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60 OffiDocs Chrome extensions with 2.3M installs secretly send browsing URLs. See how these spying Chrome extensions work and how to stay safe.

#OffiDocs #ChromeExtensions #BrowserSecurity #Privacy #DataHarvesting #ChromeWebStore #FreeVPN

https://securityonline.info/offidocs-chrome-extensions/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Didn't expect to find Last Call in their library. These are foundational albums that I could subsist with. All of these showed me life existed outside of small town Alberta.

Each of the 9 could have a sub-square of albums that each of those lead directly to.

I never did see Sabbath or the Beatles play live, but have seen all the others. Many of the groups on Last Call existed for minutes, but evolved into other bands I saw on Vancouver.

https://www.my9albums.com/s/6G1rjvBwUd

#dataharvesting #my9albums

Oh joy, yet another tech company with a ✨ groundbreaking ✨ idea: rename the cloud to solve all of Big Tech's evil deeds. 😱 Because if calling it "Home Assistant 2026.9.4" doesn't fix subscription prices, outages, and data harvesting, we don't know what will! 😂
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/10/02/big-tech-ruined-the-cloud-so-were-renaming-ours/ #technews #cloudinnovation #subscriptionissues #dataharvesting #BigTech #HackerNews #ngated

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/789/ Rhode Island to choose its first inspector general from five finalists #cybersecurity #CybersecurityBreach #DataHarvesting #DataPrivacy #GovernmentSystems #HealthInsurance #InternationalCybercriminalGroup #NorthAmerica #PersonalDataTheft #PoliticalInvestigations #providence #PublicSafety #RhodeIsland #RhodeIslandStateHouse #SocialServices #TechnologyCrime #UnitedStates

Why does every single Security Camera manufacturer have to be an EvilCorp now? I tried looking for a BASIC record-to-MicroSD non-Wifi camera to sit in my front window to monitor my garden, could I find a single one that worked? Nope!

Every single brand I tested (Swann being the most recent) required the user to give their corporation a HUGE amount of personal information first before you could even access your camera,.. open access to location, provide email address, provide exact address, verify email address, allow the app to open location, allow the app to send notifications, allow the app access to your router user and password, allow the app this that and the other... before it'd even let you get to the camera's settings!! The basic settings page is LOCKED underneath all of this data harvesting crap, by-design you cannot access it before surrendering all of this information to them, putting in a MicroSD does nothing, you have to enable recording to it from the settings page or it just sits there doing nothing..

You shouldn't have to surrender your security and privacy in order to set up a security camera..

So, I've ended up extensively researching a 'DashCam' that I'm going to mod and repurpose into the perfect home security camera, instead.

No wifi, no contracts, no huge amount of personal information sold to *third-parties*, no *cloud storage*, no location access, no access to my router, no aluminum-siding made from hens teeth and unicorn farts.. just exactly what I wanted and exactly what I need; 24/7 monitoring of my garden area loop-recorded to MicroSD.

#EvilCorps #DataHarvesting #Security #SecurityCameras

Ah, #Norton, the titan of #bloatware, now blessing us with its #Neo Browser! 📈🔒 Promising a world where ads and annoyances vanish, it's really just another way to harvest your data with a side of AI buzzwords. 🚀✨ Enjoy the #irony of a #browser selling "trust" while encouraging us to download our digital overlord. 🙃🔍
https://neobrowser.ai/ #trust #dataharvesting #AIbuzzwords #HackerNews #ngated

Staying at a vacation rental with my family, and I've encountered a new kind of service. "Vacation Rental WiFi Marketing" provided by https://stayfi.com/

I gave them a fake name and a burner email, but sheesh what a racket. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to fingerprint anyone during a few days stay regardless 😬

I'm sure the data harvested is worth way more to the company than to the rental provider $$$

Guess I'll go offline and read a book instead.

#Marketing #DataHarvesting

Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial

"Meta’s business can be boiled down to four words that begin with the letter H: hook, hold, harvest, hide, according to a lawyer who is prosecuting the world’s largest social media company.

The owner of Facebook and Instagram “hooks” in users, “holds” them on its platforms for as long as possible, “harvests” their data and then “hides” the truth from the public, she argued.

“Meta’s business model worked especially well for kids,” said Megan O’Neill, a lawyer for the state of California.

Her accusation opened the blockbuster trial against the US tech company on Tuesday in Oakland, California, just north of Meta’s headquarters in Silicon Valley. California has joined 28 other US states in suing the £1tn ($1.36tn) company for allegedly designing addictive products that lead to children being harmed."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/meta-trial-children-privacy

#ChildSafety #OnlineSafety #DataHarvesting #News #HumanRights #SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #Activism

💓 Privacy-first social principles at play here - D.R.O.P. - Delete Request and Opt-out Platform.
❌ Let's say NO to surveillance data harvesting and commercial exploitation.

#privacy #privacymatters #databroker #dataharvesting

#vendorlockin #dataharvesting et #enshittification
Comprendre ces trois concepts c'est comprendre les enjeux de nos choix numériques.

Je vous livre ici une formidable petite histoire autour de plats cuisinés. Après lecture de l'histoire vous aurez compris les 3 concepts.

Vous ne ferez plus les mêmes choix en connaissance de causes, car vous vous rendrez compte des pièges des offres commerciales.

L'histoire : https://belibre.be/fr/blog/sovereignty/traiteur-mike-et-la-soupe-aux-lettres/

#numerique #floss #foss #resilience #gafam

A caterer too good to refuse. A kitchen that disappears. And twenty-five years later, a bill five times higher.
Our new story explains #VendorLockIn, #DataHarvesting and #Enshittification without a single line of tech. #AlphabetSoup included.
https://belibre.be/en/blog/sovereignty/caterer-mike-and-the-alphabet-soup/

Un traiteur trop beau pour être refusé. Une cuisine qui disparaît. Et vingt-cinq ans plus tard, une facture multipliée par cinq.
Notre nouveau récit explique le #VendorLockIn, le #DataHarvesting et l'#Enshittification sans une seule ligne technique. Avec de la soupe aux lettres.
https://belibre.be/fr/blog/sovereignty/traiteur-mike-et-la-soupe-aux-lettres/

Een traiteur die te mooi is om te weigeren. Een keuken die verdwijnt. En vijfentwintig jaar later een factuur die vijf keer hoger ligt.
Ons nieuwe verhaal legt #VendorLockIn, #DataHarvesting en #Enshittification uit zonder één regel techniek. Met lettersoep.
https://belibre.be/nl/blog/sovereignty/traiteur-mike-en-de-lettersoep/

https://www.europesays.com/people/?p=87376 Globsec Foreign Minister Brags About Data-harvesting During Election Campaign #AnitaOrbán #CambridgeAnalytica #DataHarvesting #Fidesz #globsec #PeterMagyar #TiszaParty #Ukraine

Data labelling and data harvesting are closely linked and has a detrimental impact on our mental and physical privacy.

#privacy #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #dataprivacy #dataharvesting #technology #surveillancetech #authoritarian

Iceland-Registered Company Harvests Nigerians’ Data With ‘N350,000 FG Grant’ as Bait https://www.byteseu.com/?p=2020019 #AdvertisingRegulatoryCouncilOfNigeria(ARCON) #ARCON #BolaTinubu #BusinessGrant #DataHarvesting #DataPrivavcy #FacebookSponsoredScams #FakeFacebookGrant #FakeGrants #FederalGovernment #FG #FIJ #Iceland #Meta #MetaFakeAds #NigerianBanks #Phishinh #SponsoredAds #Tinubu

https://www.europesays.com/?p=2989606 Iceland-Registered Company Harvests Nigerians’ Data With ‘N350,000 FG Grant’ as Bait #AdvertisingRegulatoryCouncilOfNigeria(ARCON) #ARCON #BolaTinubu #BusinessGrant #DataHarvesting #DataPrivavcy #FacebookSponsoredScams #FakeFacebookGrant #FakeGrants #FederalGovernment #FG #FIJ #iceland #island #Meta #MetaFakeAds #NigerianBanks #Phishinh #SponsoredAds #Tinubu

⚠️ We need public education and information about dream incubation as a marketing tactic.

#neurorights #neuromarketing #mentalprivacy #privacy #privacymatters #dream #neuroscience #science #publicdiscussion #publiceducation #regulation #dataharvesting

Privacy is a human right, whether it is our personal information, biometrics or the very space we occupy - privacy must be protected in all realms.

Our data and our private spaces must be protected.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #dataharvesting #surveillance

Public awareness of neurocrime and what it means and how to combat it is deeply lacking.

UNESCO’s Commission on Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) had urged the global community to act on the basis of Precautionary Principle, rather than wait for harm to occur.

#neurorights #neurocrime #neurosecurity #biometrics #dataharvesting #bigtech #mentalprivacy #cognitiveliberty #law #lawenforcement

#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty, #AntiAI, #BookSky, #Bookstodon, #SomaticMaterialism
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2ZJJQ6

In the thirteenth century, Aquinas wrote that story; he sanctified the ownership of land and the serf’s body by the lord as “divine order.” In the twenty‑first century, Yuval Noah Harari takes on the same task. Only this time, God gives way to Data, and divine order to the Algorithm.
#Technocolonialism, #DigitalColonialism, #DataColonialism, #BodyTerritory, #Transhumanism, #Posthumanism, #HumanAugmentation, #Singularity, #DataHarvesting, #PhysicalReality, #BioEthics, #DigitalSovereignty,

Ah yes, the marvel of modern technology: a "privacy filter" that demands you turn on the very data-harvesting elements it's supposed to protect you from. 🕵️‍♂️🔒 Who knew the best way to shield your privacy was to surrender it entirely? 👏🤦‍♀️
https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-privacy-filter/ #privacyfilter #dataharvesting #technology #irony #moderntech #HackerNews #ngated

🚗 How much do our EVs know about us? Our plans, stories, outbursts, deepest darkest facts-Is our EV the new Big Brother?
❌ Let's say NO to data harvesting EVs, edge and ultra edge processing and storage should be the industry standard.
✅ All data protection and consumer privacy laws apply to EVs.

#EV #biometrics #dataharvesting #privacy #mentalprivacy #edgeprocessing

I was considering a visit to the STEAM museum in Swindon until I found out how much personal data they demand just to book a ticket "in order to tailor your experience". Bullshit, just let me buy an admission ticket for the day or fuck off. You do not need my middle name, phone number, Street address, date of birth, or inside leg measurement just to provide me with an e-ticket. Wankers.
#enshittification #dataHarvesting

Local thought police take full control of Mexico readying it for harvesting by highest outside bidder.
#Mexico #DataHarvesting

📰 💻 Don't you love it when after clicking a link to a news source you don't use, the page opens and a pop up says :

"You've read your last free article.
GIVE US AND OUR 1250 PARTNERS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS !!!!"

#News #DataHarvesting

🤔 To start, asking my age and dozens more personal questions...!!!!

From me to a service provider's survey:

#Privacy #DataHarvesting
#CreepyBusinesses

Is this a #secure #MessagingApp? Maybe not yet, but it’s time to think about #DigitalPrivacy.

Imagine a #Messaging platform that’s as #secure as #Signal but requires #NoRegistration and #NoInstallation. By leveraging #WebRTC for direct #BrowserToBrowser communication, this #OpenSource project eliminates the #Middleman entirely. Simply share a unique #URL to establish an #Encrypted #PrivateChannel. It is a #Lightweight, #Disposable method to bypass #DataHarvesting and reclaim #DigitalSovereignty.

This project introduces a new #Paradigm in #ClientSide managed #Encryption. Send #Secure messages with #NoSetup, #NoCloud, and #NoTrace.

Experience the #Features:
* #PWA (#ProgressiveWebApp) for instant access
* #P2P (#PeerToPeer) connectivity
* #EndToEndEncryption (#E2EE)
* #SignalProtocol & #PostQuantum #Cryptography
* #Multimedia, #FileTransfer, & #VideoCalls
* #NoDatabase & #Stateless architecture
* #TURN server support for reliable connections

While not yet a direct replacement for #Simplex or #WhatsApp, this introduces a unique approach to #SecureCommunication.

Try the #LiveDemo now:
https://p2p.positive-intentions.com/iframe.html?globals=&id=demo-p2p-messaging--p-2-p-messaging&viewMode=story

Explore the #Technical roadmap:
https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical/p2p-messaging-technical-breakdown

Read the full #Documentation:
https://positive-intentions.com/docs/technical

#PrivacyTech #Privacy #CyberSecurity #Infosec #WebDev #JavaScript #Decentralized #EncryptionProtocol #QuantumResistant #Tech #FOSS #SoftwareEngineering #DataPrivacy #SecureChat #NoLog #P2PChat #WebRTCProtocol #Coding #DevCommunity #DigitalPrivacy #InternetFreedom #SecureMessaging #WebTech #AppDevelopment #CryptographyResearch #PrivateMessaging #WebPlatform #ZeroTrust #Innovation

Château Big Tech. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

#BigTech #data #DataHarvesting #SocialMedia #Meta

A short and interesting take on Google's data harvesting through captchas https://x.com/sharbel/status/2033921312716882384
#dataharvesting #youaretheproduct

Way to read the room, Twitch. https://www.thegamer.com/twitch-partnership-persona-controversial-age-verification-company/

#AgeVerification #Persona #PeterThiel #Palantir #DataHarvesting #Twitch #Amazon #Discord

TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it.

TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260211-tiktok-is-tracking-you-even-if-you-dont-use-the-app-heres-how-to-stop-it?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#TikTok #Privacy #DataHarvesting #SocialMedia #Tech

“Americans are baffled to discover TikTok is more censored under US ownership than it ever was under China”

by Deaglan O’Mulrooney in the spectacle on Substack

“turns out all that sinophobic scaremongering was just projection”

https://open.substack.com/pub/thespectaclemag/p/americans-are-baffled-to-discover

#Press #US #TikTok #Censorship #China #Ellison #Oracle #DataHarvesting #Zionism #Genocide #ProtectedStatus

California residents, take this one easy step to help reclaim your privacy now #privacy #dataharvesting #california lifehacker.com/tech/califor...

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Sly attempts at data harvesting in shops this Christmas?

Asked for my email address 'to send receipt' - I refused (they printed the receipt). But a lot of people will just accept the 'default'.

#privacy #datacollection #dataHarvesting

"Looking back, what was DOGE really all about? Not saving money! Spending and the deficit are both up, and much of DOGE’s claimed savings turned out to be made up entirely. Not efficiency! More than 26,000 of the experts DOGE fired had to be hired right back, sometimes within 24 hours, like when it fired the engineers of America’s nuclear arsenal."

~ Marcie Jones

#DOGE #Trump #ElonMusk #USAID #privacy #DataBreach #DataHarvesting
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/see-you-in-hell-doge