Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit.

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xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity

HAPPY HACKING TO ALL HACKERS!

2600 #Madrid #meetup - Jun 5, 2026
⏰ 21:00 (9 PM)
📍 Tapas y Fotos, Calle del Dr. Piga 7, Centro
🚇 Metro: Lavapiés/Antón Martín

Join us for tech talk, drinks & hacking discussions! Building a more humane, transparent, open & decentralized digital universe

All #hackers & tech enthusiasts welcome!

More info:
🌐 <https://2600.madrid>
💬 Matrix: <https://matrix.to/#/#2600_Madrid:hispagatos.org>

#2600_Madrid #2600 #Madrid #Hacking #hackerculture #Privacy #DigitalRights #thehackerethics

#TheVerge offers a discount! Less than $1 a week.

And the convincing part is:

Improved ad experience
Not only will Verge articles have fewer ads, but they’ll be better and less disruptive.

Of course!
Keep on tracking people to offer "better ads"!
My " ad experience" will be so good!

#privacy #ads #enshittification

Russian #spy agency says foreign spies turned officials' smartphones into #surveillance devices

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/02/russian-spy-agency-says-foreign-spies-turned-officials-smartphones-into-surveillance-devices/5250099

#Russia #privacy #politics #espionage #cybersecurity #phone #FSB #smartphone

👻 The advertising cartel coming to your web browser

｢ The Big Tech companies want a two-track system, where other companies’ ad features are required to do all the privacy regulation hassles, but the browser’s own built-in tracking feature is something that people have to find the right setting for and turn off ｣

https://blog.zgp.org/the-advertising-cartel-coming-to-your-web-browser/

#privacy #tracking #surveillance

Home Depot And Lowe’s Are Reading Your Plates, And Connecticut Wants Answers

The concern isn’t just that the cameras exist, but how long the information is stored, who can access it, and whether it’s ultimately ending up in the hands of law enforcement agencies across the country.

#HomeDepot #lowes #Connecticut #alpr #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/home-depot-lowes-plate-readers/

https://deflock.org/

An open-source project mapping license plate readers. These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion.

#deflock #flocksafety #alpr #surveillance #privacy

#Amazon-owned #Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/amazon-owned-ring-should-pay-americans-for-scanning-their-faces-lawsuit-says/

#AI #privacy #IoT #FamiliarFaces