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#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

Lifehacker: Nine Phone Settings to Change Before Attending a Protest. “Before you head out to a protest, take some precautions to protect your privacy and both the physical and digital security of any device you bring along. The most secure option, of course, is to leave your phone at home, but you can also lock things down to minimize the risk that your data will be accessible to law […]

Daily Digest | 2 February 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

3 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

LOL my son was humming "Push It" by Salt N'Pepa today, because I linked to the YouTube video recently because it was a Friday (i.e. push to prod Friday), and YouTube decided this household are fans of Salt-N-Pepa and was using that as the background music to some Facebook ad due to ad sharing.

(I don't ever see those, because, I refuse to use Facebook and have ad blockers pretty much firewalling off anything I use from that stuff... doesn't mean they aren't profiling me based on my YouTube watches, however).

#privacy #advertising

ICE’s New Surveillance Nightmare Exposed
#ice #privacy #surveillance #technology

https://substack.com/@legalaf/note/p-186554062?r=8jpw8

The Florida App Store Accountability Act is on the agenda to be heard by the Commerce and Tourism Committee this Wed, Feb 4 at 10:30 AM.

Call down this list of senators; tell them to oppose SB 1722.
https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/CM?pref=full

Details: https://www.miamitech.club/oppose-the-florida-app-store-accountability-act/

#Florida #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Tech #Apple #Google

Tails 7.4.1 emergency release patches critical OpenSSL vulnerabilities in Tor's encryption 🔒
Malicious relays could potentially deanonymize users; no known exploits so far ⚠️
Updates Tor to 0.4.8.22 and Thunderbird—essential upgrade for anonymity seekers 🛡️

@tails
@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4_1/

#TechNews #Privacy #Tails #Tor #OpenSource #Security #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Anonymity #DigitalRights #Linux #FOSS #UserFreedom #Mozilla #Firefox #Browser #Thunderbird

Tor Browser 15.0.5 released to fix Vietnamese text vandalism from malicious contributor 🛡️
No security impact, but prompts review of translation safeguards to protect open contributions 🔒
Updates Tor to 0.4.8.22, NoScript, and OpenSSL for better privacy and stability 💻

@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1505/

#TechNews #Privacy #Tor #OpenSource #Security #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Encryption #UserFreedom #Anonymity #FOSS #InternetFreedom #Browser #Mozilla #Firefox #Brave

Sharing this Proton article with their 2026 internet predictions 📱

🔍 EU eyes permanent "voluntary" message scanning
🪪 Global age verification laws risk ID breaches
⚠️ VPN blocks expand in democracies as rogue AI agents loom

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/2026-internet-predictions

#TechNews #Privacy #VPN #AI #Surveillance #Encryption #Regulation #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Cybersecurity #UserRights #BigTech #InternetFreedom #AgeVerification #Proton #ProtonMail #EU #Europe #ChatControl #VPN #ID

UK launches major police reforms with expanded AI and live facial recognition 📹
AI analyzes CCTV footage to free up 6M officer hours yearly; facial rec vans rise to 50 🔍
Privacy concerns grow as surveillance scales without clear civil liberty protections ⚖️

🔗 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-overhaul-shabana-mahmood-home-office-ai-b2907845.html

#TechNews #Privacy #AI #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #Security #Data #Regulation #BigTech #Police #CivilLiberties #Ethics #DigitalRights #Cybersecurity #UserRights #UK #UnitedKingdom #CCTV

UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for under-18s to enforce online age checks 📵
Sees privacy tools as evasion of child safety rules under Online Safety Act; now heads to Commons for review ⚖️
Raises questions about balancing child protection with fundamental user rights to privacy and anonymity 🔍

🔗 https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/uk-lords-vote-to-ban-vpns-for-children-as-pressure-on-the-privacy-tools-increases

#TechNews #Privacy #VPN #Security #Regulation #Data #BigTech #UserRights #DigitalRights #Censorship #Freedom #Policy #Safety #Cybersecurity #OnlineFreedom #UK #UnitedKingdom

WhatsApp faces lawsuit alleging end-to-end encryption is a sham 📱
Meta calls claims "false and absurd," vowing to countersue 🔐
Users must weigh trust in encryption claims against need for verification 🧩

🔗 https://www.pcmag.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-that-whatsapp-has-no-end-to-end-encryption?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B

#TechNews #Privacy #Encryption #Security #WhatsApp #Meta #Data #Surveillance #UserRights #BigTech #Transparency #Cybersecurity #Consent #OnlineSafety #Messaging

TikTok’s new US-based ownership is rolling out an updated privacy policy 📱
The app now collects more data — including users’ precise locations 🌎
Ownership change or not, data minimization remains the real test of accountability 🔍

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #AI #BigTech #Surveillance #SocialMedia #Policy #Transparency #UserRights #Ethics #Consent #Regulation #OnlineSafety #TikTok #US #USA

Netflix’s $ bid to acquire Warner Bros. raises fresh privacy questions 🎥
Merging two massive data sets—viewing, search, and location—could deepen user profiling risks 🔍
Regulators must weigh not just competition, but consent 🧩

🔗 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/netflixs-bid-for-warner-bros-highlights-privacy-concerns

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Streaming #BigTech #Antitrust #Regulation #AI #Surveillance #Security #Ethics #ConsumerRights #Policy #DataProtection #Transparency #Netflix #Stream

Many institutions are committed to #sustainability.
For this reason alone, #digitalsovereignty should be important to them.

Two years ago, scientists from @JLBe and its network published a study on the sustainable use of #smartphones.
👉 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sd.2995
It showed that typical #socialmedia apps such as #Instagram, #TikTok, #YouTube, etc. on #cellphones conflict with a number of sustainability goals.
Among other things, they cause high #energy consumption, which is not incurred directly on the smartphone, but in #datacenters and transmission networks. A large proportion of the #electricity consumption is due to the fact that these apps do not respect #privacy and data protection, but instead spy on users.

The use of #Mastodon and other #Fediverse services is more sustainable because much less data is exchanged between users' smartphones and the service instances.

🗓️ 2024‑11‑08 • #Android #Privacy #Security

Here’s a quick showdown if you’re thinking of leaving proprietary Android behind:

Murena / e‑OS (Fairphone 4):

Price: €449‑€499
CPU: Snapdragon 750G (≈ 1.9 k Geekbench multi) – decent but slower
GPU: Adreno 619 (≈ 1.1 TFLOPS)
RAM/Storage: 6 / 8 GB RAM, UFS 2.1
Security: Standard verified boot, no dedicated security chip
Updates: Depends on LineageOS – often lagging behind Google’s patches
Pros: Modular, repair‑friendly, microG gives partial Play‑Services compatibility

Graphene OS on Pixal 7: (You could use any Pixal phone from the 4 up to the pixal 10 fold and Tablet)

Price: $599 (~€560)
CPU: Google Tensor G2 (≈ 3.4 k Geekbench multi) – ~2× faster than Murena
GPU: Mali‑G710 MP7 (good for everyday gaming)
RAM/Storage: 8 GB RAM, UFS 3.1
Security: Titan M2 security co‑processor + hardware‑backed keystore, verified boot, attestation
Updates: Monthly security patches, 5 years guaranteed
Pros: Strongest hardware‑rooted security on a consumer phone, pure Android stack (no Google services when using Graphene OS)
Why switch?

Better hardware trust – Titan M2 beats standard boot‑loaders.
Faster updates – stay protected without waiting for LineageOS.
Higher performance – smoother multitasking & AI tasks.
True de‑Googling – Graphene OS runs a clean, auditable Android fork.
💭 If you value privacy and solid performance, the Pixel 7 + Graphene OS is the more compelling upgrade, even at a modest price premium.

#OpenSource #grapheneos #fairphone #degoogle #dataprivacy
@grapheneos @e_foundation 🔗 https://grapheneos.org / https://e.foundation

Here's the Seattle Police's own map of their warrant-less surveillance camera network.

If you, a loved one, neighbor or even frenemy are illegally stopped by ICE in these marked areas you should write to Mayor Katie Wilson and demand her office facilitate evidence gathering.

IF WE the people of Seattle have to be watched all the time by the cops in certain areas SO should ICE.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/483fdf81c01c4fa9977b38fb7649615e

#FuckICE #Seattle #SPD #PNW #Privacy #surveillance

Privacy isn’t just a concept anymore — it’s a product tier.

Free tools log, index, and expose data by default. Paid, privacy-first alternatives minimize visibility. That difference matters for both individual users and businesses with sensitive workflows.

This article breaks down how everyday products embed the privacy divide — from email to AI tools.

Read: https://medium.com/@biytelum/the-privacy-divide-is-built-into-the-products-you-use-and-you-probably-didnt-notice-446e061b0311

#Privacy #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #TechPolicy #B2B

The secure messaging app Signal remains the go-to tools for staying secure while conversing with sources, colleagues, friends, and family.
https://bsky.app/profile/freedom.press/post/3mdsj3olbd52y
#signal #privacy #security

I've published a new essay on my website.

“Into the Dark Wood: The Right to Be Unknown.”

Oblivion, autonomy, surveillance, and resisting a world that refuses to let us disappear.

https://ominous.net/The_Right_to_Be_Unknown.html

#Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalRights #DigitalAutonomy

https://lifehacker.com/tech/phone-security-before-attending-protest

9 phone settings to change before attending a protest

- Turn off face and fingerprint scanning
- Limit location tracking
- Turn off previews and notifications
- Adjust screen lock time
- Enable app pinning or Guided Access
- Use a SIM PIN
- Sign out of, hide, or delete apps
- Turn on Lockdown Mode or Advanced Protection
- Protect your privacy after a protest

#Privacy #Security #Protest #CivilRights #civilLiberties

Privacy Guides' Program Director @jonah gave an amazing speech last night in our weekly livestream!

It's a truly moving speech,
and an incredibly important statement in our current troubled times.

Fighting for privacy rights is a battle for human rights. Nobody lives in a vacuum.

We must build our communities to fight collectively 💛✊

Please watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ5_4Li9Gsc

#USpol #HumanRights #Privacy #ICEout #ICE #MassSurveillance #Minnesota #StandWithMinnesota

@sproid @itsalark @ebel
Yeah I agree and my approach with most people is to "filter out" the good people / keep the matching people more often (even though I think all can play a part) so even though talking is nearly non-existent, people can move on and simply try another person if they know they can... which means even with "1 in million chance" or "10 in a billion" we still might be able to get 10 and 1 or 2 trickling through constantly... but the way to filter in I think is the problem always (word of mouth / friends and family talking might be more real for people).

Not a perfect way or covering everyone but accepting enough to do with a few people and see if they are similar / matching / accepting in many ways. Else just say "thanks for the chat" and that's it.

I think a good enough system would help the human side as a way or web interface for #Jitsi to say "this is an open chat 25hours a day" to make it easier for people to talk and say "next!" / make other chat rooms from that...

I agree it's not just algorithms to blame and not easy - I think it's quite the same here on Mastodon too with even the best people chasing the tails of #privacy #tech etc - because as worthy as it is it's STILL not a lot of building of community and NOT PERSONAL -

e.g. #Mastodon could actively organise chats in Jitsi but doesn't and leaves people to their untrained state of theirself or think socialising is sending cat pictures on #Caturday... so it's a nice engine but not improving people by much when it could daily / month / yearly (at least!)

Wasted talents we are and not even working together as much!

Dveloping tech is different to Developing people and their character in communication - 2 different developments need to happen!)

We have too many lop-sided tech pro's that can do human stuff.

If developing human communication is not for tech people then that's what we have! (I think today that's true, great tech, #undeveloped / #under-developed people).

Hope I didn't skip any of your thoughts or points or sound like "this is the answer for everyone"...

But I am thinking...

❓ How to make #communication more fun? ❓

🧩 I think this is a puzzle (even if mostly for those that love talking already).

Any ideas how to make it more fun ? Perhaps paying people! :]

( Wait........ Maybe! )

Cryptpad is an interesting platform, you can collaborate, fully encrypted, no BigTech involved, there are already several instances and ofcourse you can start your own one.
https://cryptpad.org/instances/
#crpytpad #privacy #collaboration #e2ee #office

"When agentic AI systems fall into the wrong hands"

"Agentic AI is transforming daily life, but its autonomy raises urgent privacy, security and ethical risks."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/when-agentic-ai-systems-fall-into-the-wrong-hands

#Privacy

Senators Push for Answers on ICE's #Surveillance Shopping Spree

letter touches on many of the surveillance tech & companies that 404 has been writing about in recent months, including #Flock license plate readers, Penlink #socialMedia & location data monitoring, #Clearview AI’s #facialRecognition tech, #Paragon Solutions’ phone #hacking tech, as well as other social media scanning & #biometric collection DBs used by DHS in #Trump #immigration crackdown.
#privacy #alpr

https://www.404media.co/senators-push-for-answers-on-ices-surveillance-shopping-spree/

Reuters: Musk’s Starlink updates privacy policy to allow consumer data to train AI. “SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training, a shift that ​could bolster Elon Musk’s AI ambitions.”

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#Privacy #DataProtection #DigitalRights #GDPR #LGPD #Compliance #Infosec