the arseholes over at #Meta / #Facebook aren’t clueless & naive techies, they’re actively pursuing harmful & unpopular tech in pursuit of money & power like cartoon villains… 🧐

Meta Plans to Add #FacialRecognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

“Five years ago, Facebook shut down the facial recognition system for tagging people in photos on its social network, saying it wanted to find “the right balance” for a technology that raises #privacy and legal concerns.

Now it wants to bring facial recognition back.
…
Meta’s internal memo said the political tumult in the United States was good timing for the feature’s release.

“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many #CivilSociety groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,” according to the document from Meta’s Reality Labs, which works on hardware including smart glasses.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html

#biometrics
#USpol  

Age Verification isn't a technical problem to solve. If you think that, you're missing the point.

It's a social problem used by authoritarian governments as an excuse for population control and censorship.

It's a fundamental attack on free speech and democracy.

It must not be accommodated.
It must be stopped.

#MassSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights

You have a verified LinkedIn account, read this. #microsoft #linkedin #privacy #cybersecurity #personaidentities
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

Hey, maybe don’t verify yourself on LinkedIn. What an absolute shitshow:

#privacy #linkedin #surveillancecapitalism

https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

Discord problem: Wants government ID + facial recognition

Snugg solution: Zero identity requirements

No real name. No phone number. No government ID. No facial recognition.

Just a username.

Can't leak what we don't collect.

https://snugg.social/join

#Privacy #Anonymity #NoID #PrivacyByDesign

Cookie banner problem: Consent is annoying, 99% click "Accept All"

Snugg solution: No consent banner needed

Why? Because there's NO TRACKING to consent to.

No cookies. No fingerprinting. No surveillance.
Just the app working.

#Privacy #GDPR #NoTracking

Not exactly reassuring. DHS attempting to consolidate all of its biometric data, including fingerprints, facial recognition data, and iris scans.
#dhs
#bigbrother
#privacy
#facialrecognition
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/

Quick privacy reminder: at any time, you can search your email inbox for the word "unsubscribe" to find emails that have no business being in your inbox that you can actually get rid of. Use the provided links and get yourself off of a bunch of email lists all at once. It's super satisfying and it works because it's a legal requirement.

#privacy

Facial Recognition is slowly
getting embedded in most systems in the name of security.

This needs to stop.

Not only it will not help, but it will definitely harm a lot of innocent people: Identity theft and doxing when the inevitable data breaches happen. False positives, which can be very high and even higher for people of color. Normalized discrimination for many.

We collectively need to
refuse each time facial recognition is requested, and we need to write to our public representatives to demand better legislation against it.

If we do not refuse to participate and
we do not fight for our privacy rights collectively, we will lose them.

Here's how it works for airports in the US: https://gizmodo.com/senators-say-tsas-facial-recognition-program-is-out-of-control-heres-how-to-opt-out-2000528310

#Privacy #Biometrics #FacialRecognition #SecurityTheater

The craziness about private businesses collecting biometric data very unnecessarily for basic identification purposes needs to stop.

Say NO to biometrics collection everywhere you can 🚫✋

Privacy is a human right.

#Privacy #Biometrics

Researchers warn Wi Fi signals could turn into an invisible mass surveillance grid. So even airplane mode might be lying to your characters. https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-warn-wifi-could-become-an-invisible-mass-surveillance-system/ #privacy #cyberpunk #scifi

Building social media that never needs to see your face.

No facial recognition.
No fingerprint scans.
No biometric surveillance.

Because your face is yours. Forever.

Founding member waitlist: https://snugg.social
Launch: March 2026

#privacy #biometrics #surveillance #snugg

Meta Premium problem: Charges €6, keeps surveillance

Snugg solution: €5/month, zero tracking

We built end-to-end encryption so we physically CANNOT track you.

Not "won't track" (promises can change).
But "CAN'T track" (technically impossible).

That's privacy by design.

#Privacy #E2EE #Encryption #NoTracking

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

Runs facial recognition against watchlists and politically exposed persons, screens “adverse media” across 14 categories (including terrorism and espionage), and assigns risk and similarity scores.

"pRoTeCt tHe KiDs"

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed

#Persona #AgeVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #AI #technology #Discord #Roblox #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Lime

This can be interpreted in such a broad manner that even HTTPS could be considered a hostile act of “end-to-end” encryption 🇬🇧

NoToDigitalID:
BREAKING: Under British and UK Legislation anyone using or developing end-to-end encryption is now a “hostile actor”

#privacy #infosec

Alt...

Engagement in Hostile Activity Since hostile activity does not require any knowledge or tasking by a foreign state*30, the phenomenon of double-ignorance could arise. A person may be engaged in hostile activity if they do something which, unknown to them threatens, national security and which is in the interests of another State, also entirely in the dark. For example: The developer of an app, whose selling point is end-to-end encryption which would make it more difficult for UK security and intelligence agencies to monitor communications. It is a reasonable assumption that this would be in the interests of a foreign state even if though the foreign state has never contemplated this potential advantage.

"I have been charged with allegedly destroying multiple "flock" cameras around the Suffolk, VA area."

"I have hired a lawyer and incurred some minor costs so far in the process."

"I welcome anything that is within someone's budget (if you are hurting in this economy, keep your money! Talk to your community about privacy and security instead)."
--
...The Feeling When a fundraising campaign speaks directly to you.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jeff-sovern-legal-fund
#privacy #security #flock #fundraising #surveillance

This week I showed you 4 major privacy failures:

1. Meta Premium (€6, keeps tracking)
2. Cookie banners (made privacy worse)
3. X encryption (lies in marketing)
4. Discord (wants your face)

Every problem came from surveillance-based business models.

Here's how Snugg solves all of it:

https://snugg.social/join

#Privacy #E2EE #Solution #AlternativePlatforms

The #govt could stop the #surveillance tomorrow and little would change.

The #cameras are on people's faces, in stores and on doorbells. Devices #spy on other devices and report on you as you move about.

Facial recognition will be the eyes of every #glasshole wearing a camera from #bigtech

What needs to change is #society.
They need to appreciate #privacy instead of #oversharing and realise you need it for good #mentalhealth.

The walls don't spy, but your neighbours' devices do.

Alt...

AI rendition of the digital panopticon

Predator spyware can secretly bypass iPhone’s camera/mic dots, raising fresh concerns over iOS privacy and targeted surveillance 🔍📱 Full story: https://cyberinsider.com/predator-spyware-uses-stealthy-trick-to-disable-ios-recording-alerts/ #CyberSecurity #iOS #Spyware #Privacy #Newz

#DHS Wants a Single #SearchEngine to Flag Faces and #Fingerprints Across Agencies

#HomelandSecurity aims to combine its face and #fingerprint systems into one big #biometric platform—after dismantling centralized #privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.
#facialrecognition #ice #privacy #security #facerecognition #immigration #deportation

https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/

Alternatives to facial recognition that Discord could use:

✅ Credit card verification (proves 18+)
✅ Privacy-preserving age tokens
✅ ID check without biometric storage
✅ Parental consent systems

Discord chose the MOST invasive option.

This isn't about age verification. It's about normalising biometric surveillance.

#Discord #Privacy #Surveillance #AgeVerification

Privacy online, cresce la consapevolezza in Europa: nel 2025 il 76,9% degli utenti adotta misure di protezione: La tutela dei dati personali online e’ sempre piu’ centrale per i cittadini europei. Nel 2025 il 76,9% degli utenti Internet dell’Unione Europea ha adottato almeno...
#privacy #Eurostat #digitalizzazione #GDPR #datipersonali http://dlvr.it/TR4dWc

Nebraska company is supplying ICE with surveillance tech

https://flatwaterfreepress.org/this-nebraska-company-is-supplying-ice-with-surveillance-tech/

#HackerNews #Nebraska #Surveillance #ICE #Tech #Privacy #Concerns #Immigration

Discords Persona Age Verification Suffers Data Leak, Exposes Massive Surveillance System

What’s worse than having one massive security incident associated with Discord? How about a second security incident.

https://www.freezenet.ca/discords-persona-age-verification-suffers-data-leak-exposes-massive-surveillance-system/

#news #privacy #Security #Discord #Palantir #PeterThiel #AgeVerification #Government #Persona @Paulatics

When your password leaks:
→ Change your password
→ Problem solved

When your biometric data leaks:
→ You can't change your face
→ You can't change your fingerprints
→ The compromise is permanent
→ Your biometric data is in breach databases forever

This is why facial recognition for age verification is dangerous.

#Biometrics #Privacy #Discord

🎙️🔴Episode #41 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, we'll be covering the latest privacy issues and chasing with the community. Come say hi! 👋

https://streamyard.com/watch/7G9buCsa7XZ5

#privacy #privacyguides #facialrecognition

🎙️🔴Episode #41 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, we'll be covering the latest privacy issues and chasing with the community. Come say hi! 👋 youtube.com/live/rvj7aIL... #privacy #privacyguides #facialrecognition

Meta's Smart Glasses Just Got ...

ICE triples Azure data usage to 1.4PB (Jul'25-Jan'26), leans on AI Vision/Video Indexer for surveillance amid facial recognition, phone trackers, drones. ☁️

Reports challenge Microsoft's "no mass surveillance" stance despite contracts; employee concerns rise as policies clash with ICE enforcement reality. ⚖️

🔗 https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-azure-data-usage-by-ice-triples-as-reports-question-microsofts-connection-to-mass-surveillance-we-do-not-believe-ice-is-engaged-in-such-activity

#TechNews #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #AI #Cloud #Azure #Microsoft #ICE #DigitalRights #DataProtection #Ethics #FOSS #US #USA #Police #Trump #USpol