"She wasn't taking pictures in restricted areas. She wasn't trying to go places she shouldn't be."

The post Madison Square Garden Reportedly Used Facial Recognition to Stalk Trans Woman For Two Years appeared first on Futurism.

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Madison Square Garden Reportedly Used Facial Recognition to Stalk Trans Woman For Two Years

I'm excited to give my first conference talk of the year this week at UC Open Source Summit in Berkeley!

For this brief talk I'll bring my love of activism together with disdain for surveillance capitalism, the surveillance state, and Big Tech, as well as my experience in secure open source communications — namely, Matrix and Signal.

Looking forward to seeing folks there!

https://ucospo.net/events/uc-open-2026/talks/communication-tools-surveillance-state/

#OpenSource #FOSS #Surveillance #Privacy #Security #Activism #Events #Matrix #Signal #California

Raise your hand if you use Chrome. After all, it is the most popular browser in the world and it’s not even close. And the very humans relying on it are more than users — they’re the product. PC World tells us more about how you can limit the amount of your data Chrome tracks — and reclaim a little bit of your privacy.

https://flip.it/9gjQk2

#Tech #Google #Chrome #Privacy #Technology

Europe’s Age Verification App Hacked, Suffers Data Leak

Europe unveiled a 'be all, end all' app solution for age verification. It's already leaking data and has been hacked.

https://www.freezenet.ca/europes-age-verification-app-hacked-suffers-data-leak/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #Technology #AgeVerification #app #DataLeak #Europe #fail #hack #hacked

🔐 #Privacy news & updates from @privacyguides:

“We just had a chance to interview Carissa Véliz, author of Privacy is Power and associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford. We talked about how predictive AI will make a 'merit...”

https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides/116432230841446526

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Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/

#Europe #EU #AgeVerification #privacy #cybersecurity

Gazing Into #SamAltman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on #Tinder

https://www.wired.com/story/gazing-into-sam-altmans-orb-now-proves-youre-human-on-tinder/

#World #WorldCoin #privacy #biometrics #dating #DatingApp

Man with #ihackedthegovernment #Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/man-with-ihackedthegovernment-instagram-account-tells-judge-i-made-a-mistake/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #VA #AmeriCorps #veterans

Yamtrack is an open-source, self-hosted tracker for all your media, movies, shows, anime, manga, games, books, and more.

Track progress, manage lists, use calendars, and sync with platforms like Trakt or MyAnimeList. Integrates with Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby.

Perfect for keeping your media life organized, privately and under your control.

👉 https://github.com/FuzzyGrim/Yamtrack
👉 More privacy-friendly tools: https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Homelab #MediaTracker #DigitalMinimalism

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Yamtrack repository badges: App Tests passing, Docker Image passing, Codefactor grade A, Codecov coverage 82%, license AGPL-3.0. Tagline: self-hosted media tracker for movies, TV shows, anime, manga, video games, books, comics, and board games.

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Yamtrack home screen with In Progress and Upcoming sections. Shows episode posters: The Hunting Party S1 (2/10 episodes), INVINCIBLE S3 (3/8), WWE SmackDown S27 (2/52), Solo Leveling S1 (21/25), KONOSUBA S1 (1/4), Stranger Things S5 (0/8), 12 Monkeys S0 (10/17). Also rows for 30 Rock S1, American Gods S3, American Primeval S1, Arrow S3/S4/S0. 'Load All (179)' button. Sidebar navigation includes Home, TV Shows, TV Seasons, Movies, Anime, Manga, Games, Books, etc.

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Yamtrack TV Shows list table. Columns: Rating, Title, Score, Progress, Status, Start Date, End Date. Shows include Arcane (10.0, 10, In progress), ONE PIECE (10.0, 1, Planning), Stranger Things (10.0, 36, Planning), Babylon 5 (10.0, 92, Completed), and many more with various scores and progress.

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Yamtrack detail page for anime 'Sousou no Frieren'. Format: Anime, start date 2023-09-29, end date 2024-03-22, status Finished, 28 episodes, 24 min runtime, studio Madhouse, season Fall 2023. Score 0-10, progress 28, status Planning, repeats 1. Start date 09/29/2023, end date 04/02/2024. Includes notes field, Delete and Save buttons. Sidebar shows related titles: Violet Evergarden, Fumetsu no Anata e, etc.

We just had a chance to interview Carissa Véliz, author of Privacy is Power and associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford.

We talked about how predictive AI will make a 'meritocracy' impossible, how lifelike chat bots are designed to deceive you, and the importance of privacy in the digital age. Catch the episode on our YouTube channel or your favorite podcast app now!

Carissa Véliz is an associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, a renowned author and speaker, a board member of the Proton Foundation, and a member of UNESCO's Women 4 Ethical AI.

Her new book Prophecy comes out April 21st and is now available for pre-order.

Prophecy is about how extensive use of predictive analytics is undermining our abilities to defy the odds, making systems unaccountable, and increasing risk in business and society while creating a false sense of security.

https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/04/19/interview-with-carissa-veliz-author-of-privacy-is-power-and-prophecy/

#AIEthics #Data #Interview #PredictiveAI #Prophecy #PrivacyIsPower #CarissaVeliz #Privacy #OxfordUniversity #PrivacyGuides

Keep Pushing: We Get 10 More Days to Reform #Section702

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/keep-pushing-we-get-10-more-days-reform-section-702

#privacy #surveillance #NSA #FISA

Are Privacy Opt-Outs Useless? #privacy #GPC #Meta #Google #Microsoft #tracking

Background checks to curb #dating app violence advance in #California legislature

https://themarkup.org/news/2026/04/17/dating-apps-would-bestow-scarlet-letter-under-safety-bill-advancing-in-the-california-legislature

#privacy #DatingApp

https://itsfoss.com/opinion/age-verification-tobacco-moment/

A landmark U.S. verdict framing social media as a harmful “product” could reshape regulation, but the response may miss the mark.

Instead of directly holding tech companies accountable for their platforms, proposals like age verification risk expanding surveillance, centralizing power in Big Tech, and sidelining open, community-run alternatives.

#Privacy #OpenSource #BigTech #Surveillance #DigitalRights #AgeVerification

#India drops proposal to mandate national ID app #Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-drops-proposal-mandate-national-id-app-aadhaar-smartphones-after-pushback-2026-04-17/

#privacy

#Zoom teams up with #World to verify humans in meetings

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/zoom-teams-up-with-world-to-verify-humans-in-meeting/

#privacy #biometrics #SamAltman

Edit: Thanks for the advice!
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Quick question:

I'm not familiar w/ groupme.

I've been asked to join a group chat (legitimate) & install the app. 😞

I see it's owned by MS. Other privacy issues?

Wondering how hard to push back; it is for the cast/crew of a show -- and tech week begins today.

It would only be for a few weeks. I am trying to pick my "battles" here.

(🧡 One day I hope to not be the lone voice of dissent / reason w/ non-tech groups.)

⭐ Advice? Tips? Thank you!

#privacy #groupme #microsoft #infosec #tech

The EU digital ID wallet can't deliver the privacy properties it claims

https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-doc-technical-specification/issues/26

#HackerNews #EU #Digital #ID #privacy #DigitalWallet #cybersecurity #privacyConcerns

#Republican Mutiny Sinks #Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless #Surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/

#Section702 #FISA #privacy #politics

Its still funny how people and governments want to log more and more information to make sure minors aren't exploited via the internet.
Because the Epstein case clearly shows that a lack of information was never the problem nor was encryption.

#epstein #epsteinClass #privacy #eu #ageverification

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116430029849152820

Exactement. 👇
ℹ️Ref: Article 12 of the #UN's Universal Declaration of #HumanRights
"12. Right to #privacy
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the #right to the #protection of the #law against such interference or attacks."🇺🇳👇

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Tuta » 🌐 2026-04-19
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Privacy is a human right.

@EUCommission, bro, this you?

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/

#EUCommission #EU #ageVerification #privacy #humanRights

Goodbye #Google, hello #privacy! Best free #calendar alternatives to #GoogleCalendar.

https://tuta.com/blog/private-calendar-alternative-to-google

#Tuta #Proton #OurCal #guide #degoogle

Voter #Disenfranchisement: A #Privacy Issue

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5762/voter-disenfranchisement-privacy-issue

#voting #elections #politics

What is digital fingerprinting: Is my device ever truly anonymous?

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5761/what-digital-fingerprinting-my-device-ever-truly-anonymous

#privacy #anonymity #fingerprinting #guide

Privacy totale per i tuoi appunti personali con Mini Diarium 🔐 #Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Rust

https://www.linuxeasy.org/mini-diarium-diario-desktop-cifrato-e-completamente-offline/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Man gets 30 months for selling thousands of hacked #DraftKings accounts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-gets-30-months-for-selling-thousands-of-hacked-draftkings-accounts/

#cybercrime #privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #gambling #sports

#BookReview: "Privacy's Defender" by Cindy Cohn

https://ghost.thenewoil.org/book-review-privacys-defender-by-cindy-cohn/

#privacy #CindyCohn #EFF #books #book #nonfiction #memoir #blog

“In an age where digital #privacy is constantly under threat, understanding global #surveillance alliances like the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, and 14 Eyes has never been more important. These international coalitions enable widespread intelligence sharing and surveillance that can impact your personal data—no matter where you live.”
#cybersecurity #privacy
https://cyberinsider.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/

Age verification will not work. Parents routinely give their own devices to their children to keep them busy.

So when mandatory age checks kick in, parents will verify their laptop, TV and phone, before handing them back to their children.

And then what? We're back to the same problem, except with an extra layer of surveillance on top.

#ageverification #privacy

https://www.surveillanceaccountability.com/
#USpol #privacy

Dangerous apps - In the web of data brokers

What many smartphone users know: the apps on their phones collect detailed location data.

What few people know: the information often ends up with a global network of data brokers and advertising companies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y07j3hXAI-g

#privacy #tracking #data

Mercury News: Residents sue San Jose in federal court over automated license-plate reader cameras

Lawsuit filed by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice seeks class-action status, claims cameras and police database searches are unconstitutional and unwarranted surveillance

"...SAN JOSE — Three San Jose residents backed by a national justice nonprofit have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the city’s vast network of automated license-plate reader cameras violate the Constitution by subjecting citizens to nonstop warrantless surveillance...."

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/15/residents-sue-san-jose-in-federal-court-over-automated-license-plate-reader-cameras/

#alpr #privacy #bigbrother #flock #lawsuit

FYI: Belgian DPA's guide on AI and privacy: what your data rights actually mean: The Belgian DPA today published its first citizen-focused guide on AI and privacy, covering data rights, profiling risks, and GDPR protections under the AI Act. https://ppc.land/belgian-dpas-guide-on-ai-and-privacy-what-your-data-rights-actually-mean/ #DataRights #Privacy #AI #GDPR #DataProtection

What kool-aid are they drinking in the EU?

Someone logs a security issue for the age verification app because the app doesn't check all of the other apps installed on your phone to come from the Play store.

Reviewing the repo, the authors repeat the refrain that it's a white label, reference app, and that member states drive the final product.

Do they really expect downstream to do anything more than change branding and images?

https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/35
#ageverification #security #privacy #eu