My theory: my phone knew from my location I was at a diner today. It went through my photos looking for pictures I've taken from restaurants or maybe just pictures of food in general. There aren't that many pictures I've taken of food, maybe a few dozen. That it selected a picture of a buffalo chicken wrap was just luck.

#iOS #iPhone #privacy

We may be nearing a point of convergence between computer vision and human vision. Smart glasses could be a thing of the past.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy #science

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Text describes fully-connected optoelectronic neural network a newer type of computer vision technique.

I've been using Telegram for a long time bc there are some channels with useful info plus some people I chat with are there.

and recently I've realised Telegram has turned into a more user-friendly Discord where one can still use burner phone numbers to sign up without fear of being suspended. this isn't in any way an endorsement to use Telegram - from privacy perspective it sucks.

but I wish Discord servers would've turned to Telegram communities

#Privacy #Messenger #Telegram #Discord

Australia Considers Targeting VPNs Following Age Verification Failure

With the failure of age verification in Australia, the eSafety regulator is eyeing VPNs as a new target.

https://www.freezenet.ca/australia-considers-targeting-vpns-following-age-verification-failure/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #Australia #eSafety #VPN

Daily podcast: The Hidden Surveillance Police Don’t Want Exposed

#News #TechNews #Surveillance #Privacy #LawEnforcement #Law #FifthAmendment #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/hps

The Hidden Surveillance Police Don’t Want Exposed

#News #TechNews #Surveillance #Privacy #LawEnforcement #Law #FifthAmendment

https://youtu.be/nU1AQ9zSheg

Let us hope that many more of Starmer's harebrained, anti-people, economy destroying, ill-informed, subhuman schemes get scrapped.

Good move, Burnham. Send my share of the £1.8bn to me directly and asap, please.

#digitalid #privacy #cybersecurity #surveillance

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y08z25q8eo

After more than a year on the waitlist, my Thundermail Early Bird invite finally landed. I subscribed without a second of hesitation and grabbed dol@tb.pro and dima@tb.pro before anyone else could.

Do I need them? Absolutely not. I already run my own three-letter domain, I am on Proton Visionary, Apple One Premier, and a dozen mailboxes I barely open.

But this was never about need. I want @thunderbird to make it. I want at least one piece of email infrastructure left standing that Big Tech cannot swallow. That is worth a subscription without a use case.

FOMO did the clicking. Conviction pays the bill.

#Thunderbird #Thundermail #Mozilla #Email #OpenSource #Privacy #Blog #Thoughts #FOSS #Fediverse

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Email from Thunderbird Mail announcing Thundermail Early Access invite. It lists three included services: Thundermail email hosting with custom domain support, Send for large file sharing with end-to-end encryption, and Appointment for meeting scheduling. A Subscribe button sits in the middle. The Early Bird plan details at the bottom list 30 GB of Mail Storage, 60 GB of Send Storage, 1 Inbox, 15 Email Addresses, and 3 Custom Domains.

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Welcome to Thundermail onboarding email with a Getting Started section. It covers webmail access at webmail.thundermail.com marked as Alpha, Thunderbird Desktop setup instructions, a step-by-step guide for other email applications, multi-factor authentication setup, and an invitation to join the Thunderbird Early Bird Matrix channel. The email closes with a request to report bugs and share ideas, signed The Thunderbird Team.

#LisaNandy remains culture secretary which is disastrous IMO. I assume #AndyBurnham has a blindspot wrt tech and internet, and that's very bad.

I wait to see him speak about any of that. I was hopeful when it was suggested he'd cancel ID cards but it was for different reasons I guess.

That's an enormous missing piece of the change that is needed so urgently, if we get more of the same there. #Palentir? Taxing #BigTech? Freedom online? #Privacy?

Pay up or not? #Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

Nearly half of companies that are targets of a ransomware #cyber #attack end up paying a #ransom to release their data or systems, according to 2025 research from #cybersecurity group #Sophos , while the median amount demanded is rising.
#security #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/pay-up-or-not-ransomware-surge-has-victims-facing-tough-choices/

Are There #Cybersecurity Risks in Over-the-Air Tech Used in #Autos ?
#security #automobile #privacy #risk

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/07/19/046258/are-there-cybersecurity-risks-in-over-the-air-tech-used-in-autos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

'Grok Build' #Coding Tool Open Sourced This Week, Promises to Respect Zero Data Retention
> and what is a promise from #ElonMusk to protect privacy worth ?

#security #privacy #grok #ai

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/07/19/034258/grok-build-coding-tool-open-sourced-this-week-promises-to-respect-zero-data-retention?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Next #UK Prime Minister Drops Digital #ID Scheme
#security #privacy #identity

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/07/18/2214208/next-uk-prime-minister-drops-digital-id-scheme?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

The gap between "encrypted today" and "encrypted forever" matters when conversations get archived. QryptChat uses quantum-resistant algorithms to protect messages against both current eavesdropping and future decryption attempts—a practical distinction if you handle sensitive communications over months or years. Especially useful for teams evaluating messenger security that has to survive beyond the current threat model.
https://qrypt.chat
#encryption #privacy

Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/what-you-need-know-about-californias-drop-tool

#Privacy

The Best #Motion #Sensors and #HomeSecurity Gadgets Without #Cameras

If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested #security devices.
#privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/best-motion-sensors-private-alternatives-security/

If you haven't ever done a permissions audit of your phone, nows the time!

Why does that scientific calculator need access to your messages and location!?

#privacy #surveillance #Google

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/49682374

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"The server can't read your messages" is often presented as the whole privacy story. It isn't. A relay that forwards opaque ciphertext can still log connecting IPs, access timestamps, message sizes, and frequency — and that's enough to map a social graph without decrypting a single byte.

The design question that actually matters: does the relay keep those logs at all? "Zero metadata" has to mean the server doesn't retain that data, not just that it can't read content.

#infosec #privacy

Your browser extension is not a VPN. It only tunnels HTTP traffic, leaving your OS, apps, and DNS exposed. Learn how Layer 7 proxies leak system-wide telemetry vs Layer 3 tunnels that actually encrypt everything. #Networking #Security #Privacy

https://www.valtersit.com/guides/networking/proxy-vs-vpn-stop_confusing_privacy_with_security/

Nouvelle version de #peertube v8.2.3 qui apporte les corrections / améliorations suivantes :

🛡️ Sécurité

Correction du validateur de segments P2P pour rejeter correctement les fragments (chunks) invalides.

Interdiction d'intégrer (embed) les vidéos soumises à des restrictions d'intégration si l'en-tête HTTP Referer n'est pas défini.

Masquage (redact) des jetons OAuth dans les journaux de débogage (debug logs).

Ajout d'une profondeur maximale lors de la réparation des objets ActivityPub.

🐛 Corrections de bugs

Application mobile iOS : Correction du lien mobile pour les chaînes.

Interface utilisateur (UI) :

Correction de la taille de police du texte d'arrière-plan (placeholder) dans les champs de saisie.

Correction de divers bugs et incohérences d'affichage pour les dispositions de droite à gauche (RTL).

Les filtres de recherche ne se valident plus lors de l'appui sur la touche "Entrée" dans les champs de tags.

Masquage de la date de planification des direct (lives) lorsque celle-ci est passée.

Modération / Abus : Correction de la suppression d'une vidéo privée liée à un signalement d'abus.

Intégrations (Embeds) & Lecteur vidéo :

Correction de la lecture des direct protégés par mot de passe.

Correction du thème du bouton de validation du mot de passe dans les intégrations.

Correction de l'erreur "Invalid width to find appropriate image" dans les intégrations.

Correction du rendu réactif (responsive) des intégrations dans le code personnalisé (utilisé pour la page d'accueil de l'instance).

Correction de la barre de contrôle qui casInitialisait au survol de la barre de progression sur les petits lecteurs.

Notifications : Amélioration de la notification client lorsque le serveur renvoie une erreur HTTP 502.

Directs (Lives) :

Correction de l'envoi de fichiers JSON de segments invalides pour les direct.

Meilleure gestion de la fin d'un direct.

Correction d'une condition de concurrence (TOCTOU race) lors du démarrage d'une session de direct.

Vérificateur de dépassement de quota pour les direct plus précis.

Correction d'un problème de concurrence lors du nettoyage des direct.

Réseau & Fédération (ActivityPub) :

Détection correcte du statut de confidentialité "non listée" (unlisted) pour les objets distants.

Annulation de la requête en cas de digest HTTP invalide.

Base de données & Tâches d'arrière-plan :

Prise en compte correcte de count: 0 dans les requêtes SQL.

Correction d'une boucle infinie avec la pagination S3.

Dédoublonnage correct des tâches de rafraîchissement des objets distants.

Empêchement de l'exécution des tâches planifiées plus souvent que nécessaire.

Épuisement de toutes les tentatives de tâche avant de lever une erreur pour le transfert vers le stockage objet / système de fichiers.

Nettoyage correct du répertoire temporaire lors du traitement des fichiers de tâches des runners.

Système & Authentification :

Correction des requêtes bloquées lors du rejet de l'authentification pour les points d'accès WebSockets.

Correction d'une promesse non résolue (non-settled promise) sur le point d'accès de téléchargement vidéo lorsque l'utilisateur ferme le flux.

Correspondance correcte des routes WebSocket des plugins.

Empêchement du plantage de l'importation vidéo si youtube-dl ne renvoie pas de date.

Extraction correcte des mentions suivies d'une ponctuation ou d'un saut de ligne.

Source : https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v8.2.3

#privacy #autohebergement #selfhosting #mesnumeriquesfr #souverainetenumerique

🛡️ Sécurité

Correction du validateur de segments P2P pour rejeter correctement les fragments (chunks) invalides.

Interdiction d'intégrer (embed) les vidéos soumises à des restrictions d'intégration si l'en-tête HTTP Referer n'est pas défini.

Masquage (redact) des jetons OAuth dans les journaux de débogage (debug logs).

Ajout d'une profondeur maximale lors de la réparation des objets ActivityPub.

🐛 Corrections de bugs

Application mobile iOS : Correction du lien mobile pour les chaînes.

Interface utilisateur (UI) :

Correction de la taille de police du texte d'arrière-plan (placeholder) dans les champs de saisie.

Correction de divers bugs et incohérences d'affichage pour les dispositions de droite à gauche (RTL).

Les filtres de recherche ne se valident plus lors de l'appui sur la touche "Entrée" dans les champs de tags.

Masquage de la date de planification des direct (lives) lorsque celle-ci est passée.

Modération / Abus : Correction de la suppression d'une vidéo privée liée à un signalement d'abus.

Intégrations (Embeds) & Lecteur vidéo :

Correction de la lecture des direct protégés par mot de passe.

Correction du thème du bouton de validation du mot de passe dans les intégrations.

Correction de l'erreur "Invalid width to find appropriate image" dans les intégrations.

Correction du rendu réactif (responsive) des intégrations dans le code personnalisé (utilisé pour la page d'accueil de l'instance).

Correction de la barre de contrôle qui casInitialisait au survol de la barre de progression sur les petits lecteurs.

Notifications : Amélioration de la notification client lorsque le serveur renvoie une erreur HTTP 502.

Directs (Lives) :

Correction de l'envoi de fichiers JSON de segments invalides pour les direct.

Meilleure gestion de la fin d'un direct.

Correction d'une condition de concurrence (TOCTOU race) lors du démarrage d'une session de direct.

Vérificateur de dépassement de quota pour les direct plus précis.

Correction d'un problème de concurrence lors du nettoyage des direct.

Réseau & Fédération (ActivityPub) :

Détection correcte du statut de confidentialité "non listée" (unlisted) pour les objets distants.

Annulation de la requête en cas de digest HTTP invalide.

Base de données & Tâches d'arrière-plan :

Prise en compte correcte de count: 0 dans les requêtes SQL.

Correction d'une boucle infinie avec la pagination S3.

Dédoublonnage correct des tâches de rafraîchissement des objets distants.

Empêchement de l'exécution des tâches planifiées plus souvent que nécessaire.

Épuisement de toutes les tentatives de tâche avant de lever une erreur pour le transfert vers le stockage objet / système de fichiers.

Nettoyage correct du répertoire temporaire lors du traitement des fichiers de tâches des runners.

Système & Authentification :

Correction des requêtes bloquées lors du rejet de l'authentification pour les points d'accès WebSockets.

Correction d'une promesse non résolue (non-settled promise) sur le point d'accès de téléchargement vidéo lorsque l'utilisateur ferme le flux.

Correspondance correcte des routes WebSocket des plugins.

Empêchement du plantage de l'importation vidéo si youtube-dl ne renvoie pas de date.

Extraction correcte des mentions suivies d'une ponctuation ou d'un saut de ligne.

Source : github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube…

#peertube #privacy #autohebergement #selfhosting #mesnumeriquesfr #souverainetenumerique

https://www.theverge.com/tech/967983/lg-monitors-mcafee-adware-gamers-nexus

Gamers Nexus has uncovered a new tactic by LG, plug in one of their monitors, and windows immediately installs drivers & their app, which contains no special controls, but does give you pop-up adds for McAffee.

Additionally, it gets rights to all user data, net connection, internet activity and geolocation info

#LG #LgMonitor #Microsoft #windows10 #Windows11 #Privacy

Enhance your online security! Our latest guide explains how to enable or disable Process Isolation in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11. This feature creates separate running spaces for tabs and extensions, significantly improving protection against malware. Learn how to manage it for a safer browsing experience.
#MicrosoftEdge #Windows11 #Privacy #Security #TechTutorial
https://geekrewind.com/how-to-enable-or-disable-process-isolation-in-microsoft-edge-on-windows-11/

On today's episode of #WMPG's #CommunityVoicesForChange, the topic is #FlockCameras, Municipal #Surveillance and #Privacy!

Community Voices For Change
On Mon from 01:00 pm EST to 01:30 pm EST
With: Richard Rudolph

Description

"Community Voices for Change is a talk show highlighting the work of individuals and organizations working to enhance the greater good of communities. Producer and Host Richard Rudolph begins each show with music from Sam Cooke’s Ain’t That Good News Album -'A Change is Gonna Come'. The show is also based on the writings of #HowardZinn and other writers who believe if we can get organized '#SmallActs' multiplied by hundreds, thousands of people we can transform our communities, the state and even possibly the world. Our sound engineer is Dennis Kirkpatrick."

Link to show info and archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1300/

Spreaker link:
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/community-voices-for-change--6675193

#CommunityRadio #MainePol #USPol #Orwellian #SurveillanceState

Volkswagen sperrt GrapheneOS aus – „Sicherheit“, die Google heißt https://grapheneos.de/2026/07/20/volkswagen-sperrt-grapheneos-aus-sicherheit-die-google-heisst/ #GrapheneOS #Datenschutz #Privacy #Android

🔒 sgasser/pasteguard

Masks PII and secrets in browser chat, AI APIs and coding agents before they reach providers, keeping originals local

⭐ Stars: 686
📅 Last Update: Jul 20, 2026

https://github.com/sgasser/pasteguard

#selfhosted #homelab #selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #privacy #proxy

Your #data. But their database? There are no meaningful #privacy rules for political parties in 🇨🇦! They can collect detailed information about you without the basic privacy protections you deserve!

💥 Check the NEW voter privacy action for MPs and take action:
https://openmedia.org/voter-privacy-2026-mtd

#cdnpoli

🕵️‍♀️ Mozilla’s latest privacy study on 6 period-tracking apps found big differences in data collection and tracking. Euki led with a perfect 10/10 (local-only health data, no account). Stardust ranked last (extensive third-party sharing). #Privacy #DigitalHealth https://cyberinsider.com/mozilla-study-ranks-euki-as-the-most-private-period-tracker/

#KapeTechnologies plc (ex‑Crossrider) is a UK‑Israeli firm tied to Teddy Sagi, with #VPN and cybersecurity brands like #Webselenese #IntegoAntivirus #ExpressVPN, #CyberGhost, and #PIA. Critics link its roots to Israel’s Unit 8200 and surveillance pipelines—so some call for a #Boycott. 🌍🛡️🛰️ https://irbak-action.com/company/453ca578-d616-45de-8971-d16bca765818 #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Boycott

cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/64349462

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

#eu #privacy #usa

https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/

📱🔒 Cellulari Spia Già Pronti con App Spia 🔒📱

Cerchi una soluzione di sorveglianza discreta, affidabile e facilissima da usare? I nostri dispositivi sono progettati per garantire la massima sicurezza senza richiedere competenze tecniche!

📲 Hai già un Android compatibile? Acquista solo la licenza della nostra App!

Non ce l'hai? Ti guidiamo noi nella scelta del modello ideale per te.

👉 https://www.endoacustica.com/cellulari-spia-pronti-app-spia.php

#Sicurezza #InvestigazioniPrivate #Sorveglianza #Privacy #Endoacustica

🔒 Cellulari Spia con Modifica Hardware: Invisibili e Inarrestabili 🔒

Quando la discrezione è tutto, la modifica hardware fa la differenza. I nostri dispositivi sono progettati per professionisti che esigono il massimo dell'affidabilità senza lasciare tracce.

🤝 Supporto incluso: Consulenza e formazione tecnica post-vendita per guidarti in ogni passaggio.
👉 https://www.endoacustica.com/cellulari-spia-pronti-modifica-harware.php

#Sicurezza #InvestigazioniPrivate #Sorveglianza #TechItalia #Privacy

What Are Flock Cameras? The Plain-Language Explainer #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/what-are-flock-cameras-the-plain-language-explainer/

Kaukauna Drops Flock Safety Contract Amid Privacy Debate #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/kaukauna-drops-flock-safety-contract-amid-privacy-debate/

Surveillance Daily: July 20, 2026 #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #FlockSafety

https://deflocktheusa.com/surveillance-daily-july-20-2026/

Ever heard of Murena Workspace?

It’s your privacy-first online suite, including email account, document, sheet and presentation management, a gallery, password manager, optional end-to-end encryption, and more.

👉 More about Murena: https://murena.com/workspace/
https://murena.com/america/cloud-subscriptions/

#privacy

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User quote from Willy explaining that he switched to Murena Mail 2 months ago and that this was a great decision

New Jersey's legislature passed the Fair Price Protection Act, the first state ban on grocery "surveillance pricing" - using AI and your data to charge different shoppers different prices for the same item. It also freezes new electronic shelf labels for a year. California's AB 2564 would ban the practice statewide.

#surveillancepricing #NewJersey #California #privacy #indigoprivacy

New Jersey's legislature passed the Fair Price Protection Act, the first state ban on grocery "surveillance pricing" - using AI and your data to charge different shoppers different prices for the same item. It also freezes new electronic shelf labels for a year. California's AB 2564 would ban the practice statewide.

#surveillancepricing #NewJersey #California #privacy #indigoprivacy

Been reading about i2p recently, and I was wondering, why isn't it more popular?

It's sounds like a recreation of an old internet, with anonymity as a bonus.

#i2p #i2pd #decentralization #privacy

I was compelled to use #LastPass for an organization I work for but it always feels sketchy.

#security #privacy

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lastpass on firefox permissions screenshot

It should be illegal to use more than one #cookieBanner

#privacy #GDPR #eupol #politics

If you are playing Minecraft on PC you should play Mineclonia on Luanti. (There is an android luanti but idk how good it is I never played pocket edition either)

Mojang can ban you from all multiplayer servers private invite only servers
> https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/addressing-player-chat-reporting-tool
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created

Mojang enforces the EULA against private server owners to disallow certain content like guns
> https://apexminecrafthosting.com/blog/minecraft-gun-ban/
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created
> https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/bans-guns
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created
> https://linustechtips.com/topic/1591585-minecraft-bans-guns-illegally/
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created
> https://scalacube.com/blog/minecraft/gun-ban-in-minecraft
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created

Mojang recently disallowed "anarchy servers" with no rules (usually excluding rules that prohibit abusing the infrastructure)
> https://www.resetera.com/threads/mojang-requires-minecraft-anarchy-servers-like-2builders2tools-2b2t-to-comply-chat-moderation-controversy-ensues-around-concept-of-true-anarchy.1421995/
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created
> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/minecraft/15-years-later-infamous-minecraft-anarchy-servers-strengthen-chat-moderation-at-the-reported-request-of-mojang-itself/
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created

Mojang requires age verification to access multiplayer game chat
> https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/43413776295437-Troubleshoot-Minecraft-Java-Edition-Chat-Access
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created

"it is no longer possible to disable telemetry data collection completely without client modifications."
> https://minecraft.wiki/w/Telemetry
>> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.07.20 XX:XX:XX XXX
#created

#Minecraft #FLOSS #FLOSSGaming #Luanti #Mineclonia #Censorship #AgeVerification #Privacy #PSAD #Moderation

📰 Britse toezichthouder onderzoekt Married at First Sight UK

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

🕔 16:55 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Privacy #Toezichthouder #UK #RealityTV #BBC