Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, and US Search are all owned by PeopleConnect. One free suppression request at suppression.peopleconnect.us covers your background report on all four. Note: deleting your User Data does NOT remove your listing — that's a separate tool. Use an email alias, not your real address.

#intelius #databrokers #optout #privacy #indigoprivacy

Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, and US Search are all owned by PeopleConnect. One free suppression request at suppression.peopleconnect.us covers your background report on all four. Note: deleting your User Data does NOT remove your listing — that's a separate tool. Use an email alias, not your real address.

#intelius #databrokers #optout #privacy #indigoprivacy

Think cybersecurity is only for fictional movies? These documentaries tell the real stories behind some of the biggest hacks, privacy battles, and cyber incidents 😎👇

Find high-res pdf ebooks with all my cybersecurity related infographics at https://study-notes.org

#cybersecurity #hacking #infosec #informationsecurity #privacy

PACT: Anonymous Credentials for the Web – Mozilla Hacks https://lobste.rs/s/6pdyiy #privacy #security
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/06/pact-anonymous-credentials-for-the-web/

Friday practical degoogle step: replace a few big-tech tabs at once. InlineStyle bundles @inli.me email, files/docs, photos, notes, bookmarks and a personal site, EU-hosted and open-source, for €2.50/month. https://www.inlinestyle.it/subscribe.html #degoogle #privacy #EU

The Register: Musk promises purge after Grok Build caught sending entire repos to the cloud. “The researcher who exposed Grok Build uploading users’ entire repositories to cloud storage says the transfers have stopped after a server-side change. Elon Musk has separately promised that all previously uploaded user data will be deleted.”

Is the UK data regulator is without a head. But its problems run deeper 🚧

The ICO has taken its hands off the wheel by failing to enforce data protection law for a long time.

As the search for a new Commissioner gets underway, the ICO needs a fundamental reset that puts our rights first.

Read our blog ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/wanted-government-to-fix-the-ico/

#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

Despite recognising that automated systems expose workers to heightened risks of discrimination and wage-theft, the ICO has taken no enforcement action.

The outgoing Commissioner even backed down to let UK data protection reforms gut our right not to be subject to solely automated decision-making.

#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

The ICO has actively pushed for age verification measures in the UK at the expense of privacy.

This fails to address the repurposing of personal data from age checks for targeted online advertising.

In turn, advertising data is used to drive up engagement, exploit addictions and target harmful content.

#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

Data protection is key to regulate AI and promote online safety, child protection workers’ rights and public service delivery.

Without proper regulation and policing of data practices, harms ensue, public trust erodes and markets fail.

That's why we need a UK data regulator with teeth.

Sign and share the petition ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/reset-ico

#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

The ICO needs an overhaul of its regulatory and enforcement posture.

The UK government has an opportunity to restore effective oversight of data protection rule.

It's essential for trustworthy public sector delivery, innovation that benefits workers, and a digital economy that works for the public.

#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

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5 steps to an effective ICO Be accountable Give people the right to appeal. Put the public first Make its primary responsibility to enforce the law, investigate and remedy infringements. Be independent Make sure it's protected from government interference. End corruption Stop the revolving door between the regulator and Big Tech. Let public interest organisations represent the public Groups like ORG should be able to bring challenges.

The meltdown of the UK data regulator's leadership underscores the need to restore integrity at the top.

This starts with an end to the revolving door of senior staff working for the industries or companies that they were meant to police.

Establishing proper boundaries against corporate influence is necessary.

#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

Daily Digest | 17 July 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

The FSF is pushing back against the GUARD Act and age verification laws globally. The technical concern is real: any mandatory age-check infrastructure creates a centralized identity layer — with all the surveillance and breach potential that implies. The intent may be child safety; the side effects deserve scrutiny. #infosec #privacy #AgeVerification
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/stop-the-guard-act

I think Free and Open Source development is an unalloyed good in the world.

It fills niches that commercial development can't justify.
It provides auditable code to protect privacy and security.

I make #FOSS end-user applications. Follow along, and let's build something great!
discord.gg/jS6tVtaUU

#opensource #privacy

Last year I was concerned with how photos on peoples devices were used against them by governments. So I built SnapSafe: A #FOSS camera app with no internet permission. It encrypts photos locally and never sends anything anywhere.

https://youtu.be/Ihp8C_cCkoE

https://snapsafe.org

#privacy #opensource #encryption

Mit „IT-Notfallkarte“ und Co.: #BSI ( @bsi ) hilft Arztpraxen bei IT-Sicherheit | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Mit-IT-Notfallkarte-und-Co-BSI-hilft-Arztpraxen-bei-IT-Sicherheit-11363888.html #Digitalisierung #digitalization #DigitalHealth #CyberCrime #phishing #Ransomware #malware #Datenschutz #privacy

Data protection oversight is inconsistent across jurisdictions — in many places, nobody actively audits how banks, fintech, and government services handle your data.
LeakLens documents publicly disclosed leak incidents and lets you check your own exposure — email or phone — for free. Zero query logging, no raw leaked data stored or redistributed.
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#Privacy #OSINT #DataBreach #CivicTech #InfoSec #DataProtection

📰 Gemeenten lekken nog steeds persoonsgegevens van inwoners, zelfs bsn's

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1Lec

🕖 07:00 | NOS Nieuws
🔸 #Privacy

Stirling PDF: every pdf tool, local

Stirling PDF — every pdf tool, local. Merge, split, sign, OCR. 50+ tools in one box. Contracts never upload. It replaces Acrobat ($240/yr) for exactly $0. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

https://selfhost.directory/project/stirling-pdf

#Stirlingpdf #Infosec #Dataprivacy #Linux #Privacy #Techtok #Foss #Degoogle #Selfhosted

"The retail sector [in Australia] has been so interesting, with broader surveillance technology. They're at the point where staff are wearing bodycams to protect them from customers, who are frustrated that there's no staff because everything's been automated."

https://burningplatforms.podbean.com/e/the-palantir-primer/

#BurningPlatforms #CentreOfThePublicSquare #PerCapita #privacy #surveillance #podcasts

Vocalinux is an open-source voice dictation app for Linux that works entirely offline.

It supports Whisper.cpp, OpenAI Whisper, and VOSK, letting you dictate into almost any application without sending your audio to the cloud. It also includes GPU acceleration, customizable hotkeys, and Wayland/X11 support.

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

#OpenSource #Linux #Privacy #SpeechToText #Whisper #Productivity

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Screenshot of the Vocalinux project page. The page describes Vocalinux as "Voice-to-text for Linux, finally done right!" and displays project badges including beta status, nightly release, GPLv3 license, Linux platform support, Python 3.9+, GTK, and code coverage. A banner illustration below shows four people using laptops beneath a large microphone icon, with Linux and open-source symbols in the background, representing offline voice dictation for Linux.

Security Alert: Even trusted browser extensions can become a security risk.

Researchers discovered that the popular ModHeader Chrome and Edge extension installed by approximately 1.6 million users contained dormant data exfiltration capabilities capable of collecting and encrypting browsing-domain data before sending it to a remote server. While Google and Microsoft have removed the extension from their stores, existing installations must still be manually removed.

This is another reminder that browser extensions deserve the same scrutiny as any other software. Regularly audit installed extensions, remove those you no longer use, and limit permissions to only what’s necessary.

Trust but verify. Your browser is one of the most targeted attack surfaces in your environment.

https://cybersecuritynews.com/chrome-extension-used-million-users-data-exfiltration/amp/

#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #ThreatIntelligence #DataSecurity #Chrome #BrowserSecurity #Privacy #BlueTeam #SecurityAwareness #RiskManagement #ModHeader