Digital rights and privacy with the @privacyguides Privacy Activist Toolbox. Hours of reading in there, but it’s a treasure chest.

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/

#Privacy #DigitalRights #InfoSec #OpSec #Toolkit

A global map of mass surveillance programs

https://negativepid.blog/a-global-map-of-mass-surveillance-programs/

#surveillance #FiveEyes #privacy #dataSecurity #dataPrivacy #compliance #governance #Europe #US #dataRegulations #onlinePrivacy #negativepid

Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with #Paragon #spyware

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/italian-prosecutors-confirm-journalist-was-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/

#Italy #cybersecurity #journalism #privacy

Weasel Words: OpenAI’s #Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered #Surveillance

#OpenAI , the maker of #ChaptGPT , is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense ( #DoD ) created when rival #Anthropic refused to drop its restrictions against using its #AI for surveillance and autonomous #weapons systems.
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/weasel-words-openais-pentagon-deal-wont-stop-ai-powered-surveillance

#ProtonMail Helped #FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘#StopCopCity’ Protester

https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/

#Proton #privacy #email #anonymity

Surveillance used to look like cameras.

Now it often looks like advertising infrastructure.

Behavior tracking, data brokers, and behavioral models create datasets that governments can access later.

*The surveillance already happened.*

https://knowprose.com/2026/03/when-surveillance-isnt-called-surveillance/

#Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalTwins #DataEconomy

Here's the thing about Proton Mail:

With Proton Mail, the content of your email is fully end-to-end encrypted and inaccessible to service providers IF (and only if) you are communicating with another Proton Mail account, or you have set up a PGP key exchange otherwise.

The metadata of your email, however, isn't end-to-end encrypted. It is accessible in plain text to Proton. This includes:

• Your payment information
• The subject line of your emails
• Your IP address(es), which can reveal your location
• The email addresses you have communicated with
• The time you have sent and received emails

If Proton is legally forced to provide this information to law enforcement, they will. They have to.

If your threat model makes it that it's dangerous for you when this metadata is shared, you need to use another, more private, method of communication.

#ProtonMail #Privacy

#Privacy risks of agentic oversharing on the Web

https://brave.com/blog/agentic-oversharing/

#AI #AgenticAI

The Physics Problem With Privacy Jammers

#Privacy #WearableTech #AusNews #ConsumerProtection

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-07-the-physics-problem-with-privacy-jammers-2446ee8c

The Worst #Age Verification #Law Just #Dropped... #SomeOrdinaryGamers #sog #yt #privacy #security

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD25CJYPvy0

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@Walker/116184344736735333

For those curious, this bill defines a covered operating system as one where a single vendor controls the OS, device activation, and the application store.

Because that does not describe Linux distributions, this requirement does not apply to Linux

#ny #ageverify #infosec #privacy #linux

#Meta sued over #AI #SmartGlasses’ #privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/meta-sued-over-ai-smartglasses-privacy-concerns-after-workers-reviewed-nudity-sex-and-other-footage/

"Motorola quietly teams up with GrapheneOS to deliver true business smartphones with a supersafe version of Android, but it won't happen anytime soon"

"Motorola partners with GrapheneOS to advance business smartphone security while expanding enterprise analytics and privacy tools for professional organizations."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/motorola-quietly-teams-up-with-grapheneos-to-deliver-true-business-smartphones-with-a-supersafe-version-of-android-but-it-wont-happen-anytime-soon

#Privacy

Is #ChatGPT safe to use? Here’s what you should know.

https://proton.me/blog/is-chatgpt-safe

#AI #privacy

🎥🔴 Episode #43 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about GrapheneOS's new hardware partnership and other popular stories in the #privacy and #security space! Come say hi! 👋 youtube.com/live/hNwRKqS... #privacyguides

GrapheneOS has a Hardware Part...

🎥🔴 Episode #43 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about GrapheneOS's new hardware partnership and other popular stories in the #privacy and #security space! Come say hi! 👋

https://streamyard.com/watch/XMbXvxrQvYG4

#privacyguides

“The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.”

https://archive.ph/M72Zi

#uspol #USPolitics #fascism #privacy

#ProtonMail Helped #FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘#StopCopCity’ #Protester
A court record shows privacy-focused #email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to Swiss gov, which handed it to the FBI.
The records provide insight into the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on its end-to-end encryption and that it is only governed by Swiss #privacy law, can and does provide to third parties.
https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/
https://archive.is/20260306122845/https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/

File Browser is a lightweight, open-source web file manager that lets you access and manage files on your server directly from a browser.

A simple way to build your own private cloud without relying on services like Google Drive or Dropbox.

👉 https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser

More privacy-friendly tools curated at : https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #OpenSource #SelfHosting #FileManager #FOSS #DeGoogle

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A screenshot of the File Browser project on GitHub. It displays the repository name "File Browser," status badges indicating "passing" build, "A+" Go report, and the latest release "v2.61.2." The description below explains that it provides a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, and editing files through a web interface.

Latin America’s cloud ecosystem is growing quickly.

Brazil and Mexico host major cloud regions, while providers are expanding into Chile.

As infrastructure spreads, data moves across borders — and privacy frameworks like Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais and Chile Law 21.719 Personal Data Protection Reform are becoming central to cloud governance.

#CloudComputing #Privacy #LGPD #LatAm #Compliance

"Governments around the world are right in wanting to protect children from harmful content, but age verification is not the solution: Age verification fails to do what it’s supposed to achieve – protect children – and at the same time, it destroys the free and open nature of the internet" @Tutanota

https://tuta.com/blog/age-verification-kills-anonymity

#privacy #anonymity #chatcontrol

California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

California's Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) requires every operating system provider in California to collect age information from users at account setup. The law takes effect on January 1, 2027 and does not require photo ID uploads or facial recognition

#California #ageverification #privacy #surveillance #technology #tech

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/california-introduces-age-verification-law

‚Berlin will bald erstmals Straßen und Plätze mit Videokameras überwachen. Hinter diesen Kameras soll ein System laufen, das automatisch analysiert, was die abgebildeten Menschen gerade tun. Es soll Alarm geben, sobald es eine Tätigkeit erkennt, die für die Polizei von Interesse ist.

Der Chaos Computer Club (CCC) warnt vor einem derartigen Ausbau der Verhaltensüberwachung im öffentlichen Raum. „Er bedeutet einen großen Schritt in Richtung automatisierter Dauerbeobachtung“, schreibt er in einer Pressemitteilung. Dabei sei die Technik vor allem eines: „teurer, aber gefährlicher Mumpitz“.‘

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/ki-gestuetzte-videoueberwachung-ccc-warnt-berlin-vor-automatischer-verhaltenserkennung/

#Berlin #Überwachung #KI #Privacy #Netzpolitik

Proton Mail's payment data aided the FBI in unmasking an anonymous "Stop Cop City" protester's identity, per court docs. 🔍Swiss authorities shared the credit card details after a legal order—highlighting privacy limits despite end-to-end encryption. Proton stresses anonymous payment options like crypto or cash to avoid traces. 📧⚖️ https://cyberinsider.com/proton-mail-payment-data-helped-fbi-identify-stop-cop-city-account-holder/ #ProtonMail #Privacy #StopCopCity #Newz

Moral of the story don't be an idiot, use tor when using Proton for activism & don't rely on their🔑1/4

Mass surveillance 🤝 Targeted advertising 🤝 Age verification 🤝 Censorship 🤝 Authoritarianism 🤝 Chat control 🤝 Fascism 🤝 Surveillance capitalism 🤝 Dictatorship 🤝 Full-mode dystopia

#Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy

#Tuta & #AddyIO partnership

https://tuta.com/blog/addyio-friends

https://addy.io/blog/addy-io-has-partnered-with-tuta/

#privacy #FOSS #email #cybersecurity #sale #deal

What is your favourite Canadian organisation defending privacy and digital rights? 🔒🇨🇦

#Privacy #DigitalRights #Canada

A world without privacy is also a world without intimacy, without individuality, without diversity, and without democracy.

Certain politicians have clearly expressed they want a world without privacy.

We cannot let them have it passively. We must fight back for our rights. Now.

Or we will lose them.

#Privacy #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism #AgeVerification

FBI gelangt an Zahlungsdaten von #Protonmail #Datenschutz

Durch Rechtshilfeabkommen können persönliche Daten auch aus der Schweiz an Strafverfolgungsbehörden in den #USA gelangen.

https://www.golem.de/news/datenschutz-fbi-gelangt-an-zahlungsdaten-von-protonmail-2603-206199.html

#Privacy #Datensicherheit #Repression

Engadget: COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time. “Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. This measure, fully named the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, aims to create new protections for younger users online, such as blocking platforms from collecting their personal data without consent.”

EU Chat Control drops mandatory encryption-breaking scans — huge privacy win after years of resistance! 🎉

But now pushes mandatory age verification across apps, risking anonymity while letting Big Tech "voluntarily" scan. Fight continues in trilogues. 🛡️

🔗 https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

#TechNews #Privacy #Chat #Control #ChatControl #EU #Europe #Encryption #AgeVerification #Surveillance #DigitalRights #Resistance #Cybersecurity #Anonymity #BigTech

Thanks to everyone tagging me in trending privacy news! 🙌

Keep it coming — love discussing these stories and sharing my takes with you all. 🛡️

#Privacy #TechNews #OpSec #Cybersecurity

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

#AgeVerification #IDverification #privacy #surveillance #censorship #dystopia #technology #USA

From the @eff: “Advertising Surveillance Enables Government Surveillance”…

The article reveals how @404mediaco obtained a document confirming that real-time bidding (RTB) data is being actively used for government tracking and spying.

#privacy #rtb #surveillance #spying #tracking #locationdata

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/targeted-advertising-gives-your-location-government-just-ask-cbp

Don't let security breaches compromise your law firm's reputation. Conducting an effective security audit is crucial to mitigate risk and maintain client trust. Avoid these 10 critical mistakes, including failing to implement data protection and encryption, and protect attorney-client privilege in court. Stay ahead of the curve with practical takeaways from our latest blog post.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/how-to-conduct-an-effective-security-audit-for-law-firms-10-critical-mistakes-to-avoid

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

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