The #Anthropic-DOD Conflict: #Privacy Protections Shouldn’t Depend On the Decisions of a Few Powerful People

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/anthropic-dod-conflict-privacy-protections-shouldnt-depend-decisions-few-powerful

#politics #AI #DOD

#Privacy Wonks will hate it, but Mark #Zuckerberg is correct that the proper place for prescriptive #AgeVerification is in the App Store of a mobile device […because it…] is a degenerate form of what we should have been doing all along: age attestation, not age verification.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pqu2e7tcsysxrlkarhfm3z5u/post/3mgaal5ij6i2n

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Gatekeeping and Age Attestation Privacy Wonks will hate it, but Mark Zuckerberg is correct that the proper place for prescriptive Age Verification is in the App Store of a mobile device; yes, that means Google and Apple will “find out more about you” but that can be minimised if they choose to implement a privacy-preserving protocol a-la what happened over COVID tracking. The reason people are angry about this is that they don’t understand that the App-Store-and-Google/Apple-Account approach to AV is a degenerate form of what we should have been doing all along: age attestation, not age verification. The user should be signed up with their own preferred provider of private age-attestation services which they can enmesh into whatever transactions they require an age test for; this puts the user in control of provider choice and information protection, and the reliant parties — vendors, porn sites, forums, whatever — should be obliged to accept attestation tokens. But we don’t do that, probably because (a) it makes less money for the industry and (b) because Governments get more ID tracking metadata with the age verification approach.

Well, the markup is officially on the House E&C Committee schedule. Looks like they chose the following bills:
-Children and Teen's Online Privacy Protection Act (aka COPPA 2.0)
-App Store Accountability Act
-Sammy's Law
-KIDS Act (an amalgam of various bills [specific bills detailed below])

The KIDS Act is an amalgam of the following bills:
-SCREEN Act
-Kids Online Safety Act
-Safe Messaging for Kids Act
-SPY Kids Act
-Safer GAMING Act
-SAFE BOTs Act
-Safe Social Media Act
-No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
-Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
-Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
-AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act)
-Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act

Other notes about the KIDS Act:
-Bill number is "H.R.7757"
-The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the court that would handle challenges
-Challenges to the KIDS Act as a whole must be made within 90 days of enactment (60 days for specific acts/findings/determinations/etc. made under the bill)
-The House seems to be going through with their version of KOSA (which will no doubt cause conflict with the Senate, who want their version)
-Explicitly forbids doing the following in the bill's name:
A: Censorship of 1st amendment protected speech
B: Weakening/Restricting of COPPA
C: Prevention of the moderation of spam, criminal activity, and security risks.
D: Weakening/Altering of Section 230
E: Breaking/Circumvention of encryption
F: Precluding the use of any form of encryption (including end-to-end encryption)
G: Requiring indefinite retention of user data
H: Requiring the affirmative collection of any
personal information with respect to age that is not
collected already in the normal course of business.

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

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

RE: https://sharkey.world/notes/ajdd0d377qm503lz

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@GalacticGoddess@sharkey.world

According to @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org :

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to a full committee markup on the package of "child safety" bills they discussed back in December this week (KOSA, App Store Accountability Act, SCREEN Act, etc.).

This will bring us that much closer to an extremely censored internet that will not keep kids safe. It's mass surveillance and censorship.

Please call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

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

‚Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’s lives…..‘

https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything

#Meta #Surveillance #Privacy #RayBan #SmartGlasses #Data #Technology

🪤 I Audited the Privacy of Popular Free Dev Tools — The Results Are Terrifying

｢ The identity syncing observed across these sites means your visit is not isolated. The same advertising ID that watched you format JSON will recognize you when you shop online, read news, or browse social media. Your development activity becomes part of your consumer advertising profile ｣

https://www.toolbox-kit.com/blog/i-audited-popular-dev-tools-privacy-results-are-scary

#privacy #tracking #surveillance

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An online event scheduling tool that is E2EE, privacy-focused and has a URL that makes me giggle.

https://cabbage.gay/

#Privacy #DigitalSovreignty #Meetings

"Samsung walks back S26 Ultra "10-bit" claim as privacy display raises brightness questions"

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https://www.techspot.com/news/111562-samsung-corrects-galaxy-s26-ultra-color-depth-8.html

#Privacy

Write your local representatives to reject this surveillance and privacy invading bill #colorado

Bill - https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-201

Some messaging that I created if you’d like to copy and paste or use ResistBot - https://resist.bot/petitions/PBQVHG

#privacy #denver

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe.

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

#E2EE #privacy #tiktok

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morty looking annoyed after waking up

TikTok Refuses to Encrypt DMs, Citing Safety Over Privacy

#TikTok #Privacy #Encryption #CyberSecurity #AusNews #DigitalSafety

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-04-tiktok-refuses-to-encrypt-dms-citing-safety-over-privacy-9351a190

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

Questions remain as Google prepares to lock down Android app distribution in the name of security.

Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/iifx3
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/with-developer-verification-googles-apple-envy-threatens-to-dismantle-androids-open-legacy/#android #developer-verification #features #google #malware #privacy #security #tech

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Yesterday we launched a new Activism website section 💛 The first resource in this section is the Privacy Activist Toolbox 🧰 It's a unique resource filled with tips to help privacy activists in their work! Check it here: privacyguides.org/activism/toolbox #Privacy #Activism #DigitalRights

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"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

California's computer age verification law is poison. The new California age verification law is a version of INGSOC's telescreen watching you. And the usual self-proclaimed software freedom fighters are AWOL as this attack on your freedom is executed.

Don't listen to apologists who claim this isn't a big deal. It is a huge deal. This law is not about protecting children. The California law is a ruse for laying the foundation and precedent for mandatory remote control of all operating systems. They are using children as a shield for their true intentions. It's called a 'subterfuge' or a 'pretext' to hide the real rationale. And in politics subterfuge is very common. These politicians don't care about your children. They care about control and information is control. Compliance with California's new law is highly corrosive to free software and deadly to personal privacy.

With the mandatory age verification API in place, legislators can later add more laws mandating retrieval of even more privacy-invasive information just to install and use any operating system. This is Big Brother's telescreen in your living room. And the Linux community is nearly silent on the matter, instead focused on artificial intelligence investment.

Where were the software freedom organizations when California was mandating installation of #spyware in all free and open source operating systems? Did they oppose it? Or did they support it by silence? The California age verification law is the greatest threat to software freedom in recent history., striking right at the root of software installation for all users. Yet (((crickets))).

Is silence really tacit support?

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

Where were they when this mandatory spyware infrastructure was being shoved down our throats? Where were the self-proclaimed software freedom fighters? Where were the calls to action? I didn't see any.

Is silence golden ... or is gold buying silence?

Let these organizations know that you oppose California's age verification spyware law and that you expect them to rally in defense of true software freedom--freedom from government oversight of your software systems. Parents--and not the spyware state--should protect their children. The government is neither your parent nor your god nor your savior and the people should send a clear message stating that.

California, stay out of my operating system! And stay the hell away from children!

@eff@mastodon.social
@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev
@fsf@hostux.social
@osi@opensource.org
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org

#AgeVerification #Linux #EFF #OSI #LinuxFoundation #FSF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Spyware #OpenSource #OperatingSystems #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Panopticon #BigBrother #Government

CC: @laffer1@bsd.network @leo@twit.social @MichaelRoss@social.linux.pizza @rms@mastodon.xyz @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org @TechDesk@flipboard.social @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

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A crowd of sillouettes of people stands in front of a giant telescreen depicting a single giant eye watching them.

Cold War Spy Trick Still Haunts Your Laptop, Congress Warns

#Cybersecurity #TEMPEST #Privacy #SideChannelAttack #AusNews #InfoSec

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-04-cold-war-spy-trick-still-haunts-your-laptop-congress-warns-6b342527

#Meta #SmartGlasses Sending Sensitive Recordings to Workers to Annotate

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/03/meta-smart-glasses-sending-sensitive-recordings-to-workers-to-annotate/

#privacy #RayBans #IoT #AI

Ofcourse TikTok will not protect DMs, state surveillance must be possible... 😆
"TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#tiktok #privacy #security #surveillance #E2EE

Keycloak — an open-source Identity & Access Management (IAM) solution you can self-host.

Manage users, authentication, and authorization without relying on third-party cloud services — full control over your auth stack.

Github : https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak

Discover more tools like this at https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #IAM #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DigitalFreedom

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A screenshot promoting Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management tool. The Keycloak logo is at the top, followed by stats including the latest release (v26.5.4) and an OpenSSF best practices passing badge. Metrics show a CLOMonitor Report grade of A, an OpenSSF Scorecard of 9.3, and Artifact Hub stats showing the keycloak-operator with 33k stars. Commit activity is listed as 275 per month with 57% translated. Below, the tagline reads “Open Source Identity and Access Management,” with a description of adding authentication to applications with minimal effort, including user federation, strong authentication, user management, and fine-grained authorization.

#EFF to Supreme Court: Shut Down Unconstitutional #Geofence Searches

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-supreme-court-shut-down-unconstitutional-geofence-searches

#privacy #politics #SCOTUS

Motorola partners with GrapheneOS at MWC 2026 to bring the de-Googled, privacy-hardened OS to future phones beyond Pixel exclusivity. 🔒

Ends Google's hardware monopoly for serious privacy users, with joint work on security features and pre-installed GrapheneOS devices expected 2027. 📱

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/

#TechNews #Privacy #GrapheneOS #Motorola #Android #Google #DeGoogle #Security #OpenSource #Smartphones #Pixel #MWC #Linux #FOSS #Data #Freedom #Mobile #Security

#Nextcloud joins open letter opposing #Android Developer Verification Program

https://nextcloud.com/blog/open-letter-android-developer-verification-program/

#Google #KeepAndroidOpen #FOSS #privacy #cyberscurity #sideloading

Governments are pushing OS-level age checks that broadcast an “age signal” to apps, starting with laws like California’s Digital Age Assurance Act. 🧩

Marketed as child safety, but risks normalizing ID scans, expanding surveillance, and repeating Discord-style verification failures. 🛡️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/age-verification-protection-tool-or-surveillance

#TechNews #Privacy #Government #Surveillance #BigTech #AgeVerification #Children #Safety #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Apps #OS #Regulation #Freedom #Cybersecurity #California

TikTok says it won't encrypt DMs claiming it puts users at risk

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

> TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

#TikTok #privacy

Sharing this Proton guide on how to protect your privacy at protests — from burner/“clean” phones and Faraday bags to encrypted apps, metadata scrubbing, and masking against AI facial recognition. 🛡️

Worth a read if you’re worried about surveillance at demonstrations. 🎭

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/how-to-protect-privacy-at-protests

#TechNews #Privacy #Protest #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Encryption #Security #FacialRecognition #DataBrokers #VPN #Signal #Biometrics #Rights #Freedom #War #Activism

Imagine using TikTok.

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying it makes users less safe

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

They're repackaging the argument governments have long made about E2EE being dangerous to children. What a joke.

#tiktok #privacy

On every update of a #Linux machine, the integrity of the downloaded packages is guaranteed by a software that its father nearly went to jail for, hadn't he actively searched for, and used, a legal loophole.

With respect to Californian #AgeVerification law AB 1043 that wont go into effect until next year, the questions for ethically responsible software developers and maintainers should be:

• What does our moral compass say, regarding age verification being forced into Linux?
• Does this law even affect us?
• Can it be imposed on us?
• How could we resist?

Instead, I'm seeing compliance in advance of the type of people who will always just have "followed orders", later:

• Huh, what's a moral compass?
• Hey, I have some really cool ideas for an implementation!
• You can't resist laws. It's forbidden.
• It could have been much worse, so I'll enthusiastically support the lawmakers.

I've studied CS 40 years ago, and I can't remember having more than just a few of those around me. Now they are everywhere.

#privacy

Daily Digest | 4 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

#LexisNexis confirms #DataBreach as hackers leak stolen files

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lexisnexis-confirms-data-breach-as-hackers-leak-stolen-files/

#privacy #cybersecurity

The Guides and Tools for Privacy Activists project from #Privacy Guides offers a new way to empower the digital rights community.

This section contains information to help you become a better defender of privacy rights, both for individuals and organizations.

Privacy Activist Toolbox:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/
Thanks to @Em0nM4stodon

#Activism #Data #Safety #Technology #Antireport

How to defend yourself during a police interrogation

„An interrogation is not a harmonious exchange between two individuals. It’s a conflict.
And in this conflict, our ignorance is their strength. Ignorance of the meaning of police work, ignorance of the manipulative techniques used, ignorance of the legal framework and, last but not least, ignorance of our means of defence.
In response to this observation, this book is intended as a tool for self-defense against police interrogation practices of interrogation…“

Evasions-Project Releases English Translation of the #Book

PDF:
https://projet-evasions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/How-the-police-interrogate_english_projet-evasions.pdf

Thanks to @unsalted
https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2024/11/21/evasions-project-releases-english-translation-of-how-to-defend-yourself-during-a-police-interrogation/

German and french Version 👆

#Police #Data #Privacy #Repression #Antireport #Zine #Distro

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Cover of the book "How to defend yourself during a police interrogation". A figure seated at a table, head in their hands, has two police officers pointing at them, interrogating them. The officers cast shadows on the wall behind them, two large ghosts evoking the "good cop, bad cop" trope.

These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and #surveillance #BigTech

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/these-alternatives-to-popular-apps-can-help-reclaim-your-online-life-from-billionaires-and-surveillance/

#Data #Privacy #Capitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #twitter #Musk #Bluesky #Meta #instagram #antireport

SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE
TIPS, TOOLS AND HOW-TOS FOR SAFER ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS

„This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.

Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions to installing our pick of the best, most secure applications. We have more detailed information in our FURTHER LEARNING sections. If you’d like a guided tour, look for our list of common SECURITY SCENARIOS.…“

Tranks to @eff

https://ssd.eff.org/

#Data #Privacy #SelfDefence #Technology #Surveillance #Repression

Yesterday, we launched a new section to support the community in its privacy advocacy effort 💛

The first resource in this section is the Privacy Activist Toolbox ✊🧰
https://privacyguides.org/activism/toolbox/

This isn't an activist privacy checklist. It's a unique resource filled with useful tips to help privacy activists in their advocacy work, both for individuals and organizations! 💪

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy #DigitalRights #HumanRights

The Proton guide to #privacy at protests

https://proton.me/blog/how-to-protect-privacy-at-protests

#protesting #acvitism #politics #cybersecurity #guide

#CBP Tapped Into the Online #Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/

#ICE #politics #ads #AdTech #RTB #privacy #AdBlocking #TargetedAdvertising

📢 Episode 16 is now live!
“The Permanent Leak”

We dissect the myth that biometrics are bullet‑proof. From face scan farms to gait tracking kiosks, we reveal why your biology is a permanent password you can’t change and how to defend it with hardware‑bound passkeys, permission audits, and smart opt‑outs.

Listen now at https://impracticalprivacy.com

#ImpracticalPrivacy #Biometrics #Privacy #SurveillanceState #AdTech #PrivacyMatters