FYI: YouTube's AI face shield now covers every creator 18 and over: YouTube expands AI likeness detection beyond the Partner Program to all eligible creators aged 18+, enabling face scan requests and privacy removals in Studio. https://ppc.land/youtubes-ai-face-shield-now-covers-every-creator-18-and-over/ #YouTube #AIThechnology #Privacy #ContentCreation #DigitalPrivacy

"When states or tech companies invoke the language of scientific objectivity or technological inevitability—“the science is clear”; “the data show”— these phrases launder inherently political decisions about who gets what and how into the seemingly neutral register of technical necessity. But science does not, by its nature, dictate policy nor any next social arrangements. The sleight of hand that claims political choices are dictated by science operates differently in Washington and Beijing but it operates in both places. In the US, the language of inevitability is market-inflected and imperial: AI will transform everything, the race must be won, regulation is a luxury that only the losing side can afford. In China, the language is developmental and civilizational: AI is a productive force, its diffusion is a historical necessity, its deployment by the state is an extension of the Party’s mandate to make the country secure and steer society toward its flourishing.

In much Western discourse, political responsibility for the social consequences of AI is quietly evacuated under the banners of historical inevitability, technical complexity, and geopolitical necessity—what the German sociologist Ulrich Beck famously described as the “organized irresponsibility” of risk management. In China, by contrast, the Party’s absolute primacy over society mechanically assigns it the ownership of such outcomes (...) In the Chinese political imaginary, AI is not an uncontrollable force but an instrument whose effects on society the Party is understood to ultimately own.
(...)
AI built outside of authoritarian systems can also produce authoritarian effects. It confers on any state astonishing—almost irresistible—capacities for surveillance and social control.
(...)
With AI, the surveillance state and surveillance capitalism are no longer merely compatible; they are rapidly converging and reinforcing one another."

https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/shooting-the-suns/

#AI #Surveillance #Privacy #China #USA

"The problem isn’t that OpenAI is necessarily going to behave badly. The problem is that we are building systems whose usefulness increases the more intimate the data we give them, and whose economic value increases the better they can infer our intentions. Financial personalization can be extraordinarily beneficial, but it can also become the most sophisticated form of business segmentation ever invented. A searcher knew what you wanted to find. A social network knew what made you react. A financial assistant will know what you can afford.

And then there is Plaid. A widespread fintech infrastructure, in 2021 it accepted a $58 million class action privacy, data uses and transparency settlement, although it did not involve an admission of guilt. Today Plaid offers services to manage connections and erase data, but the precedent reminds us of something basic: in finance trust is about more than policy statements.

The regulatory dimension also matters. The Consumer Finance Protection Board’s open banking rules aim to give users more control over their financial data, facilitate portability, and prevent unwanted secondary uses, including the use of financial data for targeted advertising unrelated to the requested service. That’s the right direction: that the user can move their data, yes, but under clear constraints of purpose, retention, security, and liability."

https://medium.com/enrique-dans/chatgpt-for-personal-finance-digital-banking-meets-surveillance-capitalism-24531f363147

#AI #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #Surveillance #Privacy #DataProtection

A zero-day exploit called YellowKey bypasses default Windows 11 BitLocker protections, giving physical attackers full drive access without recovery keys. 🔓
Researchers linked the flaw to Transactional NTFS behavior in Windows recovery mode, raising concerns over TPM-only encryption defaults. ⚠️

🔗 https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/zero-day-exploit-completely-defeats-default-windows-11-bitlocker-protections/

#TechNews #Windows #Windows11 #BitLocker #Microsoft #Cybersecurity #Encryption #ZeroDay #Privacy #Security #TPM #Infosec #Malware #Windows #DataProtection #Hacking

Updated: Opt Out of AI Tracking by Disabling Google Gemini

- Fix Redirect Links

Learn how to defend your privacy by opting out of artificial intelligence (AI) tracking by disabling Google Gemini in this comprehensive guide.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/disable-google-gemini/

#blog #AI #privacy

Cypht is an open-source self-hosted email aggregator that brings multiple accounts into one inbox.

It supports IMAP/SMTP, JMAP, RSS/news feeds, and modular extensions, while letting you keep using your existing email providers.

A lightweight way to centralize your communication without giving up control of your data.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=cypht

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Email #RSS #DigitalMinimalism

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Fadocx è il visualizzatore documenti open source per Android che punta tutto su privacy, supporto offline e OCR locale senza tracker. #privacy #opensource #Android #PDF #Office #OCR #Linux #FOSS

https://www.linuxeasy.org/fadocx-visualizzatore-documenti-open-android/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

🚨 NEWS: iOS 27 Svela la Nuova App Siri con Chat Auto-Eliminanti e le Genmoji Suggerite

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Apple si prepara a rivoluzionare l'esperienza utente con l'arrivo di iOS 27, un aggiornamento che punta tutto su privacy e personalizzazione intelligente. Secondo le ultime indiscr...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/ios-27-svela-la-nuova-app-siri-con-chat-auto-eliminanti-e-le-genmoji-suggerite

#aggiornamento #appleIntelligence #iOS27 #privacy #siri

Hi everyone, I wanted to remind everybody that chat control is not over and I hope it will end soon. I'm attaching the future trilogues, Together we can do it! How to fight it: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Screenshot took from: @belladonnalily
#ChatControl #privacy #FuckOffChatcontrol

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Chat Control Trilogues date

https://www.404media.co/researchers-wanted-preschool-teachers-to-wear-cameras-to-train-ai/

University of Washington researchers wanted preschool teachers to wear body cameras that recorded everything from the teacher’s perspective, including the kids, so the footage could be used to train AI models. Instead of requiring explicit consent, parents had to opt OUT.

The idea that recording preschoolers for AI training should be the default is genuinely disturbing. Privacy and consent apparently just don’t matter anymore

#Privacy #AI #Surveillance #DigitalRights

Gizmodo: Apple’s Privacy Standards May Be Eroding as New Siri Features Roll Out, Report Says. “If this is the plan, it might be an unwelcome change in the way Apple goes about handling its deep learning-related tasks that will disappoint privacy-focused Apple fans. Apple’s tight privacy around, for instance, face detection data sets the standard here. Faces are recognized on your device, […]

MinnPost: Minnesota House passes social media protections for minors, drawing opposition from tech industry group. “Some of the safety features in the bill include requiring parental consent for children signing up for social media accounts; setting privacy settings to the strongest levels by default; prohibiting targeted ads; and limiting addictive features such as infinite scrolling and video […]

The UK data watchdog is all bark, no bite.

From failing to investigate complaints to forgoing regulatory action in favour of a slap on the wrist, the ICO isn't doing its job.

It's time that the regulator is overhauled, because data protection laws only work if they're enforced.

Read our blog ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-ico-isnt-doing-its-job-why-the-data-watchdog-needs-to-be-reset/

#ResetTheICO #dataprotection #privacy #ico #digitalrights #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

Daily Digest | 18 May 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

Apple is reportedly adding auto-delete options for Siri chat history in iOS 27—30 days, one year, or indefinite retention. The move may limit personalization compared to rivals that retain conversation data, but offers a privacy tradeoff worth examining. Expected announcement at WWDC June 8.

#AI #Privacy #iOS

https://www.implicator.ai/apple-siri-update-may-bring-auto-delete-chat-controls-to-ios-27/

🚨 NEWS: Apple Rivoluziona Siri con Chat Auto-Eliminanti Privacy al Centro della Nuova Intelligenza Artificiale

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 La privacy sta diventando il pilastro centrale della prossima evoluzione di Siri. Secondo fonti attendibili, Apple si prepara a introdurre una funzionalità di auto-eliminazione del...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/apple-rivoluziona-siri-con-chat-auto-eliminanti-privacy-al-centro-della-nuova-intelligenza-artificiale

#ai #apple #ios #iPhone #privacy

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNavigator/116593324385546742

In that note, my favorite forum software is still WoltLab.

The framework, which you can use as a CMS, is open source and free to download and use. However, the forum software itself is a paid plug-in for that framework.

The software is based in Germany, which means it includes many privacy and security settings, including the option for administrators to disable IP logging. In today’s world, where I can change IPs with the press of a button or through a simple browser extension, tracking IPs often just takes up database space and slows down site performance. Your web server, DNS server, and hardware firewall will log IPs anyway, so if something serious comes up, you can still manage things if needed. In my opinion, having a dynamic website track them in today’s age is mostly just unnecessary bloat.

#Forum #WoltLab #OpenSource #Privacy

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

https://www.techspot.com/news/112410-security-researcher-microsoft-secretly-built-backdoor-bitlocker-releases.html

> YellowKey exploit bypasses BitLocker full volume encryption via USB stick and WinRE

#privacy #security #infosec #technology #microslop #Microsoft #windows #Linux

Privacy breach has real life consequences:

1. Privacy breach and higher insurance price: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gm-just-paid-a-record-penalty-for-breaking-california-privacy-law/ar-AA23cVc9

2. Privacy breach and surveillance pricing: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/10/15/surveillance-pricing-why-you-might-be-paying-more-than-your-neighbour

#ourdataourchoice #mentalprivacy #privacy #privacymatters #surveillancepricing

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Describes surveillance pricing, inner-speech BCI, data harvesting and psychographic profiling.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation a Government consultation including …
“how age verification and age assurance technologies can support effective implementation”!

Does that mean they have already decided on that course of action?

#DigitalID #privacy

Plug-N-Meet is an open-source self-hosted web conferencing platform built on LiveKit and WebRTC.

It supports HD video/audio calls, screen sharing, whiteboards, breakout rooms, recording, RTMP streaming, SIP dial-in support, and optional end-to-end encryption.

A powerful privacy-friendly alternative to Zoom or Google Meet for teams, classrooms, and communities.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=plugnmeet

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #WebRTC #VideoConferencing #DigitalMinimalism

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Apple is rebooting Siri as a standalone app in iOS 27 with auto-deleting chats. The update focuses on protecting user privacy from generative AI data scraping. #Apple #Tech #iOS27 #Siri #Privacy
https://blazetrends.com/siris-ios-27-reboot-features-auto-deleting-chats-to-combat-ai-privacy-fears/?fsp_sid=14796

🤖 Siri Overhaul: Auto-Delete Chats Could Be Apple's Privacy Play

Apple's next Siri update, expected in June, could introduce auto-delete chat features, prioritizing user privacy in a direct challenge to competitors.

https://byte-pulse.net/article/siri-overhaul-auto-delete-chats-could-be-apple-s-privacy-play

#siri #apple #ai #privacy

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Siri Overhaul: Auto-Delete Chats Could Be Apple's Privacy Play

It's not Age Verification,

it is Big Brother Watching

#Privacy #Internet

Yarbo robot mower live surveillance "attack scenario"

https://github.com/Bin4ry/yarbo-nat-in-my-back-yard#attack-scenarios

#IOT #Surveillance #Privacy #Yarbo

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Why I'm publishing this directly Usually something like this would start with responsible disclosure: reach out to the manufacturer, give them a chance to fix it before it goes public. In this case, the manufacturer put the NAT punching backdoor on the robot on purpose. They even documented the remote access on their own wiki. When I reached out voicing my concerns, got a canned support response. A further follow up from me resulted in a response saying "all is secure and the remote connection capability is not permanently enabled and cannot be accessed by any third parties.", my response to this was that i feel the company has a huge disconnect in understanding security isues and i will continue with further steps according to rfpolicy. Read Yarbo's full emails in the section "What Yarbo tells users (and what it doesn't)".

A #security researcher says #Microslop secretly built a #backdoor into #BitLocker, releases an #exploit to prove it

#YellowKey exploit bypasses BitLocker full volume #encryption via USB stick and WinRE

https://www.techspot.com/news/112410-security-researcher-microsoft-secretly-built-backdoor-bitlocker-releases.html

#Microsoft #Windows11 #technology #privacy #surveillance

The atmosphere of the internet is coming to a collision with what the entities have been silently grooming the masses for in the future.
Forced VERIFICATION... and I'm not saying singularly either.
The anticipation by these entities of being sued into oblivion was prearranged. You’re only now witnessing the forward facing handshakes, the 26 models are locked & loaded.

#Privacy #SystemSecurity #TRUEessence

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#BigTech lawyer to chair #Dutch #privacy watchdog #AP

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/big-tech-lawyer-to-chair-dutch-privacy-watchdog-ap/

#politics

Computer Misuse Act reform to move forward in National Security Bill

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642884/Computer-Misuse-Act-reform-to-move-forward-in-National-Security-Bill

#UK #cybercrime #cybersecurity #privacy #politics

Most people store years of memories in apps they do not actually trust.
That never made sense to us.

Megatech Photos is built around privacy first.

Sign up: https://megatechphotos.com

#Privacy #DataPrivacy

#Matrix: Announcing the candidates for the 2026 Governing Board elections

https://matrix.org/blog/2026/05/election-campaigning/

#privacy #FOSS

"This may not be the Nuremberg trial, but we all know that the excuse of “following orders” is not an alibi when you know what you are doing. And everybody at Meta knew what they were doing. They knew they were designing systems to maximize engagement that polarized society. They knew this when they turned privacy into an exploitable variable. They knew it when the evidence mounted up on the harm Instagram was causing. They knew this when the platform became an infrastructure of propaganda, hatred and manipulation. And they knew this because many of these damages were documented, denounced and discussed inside and outside the company.

And now the same machinery is beginning to be applied inwards. Meta employees who for years helped surveil, profile, and exploit billions of users now discover that they too can be monitored, measured and turned into training data. As The New York Times notes with more than a hint of irony, Meta’s embrace of AI is making its employees miserable”.

Let’s be clear, Meta’s workforce have not had a Damascene moment: It’s something more human and more uncomfortable: the belated realization that the system they helped build had no limits, it just hadn’t come for them yet."

https://edans.medium.com/e7bb510a9127

#Meta #SocialMedia #Surveillance #Capitalism #Privacy #DataProtection