Notices tagged with privacy

@johnnynull @lnxw48a1

Interesting. Are you sure about that? I hadn't heard otherwise and, while I'm aware that Wikipedia isn't infallible, it states "Startpage exclusively uses results from Google, which the company pays Google for." and has a source.

...Or are you saying that they take results exclusively from Google and then filter them in some way? I'd be interested to hear more, especially if you can supply any sources.

#Startpage #Wikipedia #Google #Search #Privacy

And if you thought: just activate #javascript and allow #cookies, lower #security and #privacy, so the site will let me download time tables?

Yeah, about that.

These #webdevs did something really sneaky. They powered their #webforms with a very old version of #ASPNet. So the forms work only in very special web browsers. If you happen to prefer #Stoutner's #PrivacyBrowser, no downloads for you!

Unless you already know this page:
http://www.academybus.com/Commuters/Timetables.aspx

Currently I can read the #MDN and peruse its articles without activating #javascript or #cookies. It's fast and seems to work well.

Hey, #Mozilla, please don't take that ability away from us?

#Usability #Accessibility #Privacy #Security

I just hear that #Mozilla's #DeveloperNetwork (#MDN, https://developer.mozilla.org/) is planning on migrating its website framework to #React.

From #Privacy perspective I don't like React websites because they require #javascript.

From a #Usability perspective I don't like websites that require javascript because the devs usually arrogantly refuse to tell us about that requirement, leaving us with a useless, blank, tranquil screen.

If you were to visit https://twitter.com/ with your mobile browser set to run free of #javascript, the site will first detect that you're on #mobile, and then that you refuse to lower your #privacy and #security.

It doesn't like that very much, but it does offer a way out. It asks you whether you want to use their #legacy site version. Which, granted, is great.

So you press the Yes button, after which you get transported to https://mobile.twitter.com/

26% of those surveyed would pay to use social media if it meant collecting less data. The article presents it in the negative but it's better than I expected. https://www.datainnovation.org/2019/01/survey-few-americans-willing-to-pay-for-privacy/ #privacy #fediverse

Grateful for thoughtful colleagues.
#ResponsibleData #DigitalPrinciples #Privacy #HumanRights #SurveillanceCapitalism

#Blockchain is great for many applications but is terrible for #privacy when the immutable characteristics of the blockchain directly conflict with the right to be forgotten and the right to redress incorrect data.

🎁 Buy Now & Save: Librem 5 Early Bird pricing ($599 USD) *extended to February 3*. Preorder pricing ($649 USD) begins Feb 4 and ends when general availability and shipping begins. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ #DemandFreedom #privacy #security

User level instance blocks will be shipping in v0.8.0! #safety #privacy #pixelfed

Listen to our CEO Todd Weaver talk about Purism, the background, and the history on how we got started - https://www.tastytrade.com/tt/shows/bootstrapping-in-america/episodes/bootstrapping-in-america-01-28-2019 Bonus: Know Todd's thoughts on Apple's #privacy marketing #DemandFreedom

One thing we forget is that you can have #privacy and openness. These are related and not exclusive.

That's what trust is.

For example, I trust @Gargron and the others contributing code to Masto. Eugen has been open about the why of Masto. I am not demanding to see his financial records to know exactly where the money goes. That's private.

We call it #SurveillanceCapitalism for a reason. More is always the motivation in capitalism.

This is a good thread on data https://mastodon.at/@switchingsocial/101460432728322151

Some people are comfortable with "A company has a right to make $ so it makes sense to collect data related to their product." I'm not.

@aral recently talked about how consumers have no recourse when it comes to user agreements. We simply have to click "I agree" to do anything.

It would be nice if we could be in charge of our own #privacy.

Basically it comes down to trust.

Do we want to erode #privacy to have better things? Or do we want to build trust in society?

Personally, I think it is a weak argument to use "Apple makes money from selling hardware, not data" as a basis for choosing them for #privacy.

They are also a software company. This is where the the trackers and spyware live. The best way to ensure you buy another Apple product is to see how you use the one you have.

Since Apple is very secretive, we don't know if that data ever leaves their hands, but it is there.

Personally, that's not respecting #privacy to me.

These days, commercial databases used by the big data and other businesses can pinpoint your exact location by simply querying your IP address. This location information is becoming more and more accurate as Google compiles location data by linking Wi-Fi router locations with nearby cell phones' location data.

Use a VPN to keep your location obfuscated. Protect yourself.

(I'm not typing this from Oimachi in Shinagawa, Tokyo)

#privacy #nowyouknow

@DuckDuckGo Recently I saw a video presentation on how advanced video motion zooming can reconstruct what is said in a room by zooming into the vibrations of a potato chips bag laying in the street next to the room.

#privacy #security #bigbrother

@DuckDuckGo During a recent family get-together, one of my relatives mentioned he didn't need to watch his words, because he lives his life Alexa free. Well, sorry for him: several others had Siri activated.

If you want to keep your thoughts private, right now your best bet is to not utter them. At any time. To anyone. Cameras and microphones are everywhere.

#privacy #security

Big brother alert: the same technologies can and will be used by police to hunt down the houseless population.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/homelessness/sd-me-homeless-count-20190113-story.html #surveillance #privacy #policestate

#privacy inequality is the most brutal form of inequality you've ever imagined. https://medium.com/privateid-blog/privacy-inequality-the-most-brutal-form-of-inequality-youve-ever-imagined-e674d4f3cd42