🔁 LibRedirect automatically redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit & more to privacy-friendly frontends like Invidious, Nitter, and Piped.

No tracking. No Big Tech UI. Just content.

LibRedirect is the actively maintained successor to Privacy Redirect — with more services, more frontends, and better browser support.

👉 https://github.com/libredirect/browser_extension

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#Privacy #OpenSource #DeGoogle #BrowserExtensions #TrackingFree #DigitalFreedom

🔐 Cryptomator encrypts your files before they ever reach the cloud — so Google Drive, Dropbox, and others can’t read your data.

Open-source, independently audited, and trusted by the privacy & de-Google community for years.

👉 https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator

🔍 Listed on https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #Encryption #OpenSource #CloudSecurity #DeGoogle #DataProtection

TikTok’s new age-detection tech seems like a better solution than automatically banning youth accounts. But experts say it still requires social platforms to surveil users more closely.

Alt...

Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise?

🚨 A new privacy & security–related development is raising concerns for users and administrators, highlighting once again how fast-moving changes in tech can introduce unexpected risks.

Staying informed and cautious is key as the situation evolves.
👉 https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/2026/01/news19.html

#TechNews #Privacy #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #SecurityAwareness

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

The tech giant said it receives around 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year and will provide them to governments in response to valid court orders. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #microsoft

If you are using Microsoft for anything secure, it might be time to really re-evaluate some choices.

Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

#Microsoft #FBI #Bitlocker #Encryption #Privacy #Security #Surveillance #Tech

With the dance group I organize, we finally reached 150 people on Signal.
We even got a popup on the fact that sending message might become slower (because of real e2ee).

Anyway, that is 150 more people that have a better privacy option.

Don't listen to people telling you that nobody will join if you use Signal instead of WhatsApp or Telegram. They will, if they really care of what you want to create. And if they don't, maybe it's OK to not have a ghost town anyway full of people joining but not participating.

#signal #dance #forro #privacy #e2ee #strasbourg

RE: https://mastodon.social/@adastra1930/115907889643635879

If it CAN be used for surveillance, it WILL be used for surveillance - it's only a question of when.

People kept saying it & were called alarmist & hyberbolic & worse.

God, how I wish we were learning from our mistakes, world. Pleeze. Pleeeeze.

#tech #surveillance #capitalism #fascism #privacy

France’s top court orders VPNs like NordVPN, Surfshark & ProtonVPN to block pirate streaming sites. ⚖️
Ruling treats VPNs as “technical intermediaries,” expanding EU anti-piracy powers. 🔒
Raises debate on privacy vs. rights enforcement. 🌍

🔗 https://troypoint.com/france-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-pirate-sites/

#TechNews #VPN #Privacy #Censorship #Cybersecurity #France #EU #Regulation #Streaming #DataProtection #OpenInternet #Policy #Innovation #Rights #Digital

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike launches Confer, an end-to-end encrypted AI assistant. 🔒
Cloud-based models ensure only users access unscrambled data, blocking corporate surveillance of prompts and chats. ⚖️

This counters Big Tech's data extraction for ads and training, bolstering user rights. 📊

@signalapp

🔗 https://time.com/7346534/signal-confer-ai-moxie-marlinspike/

#TechNews #AI #Privacy #Encryption #Security #BigTech #Data #UserRights #AIethics #Cybersecurity #Innovation #Freedom #DigitalRights #OnlineSafety

UK launches consultation on VPN regulation and children’s online safety after Lords back a VPN ban for under-18s.

Proposals also include social media limits and age verification requirements.

🔗 https://www.technadu.com/uk-vpn-consultation-and-child-online-safety-policy-update/618958/

Does this improve safety - or weaken privacy protections?

#OnlineSafety #VPN #UKPolicy #InfoSec #Privacy

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UK Considers New Rules on VPNs and Social Media to Protect Children Online

🚀 NEW: Gemini Protocol - A Human-Centric Alternative to the AI-Driven Web

In an era of AI slop, pervasive tracking & algorithmic feeds, Gemini offers a refuge: mandatory encryption, no cookies, no JavaScript, pure content.

History, NASA connection, technical overview, privacy benefits & limitations.

I also maintain a capsule at gemini://nicfab.eu

🔗 https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/gemini-protocol/

#Gemini #Privacy #SmallWeb #DigitalRights #PrivacyByDesign #FOSS #AI @lagrange @jk

Ohio Supreme Court rules school’s newsletter email list to parents and students must be made public under state law

Opponents argued it was restricted to protect student's #privacy

The decision stems from a mandamus action filed by Darbi Boddy, a former Lakota Local School District board member in Butler County who sought the newsletter distribution list used by the superintendent to email weekly updates to families and community members.

#Ohio #law #courts #foia

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01/ohio-supreme-court-rules-schools-newsletter-email-list-must-be-made-public-under-state-law.html

https://archive.ph/r9nPF

I see some people still using ancient PGP keys. GnuPG offers Linux repositories for updating to the latest versions of GnuPG with new expert features for key generation. Recent versions support both Kyber1024 and Goldilocks448 keys (and more).

Once installed run: :~$ gpg --full-generate-key --expert

New GnuPG Repositories for Debian, Ubuntu, and Devuan: Stable and Development Branches Available

https://www.gnupg.org/blog/20250827-new-repository.html

#PGP #GPG #PQC #GnuPG #Encryption #Cryptography #Privacy #Signatures #Kyber #Goldilocks #ED448 #Keys #PublicKey

Remote work without Big Tech? At virebent.art we host:

CryptPad - docs, sheets, presentations, kanban with end-to-end encryption
https://cryptpad.virebent.art

Jitsi Meet - video calls with no account, no tracking
https://jitsi.virebent.art

Two tools, zero surveillance. All open source.

Collaborate on documents, make calls, organize projects. Without giving away your data.

#RemoteWork #Privacy #OpenSource #CryptPad #Jitsi #FOSS #DigitalRights

Hundreds of millions of Bluetooth audio devices need urgent patches ⚙️
Researchers found flaws in Google’s Fast Pair protocol letting attackers link, listen, or track users—even iPhone owners 📡
Highlights tension between seamless UX and user privacy 🔒

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/

#TechNews #Privacy #CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #Bluetooth #Android #iPhone #Google #Vulnerability #Security #UserRights #Tech #OpenSource #Tracking #SoftwareUpdate #Audio #Music #Musica #Devices #Apple #iPhone

Google’s Gemini A.I. now scans your entire inbox to “help” you summarize, reply & organize. 📬
That’s not assistance — that’s surveillance wrapped in productivity branding. 🔍

If your emails need an opt‑out clause, maybe the feature shouldn’t exist by default. ⚠️

🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/personaltech/gmail-gemini-ai-email-inbox.html

#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Google #Gmail #Surveillance #Data #Security #UserRights #BigTech #DigitalEthics #OnlinePrivacy #TechPolicy #Accountability #AIethics #Cybersecurity #Gemini #Email

I suppose it's good to warn hack victims of potential exploits involving their data, but this PR from ManageMyHealth seems entirely speculative. The asterisks are mine.

"... fraudsters *could* now be attempting to contact its customers..."

"... people *might* now be sending spam or phishing emails that impersonate the company..."

"... secondary actors *may* impersonate MMH..."

More worrying is MMH saying it's "notified *most* of the people affected by the data breach" when it's been over three weeks since the hack was announced.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/584745/manage-my-health-data-breach-fraudsters-attempting-to-contact-customers

#ManageMyHealth #Privacy #NZ

"Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware"

"The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/ireland-proposes-new-law-allowing-police-to-use-spyware/

#Privacy

Not only does this bill prevent you from modifying your machine this database of banned shapes is clearly the infrastructure needed to police EVERYTHING you print.

Oh that shape of a part for your car? Yea that's copyrighted and if you try to print it your in trouble!

Oh whats that, your medical device is over charging you for simple plastic parts? Go kick rocks!

You modded a printer and made your kid a toy, that's not copyright approved? You're a felon now!

#WA #PNW #privacy

Nobody warns teams about clipboard risk — but it’s real.
Passwords, API keys, internal notes, crypto addresses, even client data often live briefly in clipboard memory, logs, or clipboard managers.
It’s a tiny surface area with real security implications.
Privacy isn’t just tools. It’s operational hygiene.
#Privacy #Security #B2B #Infosec #DigitalHygiene

📡 Updated my Gemini capsule! / Aggiornata la mia capsula Gemini!

New posts on #Privacy, #GDPR, #AIAct and digital rights.
Nuovi post su privacy, protezione dei dati personali e regolamentazione IA.

🇬🇧 🇮🇹 Bilingual content / Contenuti bilingue

gemini://nicfab.eu/

Feed: gemini://nicfab.eu/atom.xml

#Gemini #Geminispace #SmallWeb #DigitalRights #DirittiDigitali

@AAKL @appleinsider I offer there is only the illusion of #privacy now.

Is there a way to approximate traceroute between two machines neither of which I have access to? Internet searches found nothing. (I know it might be a strange question, but the security and privacy aware will have a hunch what this is about.) Feel free to DM me if you need more info.

#dns #routing #CyberSecurity #privacy

#Surveillance and #ICE Are Driving #Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns

A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health #privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care.

https://www.wired.com/story/surveillance-and-ice-are-driving-patients-away-from-medical-care-report-warns/