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There is a new chat app in town: vectorapp.io
you can find and join #groups here for the #messenger: vectorapp.io/hub
#chat #software #communication #security #cybersecurity #e2e #encryption #vector #app #news #software #internet #privacy #decentralization #foss #floss #opensource #tool #utility
📢 Support the #KeepAndroidOpen Campaign
Google's proposed changes to Android could significantly reduce user freedom, developer independence, and software choice by giving greater control over which applications can be installed on devices.
As members of the Free Software and Open Source community, we must stand together to defend digital rights, software freedom, competition, and user autonomy.
✊ Join the campaign and send your support to the Competition Commission of India:
https://keepandroidopen.in
Over 100,000 people and 67+ organizations are standing up to Google's attempt to lock down Android. Join the fight for a truly open mobile ecosystem. https://
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@keepandroidopen #KeepAndroidOpen
#KeepAndroidOpen #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Android #SoftwareFreedom #FOSS #Privacy #Technology #FSMI #FSFTN
Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.keepandroidopen.org
Palantir tracks everyone. So we built a site that tracks Palantir. They've been watching us. Now we can watch them.
Contracts. Lawsuits. Executive pay. Global footprint. Lobbying activity. Media strategies. All in one place.
#privacy #government #surveillance #technology #osint
PalantirWatch — Tracking Palantir Technologies
Independent watchdog tracking Palantir's contracts, executives, lobbying, legal exposure, and global footprint. OSINT-driven public interest research.PalantirWatch
UK: Palantir break clause
Cross party committee of MPs has just officially recommended that the government trigger the break clause in #Palantir's #NHS contract. The report states:
⚠️"Palantir’s increasing presence across the public sector represents an unacceptable point of weakness"
⚠️"The government's digital transformation ambitions could be derailed at any time by a decision taken outside our shores based on the narrow interests of a foreign commercial or state actor"
⚠️"Palantir will follow their #commercial self-interests in attempting to burrow so deep into the NHS that they cannot be #migrated away from"
⚠️"Of the small number of technology providers that the UK public sector relies upon, Palantir concerns us most"
https://the.organise.network/campaigns/write-to-your-mp-trigger-the-palantir-break-clause
#corruption #privacy #security #USThreats #USAggression #BigData
Can we start to normalize "no"? Maybe it is the Canadian in me, but no often feels rude, but I am so fed up with companies disingenuously asking for my name, phone number, email address, birth date, etc to monetize under the pretense of "personalization" I could spit nails.
If you actually have a real relationship with me, as your customer, you won't need to ask for any of this information.
Brave is charging $60 to remove features it added in the first place
Another reason to avoid using brave.
https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-is-charging-60-to-remove-features-it-added-in-the-first-place/
#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #mastodon #bluesky #security #privacy
Brave is charging $60 to remove features it added in the first place
Pay more to get less.Simon Batt (XDA)
James Murray just been appointed as #Health Secretary, & can end #NHS's dangerous contract with #US #surveillance giant Palantir
#Palantir are embedded in #OurNHS - despite their links to Donald #Trump and their supply of #tech to the #Israeli & US militaries
Murray is new, and what happens on his first few days on the job can transform what happens with the Palantir contract
Lets flood his inbox today so he can see just how many of us want that contract terminated
It takes less than 30 seconds
https://the.organise.network/campaigns/james-murray-stop-palantir?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#corruption #privacy #UK #backhanders #HealthCare
James Murray: Get Palantir OUT of our NHS!
I've just emailed the Department for Work and Pensions to ask them to fix their broken consultation on reforms to PIP. Can you join in too?the.organise.network
#Google has been up to no good for a long time, but now they want to get really #evil!
take a look please: keepandroidopen.org/en/
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over #government ID.
#Android #protest #freedom #app #software #os #smartphone #mobile #phone #opensource #fdroid #future #problem #protest #company #economy #user #customer #resistance #privacy #bigdata #bigtech #surveillance #orwell #control #bigbrother #politics
#Palantir contractors working for #NHS to receive ‘unlimited #access’ to #patient #data
source: techradar.com/pro/security/pal…
“That means that Palantir #software can only be used to process data precisely in line with the instruction of the #customer. Using the data for anything else would not only be illegal but technically impossible due to granular access controls overseen by the NHS.”
"technically impossible" - #lol 😭
#uk #england #health #bigdata #society #politics #economy #privacy #news #security #cybersecurity #analysis #wtf #omg #cloud
Knowing you #browser #fingerprint ...
source: sinceyouarrived.world/taken
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No #login, no form, no #permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
#internet #tracking #software #news #spy #surveillance #web #www #privacy #knowledge #informati#economy on #bigdata #bigtech #anonymity #problem #economy #bigbrother
First time seeing a “NO META GLASSES” sign in the door of a shop! I’m not surprised… and I expect we might see more of these kind of things in the years ahead.
#Meta #MetaGlasses #AR #privacy #surveillance #Vermont
Oh good, Claude Desktop on MacOS silently and continually whitelists browser extensions that aren't installed yet on browsers that aren't installed yet that Anthropic says it doesn't support yet.
Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop
Anthropic's Claude Desktop silently installs a Native Messaging bridge into seven Chromium browsers, including browsers Anthropic's own documentation says it does not support, and browsers the user has not even installed.Alexander Hanff (That Privacy Guy! — Hanff & Co. AB)
It Is Time to Ban the Sale of Precise Geolocation | Lawfare
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/it-is-time-to-ban-the-sale-of-precise-geolocation
It Is Time to Ban the Sale of Precise Geolocation
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.Default
The correct way to run a headline for this story. The reg does not disappoint
#uspol #routers #surveillance #privacy #nationalsecurity #cybersecurity #infosec #cisco #theregister
When your password leaks:
→ Change your password
→ Problem solved
When your biometric data leaks:
→ You can't change your face
→ You can't change your fingerprints
→ The compromise is permanent
→ Your biometric data is in breach databases forever
This is why facial recognition for age verification is dangerous.
Actions speak louder than words.
I am unable to install EU Login app in my phone because I use LineageOS and not the Google Spy Android.
Thus, I cannot use the double factor authentication, mandatory from the 25-02-2026 on unless I tell Google.
A frontal attack to our #privacy.
Stupid, no?
Each time a new privacy-invasive
feature like facial scanning is implemented, if people in majority comply and accept to use it, it will soon become normality, and other options will be marginalized or even removed entirely.
If each time a new privacy-invasive
feature is implemented people opted to refuse it, it would soon be discontinued.
Each individual opposition to privacy-invasive features matters.
It is an act of self-protection but,
perhaps even more importantly,
it is also an act of protest.
A protest against the normalization of mass surveillance and the loss of privacy rights.
The fact that there are other cameras around doesn't mean that more cameras or additional scanning is not making things even worse.
If we do not refuse,
if we do not fight for our privacy rights,
we will lose them all.
#Privacy #MassSurveillance #AgeVerification #FacialRecognition #HumanRights #DigitalRights
Thanks to a software program called "Tangles," #police—sheriffs, Texas state cops, and even #ICE—can follow the location of your smartphone without a warrant.
Yet, we know little about how it has been used. Here's what our investigation revealed: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/
Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud. They want to kill local computing.
You will own nothing and be happy. You will rent your computing power from the cloud. You pay a subscription for the privilege of using a computer.
AI demand is artificially spiking DRAM prices and Big Tech is pushing "AI PCs," the squeeze is on to force us into a rental model.
Reject this future. :NoAI:
Keep your hardware local.
Run #Linux. 🐧
Own your data.
The "cloud" is just a landlord for your data.
#NoAi #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHost #SelfHosting #BigTech #RightToRepair #RAM #Amazon #EatTheRich
You can refuse to provide official ID or biometric data for social media accounts requiring age verification.
Actually, I bet if everyone did refuse, and let their account dormant for a couple of weeks, you would suddenly see American Big Tech transforming into the fiercest defender of your privacy rights, using their powerful network of lobbyists to fight these invasive government regulations.
They need you more than you need them.
Force them to work for your rights.
Do not comply.
Age verification is the new trend to de-anonymize the web. 😡
🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.
The Big Tech already started rolling out an AI-powered age estimation system. Adults are being marked as minors & are forced to submit IDs before regaining full access to decades-old accounts.
Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-youtube-ai-age-verification
YouTube AI Age Verification: What it is & how to turn it off. | Tuta
Did YouTube ask you to verify your age with ID or credit card? You're not alone! YouTube AI is increasingly trying to estimate how old you are based on your habits following the global push for age verification.Tuta
Forbes: Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your employer will now be able to read your RCS chats in Google Messages despite end-to-end encryption.”
If you are wondering why Chat Control
is being brought back so relentlessly,
despite a clear and strong opposition from citizens, human rights advocates, and child protection organizations alike,
I recommend you read this enlightening article from 2023 (alas still relevant):
Spoiler: It's lobbyists who want lots of your tax money, and don't care about the children.
"'Who Benefits?’ Inside the EU’s Fight over Scanning for Child Sex Content"
https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/
• ❓More on Chat Control by Privacy Guides
• 🚨 Recent news of where Chat Control is at now by Patrick Breyer
• 🇪🇺 Europeans: Keep contacting your representatives (yes again, I'm sorry)
#ChatControl #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy #MassSurveillance #EUpol
‘Who Benefits?’ Inside the EU’s Fight over Scanning for Child Sex Content | Balkan Insight
An investigation uncovers a web of influence in the powerful coalition aligned behind the European Commission’s proposal to scan for child sexual abuse material online, a proposal leading experts say puts rights at risk and will introduce new vulnera…Luděk Stavinoha (BIRN)
Trotz #FreedomNotFear, EDRi Workshop, #Privacy Camp und #FediDay haben wir natürlich auch für Oktober wieder einen Netzpolitischen Abend organisiert.
Und diesmal gibt es ein rundes Jubiläum: #NPA150!
Kommt nachsten Dienstag, den 7. 10. um 20h auf die @cbase oder verfolgt die Talks im Stream!
https://digitalegesellschaft.de/2025/09/150-netzpolitischer-abend/
Unlike @protonprivacy & Andy Yen we would 100% educate our users, assuming we had contact info.
This is an existential threat to their #privacy ... when did marketing email become okay but * informing users * become "interfering with the democratic process" ? 🤦 #privacymatters #switzerland
｢ The only difference between your phone and China's social credit system is that China tells you what they're doing. We pretend our algorithmic reputation scores are just “user experience features.” At least Beijing admits they're gamifying human behavior ｣
https://www.thenexus.media/your-phone-already-has-social-credit-we-just-lie-about-it/
#socialcredit #privacy #surveillance
Your Phone Already Has Social Credit. We Just Lie About It.
Your credit score is social credit. Your LinkedIn endorsements are social credit. Your Uber passenger rating, Instagram engagement metrics, Amazon reviews, and Airbnb host status are all social credit systems that track you, score you, and reward you…Natalie Pang (The Nexus)
Even notepad in Windows has Copilot?
I just... I just want a text editor to keep quick scratch notes on without having to worry about anything being sniffed up or...
Eris...
I hate using Windows....
(note: I have no control or choice in the matter of OS at this specific project. It hurts. But I get paid. So yay.)
#AI #microsoft #windows #notepad #privacy
“We [Don't] Care About Your #Privacy”
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/03/red-and-green-privacy-flags/
“We [Don't] Care About Your Privacy”
Being able to distinguish facts from marketing lies is an essential skill in today's world. Despite all the privacy washing, there are clues we can look for to help.Privacy Guides
Recent comic: Cutting out the Middleman
I suspect that some readers might interpret this cartoon as a call for Luddism, but mostly it's a reflection of thoughts I've been having lately about out-of-control data harvesting and a growing surveillance state.
#tech #technology #privacy #data #comic #cartoon #surveillance #consumers #corporations
This whole #homelab rabbithole is awesome.
I now have my entire life of photography (500GB of photos) in my homeserver cloud. Uploading 2GB of new photos takes seconds. Browsing them in my browser - instant. Damn, never thought it coud be that great and better than an online cloud. Even the people recognition works perfectly fine offline!
No-AI and solid end-to-end encryption is the new tech hype.
If you don't invest heavily in solid end-to-end encryption, privacy-protective and No-AI features, you will be left behind. People might even laugh at you.
Tell everyone.
#NoAI #Encryption #RootForE2EE #Privacy #Tech