Privacy by Nature.

Might be the next thing after we give up on privacy by design. #PrivacyMatter #Privacy

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A post with a surveillance camera in front of some lush greenery. A sign informs us of video surveillance, red letters on white. Wasps implemented counter-surveillance and built a nest (~ 15 cm in diameter) under the camera shade, right in front of the lense.

For fellow Windows 11 users: Want to know precisely when your camera is active? Enable on-screen notifications! It's a straightforward way to enhance your privacy awareness. Find out how in our latest guide. #Windows #Privacy #TechTips https://geekrewind.com/how-to-turn-on-camera-notifications-on-your-screen-in-windows-11/

New on the blog: Privacy First: Navigating AI Concerns with Makro's Secure Text Expansion

https://makroexpander.com/blog/privacy-first-navigating-ai-concerns-with-makro-s-secure-text-expansion

#Privacy #Encryption #Productivity

RE: https://theatl.social/@DecaturNature/116907049903277771

Concerns about Flock's mass-stalking system are often dismissed on the grounds that we have no expectation of privacy on public streets. This logic is treated as self-evident and eternal, yet 'privacy' is a concept that is constantly re-evaluated and updated. For instance, 18th century European (and British) post-offices regularly opened citizen's mail without warrants. After all, the mail was being carried by a government agency and so the government could put whatever conditions it wished on that service. The USA had to build it's own post office to establish an expectation of privacy for communications (see link below). Today, many jurisdictions have likewise established an expectation that private citizens will not be recorded in public as they go about their personal business.
https://daily.jstor.org/the-post-office-and-privacy/
#privacy #flock #surveillance #deflock

I got some domain names to register and every place Im looking at is asking me to upload a photo id because I live in a dystopian hellscape… Anyway, I figured I’d ask around here and the selfhosted communities for some recommendations on privacy respecting registrars. I appreciate yall!

"I Am Tracking You" exposes the dark reality of spyware & digital surveillance. Bronze Medal Winner at Global Music Awards! Featuring powerful vocals by AENDZI, this EDM track warns about privacy threats lurking in our devices.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkgKzqZY2s
#cybersecurity #EDM #privacy #infosec #spyware #GlobalMusicAwards

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"Quote of the day by Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it' — an early declaration foreshadowing the modern era"

"Although the erosion of privacy feels more of a modern phenomenon, the earliest digital systems were a subtle sign of things to come"

https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-sun-microsystems-ceo-scott-mcnealy-you-have-zero-privacy-anyway-get-over-it-an-early-declaration-foreshadowing-the-modern-era

#Privacy

tl;dr Corporate internet’s aversion to online privacy tools add so much inconvenience that it is starting to make me think that going back to the old ways of actually accomplishing something in-person or over the phone is better. Have you experienced the same thing?

tl: Those of us who have taken steps to protect online privacy are well aware of the headaches that come with it. You have to prove your human all the time because only sketchy people use VPN. Emails you send get blocked when it is not from one of the major providers. Websites break because you choose a non-chromium based browser with blocker add-ons. We spend a lot of time proving to the machine that we are human. We begrudgingly go through all those steps just for the chance that it reduces the amount of information on us that will get collected.

But what if instead of grinding through all of that to prove we are human to a machine, we instead just communicate with another human?

Here’s an example of what I mean. Today I was buying train tickets online, and because of one or more of these privacy safeguards I take the website was kind of broken and really slow. I kept at it, growing impatient to do something in 20 minutes for what used to be less than 5. One of the error codes suggested I call to book my train online, but I ignored it and kept going the online route because that used to be the most convenient method.

I think next time I might actually listen and try calling the number to book it in the beginning. I have done it in the past to change a booking, and it wasn’t that bad. Or maybe I will swing by the train station and book it in person since I work near the area. Either way, I think being more privacy conscious online makes being online so inconvenient that interacting with people sounds like a way better option. And maybe that is not a bad thing.

What do you all think? Is there anything that you can think of where the terrible form the internet could be encouraging you to actually interact with people instead?

I’ve had Sleep Number beds for years, but I found out after I got the last one 4 yrs ago that it couldn’t be adjusted w/o downloading their app, setting up a user account & using a bluetooth connection from my phone to link the bed to the mothership.

The only way to opt out was to call & order a remote for an extra $60 & wait a couple weeks for delivery. The extra hurdles to demand #privacy of my biometric data are infuriating, but absolutely worth jumping.

#FUSleepNumber #privacymatters

🌎 Knowledge of neurorights is important for citizens around the globe.
🧠 Raise awareness of Neurorights. Neurorights protects mental privacy.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #neurorights

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Helix is a free, open-source code editor written in Rust with Vim-style modal editing, built-in LSP support, Tree-sitter syntax highlighting, and multiple cursors, no complex plugin setup required.

A fast, privacy-friendly editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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

#OpenSource #Programming #Rust #CodeEditor #Linux #Privacy

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Cross posted from lemmy.ca/post/67738950

ICYMI: HUMAN Security kills NewsJunkie CTV fraud scheme hitting 2 billion bids daily: Satori researchers found one seller alone spoofed nearly two billion bids daily, exposing how SSAI and residential IPs disguise fraud as premium CTV content. https://ppc.land/human-security-kills-newsjunkie-ctv-fraud-scheme-hitting-2-billion-bids-daily/ #CTV #FraudPrevention #DigitalMarketing #AdTech #Privacy

GM sold drivers' braking, speed, and late-night trips to data brokers. Insurers bought the data and raised premiums. The FTC banned GM from this for five years.

Mozilla reviewed 25 car brands in 2023. Not one passed their minimum privacy standards.

Your car may still be sharing your data. How to check:

https://www.thebluf.news/p/your-car-is-a-data-broker

#Privacy #CarPrivacy #ConsumerRights

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Connected car illustration showing driving data — speed, location, braking — being sold to insurers. Under the Hood — BL:UF.

The EU built mass surveillance disguised as child protection.

Our investigation found German police data proving 48% of alerts aren't crimes, 40% target minors.

Thorn (Ashton Kutcher's company) helped write the law. Thread below 👇

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/the-silent-invasion

#Privacy #EU #ChatControl #Surveillance

🚨 New blog post: When Privacy Tools Fight Each Other – IronFox, Mullvad DNS and Quad9

In my latest article, I explain how I tracked down the problem, the online tools I used to verify it, why browser-level DNS can override system settings, and the simple change that solved everything.

🔗 https://peakd.com/privacy/@rubenstorm/when-privacy-tools-fight-each-other-ironfox-mullvad-dns-and-quad9

#Privacy #CyberSecurity #DNS #DoH #IronFox #Quad9 #Android #OpenSource #Freedom #DigitalNomad

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🚨 New blog post: When Privacy Tools Fight Each Other – IronFox, Mullvad DNS and Quad9

I recently ran into a strange issue where websites loaded slowly and HTTPS connections randomly failed in IronFox. At first, I suspected the browser, but the real cause turned out to be a hidden DNS over HTTPS configuration that overrode my Android Private DNS settings.

In this post, I walk through the troubleshooting process, explain how I discovered IronFox was using Mullvad DNS instead of Quad9, share the tools I used to diagnose the problem, and show the simple fix that restored normal HTTPS connectivity.

It's a good reminder that adding more privacy layers doesn't always improve your setup—understanding how they interact is just as important.

🔗 https://peakd.com/privacy/@rubenstorm/when-privacy-tools-fight-each-other-ironfox-mullvad-dns-and-quad9

#Privacy #CyberSecurity #DNS #IronFox #Quad9 #Android #OpenSource #DigitalNomad #SelfHosting #freedom

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The Texas panopticon is now fully operational. 83k license plate readers and facial recognition cameras—not for "safety," but to hunt women seeking bodily autonomy. This is the same architecture used by the state to track dissidents and erase people. Once the dragnet is cast, there is no "privacy," only permission. Healthcare is now a crime, and every camera is a weapon. #StateTerror #CoverUpExposed #DigitalDragnet #NoMoreLies #SusanKlopferTruth #Abortion #Privacy #ALPR
https://shorturl.at/vt8ax

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The image is a futuristic, dystopian cityscape with a woman looking out at the scene over a billboard. The image is primarily red lighting, informing us: "Pregnant? Texas is tracking you." A staring woman appears to be closer to the barricade than the city, which might suggest the city is a point that she's failing to access, yet has heard a message loud and clear. The full, infinitesimal text is the phrase "No Privacy, Only Permission." It is clear this woman is careful for her actions by maintaining her distance at the view. It's not clear in the image if she is looking at the city hopeful for humanity, or if she wants to flee to safety.

🚨 NEWS: Come proteggere la tua email personale con 5 servizi di alias per la privacy

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Quando si parla di sicurezza online, la regola d'oro è non riutilizzare le password. Tuttavia, le password viaggiano quasi sempre accompagnate da un indirizzo email, un dato che vi...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/come-proteggere-la-tua-email-personale-con-5-servizi-di-alias-per-la-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto_share

#privacy #sicurezzaOnline #aliasEmail #simpleLogin #addy.io

If a messenger requires a phone number to create an account, it cannot also be anonymous — the phone number is a real-world identity key, full stop. It doesn't matter how strong the message encryption is afterward.

This is why identity generation that happens entirely on-device, with no phone/email/name ever transmitted, is a different category of design decision than "encrypt the messages." One protects content; the other protects the fact that you're using the app at all.

#privacy

Secure your browsing with Google Chrome! Learn how to select and configure a DNS-over-HTTPS resolver for enhanced privacy. A simple step towards a more secure internet experience. #Privacy #DNS #Chrome #Tech

#EFF Celebrates 36th Anniversary, Says 'We Need You in the Fight'

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/07/10/2241251/eff-celebrates-36th-anniversary-says-we-need-you-in-the-fight

#privacy #politics

PSA: Your data shouldn't have to leave your phone just to use a simple tool.
Snapport puts privacy first — No ads · Privacy-first

Built it myself — link below.
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6780575828

#privacy

A simple error got magnified by Flock’s nationwide surveillance camera network and ended with four cop cars boxing me in.

How #Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked a Journalist for Days, Then Sent #Police to Arrest Him

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/07/11/0556236/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-a-journalist-for-days-then-sent-police-to-arrest-him

#privacy #surveillance #ALPR #journalism

Cal Matters: Proposal would allow drivers to trade personal data for potentially lower insurance rates. “A bill to allow insurance companies to monitor California drivers’ behavior in exchange for potential discounts on their premiums would change the state’s longstanding insurance law, drawing opposition from the Insurance Department as well as consumer and privacy advocates.”

#Meta removes controversial #AI feature on #Instagram after backlash

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/meta-removes-controversial-ai-feature-on-instagram-after-backlash/

#Muse #privacy

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police // The Guardian

“The idea of calling the police on somebody who hasn’t committed a crime, but there’s a concern they might, is really upending the way we do things. And of course, it’s not infallible. These systems do make mistakes, and it’s very hard to argue with that when it happens to you.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/facewatch-facial-recognition-uk-shops-instantly-alerts-police-civil-liberties

#facialrecognition #uk #privacy #civilliberties

🔒 New blog section: Privacy

This week we're covering Chat Control: how version 1.0 got renewed through a procedural loophole in the European Parliament, timed right before summer recess, and why version 2.0 could mean the end of online anonymity in the EU.

Signal has already warned it would leave Europe if this passes.

👇 Full post:
https://goguma.blog/en/privacy-chat-control-threat-version-2-0/

#Privacy #ChatControl #FediPrivacy #EU #Blog #IndieWeb

If you’ve been looking for a messenger with no phone number, no account, and no server that can be scanned or subpoenaed, that’s exactly what Zerion is.

Everything runs over Tor. Post-quantum encryption on every message. Hidden profiles and anti-forensics for people who need them. Free and open source, so you can verify all of it yourself.

We’ve grown to here on word of mouth alone. If it sounds useful, try it and tell one person who’d need it.

zerion.chat

#privacy #tor #foss #android

Mediaite: Madison Square Garden Has Massive Database of Celebs Who Attend Knicks Games and Gives Them a ‘Risk Score’: Report. “In 2023, New York Democrats threatened to strip MSG of its property tax exemption over the venue’s use of facial recognition technology; and earlier this year, it was revealed that Dolan’s company kept a database of biometric data and even tracked the movements of […]

Stop sending your API keys to the cloud! 🔒

postctl keeps your Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads tokens securely stored on your local disk. Using AES-256-GCM encryption derived from a custom passphrase, your credentials stay encrypted inside a local SQLite database. Zero telemetry, zero cloud intermediate servers.

100% open source and local-first:
👉 https://github.com/aeon022/postctl
🌐 https://postctl.sh

#privacy #security #selfhosted #localfirst #opensource #cryptography

Stop sending your API keys to the cloud! 🔒

postctl keeps your Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads tokens securely stored on your local disk. Using AES-256-GCM encryption derived from a custom passphrase, your credentials stay encrypted inside a local SQLite database. Zero telemetry, zero cloud intermediate servers.

100% open source and local-first:
👉 https://github.com/aeon022/postctl
🌐 https://postctl.sh

#privacy #security #selfhosted #localfirst #opensource #cryptography

Stop sending your API keys to the cloud! 🔒

postctl keeps your Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads tokens securely stored on your local disk. Using AES-256-GCM encryption derived from a custom passphrase, your credentials stay encrypted inside a local SQLite database. Zero telemetry, zero cloud intermediate servers.

100% open source and local-first:
👉 https://github.com/aeon022/postctl
🌐 https://postctl.sh

#privacy #security #selfhosted #localfirst #opensource #cryptography

Secure messaging is about much more than end-to-end encryption. Metadata collection, open-source transparency, independent audits, default encryption, account requirements, backups, and jurisdiction all influence how private a messaging platform actually is. This comparison examines the major privacy-focused messaging apps and discusses the trade-offs each one makes instead of trying to crown a single “best” option.

Everyone talks about end-to-end encryption, but that's only one piece of the privacy puzzle.

I compared 14 messaging apps using the LINDDUN privacy threat modeling framework, evaluating them across seven privacy threats:

• Linkability
• Identifiability
• Non-repudiation
• Detectability
• Data disclosure
• Unawareness
• Non-compliance

The results challenge many common assumptions about apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, Discord, Threema, Session, SimpleX, Briar, Cwtch, Matrix, Wire, and others.

If you care about metadata, anonymity, surveillance resistance, or privacy by design, this guide is for you.

🔗 https://thecybersecguru.com/online-privacy/most-secure-messaging-apps-2026/

#Privacy #CyberSecurity #Infosec #Encryption #Signal #SimpleX #Briar #Threema #Messaging #OpenSource #LINDDUN #DigitalPrivacy