In stores, secret Bluetooth #surveillance tracks your every move
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/14/opinion/bluetooth-wireless-tracking-privacy.html
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Notices tagged with privacy
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Willow (salixlucida)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2019 11:42:02 UTC 
Willow
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André E. Veltstra (aeveltstra)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2019 20:24:23 UTC 
André E. Veltstra
#TextNow #privacy #warning: the TextNow support can't be reached by phone and will hold on to personal info forever.
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/c0o47b/textnow_warning/
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Shawn Webb (lattera)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2019 15:39:55 UTC 
Shawn Webb
Has anyone looked into automatically and programmatically attempting to identify sensitive information within a #Google #StreetMaps image?
For example, look for computer equipment, terminals, personnel, etc. even within buildings with one-sided windows.
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Lohan G (lohang)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2019 07:29:09 UTC 
Lohan G
@404_city
Secure encryption is absolutely necessary. Thanks for coming up with a manifesto! -
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2019 20:07:08 UTC ![Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]](https://nu.federati.net/avatar/2-48-20170112021558.png)
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
#Census Bureau using “differential privacy” algorithm called “Disclosure Avoidance System” to prevent unauthorized disclosure of private data. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/research-matters/2019/06/disclosure_avoidance.html #privacy -
Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2019 01:27:36 UTC 
Mike Gerwitz
On the topic of #privacy and #surveillance, I often seen arguments that can be phrased as: "if someone you loved were lost, wouldn't you do everything you could to find them?"
Of course I would. I have two young children. They mean more to me than anything, and that includes my principles. I can't imagine the desperation I would feel if they were lost, and I would do almost anything to find them.
And that's part of the problem. We have these pervasive surveillance systems---be it government or civilian (like Ring)---that produce enormous amounts of data. We have mobile devices, cars, ALPRs, and such tracking most every person's moves. We have services analyzing DNA for family history being used for other uses. So on and so fourth.
And it doesn't matter what those data are collected for---maybe it's for certain purposes now, but once enough people become desperate enough, they'll be used for other things too. Even if those people think it's wrong to do so.
We need to avoid putting these systems in place to begin with. That's the only way we can't be tempted by them in difficult times.
And when something does happen, people say, "but if we had X, I wouldn't have lost the person I love". The problem is: it's impossible to satisfy that argument. You can never have enough. And as a consequence, the lives of everyone are affected, not just those who are in that terrible situation.
These aren't easy decisions to make. I say that as both an activist for user privacy, and as a father. -
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud)'s status on Monday, 10-Jun-2019 16:26:39 UTC 
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
With #nextcloud you can use a video call instead of a password to verify the identity of a user before granting access to shared files! #security #privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pffusr1bac4
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Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud)'s status on Friday, 07-Jun-2019 08:31:46 UTC
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
Worry about #security, #privacy & #ransomware? Check out how #nextcloud helps:
🔐 encryption - https://nextcloud.com/blog/encryption-in-nextcloud/
📬 privacy - https://nextcloud.com/blog/the-issue-with-public-cloud/
🔫 ransomware - https://nextcloud.com/blog/fighting-ransomware-with-guided-undo-nextcloud-in-research-protecting-users/🚀 Get started - https://nextcloud.com/install
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André E. Veltstra (aeveltstra)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2019 23:54:53 UTC
André E. Veltstra
Oh dear. I found a disbeliever on Reddit. I knew, theoretically, that they'd exist. I never expected to meet one!
The topic: MITM forwarding proxies that decrypt and then re-encrypt your communication with a remote web server, because they are the single point of access to the web.
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Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2019 16:25:56 UTC
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
So, how are we doing?
#DeleteFacebook #DeleteInsagram #deleteGoogle #privacy
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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2019 00:53:24 UTC 
Bob Jonkman
Those of you with an interest in digital #Privacy and #Irony will appreciate this... https://gs.jonkman.ca/attachment/140813 -
André E. Veltstra (aeveltstra)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2019 21:44:50 UTC
André E. Veltstra
"#Google uses #Gmail to track a history of things you buy — and it's hard to delete"
It saves them on a page called #Purchases.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/google-gmail-tracks-purchase-history-how-to-delete-it.html -
André E. Veltstra (aeveltstra)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2019 21:07:51 UTC
André E. Veltstra
"#Theta360 Data Breach Leaks Millions of Private Photographs"
#vpnMentor's research team reports that #Ricoh's photo service experienced a huge data breach. Ricoh responded quickly and professionally, and closed the breach within a few days.
https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/report-theta360-leak/
#privacy #security -
Fla (fla)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2019 08:58:07 UTC 
Fla
Je découvre https://myaccount.google.com/purchases
Est-ce que y'a des gens en France / Europe qui ont des choses dedans ? J'ai pas de compte Google je peux pas tester.
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ghostdancer (ghostdancer)'s status on Monday, 20-May-2019 18:23:37 UTC 
ghostdancer
"Getting my personal data out of Facebook
I left Facebook, and all I got was this lousy legalese."
https://ruben.verborgh.org/facebook/?new #facebook #privacy -
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud)'s status on Friday, 17-May-2019 08:25:08 UTC
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
The Internet Health Report by Mozilla could of course not miss coverage of the leading #selfhosting project by interviewing its founder!
https://internethealthreport.org/2019/an-open-source-alternative-for-the-cloud/
#privacy #decentralization -
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud)'s status on Monday, 13-May-2019 08:25:10 UTC
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
When you use somebody elses' platform to communicate, they can see who talks to who, when and for how long. Such 'metadata' says a lot more about you than you realize. This is why Facebook wants you to forget about metadata when you think about #privacy
https://theoutline.com/post/7377/facebook-is-trying-to-make-the-word-private-meaningless -
André E. Veltstra (aeveltstra)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2019 02:12:37 UTC
André E. Veltstra
#Privacy is the least of my concerns when #biometrics are used to unlock a device. What comes to mind instead, is how eager #criminals are to cut off body parts. Biometrics won't keep them out of a phone.
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Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud)'s status on Wednesday, 08-May-2019 08:28:25 UTC
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
What does #privacy mean? #facebook seems intend on redefining it to be meaningless...
https://theoutline.com/post/7377/facebook-is-trying-to-make-the-word-private-meaningless -
Strypey (strypey)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2019 08:45:51 UTC 
Strypey
A recently updated review of #SearchEngines that claim to respect and protect user #privacy:
https://12bytes.org/articles/tech/alternative-search-engines-that-respect-your-privacy
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