#pii — Public Fediverse posts

I would like to live in a world where organizations that harvest our PII and subsequently lose/share/sell it must pay $5,000 USD to each victim for the first offense.

Then $25,000 for the second offense.
And $100,000 for each offense thereafter.

All fines to increase annually at the same rate as inflation.

I don't care if it's just hair color or height.

If you collect it, you damn well better protect it.

#Privacy
#PII
#Data

PII-Guard: открытый детектор персональных данных для русского текста

Привет! Я Андрей Иванов, NLP-исследователь в R&D-лаборатории red_mad_robot. Персональные данные попадают в языковые модели постоянно. Отдельные пользователи и компании отправляют модели рабочие тексты, и вместе с ними уходят имена, телефоны, номера документов и другие чувствительные данные. Чтобы избежать рисков утечек, компании разрабатывают целые системы маскировки персональных данных, которые передают модели уже обезличенные тексты. Но у такого процесса тоже есть свои минусы: защита данных ломает рабочие сценарии, ведь модель возвращает точно такие же обезличенные тексты. Поэтому в последнее время запрос к системам маскировки изменился. Теперь они должны уметь не только скрывать данные, но и подставлять их обратно в ответы модели, которая работала с обезличенным текстом. В этой статье я расскажу, как мы строили такую систему и какими путями шли к ней — результаты работы лежат в репозитории . В конце покажу метрики на датасетах и сравню с другими открытыми решениями.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1080440/

#pii #маскирование_данных #псевдоанонимизация #NERмодели #nlp

A Free Tool [DeFlock] Maps The License Plate Readers On Your Route [Flock, Etc], Then Lets You Slide Right Past Them
(Drivers can compare standard routes against camera-free alternatives with DeFlock’s growing surveillance database)
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https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/deflock-camera-avoidance-tool/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://maps.deflock.org <-- shared (free) DeFlock webmap/resource
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https://deflock.org/ <-- shared DeFlock overview web page, avoiding Flock Automated License Plate Readers
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https://youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?si=zXeNzwzf4IXi7BkL <-- shared YouTube video. “This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers”, including lack of security and ready exposure of private & personal data
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https://www.kunc.org/news/2026-06-19/fort-collins-drops-flock-surveillance-directs-data-collection-to-stop-and-cameras-to-be-removed <-- shared media article, example, City Of Fort Collins, CO dropping contract and getting Flock cameras removed
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“…
• DeFlock can generate routes that avoid known [Automated License Plate Readers] ALPR cameras entirely.
• Users can choose how far they want to stay from surveillance cameras.
• The tool arrives as scrutiny of license plate readers continues to grow.
For years, automated license plate readers have quietly spread across America. They sit on utility poles, at intersections, near shopping centers, and along roads most drivers use every day. The overwhelming majority of motorists never notice them. A free website called DeFlock changes that by showing where many of those cameras are located and, more importantly, helping users avoid them if they choose. In a world where surveillance is often invisible, that’s a surprisingly powerful feature…”
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“Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs or LPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car's location, date, and time. They also capture your car's make, model, colour, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points.
These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. These systems are marketed as indispensable tools to fight crime, but they ignore the powerful tools police already have to track criminals, such as cell phone location data, creating a loophole that doesn't require a warrant…”
#DeFlock #PII #monitoring #automated #LicensePlateReaders #ALPR #LPR #cameras #avoid #camerafree #opendata # #invasionofprivacy #stalking #security #datasecurity #data #routing #webmap #free
#tracking #surveillance #surveillancestate #licenseplate #police #ICE #lawenforcement #warrantless #warrantlessSurveillance #warrantless_surveillance #flock #dystopia

Max.ru Data Breach Exposes 46.2 Million User Records https://dailydarkweb.net/max-ru-data-breach-exposes-46-2-million-user-records/ #CyberSecurity #DataBreaches #databasedump #databreach #Gosuslugi #dataleak #Russia #Maxru #PII

For the last few weeks, I've been getting frequent #ThreeRings tech support calls to my personal mobile number. We don't offer phone-based tech support, so this was a bit of a surprise, and although I don't mind the odd one, this seemed like a significant ramping-up.

So I asked one of them where they found my number, and they said it came up when they did a #Google search for "Three Rings login".

Turns out they were right. Google had the phone number I gave them... four years ago?... for identity verification. But then a few weeks ago they randomly started serving it to people who searched for Three Rings!

I was able to remove it from #GoogleBusinessProfile, where they admitted that they modified it, but I'm yet to receive any kind of explanation.

🔗 Full story: https://danq.me/2025/05/21/google-shared-my-phone-number/

#privacy #gdpr #pii

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WAF rules can thwart malicious requests containing personally identifiable info (PII). Azure WAF log scrubbing tool ensures data security. 🛡️ Safeguard your logs by removing sensitive data using custom rules.

Check out our latest blog where we dive into the log scrubbing feature and explore real examples. Discover how to strengthen your web app security today!

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/azure-waf-masking-sensitive-data/ba-p/3905356

#AzureWAF #WebAppSecurity #Azure #waf #scrubbing #log #sentinel #siem #soar #pii #cloud #cloudsecurity #soc #cybersecurity #loganalytics