What are your thoughts on Invizible pro ? (f-droid.org)
The app seems fairly small in size compared to orbot which is really old and also invizible pro seems to do a ton of things that including firewall vpn etc . So does it connect to tor network properly and pass all your traffic through it as good as orbot and completely block internet acces to not whitelisted services as good as...
FTC issuing over $5.6 million in refunds from Ring security issues (www.ftc.gov)
YouTube could roll out ads while videos are paused after “strong traction” in experiment - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
Apple pulls AI image apps from the App Store after learning they could generate nude images (ptv-news.com.pk)
Avoid Federal Prison - Register Your Bitcoin Node (bsaefiling.fincen.treas.gov)
Attention Bitcoin Node Operators...
Ninth Circuit: 5th Amendment Doesn’t Cover Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone (www.techdirt.com)
from the passcodes-ftw dept
People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them (www.techdirt.com)
U.S. "Know Your Customer" Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.today/post/9850201...
A Federal TikTok Ban is a 'Misguided Detour' from Doing What’s Needed to Protect People’s Privacy and Safeguard National Security (www.commondreams.org)
AG at CJEU: Facebook must "minimize" personal data for ads in EU (noyb.eu)
Paper: Murky Consent: An Approach to the Fictions of Consent in Privacy Law (papers.ssrn.com)
Abstract...
The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers - The Citizen Lab (citizenlab.ca)
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....
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....
Swiss authorities intervene, Proton Mail not blocked in India (www.moneycontrol.com)
Nitter is dead but maybe this is useful ? (userstyles.world)
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.
Down to the “deadline”: FISA Section 702 Expansion / Reauthorization (getfisaright.net)
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....
NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden (cointelegraph.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14393091...
Statement on EDPB "Pay or Okay" Opinion (noyb.eu)
Open letter: Mass surveillance and undermining encryption still on table in EU Council - European Digital Rights (EDRi) (edri.org)
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’ (www.wired.com)
If you’re in the US, now’s a great time to contact your Senators. You can either call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use the Senate directory to look up your legislators’ contact info....