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“I can't rent any bike in Kopenhagen because I don't use google on my phone? Pretty poor.
I tried 3 different services. None worked.
# nogoogle # surveillance # bikes # copenhagen”

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“Bluesky:

📱 DHS says ICE has “no relationship” with spyware company Paragon Solutions.

The documented contracts, oversight reviews, and congressional inquiries tell a very different story.

This wasn’t just spin....”

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“# surveillance”

https://nerdculture.de/@cyberman/116621067321097186

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“The May blog post is up. FREE BRUCE JOFFE!!
#Privacy #Surveillance #CBDC #DigitalRights

Facebook Prison and the Shrink...”

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“If you're enjoying a naked dip in the hot tub, the cops are fapping furiously. https:// globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a50 e9f Isn't this just the most dandy place to live our lives? # Portland # Surveillance”

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“https://www. europesays.com/news/31915/ Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO # Ebola # GlobalHealth # Headlines # News # Prevention # SouthSudan # surveillance # TedrosAdha...”

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https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2026051508-corset-rundown-5e61@gregkh/
Why can't he just fucking *say* "this kernel version patches <vuln name or CVE number>"?
Why does the messaging have to be so fucking non-existent?

#linux #cybersecurity

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“Republican White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/poli tics/spy-agencies-ai-chips-shortage.html # AI # surveillance # Trump # MAGA”

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Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

@signalapp

🔗 https://cyberinsider.com/signal-threatens-to-leave-canada-over-proposed-lawful-access-bill/

#TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

Chinese hackers target telcos with new #Linux, #Windows #malware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-target-telcos-with-new-linux-windows-malware/

#China #telco #cybersecurity #Showboat #JFMBackdoor

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“"This is what makes the matter more than an abstract privacy concern: it has direct and measurable economic consequences. If your insurance goes up without you having had any accidents, if your risk profile deteriorates ...”

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“Oura confirmed user health data is not end-to-end encrypted, allowing staff and governments with legal demands to access records stored on company servers. 💍
The wearable maker says requests are infrequent but still ha...”

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Alleged #Kimwolf Botmaster ‘#Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/alleged-kimwolf-botmaster-dort-arrested-charged-in-u-s-and-canada/

#cybercrime #botnet #cybersecurity

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“Epidemiological # surveillance against the # Andes virus: have we learned anything after # COVID19 ?, https:// etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/0 5/epidemiological-surveillance-against.html”

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“Call your congressional reps to support this measure that could ban Flock and ALPRs nationwide!
https://www. wired.com/story/a-bipartisan-a mendment-would-end-police-license-plate-tracking-nationwide/ # Flock ...”

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“https://www. europesays.com/uk/979768/ Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO # Ebola # GlobalHealth # Health # Healthcare # Prevention # SouthSudan # Surveillance # TedrosAd...”

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“Five Echo Juliet is doing late Saturday afternoon things. https:// globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a50 e9f # Portland # Surveillance”

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“Global Privacy Surge: States target VPNs, EU enforces GDPR/DSA, Russia/China/ME curb tools.
• US: 65% open-source shift
• EU: 70% non-EU routing
• Russia: 80% underground surge
# PrivacyAlert # Surveillance # ...”

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Most people only think about privacy after something goes wrong.
We think it should be the default.

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#Privacy #CyberSecurity

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““This week I discovered the same pattern, executed by Google. Google Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. The file is named weights.bin. It lives in O...”

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“Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO The situation remains stable in neighboring Uganda, where two confirmed cases and one death have been recorded. Anne…
# NewsBeep # News # Healthcare #...”

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“# Oura says it gets # government demands for user data. Will it share how many? Oura users' data is not end-to-end # encrypted and can be handed to the government. Will the # wearable tech maker say how often...”

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Canada’s proposed Bill C-22 is drawing strong responses from VPN providers.

▪️ Windscribe may relocate HQ
▪️ Surfshark may leave the Canadian market
▪️ ExpressVPN calls encryption “non-negotiable”
▪️ NordVPN warns mandated access creates exploitable vulnerabilities

Full responses from providers:
https://www.technadu.com/canadas-bill-c-22-vpn-providers-discuss-privacy-encryption-user-impact/628316/

#CyberSecurity #VPN #Privacy #Encryption #BillC22

Alt...

Canada’s Bill C-22 Raises Privacy Concerns – VPN Providers Respond

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“How to bypass social media blocks and increased surveillance in 2026 | TechRadar
# surveillance # privacy https:// share.google/pu1Fb2GDKwl9sgiAd”

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“https://www. europesays.com/us/816693/ Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO # Ebola # GlobalHealth # Health # HealthCare # Healthcare # Prevention # SouthSudan # Surveillan...”

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“"For now, what are most alarming are not the outbreaks themselves but the slow and uncoordinated responses by the institutions that Americans rely on to keep them safe, including the U.S. government and the World Health ...”

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“https://www. europesays.com/ie/498962/ Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO # Ebola # Éire # GlobalHealth # Health # HealthCare # Healthcare # IE # Ireland # prevention ...”

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“The DOJ Is Demanding Apple And Google Identify Over 100,000 Users Of This Car App
# surveillance https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Md1NcaHWqI0”

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“Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO The situation remains stable in neighboring Uganda, where two confirmed cases and one death have been recorded. Anne…
# NewsBeep # News # US # USA ...”

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Max severity #Cisco #SecureWorkload flaw gives Site Admin privileges

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-max-severity-secure-workload-flaw-gives-hackers-site-admin-privileges/

#cybersecurity #Tetration

Discord has officially enabled end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls by default.

Calls in DMs, group chats, voice channels, and Go Live streams are now protected using Discord’s open DAVE encryption protocol — though text messages still aren’t encrypted.

A rare privacy win from a major platform.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/05/discord-end-to-end-encryption-calls.html

#Privacy #Discord #Encryption #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #DigitalMinimalism

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“What is Bill C-22? Why is it Not Good ™️ for Canadian privacy? What can we do to stop it, or to have it be amended? ⌛️ Time is running out - only FIVE DAYS left! Take action now, my fellow Canadians 💪 🇨🇦 With link...”

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Scammers are abusing an internal #Microsoft account to send #spam links

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/scammers-are-abusing-an-internal-microsoft-account-to-send-spam/

#scam #cybersecurity

Mozilla expanded Firefox’s free built-in VPN with selectable servers in 5 countries and new mobile privacy features in Firefox 151.

The free VPN has reportedly crossed 1 million sign-ups since launch.

https://www.technadu.com/firefox-free-vpn-expansion-adds-more-global-servers/628281/

#Firefox #VPN #Privacy #Cybersecurity

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Firefox Expands Its Free VPN With More Server Locations and New Mobile Features

#FlipperOne project needs community help to build open #Linux platform

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/flipper-one-project-needs-community-help-to-build-open-linux-platform/

#Flipper #FlipperZero #cybersecurity #hacking

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning #OpenSource Code at an Unprecedented Scale

https://www.wired.com/story/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attack-spree-github/

#TeamPCP #cybersecurity

#Microsoft warns of new #Defender zero-days exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-new-defender-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/

#cybersecurity #Windows

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“https:// prismreports.org/2026/05/20/se attle-shield-private-companies-surveillance/ # Seattle
# SeattleShield
# surveillance”

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#GitHub links repo breach to #TanStack #npm supply-chain attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-links-repo-breach-to-tanstack-npm-supply-chain-attack/

#cybersecurity #DataBreach #Microsoft

Daily Digest | 22 May 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

Interesting, Firefox and Waterfox will use the same autofill username/password on subdomains of a domain... that seems ripe for abuse, somehow (particularly for third party services which give users a subdomain, as many do, for payment forms, login pages, etc. etc.). #cybersecurity

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“deflock.org An open-source project mapping license plate readers. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion. # deflock # flocksafety # alpr ...”

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“🛡️ Your Boss's Software is Sending Your Data to Meta and Google A study reveals nine workplace monitoring apps share employee data with platforms like Meta and Google, raising privacy concerns. https://www. byte-pu...”

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“https:// prismreports.org/2026/05/20/se attle-shield-private-companies-surveillance/ # SeattleShield # GlobalShieldNetwork # InfraGard # Privacy # Surveillance # CivilLiberties # DigitalRights ...”

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“Amazon, Facebook, FBI have access to a private intelligence-sharing network https://prismreports.org/2026/05/20/seattle-shield-private-companies-surveillance/ # HackerNews # Tech # Surveillance”

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“Good Start! # Fightback # Surveillance # SadiqKahn https://www. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m ay/21/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-met-police-deal-with-palantir”

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“FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants “data in near real time” The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to buy nationwide access to a network of license plate readers, saying it will award ...”

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“Michael Geist: “…a scheme that retains everyone’s data is a reasonable and proportionate response to the need and “it would help us identify bystanders near a crime scene” surely does not meet the necessary standard.”
...”

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“What a great set of resources. "[...] people around the world are mobilizing to resist the empires of AI and to nourish visions of the future that work for all of us. Amid an onslaught of negative news, this project cen...”

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