💸 "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

Meetily is an open-source AI meeting assistant focused on privacy and local processing.

It can record, transcribe, and summarize meetings directly on your device without sending data to the cloud.

With offline support and local AI models through Ollama, users keep full control over recordings and transcripts, making it a strong alternative to tools like Otter.ai or Fireflies.

More details:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=meetily

#OpenSource #Privacy #AI #SelfHosted #Ollama #Productivity

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A screenshot of the Revolt project page, showcasing the app as an open-source chat platform. The header displays a vibrant interface with multiple chat servers on the left sidebar and a central conversation window. Text highlights that the platform is built with modern technologies, prioritizing user privacy and extensibility.

Google’s QR-code reCAPTCHA now requires approved Android or iOS devices, blocking some deGoogled and privacy-focused operating systems from verification 📱
@GrapheneOS says the system expands hardware attestation and increases dependence on Apple or Google-controlled mobile ecosystems 🔒

🔗 https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requires-approved-phone/

#TechNews #Google #reCAPTCHA #GrapheneOS #Android #Apple #iPhone #iOS #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Linux #Surveillance #Freedom #Security #CAPTCHA #DeGoogle

Privacy Guides explains how to deploy a Signal proxy so users can bypass state blocks and retain access to encrypted messaging. 🔐
The guide outlines self-hosted setup steps and highlights how Signal’s centralized design can restrict access during censorship. 🌍

🔗 https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/05/14/help-defeat-censorship-how-to-run-a-signal-proxy/

@privacyguides
@signalapp

#TechNews #Signal #PrivacyGuides #SignalProxy #Proxy #State #Encryption #Censorship #Privacy #FOSS #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #Freedom #DigitalRights #SelfHosting

This is something that's actually forbidden in our country

companies may not call random numbers just to spam them.

To compensate for that luxury, the main internet and POTS provider let's companies pay them to spam us with SMS!

This is also disallowed by law but no one seems to bother to file a class action suit against this company

Those spam SMS you can easily block though

@rl_dane

#Spam #privacy #InfoSec

#WestPharmaceutical says hackers stole data, encrypted systems

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/west-pharmaceutical-says-hackers-stole-data-encrypted-systems/

#ransomware #cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #healthcare #pharmaceuitcal

Question to you.

What is a good email solution for non-profits/community groups in the United States?

Base Requirements:
- Emails that use our domain name.
- Allows individual email accounts for users (roughly 20 to 50).
- Allows email aliases / groups to where emailing one email delivers to multiple users (eg info@domain.ex goes to three specific people or foodrescue@domain.ex goes to those working on the food rescue side, etc)

Ideal requirements:
- Cheap or free
- Privacy / security oriented
- Managed (I don't like the idea of hosting our own email server for example)

Those ideal requirements have some contradiction in it, of course.

So high level, I've looked into:
- Google
- Microsoft
- Proton Mail
- Tutanota
- Mailbox org
- Startmail

Here is the quick overview for those:

Google:
- https(slash)www.google(dot)com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/#!#workspace-pricing
- Cost: Free
- Con: They actively scan and read all emails. So we become the product.
- Pro: They are used by many non-profits and are well liked from a usability standpoint

Microsoft:
- https(slash)www.microsoft(dot)com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/nonprofit-plans-and-pricing
- Cost: $5.50 per user
- Con: They actively scan and read all emails
- Pro: They have a more robust app offering.
(I don't think we need this level of IT for our group though)

Proton Mail for Non-Profits:
- https://proton.me/business/plans#plans
- Cost: 20% off Business Costs. If we just went with email, it'd be about $5.60 per user per month
- Pro: They are private and secure and can't read emails
- Con: Much less app support but we really just need email for this

Tutanota does not offer non-profit discounts within the US - So it's a similar offering as Proton Mail for about three dollars more per month.

Startmail is also similar in price point and features as Proton and Tutanota

Mailbox(dot)org may be ideal in this space as it's only $1 per user per month. I have to check and see if we can use a custom domain, etc.

Google is free... which matters. You are the product. Also folks know it - the UI is good. Making a cost benefit analysis here, I have to bring up the "we don't have anything to hide" sort of thing. As an individual, that doesn't fly - right. But as a community group / potential non-profit, we are already transparent. None of our communications contain sensitive information. And we have a lot of folks coming in and out as it is.

So, what would the threat scenario around an org using Google for email be?

Any other ideas?

#privacy #email #solarPunk

Human rights are nonnegotiable.

Privacy is a human right.

Privacy rights are nonnegotiable.

#Privacy #HumanRights

Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in #KDE software development

https://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde/

#FOSS #privacy #Linux

Just so you know, using an AI notetaker during a meeting without priorly asking for consent from all participants before starting it breaches many if not most privacy laws around the world.

In certain cases, it can even breach two-party consent laws, and be a criminal act.

Ideally, never use these privacy-invasive tools ever. But if you do use them, you must ask for everyone's consent first, and respect their choice fully if they refuse to be recorded.

#Privacy #AInotetakers #NoAI

The Science is Not Settled: How Weak Evidence is Fueling a National Push to Ban #SocialMedia for Youth

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/science-not-settled-how-weak-evidence-fueling-national-push-ban-social-media-youth

#privacy #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #SocialMediaBan #politics

Surfshark and Amnesty International are partnering to support activists and journalists facing rising spyware and surveillance threats.
The Digital Forensics Fellowship focuses on mobile forensics, malware analysis, and regional cybersecurity support.

https://www.technadu.com/surfshark-amnesty-partnership-supports-online-security/627853/

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #Spyware #DigitalRights

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Surfshark and Amnesty International Join Forces to Help Protect Activists and Journalists From Cyber Threats

#Google’s #Gemini blocked billions of bad ads. That’s good news — but not enough

https://adguard.com/en/blog/google-report-gemini-blocked-billions-bad-ads.html

#advertising #malvertising #privacy #cybersecurity #AI

🚨 NEWS: Apple tra Privacy, Display Curvo e Pubblicità in Maps: La Strategia per il 2026

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Cupertino si muove su più fronti in questo mese, delineando una strategia complessa che spazia dalla difesa della privacy degli utenti europei fino alla più radicale trasformazione...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/apple-tra-privacy-display-curvo-e-pubblicita-in-maps-la-strategia-per-il-2026

#apple #appleMaps #iPhone #privacy #pubblicità

#WhatsApp Adds #MetaAI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-incognito-chat-meta-ai/

#Meta #AI #privacy #PrivateProcessing #ZeroAccess #IncognitoChat

Is there any way to buy a new car that isn’t a privacy nightmare? It seems like all new cars these days have big brother preinstalled.

#privacy #cars #askfedi

More than 170 arrests in #FacialRecognition trial

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddpzglzrv7o

#FRT #UK #privacy #surveillance

#Locker is easier to reach when it matters

https://ente.com/blog/locker-offline-sharing-web/

#enteLocker #ente #privacy #cybersecurity

#US govt seeks #Instructure testimony on massive #Canvas #cyberattack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-seeks-instructure-testimony-on-massive-canvas-cyberattack/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #education

This is why you don't connect your car to the Internet.

It makes me think older cats will get more and more expensive as people start to value their privacy more.

One can hope ..

#privacy #cars

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse

MAKE THE SWITCH TO PRIVACY

Gmail → Tuta Mail
Instagram → Pixelfed
WhatsApp → Signal
Chrome → Helium
NordVPN → Mullvad

& drop your suggestions - together we can spread #privacy!

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Broken Promises: RIP #Instagram’s End-to-End Encrypted #DMs

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/broken-promises-rip-instagrams-end-end-encrypted-dms

#privacy #Meta #cybersecurity #E2EE #encryption

#UK fines #water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-water-supplier-13m-for-exposing-data-of-664k-customers/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #utilities #infrastructure #SouthStaffordshire

Meta launches WhatsApp 'incognito' mode to address privacy concerns for AI chats

Meta가 WhatsApp에 AI 채팅의 프라이버시 문제를 해결하기 위한 '익명 모드(incognito mode)'를 도입했다. 이 기능은 사용자가 AI와의 대화 내용을 보다 안전하게 보호할 수 있도록 설계되었으며, AI 기반 대화 서비스의 개인정보 보호 강화에 중요한 진전으로 평가된다. AI 에이전트와 LLM 응용 분야에서 프라이버시 우려가 커지는 가운데, Meta의 이번 업데이트는 실무 개발자들에게 참고할 만한 사례가 될 것이다.

https://apnews.com/article/whatsapp-meta-ai-chatbot-privacy-9a5f7565c969cbf04cf150dfc318cfae

#meta #whatsapp #privacy #aichat #incognitomode

Daily Digest | 14 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/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

🛡️ Google's QR-Captcha Blocks Androids Without Play Services

A new QR-Captcha from Google could block Android users without Play Services, raising concerns over access and data privacy.

https://byte-pulse.net/article/google-s-qr-captcha-blocks-androids-without-play-services

#qr-captcha #google #android #privacy

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Google's QR-Captcha Blocks Androids Without Play Services

FYI: Chrome on Android now lets users share approximate location with websites: Chrome for Android adds approximate location sharing, giving users a middle-ground privacy option between full location access and denial for website requests. https://ppc.land/chrome-on-android-now-lets-users-share-approximate-location-with-websites/ #Chrome #Android #Privacy #LocationSharing #WebSecurity

🚨 This Week In Privacy #52 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be giving our thoughts on CalyxOS returning with an Android 16 test build and we will also be covering the latest in privacy & security news. 🗞️

Come say hi and chat with us live! 😊

https://www.youtube.com/@privacyguides/live or https://streamyard.com/watch/gaehAHBzCVfT

#Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP

More than 170 arrests in facial recognition trial

런던 크로이던에서 6개월간 진행된 고정형 라이브 얼굴 인식(LFR) 시범 운영에서 170명 이상의 범죄자가 체포되었으며, 이 기간 동안 범죄율이 10.5%, 여성 대상 폭력은 21% 감소했다. 이번 시범은 기존의 전용 차량 대신 가로등에 카메라를 설치해 진행되었고, 47만 명 이상이 카메라를 통과했으며 오탐은 단 1건이었다. 메트로폴리탄 경찰은 LFR이 강력한 수사 도구라고 평가했으나, 시민단체는 엄격한 규제와 법적 근거 마련을 촉구하고 있다. 정부는 기술 도입에 긍정적이지만, 법적 프레임워크 구축 필요성을 인정하고 있다.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddpzglzrv7o

#facialrecognition #livefacialrecognition #lawenforcement #privacy #surveillance

There is a lot of #enshitification out there. The latest concerns a toot conversation that was interesting enough for me to pursue somewhat but in order to do so I needed to read articles published on a site. And I had issues with its #Cookies and #Privacy Policy.

First I was presented with a cookie message which I could only get past by ‘accepting’ the site’s policy. There was no ‘Opt Out’ or ‘Decline’ options available and the message could not be removed from the screen (making reading anything there laborious and frustrating.

Second, the privacy policy meant they collected a lot of personal information, browsing information as well as device info. I thought it #InvasiveInfoCollection

Third they would not guarantee privacy when collected data is sent oversease. Aka: To the #US ! And other partners?

No thanks… not ever… Discussion exited.
If your site is designed to inform the public or render service to the public, then take a leaf out of many independant news outlet, make you content available free of any information hoovering. If you take donations from the public link to another page with the minimum #InfoSuction required please.

The site in question if you’re interested (but I don’t recommend it): https://tpaust.com.au/about

Big tech convinced people privacy is outdated.
We disagree.

Megatech Photos is privacy-first photo storage.

Sign up: https://megatechphotos.com

#Privacy #Startup

FYI: GPC could cut EU consent banners - but law must catch up first: A May 2026 study finds Global Privacy Control can partly reduce EU cookie consent banners, but regulators must first clarify how the GPC signal maps to GDPR. https://ppc.land/gpc-could-cut-eu-consent-banners-but-law-must-catch-up-first/ #Privacy #GDPR #CookieConsent #DataProtection #DigitalPrivacy

New today: "Responding to the horrors taking place with this software allowed us to reframe the issue around our residents’ due process and privacy rights, speaking to concerns beyond Flock’s collaboration with #ICE or the potential misuse of the system." https://www.texasobserver.org/san-marcos-city-council-end-alprs/

#politics #tech #Privacy #police #USpol #surveillance #news

"Messaging app Tokee may have leaked 1.2 million user profiles — experts say exposed personal data 'presents significant privacy, security, and regulatory risks'"

"Most of the app's userbase seems to have been exposed, so users should be on their guard."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/messaging-app-tokee-may-have-leaked-1-2-million-user-profiles-experts-say-exposed-personal-data-presents-significant-privacy-security-and-regulatory-risks

#Privacy

Age Verification is Now Mutating into General ID

Surveillance creep is once again striking in the age verification debate. This is happening at the FCC this time.

https://www.freezenet.ca/age-verification-is-now-mutating-into-general-id/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #CellPhone #FCC #US

"Evelyn Austin, chair of digital rights organisation Bits of Freedom, said it is “a bit disappointing” that a lawyer who previously represented major tech companies will now lead the Dutch privacy watchdog overseeing some of those same firms. She described the appointment as “very awkward” and “a highly unusual choice.”

Austin doubts whether Potjewijd can act credibly against such companies. “You could say that Potjewijd may have seen the light and is now committed to the right cause. But as chair, you have the important task of gaining the trust of citizens and other regulators. To do that, you need to carry out your work in a credible and authentic way. I strongly question how credible he can be when he sits down with organisations he previously faced in court.”

According to Austin, there is no doubt that Potjewijd knows the field well. “He has substantive expertise, because for years he helped companies look for ways to push and cross the boundaries of privacy rules.” That is why Bits of Freedom is wary. “But of course he still has to prove himself. The only thing that matters is that he achieves results, shows that his background does not matter, and uses his expertise in the public interest. But he is already starting 1-0 behind.”

🧵

#BitsOfFreedom #privacy

https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/lawyer-defended-big-tech-companies-lead-dutch-privacy-regulator

Does someone use wstunnel?

Documentation says "Do not rely on wstunnel to protect your privacy, if it is one of your concerns, you should only forwards traffic that is already secure by design (ie: https or vpn traffic)".

Well, I use Wireguard, but I have no idea on how to get Wireguard working with this on Android because if you try to use wstunnel-gui-android then it just creates a SOCKS5 proxy server and WG Tunnel cannot connect to a SOCKS5 proxy. Is the only solution to use Termux? (Which is annoying to use on mobile, which is the main device I want to use a VPN connection in the first place!)

#helpwanted #help #wstunnel #vpn #wireguard #privacy

"Journalists Mourn as Venmo Finally Fixes Its Most Glaring Privacy Issue"

"The P2P payment app hears your concerns and will soon make hidden transactions an onboarding option."

https://gizmodo.com/journalists-mourn-as-venmo-finally-fixes-its-most-glaring-privacy-issue-2000757929

#Privacy