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[?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
@autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

Secret law threatens security
Last Chance to fix

"New legislative articles, introduced in recent closed-door meetings and not yet public, envision that all web browsers distributed in Europe will be required to trust the certificate authorities and cryptographic keys selected by EU governments.

These changes radically expand the capability of EU governments to surveil their citizens by ensuring cryptographic keys under government control can be used to intercept encrypted web traffic across the EU. Any EU member state has the ability to designate cryptographic keys for distribution in web browsers and browsers are forbidden from revoking trust in these keys without government permission.

last-chance-for-eidas.org/

    [?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
    @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

    Digitale Identitäten
    ​​​​​eIDAS-Trilog: Hunderte Wissenschaftler:innen und NGOs warnen vor

    "Die will eine digitale Brieftasche für alle Bürger:innen einführen․ Rund 400 Forschende und 30 NGOs kritisieren in einem offenen Brief, dass die aktuellen Pläne staatlichen Behörden ermöglichen, die Kommunikation aller EU-Bürger:innen auszuspähen․"

    netzpolitik.org/2023/eidas-tri

    [?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
    @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

    -Reform: Digitale Brieftasche mit Ausspähgarantie

    "Jetzt steht es fest: Die europäische digitale Brieftasche kommt․ Aus Sicht von Beobachtern bringt der im Trilog erzielte Kompromiss etliche Verbesserungen im Vergleich zum ursprünglichen Kommissionsentwurf․ Bürgerrechtsgruppen und Datenschützer:innen warnen jedoch davor, dass Staaten durch die Wallet eine "panoptische Vogelperspektive" erhielten․"

    netzpolitik.org/2023/eidas-ref

    [?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
    @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

    Völlig vorhersehbar versucht die autoritäre EU-Kommission die "digitalen Identitäten" in das Überwachungswerkzeug zu verwandeln, dass sie wohl auch von Anfang an sein sollten.

    Vermeintliche Eingrenzungen der Überwachungspotenziale, die bei der Einführung von vom EU-Parlament beschlossen wurden, stellen sich ganz offensichtlich als lächerliche Farce heraus, die die Kommission leicht umgehen kann, um ein Kontrollwerkzeug ganz im Sinne von Konzernen und staatlicher Repression zu erhalten.

    heise.de/news/E-Brieftasche-EU

    [?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
    @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

    Auch zu "digitalen Identitäten" (aber nicht nur) passt dieser allgemein ganz lesenswerte Text über digitale Kontrollgesellschaften (wie sie auch die EU gerade auf- und ausbaut)

    The Enclosure of Information: Alternative Data, Bossware, and the Societies of Control

    Auszug:
    "If the enclosure of land led to peasant revolts, what forms of resistance might emerge against the enclosure of data? The answer is uncertain, but one thing is clear: the commodification of information serves only to reinforce class hierarchies. As financial elites manipulate alternative data for speculative gain and employers use bossware to extract ever more surplus-value, the question we must ask is not merely how to regulate these practices, but how to dismantle the very system that enables them. A society built on the enclosure of knowledge is not a free society. It is a society of control, and it is time to resist."

    lastreviotheory.medium.com/the

      [?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
      @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

      Da in der aktuell schon wieder versucht wird, die "digitale Identität" einzuführen, nachdem vor wenigen Jahren erst eine Mehrheit dagegen gestimmt hatte, noch mal dieser wichtige Artikel der erklärt, weshalb "digitale Identitäten" in erster Linie ein dystopisches Kontrollwerkzeug sind, das abgelehnt bzw nach aller Möglichkeit bekämpft werden sollte.

      srf.ch/kultur/gesellschaft-rel

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      [?]Privacy Guides » 🌐
      @privacyguides.org@bsky.brid.gy

      As privacy activists, we must lead by example and support the tools with good practices. 🧰 From our Privacy Activist Toolbox, learn more on how to: ➡️ Migrate Outside the Surveillance Ecosystem privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-migrate-outside-the-surveillance-ecosystem

      Migrate Outside The Surveillan...

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        [?]Privacy Guides » 🌐
        @privacyguides@mastodon.neat.computer

        As privacy activists, it's important to support the tools and organizations with good practices, but also to lead by example when it comes to moving away from the surveillance ecosystem.

        ➡️ Learn more on why and how to move away from Big Tech.

        🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Migrate Outside the Surveillance Ecosystem: privacyguides.org/en/activism/

          [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
          @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

          , , Discuss Amid Law Backlash

          9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-li

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            [?]Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
            @h4ckernews@mastodon.social

            Ad-tech is fascist tech

            pluralistic.net/2026/03/10/ice

              [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
              @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

              ’s Jamie Siminoff is still trying to calm fears, but his answers may not help

              techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/ring

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                [?]Mark » 🌐
                @MarkBrigham@universeodon.com

                Are conservatives & libertarians really ok with the surveillance state they voted for? I suppose as long as “those people” are being targeted.

                startribune.com/ice-crackdown-

                Headline and first portion of a Minnesota Star Tribune article. Complete article link: https://www.startribune.com/ice-crackdown-thomson-reuters-eagan-license-plate-data-westlaw-clear/601583754 “Thomson Reuters workers question contract with ICE Concerns raised over possible misuse of data. U.S. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement (ICE) has a contract with Thomson Reuters for its CLEAR investigative data- By MIKE HUGHLETT The Minnesota Star Tribune base, which includes cellphone numbers, addresses and much more. Thomson Reuters is facing CLEAR also allows law pressure from employees to be enforcement officers to tap into more transparent about how a vast collection of surveillance the federal government may data culled from license plate- be using a massive trove of per- reading cameras. sonal data sold by the company. "We are concerned ICE is Internal chat boards have misusing CLEAR," said one lit up with concerns the data is Eagan-based Thomson Reuters being used to detain immigrants employee. without criminal records and The Minnesota Star Tri- intimidate observers, employ- bune interviewed half a dozen ees say. SEE THOMSON ON A5 »”

                Alt...Headline and first portion of a Minnesota Star Tribune article. Complete article link: https://www.startribune.com/ice-crackdown-thomson-reuters-eagan-license-plate-data-westlaw-clear/601583754 “Thomson Reuters workers question contract with ICE Concerns raised over possible misuse of data. U.S. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement (ICE) has a contract with Thomson Reuters for its CLEAR investigative data- By MIKE HUGHLETT The Minnesota Star Tribune base, which includes cellphone numbers, addresses and much more. Thomson Reuters is facing CLEAR also allows law pressure from employees to be enforcement officers to tap into more transparent about how a vast collection of surveillance the federal government may data culled from license plate- be using a massive trove of per- reading cameras. sonal data sold by the company. "We are concerned ICE is Internal chat boards have misusing CLEAR," said one lit up with concerns the data is Eagan-based Thomson Reuters being used to detain immigrants employee. without criminal records and The Minnesota Star Tri- intimidate observers, employ- bune interviewed half a dozen ees say. SEE THOMSON ON A5 »”

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                  [?]The-14 » 🌐
                  @The14@mastodon.world

                  Is someone watching you? Facial recognition tech is here and Canada offers little privacy protection

                  the-14.com/is-someone-watching

                    [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                    @xabd@mastodon.social

                    Kiwix is an open-source offline reader that lets you browse Wikipedia, TED Talks, Stack Exchange, and more without an internet connection using compressed ZIM archives.
                    Great for offline knowledge access, low-bandwidth environments, or digital archiving.

                    Works on Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and even in the browser.

                    👉 github.com/kiwix

                    👉 More privacy-friendly tools curated at : digital-escape-tools-phi.verce

                    Screenshot of the Kiwi app's welcome screen. Text reads: "Kiwi is an open-source software that allows you to have the whole Wikipedia at your fingertips... Welcome to the family. Humankind’s knowledge, on your phone." A green "GET STARTED" button is at the bottom.

                    Alt...Screenshot of the Kiwi app's welcome screen. Text reads: "Kiwi is an open-source software that allows you to have the whole Wikipedia at your fingertips... Welcome to the family. Humankind’s knowledge, on your phone." A green "GET STARTED" button is at the bottom.

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                      [?]PPC Land » 🌐
                      @ppcland@mastodon.social

                      Meta's Messenger gets a cryptographic shield nobody asked about - but everyone needed: Meta yesterday detailed the cryptography and confidential computing architecture behind Advanced Browsing Protection in Messenger, a tool that scans malicious links inside end-to-end encrypted chats without exposing user URLs to its own servers. ppc.land/metas-messenger-gets-

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                        [?]Simon Greenwood [He/Him] » 🌐
                        @simon@gotosocial.grnwds.uk

                        Something that's been nagging me for a bit: if there are multiple age verification providers now, and ignoring that  they're mostly in the US and owned by the worst people in the world, the power of capitalism almost certainly means that eventually, there will only be one, owned by the worst person in the world. #ageverification #privacy

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                          [?]Nicola Fabiano » 🌐
                          @nicfab@fosstodon.org

                          Daily Digest | 10 March 2026

                          Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

                          5 stories you should not miss.

                          Read more: nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

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                            [?]Nicola Fabiano » 🌐
                            @nicfab@fosstodon.org

                            Daily Digest | 10 March 2026

                            Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

                            5 stories you should not miss.

                            Read more: nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

                              Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 boosted

                              [?]Tuta » 🌐
                              @Tutanota@mastodon.social

                              Hundreds of scientists say stop! ✋🚨

                              Governments should pause plans for mandatory on online services until serious and concerns are addressed.

                              As countries push to ban children from social media, the risk to everyone’s privacy is growing. 🔐🌍

                              👉 Read more on , why scientist say NO & whether your country wants it: tuta.com/blog/age-verification

                              First they came for Adult Sites And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in Adult sites Then they came for chat apps And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in chat apps Then they came for Social Media And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in Social Media Then they locked the whole web behind ID verification Then they came for VPNs And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in VPNs And there was nowhere left To speak up

                              Alt...First they came for Adult Sites And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in Adult sites Then they came for chat apps And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in chat apps Then they came for Social Media And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in Social Media Then they locked the whole web behind ID verification Then they came for VPNs And I did not speak out Because I was not interested in VPNs And there was nowhere left To speak up

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                                [?]TechNadu » 🌐
                                @technadu@infosec.exchange

                                Australia’s strict online safety laws are driving a surge in VPN downloads.

                                New age verification rules and social media restrictions for minors have already pushed multiple VPN apps into the country’s top
                                downloads.

                                technadu.com/australia-age-ver

                                Do stricter internet controls lead to more VPN adoption?

                                Australia’s Online Age Verification Laws Spark VPN Surge and Adult Site Restrictions

                                Alt...Australia’s Online Age Verification Laws Spark VPN Surge and Adult Site Restrictions

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                                  [?]Nicola Fabiano » 🌐
                                  @nicfab@fosstodon.org

                                  📬 NicFab Newsletter #11 | March 10, 2026

                                  Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity — weekly review.

                                  In this issue: EU enforcement actions, EDPB developments, cybersecurity alerts, and AI Act analysis.

                                  👉 Read the full issue: nicfab.eu/en/newsletter/2026-0

                                  📩 Subscribe: nicfab.eu/en/pages/newsletter/

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                                    [?]PrivacyDigest » 🌐
                                    @PrivacyDigest@mas.to

                                    @eff , and Other Discuss How to Respond to Age-Verification Laws

                                    linux.slashdot.org/story/26/03

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                                      [?]schnurrito » 🌐
                                      @schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de

                                      Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

                                      Attachment: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-intern...

                                      (https://lemmy.world/c/privacy)

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                                      [?]Privacy Guides » 🌐
                                      @privacyguides@mastodon.neat.computer

                                      If you're ready to fight for privacy rights, Privacy Guides is building the resources to support you 🔒✊

                                      Whether you're a privacy activist, digital rights organization, or someone who wants to start, the Privacy Activist Toolbox is for you! 🧰

                                      privacyguides.org/en/activism/

                                      It's a section filled with short tips to help with your advocacy journey, and your battles to defend privacy rights.

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                                        [?]Nick Espinosa » 🌐
                                        @NickAEsp@mastodon.social

                                        State Level Resistance To Surveillance Is Growing

                                        youtu.be/nh4hyIgooIo

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                                          [?]Nick Espinosa » 🌐
                                          @NickAEsp@mastodon.social

                                          Daily Podcast: State Level Resistance To Surveillance Is Growing

                                          soundcloud.com/nickaesp/slr

                                            [?]DigitalEscapeTools » 🌐
                                            @xabd@mastodon.social

                                            Grayjay is a cross-platform app that aggregates creators from multiple platforms into one feed using plugins.
                                            Follow creators directly instead of relying on platform algorithms.

                                            👉 github android : github.com/futo-org/grayjay-an

                                            👉 github Desktop: github.com/futo-org/Grayjay.De

                                            More privacy-friendly tools curated at :
                                            digital-escape-tools-phi.verce

                                            The Grayjay source management screen. It is divided into two sections: Enabled (Odysee, YouTube, Rumble) and Disabled (Kick Beta, Dailymotion Beta, Spotify, Patreon, Bitchute Beta, Twitch Beta). Each source has a "Tap to open" or "Enable" button.

                                            Alt...The Grayjay source management screen. It is divided into two sections: Enabled (Odysee, YouTube, Rumble) and Disabled (Kick Beta, Dailymotion Beta, Spotify, Patreon, Bitchute Beta, Twitch Beta). Each source has a "Tap to open" or "Enable" button.

                                            A screenshot of the Grayjay home screen. It features a dark theme with a sidebar for navigation. The main feed shows a "Lilo & Stitch" Disney trailer with 642K views, a FIFA soccer match highlight with 3.3M views, and a stream from "quin69" about PoE2. The app is in Alpha stage.

                                            Alt...A screenshot of the Grayjay home screen. It features a dark theme with a sidebar for navigation. The main feed shows a "Lilo & Stitch" Disney trailer with 642K views, a FIFA soccer match highlight with 3.3M views, and a stream from "quin69" about PoE2. The app is in Alpha stage.

                                              [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                              @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                              New Post: The Question of Trust

                                              ghost.thenewoil.org/the-questi

                                                [?]CCIA » 🌐
                                                @CCIAnet@techpolicy.social

                                                CCIA and @SIIA have filed an amicus brief in Chatrie v. United States, urging the Supreme Court to reaffirm that the protects internet users’ location history. Law enforcement should obtain a judicial warrant, based on probable cause, for every request seeking this sensitive data. rights must extend to the digital age. ccianet.org/news/2026/03/ccia-

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                                                  [?]Justin du Coeur » 🌐
                                                  @jducoeur@social.coop

                                                  Super-useful post from Denise of , going state-by-state through the various awful -destroying bills that have been introduced in each () state in the name of "but think of the children!" pearl-clutching: dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/149

                                                  Worth checking out if you live in the and care at all about privacy, and contacting your legislators if your state is on the list!

                                                    [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                    @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                                    to ban for children under 16

                                                    theguardian.com/technology/202

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                                                      [?]Privacy Guides » 🌐
                                                      @privacyguides@mastodon.neat.computer

                                                      In your privacy advocacy, it's essential to use and recommend tools that are reliable to protect privacy. For this, you need to stay skeptical and investigate claims.

                                                      ☠️ Learn more on how to evaluate privacy claims, and recommend tools that are trustworthy.

                                                      🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Beware of Privacy Snake Oil: privacyguides.org/en/activism/

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                                                        [?]Gary Seven » 🌐
                                                        @garyseven@mastodon.social

                                                        Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint Discuss Age Verification Amid California Law Backlash

                                                        9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-li

                                                          [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                                          From to , everyone’s trying to hack security cameras

                                                          arstechnica.com/security/2026/

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                                                            [?]BiyteLüm » 🌐
                                                            @biytelum@mastodon.social

                                                            Many U.S. companies assume Canada’s federal privacy law doesn’t apply to them.

                                                            But Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act can apply where there is a “real and substantial connection” to Canada and personal data is processed in commercial activity.

                                                            And in Quebec, Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Law 25) may apply instead.

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                                                              [?]Autonomie und Solidarität » 🌐
                                                              @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu

                                                              ‚Die Polizei will KI-Videoüberwachung auch beim Objektschutz einsetzen. Zusätzlich zu Kotti, Görli und Alex kommen die Kameras dann auch ans Parlament….‘

                                                              Verhaltensscanner bald auch vor dem Abgeordnetenhaus

                                                              taz.de/KI-Videoueberwachung-in

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