New video! 🎥 I answer the Top 10 @murena @e_mydata /e/OS questions, from banking apps & NFC to how it compares with GrapheneOS & iodéOS.
👉 Watch on
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8-h4ruPaHTQ
PeerTube: https://devwithzachary.com/w/dRx7JCf5qZSCpWh6SwQSkR
Ticket ID: 3936861
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Edit: I'm yet to hear back from Proton. I reached out to them in every way possible.
The iodéOS team, developer of a Google-free Android, chooses CoMaps as the default map navigation app!
Iodé’s core value is prioritizing open source apps, and a poll let the community decide. It’s wonderful to see the community coming together to shape the future.
The iodéOS team, developer of a Google-free Android, chooses CoMaps as the default map navigation app!
Iodé’s core value is prioritizing open source apps, and a poll let the community decide. It’s wonderful to see the community coming together to shape the future.
Make an informed decision. I did not grant permission and yet access to my phone’s camera roll was “on.” Read this article. It’s a great reminder to conduct a privacy checkup on the apps you use. (And when Meta buries the on and off switches so deep in the app, you get the idea they really don’t want you to find it…) 😢 #technology #privacy #meta
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/meta-might-be-accessing-your-camera-roll-without-permission-heres-the-fix
“the data of Canadians who use Microsoft or other products from US-based corporations could have their data provided to the United States government, and there is nothing they nor the Government of Canada can do.”
#canada #usa #cdnpoli #privacy
#data
https://www.cyberincontext.ca/p/microsoft-admits-us-law-supersedes
I absolutely do not condone the use of this program that adds random shapes to confuse AI license plate readers (ALPR) used by law enforcement and retailers to track you without a warrant or consent.
https://github.com/bennjordan/PlateShapez
-- credit: @benjordan
Do not watch his youtube video to learn more.
It would be an absolute travesty if this were turned into a @defcon talk.
Make an informed decision. I did not grant permission and yet access to my phone’s camera roll was “on.” Read this article. It’s a great reminder to conduct a privacy checkup on the apps you use. (And when Meta buries the on and off switches so deep in the app, you get the idea they really don’t want you to find it…) 😢 #technology #privacy #meta
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/meta-might-be-accessing-your-camera-roll-without-permission-heres-the-fix
I absolutely do not condone the use of this program that adds random shapes to confuse AI license plate readers (ALPR) used by law enforcement and retailers to track you without a warrant or consent.
https://github.com/bennjordan/PlateShapez
-- credit: @benjordan
Do not watch his youtube video to learn more.
It would be an absolute travesty if this were turned into a @defcon talk.
[Listening] "IA, surveillance généralisée, profits record : quel est le projet de Palantir ?" sur @radiofrance.fr , indispensable 👏. Avec Valentin Goujon, PhD au @medialab-scpo.bsky.social => https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/questions-du-soir-l-idee/ia-surveillance-generalisee-profits-record-quel-est-le-projet-de-palantir-1868286
#data #privacy #database #palantir #trump #surveillance #usa#AI #shs
I want to share an important article from the The Tor Project about how Turkmenistan turned internet censorship into a business 🧵
Officials block access to the open internet—then sell it back at a price. Tor, being free and effective, became a threat to their profit model 🔐
When censors become dealers, censorship becomes extortion.
https://blog.torproject.org/Corruption-Control-Turkmenistan-internet-censorship-business/
#Privacy#Censorship#Surveillance#Corruption#DigitalRights#Tor#VPN#Freedom#HumanRights#Authoritarianism#FreeSpeech
“the data of Canadians who use Microsoft or other products from US-based corporations could have their data provided to the United States government, and there is nothing they nor the Government of Canada can do.”
#canada #usa #cdnpoli #privacy
#data
https://www.cyberincontext.ca/p/microsoft-admits-us-law-supersedes
I want to share an important article from the The Tor Project about how Turkmenistan turned internet censorship into a business 🧵
Officials block access to the open internet—then sell it back at a price. Tor, being free and effective, became a threat to their profit model 🔐
When censors become dealers, censorship becomes extortion.
https://blog.torproject.org/Corruption-Control-Turkmenistan-internet-censorship-business/
#Privacy#Censorship#Surveillance#Corruption#DigitalRights#Tor#VPN#Freedom#HumanRights#Authoritarianism#FreeSpeech
The #YouTube#AI#AgeVerification System by mentaloutlaw #yt #privacy #security
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5TXF5_km2Q
Proxy Link.:
The #YouTube#AI#AgeVerification System by mentaloutlaw #yt #privacy #security
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5TXF5_km2Q
Proxy Link.:
"Members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of a crucial Social Security database in June to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk of being leaked or hacked, according to a whistle-blower complaint filed by the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer.
The database contains records of all Social Security numbers issued by the federal government. It includes individuals’ full names, addresses and birth dates, among other details that could be used to steal their identities, making it one of the nation’s most sensitive repositories of personal information.
The account by the whistle-blower, Charles Borges, underscores concerns that have led to lawsuits seeking to block young software engineers at the agency built by Elon Musk from having access to confidential government data. In his complaint, Mr. Borges said DOGE members copied the data to an internal agency server that only DOGE could access, forgoing the type of “independent security monitoring” normally required under agency policy for such sensitive data and creating “enormous vulnerabilities.”
Mr. Borges did not indicate that the database had been breached or used inappropriately.
But his disclosure stated that as of late June, “no verified audit or oversight mechanisms” existed to monitor what DOGE was using the data for or whether it was being shared outside the agency."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/politics/doge-social-security-data.html
#USA#Trump#DOGE#Musk#SocialSecurity#Privacy#CyberSecurity#DataProtection
"Members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded a copy of a crucial Social Security database in June to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk of being leaked or hacked, according to a whistle-blower complaint filed by the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer.
The database contains records of all Social Security numbers issued by the federal government. It includes individuals’ full names, addresses and birth dates, among other details that could be used to steal their identities, making it one of the nation’s most sensitive repositories of personal information.
The account by the whistle-blower, Charles Borges, underscores concerns that have led to lawsuits seeking to block young software engineers at the agency built by Elon Musk from having access to confidential government data. In his complaint, Mr. Borges said DOGE members copied the data to an internal agency server that only DOGE could access, forgoing the type of “independent security monitoring” normally required under agency policy for such sensitive data and creating “enormous vulnerabilities.”
Mr. Borges did not indicate that the database had been breached or used inappropriately.
But his disclosure stated that as of late June, “no verified audit or oversight mechanisms” existed to monitor what DOGE was using the data for or whether it was being shared outside the agency."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/politics/doge-social-security-data.html
#USA#Trump#DOGE#Musk#SocialSecurity#Privacy#CyberSecurity#DataProtection
Ticket ID: 3936861
Boosts would be appreciated 🚀
Edit: I'm yet to hear back from Proton. I reached out to them in every way possible.
The UK Online Safety Act is an unworkable mess 💩
Can it be changed? And if so, is there the political will to do it?
Instead of doubling down on more censorship, Ofcom and the government must take steps to protect freedom of expression.
ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss.
Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/qi2DNB98c1C2Ny7Kg1Zg4v
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #censorship #ofcom #privacy
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