"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

https://www.xda-developers.com/new-windows-11-bitlocker-bypass-needs-usb-stick-researcher-backdoor/

A newly revealed exploit called “YellowKey” may let attackers bypass BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 and Windows Server systems using only a USB stick and a simple reboot trick. The researcher who disclosed it says the flaw is so severe, and so oddly specific to newer Windows versions, that they suspect it could be an intentional backdoor. Windows 10 does not appear to be affected.

#Windows11 #CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Microsoft #Encryption #Hack

Strong #privacy protections and innovation can coexist, but HB 380 misses the mark. CCIA urged Delaware lawmakers to reject provisions that would expand “sensitive data” definitions beyond practical necessity, impose constitutionally questionable compelled speech mandates, and create burdensome disclosure requirements that add compliance costs without meaningfully improving consumer privacy. An effective privacy policy should be targeted, workable, and consistent with the #FirstAmendment. 1/2

#Škoda warns of customer #DataBreach after online shop hack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skoda-warns-of-customer-data-breach-after-online-shop-hack/

#privacy #cybersecurity #cars

#Android17 to expand #banking #scam call and #privacy protections

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

#Android

Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]

US #bank discloses security lapse after sharing customer data with #AI app

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/us-bank-discloses-security-lapse-after-sharing-customer-data-with-ai-app/

#banking #privacy #DataBreach #cybersecurity #PersonalFinance

#ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their #iPhones Thanks to #Palantir

https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/

#privacy #surveillance #politics

Future of Privacy Forum: The EU Commission’s Approach to Age Verification: Mobile Apps, DSA Enforcement, and Challenging National Social Media Bans. “This blog post outlines the Commission’s emerging strategic approach to the implementation of EU-wide age verification measures, provides an analysis of the legal framework envisioned for their deployment, and includes notes on the […]

AFFiNE is an open-source, local-first workspace that combines documents, whiteboards, databases, and collaboration in one platform. It supports offline use, self-hosting, real-time sync, and works as a privacy-friendly alternative to Notion and Miro.

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

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosted #Productivity #Notion #Linux

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A screenshot of the AFFiNE.Pro project page, titled "Write, Draw and Plan All at Once." It is described as a privacy-focused, local-first, open-source alternative to Notion and Miro. The image shows compatibility badges for macOS, iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, and Web. At the bottom, a Product Hunt banner shows 706 upvotes, alongside project stats like 4 million downloads and 234 contributors.

#Venmo #privacy finally being fixed eight years after ‘alarming’ fails

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/11/venmo-privacy-finally-being-fixed-eight-years-after-alarming-fails/

#finance

Notifications Are a Form of Surveillance

알림은 단순한 정보 전달 수단이 아니라 사용자의 주의를 통제하고 행동 패턴을 수집하는 감시 도구로 진화했다. 알림은 사용자의 호기심을 자극해 앱을 열도록 유도하며, 이를 통해 앱은 사용자의 일상 습관과 반응 패턴을 학습해 더욱 효과적으로 주의를 끌어낸다. 이러한 반복적 알림은 사용자의 행동 데이터를 축적하여 맞춤형 마케팅과 광고 노출을 극대화하는 비즈니스 모델의 핵심이다. 진정으로 중요한 알림만 허용되어야 하며, 대부분의 앱은 긴급 상황이 아닌 사소한 업데이트로 과도한 주의 분산을 초래한다.

https://frostecho.neocities.org/posts/notifications-are-a-form-of-surveillance/

#attention #privacy #notifications #behavioraldata #userengagement

Any app on recent #Android versions can leak certain traffic

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2026/5/12/any-app-on-recent-android-versions-can-leak-certain-traffic

#VPN #cybersecurity #Google #privacy

The best approach to collecting data is:

Don't collect data you don't need.

There are several reasons why, but major are:

✅ Privacy is human right
✅ Digital rights should be respected
✅ Collecting unnecessary data exposes organization to risks, including legal risks

#DigitalRights #data #DataPrivacy #privacy

#Instructure reaches 'agreement' with #ShinyHunters to stop data leak

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-reaches-agreement-with-shinyhunters-to-stop-data-leak/

#cybersecurity #privacy #DataBreach #ransomware

The 54-page report, “Looking the Other Way: EU Failure to Prevent Surveillance Exports to Rights Violators,” assesses how the EU’s landmark Dual-Use Regulation, adopted in 2021, is functioning in practice.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/05/12/european-union-surveillance-technology-sold-to-rights-violators

#eu #privacy #infosec #surveillance

Anything that is underneath the cursor gets fed into Google's surveillance AI

구글이 발표한 차세대 'Googlebook'은 사용자가 커서를 움직일 때마다 커서 아래의 모든 정보가 구글의 감시 AI에 전송되는 기능을 포함하고 있어 프라이버시 우려가 크다. 이는 Chromebook과 Android의 미래로 제시되며, 사용자 데이터가 실시간으로 AI 학습에 활용될 가능성이 높아 개발자와 사용자 모두에게 심각한 개인정보 보호 문제를 야기한다. 일부 커뮤니티에서는 이러한 플랫폼을 차단하거나 대체 OS 및 기기로 전환하는 방안을 모색 중이다. 이와 함께 정부와 기업 간의 감시 및 데이터 활용 관계에 대한 논의도 활발히 이루어지고 있다.

https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116563821063587689

#googlebook #surveillance #android #chromebook #privacy

Daily Digest | 13 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

20 million people! The New jim Crow has a list of 20 million people, but y'all stay mad at people for just surviving!

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/

#ICE #Palantir #AI #Security #Privacy #Surveillance #ACAB #Tech

Do not collect the data that you do not need.

Do not collect the data
that you do not need.

Do not collect
the data
that you
do not
need
.

#DataMinimization #Privacy #DigitalRights

I am quite tired
of privacy theatre.

#Privacy

It seems that my current anonymizing VPN provider's IP space is being blocked by more and more websites and online services. I don't like how I'm being penalized for wanting this layer of privacy, because others have abused the IPs on networks I'm currently on.

Anybody using Mozilla's VPN service? If so, are you experiencing the same type of issue? I'm considering switching to them in the case their IP space is a bit more "untainted" than my current provider's.

#vpn #privacy #mozilla

Google’s new QR-based reCAPTCHA ties web verification to Play Integrity and Apple attestation systems instead of traditional CAPTCHA check 🌐
Privacy-focused Android variants like GrapheneOS and LineageOS risk losing access as device approval becomes part of web authentication 🔐

@GrapheneOS
@lineageos

🔗 https://www.heise.de/en/news/Google-s-new-reCAPTCHA-Potential-hurdle-for-Google-free-Android-variants-11288619.html

#TechNews #Google #reCAPTCHA #Captcha #GooglePlay #PlayIntegrity #GrapheneOS #LineageOS #Privacy #OpenWeb #Android #Security #FOSS #Telemetry #Web #Freedom #OpenSource

#FiberOptic cables used to detect earthquakes may also be able to eavesdrop on nearby conversations. Researchers reported last week at the European Geosciences Union meeting that distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) can accurately capture the faint vibrations of human speech.

The effect was limited: buried cables and straight fiber lines recorded speech poorly. Still, researchers say the findings highlight unexpected privacy risks as DAS use expands.

https://click.aaas.sciencepubs.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ4NzN9AAcAAAAAATjhsIJci_7H9A2uE9hM54M6E9bmcj6brfwfC4GYek3oOKsRFVn9tNwLCAIsoLJty8AkCG9_uJg2Ur2fNipqnmgnwKjXffMGNjmPCRxh1w

#privacy

Apple and Google enabled end-to-end encrypted RCS chats, extending interoperable private messaging across iPhone and Android.
EFF’s Encrypt It Already campaign urges Meta, Telegram, Ring and others to expand encryption as defaults keep user data exposed. 🔐

@eff

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

#TechNews #RCS #E2EE #Apple #Google #iOS #Samsung #Pixel #Smartphone #EFF #Privacy #Encryption #OpenSource #Security #Messaging #Android #iPhone #SocialMedia #Meta #Telegram #Ring #Signal

Neurotechnology has moved beyond science fiction - our privacy laws need to keep up.

#neurorights #neurotech #privacy #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #publicdiscussion #regulation #sciencefiction

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Note about neurotechnological advancements and the need for public discussion about it.

"Android 17 to expand banking scam call and privacy protections"

"[...] Android 17, expected to roll out next month, will introduce several security and privacy features focused on device theft, threat detection, and banking scam calls."

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

#Privacy

Has anyone hear heard of Cape.co? Who's cellular network are they on top of? Are they profitable or still VC funded?

It looks like they support GrapheneOS devices out of the box, which is good.

#privacy #askfedi #grapheneos

Nadat ChatControl er herhaaldelijk niet door kwam nu dan maar AgeVerification doordrukken ? 🤨

"EU-voorzitter Von der Leyen pleit voor invoering van leeftijdsverificatie
dinsdag 12 mei 2026, 10:42 door Redactie, 33 reacties

EU-voorzitter Von der Leyen heeft tijdens een Europese top over 'AI en kinderen' gepleit voor het invoeren van online leeftijdsverificatie. Tijdens haar keynote sprak Von der Leyen over een minimale leeftijd voor social media en dat meerdere EU-lidstaten dit willen invoeren. Daarbij wees ze ook naar Australië dat eerder al een socialmediaverbod invoerde voor mensen onder de zestien jaar.

Volgens de EU-voorzitter is elke leeftijdsgrens afhankelijk van betrouwbare leeftijdsverificatie. "En hier hebben we goed nieuws: We hebben een leeftijdsverificatie-app ontwikkeld die binnenkort beschikbaar komt." Von der Leyen voegde toe dat de app op elk apparaat werkt, eenvoudig te gebruiken is en volledig open source is. Denemarken zou van plan zijn om de leeftijdsverificatie-app deze zomer al uit te rollen."

🪡

https://www.security.nl/posting/936212/EU-voorzitter+Von+der+Leyen+pleit+voor+invoering+van+leeftijdsverificatie

#privacy #EU

🧐 Headlines in #privacy from @thenewoil

“Security News This Week: Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare https://www. wired.com/story/security-news- this-week-hackable-robot-lawnmower-unlocks-a-new-nightmare/ # cybersecurity # privacy ...”

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The alarming data point is: "Genomic data generation is projected to reach 40 exabytes annually by 2025, surpassing the data output of astronomy and social media platforms combined." To mitigate this threat, organizations must prioritize establishing a dedicated genetic data privacy officer as a distinct leadership position within their organization, ensuring that they have the necessary expertise to proactively manage the growing volume and velocity of genetic information.

Where would breaking news: the uncharted intersection of biotech... break first in your environment?

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/breaking-news-the-uncharted-intersection-of-biotechnology-data-privacy-and-genetic-information-revealed-in-groundbreaking-2025-study

CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/05kzda

#Canada’s #BillC22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s #Surveillance Nightmare

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare

#privacy #politics #C22

A newly discussed Android 16 flaw may allow apps to bypass VPN protections and leak a user’s real IP address, even with “Always-On VPN” enabled.

The issue has raised concerns about VPN reliability, Android networking behavior, and user privacy on stock Android devices.

Read more: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/05/android-16-vpn-bypass-real-ip-leak.html

#Privacy #Android #VPN #CyberSecurity #GrapheneOS

#EFF to Fourth Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the #Border Require a Warrant

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/eff-fourth-circuit-electronic-device-searches-border-require-warrant

#privacy #politics