EU Parliament approved extending Chat Control scanning until August 2027 but now mandates targeted, proportional measures that exclude end-to-end encrypted chats 🛡️.

This protects private communications from mass surveillance as CSAR negotiations test EU commitment to user privacy rights 🔒

🔗 https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/chat-control-eu-parliament-said-no-to-big-tech-mass-surveillance-of-your-chats-but-the-battle-for-privacy-isnt-done

#TechNews #Privacy #EU #Europe #Encryption #ChatControl #Security #DigitalRights #Surveillance #DataProtection #UserFreedom #Technology #Regulation #CivilLiberties #FOSS #OpenSource

OpenAI is developing its own GitHub-like code platform after repeated GitHub outages disrupted internal engineering work 🧩.

If offered commercially, it could deepen dependence on OpenAI’s stack while raising fresh questions about developer lock-in, code privacy, and competition with major investors like Microsoft 🔒.

🔗 https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/openai-building-github-alternative-after-outages-disrupted-engineers

#TechNews #ChatGPT #OpenAI #GitHub #Microsoft #Developers #AI #Cloud #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #Software #Code #Business #Competition #SamAltman

Instagram will remove end‑to‑end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026 🔓.

Without E2EE, private messages could become accessible for data analysis or AI training, raising serious privacy and user‑trust concerns 🤔.

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption

#TechNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Privacy #Encryption #Security #DataProtection #SocialMedia #Chat #Policy #AI #Surveillance #UserRights #FOSS #DigitalRights #Technology #E2EE

Google brings Chrome to Linux ARM64 devices 🧩.

Feels ironic. Most people switch to Linux for privacy and freedom — not to install a data‑harvesting browser from the company they’re escaping 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/chrome-linux-arm-announcement/

#TechNews #Linux #Chrome #Privacy #OpenSource #Chromium #FOSS #ARM64 #RaspberryPi #Security #Google #Browser #DigitalRights #Freedom #UserChoice #TechEthics

MidnightBSD has updated its license to ban users in regions mandating OS-level age verification, starting with Brazil (March 2026) and California (January 2027) 🌍.

The open-source BSD project cites privacy and legal risks, warning that more areas like Colorado and New York could follow 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/midnightbsd-age-verification/

#TechNews #MidnightBSD #BSD #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #FOSS #Regulation #Compliance #UserRights #Freedom #Software #Internet #Policy #Innovation #DigitalRights

Linux and BSD distributions are taking varied approaches to new U.S. age verification laws requiring OS‑level age attestation during setup 🧩.

Ubuntu and Fedora are planning privacy‑respecting local APIs, while MidnightBSD and Adenix reject compliance, citing risks to open‑source freedom and user privacy 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/distros-response-age-verification-laws/

#TechNews #Linux #BSD #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Regulation #Compliance #Software #Freedom #FOSS #Ubuntu #Fedora #System76 #UserRights #AgeVerification #US

«Instagram is killing its end-to-end encrypted chats - here's what changes May 8:
Instagram will end support for end-to-end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026. What the feature does, how it works, and what users lose when it goes.»

Instagram has never been safe, because although it uses encryption, the clearly visible metadata says a lot about something.

💬 https://ppc.land/instagram-is-killing-its-end-to-end-encrypted-chats-heres-what-changes-may-8/

#instagram #security #privacy #e2ee #encryption #endtoendencryption #app #notSecurity #metadata #chat #personal

INFORUM: AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in Fargo fraud case. “Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.”

ZDNet: How to delete or hide yourself from the internet – 11 effective ways (and most are free). “While it can be nearly impossible to remove your digital footprint, there are tried and tested steps that can help you take control of your privacy and data. Follow our guide below to find out where to start.”

📝 New article: Why We Choose Static HTML/CSS: A Digital Resistance Manifesto

Learn why Virebent.art chooses static HTML/CSS as a deliberate stance for digital freedom and privacy in an age of surveillance.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/statichtmlcss3.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: m2usenet - Privacy-Focused Usenet Posting Gateway

m2usenet is a privacy-focused web interface for posting to Usenet newsgroups with Hashcash proof-of-work and Ed25519 digital signatures.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/usenet-posting-gateway.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: YAMN Tor Integration Project

We have developed an enhanced version of YAMN (Yet Another Mixmaster Network) with native Tor network integration. This project significantly improves the anonymity and security of the mixmaster remailer network by leveraging Tor's onion routing capabilities

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/yamn_tor.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: Giving a Face to a Naked Key: The Identicon Approach

How deterministic identicons give a visual face to naked Ed25519 keys — binding username, email, and public key into a cryptographically verifiable visual identity for pseudonymous environments like Usenet.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/identicons.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

📝 New article: Security Theater: Why "Easy Crypto for Foolish People" is Killing PGP

How 'easy crypto' tools like FlowCrypt and Thunderbird's built-in PGP are fracturing OpenPGP standards, forcing security downgrades, and why NeoMutt with GnuPG remains the only sane choice.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/EasyCryptoforFoolishPeople.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

"When we decline to monitor and be monitored, we reclaim a slice of the sovereignty tech companies have stolen from us" — Tatum Hunter.

Powerful wake-up call: Rejecting surveillance rebuilds the private space where real trust grows. 🛡️

@tatumhunter
@washingtonpost

#Privacy #Security #DigitalSovereignty #Surveillance #Tech #TechEthics #Tracking #Data #Trust

Motorola just announced a long‑term partnership with GrapheneOS, including a future phone that ships with the privacy OS preinstalled. 🧩

They’ll also bring selected GrapheneOS security features to other Motorola devices over time, boosting hardening and privacy for more users. 🛡️

🔗 https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/

#TechNews #Android #Motorola #Lenovo #GrapheneOS #Privacy #Security #DeGoogled #FOSS #OpenSource #Mobile #Linux #SecureAndroid #CustomROM #Cybersecurity #OS

🎥🔴 Episode #44 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, Jonah & Nate will be going live in a special stream together in person. They'll be talking about Chat Control and other popular stories in the #privacy and #security space! Come say hi! 👋

https://streamyard.com/watch/5WgU5YvZhGVJ

#privacyguides

🎥🔴 Episode #44 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, Jonah & Nate will be going live in a special stream together in person. They'll be talking about Chat Control and other popular stories in the #privacy and #security space! Come say hi! 👋 youtube.com/live/R1ks2qp... #privacyguides

Meta Platforms: Lobbying, Dark Money, and the App Store Accountability Act

https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

#privacy #security

LuLu is a free, open-source firewall for macOS that alerts you whenever an app tries to make an outbound network connection.

Helps you block unwanted tracking or data exfiltration and see what software is actually talking to the internet.

👉 https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu

👉 More privacy-friendly tools curated at : https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #Privacy #macOS #Security #DigitalMinimalism

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Screenshot of LuLu firewall alert on macOS showing Safari attempting to connect to configuration.apple.com, with Block and Allow buttons. Below is a CNN Tech article about security researcher Patrick Wardle, followed by his profile promoting Mac security tools.

CNBC: Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled. “New U.S laws designed for online child safety are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates that often use AI technology, and causing major headaches for social media companies attempting to strike a balance for users between legal compliance and privacy.”

Tails can be run in a virtual machine.

A virtual machine allows Tails and the host operating system to be run in parallel without the need to restart the computer when alternating between operating systems.

A virtual machine opens in a window.

Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.

Instructions: https://tails.net/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/index.en.html
Virtual machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine

Website: https://tails.net
Mastodon: @tails

#Tails #Linux #Privacy #Security

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Google will require government ID from all Android developers by Sept 2026, even for non-Play Store apps like F-Droid. 🧩

Brave, EFF, and Tor say this "developer registry" risks privacy for volunteers and kills Android's openness. 🛡️

@brave
@eff
@torproject

🔗 https://brave.com/blog/why-brave-opposes-android-developer-registry

#TechNews #Privacy #Android #Google #Government #ID #Brave #EFF #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Developers #Surveillance #Apps #FDroid #Mobile #Security #DigitalRights #Brave #Tor

Age verification laws are spreading fast: half of U.S. states now have age checks, with California's AB 1043 pushing OS-level "age signals." 🧩

UK, Australia, Brazil, EU, and Linux distros face the same creep toward "ID to use your computer" mandates. 🛡️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/

#TechNews #Privacy #AgeVerification #Linux #Apple #Google #BigTech #Government #Surveillance #DigitalRights #Children #Safety #Apps #OS #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #Security #EU #UK #California #USA