"Weeks after being sentenced to more than 126 years in prison for his role in a massive domestic wiretapping scandal, the founder of [..] Intellexa has stated that his firm provides its surveillance technology exclusively to authorized government agencies."
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Author: Eliza Triantafillou
Publication: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp
March 13, 2026
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#Greece #Surveillance #Technology
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/convicted-spyware-dealer-links-greek-government-to-surveillance-scandal

A redditor (Ok_Lingonberry3296) traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and lobbying records across 45 states to figure out who's behind the age verification bills.

The answer is Meta - a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it.

Page: https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings?tab=readme-ov-file

Page backup: https://archive.ph/2026.03.13-193015/https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings?tab=readme-ov-file

Reddit discussion: https://web.archive.org/web/20260313143853/https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/

#Meta #Facebook #AgeVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #socialmedia #technology

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

Large volumes of sensitive identity data can become targets for government demands and hackers. But at a more fundamental level, the surveillance strikes at the foundation of the free and open internet

#ageverification #surveillance #privacy #FirstAmendment #technology #tech

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html

Chip makers face a looming shortage of a key ingredient if the Iran conflict drags on.

From @marketwatch: "Qatar accounts for a third of global helium supply but has halted production of the gas, which is essential for semiconductor manufacturing."

Gift link: https://flip.it/4FlCWW

#Semiconductor #Chips #Iran #Tech #Technology

Who is really footing the AI energy bill? Inside the debate about data center electricity costs, from CNBC.

"From rural Virginia to the Arizona desert, communities that once welcomed tech investment are now pushing back against data centers."

https://flip.it/ADZriK

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #Tech #Energy #Technology

If you’ve thought your old, unused email account is harmless, think again. Those forgotten or ignored accounts are a potential gateway to your digital identity. “Hackers love inactive email accounts because hardly anyone looks at them, and warning messages about unauthorized logins go unnoticed and unread into digital oblivion,” Steffen Zellfelder writes for PCWorld. Read more, including how a little digital housekeeping can prevent you from getting owned (or pwned):

https://flip.it/EAl9e9

#Tech #CyberSecurity #Technology

Post-quantum cryptography is now operational inside the PH4NTXM live OS.

Our latest builds successfully negotiated hybrid post-quantum key exchange across multiple protocols. The system now prioritizes ML-KEM and hybrid lattice-based exchanges for TLS connections and hybrid post-quantum key exchange for SSH, while maintaining secure classical fallbacks for compatibility.

This means PH4NTXM boots as a stateless live environment with post-quantum-capable cryptography already integrated into the network stack. No external configuration required.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

The #workplace has become a #surveillance State - Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices

„Office buildings have become like web browsers – they're full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by Cracked Labs.

The study, titled "Tracking Indoor Location, Movement and Desk Occupancy in the Workplace," looks at how motion sensing and wireless network technology in buildings is being used to monitor the movement and behavior of office workers and visitors…“

Thanks to @wchr
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/workplace_surveillance/

#Surveillance #Labour #Technology #Capitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #Data #Privacy #Antireport

"Die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) hat in einer Entscheidung festgestellt, dass Microsoft 365 Education Schüler illegal trackt und Daten von Schüler:innen auch für eigene Zwecke verwendet. Der Software-Riese hat auch das Recht auf Auskunft bei Microsoft 365 Education ignoriert."

https://noyb.eu/de/noyb-win-microsoft-365-education-tracks-school-children

"Während der COVID-Pandemie stellten viele Schulen schnell auf die „Cloud” um und Big Tech lieferte umgehend „Schulversionen” ihrer Produkte. Dabei schob Microsoft jedoch die gesamte Verantwortung für die Einhaltung der Datenschutzgesetze auf die Schulen und nationalen Behörden ab – die jedoch kaum oder gar keine tatsächliche Kontrolle über die Verwendung der Schülerdaten in der Cloud haben. Lokale Schulen haben normalerweise nicht die Verhandlungsmacht, um sich gegen Microsoft durchzusetzen – und müssen auch rechtswidrige Verträge akzeptieren, wenn sie die Microsoft Cloud nutzen wollen."

#Microsoft #Tracking #Schule #school #Datenschutz #Privacy #Datensicherheit #Tech #Technology

Plain language steps for digital security. Because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer! 🖤🏴

Digital Security Checklists for Activists

https://activistchecklist.org/
@activistchecklist

#Activism #Protest #Resistance #Tech #Technology #Safety #Data #Privacy

Soo. I think that the #worldModel #ontology stuff is about as close as the world is going to get to saying #lambdaMOO #programming people

are and have always been completely right about the #future, #technology, reality and #vr and living in, reasoning about, building and extending this reality.

@me @nosrednayduj @spidercat @pizzapal @mdhughes @schroeder @kentpitman at at at.

If you will forgive the example, Lecun quitting Facebook to work on World Models instead is where we are.

#AMA #MUD

Alt...

Spooky halloween lisp alien with a weirdly long neck and short nose-arm. Two of its eyes are brown and the rest have green pupils. The grizzled gopher looks on timidly. The shadows of the letters LISPY GOPHER fall over them. Spooky.

RE: https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/116212811338255993

Update: Grammarly is now facing a class action over its Expert Review feature. Investigative journalist Julia Angwin is the only named plaintiff in the suit filed in New York today (Wednesday) that states she: "challenges Grammarly’s misappropriation of the names and identities of hundreds of journalists, authors, writers, and editors to earn profits for Grammarly and its owner, Superhuman.” Here's the story from @WIRED.

https://flip.it/S.7B5L

#Technology #Tech #AI #Grammarly #USLaw

Flipboard Tech Desk » 🌐 2026-03-11
@TechDesk@flipboard.social

Grammarly is nixing its "Expert Review" AI feature — a paid option to have your work "reviewed" by AI clones of experts, living and dead, without said experts' consent — after overwhelming opposition from just about everyone. Here's @theverge's story.

https://flip.it/QL-vTT

#Grammarly #Technology #Writing

Grammarly is nixing its "Expert Review" AI feature — a paid option to have your work "reviewed" by AI clones of experts, living and dead, without said experts' consent — after overwhelming opposition from just about everyone. Here's @theverge's story.

https://flip.it/QL-vTT

#Grammarly #Technology #Writing

In a note to engineers inviting them to a meeting to discuss recent outages, Amazon said there has been a "trend of incidents" in recent months, characterized by "Gen-AI assisted changes," among other factors. Dave Treadwell, a senior vice-president, told employees that senior engineers will now need to sign off AI-assisted changes from junior and mid-level engineers. Here's more from @arstechnica.

https://flip.it/If1djC

#Technology #Amazon #AI

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 #eIDAS 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.

https://www.heise.de/news/E-Brieftasche-EU-Kommission-will-staendige-Personenkennung-durch-die-Hintertuer-10271634.html

#Überwachung #EU #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Privacy #Technology #Europe #Überwachungskapitalismus

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."

https://lastreviotheory.medium.com/the-enclosure-of-information-alternative-data-bossware-and-the-societies-of-control-21da606e2a38

#Data #Technology #Europe #Privacy #Surveillance #Control

Altman claims "that the company negotiated stricter protections around domestic surveillance."

"Altman's pitch to the world comes down to one premise: Trust me."

"There is nothing OpenAI can do to clarify this except release the contract."
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Author: Sam Biddle
Publication: The Intercept @TheIntercept
March 8, 2026
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#USA #Surveillance #Technology #Military
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/08/openai-anthropic-military-contract-ethics-surveillance/

"As Bluesky matures, the company needs a seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution, while I return to what I do best: building new things."

https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-is-stepping-down/

#news #TechNews #technology #bsky #bluesky #JayGraber

Russian government hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp users in a “large-scale global” campaign, two Dutch agencies warn. The Netherlands’ Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) accused “Russian state actors” of using phishing and social engineering techniques to take over accounts on the messaging apps. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/KYMZLt

#Tech #Spying #WhatsApp #Signal #Technology

What do you do if you realize a friend is experiencing "AI psychosis?" Samantha Cole writes for @404mediaco about efforts to bring people back to reality.

https://flip.it/o1mJM8

#MentalHealth #Technology #AIPsychosis

For the Iranian diaspora, communication with family in Iran is a "fragile bridge" hit by frequent blackouts and constant surveillance. Blue check marks mean loved ones are alive and "they made it through another night." Bahareh Sahebi writes for @restofworld and explains how technology feels like a lifeline and also a hindrance in an AI-driven world.

https://flip.it/u8Vmfu

#TechNews #Iran #AI #Technology

‚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 #Berlin

https://taz.de/KI-Videoueberwachung-in-Berlin/!6160851/

#Überwachung #KI #Technology #Polizei #Repression #Deutschland #Privacy #Datenschutz

‚If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might have flagged that suing a small independent magazine over unflattering-but-accurate reporting would only guarantee that millions more people read it.…‘

Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir 🙃

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/

Be careful with this information! Just don't spread it!

#Swiss #Palantir #Press #Tech #Technology #AI #Data #BigTech

OpenAI’s robotics hardware lead has resigned from her role, criticizing the company’s haste in partnering with the Department of Defense. Read more from @Engadget:

https://flip.it/MZ2cAQ

#Tech #OpenAI #AI #DoD #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

An insightful read from @Techcrunch: A bipartisan coalition of thinkers has assembled something the government has so far declined to produce: a framework for what responsible AI development should actually look like.

https://flip.it/KrPqS2

#Tech #AI #Government #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

Australia recently became the world’s first country to ban social media for children and teens. Nine other nations are lined up to be the next. Are bans like this a good idea? @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/1taeMT

#Tech #SocialMedia #Technology

Has Anthropic’s business suffered after the company’s recent fallout with the Pentagon? Not so far, at least. Anthropic’s daily active users and app installs for its AI chatbot Claude are on the rise on mobile devices. More from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/F2N8bK

#Tech #AI #Anthropic #Pentagon #Technology #Claude #ArtificialIntelligence

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

When AI Bots Talk to Each Other, Systems Break Down

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-06-when-ai-bots-talk-to-each-other-systems-break-down-644709ea

Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble, argues @nilay_patel in his latest podcast.

"Why platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket want so badly to be seen as sources of news, instead of anything-goes casinos."

https://flip.it/WNaOCt

#Prediction #Kalshi #Polymarket #Tech #Technology

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

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

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/q34405

System76 on Age Verification Laws

https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification/

#HackerNews #System76 #AgeVerification #Laws #Technology #Privacy #Policy

It was *never* about the children.

The recent age verification mandates for operating systems and websites have massive implications. It's about mass surveillance, privacy, and censorship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqt5czOckdw

#tech #technology #unitedstates #america #masssurveillance #censorship #privacy #surveillance #ageverification #age #google #microsoft #apple #clientsidescanning #api #dystopia

look im gonna need some of you all to start listening to me

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DHS BUILT A FACE SCANNING APP. YOU MIGHT ALREADY BE IN IT.

They came to his workplace armed with guns, gas canisters and artificial intelligence. He fought back with his quick wit and street smarts.

What happened next is a preview of what routine face scans could look like on American streets, in this special France 24–Mother Jones report.

Abdikafi Abdurahman Abdullahi, known as Kafi, is one of the few people willing to speak publicly about being subjected to the Department of Homeland Security’s new facial recognition tool, Mobile Fortify.

The Somali-American engineer-turned-Uber driver was waiting for a fare in an airport rideshare lot on January 7th, just hours after Renee Good was shot and killed by federal agents. As he watched a video of her death on his phone, there was a knock on his car door. Outside stood roughly a dozen ICE agents, demanding proof of his citizenship.

Kafi, who is Black and Muslim, refused to show his ID, arguing he was being racially profiled. Instead, he began filming, and his unflappable, mischievous comebacks transformed his video into a viral sensation.

The Department of Homeland Security officially acknowledged the existence of Mobile Fortify in January. But by then it had already been used over 100,000 times in American communities, according to recent court filings.

“This is taking a big and very scary step toward a kind of totalitarian checkpoint society that we have always professed to abhor here in the United States,” warned ACLU attorney Nate Wessler

https://youtu.be/fDsYzd4ITq0?si=MuhIisCXI0gwRbsF

#tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #AI #chatgpt #LLMs #policing #HumanRights #RightToPrivacy

Alt...

A Facebook post from 2018: tbh, i can see police body cameras being linked to facial recognition databases in the future, and becoming a tool of state surveillance used against the populace instead of tools surveilling the state and protecting the populace.

RE: https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/116161288772427846

Update: @Sarahp of @Techcrunch reports that Meta is being sued over violations of privacy laws after @svd's investigation into its smart glasses.

https://flip.it/xBa82y

#Technology #Tech #Meta #AI

Flipboard Tech Desk » 🌐 2026-03-02 / 2026-03-02
@TechDesk@flipboard.social

What are Meta glasses really recording? The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports on data annotators in Nairobi, Kenya. They're the manual laborers of AI, whose job is to make smart glasses more "intelligent" by visually checking images. They're seeing more than they want to, from bank card numbers to naked bodies.

https://flip.it/n_IdI6

#Technology #Tech #Meta #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

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