Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

@signalapp

🔗 https://cyberinsider.com/signal-threatens-to-leave-canada-over-proposed-lawful-access-bill/

#TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

Tom’s Hardware: Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says ‘Let’s take Bandera back to 1880’ after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader. “Bandera, Texas, a small town of around 900 residents located about 40 miles northeast of San Antonio, Texas, opted to cancel its Flock AI contract. Three of the […]

PetaPixel: Disneyland Sued Over Use of Facial Recognition Tech at Park Entrances. “A visitor is suing Disneyland for $5 million for allegedly failing to properly disclose the use of facial-recognition technology at park entrances and collecting sensitive data on guests. Summer Christine Duffield of Riverside County filed the lawsuit following a May 10 visit to Disneyland and its sister park, […]

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

Hoodline San Francisco: SF Lawyers Say Hisense TVs Turn Your Living Room Into a Spy Den. “San Francisco lawyers say Hisense USA has turned millions of its smart TVs into always-on surveillance tools, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The complaint alleges the sets’ automatic content recognition, or ACR, can grab snapshots of what is on a screen as often as every […]

The biggest threat to your privacy, security, civil liberties, rights, and justice is not Russia, China, the United States, or any other country. It is not nationalism, fascism, libertarianism, or any other political ideology.

Your greatest threat is also something everyone wants — including you: money.

Money changes incentives. Corporations will sell you out for it. Governments will look the other way when it benefits them. And in the right circumstances, even friends or family may turn against you for it.

Money — or more precisely, the pursuit of wealth — is one of the most powerful forces shaping human behavior, and often the one most capable of overriding trust, ethics, and principle.

#Money #Wealth #Privacy #Security #Government #Rights #Justice

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A small burlap sack overflowing with shiny gold coins sits against a transparent checkerboard background. The bag is made of rough woven fabric with a folded rim and tied loosely near the top with a drawstring. Dozens of bright metallic coins are stacked and scattered inside the sack, reflecting warm golden light. Several coins have spilled out onto the surface around the base of the bag, creating a scattered pile in front. The overall image has a rich, treasure-like appearance with strong gold tones contrasting against the textured tan fabric.

Mozilla warned the UK against targeting VPNs to enforce Online Safety Act age checks, calling them essential privacy and security infrastructure. 🔐
The Firefox maker said age-gating VPNs would expand surveillance while failing to address weak verification systems and platform design issues. 🌐

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/mozilla-warns-uk-breaking-vpns-will-not-magically-fix-britains-age-check-mess/5241770

#TechNews #Mozilla #Firefox #VPN #Privacy #OnlineSafetyAct #Firefox #DigitalRights #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Encryption #Security #OpenWeb #UK #DataPrivacy #AgeVerification

Google is testing reduced free cloud storage for new accounts created without phone number verification, cutting capacity from 15GB to 5GB. ☁️
The change links Gmail, Drive, and Photos storage access to identity verification, increasing pressure to provide personal data. 📱

🔗 https://www.pcworld.com/article/3140911/google-quietly-cuts-free-storage-to-5gb-without-a-phone-number.html

#TechNews #Google #Privacy #CloudStorage #Gmail #GoogleDrive #GooglePhotos #DataPrivacy #DigitalRights #BigTech #Surveillance #Internet #Security #OnlinePrivacy #Technology #Drive #Photo

A win for privacy. Google and Apple keeps their promises about End-to-End Encryption for RCS.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/victory-end-end-encrypted-rcs-comes-apple-and-android-chats?utm_source=effector

#privacy #security #e2ee

Harvard Business Review: How Stronger Privacy Laws Convinced Consumers to Share More Data. “Companies often fear that stronger privacy regulations will mean they’ll have less access to valuable consumer data. But an analysis of 16,000 U.S. customers using an engagement app found that after 2023 privacy laws took effect in California and Virginia, users in those two states divulged more data […]

I don't know how well E2EE will benefit me if they are trying to surveil me in other ways.

Discord now has end-to-end encryption on all calls - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/2177277/discord-now-has-end-to-end-encryption-on-all-calls/

#Discord #E2EE #Encryption #Security #Privacy #Tech #Gaming

Android 17 adds scam-call detection for banking apps, expanded anti-stalkerware protections, and stronger theft recovery controls across devices. 📲
Google is also rolling out OTP shielding, post-quantum cryptography, and tighter app access limits to reduce tracking and credential theft risks. 🔐

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-17-to-expand-banking-scam-call-and-privacy-protections/

#TechNews #Android17 #Android #Google #Privacy #Cybersecurity #MobileSecurity #Scam #Encryption #PostQuantum #PlayProtect #Security #Infosec #DataProtection #Technology

Apple backed Google in opposing EU proposals that would require Android to give rival AI services deeper access to apps and system features. 📱
Apple warned the DMA measures could weaken privacy, security, and device integrity as regulators push for more user choice in AI assistants. ⚖️

🔗 https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/13/apple-warns-eu-against-forcing-google-to-open-android-to-ai-rivals/

#TechNews #Apple #iPhone #iOS #Google #Android #AI #DMA #Europe #EU #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Antitrust #OpenSource #Regulation #Mobile #Security #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

Engadget: Discord now has end-to-end encryption on all calls. “Your calls on Discord are now truly private. The social platform says it’s completed its years-long endeavor to apply end-to-end encryption in all voice and video calls. This security is applied to all calls outside of stage channels, with no need to opt into the added protection.”

RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/116606089296164399

Remember this whenever you hear claims that your data is secure on some system or other that you do not own and control.

Like all that additional data governments want to gather via the slippery slope of “age verification” in the EU.

The only data that is actually secure on a third party is data you haven’t shared with the third party.

Hence: data minimisation.

Had I mentioned GDMR yet today? Because I feel I might have. But hey, here it is again:

https://ar.al/2018/11/29/gdmr-this-one-simple-regulation-could-end-surveillance-capitalism-in-the-eu/

#data #security #privacy #GDMR #microsoft #github #hack

"Age verification is an impossibility, and an impossibly terrible idea with impossibly vast consequences for privacy and the open web..." - @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/14/bellovin/#wont-someone-think-of-the-cryptographers

#AgeVerification #privacy #security #tech

Asteroid 2024 YR4 passing closer than the moon sounds alarming until you realize space agencies tracked it weeks out and confirmed zero impact risk.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/ucn2sn

Encryption #Security #Privacy #ThreatIntel #DataPrivacy

🤖 Claude Upgrades Privacy with Tunnels and Sandboxes

Anthropic just rolled out MCP tunnels and self-hosted sandboxes for Claude Managed Agents. Big privacy and security boost.

https://www.byte-pulse.net/article/claude-upgrades-privacy-with-tunnels-and-sandboxes

#claude #anthropic #privacy #security

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Claude Upgrades Privacy with Tunnels and Sandboxes

Returning taskbar customization to Windows 11 sounds like a user experience win, but here is what most people are missing entirely.

UI flexibility has zero bearing on your actual attack surface.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/rdoaph

Encryption #Security #Privacy #InfoSec #DataPrivacy

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

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 […]

Du néolibéralisme à l’illibéralisme : la crise du futur devient un ordre autoritaire

De Beckert à Ward, en passant par Davies, Hendrikse et Scheiring & Szombati, un même diagnostic se dessine : quand le néolibéralisme perd sa promesse d’avenir, il ne disparaît pas, il se recompose en sécurité, souveraineté, surveillance et autoritarisme. #security #sovereignty #surveillance #authoritarianism #neoliberalism #illiberalism #politics L’ensemble des études discutées ici…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/du-neoliberalisme-a-lilliberalisme-la-crise-du-futur-devient-un-ordre-autoritaire/

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

Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools

https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/05/15/mozilla-to-uk-regulators-vpns-are-essential-privacy-and-security-tools-and-should-not-be-undermined/

#HackerNews #Mozilla #VPNs #privacy #security #UKRegulators

📝 New article: NNTP Revival: Decentralized Alternative to Social Media Surveillance

Explore NNTP and Usenet newsgroups as surveillance-resistant alternatives to centralized social platforms. Discover our News.Tcpreset.Net initiative for distributed communication.

🔗 https://www.virebent.art/blog/nntp-revival-social-media-alternative.html

#privacy #security #opensource #virebent

try and make a search for "Bwn6fOzW0Zc6VfNNCAo1bWRmG2a" and see how many wordpress sites have been visited by a specific malware....mind you, these are just the ones where it failed to deploy the backdoor correctly.
#security #infosec #malware #wordpress

If you’ve stayed in a hotel in Japan recently, you’ll want to read this. A security lapse in a check-in system left more than one million customer passports, driver’s licenses and verification photos open to the public. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/Av7coy

#Tech #Security #Hacking #Technology #Japan

ZDNet: The best secure browsers for privacy in 2026: Expert tested . “In ZDNET’s latest update, we conducted a thorough editorial review and changed the rankings of our top choices to better reflect new developments. We also overhauled our FAQ section.”

It feels like there's a new Bitlocker issue every single day...

I'm all for full disk encryption and I try not to be overly obnoxious with constant "but on Linux..." comments, but man, it really is true that Linux handles FDE so much better. 🤦‍♂️

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-bitlocker-zero-day-gives-access-to-protected-drives-poc-released/

#linux #security #cybersecurity #windows #encryption #bitlocker

OK. With Bitwarden acting every bit the American company it is, are there any drop-in replacements out there? Preferably standalone rather than part of a package. #security #passwordmanager https://www.fastcompany.com/91542655/bitwarden-scrubs-always-free-and-inclusion-values-from-its-website-as-longtime-execs-step-down

We open sourced Enclave's MLS Protocol encryption SDK

Enclave가 MLS(Messaging Layer Security) 프로토콜 암호화 SDK를 오픈소스로 공개했습니다. 이 SDK는 GNU Affero General Public License v3 하에 배포되며, 네트워크 서버 소프트웨어의 소스 코드 공개를 보장하는 라이선스입니다. 공개된 라이브러리는 MLS 프로토콜의 핵심 암호화 기능을 포함하고 있어, 보안 통신을 구현하는 AI 서비스 및 에이전트 개발에 활용할 수 있습니다. 개발자들은 이 SDK를 통해 안전한 멀티파티 메시징 환경을 구축할 수 있으며, 오픈소스 특성상 커뮤니티 협업과 개선도 기대됩니다.

https://github.com/Enclave-Social/enclave-mls-sdk

#mls #encryption #sdk #opensource #security

Bitlocker is a disk #encryption feature shipped with #Windows. It is designed to protect sensitive data by encrypting entire drives, ensuring that information remains secure, especially if a device is lost or stolen. Many, many, many enterprises use it to protect portable media.

A #vulnerability has just been published, that backdoors #Bitlocker completely on Win11. (Doesn't work on 10, previous versions untested.)

Researchers posit that it is a backdoor because it is undocumented, and only enabled on certain configurations.

What does this mean for you as an enduser? If you use bitlocker as your encryption, and someone has access to your system, they can jailbreak it. Is it likely? No.

What does it mean if you're corporate IT? My hair is on fire, my hair is on fire!

The bigger question is: who put the access there and why.

https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey

#infosec #security #backdoor #yellowkey