RE: https://newsie.social/@LALegault/116633774813209580

“This is an important public service announcement related to your right to privacy … We the people have 1 day 16 hours 33 minutes 13 seconds to take action and influence this outcome.
…
For now, your encrypted messages have a lock on them.

Only you, and the person you're talking to, hold the key. Not the app. Not the company. Not the government. You probably don't think about it. That's the whole point — it just works.

Until, possibly, the end of this summer.

WHAT BILL C-22 WOULD DO

Every messaging app in Canada would be required to build a second key.”

Another effort to destroy end-to-end encryption, and thus your privacy, this time from Canada.

https://dontsurveil.me/c22.html

#canada #privacy #endToEndEncryption #backdoor

WhatsApp is testing “After reading” disappearing messages on iOS, letting users delete chats 5 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours after they are opened. 📱
Unread messages auto-delete after 24 hours, but screenshots and external captures can still bypass retention limits despite added privacy controls. 🔒

🔗 https://in.mashable.com/tech/109890/whatsapp-testing-new-self-destruct-messages-feature-on-iphone-all-you-need-to-know

#TechNews #WhatsApp #Apple #iPhone #iOS #Android #Privacy #Encryption #Signal #Telegram #Cybersecurity #Messaging #Security #FOSS #Mobile #Meta #Tech #Instagram

Meghan’s Privacy U-Turn: The Real Reason Behind the Photos?
https://youtu.be/JIwsGWsQ7So
#MeghanMarkle #RoyalFamily #BusinessStrategy #Privacy

New episode! Microsoft snuck Copilot into your git commits, the Dutch gov goes sovereign with Forgejo, US states step up on privacy, and a cool project turns old Google Home Minis into local Home Assistant voices. Plus a deep dive into the TanStack supply chain worm — 170+ packages compromised with valid security certs.

▶️ https://youtu.be/VOPERG1A1Hw
▶️ https://video.ironsysadmin.com/w/88EVA4VAXKfZJ3AjUytfX6

#peertube #opensource #privacy #news

Sicuramente anche voi adorate l'idea che qualcuno legga le vostre conversazioni al posto vostro. Pensano loro a tutto.

Se però, per qualche strano motivo, preferite tenere le vostre chiacchiere per conto vostro, esiste questa cosa chiamata Deltachat. Crittografata, decentralizzata, e con il gravissimo difetto di non vendere i vostri dati a nessuno.

Provatela, dai. La privacy ringrazierà!

https://chatmail.culturanerd.it

#deltachat #privacyalert #privacysulweb #privacy #deltachatcommunity

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, #FTC Says

https://www.wired.com/story/creepy-listening-tool-for-targeted-ads-didnt-actually-work-ftc-says/

#privacy #ActiveListening #advertising #TargetedAdvertising

Apparently reCAPTCHA is rolling out this thing where they want to link your mobile device to your browser for verification? This is just incredible entitlement on their part, and it's a horrible idea for privacy.

PSA: You can click the eye icon at the bottom to get a traditional visual challenge instead, or the headphone icon for an audio challenge.

#psa #recaptcha #privacy

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A reCAPTCHA verification box with a blue header that says "Scan to Verify You're Human." The body text says "Scan this QR code with your mobile device to verify you are human. reCAPTCHA protects your privacy and does not share your details with this website or app." At the bottom, there are four icons: a refresh symbol, headphones, an eye, and the letter i in a circle.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

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

Facebook Prison and the Shrink...”

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjwpyrr537kpmya7wjorm5ly/post/3mmfngvtelc2a

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Six search engines worth trying now that #Google isn’t really Google anymore

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/six-search-engines-worth-trying-now-that-google-isnt-really-google-anymore/

#GoogleSearch #privacy #Search #Kagi #DuckDuckGo #Startpage #Brave #Ecosia #guide

We've got a crisis on our hands: 73% of SMBs collecting biometric data are operating under at least one dedicated biometric privacy regulation, with Illinois BIPA being the most litigated framework, resulting in over 2,000 lawsuits filed since its enactment.

Where would harness biometric data now to avoid the coming regul... break first in your environment?

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/harness-biometric-data-now-to-avoid-the-coming-regulatory-fallout

CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/3sok8e

“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 OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.”

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

#Google #AI #Chrome #Privacy #Law #Surveillance

Last 3-4 days:
Why am I receiving so many privacy policy update emails for everything? (TVs, phones, APPs).

#tech #computer
#privacy

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

London's Metropolitan Police say live facial recognition cameras are transforming policing, but critics say it undermines the presumption of innocence underpinning British law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/25/world/crime-legal/london-facial-recognition-security-liberty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #surveillance #privacy #london #uk

Doctor Protects Confidential Patient Communications

Medical professionals face unique privacy obligations. Wonder Shield's [spam protection](https://wonderda.com/6447752194.html) system ensures patient calls are legitimately identified before being put through. A family physician reported the system caught three attempts by scammers posing as patients' family members to obtain medical information.

#WonderShield #iOS #Privacy #CallProtection

Digital Privacy Leaders Endorse New Call Protection Standards

Leading digital privacy voices have endorsed a new approach prioritizing user privacy in call protection. Wonder Shield's [privacy protection](https://wonderda.com/6447752194.html) technology exemplifies these standards with local processing and encrypted storage. The endorsement signals a shift toward practical protection tools rather than privacy through avoidance alone. The new standards balance robust protection with fundamental privacy rights.

#WonderShield #iOS #Privacy

Tom’s Hardware: Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says ‘Let’s take Bandera back to 1880’ after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader. “Bandera, Texas, a small town of around 900 residents located about 40 miles northeast of San Antonio, Texas, opted to cancel its Flock AI contract. Three of the […]

How Deepfakes Tore a #HighSchool Apart

https://www.404media.co/radnor-high-school-pennsylvania-ai-deepfakes-child-sexual-abuse-material/

#AI #deepfake #nsfw #nudify #parenting #privacy

🔐 Looking for a secure Dropbox alternative?

Detailed comparison — encryption, compliance, pricing, admin controls.

TL;DR: enterprise-grade file sharing does not have to cost Dropbox prices.

https://fii.one/blog/best-enterprise-dropbox-alternative-for-secure-file-sharing

#CloudStorage #Privacy #InfoSec #SelfHosted

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

Megatech Photos

Sign up: https://megatechphotos.com

#Privacy #CyberSecurity

🕶️ "It's a great way to see #Dash and #Monero working together to advance privacy and sovereignty." — Joel Valenzuela of #Dash

#Privacy ecosystems grow stronger when projects collaborate instead of compete.

Watch Joel’s full talk from #MoneroTopia26 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R73hNV_DgzQ&list=PLfJ_JjSwYaa-dPiWAEraDH-wERjBi_BuI&index=2&t=6261s

🔥 TRENDING

📢 Zcash and Monero Outlook: Privacy coins hold steady as breakout momentum builds - TMGM

🔗 https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3AFBVV95cUxPZk5BNVhNZEJIUzMxWkhETW1xeWRNSTVib3JZN2pYRWVPY2Jqd21SQ3V4LUVScm96T2VkWWlyV1JPOVhLUTN6bzJGamt4cUw4bzl6VXozRkFoNHZMT1BlR1l2ZXpiSk4waElfWk5tX1FSSXVrRFhpc2xra2JrUlBwY1plS1VsYjFYVm94dnB2OFFZYnRHa3RYNC1zdldmc2oxN3lJRzhiUzQyZ05YMTFiTjM2cDVNeVZ5NEgzNzZWc1V1eHg0cWhaQmFtODBpX1dEb3p5UFlEZFB4ZHJD?oc=5

#Zcash #Monero #Outlook #Privacy #Globa...

🚨 NEWS: Amazon Bee Wearable: Quando la Convenienza Incontra l'Inquietudine della Privacy

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Il panorama dei dispositivi indossabili basati sull'intelligenza artificiale ha un nuovo attore destinato a far discutere. Sto parlando di Amazon Bee, il wearable che promette di i...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/amazon-bee-wearable-quando-la-convenienza-incontra-linquietudine-della-privacy

#privacy #recensione #sorveglianzaDigitale #wearableAI #amazonBee

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

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

Recent discovery on F-Droid

I just discovered Fauxx - Privacy Through Noise, an open-source app that creates noise to blur data brokers.

Link: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fauxx.full

Has anyone in the community already tested it?
Can a privacy expert confirm if it is really recommended?

#F-Droid #Fdroid #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #ViePrivee #Android #Security #DataProtection #Fauxx #TechEthique

PetaPixel: Disneyland Sued Over Use of Facial Recognition Tech at Park Entrances. “A visitor is suing Disneyland for $5 million for allegedly failing to properly disclose the use of facial-recognition technology at park entrances and collecting sensitive data on guests. Summer Christine Duffield of Riverside County filed the lawsuit following a May 10 visit to Disneyland and its sister park, […]

Lichess is a fully open-source chess platform built around privacy, transparency, and community-driven development.

Play real-time multiplayer chess, join tournaments, analyze games with Stockfish, study openings, and use mobile apps/APIs, all without ads or paywalls.

One of the largest open-source platforms on the internet.

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

#OpenSource #Chess #Privacy #FOSS #Gaming #DigitalMinimalism

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Screenshot of the Lichess open-source chess platform showing the homepage with multiplayer game modes, live matches, leaderboards, puzzles, and community features.

Have you signed the petition? - https://eyesoffindiana.org/

Help protect our privacy and rights in Indiana

Protecting privacy. Preserving progress. - Eyes Off Indiana is a nonpartisan nonprofit advocating for clear, statewide standards for law enforcement's use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) that protect privacy and support effective, accountable policing.

#PoliceState #Privacy #Rights #Indiana #FortWayne #ALPR #Petition

Daily Podcast: Privacy Laws Are Failing Globally. Here's how we fix it...

#News #TechNews #Privacy #PrivacyLaws #GDPR #PIPEDA #CCPA #USA #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/plf

Discord now has end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls, but not DMs. Interesting timing since in a few months, Discord will roll out their global age verification measures for a second time (originally meant for March 2026, it’s now set for the second half of 2026).

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/discord-calls-finally-get-end-to-end-encryption-but-your-dms-didnt-make-the-cut/

#discord #privacy

A claim submitted to IsItCap: is the US government planning a digital dollar that would let authorities automatically block purchases at gun stores, churches, or political events?

The CBDC debate is real. The surveillance concern is worth fact-checking.

https://isitcap.com/r/fact-check-us-digital-dollar-block-purchases

#CBDC #digitaldollar #privacy #factcheck #surveillance

The promise of technology was to expand our horizons. In many ways, it kinda did. We got a lot of awesome shit. But we also got {waves hands vaguely at everything} this dystopia.

I love tech! But I hate techno-surveilance. There are things I don’t do b/c of it. Or things I do less now.

For example. I wanted to volunteer on a trail maintaining crew. But they’re all TF over FB and Tiktok. They put everyone’s photos on there. Vids of ppl working. They coordinate on FB groups.

I give up conveniences like google maps. Esp when those conveniences come with baked in surveilance. My friends mock my paper map. But w/e.

I take less road trips than I want. I hate having all my travel logged by ALPR. Even driving an old ass car without onboard GPS.

Are there things you would do, but you don’t, b/c of techno-dystopia? Or you do them less?

FYI: FaceTime calls expose your IP to other participants. In Settings → Privacy & Security → App Privacy Report you can see recent call IPs, and others can see yours. Unlike Signal and WhatsApp, Apple offers no option to relay calls through its servers to hide your IP

#privacy #infosec #security #Apple #iOS

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Screenshot of the Privacy Report showing redacted IP addresses that FaceTime has connected with

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Screenshot of Signal settings showing the option to relay call through Signal servers

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Screenshot of WhatsApp settings showing the option to relay call through WhatsApp servers

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@isaac/116630414370254693

This somehow fits to this project on github I was stumbled upon elsewhere

https://github.com/ruvnet/RuView

(Not sure if this project holds what it 'promises', but it shows the direction we are moving. It also depends on CSI, which the linked article demonstrated not to be needed.)

Now I really wonder if we should start building faraday cages at home to have privacy. We still can have wired network, right?

#wifi #surveillance #privacy

There shouldn't be privacy issues in meeting apps. Developers: let us opt out of access to our social media accounts when we use your apps!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/04/privacy-issues-in-meeting-apps

#meetings #privacy #DataProtection #SocialCheckIn #MeetingApps #events #eventprofs

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Privacy issues in meeting apps: photograph of a crowd of people indoors with a photographer pointing his camera directly towards the viewer. Photo attribution: Flickr user michellzappa

"DEVONthink 4.3 adds MCP server and expands AI privacy controls"

""

https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/devonthink-4-3-adds-mcp-server-and-expands-ai-privacy-controls/

#Privacy

Designing #Firefox for the future

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/new-firefox-design/

#FOSS #privacy #UI #UX #Mozilla

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

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

@EUCommission
The Electromagnetic Audit (The "Scramble")
​The core discovery is that your device isn't just a phone; it’s an unintentional, high-power radio transmitter capable of local-area interference.

​The Verification: Using a Faraday Cage (the lead box) proved the TV pixelation was local EM emission, not a broadcast glitch.

#Privacy #SystemSecurity #TRUEessence

a2d678bdb7df896639fd210b9b045044de442ab2c16f6d64a2b89b0f5ab8577a
Stay sharp.
​TR.U.E

🤖 GMX Adds AI Features for Email Summaries and Translations

GMX introduces AI to assist with summarizing and translating emails, focusing on user privacy. How does it compare to Google's offerings?

https://www.byte-pulse.net/article/gmx-adds-ai-features-for-email-summaries-and-translations

#gmx #ai #email #privacy

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GMX Adds AI Features for Email Summaries and Translations

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

Texas sues Meta over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp privacy claims

“WhatsApp’s assurances are false,” the lawsuit read. “WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta, have access to virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications.”

https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2026-05-21/texas-meta-whatsapp-lawsuit-ken-paxton

#Meta #WhatsApp #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #technology #messaging

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

Federal Spyware Use: The Discrepancy Between Policy and Practice

ICE confirmed it uses commercial spyware for investigations. Learn how this policy change affects federal rules and digital privacy as of May 20, 2026.

#ice, #spyware, #privacy, #usgovernment, #techpolicy

https://newsletter.tf/ice-spyware-use-policy-2026/