#Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake #compliance’

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/22/delve-accused-of-misleading-customers-with-fake-compliance/

#privacy #HIPAA #GDPR

#Systemd’s New Feature Brings #AgeVerification Option to #Linux

https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/

#FOSS #privacy

NicFab Newsletter #13 — March 24, 2026
This week: Rome Court annuls €15M OpenAI fine · EDPB CEF 2026 on transparency (25 DPAs) · Chat Control — no deal between Parliament and Council · EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion on Cybersecurity Act 2 & NIS2 · AI Act delay approved · EU sanctions Chinese & Iranian entities for cyberattacks
🎙️ NEW: Podcast — Legal Prompting, Episode #1
🔖 AI Act in a Nutshell – Part 13: Article 17
📖 https://www.nicfab.eu/en/newsletter-issues/2026-03-24-issue-13/
#Privacy #GDPR #AIAct #Cybersecurity #LegalPrompting #AI

Daily Digest | 24 March 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

(Although remember that nothing is private on Mastodon. Your private mentions/direct messages are not end-to-end encrypted so your instance admins – and anyone hosting a hammer to their knees – could be reading them all. If you want to talk privately, use Signal or Delta Chat. Never share sensitive information on “private” messages on Mastodon. That goes double for our friends in Gaza.)

#mastodon #fediverse #activityPub #privacy #encryption

If you are developing a privacy-focused application or website, don't make the mistake to neglect the design aspect of it. This could have a significant negative impact on adoption by a general audience.

🥰 Learn more on why you should make your design appealing and accessible for all.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Make It Cute!: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-make-it-cute/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy #Design #UI #UX

OpenZiti is a self-hosted zero-trust networking platform that lets you access services without VPNs or exposing ports.
Each connection is identity-based, end-to-end encrypted, and limited per service.

Instead of full network access like traditional VPNs, it only allows access to specific services -- reducing attack surface.

👉 https://github.com/openziti/ziti
👉 More tools like this: https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #ZeroTrust #Networking #Privacy #DigitalMinimalism

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Screenshot of OpenZiti GitHub repository showing: 3.9k stars, build status, Go reference, Discourse forum link, Apache 2.0 license, and description of the zero-trust networking platform.

systemd adds an optional “birthDate” field to user records, letting Linux apps access sensitive age data for compliance 📄
Critics warn this creates privacy risks, centralizes sensitive user info, and could be misused if poorly secured, making Linux systems a potential target for data leaks 🔐

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-age-verification/

#TechNews #Linux #Systemd #Privacy #OpenSource #Security #Data #DigitalRights #Compliance #Tech #Software #Freedom #Cybersecurity #Policy #DataProtection #AgeVerification

FBI director Kash Patel confirmed the agency buys commercially available location data to track Americans, bypassing warrants and raising constitutional privacy concerns 📍

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Freedom #Law #Government #BigData #Tech #Policy #Rights #DataProtection

Meta will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, restoring its ability to scan message content for moderation and legal compliance 🔍.

Privacy advocates warn the shift marks a retreat from private messaging, while Meta cites user safety and fraud prevention as justification 🔒.

🔗 https://fortune.com/2026/03/17/tiktok-meta-no-privacy-controls-why-explainer/

#TechNews #Meta #Instagram #Privacy #Encryption #Security #Data #Safety #AI #Moderation #Compliance #SocialMedia #UserRights #Transparency #DigitalPolicy

"GrapheneOS is taking a stand against digital age verification laws — but how long can its defiance last?"

"A privacy and security-focused fork of Android — GrapheneOS — is taking a stand against digital age verification laws."

https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/grapheneos-is-taking-a-stand-against-digital-age-verification-laws-but-how-long-can-its-defiance-last

#Privacy

This is the way to do it: refuse to comply

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information | Tom’s Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws

#Android #GrapheneOS #privacy

What is the chance of the US adopting comprehensive privacy laws? My cynical guess is slim to none. After all, most privacy-minded individuals don't donate to political campaigns or finance ballrooms.
#privacy #regulation
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202603/house-bill-sets-up-new-clash-over-federal-privacy-rules

"Strava reveals location of French warship after naval officer logs run on aircraft carrier deck"

"A French naval officer’s workout session accidentally became a security incident thanks to Strava — here's how to manage your privacy settings to avoid a similar fate."

https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/strava-reveals-location-of-french-warship-after-naval-officer-logs-run-on-aircraft-carrier-deck

#Privacy

Congress Is Dropping the Ball with a Clean Extension of #FISA

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/congress-dropping-ball-clean-extension-fisa

#privacy #politics #surveillance

To everyone saying #systemd userdb adding a birth date field is a slippery slope towards escalating age verification, please consider that user fields storing real name, work room number, and telephone numbers have been a thing as far back as pre-Linux UNIX. Further, systemd userdb can store user avatars. Is this also a slippery slope towards face recognition and government control?
Although the change is surely motivated by recent laws, it really isn’t that weird on its own, and certainly isn’t where we should be focusing our attention.

Here you can see Ubuntu asking for my REAL NAME and PHONE NUMBER when setting up a new user account (scary!) (for clarity, the "scary" is meant sarcastically)

#linux #privacy #california

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Shell session ubuntu@aware-manatee:~$ sudo adduser mik New password: Retype new password: passwd: password updated successfully Changing the user information for mik Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name []: Mik Scrooge Room Number []: A3.4 Annex C Work Phone []: +1 11111 01 Home Phone []: +1 01010 11 Other []: Look ma I'm on the computer chfn: 'Look ma I�'m on the computer' contains non-ASCII characters Is the information correct? [Y/n] n Changing the user information for mik Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name [Mik Scrooge]: Room Number [A3.4 Annex C]: Work Phone [+1 11111 01]: Home Phone [+1 01010 11]: Other [Look ma I�'m on the computer]: Look ma I'm on the computer Is the information correct? [Y/n] y

Article by article, how #BigTech shaped the #EU’s roll-back of digital rights

https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/article-article-how-big-tech-shaped-eus-roll-back-digital-rights

#privacy #politics #Europe

OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge aren’t AI regulation — they’re surveillance
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #AI #Surveillance #Privacy #Canada #Regulation #CivilLiberties #AIEthics #DataPrivacy #Tech #Government #DigitalRights #Accountability #Policy
https://the-14.com/openais-safety-pledges-in-the-wake-of-tumbler-ridge-arent-ai-regulation-theyre-surveillance/

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support #Trump’s Spy Machine

https://www.wired.com/story/a-top-democrat-is-urging-colleagues-to-support-trumps-spy-machine/

#surveillance #privacy #politics #JimHimes #Section702

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web

https://www.therage.co/persona-age-verification/

Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

#privacy #Persona

RE: https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/116274351077173819

Thanks for having us on Security Bite! We had a nice chat about online privacy, fingerprinting, and what @psylo offers beyond what VPNs can do. Would love to go on again in the future!

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#privacy #infosec

#Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban #SocialMedia for users under 16

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/pinterest-ceo-calls-on-governments-to-ban-social-media-for-users-under-16/

#privacy #SocialMediaBan #AgeVerification

I am researching for my next video, and this morning, I learned there are specific brands of clothing created for beating surveillance systems like facial tracking.

And they look so weird.

#Privacy

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Photo of a model wearing a poncho designed to be facial recognition and tracking. It only covers down to the chest and shoulders and is shiny, like an emergency blanket.