Building a detailed target profile from public behavioral data used to require analyst time and domain expertise. Both constraints are
being removed by the same capability change that mapped an ICS environment from scratch in one session this week.

Commercial surveillance infrastructure was already built for scale. #AI just makes operating it against individuals faster and cheaper.

#privacy #infosec #FourthAmendment #infrastructure

@sarahjamielewis

Almost as ridiculous as requiring age verification to boot an operating system.

Okay, it's even more ridiculous

#FOSS #Privacy #Cwtch #SimpleX #p2p #e2ee #Nimrods

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RE: https://mastodon.social/users/sarahjamielewis/statuses/116716370524884893

A surveillance company plans to upgrade license plate readers to also collect identifiers from phones, smartwatches, AirPods, vehicle systems, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices, potentially linking specific people to vehicles and locations.

https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/

#surveillance #privacy
1/3

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-smart-glasses-face-recognition-nametag-connections/

#privacy #technology

https://www.cypherpunkbooks.com/book/meditations-on-cypherpunk-nightmares
This guy has good points about the nature of #privacy in the modern age that I have wanted to say but couldn't find the words at the moment.

SignalTrace plans to add phone, AirPod and smartwatch trackers to license plate readers, letting police identify drivers and passengers via Bluetooth device signals. The surveillance tool links device identifiers to vehicles for future law enforcement queries. https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/ #Media #SocialMedia #Privacy

404 Media: This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers

https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/

#alpr #privacy #cybersecurity #bigbrother

Remember when buying a computer meant buying a private digital vault, not a corporate surveillance terminal?

Between OS-level local screenshotting tools and AI semantic indexers, big tech is turning your desktop into a permanent digital paper trail for advertisers and security risks.

Switch to a desktop that respects your boundaries. #lucentOS features zero telemetry and keeps your data exactly where it belongs: locally on your machine.

#Privacy #Linux #Infosec #FOSS

Making the jump from proprietary operating systems to #Linux can feel daunting. We are designing #lucentOS to be the perfect migration bridge.

It retains a highly intuitive, traditional panel-and-menu workflow so you don't have to relearn how to use a computer—you just get your privacy back.

Launching November 2026.

Roadmap: https://github.com/dixon-team-tech/lucentOS

#Privacy #TechMigration #Fedora #KDE

This is perhaps one of the most sinister developments in privacy invasion I’ve yet seen. In itself, it simply nestles into the list of tracking garbage that shouldn’t exist in the world. But in how wholly invasive it is, being deep and complete, is what makes it stand out.

I’m not suggesting that you should destroy every one of these that see. But, you know. You do you.

https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/

#Privacy #InfoSec #Fascism #BigBrother

#Starmer is a politician throwing counter-productive policies out for purely personal reasons with no regard for the implications.

Age verification and scanning unverified devices is oppressive verging on fascist.

#privacy #security #ukpol #UKLabour

Government Rolling Age Verification and Online Harms into One Giant Mess

Reports suggest that the Canadian government is introducing a bill that would combine online harms and age verification legislation.

https://www.freezenet.ca/government-rolling-age-verification-and-online-harms-into-one-giant-mess/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #Canada #FreeSpeech #legislation #OnlineHarms

We think people deserve a photo storage service that respects their privacy by default.

That's what we're building with Megatech Photos.

Sign up: https://megatechphotos.com

#Privacy #IndieDev

BookWyrm is an open-source social reading platform that lets you track books, write reviews, and discover new reads without relying on Goodreads.

You can host it yourself, connect with other readers, and even interact across the Fediverse thanks to ActivityPub support.

A great choice for book lovers who value openness, ownership, and privacy.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=bookwyrm

#OpenSource #BookWyrm #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Books #Privacy #FOSS

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Massachusetts votes to pass new #privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data - https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data/

So... Let me get this straight.
Apple implements a copy of Microsoft's terrible, awful, no good "Recall" feature that caused massive global backlash . And they're being praised?

Giving AI access to read everything on your screen undermines years of work that privacy-respecting apps have done to protect their users. It removes the long-standing blood-brain barrier between the OS and apps, replacing it with a siphon funneling everything into AI.

#wwdc #wwdc26 #privacy #opensource #grapheneos

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So, we've got to go back to the 80s and not carry cellphones, smartwatches, or, basically, anything emitting Bluetooth, WiFi, or cell phone signals if we want privacy and/or anonymity. Thanks, techbroligarchs.

https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/

#ALPR #surveillance #privacy #anonymity

Surveillance Is Not Safety: A statement on the UK's latest threat to privacy [pdf]

https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf

#HackerNews #surveillance #privacy #UK #safety #technology #rights

Friends. I’m looking for a new 2FA app. (I’m on iOS/macOS.)

I’m using Ente, but I’m not sure their integrity is where it should be. I’m not saying it isn’t — I’m saying I’m uncomfortable with some things. And when it comes to 2FA, that’s not a great place to be.

So…what do y’all use?

#AskFedi #Privacy #InfoSec #2FA

Apple's Siri relaunch relies on Google's Gemini technology under the hood, but the company must now prove it maintains control over the assistant's privacy boundaries and routing. The beta test, arriving later this year after a two-year delay, will show whether users trust deeper access to personal data. https://www.implicator.ai/apple-puts-gemini-models-behind-its-siri-ai-relaunch/ #AI #Apple #Privacy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJSPeJmqis

#privacy #technology

📢 Anonym surfen: Privater Tab oder doch lieber Tor?

🗓 Freitag, 19. Juni 2026
⏰ 19:00 Uhr
📍 Ort: CCC Subraum, Westernmauer 12–16

Veranstaltungs-Serie zur digitalen Selbstverteidigung: Privacy Protection Party

Diesmal schauen wir uns verschiedene Wege an, wie man sich anonym im Internet bewegen kann.
Es handelt sich um eine Mitmach-Veranstaltung: Wir sind vor Ort und beantworten Fragen oder helfen bei der Einrichtung - bring also gerne deinen Laptop mit.

#paderborn #privacy #c3pb #infoladen

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Proton Drive rebuilt its core engine around a shared SDK, boosting uploads by up to 3x, downloads by up to 2x, and overall app responsiveness ⚡
A cryptography update also delivers up to 4x faster file encryption while maintaining end-to-end encryption and open-source foundations 🔐

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/drive-cryptography-update

#TechNews #ProtonDrive #Proton #OpenPGP #Encryption #EndToEndEncryption #CloudStorage #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Linux #Technology #Data #FOSS #Cryptography #ProtonMail

The EU unveiled a tech sovereignty plan to boost local chips, AI, and data infrastructure, while the European Parliament switched its default browser search from Google to Qwant. 🇪🇺
The moves reflect efforts to reduce reliance on US tech and strengthen privacy, data control, and digital resilience across Europe. 🔒

🔗 https://proton.me/business/blog/europe-us-tech-dependence-qwant

#TechNews #EU #US #USA #DigitalSovereignty #Qwant #Google #Privacy #DataProtection #Cloud #AI #Infrastructure #Europe #Security #Technology #Data #FOSS

California’s AB 1856 would exempt open-source operating systems from AB 1043 age-bracketing rules after amendments approved by the Assembly. 🐧
The bill still expands age-gating to browsers and websites, raising privacy, anonymity, security, and speech concerns cited by EFF. 🔒

@eff

🔗 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-cas-ab-1856-exempts-open-source-expands-age-gating

#TechNews #Bill #AB1856 #AB1043 #OpenSource #AgeGating #AgeVerification #EFF #Privacy #Security #Anonymity #FreeSpeech #Transparency #DigitalRights #Internet #FOSS #California #OS

📌 Update to the NicFab Daily Digest

Starting today, each edition includes a curated EU case-law section: new rulings from the @Curia and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on data protection, privacy, and AI.

Every entry links to the official source (EUR-Lex / HUDOC).

👉 https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #DataProtection #AI #GDPR #CaseLaw

Daily Digest | 8 June 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

FISA update: the fake “deadline” is approaching quickly

“The battle over FISA 702 reauthorization continues. A bipartisan coalition of reformers continue to press to introduce a warrant requirement and close the data broker loophole. Surveillance hawks continue to press for reauthorization without any meaningful reforms. In April, 42 Democrats joined the majority of House Republicans in passed a three-year authorization without meaningful reforms — boooooo!!!!! Fortunately the Senate said no, and so at the last moment they passed a 45-day extension. With only ten days left, time’s running out to come to agreement — or let the statute lapse. “

— FISA Reauth down to the short strokes, June 1

“Senate Republicans early Friday could not muster enough votes to move forward on a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving the key surveillance power, which expires next week, in limbo as both chambers leave the Capitol for the weekend.”

— FISA reauthorization stalls in early-morning Senate vote, Savannah Behrmann in Roll Call, June 5

“Next week it gets real.”

–Sen. Majority Leader Thune, quoted in GOP leadership’s FISA jam on Punchbowl News, June 5

“I’ll be fighting like hell between now and June 12 to ensure Congress doesn’t cave and renew Section 702 of FISA without real reforms. Security and liberty aren’t mutually exclusive, and it seems like Congress is finally starting to understand that.”

— Sen. Ron Wyden, on Bluesky

Once again FISA reauthorization is going down to the wire. Early last week there were reports that Sen. John Warner had convinced enough Senate Democrats to support a “compromise” (ha-ha) three-year extension without any real reforms, hoping that enough Democrats would also cross over in the House to pass it. But once Bill Pulte — with no intelligence experience and a track record of abusing data to target the President’s opponents — was installed as Acting Director of National Intelligence and nominated for the permanent role — Democrats in both chambers drew the line. And time is running out to get agreement by the June 12 “deadline”. What a mess.

It’s worth highlighting that the “deadline” isn’t real. Even if Section 702 doesn’t get reauthorized by June 12, the surveillance continues for another nine months: the FISA Court has already approved the certifications through March 2027. So Congress could re-authorize it during the lame duck session in December, or early next year. Still, surveillance hawks are still trying to use the fake “deadline” to create a sense of urgency.

In Punchbowl News, Jake Sherman et al suggest that “short of removing Pulte from the job, the only other way to assuage Democrats would be for Trump to name a permanent nominee who meets the qualifications outlined in the statute that created ODNI.” Very honestly, if it were any other adminstration I’d be assuming that was the game plan, and the cynic in me would be wondering whether the whole Pulte subplot was a ploy to let Democrats claim to win something and then get behind the previous “compromise” (ha-ha) deal. With this administration … who knows. But, it’s still a possibility to be nervous about.

Still, even if the Pulte mess somehow gets cleared up, there’s no guarantee that anything without significant reforms will be able to pass the House. Politico reports that House Freedom Caucus Republicans are restarting their social media campaign to demand a warrant requirement, so it might be challenging to get something through Rules. If that doesn’t happen, Speaker Johnson’s only option is a floor vote without a rule which would require a 2/3 majority — and with a majority of House Democrats also supporting reforms, it’s not clear how likely that is. Over the weekend Senators Tom Cotton and Chuck Grassley sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that Section 702 authorities might lapse, and urging the administration to “explore alternative legal authorities to continue collecting intelligence and, if necessary, to draft an executive order to address the gap left by the expiration of the law.” Rubio wrote back saying how bad that would be. It’s shameless posturing — the “deadline” isn’t real — but it’s worked in the past.

Of course they could pass something with real reforms. Proposed reform legislation including the GSRA, SAFE Act and Protect Liberty Act has bipartisan support, and the votes are probably there in both chambers. But I’m not holding my breath. Maybe they can find the votes for another short-term extension, but then again everybody in both parties is pretty sick of this nonsense so maybe not. The closer we get to midterm elections, the less time and energy Congress wants to spend on a polarizing issue like FISA. So we shall see.

In any case, it’s once again a great time to contact your legislators! This is a situation where calls are likely to have a lot more impact than emails; you can use the US Capitol switchboard at 202-224-312, call your legislators office directly. or use calling tools from Indivisible and QuitGPT if you prefer. Both the House and Senate will be voting, so if you have time please call your Senators as well as your Representative!

Here’s a simple script.

Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State]. I am calling today to ask that reject any extension to FISA Section 702 unless it includes key bipartisan reforms: closing requiring a warrant and closing the data broker loophole. Please do not be fooled by fake reforms that simply restate existing law, and please stop passing short-term extensions that just kick the ball down the road. Instead, support real reform like the GSRA — which has bipartisan support in both chambers.

#FISA #politics #privacy #surveillance

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Daily Digest | 8 June 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

😆 Wired is under fire for its story on this last week.

Futurism: Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-furious-smart-glasses @Futurism @WIRED #Meta #facialrecognition #surveillance #privacy #spyware

How is proton a privacy company and doesn't have proper Linux support. #proton #linux #foss #os #privacy #security

Daily Digest | 8 June 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

"Age verification for social media is the right idea built the wrong way"

"Social media bans for minors risk sacrificing digital privacy in pursuit of online safety."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/age-verification-for-social-media-is-the-right-idea-built-the-wrong-way

#Privacy

"Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data"

"The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people's precise location data across the state."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data/

#Privacy

TechSpot: Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes. “The latest version of Canada’s Bill C-22 would require digital services such as internet service providers, messaging platforms, email providers, and potentially hardware companies to retain up to one year of user metadata. In addition, tech companies would have to implement mechanisms that […]

Seriously @Tutanota, now I can't even change the language of the spell checker...

Error message: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'getStringConfigValue')

I'm regularly hitting similar bugs in your client, and I often need to log out and log back in to reset everything, which makes me lose my key verification fingerprints by the way, making it useless...

#Email #Security #Privacy #Bug

This is so badly thought out. Enforcing age verification for an entire population is NOT the way to solve a distinct problem.

The tech will be circumvented, the harms will not be prevented, and millions will lose their right to #privacy as a result.

#Starmer is driving the UK further and further into a dystopian surveillance future

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly752ydjw6o

Scanning tech would turn every phone into a surveillance device ⚠️

UK Ministers may claim this is to stop children sharing intimate images.

But it means forcing every adult through a digital ID checkpoint and scanning all private images by default.

Once the infrastructure exists, it will be expanded.

It would award every future government and every tyranny across the globe a mechanism to pre-censor everything anyone does with their phone.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones

#ukpolitics #ukpol #privacy

The Guardian: Microsoft to tighten human rights measures after inquiry into Israel’s use of its tech. “Microsoft has said it will tighten human-rights controls when working with national security agencies after an inquiry into how the Israeli military used its cloud technology for the mass surveillance of Palestinians.”

In 2020, Australian police forces denied using Clearview AI. Then Clearview suffered a data breach. The stolen customer list included Australian law enforcement agencies. The denials stopped. That pattern — quiet adoption, public denial, disclosure only under external pressure — repeats across every layer of Australia's surveillance infrastructure. New post: the inventory, layer by layer, and what you can actually do about it.

https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-06-05-sleepwalking-off-a-digital-cliff/

#DigitalRights #Surveillance #Privacy #Australia #Metadata #BiometricID

Wielkie dzięki za tak ciepłe przyjęcie na nowej instancji i za każde podbicie mojej wizytówki! ☕ Społeczność #infosec.exchange robi świetne pierwsze wrażenie.

Skoro wczoraj wspominałem o dekonstrukcji zaufania i ruchu #FOSS, idealnie się składa, bo na blogu od wczoraj dostępny jest tekst o tym, dlaczego moim zdaniem czas F-Droida mija na rzecz bezpośredniego pobierania przez Obtainium:
🌐 https://meridian.bearblog.dev/ewolucja-zaufania-dlaczego-czas-f-droida-mija/

Idąc o krok dalej w architekturze Zero Trust: aby zabezpieczyć się przed ryzykiem kompromitacji źródeł dostaw (np. podmiany plików na GitHubie), Obtainium warto spiąć z niezależną weryfikacją sygnatur certyfikatów aplikacji.

U siebie stosuję już konkretne domknięcie tego procesu:
1️⃣ AppVerifier – używam go na co dzień w połączeniu z Obtainium. Pozwala na wygodną, lokalną weryfikację i audyt sygnatur (certyfikatów kluczy) oraz zarządzanie własną bazą zaufanych skrótów.
2️⃣ Verified Apps (od Privacy Guides) – świeży projekt (baza oraz dedykowana aplikacja), któremu również mocno się przyglądam pod kątem automatycznej walidacji w oparciu o społecznościową bazę bezpiecznych fingerprintów.

Ciekaw jestem Waszych przemyśleń o supply chain security w dystrybucji open source. Używacie takich warstw walidacji sygnatur, czy polegacie na czystym Obtainium? Sekcja komentarzy jest Wasza!

#Infosec #Cybersecurity #AppSec #SupplyChainSecurity #Privacy #Grapheneos #Android #Obtainium #FOSS #OpenSource #Fdroid #PrivacyGuides

The Liberals are pushing Bill C-22 to force companies to retain a year of your metadata and hand it to law enforcement on request.

Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN would rather exit Canada than comply.

This majority government that can't seem to build affordable housing is building a surveillance state instead.

Write your MP!

The Internet Society's tool: https://www.internetsociety.org/our-work/internet-policy/keep-canada-protected/

#canada #canpoli #canpolitics #cdnpoli #ndp #lpc #surveillance #markcarney #privacy #duckduckgo #vpn #encryption

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Il Garante può multarti per un'informativa o un cookie banner non a norma. Metti in regola il tuo sito in pochi minuti – testi legali generati con l'IA, conformi al GDPR e al Codice Privacy.
https://weblegal.ai/it/blog/garante-privacy-mettere-in-regola-sito/
#Garante #GDPR #privacy

EU's tech-sovereignty push is a good prompt to start small: move email first. InlineStyle gives you an @inli.me mailbox with web/mobile access and encryption support, alongside files, docs and photos in an open-source cloud. https://www.inlinestyle.it/ #degoogle #privacy #opensource #EU

Y’all. I have a curated list of things that bring me joy plus bytes on design, code, accessibility, privacy, useful tools, and antifascism:

https://markwrites.io/nano-bytes-05

You can subscribe via RSS or email. Either to articles or the periodic bytes or both.

Some people like it. Others want to punch me in the face. But not because I’m a nazi. Maybe you’ll fit into the former group. Then we can like each other.

#RSS #Newsletter #Design #Code #Accessibility #Privacy #Tools #BeingHuman #HumanExperience #MarkWrites

#Signal, #DuckDuckGo, and #NordVPN threaten to exit #Canada if metadata #surveillance law passes

Canada's metadata retention bill is the latest #government attempt to build surveillance into the internet's infrastructure

https://www.techspot.com/news/112672-signal-duckduckgo-nordvpn-threaten-exit-canada-if-metadata.html

#privacy #technology #VPN #messaging #dystopia

Wallet — Offline Card Manager 💳

Store your credit, debit, loyalty, and ID cards securely on your device.

• 100% offline (no internet permission)
• AES-256-GCM encryption
• Biometric authentication
• Encrypted card photo scans
• Loyalty card barcodes
• Custom fields & export support
No cloud. No tracking.

No cloud. No tracking.

Download: ⁠https://f-droid.org/packages/com.sidhant.wallet/

#FOSS #Android #OpenSource #creditcard #Privacy #Security #oss #identity

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A minimalist icon depicting a dark blue payment card with a thin gold stripe across the top. A small gold shield symbol appears on the right side of the card, representing security and protection. The icon is centered on a light background with a clean, modern design.

#OldCars #privacy #tyranny #Corruption #americancorruption

They are not banning old cars.
They are banning privacy.
Fight back!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZTEC1aBfI_/?igsh=bnNkNmNudHA0NHNm