Notices by The New Oil (thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org)

#WhatsApp's #MetaAI is now rolling out in #Europe, and it can't be turned off

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/whatsapps-meta-ai-is-now-rolling-out-in-europe-and-it-cant-be-turned-off/

#privacy #Meta #AI

Your TV is watching you

https://www.vox.com/technology/405879/roku-amazon-netflix-moana-disney

#advertising #privacy #streaming #IoT #SmartTV

Open Letter to #Meta: Support True Messaging Interoperability with #XMPP

https://xmpp.org/announcements/open-letter-meta-dma/

#DMA #privacy

When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/when-getting-phished-puts-you-in-mortal-danger/

#phishing #cybersecurity

Viral Audio of JD #Vance Badmouthing Elon #Musk Is Fake, Just the Tip of the #AI Iceberg

https://www.404media.co/viral-audio-of-jd-vance-badmouthing-elon-musk-is-fake-just-the-tip-of-the-ai-iceberg/

#politics #deepfake #privacy

#Italy demands #Google poison #DNS under strict #PiracyShield law

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/italian-court-orders-google-to-block-iptv-pirate-sites-at-dns-level/

#privacy #piracy #censorship #politics

#FOSS infrastructure is under attack by #AI companies

https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

#privacy

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of #Trump found

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained

#France #privacy #politics

#Substack rival #Ghost is now connected to the #fediverse

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/substack-rival-ghost-is-now-connected-to-the-fediverse/

#privacy #FOSS

#eBay now trains internal and third-party #AI on user’s personal data

https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/ebay-now-trains-internal-and-third-party-ai-on-users-personal-data/12993

#privacy #ecommerce #shopping

#Hawaii Takes a Stand for #Privacy: HCR 144/HR 138 Calls for Investigation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/hawaii-takes-stand-privacy-hcr-144hr-138-calls-investigation-crisis-pregnancy

#politics

#EvilLoader: Unpatched #Telegram for #Android Vulnerability Disclosed

https://www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/03/05/evilloader-unpatched-telegram-for-android-vulnerability-disclosed/

#cybersecurity

The #CCP’s dystopian #AI plot to turn the world into #China

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/02/27/2003832570

#privacy #surveillance #MassSurveillance

"Buying a $250 Residency Card From a Tropical Island Let Me Bypass U.S. #Crypto Laws"

https://www.404media.co/buying-a-250-residency-card-from-a-tropical-island-let-me-bypass-u-s-crypto-laws/

#AdGuard launches nightly version of world’s first #Linux #AdBlocker

https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-for-linux-nightly.html

#privacy #advertising

#DOGE’s .gov site lampooned as coders quickly realize it can be edited by anyone

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/doges-gov-site-lampooned-as-coders-quickly-realize-it-can-be-edited-by-anyone/

#politics #cybersecurity

#LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/libreoffice_wasm_zetaoffice/

#FOSS #privacy

Dutch Police seizes 127 #XHost servers, dismantles bulletproof hoster

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/dutch-police-seizes-127-xhost-servers-dismantles-bulletproof-hoster/

#cybercrime

Nearly a Year Later, #Mozilla is Still Promoting #OneRep

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/nearly-a-year-later-mozilla-is-still-promoting-onerep/

#privacy

#EFF Sues #DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to Halt Ransacking of Federal Data

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/eff-sues-doge-and-office-personnel-management-halt-ransacking-federal-data

#politics #privacy #OPM