#Google details new 24-hour process to #sideload unverified #Android apps

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/

#KeepAndroidOpen #privacy #cybersecurity

Daily Digest | 20 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

#Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/03/19/0430224/walmart-wins-patents-to-give-algorithms-more-sway-over-prices

#SurveillancePricing #privacy #AI #surveillance #finance

How can the answer to protecting privacy be age verification?

The ICO (UK) seems to think so. Their fine against Reddit for relying on self-declaration is met with a call for intrusive biometric scans or ID uploads.

All this when privacy dangers are emerging within the industry.

Read our new blog ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/break-privacy-to-make-privacy-age-verification-isnt-the-answer/

#ico #reddit #dataprotection #digitalid #ageverification #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

#Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt #Meta #AI

https://www.wired.com/story/signals-creator-is-helping-encrypt-meta-ai/

#privacy #cybersecurity

#Tinder Plans to Let #AI Scan Your Camera Roll

https://www.404media.co/tinder-plans-to-let-ai-scan-your-camera-roll/

#privacy #dating

Call me pessimistic, but I think we just have to make peace with the fact that the internet we've known for the past 30 years is coming to an end and we're entering a full on fascist surveillance state.

We should make our preparations for this now and not right before the legislation takes effect.

I'd like for things to work out and these bills either fail to pass or get struck down in court but I feel that ain't going to happen. So many people will get hurt because of this.

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ak1wfxs7bm0m0001

Privacy and Surveillance boosted

Space Queen Enthusiast » 🌐 2026-03-20 / 2026-03-20
@GalacticGoddess@sharkey.world

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/12/congress/cruz-seeks-to-advance-senate-kids-privacy-proposals-in-next-six-weeks-00825098

#modDNS beta - audited #DNS filtering with granular controls

https://www.ivpn.net/blog/moddns-beta-audited-dns-filtering-granular-controls/

#privacy #cybersecurity

Well, looks like we can't rely on Ted Cruz stonewalling bills anymore. They want to proceed with the Kids Online Safety Act, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and Kids Off Social Media Act (at minimum). Cruz wants to advance these bills "within the next six weeks" (i.e. factoring in recesses, it will either be the week of April 13th or the week of April 20th). I have no idea if Cruz is siding with the Senate version or the House version of KOSA as last I checked, he was on the fence (there will clearly be negotiation/butting heads as the two versions differ drastically).

This has a greater chance of proceeding as scheduled as Cruz is the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it could be delayed if the previous two calls for votes are anything to go by (Blumenthal wanted a vote on KOSA by late 2025 and Graham wanted a vote on various bills back in February).

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #US #UnitedStates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/12/congress/cruz-seeks-to-advance-senate-kids-privacy-proposals-in-next-six-weeks-00825098

Diversity is always a strength. Make sure to value people with different knowledge. 🧰 From our Privacy Activist Toolbox, learn more on how to: 🌓 Value Allies with Complementary Expertise privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-value-allies-with-complementary-expertise #Privacy #Activism

Value Allies with Complementar...

In privacy like everywhere else, diversity is a strength. For your community to thrive, it's important to value people with different expertise.

🌓 Learn more on how to recognize, respect, and retain experts with skills different to yours.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Value Allies with Expertise Complementary to Yours: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-value-allies-with-complementary-expertise/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy

A Personal Appeal From Cofounder of #Session - Chris McCabe

https://getsession.org/blog/a-personal-appeal-from-cofounder-of-session-chris-mccabe

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

#Aura confirms #DataBreach exposing 900,000 marketing contacts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aura-confirms-data-breach-exposing-900-000-marketing-contacts/

#cybersecurity #privacy #phishing

Cool contract alert! 📢

OpenMedia is hiring a 3-month contractor for an urgent project to win Canadians real privacy rights from federal political parties.

This is a chance to grow a national coalition for privacy reform before the next federal election and before generative AI further impacts democratic trust.

Learn more and apply before April 1st: https://openmedia.bamboohr.com/careers/33

#Privacy #CdnPoli #OpenMedia #Canada #DigitalRights

LAist: South Pasadena cancels contract with Flock Safety, citing privacy concerns

"...while city officials seek alternative camera vendors...."

https://laist.com/news/south-pasadena-cancels-flock-safety-contract-privacy-concerns

#privacy #bigbrother #flock

"Mini PC vendors jump on the OpenClaw bandwagon as Minisforum’s M2 Pro arrives with Intel’s Core Ultra X9 388H CPU and 96GB of RAM — but it won’t be cheap"

"Minisforum M2 Pro offers powerful local AI processing with hybrid mode, balancing privacy, cloud use, and addressing concerns over OpenClaw vulnerabilities."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/mini-pc-vendors-jumping-on-the-open-claw-bandwagon-with-minisforums-m2-pro-the-latest-to-offer-intels-core-ultra-x9-388h-cpu-with-96gb-of-ram-but-it-wont-be-cheap

#Privacy

#FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

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

#privacy #politics #surveillance

The #SaaS Apocalypse Is #OpenSource’s Greatest Opportunity

https://hackernoon.com/the-saas-apocalypse-is-opensources-greatest-opportunity

#FOSS #privacy

Mass surveillance is on the rise. License plate reader cameras & tools meant for safety can also put people at risk, including those seeking reproductive health care or those targeted by ICE.

On the Future Knowledge #podcast, Cindy Cohn talks with Rainey Reitman about digital safety, surveillance, and why protecting yourself online matters.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/privacys-defender

@eff @internetarchive #Privacy #DigitalRights

"Level up your video calls with Logitech’s $25 Brio 100 Full HD webcam deal at Best Buy"

"Logitech Brio 100 Full HD webcam with built-in mic, privacy shutter, and auto-light balance is $15 off right now."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/level-up-your-video-calls-with-logitechs-usd25-brio-100-full-hd-webcam-deal-at-best-buy

#Privacy

We’re watching the rise of legislative proposals mandating age verification directly inside operating systems. While pitched as child safety measures, the technical implementation proposed poses significant threats to privacy, security, and the open architecture of the internet.

What is sold as safety becomes a checkpoint to mine and abuse your identity. This isn't about protecting kids, but rather turning every computer into a device that asks permission before it can be used.

We build Omada because we think a machine shouldn't have to ask who you are.

https://itsfoss.com/news/distros-response-age-verification-laws/

#Privacy #FOSS #AgeVerification #DigitalRights

"Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise"

"Cloaked's latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/consumer-focused-privacy-company-cloaked-raises-375m-as-it-expands-to-enterprise/

#Privacy

Juggalo Makeup Blocks Facial Recognition Technology

https://consequence.net/2019/07/juggalo-makeup-facial-recognition/

#HackerNews #Juggalo #Makeup #FacialRecognition #Technology #Privacy #Issues #TechNews