Notices tagged with privacy

Is it the #Marketing ?

Whenever a #privacy focused version of the Android Open Source project comes out, it feels limited to Google's hardware. So...we're not going to give them our data, but we are going to support them financially?

Sure, other companies lock the phones to carriers, and the bootloaders. Or is it that the drivers/firmware to the components like camera and radio are available for Google hardware?

@info_activism

Holy cow. #Mozilla's new "privacy network" #VPN is all being funneled through #CloudFlare?! It's a #privacy service... funneling *all the users browsing*... through #&$!$&#ing CloudFlare?!

Ok, they're promising to delete the data after 24 hours (after $diety-knows-who has taken a copy) but still... does this not seem like insanity to anyone else?

#privacy #surveillance

A game called #SeaHeroQuest can apparently detect early stage #Alzheimers more accurately than medical tests, before players are aware of symptoms.

Consider the impact of #SurveillanceCapitalism companies (#Google, #Facebook, #insurance etc) creating innocent non-medical looking apps that test for medical/#psychological conditions without informing users.

You'll never know why every insurance company turned you away before you discovered you have a debilitating disease...

#medical #privacy

I just signed a petition calling on #Google to shutdown their location data collection. Will you join me?

https://act.credoaction.com/sign/shut-down-sensorvault

Thanks.

#privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism

Just watched #TheGreatHack on #Netflix. What I appreciated about this #documentary on #Facebook and the whole #CambridgeAnalytica scandal, is that it's one of the few #privacy #documentaries to get that protecting personal data isn't just about not seeing personalized ads for stuff you're more likely to want. It's about protecting ourselves from mass psychological manipulation and behavior modification techniques. These are techniques that actually work *best* when people believe they don't.

And this is why you should browse free from #javascript most of the time, unless you have determined the site's safety and trustworthiness.

#JavascriptFree #Security #Privacy #Antivirus

#FaceApp security concerns: Russians now own all your photos
https://nypost.com/2019/07/17/faceapp-security-concerns-russians-now-own-all-your-old-photos/

#privacy #biometric

RT @ubuconEurope@twitter.com

The first approved talk for #UbuconEU19 is from @costalesdev@twitter.com
Privacy on the Net. Your data (?) Maybe it's not yours any more !
Why we should care about our privacy on Internet.
#UbuconEU19 #privacy

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ubuconEurope/status/1148904774479335425

This is #Microsoft's idea of collecting feedback from #MSExcel users: https://excel.uservoice.com/forums/304936-excel-for-mobile-devices-tablets-phones-android

#UXFail: to submit feedback, you MUST sign in using #Facebook.

No. I'll find another communication channel.

#UserExperience #VendorLockin #Privacy #Usability #UserVoice

#RJH explains how #PGP's #SKS Keyserver Network is under attack, over on GitHub: https://gist.github.com/rjhansen/67ab921ffb4084c865b3618d6955275f

#privacy #security #cyberattack

"A SIM-swap hack will ruin your life. Why are they so easy?" #Engadget reports on the findings of Coonce and Miller, who reportedly got their life hacked, and their identity stolen.

https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/28/cell-phone-hack-is-ruining-lives-identity-theft/

#privacy #security #cellphone

After having made the mistake to use #Riot on my work laptop, I am now shredding all the history logs and config.

#matrix #privacy

It's always an honor to converse with the #EmeraldOnion folks. Intelligent people accomplishing incredible goals and milestones efficiently and with an eye towards a single goal: enhance and secure critical human rights infrastructure.

#infosec #privacy #tor #HumanRights

"The 'Surveillance Scores' Companies Use to Rip You Off Might Be Totally Illegal."

"The next time you go to buy toilet paper online, an algorithm may decide to charge you $5 more than your neighbor. You’d probably never know. But even if you did, there’s no way for you to find out why."

https://gizmodo.com/the-surveillance-scores-companies-use-to-rip-you-off-mi-1835812385

#privacy

#Alert: #Google #Chrome is a spyware!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-switch

#privacy #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance

@dansup Which federation protocol parts did you omit from #PixelFed in order to sustain #privacy, safety, and #security?

@dansup Which federation protocol parts did you omit from #PixelFed in order to sustain #privacy?