Vogue Business: Do Smart Glasses Have a Surveillance Problem?. “Big Tech has been borrowing from fashion’s playbook to improve its image, and the new Kylie partnership and glasses line launch is its biggest pivot to fashion and culture yet. Beneath the question of whether Jenner can finally make Meta’s smart glasses cool, there’s a much more challenging question for Meta and its rivals. […]

#Privacy Derangement Syndrome is a pejorative term used to describe negative, irrational reactions to learning that your citizens have access to any kind of anonymity or privacy in their affairs, and immediately voting them away.

aka the same people who want you to upload your real ID any time you use the internet also just gave themselves the right to have a look at everything you've every written, drawn or have taken a picture of.

https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/07/european-parliament-approves-mini-chat-control/

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🚨 NEWS: Meta testa occhiali AI con registrazione continua senza led di notifica: allarme privacy

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Mentre il dibattito sull'intelligenza artificiale si intensifica, Meta sta spingendo i confini della tecnologia indossabile con un nuovo progetto di occhiali AI dotati di funzional...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/meta-testa-occhiali-ai-con-registrazione-continua-senza-led-di-notifica-allarme-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto_share

#meta #occhialiAI #privacy #superSensing

In unkritischen Medienberichten - wie teilweise auch in dem verlinkten Zeit-Artikel - wird immer wieder gezielt das manipulative Narrativ des "Kinderschutzes" und "Kampf gegen Missbrauch" verbreitet, um die Chatkontrolle zu propagieren. Dabei warnen nicht nur Datenschützer*innen und Netzaktivisti sondern auch Kinderschutz-Organisationen vor der Chatkontrolle, die mit der angestrebten Massenüberwachung auch Kinder und Jugendliche gefährdet.

https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-07/09/chatkontrolle-scan-erlaubnis-nimmt-huerde-im-eu-parlament

https://archive.is/ULUjx

#Chatkontrolle #Überwachung #Datenschutz #EU #Privacy #ClientSideScanning

Donella Meadows' famous "Leverage Points" essay outlines where to intervene in a system. In the realm of privacy and big tech, the European Union is trying to change the "rules of the system"—one of the highest leverage points available—to shift power back to internet citizens. 🇪🇺⚖️

To track how European policy is attempting to shift the rules of global digital systems, follow these accounts:
@digitaleu
@REA

#LeveragePoints #Privacy #EUPolicy #DigitalRights

Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”) to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions), the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.

#Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your #Instagram Photos in #AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai-images-unless-you-opt-out/

#privacy

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116889735116919744

#EU citizen should know what this is means:

>Your documents will be snooped.
>Your photographs will be scanned.
>Your chats will be read.
>You are presumed guilty and subject to surveillance without warrant.
>You are assessed by an AI model.
>Your privacy has been sold to Meta, Microsoft and US tech giants in the name of protection.
>Oh, and politicians have exempted themselves from this scan!

Democracy is being sold to corporates!

@europeanspodcast @fsfe #privacy #opensource #chatcontrol

Pedro Pereira boosted

Tuta » 🌐 2026-07-09
@Tutanota@mastodon.social

#ChatControl 1.0 HAS PASSED - despite a majority voting against it (314:276) 🚨

After the EU parliament has rejected it TWICE in the past, it has been pushed as an urgent procedure for a new plenary vote. The EU has simply continued to put the vote on the agenda to get the outcome they've wanted since the start.

This is not democratic‼️

📸 Roberta Metsola (EPP) who revived Chat Control 1.0 shaking hands with Mark Zuckerberg. Taken from EP_President posted May 27, 2026 on X.

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Parliament President Roberta Metsola (EPP) who revived Chat Control 1.0 shaking hands with Mark Zuckerberg.

The European Parliament Approved "Chat Control 1.0“ with Conditions — It Calls for Encryption Protection

On Thursday, July 9, the European Parliament approved in principle the renewal of the temporary message-scanning regime. The regime is nicknamed „Chat Control 1.0“…

https://vsx.global/the-european-parliament-approved-chat-control-1-0-with-conditions-requiring-encryption-protection/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

Chat Control 1.0 has passed, a shameful affair, literally every scientist or expert can explain why this is a bad idea. The next step is clear , everybody should move to E2EE applications where possible. Also check if the provider uses opensource, is transparant.
#chatcontrol #eu #privacy

🚨 The European Parliament is one vote away from mandating the mass scanning of private messages. On July 7, MEPs fast-tracked Chat Control 1.0. The final, binding vote follows on Thursday, July 9.

⌛ We need 361 MEPs to block this measure and protect end-to-end encryption. Contact your representatives immediately to defend our digital privacy.

Learn more at:
https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

#ChatControl #DigitalRights #E2EE #Privacy #MassScanning #EuropeanParliament

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Stop Chat Control 1.0 No Scanning of Private Messages Action Required: Protect End-to-end Encryption July 9 Vote | Take Action Now!

cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/71975475

Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”) to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions), the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.

Das EU-Parlament hat für die anlasslose Massenüberwachung per Chatkontrolle 1.0 gestimmt.

Nachdem die Chatkontrolle zunächst auf Eis gelegt zu sein schien, hat die konservative Parlamentspräsidentin Metsola (EVP) Ende Juni ein Eilverfahren für eine neue Abstimmung in die Wege geleitet, nachdem sie sich erst im Mai mit Tech-Bros von Überwachungskonzernen wie Meta getroffen hatte.

Die heutige Eil-Abstimmung im EU-Parlament fand wohl gezielt sehr knapp vor der Sommerpause statt, so dass durch die Abwesenheit einiger MEPs nicht die notwendige Mehrheit für eine Ablehnung anwesend war, während eine rechtskonservative Mehrheit für die Einführung stimmte.

Mit der von der Kommission vorangebrachten Chatkontrolle möchte die Europäische Union eine tiefgreifende, anlasslose Massenüberwachung der privaten Kommunikation fast aller Menschen durchsetzen, indem eine erweiterbare Infrastruktur errichtet wird, die Inhalte direkt auf den Geräten scannt und somit auch Verschlüsselung umgehen kann, sowie Alterskontrollen einführen soll. Lobbyist*innen aus der Techbranche und Behörden stehen hinter diesem Vorgehen, während Ausnahmen bei der Massenüberwachung für Behördenmitarbeiter*innen vorgesehen sind.

https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-07/09/chatkontrolle-scan-erlaubnis-nimmt-huerde-im-eu-parlament

https://archive.is/ULUjx

#Chatkontrolle #EU #Überwachung #Datenschutz #Privacy

Apple says it would rather pull iMessage and FaceTime from the UK entirely than comply with new surveillance demands. Under the amended law, companies must clear security features with the government before release and scan encrypted messages on request.

Notice what makes that threat possible: Apple is a company with a headquarters, a server, and a product it can be forced to change or withdraw.

An app with none of those has nothing to weaken.

zerion.chat

#privacy #encryption #uk #tor #foss

True zero trust means trusting no one—so why does your "unbreakable" privacy setup rely entirely on #GrapheneOS developers? 🤔

#privacy

Daily Digest | 9 July 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

Nuovo video su Signal 📽️

La minaccia alla privacy dell'IA — Meredith Whittaker di Signal con Nicholas Thompson

Disponibile anche come podcast!

Guardalo qui: https://aboutsignal.com/it/video-podcast/video/la-minaccia-alla-privacy-dell-ia-meredith-whittaker-di-signal-con-nicholas-thompson/

#signal #signalapp #privacy #noAI #intelligenzaarticifiale #IA

RE: https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/116884302738509527

"To the argument that certain technologies and surveillance are in some way inevitable, I don't believe that to be true. It certainly doesn't have to be. You don't need to buy or use these invasive technologies, and you can reject them. Friends don't let friends wear pervert glasses." - Zack Whittaker

#SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy #surveillance #resist

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Zack Whittaker » 🌐 2026-07-08
@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social

Smart glasses with cameras and microphones built-in and facial recognition to come are the latest fad in surveillance tech.

For my blog & newsletter ~ this week in security ~ I wrote about why the backlash against smart glasses — aka "pervert glasses" — is justified from a security and privacy perspective. Please read and share!

More: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/reframing-smart-glasses-as-pervert-glasses/

Sign up/RSS for my weekly newsletter: https://this.weekinsecurity.com

Eight Predator spyware victims filed a lawsuit against Intellexa in Athens. They demand massive compensation for severe privacy and data violations.

#Predator #Spyware #Intellexa #Surveillance #Privacy

https://meterpreter.org/predator-spyware-victims-lawsuit/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features.

What’s the biggest privacy mistake people still make?
#privacy #digitalsovereignty

Google accused of enabling immigrant surveillance and censorship of ICE-tracking apps; incl. company comment

https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/united-states-google-accused-of-enabling-immigrant-surveillance-and-censorship-of-ice-tracking-apps-incl-company-comment/

Cc @404mediaco

#uspol #USA #privacy #ice #google

Small local-AI habit that pays off: write down which tasks should stay fully local before picking models or hardware. Privacy, latency, and cost decisions get much clearer when the boundary is explicit. For homelabs, that list is often more useful than another benchmark. #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Privacy #Homelab

RE: https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/116888489925603336

Just used the website to contact a lot of the representatives.
It's depressing how much effort is put into mass surveillance 😭

#politics #privacy

Hopefully, nobody was using this for actually security and privacy.

Apple's Hide My Email may not be hiding anything - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/2206382/apple-s-hide-my-email-may-not-be-hiding-anything/

#Apple #HideMyEmail #Privacy #Security #Vulnerability #Email #Tech

"In recent years, the Signal messaging app has become a newsroom staple, enabling journalists, colleagues, sources, and others to speak to one another securely with end-to-end encryption. This means no one except those in conversation — not even the service provider — can read your messages or listen in on your calls. Journalists use it individually, and we also see a trend toward using organizational Signal tiplines.

But it’s important to understand this is not a ”set it and forget it” decision. When talking to sensitive contacts, you do need to maintain your account to ensure it is safe and does not fall into the wrong hands.

Imagine if someone took over your Signal account. They could impersonate you, causing reputational damage, or worse, putting sources at risk. Unfortunately, this is not a hypothetical. We have seen at least one public example (and some less public) where newsrooms have lost access to Signal identifiers, sometimes leading to abuse.

There are a few simple things journalists can do to maximize the safety of their Signal account."

https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/signal-account-safety/

#Messaging #Signal #Privacy #Surveillance #Encryption #PrressFreedom #Journalism #Media

Meta's push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost as layoffs, employee surveillance and departures fuel reports of a heated internal climate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/02/tech/fear-anger-meta-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #markzuckerberg #meta #facebook #instagram #whatsapp #socialmedia #privacy #personaldata #ai #jobs

"I think this backlash against smart glasses is justified from a security and privacy perspective. Using technology to secretly record someone else isn't new, but bringing this audio- and video-collecting wearable tech into the mainstream has the potential to make it easier to carry out cybercrime and fraud by lowering the bar to entry for abuse.

The ability to covertly record and play back something displayed on someone's phone or computer screen or while someone taps in their password on a keyboard presents a major security problem — especially if that person is unaware of it happening. Recording sensitive data also creates a future risk of that information getting compromised, hacked, or obtained by a legal authority.

It is understandable why some are reframing smart glasses as "pervert glasses," by rejecting the sanitized marketing of tech companies and calling these products what they see them as: surveillance devices. It also speaks to the distrust that some consumers have with tech giants after years of abuses and scandals misappropriating people's data.

There are valid concerns that smart glasses on the market today could soon bake-in more privacy invading tech, like facial recognition."

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/reframing-smart-glasses-as-pervert-glasses/

#Surveillance #Meta #SmartGlasses #Privacy

Get the Flock out of town!

A Policy paper written to share, and be built upon, Creative Commons, please share and put it to good use!

https://open.substack.com/pub/thesurveillancemapdiaries/p/i-mapped-the-surveillance-state-in?r=1ny1y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

#flock #surveilance #overreach #unconstitutional #civilRights #privacy #police #cityCouncil #citizens #resist #support

Zerion 2.0.6 is out.

No servers. No phone number. Everything over Tor. Post-quantum encryption (ML-KEM-768 + X25519) on every message, not just the handshake, so “harvest now, decrypt later” has nothing to harvest.

This release: adding contacts is rock solid, dropped connections recover instantly, pairing hardened. The whole build went through a full code and security review before shipping.

Open source, GPLv3. On F-Droid, Google Play, and direct APK.

https://zerion.chat/blog/zerion-2-0-6-release.html

#privacy #foss

🌎 Emerging tech (some already existing for decades) is dramatically re-shaping our lives and too often we have no voice in the policy outcomes.
💯 Let's change that - privacy in all shapes and forms is a basic human right. Join the conversation and let's actively shape our future together.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy #neurorights

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Text describes article 53 of the UN report of the special rapporteur on the right to privacy, about neurocognitive integrity and privacy.

My ISP of choice, #Bahnhof, is rather rebellious, supports #freespeech and #privacy, is anti chat control and surveillance, calls copyrighters a mafia (🥰), offers instructions on how to circumvent state censorship. But now they're about to be aquired by a huge, state-owned ISP 🤮

L' IA LUMO si presenta: sono l'assistente AI di Proton. La mia caratteristica più speciale? Zero-access encryption — nessuno legge le mie conversazioni con voi, nemmeno Proton.

✨ Analisi e creazione immagini
📁 Gestione file (PDF, CSV, codice)
💬 Chat lunghe senza perdere il contesto

Non devi scegliere tra comodità e privacy. Aiuto con ricerca, scrittura, analisi... tutto mantenendo i tuoi dati al sicuro.

Non sono perfetto, ma sono onesto quando non so qualcosa.

#Lumo #AI #Privacy #Proton

#Microsoft flips #Windows Backup to on by default unless you're in the #EU

https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/07/microsoft-flips-windows-backup-to-on-by-default-unless-youre-in-the-eu/5267664

#privacy #Europe

All Cars Sold in the #EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes

https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system

#privacy #Europe

🚨 NEWS: DuckDuckGo integra uBlock Origin per bloccare gli annunci su YouTube senza compromessi sulla privacy

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 DuckDuckGo ha annunciato una nuova funzionalità che permette al suo browser di bloccare la maggior parte degli annunci video, inclusi quelli su YouTube. L'iniziativa rappresenta un...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/duckduckgo-integra-ublock-origin-per-bloccare-gli-annunci-su-youtube-senza-compromessi-sulla-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto_share

#privacy #youTube #duckDuckGo #bloccoAnnunci #uBlockOrigin

Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so far

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/the-worst-hacks-and-breaches-of-2026-so-far/

#cybersecurity #ransomware #DataBreach #privacy

At the #Calgary Stampede? Stop by, say hi, and sign the petition to bring political parties under privacy law!

https://VoterPrivacy.ca/ canvassers are talking with attendees about closing the #privacy loophole and preventing another Alberta-style breach. Learn more: https://voterprivacy.ca/

#cdnpoli

Hidden backdoor in #Tenda #router firmware grants admin access

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hidden-backdoor-in-tenda-router-firmware-grants-admin-access/

#cybersecurity #privacy #networking