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Notices tagged with privacy, page 34

  1. Neon Cipher (neoncipher@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jan-2019 03:42:29 EST Neon Cipher Neon Cipher
    • ar.al🌻
    • Spoon

    @spoon thank you for the link. You raised another important issue. Those "Advisors on Privacy and Civil Liberties" are mostly from American universities. Academia showed its true colors after Aaron Swartz was arrested near the Harvard campus by MIT police. Those clowns said nothing to help Aaron during the next 2 years (!) of prosecution, not a single word. Academia represents corporate interest not public. Everyone should watch The Internet's Own Boy documentary.

    @aral
    #privacy #freedom

    In conversation Tuesday, 15-Jan-2019 03:42:29 EST from mastodon.social permalink
  2. Purism (purism@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Jan-2019 15:38:01 EST Purism Purism

    Hardware Updates for 2019! 🎉

    Today we introduce Version 4 of the Librem laptop line — now with an updated CPU and graphics for all models and a 4k/HiDPI screen for the 15″ model.

    https://puri.sm/posts/librem-laptops-now-at-version-4/

    Protect your digital life with strong #security and #privacy *and* do so on one of our beautiful, high-end laptops.

    In conversation Monday, 14-Jan-2019 15:38:01 EST from mastodon.social permalink
  3. Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 (nextcloud@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Monday, 14-Jan-2019 05:25:07 EST Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 Nextcloud 📱☁️💻

    Want to stay in control over your private data? We want to help you by providing an alternative to letting random strangers host your data! #selfhosting #privacy #security
    https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/

    In conversation Monday, 14-Jan-2019 05:25:07 EST from mastodon.xyz permalink
  4. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Saturday, 12-Jan-2019 21:59:25 EST Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    Reuters: "Move aside, backseat driver! New tech at CES monitors you inside car"

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/70686

    (Internet Archive link because the article now 404's.)

    This type of tracking of a driver and car occupants can indeed provide useful features---both safety and convenience. But I would only be in favor of this sort of thing if it were free software and the car were under complete control of the user, and the system could be wholly disabled with clearly visible and unambiguous hardware switch, which is also visible to passengers.

    But proprietary systems doing this will be incentivized to sell data to third parties. The article gives some examples of some terrible uses of this type of tracking.

    As we move further and further into the future where these types of things are going to become more commonplace, the goal IMO shouldn't be to resist technological progress---it should be to ensure that it _empowers_ users, rather than making them servants or products.

    #privacy #surveillance #ethics
    In conversation Saturday, 12-Jan-2019 21:59:25 EST from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink

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    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      Move aside, backseat driver! New tech at CES monitors you inside car
      from U.S.
      As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you.
  5. Neon Cipher (neoncipher@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Jan-2019 06:11:16 EST Neon Cipher Neon Cipher
    • ar.al🌻

    Excellent article by @aral exposes hypocrisy of some well-respected organizations, including Mozilla and GNOME foundation:

    https://ar.al/2019/01/11/i-was-wrong-about-google-and-facebook-theres-nothing-wrong-with-them-so-say-we-all/

    #freedom #opensource #foss #mozilla #gnome #privacy

    In conversation Saturday, 12-Jan-2019 06:11:16 EST from mastodon.social permalink
  6. Purism (purism@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Jan-2019 15:29:14 EST Purism Purism

    🎁 Buy Now & Save: Librem 5 Early Bird pricing ($599 USD) ends January 31. Preorder pricing ($649 USD) begins Feb 1 and ends when general availability and shipping begins. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ #DemandFreedom #privacy #security

    In conversation Friday, 11-Jan-2019 15:29:14 EST from mastodon.social permalink
  7. @BjornW@mastodon.social (bjornw@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Jan-2019 14:36:44 EST @BjornW@mastodon.social @BjornW@mastodon.social
    • ar.al🌻
    • Free Software Foundation

    Hi @fsf as a member of the Free Software Foundation I'd like to hear your reply on @aral post found here: https://ar.al/2019/01/11/i-was-wrong-about-google-and-facebook-theres-nothing-wrong-with-them-so-say-we-all/

    Would you please be so kind to respond to this no only here but also on your own website as this merits a well-written article in my opinion. Thank you!

    #Freesoftware #privacy

    In conversation Friday, 11-Jan-2019 14:36:44 EST from mastodon.social permalink

    Attachments

    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      I was wrong about Google and Facebook: there’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all)
      It’s always difficult admitting you’re wrong. But sometimes, it’s exactly what you have to do in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. So, today, I admit that I was wrong about Google, Facebook, and surveillance capitalism in general being toxic for our human rights and democracy. You see, it simply cannot be true given how they are endorsed by some of the most well-respected groups and organisations in the world.
  8. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Thursday, 10-Jan-2019 23:27:25 EST Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    The Intercept reports that Amazon Ring gave employees and its Ukrainian-based R&D team access to private cameras:

    https://theintercept.com/2019/01/10/amazon-ring-security-camera/

    This practice is wrong, but any system that makes this type of thing possible is broken by design.

    You can imagine that I love the fact that one of my neighbors down the street at my child's bus stop has one of these devices.

    #privacy #surveillance
    In conversation Thursday, 10-Jan-2019 23:27:25 EST from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink

    Attachments

    1. For Owners of Amazon’s Ring Security Cameras, Strangers May Have Been Watching Too
      from The Intercept
      Sources disclosed troubling privacy practices at a Ring office in Ukraine.
  9. Brian Ó (blacksam@social.gibberfish.org)'s status on Thursday, 10-Jan-2019 14:23:10 EST Brian Ó Brian Ó

    This is nuts. https://gizmodo.com/how-cartographers-for-the-u-s-military-inadvertently-c-1830758394

    #geoip #maxmind #geolocation #nga #privacy #internet

    In conversation Thursday, 10-Jan-2019 14:23:10 EST from social.gibberfish.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. How Cartographers for the U.S. Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa
      from Gizmodo
      The visitors started coming in 2013. The first one who came and refused to leave until he was let inside was a private investigator named Roderick. He was looking for an abducted girl, and he was convinced she was in the house.
  10. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jan-2019 22:59:12 EST Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    An article detailing some of the ways that cell phone location data (cell tower connections) is made available to third parties:

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/70592

    #privacy #surveillance
    In conversation Tuesday, 08-Jan-2019 22:59:12 EST from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink

    Attachments

    1. I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone
      from Motherboard
      T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are selling access to their customers’ location data, and that data is ending up in the hands of bounty hunters and others not authorized to possess it, letting them track most phones in the country.
  11. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jan-2019 22:49:41 EST Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    A blend of #student #privacy violations with a lack of human decency:

    "My Child Has to Show Her Entire School That She’s Failing With a ‘Scarlet Badge’"

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/70591
    In conversation Tuesday, 08-Jan-2019 22:49:41 EST from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink

    Attachments

    1. My Child Has to Show Her Entire School That She’s Failing With a ‘Scarlet Badge’
      from American Civil Liberties Union
  12. x0rz (x0rz@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jan-2019 03:53:25 EST x0rz x0rz

    Interesting: you can fingerprint people based on their browser extensions, and LinkedIn has been doing so for years https://github.com/dandrews/nefarious-linkedin #privacy

    In conversation Tuesday, 08-Jan-2019 03:53:25 EST from mastodon.social permalink

    Attachments

    1. dandrews/nefarious-linkedin
      from GitHub
      :shipit: A look at how LinkedIn spies on its users. - dandrews/nefarious-linkedin
  13. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 03-Jan-2019 12:12:18 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Every tech company: "We value your #privacy..."

    ...so much that we made our business model around selling it for profit.
    In conversation Thursday, 03-Jan-2019 12:12:18 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  14. Uwe Hermann (uwehermann@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 24-Dec-2018 06:19:05 EST Uwe Hermann Uwe Hermann

    First thing I do with every single new laptop, smartphone, or tablet: cover the camera with black duct tape. #privacy

    In conversation Monday, 24-Dec-2018 06:19:05 EST from fosstodon.org permalink
  15. ClaudioM (claudiom@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 13:52:59 EST ClaudioM ClaudioM

    Absolute genius! Kudos, #Mozilla! #privacy #sandbox
    ______________________

    #FacebookContainer – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

    Download Facebook Container for #Firefox. Prevent #Facebook from #tracking you around the web. The Facebook Container extension for Firefox helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Facebook.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/

    In conversation Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 13:52:59 EST from mastodon.xyz permalink
  16. Kyle Rankin (kylerankin@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 11:07:39 EST Kyle Rankin Kyle Rankin

    My Mom got a new phone 6 months ago and only shared her new # with me and 3 others. Months later she bought a new laptop and registered Microsoft Word (which apparently requires her phone # now?). A day or two later she started getting a stream of telemarketing calls. #privacy

    In conversation Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 11:07:39 EST from mastodon.social permalink
  17. unique entity (uniq@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 04:49:14 EST unique entity unique entity
    • F-Droid

    #ZDF published an article for helping their readers to protect their #privacy on #Android by introducing them to @fdroidorg .

    https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/zehn-freundliche-android-apps-100.html

    In conversation Sunday, 23-Dec-2018 04:49:14 EST from chaos.social permalink
  18. jamesbeanmachine (jamesbeanmachine@queer.party)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 19:35:02 EST jamesbeanmachine jamesbeanmachine

    Oh sure, when a million dollar company puts files on my computers that track my activity its 'cookies' and 'business', but when I put files on their computers that extract information its 'hacking' and 'illegal' #computing #internet #privacy #bigdata #doublestandards

    In conversation Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 19:35:02 EST from queer.party permalink
  19. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 12:24:38 EST Adam Adam

    Canada's privacy commissioner is officially recommending Canadians pay cash when buying cannabis, in order to protect their privacy, and to provide only enough information for stores to verify their age.

    https://www.cp24.com/news/canada-s-privacy-watchdog-says-those-buying-legal-cannabis-should-use-cash-not-credit-1.4223177

    #privacy #infosec #cannabis

    In conversation Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 12:24:38 EST from mastodon.club permalink
  20. Joe Ortiz (joeo@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 11:42:38 EST Joe Ortiz Joe Ortiz

    RT @Puri_sm@twitter.com

    Grab the “It’s a Secure Life” bundle and embrace change for 2019!

    🎁 Save 15% or more with a bundle of the Librem 15, Librem 5 and Librem Key (offer only until Jan 6): https://puri.sm #privacy #security

    🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Puri_sm/status/1075051196770123779

    In conversation Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 11:42:38 EST from mastodon.xyz permalink
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