ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate both the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies, in the real world and online.

#surveillance #privacy #spying #dhs #ice #technology #tech

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5717031/ice-dhs-immigrants-surveillance-confrontation-deportation-mobile-fortify

ICYMI: Spain fines FC Barcelona €500,000 for failing biometric data protection assessment: Spain's AEPD fines FC Barcelona €500,000 for an inadequate data protection impact assessment covering biometric facial and voice data of 143,000 members. https://ppc.land/spain-fines-fc-barcelona-eu500-000-for-failing-biometric-data-protection-assessment/ #FCBarcelona #DataProtection #Biometrics #Privacy #AEPD

#ComputerScientists Caution Against Internet #AgeVerification Mandates
An #openletter warns of #censorship, centralized power, and loss of #privacy.
The computer scientists aren't just responding to California's law. #Age-verification requirements are spreading across the world. "The age-gating wave is coming along with calls for stronger child safety measures online, despite concerns about privacy, security, and censorship."
https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/

#ByteDance said #TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC -- which was finalized in January & is 80% ‌owned by ⁠non-Chinese investors -- would secure #US #user #data, apps & algorithms through data #privacy & #cybersecurity measures. It disclosed few details about the divestiture or the financial arrangements.

#law #Trump #PamBondi

A Knock on the Window and a Glimpse of America’s Surveillance Future – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/mobile-fortify-face-scan-dhs-kristi-noem-database-technology/
#usa #dhs #ice #privacy #surveillance #1984

#Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-ends-its-30-percent-app-store-fee-and-welcomes-third-party-app-stores-185248647.html

#FOSS #sideloading #KeepAndroidOpen #privacy #cybersecurity

Free privacy-first services at virebent.art: encrypted video, docs, chat, Tor messaging.
Subscribe: newsletter.virebent.art
#privacy #infosec #foss

🚨 ID checks to get online could become the new norm 🚨

A new amendment would give the UK government sweeping powers to block access to lawful information and communications.

That's unless we submit our identification to a bounty of providers.

Tell your MP to stop this broad and repressive law ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access

#privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

New powers would let Ministers pick and choose what should be restricted, as well as impose curfews on access.

All without having to prove sites are harmful for children.

They don’t just cover social media, but all 'Internet services’ – blogs, websites, online games and more.

This is overreach.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/under-16-social-media-ban-overturned-5HjdTnr_2/

#privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

Computer Scientists Caution Against Internet #AgeVerification Mandates

https://reason.com/2026/03/04/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates/

#privacy #cybersecurity #politics

Meta’s AI smart glasses are under investigation by the UK ICO after reports that contractors reviewed sensitive user videos captured by the device.

The case raises serious questions about privacy, transparency, and human review in AI wearables.

Full report:
https://www.technadu.com/meta-ai-glasses-prompt-uk-ico-investigation-over-privacy-as-employees-review-intimate-user-videos/622253/

Are current privacy safeguards for AI wearables sufficient?

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #AI #Infosec

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Meta AI Glasses Prompt UK ICO Investigation Over Privacy as Employees Review Intimate User Videos

Jolla phone offers privacy with Sailfish OS
#privacy #Technology
https://share.google/J6mGT4kRwLw3c074a

Vehicle #Tire Pressure Sensors Enable Silent Tracking

https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/tire-pressure-sensors-silent-tracking

#cars #privacy

Conspire is a chat service.

No account creation.

Each room has a unique URL, it is the key to the room.

Generates a long random URL for privacy.

Anyone with the URL can join the room, share with trusted participants via a secure service such as end-to-end encrypted email for privacy.

File sharing via peer-to-peer connection.

Rooms self-destruct after use.

Website: https://dyne.org/conspire
Mastodon: @dyne

#Conspire #Chat #Privacy #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #P2P

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Conspire logo.

Hacker mass-mails #HungerRush extortion emails to #restaurant patrons

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-mass-mails-hungerrush-extortion-emails-to-restaurant-patrons/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #food

Gizmodo: Facing Backlash, OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal to Add More Anti-Surveillance Verbiage. “News broke Monday night that OpenAI and the Pentagon have amended their controversial deal to include more words about privacy protections.”

#privacy #privacyNotIncluded
BBC News - We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gj39zk1k0o

#Mexico Mandates #Biometric #SIM Registration for All Phone Numbers

https://reclaimthenet.org/mexico-mandates-biometric-sim-registration-for-all-phone-numbers

#privacy #politics

#FBI seizes #LeakBase #cybercrime forum, data of 142,000 members

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seizes-leakbase-cybercrime-forum-data-of-142-000-members/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

#TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial #privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o

#cybersecurity #E2EE #encryption #SocialMedia

@bbc

#BreakingNews

*HPsCommentary:
Has the General Public finally awoken...*

(4/n)

...year.

OFC the Government no NEEDS at least on of the #BigTech #AI companies to do ist #Unconstitutional bidding.

👉 Or is #UncleSam merely in a competition with the #OrangePeril for the new title of #LieATollah?!? (thx #jimmykimmel 😂 👈

Ok, enough laughing.

If you still...

#OpenAI #Anthropic
#Claude #SamAltman
#Pentagon
#DepartmentOfDefense
#USNews
#Privacy
#TheEndOfPrivacy
#LieATollah

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Screenshot of "Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!" with the heading "LIE-A-TOLLAH2 from tthis week's show at the beginning of the week. (Hate to admit it: the show was really worth watching, I still haven't found a REALLY working "mirror-site" solution or something like that. If you have, get in touch!) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41zwxsvPW-w

#AdGuard launches on #Meta #Quest headset: One of the first ad blockers in #VR

https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-adblocker-vr-meta-quest.html

#privacy #AdBlocker #AdBlocking #advertising

We have more #privacy controls yet less privacy than ever https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj39zk1k0o #technology #computers #security #STEM #cybersecurity

#TikTok won't protect DMs with end-to-end encryption, saying it would put users at risk

#privacy

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o

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Image of a phone screen filled with multiple apps including TikTok.

#TikTok Says End-To-End Encryption Makes Users Less Safe

#Facebook , #Instagram & X have embraced it because they say their priority is maximizing user #privacy. But critics have said #E2EE makes it harder to stop harmful content spreading, because it means tech firms & law enforcement have no way of viewing any material sent in DMs. The situation is made more complex because TikTok has long faced accusations that ties to the #Chinese state may put users' data at risk

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/04/1638248/tiktok-says-end-to-end-encryption-makes-users-less-safe?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Been seeing a lot of misleading claims from ID and age verification vendors lately. Let's be clear.

- Client-side only face scan
- Client-side only ID info extraction
- Client-side only image to info comparison
- Client-side only integrity witness
- Server-side only gets 18+ or no (no other data, hash, or telemetry)

If the implementation deviates from that at any step, the privacy claim is marketing, not architecture.

The technical bar exists. It can be met and would satisfy all; UK, American, and Australian laws even on browsers. it's just inconvenient to meet it.

#privacy #ageverify #infosec #security #uk #linux #California #colorado

Computer Scientists Caution Against Internet Age-Verification Mandates
#identity #privacy #ageverification #security

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/04/197220/computer-scientists-caution-against-internet-age-verification-mandates?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

#EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/eff-third-circuit-electronic-device-searches-border-require-warrant

#privacy #politics

#Paint maker giant #AkzoNobel confirms #cyberattack on U.S. site

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paint-maker-giant-akzonobel-confirms-cyberattack-on-us-site/

#cybersecurity #privacy

Readeck is a privacy-focused, self-hosted web app for saving and archiving readable web content locally.

It stores full articles — including images — in your own instance for long-term access without third-party services. Licensed under AGPLv3.

👉 https://codeberg.org/readeck/readeck

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

#Privacy #OpenSource #SelfHosting #WebArchiving #FOSS #DigitalFreedom

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Screenshot of Readeck, an open-source read-later web app. Shows the interface with "Unread Bookmarks" listing saved articles including pieces from The New Yorker, a story about an orange tabby cat, and an article about North Korea's hacking army. Each entry shows source, read time, and tags.

"TikTok will not implement end-to-end encryption for DMs, citing youth safety concerns"

"TikTokhas confirmed to the BBC that it will not be introducing end-to-end encryption for DMs on its social platform, a position it justifies by pointing to the need to keep users, particularly younger individuals, safe."

https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/tiktok-will-not-implement-end-to-end-encryption-for-dms-citing-youth-safety-concerns/

#Privacy