#Japan Begins Considering Introduction of an #AgeVerification

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/japan-begins-considering-introduction-of-an-age-verification/37303

#privacy #IdentityVerification

Diaspora is a decentralized, open-source social network focused on privacy and user control.

No central authority, no data mining , you choose where your data lives and who sees it.

A solid alternative to mainstream social platforms if you want freedom and ownership.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=diaspora

#OpenSource #Decentralization #Privacy #SocialMedia #Fediverse #DigitalMinimalism

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Screenshot of a Diaspora* social media post. The interface shows a dark sidebar with navigation links, and a main feed. Featured post by “diaspora* HQ” from 12 days ago: “Ohai folks! … here is a quick #diaspora poll.” The poll asks: “Do you use the external service integration to publish your post to services like Wordpress or Tumblr?” Below, 13 Likes, 13 Reshares. Comments include: Esky (“I’ve never used any of those services”), Freezr (“It is a shame the best social media platform has been struggling so much… wonder if a third server able to translate calls from Diaspora Protocol to AP…”), and Wolfgang Strobl (“AFAIK that translation to the AP protocol is done on the other side.”).

#Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that #OkCupid provided to train #FacialRecognition #AI, report says

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/clarifai-okcupid-facial-recognition-ai-ftc-settlement/

#privacy #dating #DatingApp #FRT

Daily Digest | 23 April 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

Decentralized WhatsApp Clone - No Setup or Signup

https://positive-intentions.com

This is intended to introduce a new paradigm in client-side managed secure cryptography. We can avoid registration of any sort. A fairly unique offering for a messaging app.

No need for things like phone numbers or registering to any app stores. There are no databases to be hacked Allowing users to send E2EE messages; no cloud, no trace.

#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics

Meta is tracking employee activity to train AI agents - keystrokes, clicks, workflows.
Big leap for AI. Big questions for privacy.

Source:
https://www.technadu.com/meta-tracks-employee-actions-to-power-ai-workforce-transformation-reuters-says/626665/

Where do you stand - innovation or overreach?

#Infosec #AI #Privacy #Cybersecurity

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Meta Tracks Employee Actions to Power AI Workforce Transformation, Reuters Says

merve (@mervenoyann)

OpenAI가 Privacy Filter를 공개했다. 128k 컨텍스트에서 다국어 PII를 제거하는 10억 파라미터급 모델로, 이메일·주소·이름·비밀정보 등을 마스킹할 수 있으며 플랫폼/에이전트 로그 보호에 적합하다. 파인튜닝 가능하고 Transformers 및 ONNX 가중치를 제공한다.

https://x.com/mervenoyann/status/2046980302002602473

#openai #privacy #pii #onnx #transformers

WTF is this?

#Kiwibank has sent us a PDF for a home lone variation letter by plain email.

How can this be good? In previous years (approx 10 years ago or so), they've sent bank statements with full transaction history by plain email, too. Without asking!

And, when sending out a reminder on the statement, they're even including this one:

> If you have any questions, please get in touch by sending us a secure mail message through internet banking or our mobile app, or call us on ...

So they are measuring with two kinds of measure here.

#privacy #fail

Google is sleeping with ICE. And they have your data. So, yeah, maybe detach from their services.

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government

#Google #ICE #Fascism #Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec

And we're still expected to hand over IDs for age verification?

France's national agency for managing IDs and passports suffered a data breach last week

https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/frances-national-agency-for-managing-ids-and-passports-suffered-a-data-breach-last-week-201432189.html?src=rss

#France #ID #Hack #Security #Privacy #Data #Tech

🔐 #Privacy news & updates from @privacyguides:

“We’re going against the grain on this one, to acknowledge that proposal H.R. 8250 is not nearly as bad as past proposals like KOSA or the EU’s ID verification scheme. New video out now: Why Everyone's Got the 'Parents De...”

https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/116449074304188386

🤖 via RSS feed. May not reflect our views.

"It might be portrayed as seeking to identify illegal aliens on the streets, but the reality is that a push in this direction affects all Americans, particularly protestors."

The post Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time appeared first on Futurism.

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Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time

Happy Monday, got this gem from a UK org. The subject line was "GDPR request".

I think it sums up this particular shitshow perfectly tbh.

"we have processed your GDPR request and are now sending your deleted information to someone you do not know as confirmation we have deleted you"

#gdpr #privacy

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screenshot of an email that lists all the old values and the new values - which are deleteduser.com based.

House Republicans unveil SECURE Data Act to replace US state privacy laws: House Republicans introduced the SECURE Data Act on April 21, 2026, proposing a single US federal consumer privacy framework to replace all existing state laws. https://ppc.land/house-republicans-unveil-secure-data-act-to-replace-us-state-privacy-laws/ #Privacy #DataProtection #SECUREDataAct #ConsumerRights #DataPrivacy

I don't really have a handle on this "models distributed on huggingface that intentionally write insecure code if your politics don't align with those of the trainer" situation, but it really erodes the argument that using local LLMs is better for privacy.

#infosec #AI #cybersecurity #privacy #sleeperAgentic

#Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning ‘#SurveillancePricing’

https://www.denver7.com/life/money/maryland-becomes-first-state-to-pass-bill-banning-surveillance-pricing

#privacy #surveillance #PersonalFinance

If you've been wondering why
I haven't published any new articles in a while,

Just a reminder that I actually wrote 25 short articles just in February! They were all published together with the launch of Privacy Guides' new Activism section in March.

They're short articles offering practical tips and resources.

You can find them all linked here, on the Privacy Activist Toolbox page 🧰👇

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/

#Privacy #Activism #DigitalRights

Age verification laws forcing platforms to restrict content access have been multiplying exponentially.

The problem is, implementing such measures necessarily requires identifying every user accessing the content, one way or another.

This is bad news for everyone.

If these regulations continue
to proliferate, this could lead to the end of pseudonymity online, and much worse.

I wrote this article last year,
but unfortunately this problem has only become worse, and it is sadly still very relevant.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/

#Privacy #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism

#Mullvad: Force all app traffic into the tunnel

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2026/4/21/force-all-app-traffic-into-the-tunnel

#VPN #Apple #iOS #iPhone #privacy #cybersecurity

New Release: #Tor Browser 15.0.10

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15010/

#cybersecurity #privacy #anonymity #FOSS

We’re going against the grain on this one, to acknowledge that proposal H.R. 8250 is not nearly as bad as past proposals like KOSA or the EU’s ID verification scheme. New video out now: Why Everyone's Got the 'Parents Decide Act' Wrong

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ggj5mKKv740
PeerTube: https://neat.tube/w/jHa1S4cqjvwBK75fQ6KtzZ

#USgov #ParentalControls #AgeVerification #IDVerification #Privacy #Video

They Built a Legendary #Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies

https://www.wired.com/story/they-built-privacy-tool-grapheneos-now-sworn-enemies/

#GrapheneOS #CopperheadOS #cybersecurity #Android

The folks on MetaLabel are building a way to give us privacy while we're online. They've been working on it for a while, and it debuts next week. Seems pretty important.

https://blog.metalabel.com/why-we-need-shared-private-internets/

#privacy #darkforest

#PlayStation To Require #AgeVerification For Certain Online Features

https://insider-gaming.com/playstation-to-require-age-verification-for-certain-online-features/

#IdentityVerification #privacy #Sony #gaming #cybersecurity

High Court Dismisses Challenge to Metropolitan Police's Facial Recognition Use

High Court rules London police can use facial recognition tech. Youth worker Shaun Thompson and Big Brother Watch challenged it.

#LondonPolice, #FacialRecognition, #HighCourt, #Privacy, #BigBrotherWatch

https://newsletter.tf/high-court-police-facial-recognition-london/

The High Court has rejected a legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology in London.

#LondonPolice, #FacialRecognition, #HighCourt, #Privacy, #BigBrotherWatch
https://newsletter.tf/high-court-police-facial-recognition-london/

Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop

Detailed blog post by Alexander Hanff

What Anthropic chooses to do next matters. A company cannot credibly claim to support human rights, as Anthropic have done in arguing against the use of their technology for war, and in the next breath undermine the fundamental human rights to privacy and data protection.

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/anthropic-spyware/

#privacy #AI #Anthropic #claude #DarkPatterns #SpyWare

Oh good, Claude Desktop on MacOS silently and continually whitelists browser extensions that aren't installed yet on browsers that aren't installed yet that Anthropic says it doesn't support yet.

#AI #Privacy #InfoSec
Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop — That Privacy Guy!