Proton reports a 770% rise in Big Tech data requests, with Google, Apple, and Meta sharing data from millions of accounts with authorities. Centralized data collection enables disclosure, raising risks for children’s privacy and long-term digital profiles 🔍

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-government-requests-parenting

#TechNews #Proton #BigTech #Privacy #DataRequests #Surveillance #DigitalRights #Encryption #DataProtection #Security #AI #Technology #Internet #Families #IT #Google #Apple #Meta

Zorin OS rifiuta l’idea di introdurre verifiche obbligatorie dell’età e avverte sui rischi per privacy e diritti digitali nelle nuove leggi statunitensi. #Linux #ZorinOS #Privacy #DigitalRights #OpenSource #AgeVerification

https://www.linuxeasy.org/zorin-os-prende-posizione-contro-le-leggi-sulla-verifica-delleta-e-difende-la-privacy-degli-utenti/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Is this a #secure #MessagingApp? Maybe not yet, but it’s time to think about #DigitalPrivacy.

Imagine a #Messaging platform that’s as #secure as #Signal but requires #NoRegistration and #NoInstallation. By leveraging #WebRTC for direct #BrowserToBrowser communication, this #OpenSource project eliminates the #Middleman entirely. Simply share a unique #URL to establish an #Encrypted #PrivateChannel. It is a #Lightweight, #Disposable method to bypass #DataHarvesting and reclaim #DigitalSovereignty.

This project introduces a new #Paradigm in #ClientSide managed #Encryption. Send #Secure messages with #NoSetup, #NoCloud, and #NoTrace.

Experience the #Features:
* #PWA (#ProgressiveWebApp) for instant access
* #P2P (#PeerToPeer) connectivity
* #EndToEndEncryption (#E2EE)
* #SignalProtocol & #PostQuantum #Cryptography
* #Multimedia, #FileTransfer, & #VideoCalls
* #NoDatabase & #Stateless architecture
* #TURN server support for reliable connections

While not yet a direct replacement for #Simplex or #WhatsApp, this introduces a unique approach to #SecureCommunication.

Try the #LiveDemo now:
https://p2p.positive-intentions.com/iframe.html?globals=&id=demo-p2p-messaging--p-2-p-messaging&viewMode=story

Explore the #Technical roadmap:
https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical/p2p-messaging-technical-breakdown

Read the full #Documentation:
https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical

#PrivacyTech #Privacy #CyberSecurity #Infosec #WebDev #JavaScript #Decentralized #EncryptionProtocol #QuantumResistant #Tech #FOSS #SoftwareEngineering #DataPrivacy #SecureChat #NoLog #P2PChat #WebRTCProtocol #Coding #DevCommunity #DigitalPrivacy #InternetFreedom #SecureMessaging #WebTech #AppDevelopment #CryptographyResearch #PrivateMessaging #WebPlatform #ZeroTrust #Innovation

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#Russia goes after VPNs as 'great crackdown' gathers pace

https://www.reuters.com/technology/russia-goes-after-vpns-great-crackdown-gathers-pace-2026-03-31/

#VPN #censorship #privacy #cybersecurity

"FBI warns against using Chinese mobile apps due to privacy risks"

"[...] Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Americans against using foreign-developed mobile applications, particularly those created by Chinese developers. The U.S."

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-against-using-chinese-mobile-apps-over-to-data-security-risks/

#Privacy

Firefox 149 brings free built-in VPN and split-screen browsing: Firefox 149 launches March 24 with a free built-in VPN offering 50GB monthly, split view, tab notes, and Smart Window AI - here's what it means for privacy. https://ppc.land/firefox-149-brings-free-built-in-vpn-and-split-screen-browsing/ #Firefox149 #VPN #Privacy #InternetSecurity #TechNews

Ars Technica: Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought. “Google is dramatically shortening its readiness deadline for the arrival of Q Day, the point at which existing quantum computers can break public-key cryptography algorithms that secure decades’ worth of secrets belonging to militaries, banks, governments, and nearly every individual on earth.”

#AdGuard ad trackers report: What advertising-based #surveillance does to your traffic

https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-ad-tracker-report-2025.html

#advertising #privacy

🔎 👁️ 👮 More than 25,000 “retrospective” facial recognition searches are now made every month using the police national database, comparing images taken from sources such as social media and CCTV to a database of more than 19m custody images, or mugshots. Searches are also run on the passport and immigration databases. The Crime and Policing Bill, currently making its way through parliament, would open up the possibility of searches on the driving licence database as well.

#UK #Privacy

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/72853/rise-facial-recognition-policing

ExpressVPN expands into a full security suite—covering identity, credentials, email, and AI privacy.

A shift from network security → full digital protection.

Convenience or centralization risk?

https://www.technadu.com/expressvpn-security-suite-expands-into-protection-platform/624886/

#Infosec #Cybersecurity #Privacy #AIsecurity

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ExpressVPN Expands Beyond VPN with New All-in-One Security Suite

Daily Digest | 1 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

Proton Workspace launches a privacy-first productivity suite combining Mail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, VPN, and Lumo AI. Businesses retain full control over encrypted data, shielded from Big Tech and external surveillance 🔒

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/business/blog/proton-workspace

#TechNews #Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonVPN #ProtonWorkspace #PrivacyFirst #Privacy #FOSS #Cybersecurity #Security #Encryption #VPN #Office #Collaboration #DataProtection #DigitalSovereignty #AI #Compliance #Security #OpenSource

🚨 Before sending your friend a DM on Insta - think twice🚨

Soon you will have zero #privacy on #Instagram 👉 even in direct messages.

From May 8th, 2026, the tech giant will stop encrypting private messages between its users and this means they have access to everything you send and share.

At Tuta, we fight for your right to privacy which is we have signed this open letter to Meta.

🔗 Read it here: https://airtable.com/appqDYfRhxpsavEzz/pagix2UCAs90I7wRM/form

💡 Find out more: https://tuta.com/blog/instagram-removes-end-to-end-encryption

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Privacy News: Soon you will have zero privacy on Instagram. Hand holding a phone displaying Instagram's announcement to no longer support end-to-end encrypted messaging after May 8, 2026.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03...
#Europe #EU #Petition #Surveillance #Privacy #Genocide

Say No to Palantir in Europe”

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3uqsn25iv4bj6ywg6s7ldcox/post/3miejbuf6xs2w

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Governments from Australia to Canada are requiring online age verification, forcing users to share personal IDs to access content. These measures raise serious privacy, security, and freedom-of-speech risks for all users 🌐

🔗 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/global-age-verification-measures-2024-year-review

#TechNews #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #DigitalRights #EFF #Privacy #UserControl #FOSS #InternetFreedom #Freedom #DataSecurity #Transparency #OpenSource #CyberLaw #Anonymity #Surveillance

"Over 400 Cybersecurity and Privacy Experts Warn of Digital ID Threat to Internet Security"

#surveillance #ageverification #privacy

https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/over-400-cybersecurity-and-privacy-experts-warn-of-digital-id-threat-to-internet-security/

#OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, #FTC says

OkCupid and its owner #Match Group reached a settlement with the #Trump administration for not telling dating-app customers that nearly 3 million user photos were shared with a company making a facial recognition system. OkCupid also gave the #facialRecognition firm access to user location information and other details without customers' consent, the #FederalTradeCommission said.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/

Nothing to see here folks.

"Age verification company Yoti kept geolocation data for five years - Spain Slaps Yoti With €950,000 Fine Over Biometric Data"

#surveillancecapitalism #privacy

https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/yoti-spain-aepd-fine-biometric-data-gdpr-2026/

I wonder if this will kill the government's ability to surveil people via their notifications.

Apple Sets Privacy Rules for Third-Party Access to Live Activities and Notifications

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/31/apple-sets-privacy-rules-live-activities-alerts/

#Apple #Privacy #LiveActivities #Notifications #Security #Tech

What the US' Consumer Router Ban Means For Privacy #privacy #router #cybersecurity #politics

Any move to force changes to #state run ​#election systems is likely to face immediate #legal challenges.

#Trump claimed only a judge could block the order & complained that there were many "rogue" & "very bad" judges. "I don't see ​how they can challenge it," he said about the executive order.

#law #judiciary #privacy #InfoSec #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #Constitution #states #federalism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism

The order would use federal #data to help state #election ​officials verify who is “eligible” to #vote in their jurisdictions. It would also require #AbsenteeBallots to be sent only to ⁠voters on each state's “approved” mail-in ballot list & mandate “secure” ​ballot envelopes with unique tracking barcodes.

#Trump #law #privacy #InfoSec #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #Constitution #states #federalism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism

#Trump signs #ExecutiveOrder on #mail #ballots, escalating #election overhaul push

Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules nationwide, including by ​directing his admin to create a list of confirmed #US #citizens eligible to #vote in each state, & said he did not see how the measure could be challenged.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #Constitution #states #federalism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #privacy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-order-mail-ballots-escalating-election-overhaul-push-2026-03-31/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

How Thomson #Reuters Powers #ICE and #Palantir

https://www.404media.co/how-thomson-reuters-powers-ice-and-palantir/

#privacy #DataBroker #politics #surveillance

Introducing #ProtonWorkspace: An encrypted suite for team collaboration

https://proton.me/business/blog/proton-workspace

#Proton #cybersecurity #privacy

OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/

> OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.

#privacy #fascism #dataBreach #data

On #TheDailyShow, Jon Stewart interviewed Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). She is the author of 'Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.' She had something positive to say about Mastodon. Her main message is:
"We need a comprehensive #privacy law." #tech #politics

The FTC said OkCupid and Match shared nearly 3 million user photos with Clarifai in 2014, along with location and demographic data, without telling users or offering an opt-out. The proposed settlement, filed in federal court, includes no financial penalty and no admission of wrongdoing. It would permanently bar OkCupid and Match from misrepresenting how they collect, use, share, delete, or protect personal data and privacy controls.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/

#InfoSec #Privacy #FacialRecognition

#Healthcare tech firm #CareCloud says hackers stole patient data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/healthcare-tech-firm-carecloud-says-hackers-stole-patient-data/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach