soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
YouTube's AI face shield now covers every creator 18 and over: YouTube expands AI likeness detection beyond the Partner Program to all eligible creators aged 18+, enabling face scan requests and privacy removals in Studio. https://ppc.land/youtubes-ai-face-shield-now-covers-every-creator-18-and-over/ #YouTube #AI #Privacy #ContentCreation #DigitalRights
#LLRX #CyberSecurity @bespacific
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 15, 2026
Five highlights from this week: The #DHS Is Using Google to Spy on People Who Criticize #ICE Even Outside the US; No, Grandma, Brad Pitt Isn't Pitching Medicare on Facebook; Trump Says He Discussed ‘Standard’ AI Safety Guardrails With Xi. There’s No Such Thing Maybe there should be; #FCC Attempts to Solve #Robocalls Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem; and FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy
Posted in: #AI in #Banking and #Finance, #Privacy Search Engines, Search Strategies, Social Media
https://www.llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-may-15-2026/
"Reuters reported that governments in the UK, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, and the Philippines either launched investigations, issued takedown demands, or temporarily blocked access to Grok entirely. The European Commission then escalated the matter further by opening a Digital Services Act (DSA) investigation into X, arguing the company may have failed to conduct proper risk assessments before rolling out Grok’s image-generation features in Europe.
Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice President of the European Commission suggested X may have treated the rights of women and children as ‘collateral damage’ in its rapid deployment of AI tools. The controversy also triggered wider political debate over whether AI companies should face direct liability for foreseeable misuse of their systems, with the UK moving to criminalise certain forms of AI-generated intimate imagery and considering bans on ‘nudify’ applications altogether.
What we want to see
Generative AI is still a relatively novel phenomenon and has had limited testing against existing data protection frameworks. At times, those frameworks may need to be adaptable to remain relevant and applicable to real-world scenarios.
These frameworks play an important role in regulating AI. In countries that don’t have an AI-specific law, data protection laws are often the only legislative measure in place to constrain it. These investigations into GrokAI will be an important test of whether they can effectively constrain it and guard against the harm posed by generative AI.
We hope they are up to the task."
#GenerativeAI #AI #Grok #DataProtection #Privacy #AIRegulation #EU
The future of tech should not require giving up privacy.
That includes photo storage.
Megatech Photos.
Sign up: https://megatechphotos.com
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@Theeo123@mastodon.social
If you don't trust your ISP's DNS two of your best alternatives (from a privacy standpoint) are likely Quad9 and Mullvad (yes the VPN people)
🚨 This Week In Privacy #53 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll discuss Android 17 bringing some great privacy & security improvements and cover the latest in privacy & security news. Come say hi and chat with us live! 😊 www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
🚨 This Week In Privacy #53 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll discuss Android 17 bringing some great privacy & security improvements and the latest in privacy & security news.
Come say hi and chat with us live! 😊
Mezon is an open-source communication platform and Discord alternative built for communities, gaming, and team collaboration.
It supports voice/video calls, end-to-end encryption, bots, file sharing, AI features, and apps for web, desktop, and mobile.
Developers can self-host, build integrations, and customize the platform to fit their needs.
👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=mezon
#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #DiscordAlternative #Gaming #DigitalMinimalism
CCIA is asking lawmakers to advance comprehensive #privacy legislation that is durable, consistent, and innovation-friendly, not fragmented or overly prescriptive. Effective privacy frameworks should be risk-based, technology-neutral, and built on clear definitions that allow businesses to comply with confidence while protecting consumers. 1/2
Cell phone users can’t stop incriminating themselves
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/cell-phones-users-cant-stop-incriminating-themselves/
🚨 NEWS: AI tra locale e cloud: da Osaurus su Mac a Codex mobile, nuove frontiere di privacy e sicurezza
Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 L'intelligenza artificiale sta vivendo una trasformazione silenziosa ma profonda. Mentre i grandi modelli cloud dominano l'immaginario collettivo, una nuova ondata di soluzioni sta...
#aIGenerativa #privacy #sicurezzaInformatica #aIIbrida #osaurus
Tutti i miei servizi self-hosted, in un posto solo:
Tutto open source, tutto sui miei server.
Non li tengo solo per me: questi servizi sono pensati per chi condivide gli stessi valori di privacy e autonomia digitale. Se cerchi un account su uno di essi, scrivimi
Internet of Shit: #AI Poop Analysis App Offered to Sell Me Database of Its Users' Poops
https://www.404media.co/ai-poop-analysis-app-offered-to-sell-me-access-to-its-users-poops/
Five years after WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy update, the service continues sharing user data with Meta for advertising and service personalization. 📊
Metadata, including communication patterns and social connections, enables detailed user profiling even without message content. 🔒
🔗 https://threema.com/en/blog/deletewhatsappday-more-relevant-than-ever
#TechNews #WhatsApp #Meta #Policy #Data #FOSS #Encryption #Advertising #Ad #SocialMedia #Social #Messaging #OpenSource #DigitalRights #AI #AdTech #Privacy #Surveillance #Freedom
@ChrisMayLA6
Resonates: “the software is over-sold & not nearly as useful or reliable as presented” - as always with this general type of ‘service’ (seen it all before in different circumstances); good to see some pushback. Health-related data is complex, complicated, nuanced; requires sophisticated expert tools and actual experts to derive meaningful results… all things that US companies are not known for & some might say have zero to little experience with… and for sure not in a good way.
#oversoldSoftware #NHS #Palantir #InformationInfrastructure #dataMining #pushback #healthData #privacy
#Boston City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Opposing Online #Censorship and #AgeVerification Bills, Cites Harms to #LGBTQ+ Lifesaving Online Resources
Daily Digest | 15 May 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/
⋅ Age Verification is Now Mutating into General ID
− https://www.freezenet.ca/age-verification-is-now-mutating-into-general-id/
OpenAI Hit with Class-Action Privacy Lawsuit for Sharing ChatGPT Data with Google and Meta
https://cybersecuritynews.com/openai-chatgpt-privacy-lawsuit/
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #Google #Meta #AI #privacy #surveillance #technology #enshittification
PH4NTXM is now in a stable phase.
Today, we reinitialized the repository from scratch, with updated and more compact documentation and structure.
It is signed with our GPG key to ensure project verification and trust.
Operating system updates will be released monthly, except for critical security hotfixes.
Documentation will be updated as needed to provide users with detailed usage guides.
Clone it and built your own image directly from the source!
https://github.com/PH4NTXMOFFICIAL/PH4NTXM
#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology
"A new class action lawsuit accuses OpenAI of sharing data including user chat queries and personal identifying information like emails and user IDs with the tech giants — and targeted advertising behemoths — Meta and Google, without obtaining proper user consent.
Filed yesterday in California, the lawsuit claims that OpenAI’s data-sharing with Google and Meta violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act, known as CIPA, as well as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It points specifically to OpenAI’s integrations with Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, which are data-tracking and collection tools that facilitate targeted advertisements.
The data-tracking model described in the lawsuit — often referred to as “surveillance capitalism” — is the business that the modern internet is built on today. And OpenAI, like countless other tech companies, does include language in its privacy policy noting that it does collect, store, and share a range of consumer inputs and personal information."
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-personal-information-meta-google
#AI #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #Surveillance #Meta #Google #DataProtection #Privacy
💸 "Financial privacy — that's why we're at #MoneroTopia26." — David Burkett (#Litecoin MWEB dev)
Why does #privacy matter? Because money without privacy isn’t really freedom!
Watch the full talk 👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/R73hNV_DgzQ?si=nNikQBWap8q9EBSN&t=1824