Why the state monopoly on identity is worse than Big Tech (medium.com)
Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims (krebsonsecurity.com)
Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a target’s traffic off of the protection...
The Best Private & Secure Cloud Storage in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
Cloud storage has become ubiquitous in modern society. The most widely-used example, I think, is the one that comes prebundled with our p…
The Greatest Enemy of Privacy (blog.thenewoil.org)
There are many enemies of privacy. There are politicians claiming the (at best) misguided pretense of “protecting the children,” intellig…
Putting Privacy Focused Free Speech VPS Providers To The Test. (crippled.media)
For those that couldn’t be bothered to read the full article, their conclusion is:...
XScreenSaver vs Google (www.jwz.org)
Android's new anti-theft features (blog.google)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/25062075
Mozilla to protect Firefox users from bounce trackers - Stack Diary (stackdiary.com)
Free Software Webmail Systems (fsf recommended email providers) (www.fsf.org)
US Police Banned by Microsoft from Using Azure's AI Facial Recognition Technology (www.techtimes.com)
The Best Password Managers in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
2023 was a record-breaking year for cybersecurity in a bad way. Ransomware payments hit a record high of $1.1 billion, which is likely to…
JPMorgan Chase is about to let advertisers target customers based on their spending (qz.com)
If you’re considering opening a Chase account, here’s some food for thought.
Android 15 may let you control when your location is shared with carriers (www.androidauthority.com)
uOTP : simple TOTP extension for firefox (addons.mozilla.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/12744832...
Act now to stop WordPress and Tumblr selling your content to AI firms (grahamcluley.com)
42 key points of the secret #EUGoingDark surveillance plan for the new EU Commission (www.patrick-breyer.de)
After Sunday‘s European elections, the EU is planning to reintroduce indiscriminate communications data retention without suspicion and force manufacturers to allow law enforcement access to digital devices such as smartphones and cars....
Keeping your data from Apple is harder than expected | Aalto University (www.aalto.fi)
European Court of Human Rights Confirms: Weakening Encryption Violates Fundamental Rights (www.eff.org)
ACLU suspects warrantless surveillance in neo-Nazi’s prosecution (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/18833721...
"Privacy" for normies is... Weird. (invidious.private.coffee)
Win for Free Speech! Australia Drops Global Takedown Order Case | Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org)
How to Quit Google, According to a Privacy Expert (lifehacker.com)
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents (www.404media.co)
Not a surprise but man
Visa Adds New Way To Share Customer Shopping Data With Retailers (www.businesswire.com)
Visa is rolling out new technology that will allow the payments giant to share more information about customers’ preferences [non-paywalled source] based on their shopping history with retailers as it seeks to remain a top player in the competitive e-commerce space. From a report:...
U.S. "Know Your Customer" Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.today/post/9850201...
