spyware.
Kouloglou told TechCrunch in a phone call that the deliberate compromise of his phone was “reckless.” One serving European lawmaker described the hacking of Kouloglou’s phone as a “direct attack on the rule of law,” and called on the European Commission to take concrete action by imposing strict limits on the use of spyware across the 27 member-state bloc."
Fraud supply chains: roles and hierarchies #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/fraud-supply-chains-roles-and-hierarchies/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
"Since 2020, Palantir, the controversial US data surveillance firm with links to Israeli abuses in occupied Palestine, has won over £670m in contracts with British civil and defence industries, raising both ethical and national-security concerns among politicians and campaigners.
Chief among those are a £330m contract with the NHS and a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), alongside a £15m contract related to Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
Despite a lack of transparency around the extent of Palantir’s deals in the UK’s public services, at least 34 contracts have been uncovered within sectors including the police, child social care, refugee schemes and the environment.
In January 2024, Palantir announced a partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Defence to deploy its technology in support of “war related missions” that use drone-fired missiles to target civilians in Gaza, including journalists and aid workers.
In April 2025, Palantir's chief executive Alex Karp responded to accusations that Palantir technology had enabled the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by saying “mostly terrorists, that’s true”."
Ethics and politics of quantum computing #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ethics-and-politics-of-quantum-computing/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
CDN providers that serve cached content log IP address, request metadata, and geolocation for every visitor to every site they serve.
#Brave’s latest browser release offers Containers for better and easier workflow