Notices tagged with privacy, page 3

'Nude photos of me were posted online after phone hack', woman tells BBC

#DigitalSecurity #Privacy #TakeAction #HackingScandal #OnlineSafety

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7epze025yo

Alright, I got a Signal. Yay! But my dumb ass cleared the data for Signal app after I logged it in to Signal desktop so now I can't configure my Signal account thru my phone anymore ! 🤣 🤣

No matter. Least I got in after trying for some hours.

Here's the link and the QR code as well

https://signal.me/#eu/p7A9i5LmbDSKOwu47ksCLkUg3DcMxxUkzHawtHmXXXJoO-ysU85Ja7DYThxBO1yb

#signal #opensource #linux #privacy

I now have SimpleX Chat, lol. Idk I was bored so I set one up!

To anyone interested in hitting me up, spam, negative shit or just normal conversations, here's my address (note I won't be online all the time. I'm dealing with something serious right now)

https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&smp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FdEegjohI4O_0IZ0qgm9iWmtHhchDMf0X%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-3%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAj_XHdJoQEgSQXkbO8z3yRFVGU67kJG6He8VhLY--33U%253D%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion

#simplex #simplexchat #freesoftware #tor #torproject #onion #gnu #freesoftware #opensource #foss #linux #privacy #security #anonymity #deepweb #darkweb

I have spent countless hours and driven myself crazy evaluating #email providers so I can drop #Gmail and #Outlook. I've done all this...only to realize that I don't get that many emails. I now understand the concept of #privacy as a commercialized product. And so it goes....LOL

#Technology

*DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE US!*

“‘I learned with concern that a French researcher,’ on a mission for the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), ‘who was going to a conference near Houston was banned from entering American territory before being expelled,’ said the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Philippe Baptiste, in a statement sent to Agence France-Presse (AFP). ‘This measure was allegedly taken by the American authorities because this researcher's phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friendly relationships in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy,’ he added.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html

#USA #fascism #EU #France #science #freedomOfSpeech #privacy #travelWarning

For years, #ClearviewAI has collected billions of photos from #socialmedia websites including Facebook, LinkedIn & others & sold access to its #FacialRecognition tool to law enforcement. The collection & sale of user-generated photos by a private #surveillance company to #police w/o that person’s knowledge or consent sparked international outcry when it was first revealed by the NYT in 2020.

#law #privacy #tech #InfoSec #Clearview
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html

#FacialRecognition Company #Clearview Attempted to Buy #SocialSecurity Numbers & Mugshots for its Database

Controversial facial recognition company #ClearviewAI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including SSNs, mugshots, & even email addresses to incorporate into its product, #404Media has learned.

#law #privacy #tech #InfoSec
https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/

Amazon: ALL UR CONVERSATION R US

AP: "Amazon ends little-used privacy feature that let Echo users opt out of sending recordings to company... Amazon said it made the decision to “no longer support this feature” as it expands Alexa’s capabilities with generative artificial intelligence features that rely on being processed in the cloud. ..."

https://apnews.com/article/amazon-privacy-echo-7fb3c19fa7f664bde5c5be259f8b23ee

#amazon #privacy #recordings #wiretapping

"How Wi-Fi Gives Away Your Location"

"Over a decade ago, Google was gathering data about Wi-Fi networks using its Street View cars... saving the Wi-Fi data for use with Location Services"

"Street View cars no longer drive around scanning everyone's Wi-Fi"
"Instead...your phone scans your nearby wireless networks and uploads a list of them to Google's Location Services database along with your current location"
https://www.howtogeek.com/708500/how-devices-use-wi-fi-to-determine-your-physical-location/
#WiFi #PhysicalLocation #privacy

What do people think of @accrescent – some kind of new app store for Android?

#android #privacy #security

The most recent Surveillance & Society is out with a very timely theme: Authoritarian #Surveillance. I contributed a review of @petramolnar 's "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of #AI ." My favorite article this time around is by Vita Peacock, who did ethnographic fieldwork with #privacy rights activists in Germany and is basically theorizing on their scatological humor! https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/issue/view/1068

Hey Fediverse!

I'm micr0, creator of @altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images on the Fediverse to make content more accessible.

After successfully moving image processing to local hardware with version 2.0, I've now brought video processing capability back - but with a major privacy upgrade! Altbot can now generate descriptions for videos completely locally and privately without sending content to Google or any other third-party services.

Important note: Currently, video processing is visual-only and doesn't include audio transcription. The audio processing Google was doing was some serious black magic fuckery that isn't possible to replicate locally with current technologies. But the visual descriptions are excellent and totally private!

With this update:

• All processing happens locally with zero data retention
• Complete privacy for all content
• No data used for training models
• Videos processed with the same privacy standards as images

I've also maintained Altbot's focus on energy efficiency - while video processing naturally requires more resources than images, I've implemented it to be as efficient as possible, keeping power consumption to a minimum while still delivering great results.

I want to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped me reach my donation goal on Ko-fi with the 2.0 launch! Your generosity made it possible to set up the local processing infrastructure that powers this privacy-focused service.

The response from the community has been incredible, and it means so much to know that privacy and accessibility are values we share.

I'm already working on exciting future developments:

• An Altbot API that will allow developers to integrate alt-text generation into their applications
• Direct integration with Fediverse software platforms - I'm collaborating with instance developers to make accessibility a built-in feature!

Remember that Altbot has always been and remains fully open-source, with self-hosting being a core feature from day one for anyone who wants to run their own instance.

Altbot currently runs on hardware in my home, which means I'm covering all the electricity costs for powering the GPU server that processes your media. While I've designed the system to be energy-efficient, running a dedicated AI server still impacts my monthly power bill.

Monthly donations would be especially helpful in sustainably supporting:

• Ongoing electricity costs
• Time spent on development and maintenance
• Future infrastructure improvements

Even small recurring contributions can make a huge difference in keeping this service running reliably and allowing me to dedicate more time to improvements!

• Ko-fi (one-time or monthly): https://ko-fi.com/micr0byte
• Ethereum: 0xC992E57236eb9F30E79d0469446a6CF08Be05939

I've added the ETH option for those who prefer crypto or don't want to use PayPal!

Version 2.1 also includes various internal improvements and bug fixes that make everything run more smoothly behind the scenes.

Thanks again for your support in making the web more accessible without compromising on privacy!

Feel free to boost or reach out with questions! For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev

#Accessibility #Privacy #Fediverse #AltText #Altbot

btw, eBay have just released a new data/ privacy and AI update. You do have an opt out of some things (Ive yet to fully check this properly).

#data #AI #privacy #AIrights

New Privacy Guides article 🔐✨
by me:

If you want to keep your password manager local-only, KeePassXC is a great solution!

It's free,
Open-source,
Easy to install and use,
Doesn't require an account,
Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows,
And the team is here! 👉 @keepassxc

Here's how to set it up with a YubiKey: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/18/installing-keepassxc-and-yubikey/

#PrivacyGuides #KeePassXC #Privacy #Security #PasswordManager #Passwords #FOSS

Translation: your data will go to the company's servers and, presumably, its AI data monster.

Malwarebytes: Amazon disables option to store Echo voice recordings on your device https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/03/amazon-disables-option-to-store-echo-voice-recordings-on-your-device @malwarebytes #privacy #cybersecurity #infosec #Amazon

When you get to use such a good privacy respecting browser for free, you need to support in some other ways. @Vivaldi merch in the snail mail today!

#vivaldibrowser #merch #privacy

You might as well throw your Echo and Alexa-powered devices in the trash like you should have done years ago.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/

Cory (@pluralistic) with a banger of a post:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/#telescreen

And this factoid:

"Congress hasn't passed a consumer #privacy law since 1988, when the Video Privacy Protection Act banned video store clerks from disclosing which VHS cassettes you brought home."

#Amazon #Echo #Alexa #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism

Amazon is discontinuing a privacy-focused feature that allowed select Echo devices to process voice requests locally, meaning all voice recordings will now be sent to the cloud before being deleted.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/amazon-to-remove-privacy-feature-from-echo

#technews #amazon #echo #ai #privacy

@FlashMobOfOne

Much of why it's not effective in what it pushes as "correct guesses" is because at best those guesses are built via messes of studies, with the same degrees of obvious flaws as this one https://assemblag.es/@theluddite/114101071020285137

So it's definitely tracking/data mining you but as ridiculous as the modeling is, there's not much of a chance it'll ever give you something you actually want.

*I'm among the majority of this trend with you btw, as amongst the most common add pushes I get is for "discount airline tickets/travel", international mostly when I've never had an adult passport & doubt I'll ever go on an airplane again (it's been over 20 years since I've been on a plane).
#Technology #Privacy

La gente no dice, "uso Windows".
La gente dice, "tengo Windows".
Como quien dice, "tengo gripe", o, "tengo un problema".
El software privativo es una cosa muy fea que hacerle a un pobre hardware indefenso.
#windows #virus #privacy #security #design #software #freesoftware #libresoftware #softwarelibre #hardware #tech #humor