Met Police's #Palantir deployment has its own officers watching their backs - https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/met_police_palantir_deployment_cop_probe/ #surveillance is surveillance

US lawmakers introduce the Surveillance Accountability Act — a bill to require warrants for nearly all government data searches and allow suits for unlawful surveillance. Read more: https://cyberinsider.com/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-require-warrants-for-government-data-searches/ 🇺🇸🔒 #Surveillance #Privacy

Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing

#privacy #surveillance #surveillancepricing #enshittification #dystopia #technology #Maryland #USA

Your parking app doesn't just want your money. It wants your GPS history, your device fingerprint, your license plate, and the right to sell all of it to anyone with a checkbook.

You consented to parking. You got surveilled.

New episode of Impractical Privacy breaks down the Parking Lot Panopticon — and how to fight back.

🎧 ImpracticalPrivacy.com

#ImpracticalPrivacy #Privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #Surveillance #PrivacyRights #DigitalRights #Opsec

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Most messaging apps are #surveillance products with a chat interface bolted on.
#Signal. #Matrix. The exceptions matter.
Here's what to use and what to delete → https://twp.ai/4hpWWV
#Signal #Privacy #InfoSe...”

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A U.S. agency abruptly closed an investigation into allegations that Meta can access encrypted WhatsApp messages, ending an inquiry into claims that challenge how the company markets the chat service's privacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/29/tech/us-investigation-whatsapp-privacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #whatsapp #meta #privacy #apps #markzuckerberg #us #surveillance

What Epstein's Surveillance Network Means for Your Privacy
#epstein #epsteinfiles #privacy #surveillance #palantir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bugB0sA7FcA

#Congress Must Reject New Insufficient 702 Reauthorization Bill

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/congress-must-reject-new-insufficient-702-reauthorization-bill

#Section702 #FISA #NSA #surveillance #privacy #politics

A bank robber’s cellphone gave him away. Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-unreasonable-searches-constitution-a61c200a806cba89ded43685279eccae

#privacy #geofence #crime #surveillance

Proton analyzed 54k profiles using 2025 ad auction data, estimating US user value at $1,605/year, ranging from $31 to $17,929 by age, device, and behavior. 📊
Desktop users generate ~4.9× more value than Android users, and the top 10% of profiles account for 43% of total advertiser value. 🔒

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/what-is-your-data-worth-to-google

#TechNews #Google #Proton #AdTech #Privacy #DataEconomy #Surveillance #FOSS #Encryption #Security #BigTech #DigitalRights #Transparency #Internet #Data #Ad #US #USA

#Privacy Advocate Accuses US Gov of Investing in AI-Powered Mass #Surveillance

The Conversation published this warning from privacy/tech law/electronic surveillance attorney Anne Toomey McKenna (also an affiliated faculty member at Penn State's Institute for Computational & Data Sciences). The U.S. gov "is able to purchase Americans' sensitive data because the info it buys is not subject to the same restrictions as information it collects directly.
#surveillance #ai

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/26/0541202/privacy-advocate-accuses-us-government-of-investing-in-ai-powered-mass-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

An Inst of Justice review🚨has ID'ed at least 14 recent cases of police officers allegedly using Flock and other automated license plate reader systems to stalk wives, girlfriends, exes, & even strangers who caught their eye in public -bulk of those incidents➡️since 2024.

Nearly all of these officers were criminally charged & lost their jobs *resigning or getting fired.🚨Only a few of the 14 analyzed cases were initially discovered thru int invs.
#Surveillance #Flock #USPol
https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/

Is your "smart" home actually dumbing down your privacy? 🤔

In Ep 23, we move beyond fear-mongering to practical defense.

Learn how to configure your robot vacuum for local-only operation and why fighting for "cloud-free" firmware might be the only real solution for true privacy.

🎧 Listen: ImpracticalPrivacy.com

#PrivacyFirst #OpenSource #TechEthics #SmartHome #ImpracticalPrivacy #Privacy #IoT #DigitalRights #PrivacyMatters #DigitalSelfDefense #PrivacyTools #Surveillance

FTC reports $2.1B lost to social media scams in 2025, up 8× since 2020, with Facebook driving most losses via targeting, account abuse, and ads 🔐
Meta added scam warnings, detection tools, and takedowns, but centralized platforms still expose user data at scale, raising privacy and transparency risks ⚠️

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-americans-lost-over-21-billion-to-social-media-scams-in-2025/

#TechNews #FTC #Facebook #Meta #WhatsApp #Instagram #Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity #Scams #Data #Surveillance #Transparency #Socialmedia #Scam #Hacking

US government ramps up mass #surveillance with help of #AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices

https://theconversation.com/us-government-ramps-up-mass-surveillance-with-help-of-ai-tech-data-brokers-and-your-apps-and-devices-277440

#privacy #politics

DHS earmarks millions for ‘smart glasses’ for immigration agents

The Department of Homeland Security will allocate $7.5 million next year to using emerging biometric technology to develop “smart glasses” designed to assist federal immigration agents and officers in identifying migrants who are in the United States illegally in real time

#ICE #DHS #CBP #surveillance #privacy #biometrics #facialrecognition #smartglasses #technology #tech

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5845998-homeland-security-smart-glasses/

Want more ways to opt out of the surveillance state? 🛑

Unlock 2 bonus episodes/month for just $5 by becoming a Big Fan. It's the cheapest way to level up your privacy game.

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#Privacy #Tech #Podcast #Surveillance #PrivacyTech #DigitalRights #PrivacyRights #Patreon #PrivacyTools

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Your home blueprint is being sold to data brokers.

Smart vacuums use LiDAR to create millimeter-accurate 3D models of your living space. That floorplan? It could end up in a subpoena, a breach, or a broker's database.

Ep 23 of Impractical Privacy breaks it down: ImpracticalPrivacy.com

#DataBrokers #IoT #PrivacyRights #SmartHome #ImpracticalPrivacy #Privacy #DigitalRights #Surveillance #SurveillanceTech

#Palantir is reportedly helping the #IRS investigate financial crimes

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/palantir-is-reportedly-helping-the-irs-investigate-financial-crimes/

#privacy #surveillance

#California Coastal Community Must Reject #CBP's #AI-Powered #Surveillance Tower

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/california-coastal-community-must-reject-cbps-ai-powered-surveillance-tower

#SanClemente #privacy #politics #Anduril

"Last August, 404 Media reported that at a June immigration raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles, a Customs and Border Protection agent was seen wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban AI smart glasses, which can record video and use artificial intelligence to pull up real-time data.

Concerned about the privacy implications, I filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a wide range of records about CBP agents’ use of smart glasses, including Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses, during immigration raids.

Despite the photographic evidence, CBP told me that it had no records responsive to my request.

A recent scoop by Ken Klippenstein shows the agency was almost certainly lying, or playing a delusional game of semantics to avoid honestly responding to the request.

Klippenstein reports that a budget document shows the Department of Homeland Security is currently developing its own smart glasses for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies. These so-called ICE glasses will enable agents to surveil all Americans wherever they encounter them, and capture their biometric data without their consent or a warrant (and possibly store this data in a growing, centralized database that could be easily abused).

Needless to say, FPF has filed additional FOIA requests about these surveillance tools, and we will report what we learn."

https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/hate-meta-glasses-wait-until-you-hear-about-ice-glasses/

#USA #Surveillance #ICE #Privacy #DataProtection

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“#Signal #Privacy #Spying #Surveillance

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🤖 The "harmless" robot vacuum is actually an autonomous surveyor.

In Ep 23 of Impractical Privacy, we peel back the lid on smart vacuums. From LiDAR mapping your home's exact layout to the "bystander problem" affecting your guests, discover how to reclaim your domestic privacy.

🔊 Listen: ImpracticalPrivacy.com

#Privacy #SmartHome #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechPolicy #ImpracticalPrivacy #IoT #Surveillance #PrivacyTools #DigitalRights

Landmark privacy determination puts rent tech platforms on notice. But renters remain vulnerable
#Privacy #RentersRights #HousingCrisis #DataProtection #BigTech #Surveillance #DigitalRights #ConsumerProtection #RealEstate #Inequality #Rent #Tech #Housing
https://the-14.com/landmark-privacy-determination-puts-rent-tech-platforms-on-notice-but-renters-remain-vulnerable/

California lawmakers are advancing A.B. 1709, banning under-16s from social media and requiring ID or biometric checks for all users 🔒
The bill passed committees and nears a vote, raising risks to anonymity, free expression, and smaller platforms under strict compliance ⚖️

🔗 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/act-now-stop-californias-paternalistic-and-privacy-destroying-social-media-ban

#TechNews #California #AB1709 #Privacy #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #FOSS #OpenInternet #Freedom #DataProtection #Encryption #Policy #Regulation

"Palantir has recruited 32 UK government and public sector officials including leaders of AI strategy from both the Ministry of Defence and the NHS, a new investigation by the Nerve reveals.

The practice has exposed the UK to an “acute risk” of corruption, transparency experts say, with the law woefully inadequate to guard against the multiple conflict of interests.

The Nerve has discovered a “revolving door” that has led to dozens of highly experienced UK government officials, former ministers, intelligence service chiefs and members of the House of Lords taking up key roles in the controversial Silicon Valley surveillance tech company co-founded by Peter Thiel, the libertarian friend and ally of Donald Trump."

https://www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-revolving-doors-peter-thiel-transparency-corruption-risk

#UK #Palantir #RevolvingDoors #Surveillance #Corruption

Surveillance before the internet https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/26/files-on-the-fifth-estate/

https://www.fifthestate.org/

#AntiWar #COINTELPRO #Detroit #FifthEstate #Surveillance

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Text: Keep the little flame alive.

Flock surveillance cameras in Oakland are being spray-painted and damaged, part of a growing backlash against license plate tracking networks spreading across the U.S.

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/24/who-is-paint-bombing-oaklands-flock-cameras/

#flock #oakland #tech #privacy #surveillance #bayarea

#California Coastal Community Must Reject CBP's AI-Powered #Surveillance Tower

Customs and Border Protection (#CBP ) is seeking permission from the California city of #SanClemente to install an #Anduril Industries surveillance tower on a cliff that would allow for constant #monitoring of entire coastal neighborhoods.
#privacy #ai #security

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/california-coastal-community-must-reject-cbps-ai-powered-surveillance-tower

I, for one, do not trust a fascist surveillance provider who can't find and remove disloyal employees from their midst.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/palantir-employees-are-talking-about-companys-descent-into-fascism/?utm_social-type=owned

#palantir #surveillance #privacy