Fake cell towers don't look like much — until you watch the handshake.
RayHunter is a hotspot that runs the EFF detector so you can spot IMSI-catcher-style weirdness in the field.
https://www.tindie.com/products/garden/rc400l-rayhunter-hotspot/
#privacy #infosec

The privacy news cycle is noisy. We send one story a week, and it's the one that actually matters.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

The privacy news cycle is noisy. We send one story a week, and it's the one that actually matters.

#privacy #indigoprivacy

I switched car insurance yesterday by phone & w/o asking me to opt in, the agent signed me up for a policy that forces me to: download an app, set up a user account & the best part… activate the app while I’m driving so that it can “collect data about my safe driving habits to confirm my eligibility for the discount” that he added to my policy.

When I protested, the guy told me everyone drives with their phone & it’s not a big deal. I will not be complying with this BS. #privacy #privacymatters

EU Parliament Chat Control 1.0 Vote

The Facts

Against 314
For 276
Abstained 17

How It Passed

EU parliamentary procedure requires an absolute majority of all 720 MEPs (361 votes) to reject legislation, but no such threshold to pass it.

Result: A minority imposed mass surveillance on 450 million people.

I know its pretty rich for an American to be shouting about doing democracy wrong, but I don't care where you are from, that is messed up.

Euronews Next: https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/10/chat-control-10-passed-the-european-parliament-through-the-back-door

Patrick Breyer (former MEP, privacy advocate): https://patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0/

#ChatControl #EU #Privacy #DigitalRights #Democracy

Samsung will delete your health data if you don't let them use it to train AI

https://neow.in/cWsyMTV3

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48897991

#HackerNews #Samsung #health #data #AI #privacy #concerns #data #ethics #tech #news

🤖🗑️ Oh #Samsung, ever the benevolent overlord, graciously offering to delete your health data if you won't donate it to their #AI empire. Because who wouldn't want their heart rate data to help a robot learn how to love? 💔🔧
https://neow.in/cWsyMTV3 #healthdata #privacy #donation #robotlove #HackerNews #ngated

Knowledge is power but in the wrong hands it is a tool for inflicting harm.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #neurorights #sandboxaq

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Text talks about mental privacy, advance in other areas of science and asks the question, what happens to knowledge that is too powerful and can not be monetised out in the open.

#Mobile #SIM #Cape for #Privacy #Security

= Identifier Rotation,
= Secondary Numbers,
= Disappearing Call Logs

https://www.cape.co/get-cape

#AltText says:

Unlimited Talk and Text
Unlimited 5G and 4G Data
Minimal Data Collection →
Identifier Rotation →
Secondary Numbers →
SIM Swap Protection →
Network Lock →
Encrypted Voicemail →
Secure Global Roaming →
Mobile Hotspot
No contract - cancel any time

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List of features: Unlimited Talk and Text Unlimited 5G and 4G Data Minimal Data Collection → Identifier Rotation → Secondary Numbers → SIM Swap Protection → Network Lock → Encrypted Voicemail → Secure Global Roaming → Mobile Hotspot No contract - cancel any time

"Los Angeles law enforcement will stop using Flock cameras"

"The Los Angeles police department did not renew its contract with Flock due to data privacy concerns."

https://www.engadget.com/2214135/los-angeles-law-enforcement-will-stop-using-flock-cameras/

#Privacy

PixelRAG is an open-source visual RAG framework that helps local AI models understand documents by analyzing screenshots instead of relying only on extracted text.

It preserves tables, charts, diagrams, and page layouts for more accurate retrieval, and can run locally with your own PDFs and webpages.

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

#OpenSource #AI #RAG #LLM #SelfHosted #Privacy

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Screenshot of the PixelRAG project page. At the top is the PixelRAG logo with the tagline "Web Screenshots Beat Text." Below, an overview explains that PixelRAG renders web pages, PDFs, and images as screenshots so AI models can preserve visual elements like tables, charts, layouts, and infographics for more accurate document retrieval and question answering.

All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes | All About Cookies

https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system

#privacy #tracking #eu

Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers (twitter.com/a_green_being)

https://x.com/a_green_being/status/2076598897779020159

#grok #security #privacy #xai

A study by Incogni reveals that 55% of #Americans are posting less on #socialmedia due to a shift in how they use it. The study found that maintaining an online presence feels like #work for many, with Gen Z feeling this most strongly. Concerns about data #privacy, #harassment, and the negative impact of #politicalcontent are also driving people away from social media. https://ca.pcmag.com/social-media/16790/the-death-of-the-status-update-why-55-of-americans-stopped-posting-on-social-media?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#LAPD lets contract with #surveillance giant #Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and #privacy

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/lapd-lets-contract-with-surveillance-giant-flock-expire-citing-serious-concerns-over-civil-liberties-and-privacy/

ICYMI: Meta blocks camera on AI glasses if LED light is destroyed: Second-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses now cut camera power the moment physical LED tampering is detected, closing a gap bystanders had flagged since 2024. https://ppc.land/meta-blocks-camera-on-ai-glasses-if-led-light-is-destroyed/ #Meta #RayBan #AIGlasses #Privacy #CameraTechnology

#LAPD Regularly Pulled Over #Innocent People Because #LicensePlateReaders Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

The #LosAngeles Police Department (LAPD) announced it will let its #surveillance contract with automated license plate reader company (#ALPR ) #Flock expire, becoming the largest police department in the country to drop its contract. Notably, the decision came after an audit of ALPR technology found that, in a two-month period, the LAPD had improperly "investigated" 161 people whose cars were flagged as stolen in the LAPD’s ALPR system but were not actually stolen.

The news that LAPD pulled over 161 innocent people in two months because of improper tagging in the department’s system comes after several high-profile incidents in which people in other states were accosted by police because of data entry or clerical errors in ALPR systems.
#privacy #security

https://www.404media.co/lapd-regularly-pulled-over-innocent-people-because-license-plate-readers-flagged-their-cars-as-stolen/

#Cloudflare Precursor Watches Your #Mouse and #Keyboard To Decide If You Are #Human
#security #privacy

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/07/13/1645252/cloudflare-precursor-watches-your-mouse-and-keyboard-to-decide-if-you-are-human?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

#SocialMedia Limits Are Coming For #Teens Across #Europe
#privacy #ageverification

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/07/13/1638208/social-media-limits-are-coming-for-teens-across-europe?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

This update represents much more than a visual change. Midori 11.9 incorporates a revamped Control Center, new themes and textures, significant improvements to vertical tabs, more stable workspaces, optimized web panels, and deeper visual integration with Midori New Tab. It also updates Midori Privacy.

https://astian.org/midori-en/midori-browser-11-9-news/

#browser #privacy #tech #web #technology #windows #linux #debian #fedora #manjaro

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Midori Browser 11.9 New design, privacy, and speed

A Leak of #SanFrancisco #Police #Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban #Surveillance

The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform #Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online.
#sfpd #privacy #security #leak

https://www.wired.com/story/sfpd-drone-video-leak-surveillance/

#Europe Takes Step Toward Possible #SocialMedia Ban for #Children

If the #EuropeanUnion goes through with a new law, it would be by far the biggest effort worldwide to bar children from social media apps.
#eu #ageverification #privacy

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/technology/europe-teen-social-media.html

Your name, address, and phone number are on dozens of sites right now. The guides show you how to remove them, one at a time, for free.

#privacy #optout #indigoprivacy

Your name, address, and phone number are on dozens of sites right now. The guides show you how to remove them, one at a time, for free.

#privacy #optout #indigoprivacy

"The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly ending its deal with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of its license plate cameras placed across the United States.

A senior LAPD official told news outlets, first reported by ABC7 and the Los Angeles Times, that the police department would allow its three-year contract with Flock to expire when it ends on Saturday. The department cited “serious concerns” around civil liberties and privacy. Flock’s cameras are operated by the Atlanta, Georgia-based company and not the LAPD.

“This contract is not being renewed because of serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues, particularly around privacy and the data that is being collected from these cameras,” LAPD’s chief information officer Dean Gialamas was quoted as saying. “The LAPD had to make a difficult decision, in this case discontinuing using Flock services until we can get those data, privacy, security and sharing concerns ironed out through a contractual relationship.”

A spokesperson for the LAPD did not respond to a request for comment from TechCrunch over the weekend, and it’s unclear if Flock’s cameras will continue recording in absence of an active contract. According to ABC7, the police department is seeking new language in its contract addressing privacy and data storage concerns."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/lapd-lets-contract-with-surveillance-giant-flock-expire-citing-serious-concerns-over-civil-liberties-and-privacy/

#USA #LA #LosAngeles #Flock #LAPD #Privacy #Surveillance #CivilLiberties