‚Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’s lives…..‘

https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything

#Meta #Surveillance #Privacy #RayBan #SmartGlasses #Data #Technology

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims

“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,” the document reads.

#Meta considered adding facial recognition #technology to the first version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses back in 2021, but dropped the plans over technical challenges and ethical concerns. The NYT reports that the company has revived its plans as the #Trump administration has grown closer to Big Tech, and following the unexpected success of its smart glasses."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/meta-plans-to-add-facial-recognition-to-its-smart-glasses-report-claims/

#BigTech #SmartGlasses #Surveillance #FaceID

🪤 I Audited the Privacy of Popular Free Dev Tools — The Results Are Terrifying

｢ The identity syncing observed across these sites means your visit is not isolated. The same advertising ID that watched you format JSON will recognize you when you shop online, read news, or browse social media. Your development activity becomes part of your consumer advertising profile ｣

https://www.toolbox-kit.com/blog/i-audited-popular-dev-tools-privacy-results-are-scary

#privacy #tracking #surveillance

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

California's computer age verification law is poison. The new California age verification law is a version of INGSOC's telescreen watching you. And the usual self-proclaimed software freedom fighters are AWOL as this attack on your freedom is executed.

Don't listen to apologists who claim this isn't a big deal. It is a huge deal. This law is not about protecting children. The California law is a ruse for laying the foundation and precedent for mandatory remote control of all operating systems. They are using children as a shield for their true intentions. It's called a 'subterfuge' or a 'pretext' to hide the real rationale. And in politics subterfuge is very common. These politicians don't care about your children. They care about control and information is control. Compliance with California's new law is highly corrosive to free software and deadly to personal privacy.

With the mandatory age verification API in place, legislators can later add more laws mandating retrieval of even more privacy-invasive information just to install and use any operating system. This is Big Brother's telescreen in your living room. And the Linux community is nearly silent on the matter, instead focused on artificial intelligence investment.

Where were the software freedom organizations when California was mandating installation of #spyware in all free and open source operating systems? Did they oppose it? Or did they support it by silence? The California age verification law is the greatest threat to software freedom in recent history., striking right at the root of software installation for all users. Yet (((crickets))).

Is silence really tacit support?

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

Where were they when this mandatory spyware infrastructure was being shoved down our throats? Where were the self-proclaimed software freedom fighters? Where were the calls to action? I didn't see any.

Is silence golden ... or is gold buying silence?

Let these organizations know that you oppose California's age verification spyware law and that you expect them to rally in defense of true software freedom--freedom from government oversight of your software systems. Parents--and not the spyware state--should protect their children. The government is neither your parent nor your god nor your savior and the people should send a clear message stating that.

California, stay out of my operating system! And stay the hell away from children!

@eff@mastodon.social
@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev
@fsf@hostux.social
@osi@opensource.org
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org

#AgeVerification #Linux #EFF #OSI #LinuxFoundation #FSF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Spyware #OpenSource #OperatingSystems #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Panopticon #BigBrother #Government

CC: @laffer1@bsd.network @leo@twit.social @MichaelRoss@social.linux.pizza @rms@mastodon.xyz @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org @TechDesk@flipboard.social @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

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A crowd of sillouettes of people stands in front of a giant telescreen depicting a single giant eye watching them.

Ofcourse TikTok will not protect DMs, state surveillance must be possible... 😆
"TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#tiktok #privacy #security #surveillance #E2EE

Governments are pushing OS-level age checks that broadcast an “age signal” to apps, starting with laws like California’s Digital Age Assurance Act. 🧩

Marketed as child safety, but risks normalizing ID scans, expanding surveillance, and repeating Discord-style verification failures. 🛡️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/age-verification-protection-tool-or-surveillance

#TechNews #Privacy #Government #Surveillance #BigTech #AgeVerification #Children #Safety #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Apps #OS #Regulation #Freedom #Cybersecurity #California

Sharing this Proton guide on how to protect your privacy at protests — from burner/“clean” phones and Faraday bags to encrypted apps, metadata scrubbing, and masking against AI facial recognition. 🛡️

Worth a read if you’re worried about surveillance at demonstrations. 🎭

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/how-to-protect-privacy-at-protests

#TechNews #Privacy #Protest #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Encryption #Security #FacialRecognition #DataBrokers #VPN #Signal #Biometrics #Rights #Freedom #War #Activism

Internationale Koordination gegen zielgerichtete #Überwachung
CSRC Bulletin Nr. 1

"Dies ist die erste Ausgabe einer unregelmäßig erscheinenden Publikation des Counter-surveillance resource center, eine Datenbank von Hilfsmitteln zur Umgehung zielgerichteter #Überwachung."
https://www.csrc.link/de/

"Wir sind Anarchist·innen. Wir glauben an eine internationale Koordination informeller anarchistischer Gruppen, um dem Kampf gegen jegliche Formen der #Herrschaft nachzugehen. Wir glauben, dass das gegenseitige Teilen von Kenntnis über Fähigkeiten und Taktiken unserer Feind·innen einen bedeutenden Teil dieser Koordination bilden sollte. Die Kenntnis ist kein Selbstzweck, sondern ein Mittel zur Begrenzung der Aussichten gefasst zu werden, damit wir weiter angreifen können."

https://de.indymedia.org/node/269067

#Repression #directAction #Surveillance #Antireport #SozialeKämpfe #SozialeKontrolle #Anarchismus

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Beschriftung : Counter - Surveillance Resource Center csrc.link/de Ganz unten steht: "Für die, die etwas zu verbergen haben. in der Mitte eine hasenartige Karikatur mit Rosa Schuhen, Rosa Handschuhen und Rosa Maske und schwarzem Anzug in Kampfhaltung. darüber in jeder ecke je eine Überwachungskamera welche wie ein Scheinwerfer wirkt, das Wesen in der Mitte befindet sich dadurch im Schatten.

CSRC Bulletin #1 - Counter-surveillance resource center
(de/en/fr/ru)

International Coordination Against Targeted Surveillance

"We are anarchists. We believe in an international coordination of informal anarchist groups to pursue the fight against all forms of domination. We believe that sharing knowledge about our enemies’ capabilities and tactics should be an important part of that coordination."

PDF: https://www.csrc.link/download/csrc-bulletin/csrc-bulletin-1-en-a4.pdf

https://www.csrc.link/read/csrc-bulletin-1-en.html

#Surveillance #Selfdefence #socialwar #socialcontroll #technology #antireport

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Mensch mit schwarzem Hoodie (mit rosa Umrandung) und hochgezogener Kapuze von hinten, blickt auf schwarzen Hintergrund.

These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and #surveillance #BigTech

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/these-alternatives-to-popular-apps-can-help-reclaim-your-online-life-from-billionaires-and-surveillance/

#Data #Privacy #Capitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #twitter #Musk #Bluesky #Meta #instagram #antireport

SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE
TIPS, TOOLS AND HOW-TOS FOR SAFER ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS

„This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.

Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions to installing our pick of the best, most secure applications. We have more detailed information in our FURTHER LEARNING sections. If you’d like a guided tour, look for our list of common SECURITY SCENARIOS.…“

Tranks to @eff

https://ssd.eff.org/

#Data #Privacy #SelfDefence #Technology #Surveillance #Repression

Sam Altman: Classic bullshitter.

"Across social media and the AI industry, people immediately began to challenge Altman’s claim. Why, they asked, would the Pentagon suddenly agree to these red lines when it had said — in no uncertain terms — that it would never do so?

The answer, sources told The Verge, is that the Pentagon didn’t budge. OpenAI agreed to follow laws that have allowed for mass surveillance in the past, while insisting they protect its red lines.

One source familiar with the Pentagon’s negotiations with AI companies confirmed that OpenAI’s deal is much softer than the one Anthropic was pushing for, thanks largely to three words: “any lawful use.” In negotiations, the person said, the Pentagon wouldn’t back down on its desire to collect and analyze bulk data on Americans. If you look line-by-line at the OpenAI terms, the source said, every aspect of it boils down to: If it’s technically legal, then the US military can use OpenAI’s technology to carry it out. And over the past decades, the US government has stretched the definition of “technically legal” to cover sweeping mass surveillance programs — and more.

OpenAI’s former head of policy research, Miles Brundage, said on X that “in light of what external lawyers and the Pentagon are saying, OpenAI employees’ default assumption here should unfortunately be that OpenAI caved + framed it as not caving, and screwed Anthropic while framing it as helping them.”"

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/887309/openai-anthropic-dod-military-pentagon-contract-sam-altman-hegseth

#AI #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #USA #Trump #Pentagon #Surveillance #DataProtection

#usa #israel #russia #iran : #war / #government / #civilsociety / #dissidents / #repression / #surveillance

„As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing. Iranian authorities have a sophisticated weapon for monitoring the population: a powerful Russian facial recognition software — acquired in complete secrecy. (…)“

https://forbiddenstories.org/iran-regime-monitors-citizens/

If you are unaware, check out the ties to the recent Age Verification craze and Palantir
#palantir #privacy #surveillance #technology

We cannot continue to live in fear while big tech and an authoritative, parasitic, pedophilic, ruling class continues control our lives!

We need to take it all back now!

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/

#CBP #ACAB #AdTech #BigTech #Surveillance #Privacy #Security #Fascism #Tech

It's way easier for lazy politicians to enact laws to outlaw, censor, and surveil under the guise of a moral panic than to enforce antitrust regulations and interoperability and algorithmic transparency mandates...

"While social media bans may seem like a prudent measure to protect children, they are not only ineffective, they endanger both children and adults. There is little evidence that social media is driving any type of widespread mental health crisis in children. Studies have repeatedly shown the opposite. Removing anonymity from the web, which will inevitably happen when tech companies are required to identify and ban children, allows for easier government tracking and censorship of journalists, activists and whistleblowers, who rely on online anonymity.

And while some claim the laws would curb big tech’s power, only the largest tech companies have the resources to shoulder the extensive costs of age verification systems. Non-profit and indie platforms could be forced to close, consolidating big tech’s power further. Mass surveillance systems, once constructed, could also be easily leveraged by governments and bad actors.

If we want to fix the problems with social media, the place to start is through comprehensive data-privacy reform and consumer protections. Governments could also take action to break up big tech companies and prosecute them for anti-competitive behaviour. Lawmakers, who claim to care about children, could pass broader social and economic policies that we know would meaningfully improve children’s lives. Social media is a lifeline, especially for marginalised youth such as LGBTQ+ teens. Any policies that limit online access should centre on the most vulnerable children and adults.

To enact the social media bans being proposed around the world requires some system of age verification, which inherently means expanding surveillance technology."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled

#AgeVerification #SocialMedia #Politics #Censorship #Surveillance

The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says

the IRS provided DHS with information on 47,000 of the 1.28 million people that ICE requested — and, in most of those cases, gave ICE additional address information in violation of privacy rules created to protect taxpayer data

#dhs #ice #irs #surveillance #privacy

https://apnews.com/article/irs-breaks-law-judge-finds-2dbe472e46121091a32309bdab6795d7

#SamAltman says #OpenAI will tweak its #Pentagon deal after #surveillance backlash
"Consistent with applicable laws, including the #FourthAmendment to the #UnitedStates Constitution, National Security Act of 1947, FISA Act of 1978, the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of #US persons and nationals," Altman wrote on X.
https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-amending-contract-with-pentagon-amid-backlash-mass-surveillance-anthropic-2026-3
https://archive.ph/CLRm9

Is this a real change or placating the masses after backlash over AI use and surveillance fears?

BIRN has identified a growing network of increasingly sophisticated and intrusive surveillance technology in Serbia, in schools, hospitals, on the roads and in the air, all without an adequate regulatory framework.

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BIRN has identified a growing network of increasingly sophisticated and intrusive surveillance technology in Serbia, in schools, hospitals, on the roads and in the air, all without an adequate regulatory framework.

Resist ‘dangerous and socially unacceptable’ age checks for social media, scientists warn

Computer scientists are campaigning against the global march toward age checks online.

https://www.politico.eu/article/age-check-social-media-scientist-warning/

#AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #enshittification #socialmedia #technology

age verification - aka id verification at the OS level?

that's what US lawmakers are proposing...

https://www.osnews.com/story/144501/us-lawmakers-push-for-age-verification-at-the-operating-system-level/

#ageverification #privacy #surveillance #security

Anthropic walked away from a $200M Pentagon contract after Defense Department demanded rights to use Claude for analyzing Americans' search histories, location data, and credit card transactions. OpenAI accepted the deal within hours using "all lawful purposes" language. Shows how AI companies navigate different red lines on government surveillance contracts. #AIgovernance #surveillance #tech

https://www.implicator.ai/anthropic-rejected-pentagon-demand-to-analyze-americans-data-reports-reveal/

If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare

"Bad news: your car is a spy. If your vehicle was made in the last few years, you’re probably driving around in a data-harvesting machine that may collect personal information as sensitive as your race, weight, and sexual activity. Volkswagen’s cars reportedly know if you’re fastening your seatbelt and how hard you hit the brakes.

That’s according to new findings from Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included project. The #nonprofit found that every major car brand fails to adhere to the most basic privacy and security standards in new internet-connected models, and all 25 of the brands Mozilla examined flunked the organization’s test.

#Mozilla found brands including #BMW, #Ford, #Toyota, #Tesla, and #Subaru collect #data about drivers including race, facial expressions, weight, health information, and where you drive. Some of the cars tested collected data you wouldn’t expect your car to know about, including details about sexual activity, race, and immigration status, according to Mozilla."

https://gizmodo.com/mozilla-new-cars-data-privacy-report-1850805416

#Privacy #Surveillance #Data #SurveillanceCapitalism

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Straße mit leuchtenden Zahlen auf welcher Autos fahren

#OpenAI is now officially data supplier for the Pentagon and is very proud of it!

Your Data flows directly to the U.S. Department of War! #ChatGPT

--> Delete your Account!

https://openai.com/index/our-agreement-with-the-department-of-war/

#US #Surveillance #KI #AI #Technology #Tech #War #Data #Privacy

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Prohibition sign with crossed-out OpenAI logo in a red circle

Keep on going! 🖤 #Sabotage

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying #Flock surveillance cameras!

Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage….

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/across-the-us-people-are-dismantling

#USA #Surveillance #activism #Technology #ICE

How to Organize Safely in the Age of #Surveillance

From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful…..

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/

#Protest #Repression #Activism #USA

How the Government Deceived Congress in the Debate over Surveillance Powers (2013)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/director-national-intelligences-word-games-explained-how-government-deceived

#HackerNews #Government #Deception #Surveillance #Congress #Intelligence #2013

LA Times:

"...After previously denying it had federal contracts, Flock Chief Executive Garrett Langley admitted in interviews in recent months that the company has worked with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations. ..."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-01/surveillance-company-flock-safety-los-angeles

#privacy #surveillance #bigbrother #flock #ICE

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Much of the backlash has been aimed specifically at Flock — a heavyweight in the surveillance market that contracts with a reported 5,000 U.S. policing agencies. The company’s data-sharing with federal authorities and cybersecurity lapses have been documented by 404 Media and other outlets. After previously denying it had federal contracts, Flock Chief Executive Garrett Langley admitted in interviews in recent months that the company has worked with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations. The company has since said that it has severed ties with both agencies, and responded to other concerns by giving communities more power to decide whom to grant access to state or nationwide lookup networks.