PC Mag: Mastodon Plans End-to-End Encryption for Private Messages. “Decentralized social media platform Mastodon plans on adopting its own end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for private messages. Mastodon announced the upcoming feature in a blog post about receiving €614,000 ($724,000) from the Sovereign Tech Fund, an effort backed by the German government to support open-source software.”

Mashable: ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses. “Per Wired, a cavalcade of more than 70 organizations such as the ACLU and Fight for the Future have signed a letter urging Meta to ‘immediately halt and publicly disavow’ its plans to bring facial recognition tech to its growing lineup of smart glasses. In March, a separate group of […]

The EU launched an age verification app to protect children online. A researcher broke it in two minutes. That's not actually the problem.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/highest-standards-available-for-about-two-minutes

#privacy #infosec #security #blog #ageverification #eu #surveillance #userhostile

Fra kl 19.38 til 19.40 er intet mindre end 47 ip adresser rundt i verden blevet blokeret for at forsøge at bruteforce adgang til en af mine hjemmesider....der er en som virkeligt gerne vil have adgang åbenbart.

#infosec #security #hack #

Last night I was watching a video from a YouTuber I enjoy. He’s likeable and reviews all kinds of smartphones. I find it relaxing, it makes me smile. In yesterday’s video, he showed his partner switching from an iPhone to Android and sharing his impressions.

At one point, the partner started saying that iOS is "dumber2 in many ways, specifically talking about the keyboard, because "Apple’s privacy is stronger, so they spy on you less". To me, that’s a feature, not a bug.

He went on to say it’s absurd, that he would actually like Amazon Alexa, Google, Android, iOS, and so on to know everything about him, so they can make things easier and provide more convenient features.

I was honestly stunned. So I went to check the comments and... they were all focused only on the fact that, "finally", he introduced his boyfriend in a video.

As long as this is how the average user thinks, big tech will keep their balance sheets locked tight and their hands on everyone’s data.

#Privacy #Security #OwnYourData

A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House's efforts to extend Section 702—a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors.

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Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

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The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine

Look, this has been common knowledge for almost a generation: Microsoft wants everything to be connected (to Microsoft) & security & privacy simply isn't found on their list of priorities when making it so.

A company that would roll out Recall - the latest in a long, unbroken row of security blunders - to begin with cannot be fixed. MS will never, ever be a secure environment.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/totalrecall-reloaded-tool-finds-a-side-entrance-to-windows-11s-recall-database/

#it #tech #security #privacy #microsoft

‘the most valuable software infrastructure in the world continues to be maintained by people working for free, while the companies building fortunes on top of it never had to pay for its upkeep. Now a powerful new capability has arrived — and as we’ve seen repeatedly in tech, there’s the risk that organizations with resources will receive it first and learn to protect themselves, while others are left vulnerable’

#security #openSource #infrastructure #technology

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/mythos-open-souce-internet.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bVA.jwFu._8Ff-POwoQ2S&smid=nytcore-android-share

After Numerous Screw Ups, EU Develops Own Age Verification App

The roll out of age verification has been a complete disaster. So, Europe has decided to roll out their own broken app.

https://www.freezenet.ca/after-numerous-screw-ups-eu-develops-own-age-verification-app/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #app #EU #Europe #government #PersonalInformation

Google announced several months ago that its Chrome browser would make secure connections the standard in October 2026. But you can already block shady websites by taking one simple step. PC World tells us how to do it in Chrome, Edge and Firefox:

https://flip.it/Tl04k8

#Tech #CyberSecurity #Chrome #Edge #Firefox #Technology #Security

Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and social media platforms to start blocking access by minors.

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Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

EU age verification app already hacked

Security researcher Paul Moore has demonstrated how the EU age verification app can be compromised in under 2 minutes with nothing more than physical access to a device.

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1sn437i/eu_age_verification_app_already_hacked/

#AgeVerification #IDVerification #EU #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #security

To what extent can one app spy on another app or capture virtual keyboard inputs on #GrapheneOS?

I'm considering keeping open source apps in one profile and closed source apps in another for security sake. I'm not sure if this is overkill and/or just plain "doing it wrong."

#android #security #cybersecurity #privacy

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-schools-global-crisis/

#news #tech #technology #AI #deepfake #aislop #security #privacy

KQED: What Is the Point of California’s Privacy Laws if Big Tech Ignores Them?. “An independent review of Microsoft, Meta and Google web traffic in California in March found the tech companies may have violated state regulations around internet privacy. The audit, by webXray, also said that nearly 200 online advertising services ignored ‘legally defined, globally standard, opt-out signals’ […]

The state of #security these days: #Python #virtualenv package now includes SHA256 sums of their bundled wheels, declaring that it protects against "supply-chain compromise". Because obviously there are so many attack vectors that permit you to alter a .whl file but not the .py file in the same directory.

No, I'm not saying verifying checksum makes no sense, because indeed it can save some pain if fs is damaged somehow. However, calling this a "security" feature is a misnomer at best, and openly giving people false sense of security at worst.

ICYMI, be sure you catch our interview with Cindy Cohn, @eff Executive Director and prolific civil liberties attorney in the fight for digital rights.

Cindy sat down with us in Ann Arbor, MI to discuss her work, the origins of the EFF, her latest book “Privacy’s Defender,” and the still-ongoing fight for privacy and digital liberties 💪

Watch now: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-PFv0ki3nDc

#EFF #Interview #PrivacysDefender #CindyCohn #DigitalRights #Privacy #Security #Law

Irish Times: Facial recognition trial on Dublin-Holyhead route scans thousands but finds no matches. “Thousands of passengers on the ferry route to the Welsh port were scanned in February as part of a UK immigration enforcement pilot scheme. Over three days, passengers were checked against a watch list of 6,535 suspected immigration offenders, with no matches detected.”

More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

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Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

There are many reasons why I'm against age verification and social media bans for teens.

Youth is part of society and their voices should be heard. When we take a look on how they use social media, we can see they use them for expressing themselves, mobilizing for important causes such as climate action and fair wages.

Imposing restrictions on young people is not the way to protect them. In fact, it's taking their right to freedom of expression and speech. It also harms society as young people very often have smart and accurate ideas on how to make society better.

Another reason is that to verify age, you need to collect ID. This exposes people to risks such as exploitation, identity theft, fraud, scams, etc. Breaches are happening, we saw many severe breaches in the past. Making the use of ID documents mandatory for age verification would make life easier for cybercriminals.

There are more reasons.

Yes, we need to act to protect children and fight against child abuse. There is no doubt about it. But what we need to do it in a reasonable, safe and transparent way that is not cutting young people from social media, or exposes people to risks to their privacy.

#AgeVerification #privacy #HumanRights #SocialMedia #security #youth #activism #democracy #technology #internet #SocialWeb

The next few years will see the European Commission's EU-U.S.

Where would eu-us privacy shield vs. binding corporate rules: th... break first in your environment?

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/eu-us-privacy-shield-vs-binding-corporate-rules-the-battle-for-transatlantic-data-protection-supremacy

CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/6gxyt7

In one hour, catch our interview with Cindy Cohn, EFF's outgoing Executive Director and prolific civil liberties attorney in the fight for digital rights.

Her first major case with the EFF, Bernstein v. United States, established the "right to code" and dismantled the USA's unconstitutional ban on encryption exports, paving the way for people to develop technologies like PGP and other strong encryption tools without having to register as an "arms dealer" and face government restrictions on publishing their ideas.

In her career since she's represented many historic cases: suing AT&T for secretly collaborating with the NSA (Hepting v. AT&T), Sony for installing malware DRM, a vote machine company abusing copyright law to silence criticism, the DVD Copy Control Association attacking freedom of speech, and many other fights against the NSA and for internet freedom.

Cohn has been with @eff for over 30 years, and succeeded Shari Steele to become EFF's Executive Director in 2015. Our interview discusses her works and legacy, the origins of the EFF, and the still-ongoing fight for privacy and digital liberties 💪

Premiering soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFv0ki3nDc

#EFF #Interview #CindyCohn #DigitalRights #InternetHistory #Privacy #Security #Law

In a capitalist society privacy is only as good as it is profitable.

#Privacy #Security #Capitalism

Governor Vetoes Age Verification Bill. He Was Called an “Extremist”

Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers, vetoed an age verification bill for all the right reasons. Apparently, that makes him an "extremist".

https://www.freezenet.ca/governor-vetoes-age-verification-bill-he-was-called-an-extremist/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #TonyEvers #US #Wisconsin

WhatsApp is rolling out usernames in beta on Android and iOS, enabling messaging without exposing phone numbers, though signup still requires a number 🔐
Usernames allow 3–35 chars, optional 4-digit keys, and Meta linking, reflecting partial privacy gains but continued centralized identity control 🧩

🔗 https://9to5google.com/2026/04/08/whatsapp-username-support-rolling-out/

#TechNews #WhatsApp #Meta #Messaging #Privacy #Usernames #OpenTech #DataProtection #Security #DigitalRights #Encryption #FOSS #Transparency #BigTech #OnlineIdentity

The RCMP’s surveillance of Indigenous groups exposes a centuries‑long pattern in Canada
#IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations
#Canada #RCMP #Surveillance #Privacy #CivilRights #Accountability #Security #Policing #HumanRights #DataPrivacy #Freedom #Justice #Law
https://the-14.com/the-rcmps-surveillance-of-indigenous-groups-exposes-a-centuries-long-pattern-in-canada/

The death of phishing cannot come soon enough. Alas, the scamming mechanism is alive and well, tricking some of the savviest web users. But if you know what to look for, you can bolster your security, avoid the embarrassment of telling your friends how you got hoodwinked, and much worse. PC World shows us how:

https://flip.it/2tgxfj

#Tech #Phishing #Security #Technology

As Liberals Look to Gain a Majority, Age Verification Pushed

The Liberal party seems destined to get a majority - just in time for their convention to be pushing age verification.

https://www.freezenet.ca/as-liberals-look-to-gain-a-majority-age-verification-pushed/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #AI #convention #Liberal #LiberalParty #politics #resolution #SocialMedia

You can't trust macOS Privacy and Security settings

https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/10/why-you-cant-trust-privacy-security/

#HackerNews #macOS #Privacy #Security #Trust #Issues #Cybersecurity #Awareness #Apple #Users