«Instagram is killing its end-to-end encrypted chats - here's what changes May 8:
Instagram will end support for end-to-end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026. What the feature does, how it works, and what users lose when it goes.»

Instagram has never been safe, because although it uses encryption, the clearly visible metadata says a lot about something.

💬 https://ppc.land/instagram-is-killing-its-end-to-end-encrypted-chats-heres-what-changes-may-8/

#instagram #security #privacy #e2ee #encryption #endtoendencryption #app #notSecurity #metadata #chat #personal

@EUCommission Yes this is true but maybe worth mentioning that the advocacy is done not by the EU Commission but by a tireless civil society like the folks @beuc and @Bundesverband.

Also: passenger rights in #CrossBorderRail please and hands off our right to #privacy !

#omnibus #GDPR #ePrivacy #AIAct

Last year we highlighted the dangers of real name policies, especially for marginalized groups such as #transgender and gender diverse people. 📝

Kansas enacted a law that invalidates all #trans people’s licenses and IDs, forcing them to obtain a new one with incorrect gender markers. 🪪

⚠️ This is dangerous as having identification documents that don't match their appearance, puts trans people at risk of harassment and discrimination. ⚠️

https://privacyguides.org/articles/2025/10/15/real-name-policies/

#Privacy

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🌐 With the introduction of #ageverification laws in many U.S. states, these systems use automated scanning to verify the authenticity and legitimacy of your ID.

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender and gender diverse people from Kansas will effectively have to out themselves to every platform that requires age verification. This is sensitive information that many #trans people guard closely, as being outed publicly can put them at risk of violence and harassment. ‼️

https://www.theverge.com/policy/892075/age-verification-kansas-id-trans

#Privacy

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Rybbit is a modern, open-source web & product analytics platform — a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.

It offers real-time dashboards, funnels, session replays, and user journey tracking while staying cookie-free and easy to deploy.

GitHub: https://github.com/rybbit-io/rybbit
Explore more privacy-friendly tools: https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #FOSS #Analytics #Privacy #SelfHosting #DigitalMinimalism

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Screenshot of Rybbit, an open-source privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. Shows logo, navigation links (Website, Demo, Documentation, Discord, License, Contribute), and description text. Badge at bottom shows "#1 Product of the Day" on Product Hunt.

Data leaks impact everyone differently. To give useful advice, we must consider various threat models. 🧰 From our Privacy Activist Toolbox, learn more on how to: 👤 Consider Everyone's Unique Situation privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-consider-everyones-unique-situation #Privacy #Activism

Consider Everyone's Unique Sit...

Everyone have different needs and face different dangers when their personal data gets exposed. To give actionable privacy advice, it's essential to consider each person's unique situation.

👤 Learn more on how to evaluate each person's threat model.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Consider Everyone's Unique Situation: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-consider-everyones-unique-situation/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy #ThreatModelling

Blocked in Europe, deployed abroad: The facial recognition system monitoring Brazil’s schoolchildren

https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/facial-recognition-software-ai-europe-brazil-school-children

#brazil #privacy

INFORUM: AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in Fargo fraud case. “Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.”

#China Moves to Curb #OpenClaw #AI Use at Banks, State Agencies

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/china-moves-to-limit-use-of-openclaw-ai-at-banks-government-agencies

#banking #cybersecurity #finance #privacy #government

ZDNet: How to delete or hide yourself from the internet – 11 effective ways (and most are free). “While it can be nearly impossible to remove your digital footprint, there are tried and tested steps that can help you take control of your privacy and data. Follow our guide below to find out where to start.”

📝 New article: Why We Choose Static HTML/CSS: A Digital Resistance Manifesto

Learn why Virebent.art chooses static HTML/CSS as a deliberate stance for digital freedom and privacy in an age of surveillance.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/statichtmlcss3.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: m2usenet - Privacy-Focused Usenet Posting Gateway

m2usenet is a privacy-focused web interface for posting to Usenet newsgroups with Hashcash proof-of-work and Ed25519 digital signatures.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/usenet-posting-gateway.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: YAMN Tor Integration Project

We have developed an enhanced version of YAMN (Yet Another Mixmaster Network) with native Tor network integration. This project significantly improves the anonymity and security of the mixmaster remailer network by leveraging Tor's onion routing capabilities

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/yamn_tor.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: Giving a Face to a Naked Key: The Identicon Approach

How deterministic identicons give a visual face to naked Ed25519 keys — binding username, email, and public key into a cryptographically verifiable visual identity for pseudonymous environments like Usenet.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/identicons.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: Security Theater: Why "Easy Crypto for Foolish People" is Killing PGP

How 'easy crypto' tools like FlowCrypt and Thunderbird's built-in PGP are fracturing OpenPGP standards, forcing security downgrades, and why NeoMutt with GnuPG remains the only sane choice.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/EasyCryptoforFoolishPeople.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

I'm in a state of being both excited and horrified of what this revelation will bring. Learning what they are doing now galvanizes more people to adopt privacy goals and informs us of what else we can (if anything) to further stem the flow of our data.

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/12/the-wyden-siren-goes-off-again-well-be-stunned-by-what-the-nsa-is-doing-under-section-702/

#privacy #privacyrights

Optable's Audience Agent plugs into PubMatic AgenticOS for privacy-safe ad buying: Optable and PubMatic partner to connect publisher first-party data with agentic media buying workflows via AgenticOS, advancing the Advertising Context Protocol in programmatic. https://ppc.land/optables-audience-agent-plugs-into-pubmatic-agenticos-for-privacy-safe-ad-buying/ #AdTech #ProgrammaticAdvertising #Privacy #DataDriven #DigitalMarketing

OS Age Verification bils are not funded by a "grassroots coalition of conservative nonprofits." They're funded by #meta. This investigative work suggests it's all a massive operation to increase Meta's data harvesting (massively) whie handicapping Google And Apple.

https://masto.deluma.biz/@dogzilla/116227363139966735

Edit: It's been suggested that genAI was involved in making the reddit post. If so, (a) claims require more verification than usual and (b) the AI is pretty conversational in the reddit thread here.

Whoever did this set up a github repo with the information in it.

#privacy #AgeVerification #astroturf

"Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review: The Privacy Screen"

"There's not much else groundbreaking about the company's latest flagship, but the built-in privacy display works well without much trade-off."

https://www.wired.com/review/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra/

#Privacy

#Amazon launches its #healthcare #AI assistant on its website and app

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/amazon-launches-its-healthcare-ai-assistant-on-its-website-and-app/

#privacy

People who are working tirelessly to weaken the EU privacy laws

https://tboteproject.com/git/hekate/attestation-findings/src/commit/b6b7a23cec3c53f87f0ea97c9e4ad6d8159cbb1c/data/processed/global_coordination_research.md

#eu #gdpr #privacy #tech #ai

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Personnel « 30 declared lobbyists (13.8 FTE) « 8 European Parliament accredited lobbyists: © Anna Helseth © Stacey Featherstone © Maria Luisa Jimenez Martin © Cesare Marco Pancini © Doreen El-Roely © Bartolomeo Poggi © Yuliia Kulakovska © Simone Gobello Retained Lobbying Firms (2024, by spend bracket) Spend Firm EUR 300K-400K Shearwater Global EUR 200K-300K EU Strategy, Fourtold, Milltown Partners Group Limited EUR 100K-200K Utopia Lab S.R.L., Afore Consulting, Oxera Consulting LLP EUR50K-100K ~~ Trilligent, White & Case LLP, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Vinces Consulting, Political Intelligence Brussels, Nove EUR 25K-50K Arthur Cox LLP, Plum Consulting Paris, Giuseppe Cassano EUR 10K-25K Policy Impact Partners Limited, FTI Consulting Belgium, Ipsos Public Affairs LLC

#DOGE employee stole #SocialSecurity data and put it on a thumb drive, report says

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/doge-employee-stole-social-security-data-and-put-it-on-a-thumb-drive-report-says/

#privacy #cybersecurity #politics #DataBreach

One of our kids used Plus Plus to re-create the Tuta logo. 🥰 💓 

The importance of #Privacy needs to be learned as early as possible. 🔒 

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Someone holding the Tuta logo made out of Plus Plus toys.

Think Twice Before Buying or Using #Meta’s Ray-Bans

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/think-twice-buying-or-using-metas-ray-bans

#privacy #AI #RayBan #SmartGlasses

EU extends voluntary CSAM detection rules until 2027.
• Platforms may detect known CSAM
• Measures must remain targeted
• Encryption protections maintained

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/13/eu-parliament-extends-csam-rules/

Follow @technadu for cybersecurity policy updates.

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec

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EU Parliament backs extension of CSAM detection rules until 2027

@SrRochardBunson

#Legal #MassSurveillance #AI #Oracle #Privacy

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...placed #SecurityCameras.

"There are so many opportunities to exploit AI," he said.

The Oracle CTO also suggested that #Drones could be used to pursue police suspects instead of relying on patrol vehicle chases, and that #satellite imagery..." 1)

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https://toad.social/@jimstewartson/109468331918047185

"When we decline to monitor and be monitored, we reclaim a slice of the sovereignty tech companies have stolen from us" — Tatum Hunter.

Powerful wake-up call: Rejecting surveillance rebuilds the private space where real trust grows. 🛡️

@tatumhunter
@washingtonpost

#Privacy #Security #DigitalSovereignty #Surveillance #Tech #TechEthics #Tracking #Data #Trust

Motorola just announced a long‑term partnership with GrapheneOS, including a future phone that ships with the privacy OS preinstalled. 🧩

They’ll also bring selected GrapheneOS security features to other Motorola devices over time, boosting hardening and privacy for more users. 🛡️

🔗 https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/

#TechNews #Android #Motorola #Lenovo #GrapheneOS #Privacy #Security #DeGoogled #FOSS #OpenSource #Mobile #Linux #SecureAndroid #CustomROM #Cybersecurity #OS