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“Zambia canceled RightsCon days before launch, citing national values, amid reports of pressure over Taiwanese participation and foreign influence. 🌍
The move raises concerns over civil society space, free expression, a...”
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#Matrix: Kicking off the nomination period for the 2026 Governing Board elections
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“Turkey plans to ban unlicensed VPNs and require approved providers to log user activity and share data with authorities, restricting anonymous access. 🚫
VPN signups surged as users seek privacy tools amid blocks, highl...”
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We're trying out something new this month: #SimpleX's new "channels" feature. It will be used for project updates - new blog posts, videos, etc. Think of it like an RSS feed directly in your messenger, if you're a SimpleX user.
Note that chatting is not enabled. Communication is one-way.
https://smp16.simplex.im/c#5CmmKJY-M45ct3SX7d-0jcSzVyOTRwmefvPzPRXOMiQ
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“"Linux may get a hall pass from one state age-check bill, but Congress plays hall monitor"
"Big tech vows to continue CSAM scanning in Europe despite expiration of law allowing it"
"California’s 3D Printer Law Would Cr...”
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Daily Digest | 4 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/
Utah’s age verification law now factors in VPN use.
• Physical location overrides IP masking
• Websites still liable
• Potential rise in VPN blocking & data collection
Privacy vs compliance is getting tighter.
https://www.technadu.com/utahs-new-age-verification-law-takes-aim-at-vpn-use/627229/
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“First time seeing a “NO META GLASSES” sign in the door of a shop! I’m not surprised… and I expect we might see more of these kind of things in the years ahead. # Meta # MetaGlasses # AR # privacy # surveil...”
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“2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern…
# France # FR # Europe # EU # Boulog...”
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“Etsy forces EU citizens to upload ID and biometric data to the mass surveillance company Persona, otherwise you can't sell https://www. reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/ 1t1v61x/etsy_forces_eu_citizens_to_upload_id_and...”
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“Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage https://www. theguar...”
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“RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@evacide/11650608 2031719535 Every technology that can be used for # surveillance will be used for surveillance. Especially # Flock because fuck privacy.”
https://sfba.social/@drahardja/116508813211004996
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“Six Three Juliet is doing Saturday night things. https:// globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a1d 296 # Portland # Surveillance”
https://mastodon.world/@YakyuNightOwl/116508650262452969
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Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. 🖥️
The update adds more desktop controls while keeping end-to-end encryption, improving device independence with a privacy-first design. 🔐
#TechNews #Signal #Messaging #Privacy #E2EE #Encryption #EndToEndEncryption #OpenSource #FOSS #Cybersecurity #Security #Data #Internet #Freedom #Software #Tech #Communication
Greece plans to require social media users to verify real identities, limiting anonymity to curb abuse and misinformation, raising privacy risks ⚖️
Officials say pseudonyms may remain but tied to real identities, highlighting tensions between state oversight, platform control, and user anonymity 🔐
🔗 https://www.euractiv.com/news/greece-to-ban-anonymity-on-social-media/
#TechNews #Greece #SocialMedia #Privacy #DigitalRights #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Data #Internet #Freedom #Censorship #Regulation #Tech #Europe #EU #Greek
Turkey plans to ban unlicensed VPNs and require approved providers to log user activity and share data with authorities, restricting anonymous access. 🚫
VPN signups surged as users seek privacy tools amid blocks, highlighting tensions between state control, surveillance risks, and user autonomy online. 🔐
🔗 https://reclaimthenet.org/turkey-to-ban-anonymous-vpns
#TechNews #Turkey #VPN #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Data #Internet #Freedom #Censorship #Encryption #Tech #Europe #EU #Türkiye #Anonymity
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“An update on the Alberta Electoral List Scandal - and how you are affected
https:// kopitalk.net/c/canada/p/433470 /an-update-on-the-alberta-electoral-list-scandal-and-how-you-are-affected”
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“# LinkedIn is running # spyware in # chromium based browsers (does not seem to work in # firefox ) https:// msantiwork.substack.com/p/link edin-is-searching-your-computer # beware # surveillance ...”
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“SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them.
www.readtheline.ca/p/scoop-jen-gerson-elections …
https://archive.ph/f7aCK
From Jen Gerson, Canadi...”
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“That disposable hotel keycard in the bin? It still has your name, dates, and credit card data on it. Nobody is required to erase it.
# data # digital # privacy # Surveillance # technology https:// ri...”
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“America's Expanding Domestic Surveillance https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-expanding-domestic-surveillance-08b73187 # HackerNews # Tech # Surveillance”
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“Why Elon Musk’s friend thinks he’s wrong about AI https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/01/trump-ai-elon-musk-weapons-00902230?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Healthprofession...”
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“Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage Who would...”
https://mstd.seungjin.net/@theguardian/116505182357381145
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“Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/may/02/flock-police-surveillance-tech-birds-iran-press-freedom # T...”
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“If a store knows, for example, that one of those customers lives in a wealthier neighborhood, it can charge that person a higher price. The bill enforcing the ban, the Protection From # PredatoryPricing Act, goes int...”
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#Ubuntu services hit by outages after #DDoS attack
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/ubuntu-services-hit-by-outages-after-ddos-attack/
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“"Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says"
"Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S."
"Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the ‘easiest ...”
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“# DualUseTech : the # LockheedMartin example https:// privacyinternational.org/repor t/5764/dual-use-tech-lockheed-martin-example # surveillance # military # privacy”
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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business [Unofficial] » 🌐
@wired.com@web.brid.gy
Plus: The NSA tests Anthropic’s Mythos Preview to find vulnerabilities, a Finnish teen is charged over the Scattered Spider hacking spree, and more.
French prosecutors link 15-year-old to mega-breach at state’s secure document agency
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/french_gov_mega_breach_suspect/
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“Ah yes, the noble pursuit of romance—now powered by the latest in # surveillance # technology . 🚔💔 Who needs Tinder when you have state-of-the-art # creep # tools at your disposal? Just imagine, all this cou...”
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#SimpleX Channels, SimpleX Network Consortium and Community Crowdfunding — to Preserve Freedom of Speech
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“Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests https:// ij.org/police-have-reportedly- used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/ #...”
https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/116500259989902252
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“Le #Grand #Continent : La coalition de #Trump se fissure autour de la #surveillance par l' #IA
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/04/3...
La coalition de Trump se fissu...”
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“# Surveillance of # IndigenousPeoples in Canada continues even when the # RCMP and # CarneyCons say it isn't. https:// thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/28/BC- Protest-Response-Team-Monitoring-Treaty-Negotiations/ ...”
https://mastodon.social/@miki_lou/116499971767966636
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“https:// reclaimthenet.org/apple-digita l-id-age-verification-rollout # AgeVerification # privacy # surveillance”
https://better.boston/@athorn/116499970206739363
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“The Whistleblower Who Uncovered the NSA’s ‘Big Brother Machine’ An unexpected visitor gave my team the evidence we needed to prove that the government was secretly wiretapping Americans. https:// thereader.mitpress.m...”
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“City Learns # Flock Accessed # Cameras in C#hildren's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
Flock have been accessing sensitive cameras in the town to demonstrate the company’s # surveilla...”
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“The # media and politicians so keen to blame peaceful pro- # Palestine protesters for the knife attack in Golders Green. They will use this attack to ban # protest and introduce more # surveillance . With an e...”
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