"Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup"

"With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars."

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06/slate-says-its-electric-pickup-will-never-track-you/

#Privacy

So, not wanting to have superpowers, expose your emails, or use your data for AI training is now nationalistic? Maybe someone should put a surveillance camera in Mark Scott's bathroom to test how nationalistic he becomes.
#digitalsovereignty #privacy
https://www.techpolicy.press/eu-to-roll-out-tech-sovereignty-agenda-to-rival-us-and-china-will-it-work/

OpenLogi is an early-stage open-source alternative to Logitech Options+ focused on privacy and local control.

It lets you customize Logitech devices without accounts, telemetry, or cloud dependencies.

Currently macOS-only and still under active development, but a promising option for users who want more control over their peripherals.

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

#OpenSource #Privacy #macOS #Logitech #Productivity #DigitalMinimalism

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A dark-themed project introduction card for "OpenLogi". At the top is a blue square icon depicting a computer mouse surrounded by directional arrows. Below the title, the text reads: "A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust. Remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry." Several badges at the bottom show GitHub stats, including 4.7k downloads and 178 commits per month.

#Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in #India ahead of broader launch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/revolut-rolls-out-services-to-thousands-of-users-in-india-ahead-of-broader-launch/

#finance #payment #privacy #banking #FinTech

Welcome New #EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/welcome-new-eff-executive-director-nicole-ozer

#privacy #politics #law #cybersecurity #activism

Quote of the day by #Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on" — a dire warning on the erosion of #privacy

Ellison has outlined a vision for an increasingly aggressive #surveillance state in the 21st century

https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison-citizens-will-be-on-their-best-behavior-because-were-constantly-recording-and-reporting-everything-that-is-going-on-a-dire-warning-on-the-erosion-of-privacy

#dystopia #AI #technology

Browser identification through header order https://lobste.rs/s/4az1lx #browsers #privacy
https://geocar.sdf1.org/browser-verification.html

3 Uhr morgens und mir fällt ein: Die meisten "kostenlosen" Apps sind nicht kostenlos. Du bezahlst halt mit deinem Standort, deinen Kontakten, deinem Schlafrhythmus und der Info, dass du nachts noch wach bist und Apps installierst. 🫠

Mini-Tipp: Schau mal in den Berechtigungen nach, was deine Taschenlampen-App so alles "braucht". Spoiler: kein GPS.

#Datenschutz #DigitaleRechte #Privacy

#Hackers Used Meta’s #AI #Support #Bot to Seize #Instagram Accounts
#privacy #security #meta #facebook

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/

#Hackers Simply Asked #Meta #AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile #Instagram Accounts. It Worked
#privacy #security

https://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/

GPS e vigilanza privata: strumento di lavoro o controllo a distanza?: di Roberta Rapicavoli - Avvocato esperto in Information Technology e Privacy e Docente Ethos Academy I sistemi di localizzazione satellitare (GPS) assumono notevole rilievo nel settore della vigilanza privata: in alcuni casi (come per i mezzi adibiti al servizio di trasporto valori) il loro impiego...
#RobertaRapicavoli #privacy #GPS #vigilanzaprivata #videosorveglianza http://dlvr.it/TSqX82

#Hackers duped #Meta #AI support #chatbot to steal #celebrity #Instagram accounts
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/meta-ai-support-chatbot-gave-hackers-access-to-notable-instagram-accounts/