#privact — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.theverge.com/tech/982689/comcast-xfinity-wifi-motion-privacy-concerns-response

Comcast confirms that it's new Xfinity motion detector keeps logs of all movement for up to 7 days, what's more it can track movement from other devices connected to the gateway via wifi such as smart speakers & TV's

I hate this, if you have Comcast, time to buy your own modem & router

#Comcast #privact #WiFI #Xfinity #XfinityShield

Krystal Mattich is Senior Director of Security, Privacy, and Risk at Brain Corp. She is the architect of the privacy-first infrastructure that powers over 40,000 BrainOS®-enabled robots across retail, airports, education and logistics. Krystal played a central role in launching Brain Corp’s public-facing Trust Center.

Listen to our chat here: https://www.robottalk.org/2026/03/20/episode-149-krystal-mattich/

#Robots #Robotics #Software #Privact

@freakboy3742 this problem has been a topic within the #KDE project recently, where so far #KUserFeedback tried using an opt-in approach to get some basic data…

Since this leaves some huge gaps in this regard, there are now discussions to improve on this based on the privacy-preserving #Privact ecosystem - more details here:
https://privact.org/2024/11/14/presenting-privact-at-kde-akademy/
https://privact.org/2024/11/24/ux-insights-that-we-cannot-get-right-now/

I haven't studied it in detail, but at least having this discussions is IMHO an important step forward.

11/12 We challenged the government on the #OnlineSafetyBill around risks to encryption and freedom of expression online. We highlighted the ‘spy clause’ in a Parliamentary briefing entitled 'Who is checking on your chats in private online spaces'. #DigitalRights #Privact #Surveillance #freespeech

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/whos-checking-on-your-chats-in-private-online-spaces/