European Law Enforcement Officials Declare Encryption Must Be Broken To Ensure Public Safety (www.techdirt.com)
from the less-safety-equals-more-safety,-say-EuroCops dept
App to share real time location with boyfriend?
I’m taking a long biking trip soon and want to share my live location with my boyfriend in case something happens. Any recommendations for privacy-focused apps that can accomplish this? I’m on Android, he’s on iOS.
Anyone adding "poison pills" to their images and text to thwart AI tracking?
Is it fairly easy? Seems useful for a public site like Lemmy and the fediverse...
Google agrees to destroy browsing data collected in Incognito mode (www.theverge.com)
Not sure which news website I should be using for the link, sorry! I’m happy to change it if anyone has a better one....
A Rising Enforcement of Censorship (blog.thenewoil.org)
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a rise in censorship regarding SMS communication that’s not being discussed. At all. I’m concerned that it may become a slippery slope that eventually effects us all. I don’t have any dramatic, prose-ridden introduction this week. Just some news, facts, and observations I wanted to share. So...
What would you consider your threat model?
I was watching Eric Murphy’s video on “Privacy faigue” and it certainly provided some food for thought. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6ryHD_ahQ)...
I asked duckduckgo chat whether duckduckgo respects the privacy of their users...
This is the reply:...
Israel using Meta's WhatsApp to kill Palestinians in Gaza through AI system (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
According to software engineer and blogger, Paul Biggar, however, one key detail on the methods employed by the Lavender system that is often overlooked is the involvement of the messaging platform, WhatsApp. A major determining factor of the system’s identification is simply if an individual is in a WhatsApp group containing...
How you all prevent Password/OTP/TOTP deadlocks?
I have read quite a few posts about preventing account password takeover from various malicious ways, and many OPSEC measures are there to prevent it from happening....
FUTO Keyboard - Offline, privacy respecting, and speech to text (keyboard.futo.org)
The Next Generation of Cell-Site Simulators is Here. Here’s What We Know. (www.eff.org)
HeliBoard, a privacy-conscious open-source Android keyboard based on AOSP/now-unmaintained OpenBoard, is now available on F-Droid (f-droid.org)
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
Any temprory free OTP number sites you know that works ?
I just want one to sign up for telegram, yes yes I know there can be privacy concerns but I’m only going to use it for piracy anyway and gonna enable 2FA . I don’t have any mode of online payment and I’m broke anyway, so it has to be free . Looking back on some old reddit threads some seems to work for the people some...
Does VPNs even work against Big Brother apps? Using one really protects our privacy? (masking our location)
I am currently using Proton VPN (free tier) which is set to Always-ON and Block Connections on disable....
Circles: a privacy-first social app for connecting with people you actually know (peertube.futo.org)
In case you want something to send to your humans that say "I have nothing to hide" when you mention privacy. (lemmy.ml)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7D6Fx0fTQ...
It's a long road back to privacy
This post will be my personal experience about trying to gain back my privacy after years of being privacy unconscious. And foremost I want to apologize for my English, if it isn’t perfect, 'cause English is not my first language....
What steps do you feel like are before a VPN?
Context: my gf mentioned getting a vpn for privacy, and I tried to explain that it “does” help, but it’s more like type of windows on a house. It certainly can be part of the package, but it’s no where near the foundation....
Stop playing games with online security, Signal president warns EU lawmakers (techcrunch.com)
Follow-up to last week’s story:...
Venmo/ Paypal Alternatives (kbin.run)
I've long been annoyed that everyone, including myself uses Paypal/ Venmo for moving money around. What alternatives do you find useful? Here's a list (https://alternativeto.net/software/venmo/). GNU Taler looks viable (https://taler.net/en/index.html). I would love to have your thoughts!...
How do you guys feel about Session?
Title....
T-Mobile's Forced Arbitration
In an effort to increase my privacy, I decided to buy a Pixel phone second hand to use with GrapheneOS. Due to some miscommunications, the phone ended up being carrier locked with T-Mobile. GrapheneOS’s own website advises against buying carrier locked phones in order to avoid the hassle of carrier unlocking it....
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....
Mozilla Stands Against Google's New Advertising Tech (news.itsfoss.com)
How to avoid account lockout when using password vault?
I‘ve been using unique passwords and totp for some time but I get uneasy whenever I use my phone as a mfa. The reason is the worry about losing it and potentially getting locked out of my accounts....