Of course.

I have never posted, or even read apart from a headline or chyron thrown at me, anything about Nancy Guthrie...because if it were you or me, our loved one would hardly make the local news...but, I post this for obvious reasons.

Is America heading toward a surveillance state?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/14/us/video/is-america-heading-toward-a-surveillance-state-the-guthrie-video-reignites-concerns

The Guthrie video reignites concerns

#surveillance #privacy #DNA #Guthrie #press #news #TrumpAdministration

WhatsApp Clone... But Decentralized and P2P Encrypted Without Install or Signup.

Features include:
* P2P
* End to end encryption
* forward secrecy
* Multimedia
* Open source
* No registration
* No installation
* Encrypted storage
* TURN server

The project is far from finished and presented for testing, feedback and demo purposes (USE RESPONSIBLY!).

https://positive-intentions.com

#Privacy #OpenSource #P2P #WebRTC #Decentralization #DigitalSovereignty #CyberSecurity #FOSS #SelfHosted #NoCloud #AntiCorp #Encryption #WebDev #TechLiberty #PrivateMessaging #Networking #DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #LocalFirst #SoftwareEngineering #WebApps #ZeroKnowledge #PrivacyTech #IndieDev #NoSignup #NoInstall #DecentralizedWeb #SecureMessaging #BrowserApp #TechEthics

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positive intentions

"The January FBI raid of the home of Washington Post federal government reporter Hannah Natanson, in connection with a leak probe involving a government contractor, was a dangerous escalation against press freedom and likely runs afoul of the Privacy Protection Act. It shouldn’t have happened at all."

These are the lessons that were learned:
https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/wapo-raid-security-lessons/
#tech #cybersecurity #privacy #media

Your emails can be a pipeline to the adtech industry.

Gmail delivers targeted advertising and scans emails to power “smart features” in the name of personalising your experience.

✅️ Switch to an email provider like Proton Mail.

Drop your suggestions below 👇️

Find. out more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-stop-stalker-ads/

#StopStalkerAds #adtech #privacy #email #tips #surveillanceadvertising

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https://www.theverge.com/report/879320/ring-flock-partnership-breakup-does-not-fix-problems

Ring’s decision to end its planned partnership with Flock Safety doesn’t fix the deeper issues critics have with Amazon’s smart camera ecosystem.

The move came after backlash over surveillance and law-enforcement ties, but Ring’s Community Requests tool still lets police ask for footage via partners like Axon, meaning privacy concerns remain unresolved.

#Ring #Surveillance #Privacy #Amazon #DataSecurity

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-secure-form-builder-is-my-google-forms-replacement/

Don't trust Google Forms
Google has a long-standing history of invading privacy, in addition to its history of randomly deleting user's files.

With this in mind, Google is probably not the Best place to share or store information, Enter CryptPad

#Privacy #Google #CryptPad #DeGoogle

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Watch Out: Your Friends Might Be Sharing Your Number With ChatGPT

https://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-your-friends-might-be-sharing-your-number-with-chatgpt

#privacy #chatgpt #llms

It wasn't before?

Discord advises UK users that they "may be part of an experiment" where instead of their age verification data never leaving their phone, it will now actually leave their phone

https://www.eurogamer.net/discord-advises-uk-users-that-they-may-be-part-of-an-experiment-where-instead-of-their-age-verification-data-never-leaving-their-phone-it-will-now-actually-leave-their-phone

#Discord #UK #AgeVerification #OnDevice #Privacy #Security #Tech #Gaming

#Ring Ends Deal to Link #Neighborhood #Cameras After Backlash to #SuperBowl Ad

A #RingDoorbell #security #camera on the front of a building in New York. The planned integration of those cameras to activate a search function gave rise to criticism after a Super Bowl ad.
#privacy #surveillance

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/business/amazon-ring-flock-partnership-super-bowl.html

YouTube: $224B/year from ads
Meta: $42.85/year per user

You trade:
- 38 days of time
- Complete privacy
- Mental health
- Autonomy

For ~$40/year to advertisers.

Your time is worth more.

https://snugg.social/en/blog/free-doesnt-mean-no-cost

#Privacy #Surveillance

Meta Is Expanding The Surveillance State... and Mark Zuckerberg really is a terrible human being.

#News #TechNews #Surveillance #Meta #MetaGlasses #Privacy

https://youtu.be/21iQ5lg6Dww

Daily podcast: Meta Is Expanding The Surveillance State... and Mark Zuckerberg really is a terrible human being.

#News #TechNews #Surveillance #Meta #MetaGlasses #Privacy #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/stm

Last year, I wrote this article about dating apps privacy ❤️🔒

It has a focus on queer dating apps for Pride, but I think it contains valuable information for anyone using any dating apps.

If you are currently using a dating app,
or thinking of using one, you might find some useful tips and warnings in there: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/24/queer-dating-apps-beware-who-you-trust/

#HappyValentine #DatingApps #Privacy

AI Privacy Guide: 4 Tools + 8 Rules
#AI #PRIVACY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7qtx5mEToE

Do you think there should be a dating app that is:

• Privacy-respectful 🔒
• Inclusive
• Open-source
• Using solid end-to-end encryption 🔑
• For people of the Fediverse
• To meet in a safe space away from modern commercial spying dating apps?

#Privacy #ValentineDay #HappyValentine #Fediverse #Dating

Public Interest Surrounds Actor Dylan O'Brien's Absence from Instagram

Actor Dylan O'Brien chooses not to use Instagram. Fans want him on the app, but he prefers privacy and real-life connections. Learn why.

#DylanOBrien, #Instagram, #NoSocialMedia, #Actor, #Privacy

https://newsletter.tf/dylan-obrien-no-instagram/

"Free" platforms cost:

⏰ 38 days/year (time spent scrolling)
👀 Your attention (sold to advertisers)
📊 Your data (complete surveillance)
🔒 Your privacy (zero)
🧠 Your mental health (manipulation)
💰 Your autonomy (exploited)

You pay $1.14/day to Meta in extracted value.

"Free" is the most expensive business model ever created.

#Privacy #DataPrivacy #Fediverse

Planned to watch ONE TikTok video.

57 minutes later, looked up.

The algorithm knew me better than I knew myself.

This isn't entertainment.
It's surveillance disguised as entertainment.

Full investigation: YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit data collection

https://snugg.social/en/blog/free-doesnt-mean-no-cost

#Privacy #TikTok #Surveillance #DataPrivacy

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-facial-recognition-glasses

#tech #technology #socialmedia #meta #surveillance #privacy #facialrecognition

Homeland Security Seeks Social Media User Data Amidst Anti-ICE Content Scrutiny

US government agency asks social media companies for information on users who post content critical of ICE. Concerns about free speech and privacy.

#DHS, #ICE, #SocialMedia, #FreeSpeech, #Privacy

https://newsletter.tf/dhs-social-media-user-data-critics/

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to #Palantir co-founder and #panopticon architect Peter Thiel

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/oh-good-discords-age-verification-rollout-has-ties-to-palantir-co-founder-and-panopticon-architect-peter-thiel/

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #discord

Your chats fuel online advertising.

Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger send metadata to Meta, gain access to your contacts and information about your device from the app for behavioural profiling and advertising.

✅️ Use a messenger like Signal.

Drop your suggestions below 👇️

➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-stop-stalker-ads/

#StopStalkerAds #adtech #privacy #meta #surveillanceadvertising

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