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e621, a furry image forum, will be forced to verify their users identities if this bill passes (slrpnk.net)

Here’s a link to the news. e621.net/news_updates...

Swiss authorities intervene, Proton Mail not blocked in India (www.moneycontrol.com)

European police chiefs target E2EE in latest demand for 'lawful access' (techcrunch.com)

Ukraine's GUR head believes "anonymous" Telegram channel owners should register so the Agency knows who's behind them (www.bbc.com)

Just for the context GUR is Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Agency. Practically like the CIA is in the US....

Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden (cointelegraph.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14393091...

How Political Campaigns Use Your Data to Target You, and What You Can Do to Protect Your Privacy (www.eff.org)

Political campaigns tap into the same intrusive adtech tracking systems used to deliver online behavioral ads. We saw a glimpse into how this worked after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the system has only grown since then....

Nitter is dead but maybe this is useful ? (userstyles.world)

EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy (www.theregister.com)

The EU’s Data Protection Board (EDPB) has told large online platforms they should not offer users a binary choice between paying for a service and consenting to their personal data being used to provide targeted advertising....

Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 (mastodon.gamedev.place)

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/51faa0ca-2b47-4eba-bc8c-d9edabba5ca9.png

Down to the “deadline”: FISA Section 702 Expansion / Reauthorization (getfisaright.net)

Open letter: Mass surveillance and undermining encryption still on table in EU Council - European Digital Rights (EDRi) (edri.org)

Statement on EDPB "Pay or Okay" Opinion (noyb.eu)

Papers please (lemm.ee)

Just reminder that the US no fly list exists (en.m.wikipedia.org)

Potential issues with Simplex Chat (German but can be translated mostly with FF translate) (www.kuketz-blog.de)

Summary: Simplex Chat uses a bit of battery and doesn’t have a way to visibly see a contact has changed.

Partisan Bullshit Tanks House Section 702 Reform Efforts (www.techdirt.com)

Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral from Using or Disclosing Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes, and Require it to Pay $7 Million (www.ftc.gov)

Under the proposed order, filed by the Department of Justice upon notification and referral from the FTC, Cerebral will also be required to pay more than $7 million over charges that it disclosed consumers’ sensitive personal health information and other sensitive data to third parties for advertising purposes and failed to...

Messager Matrix comparison (German but can be translated mostly with FF translate) (www.messenger-matrix.de)

As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline (getpocket.com)

Here's a non-paywalled link to an article published in the Washington Post a few days ago. It's great to see this kind of thing getting some mainstream attention. Young children have not made an informed decision about whether they want their photos posted online.

ClearURLs extension removed from Chrome Web Store for "having a description too detailed that can potentially confuse users" (github.com)

Once again daddy Google being an absolute asshole against projects that can damage their tracking practices....

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