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  1. 🚨 Attention Apple users! Apparently, you needed a 1,000-word sermon to find out that #spyware is bad for you. 🌐 Remember, subscribing to newsletters is the new form of digital self-defense. 🙄
    accessnow.org/apple-threat-not #AppleUsers #Awareness #DigitalSelfDefense #NewsletterSubscription #HackerNews #ngated

  2. @zvinj

    1. Get yourself a better email provider
    2. Do not send emails to people with gmail addresses
    3. Use alternative #privacy-preserving YouTube frontends or PeerTube
    4. Use an alternative map service like OSM
    5. Use a privacy-preserving search engine
    6. Do not use Bard or Gemini
    7. As a general rule of thumb: Don't trust Google and don't wait for it to be revealed that you shouldn't have trusted Google for the nth time

    #digitalSelfDefense #pradatoryCapitalism #surveillanceCapitalism

  3. I wouldn't say I dislike that all the new outlets are like "Hmmm … smart glasses might be a bit inconvenient for your privacy"—how about a news piece titled "How to effectively fight against smart glasses in an act of digital self defense"

    #smartGlasses #digitalSelfDefense #privacy #GoogleGlass #surveillanceCapitalism #facialRecognition #ai_smart_glasses

  4. You chose the smart vacuum. You didn't choose the smart lock on your front door.

    One you can unplug. The other? You're forced to use it. You can't swap it for a dumb deadbolt. You can't opt out. It's in the lease.

    Your home shouldn't be a surveillance tool you can't turn off.

    Ep 25 → impracticalprivacy.com

    #ImpracticalPrivacy #TenantRights #Privacy #Surveillance #IoT #RentersRights #privacyplease #surveillancecapitalism #privacytools #DigitalRights #DigitalSelfDefense

  5. Is your "smart" home actually dumbing down your privacy? 🤔

    In Ep 23, we move beyond fear-mongering to practical defense.

    Learn how to configure your robot vacuum for local-only operation and why fighting for "cloud-free" firmware might be the only real solution for true privacy.

    🎧 Listen: ImpracticalPrivacy.com

    #PrivacyFirst #OpenSource #TechEthics #SmartHome #ImpracticalPrivacy #Privacy #IoT #DigitalRights #PrivacyMatters #DigitalSelfDefense #PrivacyTools #Surveillance

  6. I took this photo myself at "Outpost One", a great Star Wars exhibition with a lot of fan artwork and love for detail.

    I thought could be nice for a sticker.😎

    Be like Leia and take charge of your digital destiny.

    With Free Software and self‑reliant systems like R2‑D2 or Linux, you guard the Death Star plans and your privacy!

    Your data, your choice -- fight back with FOSS!

    :darthvader:

  7. 💥 Hater Alert: This photo was created with ChatGPT. We love technology and live to research. In this world, there are always haters—but to them we say: don’t even try to expose us. If you’ve tried in the past, remember—we’re always one step ahead.

    #DataBrokerExposed #PrivacyWarning #DigitalFootprint #StopDataHarvesting #PrivacyLeaks #DataRemovalMyths #ProtectYourIdentity #DataPrivacyFail #DataControlMatters #NoFalsePromises #PrivacyWatch #DigitalSelfDefense #SecureYourIdentity #OnlineSafety

  8. Beatrijs Dikker von Topio zeigt, wie man sich aus der Abhängigkeit von datenhungrigen Tech-Giganten befreien kann! 🌍💻 Ihr Marktstand bietet faire, datensparsame Software-Alternativen an. Ein Schritt in die digitale Selbstverteidigung! 🛡️💪 #Datenschutz #OpenSource #DigitalSelfDefense #Topio #FairApps

    🔗 netzpolitik.org/2024/digitale-

  9. What is your #digitalselfdefense plan going forward? How is it changing in light of #geopolitical affairs? Do you have working #backups

    I'm still working on all of these projects, so please let me know what you're up to.

    #infosec #activism #security #politics #kolektiva #preparedness #geprepared #thinkingahead #selfdefense #personalprotection #personalsecurity

  10. This is your infrequent reminder to collect all and every device you have that has digital storage - floppies, USB sticks, hard drives, cameras, phones, iPods, *everything* - in a pile on your kitchen table, look at it, and consider what data is there.

    And, that if you are ever accused of a crime, right or wrong, none of these devices will be returned to you in a relevant timeframe.

    #infosec #digitalselfdefense

  11. "There are people in Italy who want to adopt a child. There are women in rural France who have lost their husbands. There are households in Germany that have to make ends meet on 1,000 euros a month. They all have something in common: #data #brokers know about them. Their personal characteristics help the advertising industry make money."

    An extensive analysis published at

    netzpolitik.org/2023/eu-countr

    #privacy #DigitalSelfDefense #EU #Segmentation #targeting

  12. I'm not worried about #automated #ChatControl being "#error-prone". I don't want "error-free" chat control either.

    If you oppose chat control in general, stop providing an indirect list of conditions under which you'd find it acceptable. Eventually, all of your reasoning will be nuked with a simple "nothing is perfect".

    #privacy #DigitalSelfDefense

  13. CW: #brokering #personal #data #mental #issues

    "Looking for lists of people with #depression, #anxiety, #bipolar disorder, #PTSD, or #OCD? [...] lots of companies who would love to sell it to you. They can even include #names, #emails, home #addresses, #income, #ethnicity, and details about people’s children.[...] One company offers records on the #mental #health of 10,000 people starting at $0.20, with a discount if you buy in bulk."

    gizmodo.com/depression-anxiety

    #privacy #DataBroker #DigitalSelfDefense