#IVPN plan changes - new Plus tier, increased device limits, additional #privacy services

https://www.ivpn.net/blog/ivpn-plan-changes-new-plus-tier-increased-device-limits-additional-privacy-services/

#VPN #DNS #EmailAliasing #cybersecurity #Safing #Portmaster

#Zara #DataBreach exposed personal information of 197,000 people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zara-data-breach-exposed-personal-information-of-197-000-people/

#cybersecurity #privacy #fashion

CrossPoint Reader is an open-source replacement firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper reader.

It adds EPUB support, customizable layouts, Wi-Fi uploads, OTA updates, KOReader Sync integration, and gives users full control over their device.

Built for the ESP32-C3, it transforms a closed e-reader into a fully hackable, community-driven reading platform.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=crosspoint-reader

#OpenSource #Privacy #ESP32 #EPaper #SelfHosted #DigitalMinimalism

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A screenshot of the CrossPoint Reader project page. The text describes it as open-source firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper display reader, built with PlatformIO for the ESP32-C3 microcontroller. It is designed as a drop-in replacement for the official firmware to improve the EPUB reading experience. Below the text is a photo of the e-paper device on a stand, displaying a page of text in a warm-lit room next to a lamp

So much use case, so little #privacy law.

https://futurism.com/future-society/man-smart-glasses-records-woman-demands-money #surveillance

Scan your passport to join our social network.

Don’t worry, it’s European.

Needless to say, unless you’re a complete and utter fool, do not join W and warn your friends not to join W either.

https://wsocial.news/

#EU #europe #W #socialNetwork #identityVerification #surveillance #privacy #humanRights #democracy #data @lain https://lain.com/objects/aaa7d9d6-331b-4a59-aeda-b2badafc15c3

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Screenshot: Mona for Mastodon 08:21 wsocial.news Log in Hosted in Europe Built on the open AT-Protocol Verified human users Trust Your Feed. We are building W:- a social media platform made in Europe, for the world. Governed by European law, data hosted on European infrastrücture, and designed for conversations among: humans around the world. Public Beta launch starts on June 17, 16:00 CET 38 days 06 hours 38 minutes 09 seconds Apply for Beta access

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Screenshot: wsocial.news: green check mark on phone reads ID verified

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Screenshot: W identity 08:23 Mona for Mastodon wsocial.news W Log in W Identity W verifies users through a separate app, W Identity. The decentralised W Identity app ensures full privacy. No personal identity data leaves your device unless you choose to share it GET IT ON Google Play Download on the App Store

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Screenshot: questions How do I identify myself? You identify yourself through W Identity, a separate app that scans your passport or national identity card and verifies you directly on your own device. You stay in control of what you share with other apps and services. Your ID data is stored only on your device unless you choose to share specific parts of it. Questions where the answer details view is closed: Must I use my real name? What happens if I lose my device?

🧠 🧠 Brain-to-Brain communication has moved beyond science fiction, but our understanding of the present reality has not.

✅ We need public education and discussion about mental privacy issues brought on by the advent of neurotechnological advances.

#b2b #braintobrain #braincomputerinterface #bci #braintobraininterface #bbi #neurosecurity #neurotech #neurorights #consent #privacy #mentalprivacy

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Text describing the need to increase awareness of privacy concerns around brain to brain communications.

FYI: Perplexity data lawsuit dropped - but the privacy questions remain: A class action accusing Perplexity of routing AI chat data to Meta and Google was voluntarily dismissed on May 1, 2026, leaving core privacy claims unresolved. https://ppc.land/perplexity-data-lawsuit-dropped-but-the-privacy-questions-remain/ #Privacy #DataProtection #AIethics #ClassAction #LegalNews

FCC Demands Personal Data for Phone Access, Sparks Privacy and Free Speech Concerns

New FCC rules demand government ID to activate phones. This affects privacy and free speech for journalists and the public. What happens next?

#FCC, #Privacy, #FreeSpeech, #PhoneID, #BrendanCarr

https://newsletter.tf/fcc-id-phone-activation-privacy-concerns/

"GM agrees to pay $12.75M in California driver privacy settlement"

"General Motors has reached a privacy-related settlement with a group of law enforcement agencies led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/09/gm-agrees-to-pay-12-75m-in-california-driver-privacy-settlement/

#Privacy

RustDesk is a free, open-source remote desktop tool you can self-host.

It supports remote control, file transfer, TCP tunneling, and cross-platform access, without depending entirely on proprietary remote desktop services.

With self-hosted relay servers, you keep more control over your connections and data.

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

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosted #RemoteDesktop #Linux #RustDesk

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A remote session viewing a macOS login screen with a scenic mountain wallpaper. A floating toolbar at the top provides quick access to settings like pinning, display options, and recording.

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The RustDesk desktop client dashboard. It shows "Your Desktop" ID on the left and a grid of saved remote connections on the right, labeled with OS icons (Linux, Mac, Android) and custom tags like "Build Server" and "Home."

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The RustDesk Console web interface showing an address book. A table lists managed devices with their IDs, aliases (e.g., "HappyValley," "Canberra"), passwords, and color-coded tags.

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The configuration screen for creating custom RustDesk clients. It shows options for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, with settings for custom server hosts, API keys, and visual branding.

Hello Fediverse!

We are pleased to be joining the Federated Universe today, with this new Mastodon account! 🐢

We are Lockdown Systems,
a worker-owned collective building freedom and privacy technologies to inform the public, fight surveillance, and empower people to take back control of their own data.

Our projects include:
🐦️ @cyd
🧅 OnionShare
🧊 ICE Detention Map
🥚 And more to come!

To learn more about our collective, you can visit our website at: https://lockdown.systems

We're excited to start sharing our work with the Fediverse! 🎉

#Fediverse #Mastodon #LockdownSystems #DigitalRights #HumanRights #Privacy #OpenSource

You should not have to trade privacy for storage.
It is a bad deal.

Megatech Photos is built differently.

Sign up: https://megatechphotos.com

#Privacy #CloudStorage

FYI: Canadian regulators find ChatGPT privacy rules broken from the start: Four Canadian privacy regulators find ChatGPT's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models breached federal and provincial privacy laws on consent, accuracy, and data retention. https://ppc.land/canadian-regulators-find-chatgpt-privacy-rules-broken-from-the-start/ #Privacy #DataProtection #ChatGPT #AIRegulations #Canada

People are treating "free" like a price tag, not a freedom. Without the four essential freedoms, every "free" app is just a trap for surveillance and dependency. Real freedom software is the only defense against being the product. #freesoftware #digitalrights #privacy

#ICE Plans to Develop Own #SmartGlasses to ‘Supplement’ Its #FacialRecognition App

…“supplement” the agency’s facial recognition #MobileFortify application, which lets officers scan someone’s face to verify their #citizenship, according to a Department of #HomelandSecurity ( #DHS ) official. Another person who attended a conference where a senior ICE official spoke about the plans also described them to 404 Media.
#privacy #security #biometrics

https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/

Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today

Meta가 2026년 5월 8일부터 인스타그램 다이렉트 메시지(DM)의 종단 간 암호화(E2EE)를 중단했다. 이 기능은 2023년부터 선택적 기능으로 제공되었으나, 사용자 채택률이 낮아 조용히 제거되었다. 이에 따라 메타는 인스타그램 DM 내용을 열람할 수 있으며, 법 집행기관과도 공유 가능하다. 메타는 E2EE가 필요한 사용자는 WhatsApp을 이용하라고 권장하며, 향후 광고 알고리즘이나 AI 챗봇 학습에 메시지 데이터를 활용할 가능성도 제기된다. WhatsApp과 Messenger는 당분간 E2EE를 유지한다.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/08/instagram-end-to-end-encryption/

#meta #instagram #endtoendencryption #privacy #messaging

"Europol, the European Union’s (EU) police agency, operated a shadow data repository containing vast amounts of sensitive personal information and used it for years beyond its lawful scope, according to internal documents and whistleblower accounts.

Described by former officials as a “shadow IT environment”, the system lacked basic security or data protection safeguards required under EU law. It was used to store and analyse highly sensitive data – phone records, identity documents and geolocation information – including details of people who were not suspected of a crime.

This investigation by Solomon, Correctiv and Computer Weekly, based on leaked emails, internal reports and testimonies from former officials, found that in practice, the system became the agency’s primary environment for large-scale data analysis, despite lacking essential controls over who could access or modify the data.

For the first time in the agency’s history, several former high-ranking officials have come forward to reveal that the use of this shadow environment to store vast amounts of data – and the use of a clandestine intelligence tool known internally as the “Pressure Cooker” – had been concealed from the EU’s top privacy watchdog until 2019.

“They protect the law while breaking it,” one former senior official said of Europol."

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642525/They-protect-the-law-while-breaking-it-Inside-Europols-shadow-IT-system

#EU #Europol #DataProtection #Privacy

I've been rewatching the tv series, Person of Interest (2011).

It's writing covers ai usage in the context of surveillance at a meta level, with plenty of action. Very Asimovian at that level.

I recommend watching it if you never have, or re-watching it now that ai surveillance is a thing.

It captures broad strokes at the meta level. But it simplifies to make it understandable and entertaining.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)

#ai #surveillance #privacy #infosec #tv

Tuta users around the world love our merch! 😊

Spreading #privacy just got more beautiful. ❤️

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Sonja in her new Tuta shirt, screenshot from Bluesky

#DHS can’t create vast #DNA database to track #ICE critics, lawsuit says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/

#privacy #surveillance

EU calls #VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push - https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/ if they meddle, it will be a #privacy disaster

#Canvas login portals hacked in mass #ShinyHunters extortion campaign

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canvas-login-portals-hacked-in-mass-shinyhunters-extortion-campaign/

#cybersecurity #education #privacy #DataBreach

EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push

https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/

#EU #AgeVerification #idverification #VPN #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #government