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.
Hospital emergency departments collect patient location data through mobile check-in apps and share it with marketing vendors through third-party analytics tools.
Google will begin enforcing Android developer verification for sideloaded apps in four countries on September 30, adding new installation checks. 📱 Unverified apps will require extra approval steps, while verified developers gain streamlined tools and limited accounts support before global expansion in 2027. 🔐
🔗 https://finance.biggo.com/news/202606211920_Android-sideloading-restrictions-start-September-30
#TechNews #Android #Google #GooglePlay #Sideloading #Apps #AppSecurity #Developer #Privacy #OpenSource #Mobile #Cybersecurity #Linux #Technology #Software #FOSS
Quick practical one: photos taken on a phone usually embed EXIF metadata — GPS coordinates, device model, exact timestamp — inside the file itself. Sending it through an E2EE chat protects it in transit, but if the app doesn't strip EXIF (or the recipient re-shares the raw file), that metadata travels with it.
Worth checking whether your messenger strips this automatically, and doing it yourself before sending anything sensitive if you're not sure.
Pegasus spyware infected former MEP Stelios Kouloglou while he served on the European Parliament committee probing spyware abuse, Citizen Lab found. 🕵️♂️
EU civil society groups now urge stronger spyware rules, independent investigations, and safeguards for oversight, privacy, and accountability. 🛡️
🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/joint-statement-pegasus-in-the-european-parliament-the-eu-must-act-now/
#TechNews #Pegasus #Spyware #EU #Europe #European #Parliament #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #OpenSource #InfoSec #Technology #HumanRights #Politics #Government
While the Trump administration is strong-arming developing countries into giving up their citizens' privacy, other countries can afford to be more conscious about keeping their data safe.
#digitalsovereignty #privacy
https://www.connexionfrance.com/practical/france-moves-to-cut-reliance-on-microsoft-for-health-data/796443
RE: https://indieweb.social/@perlman/116769358209034227
Oooh ... This is going to be useful! Definitely, adding it into #SovereignByDesign #DigitalAutonomy👌🏻😍
🚨 WHOIS privacy is under pressure.
GoDaddy is challenging an Indian court ruling that could fundamentally change how domain privacy works by requiring:
🔹 Mandatory e-KYC for domain registrations
🔹 WHOIS privacy no longer enabled by default
🔹 Registrars to disclose registrant details within 72 hours to parties claiming a "legitimate interest"
This isn't just about India.
The outcome could influence domain privacy, ICANN policy, RDAP adoption, cybersecurity investigations, trademark enforcement, and the future of online anonymity worldwide.
I break down:
✅ What the court actually ordered
✅ Why GoDaddy is appealing
✅ How WHOIS and RDAP really work
✅ The privacy vs law enforcement debate
✅ What it means for domain owners, security researchers, and businesses
Read the full analysis 👇
https://thecybersecguru.com/news/godaddy-india-whois-privacy-ruling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#CyberSecurity #WHOIS #GoDaddy #DomainNames #Privacy #RDAP #ICANN #OSINT #DNS #InfoSec #CyberLaw #India #DataPrivacy #CyberNews
🔒 A 19-year-old cybercriminal was caught despite using a VPN across multiple countries - because Windows has a tracking number built into every install that a VPN can't hide.
Peter Stokes, arrested in Finland in April and extradited to the US last week, is tied to Scattered Spider, the hacking group behind the 2023 MGM and Caesars casino breaches. The group is linked to 100+ intrusions and over $100 million in extortion.
The FBI didn't crack his VPN. Microsoft handed over his Global Device ID (GDID), a unique identifier baked into every Windows installation at setup. It doesn't change when you update, switch networks, or use a VPN. The only way to reset it is a full OS reinstall.
Investigators matched Stokes's GDID across IP addresses in Estonia, New York, and Thailand, correlating with login times on his Snapchat, Apple, and Facebook accounts. The same device that breached a luxury jewelry retailer and demanded $8 million in ransom also logged into Snapchat and a video game from his real network.
So while VPNs mask your IP address, they were never designed to hide device-level identifiers embedded in your operating system. The tracking can live one layer deeper than the one most people defend.
Read more:
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/microsoft-device-telemetry-key-to-unmasking-alleged-scattered-spider-hacker-627148
https://www.databreachtoday.com/scattered-spider-suspect-extradited-from-finland-to-us-a-32140
Opinion
"AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress
Bruce Schneier and Jon Penney
These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject it"
#privacy #surveillance #ai #noai #BruceSchneier
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/06/ai-surveillance-policy
(the images cover about half of the article)
AI glasses with built-in cameras are making people uneasy about being recorded in public without consent. Critics say they blur everyday life into surveillance, and the pushback is real: workplace bans, public callouts, and apps that scan for hidden cameras.
#privacy #smartglasses #surveillance #consent #indigoprivacy
AI glasses with built-in cameras are making people uneasy about being recorded in public without consent. Critics say they blur everyday life into surveillance, and the pushback is real: workplace bans, public callouts, and apps that scan for hidden cameras.
#privacy #smartglasses #surveillance #consent #indigoprivacy
"Bits of Freedom: AIVD en MIVD lijken eigen AI te trainen met data van burgers
Inlichtingendiensten AIVD en MIVD lijken hun eigen AI te trainen met data van burgers, zo stelt burgerrechtenbeweging Bits of Freedom (BoF). De organisatie reageerde op een rapport van de Commissie Toezicht op de Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdiensten (CTIVD) over het onrechtmatig verwerken van persoonsgegevens in bulkdata door de inlichtingendiensten en dat die persoonlijke privacy beter moeten beschermen.
Bij de uitvoering van hun taken maken de AIVD en MIVD gebruik van zogenaamde bulkdatasets. Het gaat om omvangrijke verzamelingen persoonsgegevens met soms miljoenen regels gegevens. Daarbij kan het gaan om namen en telefoonnummers maar ook om locatiegegevens, socialmediagegevens of inhoudelijke communicatiegegevens. De gebruikte datasets zijn afkomstig van overheidsinstanties. Het kan echter ook gaan om commercieel verkrijgbare datasets, of gestolen datasets die door criminelen worden aangeboden."
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I'd like to share the latest version of my project.
It's a a decentralised P2P messaging app. The aim is of course privacy and security.
It demonstrates a fairly unique approach by using browser-based local-only storage with webrtc.
https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions/comments/1tq1u62/introducing_enkrypted_chat
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#Privacy #OnlinePrivacy #DataPrivacy #Infosec #CyberSecurity #OpSec #DigitalRights #AntiSurveillance #DataOwnership #E2EE #P2P #PeerToPeer #WebRTC #LocalFirst #LocalOnly #NoCloud #NoRegistration #PWA #SignalProtocol #PostQuantum #Cryptography #SecureMessaging #PrivateChat #EncryptedChat #Decentralized #OpenSource #SelfHosted #BetaTesting #FeedbackWelcome #TechDemo #ProofOfConcept #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #DevCommunity
not a supporter of ArcaneChat yet??? you can not only watch but also be part of the change! ✨
no amount is too small!
💜 join our contributors 👉 https://arcanechat.me/#contribute
#ArcaneChat #freedom #privacy #security #encryption #autonomy #digitalindependence #opensource #decentralization #europe #european
Associated Press: Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border. “The wall is under heavy scrutiny for the billions of dollars being dedicated to it when border crossings are at their lowest in decades. Critics say the U.S. is militarizing the border as it increasingly deploys sophisticated surveillance technology to the area, impacting local communities.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/06/associated-press-trump-administrations-46-billion-smart-wall-races-ahead-on-the-us-mexico-border/Samsung potrebbe estendere a tutta la futura serie Galaxy S27 una delle funzioni più apprezzate finora riservata al solo modello Ultra: il Privacy Display, il sistema che riduce l’angolo di visione dello schermo per proteggere i contenuti da occhi indiscreti. Secondo un report del media coreano TheElec, la nuova generazione della tecnologia sarebbe pronta per debuttare su Galaxy S27, Galaxy S27 Pro e Galaxy S27 Ultra.
Sulla generazione precedente, il Privacy Display era stato riservato esclusivamente a Galaxy S26 Ultra, il modello di punta della gamma. Se le indiscrezioni si confermeranno, con Galaxy S27 la situazione cambierebbe radicalmente: la funzione diventerebbe una caratteristica comune a tutta la famiglia, incluso il modello base e la variante Pro, rendendo l’intera gamma più uniforme sul fronte della privacy visiva.
Il Privacy Display è una soluzione integrata direttamente nel pannello dello smartphone. Quando viene attivato, riduce l’angolo di visione dello schermo: chi guarda il telefono frontalmente continua a vedere il contenuto normalmente, mentre chi tenta di sbirciare da un lato vede lo schermo scurirsi, rendendo illeggibili le informazioni visualizzate. È una funzione particolarmente utile in contesti pubblici come treni, metropolitane o bar, dove la privacy dello schermo può essere facilmente violata da sguardi curiosi.
La prima versione della tecnologia non era priva di difetti: attivare la modalità privacy comportava una riduzione della luminosità massima del display e una perdita di fedeltà nella resa cromatica. Con la seconda generazione, attesa sui Galaxy S27, Samsung punterebbe a correggere proprio questi limiti, offrendo un’esperienza che riduca al minimo l’impatto su luminosità e colori mentre la protezione è attiva.
Va sottolineato che, al momento, si tratta di informazioni provenienti da fonti di settore e non di dettagli confermati ufficialmente da Samsung. La serie Galaxy S27 sarebbe comunque protagonista di diversi aggiornamenti oltre al display, incluse voci su una nuova fotocamera frontale. Non resta che attendere ulteriori indiscrezioni nei prossimi mesi, in vista di una presentazione ufficiale che si preannuncia ricca di novità per gli appassionati Samsung.
Daily Digest | 6 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/
@ketan
Hi Ketan, many thanks for your report on Googles greed for energy. Great findings and great writing. https://ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/googles-exponential-path-to-climate-wrecking-digital-bloat/
But one thing bothers me: You have an e-mail account at GOOGLE? Is this a cognitive dissonance? For the sake of my privacy I for one NEVER communicate w/ gmail or the other big-tech US providers. Reasons here (in german): https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/vorbeugen/e-mail/e-mail-und-privatsphaere/
And except for mastodon you are on a lot of commercial antisocial platforms. Is it for the "reach"? Then https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2025/09/22/reichweite-reichweite-reichweite/
A friendly reminder to exercise your privacy rights whenever you can.
If many of us claimed our rights frequently and insistently, we could at least make disrespecting our privacy as arduous and expensive as possible.
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR
👁️🗨️ La sorveglianza di massa non è un'esclusiva cinese: sta diventando un modello globale.
Secondo Freedom House la libertà in Internet è in calo in tutto il mondo.
I pericoli sono enormi:
- Erosione della privacy
- Erosione delle libertà personali
- Violazioni dei diritti umani
- Dipendenza tecnologica
La buona notizia? Possiamo difenderci, abbiamo gli strumenti.
📖 Leggi 👇
https://tuta.com/it/blog/chinese-surveillance-going-global
#Privacy #Sorveglianza #DirittiUmani #LibertàDigitale #Crittografia
#FlockSafety Credibility Lost as it Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, #Police Departments, and Public Across the Country
The #ACLU documents how an automatic license plate reader company has lied about its operations, signaling a need for reputable governments to avoid working with #Flock Safety.
#alpr #privacy #security #surveillance
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
Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/cal-matters-californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works/LibreTranslate is a free, open-source machine translation server that you can use online or self-host for complete control over your data.
It supports multiple languages, offers a simple API, works without relying on Google Translate, and is a great privacy-friendly choice for websites, apps, and personal use.
More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=libretranslate
#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosted #Translation #Linux #FOSS #MachineTranslation
Mozilla published a Firefox roadmap outlining upcoming privacy, productivity, AI, and performance features as the browser continues losing market share. 🦊📋
Planned updates include mobile VPN, customizable shortcuts, HDR support, and optional AI tools designed to keep users in control. 🔐⚙️
🔗 https://www.techspot.com/news/112803-firefox-has-ambitious-new-roadmap-browser-also-losing.html
#TechNews #Firefox #Mozilla #OpenSource #Privacy #WebBrowser #HDR #FOSS #Browser #Browsers #Performance #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #OpenWeb #Linux #VPN
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