New technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS) reveals severe shortcomings, threatening user privacy and contradicting the regulation's intent, rights group says (epicenter.works)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/317047...
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents (www.404media.co)
How (reasonable is it to try) to start a tech career for a privacy-respecting entity?
I only have warehouse mgmt work experience(which means all IT responsibilities fall on me), but I can't keep away from various programming projects....
Privacy@Lemmy.ml: How well do sites like Blacklight work for checking if sites use trackers?
themarkup.org/blacklight, I put in a few sites, including a full Reddit post URL and it reported 0 trackers. Does this site work well, are there other sites for seeing trackers on websites that work well?
Sony wants to get all of our kids' accounts, LOL
I just got this email from Sony. My kids use their profiles offline (meaning they don’t even have a playstation account) on their PS4, and use my games. And now they want to allow kids to link their other accounts (my kids only have a SimpleX user to chat with their family, LOL)....
BusKill Warrant Canary for 2024 H2 🕵️ (www.buskill.in)
This post contains a canary message that’s cryptographically signed by the official BusKill PGP release key...
Privacy focused Podcast recommendations?
After the podcast show https://inteltechniques.com/podcast.html stopped putting out episodes, I’ve been on the lookout for other ones. Just stumbled upon The Lockdown (Practical Privacy & Security) and it seems rather good based on the first episode I listened to so thought i’d share it. But am still looking for more as I am...
How can Proton monitor the dark web for my SSN if ive never given it to them? (kbin.run)
Not sure if this is the right mag, but m/proton has very few members. lmk if i should move/delete this, thanks...
Wish From All Sides to Move On Gives Freedom to Julian Assange - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
Privacy@Lemmy.world: Are there any privacy issues with keeping camera or mic access on for iOS apps?
iOS is very good about sandboxing and only letting apps run things while the app is open and focused on. It shows green and orange dots when the camera or mic is being used, and none of my use them without saying so and they only do so when they actually need them. If that is the case, are there any potential privacy issues with...
A tool for uploading/downloading files anonymously with client-side encryption (lemmy.world)
github.com/umutcamliyurt/Anon-File-Upload
Tails - Tails 6.4 (tails.net)
On Android 10 and higher, is the GSF ID visible and accessible to all apps downloaded on the device or just the privileged apps?
Is the Google Services Framework ID (GSF ID) visible and accessible to all apps downloaded on mobile device running on Android 10 or higher? Or is the GSF ID only visible and accessible to privileged apps on the device?
Chat control: Politicians, industry raise alarm over EU’s unprecedented messenger surveillance plans (www.patrick-breyer.de)
Is there a Google maps proxy app? (Like startpage but for maps)
It saddens me to admit, but google maps is by far the best maps app, ig all that stalking does come in handy. OSM just doesn’t have nearly as much data or information about certain places...
SimpleX Chat Group about Privacy & Security
If you want to join the group, please send me a PM with the reason you want to and your favourite animal.
Android Intent Filter Verification Service
I’ve seen on TrackerControl this system app (on my grapheneOS) contacting Amazon (amazon.com) and Google (android.clients.google.com, m.youtube.com, play.google.com and www.youtube.com)....
Decentralized Encrypted P2P Chat (chat.positive-intentions.com)
The live app...
TOFU vs 2FAS
Both are interesting choice, which one do you choose?
Firefox containers
I have a question about Firefox containers. If I delete a container, will all of the cookies in that container be deleted? Or will they be merged with the cookies in the regulas tabs that are not connected with any container?
Privacy@Lemmy.ml: On Simplelogin, are there any practical differences between public and premium domains?
All I found was this comment about the difference....
YouTube downloader is looking for a maintainer (www.jwz.org)
Seen on jwz’s site. Be super careful before posting anything low-effort over there!
Securing a Personal Android Phone (www.devilreef.net)
Anyone have experience with Incogni?
I’ve recently heard about their services, and others like them, and wanted to know what privacy-focused people thought about them, what experiences they may have had, and whether this was recommended for people who have a footprint they want scrubbing (even if only in part) or not?