Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

You "may be part of an experiment where your information will be processed by an age-assurance vendor, Persona."

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

#Discord #privacy #surveillance #AgeVerification #enshittification #Persona #Palantir #dystopia #socialmedia #gaming #technology

US Homeland Security Seeks Social Media User Identities Linked to Anti-ICE Content

The US Homeland Security wants to know the names of social media users who post things against ICE. This raises questions about privacy and free speech.

#ICE, #Privacy, #FreeSpeech, #USGovernment, #SocialMedia

https://newsletter.tf/us-government-social-media-ice-names/

The US government wants to find out who is posting online about ICE. They are asking social media companies for names. This is causing worry about people's privacy and their right to speak freely.

#ICE, #Privacy, #FreeSpeech, #USGovernment, #SocialMedia

https://newsletter.tf/us-government-social-media-ice-names/

Meta is reportedly planning to add facial recognition to its smart glasses and timed the rollout for a “dynamic political environment” when critics are distracted.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/878725/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses-name-tag-privacy-advoates

#meta #smartglasses #facialrecognition #tech #privacy #surveillance #ai
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Seven Billion Reasons for #Facebook to Abandon its #FaceRecognition Plans

The New York Times reported that #Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its #smartGlasses. According to an internal Meta document, the company may launch the product “during a dynamic #political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
#biometrics #identity #privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans

Dr Jon Padfield of YouTube channel Business Reform will be in Fort Lauderdale on Fri, Feb 20!

This is a free event that we will be attending to connect with more people in South Florida who share our concerns around Flock and surveillance. See you there!

Fri, Feb 20 at 6:30 PM at the Ft Lauderdale Beach Community Center

Details: https://www.miamitech.club/meetup-at-youtube-channel-business-reforms-event-on-feb-20/

#Miami #Broward #SouthFlorida #Tech #Privacy #Flock #BusinessReform #Cybersecurity

In case you had any illusions that Zuckerberg and his Facebook/Meta/Instagram/Threads/WhatsApp empire wasn’t evil, this should take care of it.

“The New York Times reported that Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses. According to an internal Meta document, the company may launch the product “during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.””

#eff #facebook #meta #privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans

EFF:

"...The New York Times reported that Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses. According to an internal Meta document, the company may launch the product “during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.” ..."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans

#Facebook #Meta #privacy #bigbrother #surveillance

🎥🔴Episode #40 of This Week in Privacy is live in 15 minutes, we'll be answering questions from the community and covering the latest privacy news! Come say hi! 👋 youtube.com/live/Rdn43VA... #privacy #privacyguides #discord

Discord Wants Your ID! | This ...

🎥🔴Episode #40 of This Week in Privacy is live in 15 minutes, we'll be answering questions
from the community and covering the latest privacy news! Come say hi! 👋

https://streamyard.com/watch/m2YHRZZyJ3BP

#privacy #privacyguides #discord

Thoroughly enjoyed this talk by Mexican philosopher Carissa Véliz on privacy, and why there's no democracy without privacy.

She chose an apt story to make privacy tangible, even for the "I have nothing to hide" type crowd.

Collecting data vs. not collecting data that's not essential to provide a service or run a society has been, and can be a matter of life and death.

She talks about a well documented event from WWII: Nazis managed to find and kill more Jews in the Netherlands than in France because the country collected more data on people.

"Of all the countries occupied by Germany during World War II, the Netherlands had the most robust pre-war population registry."

This was due to effrots from Jacob Lentz, an official who was obsessed with the idea of creating the perfect, fool-proof identity card.

She goes on:
"
In contrast, France had made a conscious decision back in 1872 not to collect certain kinds of data about people, including things like
whether you were Jewish and where your grandparents lived. And because of that decision in France, the Nazis only found 25% of the Jewish population versus 73%. 

The contrast is in the hundreds of thousands of people. It matters and we should learn from history."

There's far more in the video but I don't want to give it all away. Well worth watching.

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

#privacy

⚠️ Discord is testing UK age verification using a third-party vendor called Persona.

This may involve ID + biometric checks, and Discord says submitted info can be stored for up to 7 days before deletion.

Persona’s policy also mentions pulling data from public sources + third-party databases.
Privacy folks: read carefully before proceeding.

#Privacy #Discord #UK #DigitalRights

Ring Boasts About Power to Surveil Entire Neighborhoods

Ring doorbells can now surveil living beings throughout every neighborhood the devices might be found and their latest data sharing agreement with surveillance company Flock has many activists up in arms, as that startup has no qualms with working closely with federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

#FlockSafety #ice #ring #searchparty #pets #Amazon #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://futurism.com/future-society/ring-doorbell-surveillance-dog

Obdachlosenhilfe in #Hamburg - Notprogramm zweiter Klasse

In Hamburg dürfen nicht alle ins Winternotprogramm. Wer nicht mitwirkt an der Aufklärung seiner Lage, soll in eine Wärmestube ohne Betten …..

https://taz.de/Obdachlosenhilfe-in-Hamburg/!6153622/

#Diskriminierung #Obdachlosigkeit #Datenschutz #Daten #Privacy #Deutschland #HH

Europe's privacy watchdogs reject Commission's plan to narrow GDPR protections: European data protection authorities strongly oppose proposed GDPR changes in Digital Omnibus, warning modifications would weaken privacy rights rather than simplify compliance. https://ppc.land/europes-privacy-watchdogs-reject-commissions-plan-to-narrow-gdpr-protections/ #GDPR #Privacy #DataProtection #DigitalOmnibus #EU

Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #flock #ring #amazon

Session’s co‑founder Kee Jefferys says users don’t need to quit WhatsApp entirely — privacy tools should offer choice, not replacement. 🧭
He stresses that private messaging must be accessible, optional, and free from data harvesting. 🔐

@session

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/session-co-founder-interview/

#TechNews #Privacy #Messaging #Security #Encryption #OpenSource #FOSS #Decentralization #Data #Freedom #Innovation #Apps #Session #WhatsApp #Messaging

Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

"...On social media, alarmed Discord users protested the move, doubting whether Discord could be trusted with their most sensitive information after Discord age verification data was recently breached. In October, hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 Discord users from a third-party service that Discord previously trusted to verify ages in the United Kingdom and Australia...."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/

#privacy #discord

@EUCommission want to make privacy law weaker to support #BigTech So #meta jump in with realtime face recognition in glasses. Not only privacy in jeopardy but also safety. Criminals and rapists can search easily for victims on street, clubs etc. #EU is NOT for #privacy but to support criminal tech companies.

https://www.security.nl/posting/924576/%27Meta+gaat+camerabrillen+dit+jaar+van+gezichtsherkenning+voorzien%27?channel=rss

TrustyTodo è un task manager basato su CalDAV che garantisce privacy totale, nessun lock‑in e un'interfaccia moderna per organizzare il lavoro. #TrustyTodo #CalDAV #Privacy"

https://www.linuxeasy.org/trustytodo-gestione-delle-attivita-caldav/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

"Ring cuts ties with controversial police tech company after 'dystopian' Super Bowl ad sparks a huge backlash"

"Ring has terminated its partnership with Flock Safety, as debates rage about user privacy and law enforcement access."

https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/ring-cuts-ties-with-controversial-police-tech-company-after-dystopian-super-bowl-ad-sparks-a-huge-backlash

#Privacy

JioSphere è il nuovo browser sviluppato in India che punta su privacy, personalizzazione e integrazione Web3 con JioCoin. #JioSphere #Browser #Privacy #Linux

https://www.linuxeasy.org/jiosphere-browser-privacy-personalizzazione-web3/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Meta Explores Facial Recognition for Smart Glasses Amid Privacy Debates

https://newsletter.tf/meta-face-id-smart-glasses-privacy/

Meta may add facial recognition to smart glasses, raising privacy concerns.

#Meta, #SmartGlasses, #FacialRecognition, #Privacy, #AI

Meta May Add Face ID to Smart Glasses

Meta is thinking about adding technology to its smart glasses that can recognize faces. This idea has started a discussion about privacy and keeping personal information safe.

https://newsletter.tf/meta-face-id-smart-glasses-privacy/

#Meta, #SmartGlasses, #FacialRecognition, #Privacy, #AI

Meta Explores Facial Recognition for Smart Glasses Amid Privacy Scrutiny

https://newsletter.tf/meta-face-scan-smart-glasses-privacy/

Meta may put face scanning technology in its smart glasses, raising privacy concerns.

#Meta, #SmartGlasses, #FacialRecognition, #Privacy, #AI

Meta May Add Face Scanning to Smart Glasses Again

Meta is reportedly looking into adding facial recognition technology to its new smart glasses. This feature could help the glasses identify people. However, this has brought up new questions about privacy and how personal information will be kept safe.

https://newsletter.tf/meta-face-scan-smart-glasses-privacy/

#Meta, #SmartGlasses, #FacialRecognition, #Privacy, #AI