Verizon Gave Her Data to a Stalker. ‘This Has Completely Changed My Life’ (www.404media.co)
“Verizon royally fucked up,” Poppy told me in a phone call. “There’s no way around it.” Verizon, she added, was “100% at fault.”...
google oauth is broken sort of (trufflesecurity.com)
Initially saw this article from Brian Krebs mastodon account....
Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers (techcrunch.com)
Comcast has confirmed that hackers exploiting a critical-rated security vulnerability accessed the sensitive information of almost 36 million Xfinity customers....
Telecom Bill allows Centre to take over, suspend services over ‘national security’ (www.indiatoday.in)
As an Indian, I know protesting against this bill is the best we can do but it seems like most of the people in country arent aware about this or simply dont care, this is disastorous!!
Full PGP support in Skiff (skiff.com)
We’ve heard our users loud and clear - interoperable end to end encryption (E2EE) across email providers is critical for privacy and security online. We have taken this feedback to heart. We are proud to announce support for PGP encryption inside Skiff mail starting today for all users across all tiers, including Free.
Does Less Consumer Tracking Lead to Less Fraud? (www.eff.org)
The highlight of the research is that Apple users were less likely to be victims of financial fraud after Apple implemented the App Tracking Transparency policy. The results showed a 10% increase in the share of Apple users in a particular ZIP code leads to roughly 3% reduction in financial fraud complaints....
KeepassXC and KeepassDX Guide (purplerabbit.gitlab.io)
Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules (arstechnica.com)
Cross posted from: midwest.social/post/6593381
Search Engine Party (searchengine.party)
Google will no longer hold onto people's location data in Google Maps — meaning it can't turn that info over to the police (www.businessinsider.com)
German email provider proudly announcing a new security feature (web.de)
The link is german, so here’s the important bit translated:...
Dr. Google will see you now (www.globalresearch.ca)
They are collecting our medical records. I know this personally because an exgirlfriend of mine is a lawyer at Google and told me the same.
Google Just Killed Warrants That Give Police Access To Location Data (www.forbes.com)
After being featured in a Brian Krebs article, ICANN deletes video encouraging domain registrars to streamline giving up user data (infosec.exchange)
“nothing to hide, nothing to fear”
Privacy first – Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)
Here’s the “Privacy First” pitch: whatever is going on with all of the problems of the internet, all of these problems are made worse by commercial surveillance....
GDPR complaint against X (Twitter) over illegal micro-targeting for chat control ads (noyb.eu)
Apple will require court order to give push notification data to law enforcement (thehill.com)
JShelter helps protect your online privacy: Here's how to contribute — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software (www.fsf.org)
Without a Trace: How to Keep Your Phone Off the Grid (themarkup.org)
We answer the questions readers asked in response to our guide to anonymizing your phone...
EFF call to action against government spying (act.eff.org)
“The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has introduced the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023–an absolutely awful bill that ignores years of abuse and unconstitutional surveillance in order to renew a mass surveillance law with no real changes, reforms, or new oversight....
Review of The Search Engine Kagi (purplerabbit.gitlab.io)
The Ghosts of the Worldwide Surveillance Apparatus Show Their Hand (scheerpost.com)
Phantom Parrot, a British documentary now screening in the US, sheds light on the Orwellian technologies being used across borders to repress activists, journalists, and others.
Do I need to be a resident of the EU to get their data protection or can I just be a citizen? (kbin.social)
To be eligible for things like a GDPR Data deletion request etc, is it enough that I am a citizen or must I be a resident? ty :)
EU Deal on AI Act Is 'Missed Opportunity' to Ban Mass Surveillance, Say Privacy Groups (www.commondreams.org)
“Whilst the Parliament fought hard to limit the damage, the overall package on biometric surveillance and profiling is at best lukewarm,” said one advocate.
Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching (themarkup.org)
These TVs can capture and identify 7,200 images per hour, or approximately two every second. The data is then used for content recommendations and ad targeting, which is a huge business; advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads in 2022, according to market research firm eMarketer.
