🔮 VaporDrop is now LIVE on Tor!

Dead-drop messaging with zero-knowledge encryption. No servers see your messages. No accounts. No tracking. Just ephemeral comms that vanish.

Try it: http://mwgnkmbbgziasslmbqwo5qaeuxpftjbe63y6li62vijk3lpd23a66oyd.onion/

Philosophy: Privacy-first, anti-seizure architecture. Your brain-key = your identity.

Found bugs? Questions about how it works? Reply here or open issues. Feedback welcome!

#Privacy #Tor #E2EE #OpenSource

It seems that Italy looked at the unaccountable, secret, privacy violation of the FISA Court in the US and decided, "That's exactly what we need for copyright enforcement! How can we make it worse?" Let's see who blinks first, or whether they find reason
#privacy #secretcourt
https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/cloudflare-threatens-italy-exit-over-14m-fine

Keep is built for speed and ecosystem sync.
Your notes live in your Google account and are processed to power features like search and handwriting recognition, even though Google says they’re not used for ads.

Privacy-first alternatives like Notesnook, Joplin, and Standard Notes prioritize encryption, local control, and transparency.
Not magic shields — just better defaults for teams and individuals.
#Privacy #DataSecurity #B2B #Notes

Fuck #ShopRite.

https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/shoprite-facial-recognition-ct-stores-21285879.php

#facialrecognition #privacy

The Register: How hackers are fighting back against ICE surveillance tech . “Clever hackers and digital privacy advocates are fighting back against the snooping activities of Kristi Noem’s masked agents. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has rounded up several of these counter surveillance projects, and perhaps unsurprisingly many of these have to do with Flock, best known for its […]

The "Quantified Self" movement started as hackers trying to optimize their biology. It ended up as a corporate surveillance grid designed to measure your compliance.

Tomorrow for Big Fan subscribers on Patreon, we are deconstructing the biometric gold rush. We're looking at how raw accelerometer data can fingerprint your central nervous system and why your insurance company is so desperate to give you a free Fitbit.

https://www.patreon.com/cw/SudoBurnToast

#Privacy #FOSS #SelfHosting #OpSec #HealthData

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Podcast cover art for "IMPRACTICAL PRIVACY" in large, glitch-styled blue text at the top. Below it, the episode title reads, "MINDFUL OR MONITORED? THE DARK SIDE OF WELLNESS APPS." The central illustration shows a translucent, blue circuit-patterned human figure meditating in a lotus pose on a tatami mat. A smartphone with a green "Daily Streak" checkmark is prominently displayed in front of their chest. Several black, tentacle-like cables with attached surveillance cameras, microphones, and padlocks extend from a dark cloud labeled "DATA BROKERS" and "INSURERS" above, connecting to the meditating figure and the smartphone. The background is split between a serene Japanese garden on the left and a dark server room with blinking red lights on the right. The name "Sudo" is in a white script font in the bottom right corner.

That's not angry hornets you hear.... Can't wait until they start selling the drone video for surveillance, too.

Walmart expands drone delivery with Wing to 150 more stores

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/11/walmart-drone-delivery-wing-los-angeles-miami

#drones #noisepollution #privacy

"California bans data broker reselling health data of millions"

"[...] The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) has taken action against the  Datamasters marketing firm that sold the health and personal data of millions of users without being registered as a data broker."

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/california-bans-data-broker-reselling-health-data-of-millions/

#Privacy

Brazil’s LGPD isn’t “just another privacy law.”
It’s becoming the privacy anchor for Latin America — influencing contracts, cloud choices, cross-border transfers, and how companies scale across the region.

If your business touches LATAM data, LGPD isn’t optional context. It’s foundational.
#LGPD #DataProtection #Privacy #LATAM #Compliance

@tomjennings @hpk @delta

Thanks for reminding me about the binary sharing thing thats awesome. I also have to imagine that briar group chats will be quicker and more convenient to organise groups of people than ad hoc communication.

Ideally meshtastic should one day allow global communication; I've heard that a single low power radio node has kilometers of range

#FLOSS #PSA #Privacy #Anonymity #E2EE #Briar #BriarProject #BriarMessenger #Meshtastic #Iran #Protest #InternetBlackout

@delta

In these situations Briar messenger https://briarproject.org is better because they have mesh networking using bluetooth and or wifi which can allow a crowd to communicate even when theres no internet

Meshtastic does something similar but requires custom lora radio nodes to have already been placed nearby

#PSA #FLOSS #Privacy #Anonymity #E2EE #Briar #BriarMessenger #Meshtastic

Massiver Datenabfluss bei Instagram - 17,5 Millionen Nutzerkonten betroffen

‚Im Darknet werden aktuell etwa ein Jahr alte Daten von rund 17,5 Millionen Instagram Nutzern angeboten. Enthalten sind neben Nutzernamen auch E-Mail-Adressen, Telefonnummern, Klarnamen und Standortdaten (teils Adressdaten). Der Verkäufer „Subkek“ behauptet, dass die Daten über öffentliche APIs und „länderspezifische Quellen“ gesammelt wurden. Technisch bedeutet dies weniger ein Eindringen in die Kern-Infrastruktur, sondern eher, dass Schutzmechanismen gegen Massenabfragen versagt haben. Dieses Muster ist bei Meta nicht unbekannt und weckt Erinnerungen an den großen Facebook-Leak von 2021.…‘

https://www.notebookcheck.com/Massiver-Datenabfluss-bei-Instagram-17-5-Millionen-Nutzerkonten-betroffen.1201263.0.html

#Instagram #Meta #Facebook #Daten #Datenschutz #Privacy

🧬 Ethical question for the Fediverse: Do you have the right to upload your DNA if it exposes your non-consenting relatives?

In Episode 8, we argue that genetic privacy is collective. Your genome isn't a personal diary; it's a shared password for your entire family tree. By uploading it, you might be doxxing them to insurers and law enforcement.

Where do you draw the line?

🎧 Listen: https://impracticalprivacy.com

#Privacy #Ethics #Genealogy #Infosec #DNA

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Podcast cover art for 'Impractical Privacy' featuring the title 'THE DNA MINEFIELD' in bold white text. The central illustration depicts a glowing green, digital DNA double helix winding vertically against a dark, technological background, surrounded by floating, spiky green mines. The host name 'Sudo' is written in a neon script font in the bottom right corner, with 'EPISODE 8' centered at the very bottom.

Word Of The Day: Schutzstaffel

80 years ago, when the Nazi regime finally collapsed, the Schutzstaffel had been "the foremost agency of security, mass surveillance, and state terrorism within Germany and German-occupied Europe."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzstaffel

Connect the dots.

#SS #surveillance #terrorism #privacy

UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors

https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-orders-ofcom-to-explore-encryption-backdoors

#HackerNews #UK #Encryption #Backdoors #Ofcom #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Tech #News

🔒 Research survey: Privacy-first social platform

I need honest feedback.

Problem: Nothing serves the "private social groups" use case with real encryption.

Idea: E2E encrypted social platform for family/friend groups. Subscription-based (no ads, no data mining). Open source.

Would you pay $5/month for this? Would you switch?

2-min anonymous survey: https://forms.gle/ixH54jME9nsRYBzy9

#privacy #opensource #socialmedia #degoogle #EndToEndEncryption #surveillance #dataprotection

Boosts appreciated! 🙏

In 2025, the German #BSI launched the Year of #Email #Security recommending Tuta Mail.🇩🇪 ❤️

In 2026, we call for a year on end-to-end encryption in email - so they stop recommending Gmail & Co as well. 🔒

#privacy #security

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Screenshot from the BSI website recommending Tuta - and stating that end-to-end encryption is important - but still recommending Gmail & Co...