No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's #Surveillance Nightmare

In the ad, the company previewed future surveillance of our streets: a world where #biometric #identification could be unleashed from consumer devices to #identify , #track, & locate anything — human, pet, & otherwise.

The ad for Ring’s “ #SearchParty ” feature highlighted the #doorbell camera’s ability to scan footage across #Ring devices in a neighborhood, using #AI analysis
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0

Google Blog: A simpler way to remove explicit images from Search. “Today, we’re introducing a new, simpler way for people to request the removal of non-consensual explicit images from Search. This update builds on the range of protections in Search for victims of this harmful content.”

#Google sells your Information to Cops

#Data #Surveillance #Privacy

Alt...

Google sells your information to cops

Don't let Google & co. take over our lives and spaces!
Fuck off #Google!

"Google steals and exploits our #data for profit and turned this behaviour into a norm. It also colonizes our physical spaces. Google canceled its plan for a ‘Google Campus’ in Kreuzberg, Berlin under pressure by the neighborhood; yet it continues its expansion worldwide.
As a decentralized network of people, we want to keep our lives and spaces free from this law- and tax-evading company and its peers, and oppose the dystopian future they offer.
More on our wiki....."
https://wiki.fuckoffgoogle.de/index.php?title=Main_Page

https://search.fuckoffgoogle.net

#Surveillance #capitalism #Antirepor #Data #Privacy

Alt...

big above the search bar it says Fuck off Google in different colours then the search bar below it says "Results are sourced through a proxy from Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. to ensure that you do not share any personal or behavioural information with these companies. These results are "neutral", meaning they are not influenced by your profile (you are outside the "filter bubble" used to present you with ads you are more likely to click on...). This service is brought to you by neighbours from Kreuzberg (Berlin) and an international group working together to drive a "Google Campus" out of our neighbourhood and Google (and its world!) out of our lives. Join us! (Our server does its best to protect your privacy: no logs are stored)."

Discord To Roll Out Age Verification Policies Worldwide, Months After Hack Exposed Users' IDs - via GameSpot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/discord-to-roll-out-age-verification-policies-worldwide-months-after-hack-exposed-users-ids/1100-6538028/
#Discord #Privacy #WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong #IdentityTheft

Daily Digest | 11 February 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

The Guardian: Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. “Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database of automated license plate reader data, including from school cameras, for immigration-related investigations.”

Since the 1970s, there has been a continual tendency to over-estimate the #surveillance capacities of new #technologies. In the sense of the physical invasion of #privacy, surveillance comprises five sequential events: the capacity to #observe; the act of observation; comprehension of what is seen; intervention on the basis of that knowledge; and a consequent change of behaviour by the subject. Too often the final four have been assumed from the possibility of the first.

David Vincent, Privacy

"Discord alternatives" searches jump 10,000% overnight as the gaming platform introduces global age verification — Is a total collapse imminent?

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/discord-alternative-search-10000-percent-stoat

#Discord #AgeVerification #IDverification #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #security #technology #gaming #messaging #socialmedia

Online #privacy is the cornerstone of a democratic cyberspace, a fundamental right that empowers individuals to shape their digital identity. It's not just about hiding; it's about the power to choose what facets of our lives we share in the virtual arena. As #technology advances, the call to preserve online privacy becomes more urgent, guiding us towards a future where the digital landscape is a reflection of our choices, not an open book for #surveillance.

James William Steven Parker

#quote

Can I have some recommendations for the privacy respecting web-based platform for version control and repository management? Ditching Github once for all

#programming #git #versioncontrol #privacy

I dont like #windows because you cannot make it truly yours with customization, #privacy wise and etc

The reason why I have choosen to use certain applications, OSes or gadgets is mainly because of the three following things:
- privacy / security
- accessibility
- customization

And thats why I could never use windows

Subscribe to The Privacy Cloud, a free bi-weekly newsletter that discusses online privacy. New posts are published on Wednesdays, and each month features a roundup of privacy-related news that I find worth reading.

I am by no means a privacy expert; I'm simply someone who is merging my expanding knowledge of privacy with my writing skills to help others learn how to reclaim their privacy.

https://theprivacycloud.substack.com/

#privacy

Check out The Privacy Cloud's monthly news roundup for January.

https://theprivacycloud.substack.com/p/january-2026-privacy-news-roundup

#privacy #security

The 3-question privacy test:

1. Is it open source?
2. Has it been audited?
3. Do security experts trust it?

3 YES = Probably trustworthy
0-2 YES = Don't trust this app

You don't need to understand encryption.
You just need to know what questions to ask.

Full guide with real examples:
https://snugg.social/en/blog/how-to-verify-encryption-claims

#Privacy #Security #PrivacyTips #OpenSource

Daily Podcast: The Super Bowl Ad That Created Privacy Concerns

#News #TechNews #SuperBowl #SuperBowlLX #Ring #Amazon #Privacy #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/sba

The Super Bowl Ad That Created Privacy Concerns

#News #TechNews #SuperBowl #SuperBowlLX #Ring #Amazon #Privacy

https://youtu.be/HUmB4l71RAs

"To date, the security measures implemented for LLM-based tools have not kept pace with the growing risks. In its response to The New York Times’ request for chat histories, Open AI indicated that it is working on “client-side encryption for your messages with ChatGPT” — yet even here the company hints at deploying “fully automated systems to detect safety issues in our products,” which sounds very much like client-side scanning (CSS). CSS, which involves scanning the content on an individual’s device for some class of objectionable material, before it is sent onwards via an encrypted messaging platform, is a lose-lose proposition that undermines encryption, increases the risk of attack, and opens the door to mission creep.

By contrast, the open source community has made positive strides in prioritizing confidentiality. OpenSecret’s MapleAI supports a multidevice end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, while Moxie Marlinspike, co-author of Signal’s E2EE protocol, has launched ‘Confer,’ an open source AI assistant that protects all user prompts, responses, and related data. But for now at least, such rights-respecting solutions remain the exception rather than the norm.

Unbridled AI adoption combined with depressingly lax security practices demands urgent action. The security issues associated with advanced AI tools are the consequences of deliberately prioritizing profit and competitiveness over the security and safety of at-risk communities, and they will not resolve on their own. While we would love to see companies self-correct, governments should not shy away from demanding that these companies prioritize security and human rights, especially when public money is being spent to procure and build ‘public interest’ AI tools. In the meantime, we can all also choose to support open, accountable rights-respecting alternatives to the big name models and tools where possible."
https://www.accessnow.org/artificial-insecurity-compromising-confidentality/
#AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Privacy #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #Encryption

"Encrypted" ≠ Private

There are 3 types:

1. Transport encryption (HTTPS)
→ Company can read everything

2. At-rest encryption
→ Company can read everything

3. End-to-end encryption
→ Company CANNOT read

Most apps say "encrypted" and mean #1 or #2.

Only #3 protects privacy.

Learn to tell the difference:
https://snugg.social/en/blog/how-to-verify-encryption-claims

#Privacy #Encryption #E2E #Security

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Techcrunch: Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/

#privacy #journalism #google #fascism

FreeTube is an open-source desktop YouTube client focused on privacy.

It blocks ads and Google tracking, giving you a cleaner YouTube experience without logging in. A great option if you want to watch content with less tracking.

👉 https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

👉 More tools like this: https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #DeGoogle #YouTube #Desktop

Data Breach Discord Announces Global Age Verification

Discord has announced that they will begin demanding everyone abide by age verification starting in March.

https://www.freezenet.ca/data-breach-discord-announces-global-age-verification/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #DataBreach #Discord #FacialRecognition #ID #PersonalInformation

'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

The decision has sparked a wave of online anger not seen since Disney+ suspended Jimmy Kimmel.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/what-a-great-way-to-kill-your-community-discord-users-are-furious-about-its-new-age-verification-checks-and-are-now-hunting-for-alternatives

#Discord #AgeVerification #IDverification #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #security #technology #gaming #messaging #socialmedia

Privacy is fascinating AND very important, but I've learned it can be part of something much bigger."

https://techlore.tv/w/2MeBGX2Gj7Rb7YahYrFLnS

#privacy #peerTube #freedom

Pretty sure I don't have to say this but let's just be clear..

On #Mastodon we DO NOT WANT your ID or any other PERSONAL verification!

You can even use a disposable email if you like!❤️

#PRIVACY MATTERS!

#Discord

Discord introduces global “teen-by-default” age verification

https://proton.me/blog/discord-global-age-verfication

#tech #technology #privacy #security #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #ageverification #discord #protonmail

"Coalition Urges California to Revoke Permits for Federal License Plate Reader Surveillance"

"Group led by EFF and Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Asks Gov."

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/coalition-urges-california-revoke-permits-federal-license-plate-reader-surveillance

#Privacy

Good discussion about the risks of cloud-connected cameras

https://www.between-two-firewalls.com/outsourcing-the-surveillance-state-home-security-camera-edition/

#privacy #legal #cameras #cloud