Just visited an online PC mag on a different phone, it has a adblocker detector which swaps away from the article to a page that begs you to turn of your adblocker. Unsurprisingly, it works fine when I have all JavaScript disabled, like I have by default on my main phone

#privacy #adblocker

Fort Firewall gives you detailed control over which Windows apps can access the network with custom rules, blocklists, bandwidth limits, and traffic statistics.

⚠️ Note: On Windows 10+, it currently requires disabling HVCI (Memory Integrity), so check the requirements first.

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

#Windows #Privacy #OpenSource #Firewall #SelfHosted #CyberSecurity

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Screenshot of the Fort Firewall project page showing the app logo, release badges, a description, and the Windows interface with per-application firewall rules for allowing or blocking internet access.

#politics #privacy #europe #chatcontrol
⚠️ Chat Control 1.0, une dérogation temporaire aux règles ePrivacy a été adopté jeudi par le Parlement européen.
Le règlement restera en vigueur jusqu'au 3 avril 2028,
Cela veut dire que l EU (par n'importe quel moyen technique) va scruter tous les messages et emails !
La seule solution pour y échapper est est d'utiliser des solutions décentralisées ou très sécurisées (Messagerie SimpleX . Email tutamail....)

Engadget: The Meta Glasses backlash is changing how (or if) people use them . “Other creators who have previously purchased the frames now say they are using the product less often due to fears that people around them will assume they’re doing something ‘creepy.'”

New Jersey Globe: N.J. campaigns brace for voter data shutdown under new law. “The law, signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 30, creates the nation’s most aggressive regulation of the consumer data industry, imposing annual registration fees of up to $1.5 million on certain companies that sell or license personal data and civil penalties of up to $50,000 per record for unlawful sales of […]

Reviewe Lumo 2.0 : Proton's privacy-focused AI assistant, to see how it compares with ChatGPT and Claude.

The review covers its strengths, limitations, privacy claims, and whether it's ready for everyday use.

Read the review: https://digitalescapetools.com/reviews/lumo-2-0-review.html

#Privacy #AI #Proton #Lumo #OpenSource #TechReview

How to turn off #FaceID on #iPhone — and when you should

https://proton.me/blog/how-to-turn-off-face-id

#privacy #cybersecurity #guide

Meta Smart Glasses that passively record surroundings raise a concrete surface-attack question: who processes the audio/video, where is it stored, and for how long? "Quiet" recording shifts the threat model — not just for the wearer, but for every person nearby who never consented. Ambient capture at scale is a different risk category than a phone camera. #infosec #privacy #surveillance
https://www.ilounge.com/news/meta-smart-glasses-with-super-sensing-records-everything-quietly

Does FAUXX alternative for linux exist (a script that run in background fake call (dns, browsing etc), to drown tracker in fake call to hide true call if some tracker pass trough protection.

#linux #android #privacy

The Drive: How Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me for Days Over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After Me. “The Plymouth Police Department had been tracking me for days using Flock license plate cameras, waiting for the right moment to strike, because they thought I’d stolen the Range Rover. And the reason I was ID’d as a dangerous car thief was a simple data error made 2,000 miles away in […]

#AI #Surveillance and Social Progress

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/ai-surveillance-and-social-progress.html

#privacy

Variety: Meta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash. “Meta said on Friday it would discontinue an AI feature that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts following days of criticism over the feature’s opt-out policy, including by talent agencies.”

#Itsme mandates #FacialRecognition in #Belgium from 2027

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/itsme-will-require-facial-recognition-in-belgium-from-2027-bytes-europe/39090/3

#privacy #Europe #FRT

DuckDuckGo blocks YouTube ads by default on iPhone, Windows, Mac: The feature relies on uBlock Origin's filter lists and is already default for iPhone, Windows and Mac users, with the Android rollout timing still unannounced. https://ppc.land/duckduckgo-blocks-youtube-ads-by-default-on-iphone-windows-mac/ #DuckDuckGo #YouTubeAds #AdBlocking #Privacy #uBlockOrigin

Ah yes, the ultimate guide to evading deadly drones: just enable #JavaScript and cookies! 🍪 Because nothing screams "invisible" like leaving a digital breadcrumb trail. 😂 Who knew escaping high-tech #surveillance was as easy as optimizing your browser settings? 🚁
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/08/how-to-hide-from-killer-drones #drones #privacy #cookies #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Zerion 3.0 marks our transition to a fully independent protocol stack.

Briar has been an excellent foundation, but our goal is to be fully independent. We’re replacing the remaining Briar/Bramble protocols with our own transport, wire format, sync layer and message model.

One focus: resisting traffic analysis with constant-rate polling and cover traffic.

https://zerion.chat

#privacy #tor #foss

"Privacy experts warn that camera-free doesn’t necessarily equate to surveillance-free. “Safety depends on the whole system, and the updates that can change what a device does overnight. Something that looks private today can stop being private after a single update,” says Saska, who argues that the focus needs to move from privacy-first hardware to privacy-first governance that determines whether AI products continue to respect people’s rights as the tech, software, and business model change.

For that to happen, as Véliz argues, culture has a crucial role to play. For now, the backlash surrounding the latest AI smart glasses underscores a stubborn consumer perception problem: fashion may be able to lend desirability, but it can’t overcome distrust on its own.

“The line I’d draw is between acceptable and safe. Making something feel normal doesn’t remove the harm, it just quiets the questions we should be asking,” says Saska. “This isn’t only a hardware competition anymore; it’s a cultural one, and fashion can’t solve a legitimacy problem.”"

https://www.vogue.com/article/do-smart-glasses-have-a-surveillance-problem

#SmartGlasses #Meta #Privacy #Surveillance #AI

Putting this out there again because it’s getting more and more relevant.

On data collection and the Data Wars we are starting to see.

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/ihaveatheory/episodes/Maxwells-Demon-and-Data-Wars-e4sntm/a-ake2j6

#dataCenters #AI #privacy #surveillance

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$DASH #Dash #BuiltToLast #Crypto #Web3 #Privacy #Freedom #News #DashTo8000

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📌 Oggi nel mondo Dash 🧵 ➡️ Riepilogo della giornata sul nostro gruppo Telegram 📩 🚨 "Ma è tutto così reale?" 🍿😂🚀 🤝 Unisciti a noi per discuterne liberamente 👇🗣 👉 https://t.me/dash_chat_italia/86275 🫶 Sostieni la crescita di Dash Italia con un caffè ☕️🌱 🔷 Indirizzo Dash: XxVhbTGzWoBzLFqJXzAFJYk5AxhsM14w1E 🔷 Evolution username 🧬: DashItalia - MascaSimo $DASH #Dash #BuiltToLast #Crypto #Web3 #Privacy #Freedom #News #DashTo8000

"We Want Texans to Know Their Rights": Q&A with #MaydayHealth on the Impact of #Surveillance on #Abortion Care

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion

#privacy #Texas

When Flock Tells Cities Their Cameras Don’t Track Movement #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/when-flock-tells-cities-their-cameras-dont-track-movement/

LAPD Cuts Ties With Flock Safety Over Privacy Concerns #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/lapd-cuts-ties-with-flock-safety-over-privacy-concerns/

Surveillance Daily: July 11, 2026 #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/surveillance-daily-july-11-2026/

The #House Passed The #KIDSAct—The #Senate Should Reject It

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/house-passed-kids-act-senate-should-reject-it

#privacy #AgeVerification #politics