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@FediTips

Thanks for the article

Does Quiet Public stop search engines & scrapers from seeing those posts?

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Privacy

RE: https://mastodon.social/@wchr/116652301416756650

Well, some of us did try to get the point across, but we were being called conspiracy theorists.

#privacy #infosec

Town Councilmember Proposes Internet and Phone Ban After Flock Contract is Cancelled

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/28/town-councilmember-proposes-internet-and-phone-ban-after-flock-contract-is-cancelled/

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides

#jouRapNal #book19 day 43

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#3goodThings #grapheneOS #kw #pixel6 #threeGoodThings

#freeAndOpen #privacy #lightweight

Pentagon Says U.S. Military Personnel Are Reportedly Being Targeted Using Location Data

(Reuters via USNews, 28 May 2026)

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-05-28/exclusive-pentagon-says-us-military-personnel-are-reportedly-being-targeted-using-location-data

#surveillance #DataPrivacy #NationalSecurity #military #AdTech #LocationData #DataBrokers #DigitalRights #MediaLiteracy #privacy #edtechSR

AI, Big Data and Neuroscience is creeping into our lives - it's time to embrace the tools to fight back - Let's start public conversation about neurorights and the various ways our mental privacy can be breached.

#neurorights #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #ai #bigdata #neuroscience #privacy #privacymatters

The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no. – The Markup - https://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/05/27/opt-out-dark-patterns
-@themarkup

#HIPAA #privacy #FTC #CFPB #healthcare

"The city of Dayton, Ohio has covered its Flock automated license plate reader cameras with black trash bags in part because police there are unsure whether the cameras are still active and the city also doesn’t seem to know whether it is allowed to take the cameras down. The move comes after months of resident outrage, a scandal in which the city was sharing Flock camera data for immigration enforcement apparently on accident, and a $30,000 audit into how the cameras are being used.

Joe Parlette, the deputy city manager of Dayton, said at a city commission meeting last week that the “Dayton Police Department agreed to work with Public Works to put bags over the cameras” as a stop-gap measure until Flock cameras could be removed entirely. I spoke to multiple people in Dayton who said they had seen bagged cameras in the last few days. The Dayton Daily News first reported on the baggings.

Bagged Flock cameras in Dayton. Image: Melissa Bertolo
Dayton is not the first city to cover its Flock cameras with trash bags because they can’t figure out how to immediately terminate the use of the cameras. Late last year, the city of Evanston, Illinois also covered its cameras with trash bags while it was waiting for the company to remove them from the city. Cities around the country have been reconsidering their relationship with the surveillance company after reporting from 404 Media and local news outlets that showed data from the cameras was making its way to Immigration and Customs Enforcement through Flock’s national camera network."

https://www.404media.co/cities-are-covering-flock-cameras-with-trash-bags/

#USA #Surveillance #Flock #Privacy #DataProtection #PoliceState

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116653708492312016

Completely on brand for this fascist regime.

Many of my criticisms of certain tech and all surveillance capitalism have to do with my fierce belief in the importance of privacy and other individual rights, and the tech co’s determination to strip everyone of privacy and destroy individual rights.

We can’t have #democracy without #privacy and #humanrights. So of course the Trump regime and supporting Republican and tech fascists would label people who care about and advocate for both as “extremists” to try and sully and dismiss the message while hoping to chill public discourse. Everyone who heard “censorship” wave your hand. 1st Amendment, lol.

Also helps loot the Americans more easily if payments can be made with taxpayer monies for [ahem] “necessary!!” “AI!!” with less scrutiny.

Anyway, I’m sure this will totally help the US recover the billions it is losing in decreased visitors to the US, and lucky for them tech doesn’t cross borders more easily than people.

#TrumpFascism

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116653708492312016

Completely on brand for this fascist regime.

Many of my criticisms of certain tech and all surveillance capitalism have to do with my fierce belief in the importance of privacy and other individual rights, and the tech co’s determination to strip everyone of privacy and destroy individual rights.

We can’t have #democracy without #privacy and #humanrights. So of course the Trump regime and supporting Republican and tech fascists would label people who care about and advocate for both as “extremists” to try and sully and dismiss the message while hoping to chill public discourse. Everyone who heard “censorship” wave your hand. 1st Amendment, lol.

Also helps loot the Americans more easily if payments can be made with taxpayer monies for [ahem] “necessary!!” “AI!!” with less scrutiny.

Anyway, I’m sure this will totally help the US recover the billions it is losing in decreased visitors to the US, and lucky for them tech doesn’t cross borders more easily than people.

#TrumpFascism

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116653708492312016

Completely on brand for this fascist regime.

Many of my criticisms of certain tech and all surveillance capitalism have to do with my fierce belief in the importance of privacy and other individual rights, and the tech co’s determination to strip everyone of privacy and destroy individual rights.

We can’t have #democracy without #privacy and #humanrights. So of course the Trump regime and supporting Republican and tech fascists would label people who care about and advocate for both as “extremists” to try and sully and dismiss the message while hoping to chill public discourse. Everyone who heard “censorship” wave your hand. 1st Amendment, lol.

Also helps loot the Americans more easily if payments can be made with taxpayer monies for [ahem] “necessary!!” “AI!!” with less scrutiny.

Anyway, I’m sure this will totally help the US recover the billions it is losing in decreased visitors to the US, and lucky for them tech doesn’t cross borders more easily than people.

#TrumpFascism

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116653708492312016

Completely on brand for this fascist regime.

Many of my criticisms of certain tech and all surveillance capitalism have to do with my fierce belief in the importance of privacy and other individual rights, and the tech co’s determination to strip everyone of privacy and destroy individual rights.

We can’t have #democracy without #privacy and #humanrights. So of course the Trump regime and supporting Republican and tech fascists would label people who care about and advocate for both as “extremists” to try and sully and dismiss the message while hoping to chill public discourse. Everyone who heard “censorship” wave your hand. 1st Amendment, lol.

Also helps loot the Americans more easily if payments can be made with taxpayer monies for [ahem] “necessary!!” “AI!!” with less scrutiny.

Anyway, I’m sure this will totally help the US recover the billions it is losing in decreased visitors to the US, and lucky for them tech doesn’t cross borders more easily than people.

#TrumpFascism

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116653708492312016

Completely on brand for this fascist regime.

Many of my criticisms of certain tech and all surveillance capitalism have to do with my fierce belief in the importance of privacy and other individual rights, and the tech co’s determination to strip everyone of privacy and destroy individual rights.

We can’t have #democracy without #privacy and #humanrights. So of course the Trump regime and supporting Republican and tech fascists would label people who care about and advocate for both as “extremists” to try and sully and dismiss the message while hoping to chill public discourse. Everyone who heard “censorship” wave your hand. 1st Amendment, lol.

Also helps loot the Americans more easily if payments can be made with taxpayer monies for [ahem] “necessary!!” “AI!!” with less scrutiny.

Anyway, I’m sure this will totally help the US recover the billions it is losing in decreased visitors to the US, and lucky for them tech doesn’t cross borders more easily than people.

#TrumpFascism

#Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: Analyzing their #SSD activity
Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the #webbrowser using simple #JavaScript.
Sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: measuring subtle interactions with their solid-state drives. The technique, named FROST (fingerprinting remotely using OPFS-based SSD timing), allows sites to monitor other sites a visitor is viewing and what apps are open on their devices.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/websites-have-a-new-way-to-spy-on-visitors-analyzing-their-ssd-activity/
#privacy #surveillance

#Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: Analyzing their #SSD activity
Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the #webbrowser using simple #JavaScript.
Sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: measuring subtle interactions with their solid-state drives. The technique, named FROST (fingerprinting remotely using OPFS-based SSD timing), allows sites to monitor other sites a visitor is viewing and what apps are open on their devices.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/websites-have-a-new-way-to-spy-on-visitors-analyzing-their-ssd-activity/
#privacy #surveillance

DATE: May 28, 2026 at 04:59PM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY

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Why are #webportals a favorite target of #hackers? https://t.co/pUspfjwPY5

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Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/ under the title "Latest"

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Healthcare security & privacy posts not related to IT or infosec are at @HIPAABot . Even so, they mix in some infosec with the legal & regulatory information.

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#security #healthcare #doctors #itsecurity #hacking #doxxing #psychotherapy #securitynews #psychotherapist #mentalhealth #psychiatry #hospital #socialwork #datasecurity #webbeacons #cookies #HIPAA #privacy #datanalytics #healthcaresecurity #healthitsecurity #patientrecords @infosec #telehealth #netneutrality #socialengineering

DATE: May 28, 2026 at 04:58PM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY

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#Connecticut #Medicaid Portal Hack Affects Thousands: Attackers Attempted to Reroute #Hospital Medicaid Reimbursements https://t.co/pUspfjwPY5 #GainwellTechnologies @HartfordHealthcare #HIPAA

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Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/ under the title "Latest"

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Healthcare security & privacy posts not related to IT or infosec are at @HIPAABot . Even so, they mix in some infosec with the legal & regulatory information.

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#security #healthcare #doctors #itsecurity #hacking #doxxing #psychotherapy #securitynews #psychotherapist #mentalhealth #psychiatry #hospital #socialwork #datasecurity #webbeacons #cookies #HIPAA #privacy #datanalytics #healthcaresecurity #healthitsecurity #patientrecords @infosec #telehealth #netneutrality #socialengineering

And check out the Solidarity Over Surveillance launch event -- Wednesday, June 3, with Safiya Noble of UCLA & the Center on Resilience & Digital Justice, Chad Marlow of the ACLU, and Memo Torres of LA Taco discussing the urgency of fighting the surveillance state.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5317799010427/WN_C00BZZ7rQuGUtvexb2uqcw#/registration

#surveillance #privacy

AI Browsers & Agentic Search: Easier Internet or New Privacy Risk?

AI browsers can summarize pages, compare options, plan tasks, and sometimes take actions for you.

That is useful — but it also creates new privacy and trust risks.

The key question is not just “Can AI browse for us?”

It is:

What can it see, trust, and act on?

Read more:
https://validatefacts.com/articles/ai-browsers-and-agentic-search-easier-internet-or-new-privacy-trust-risks

#AI #AIBrowsers #AgenticSearch #Privacy #CyberSecurity

Stop feeding the machine! ✊

Big AI profits from token bloat & subscription traps, hiding real utility behind opaque paywalls. Privacy shouldn't be a luxury you trade for convenience.

I’m fighting back with Searchbase v1.0.0: a sovereign, self-hosted search layer for LLMs. No ads, no tracking, just clean Markdown to stop token waste & reclaim autonomy. Open source & privacy-first, forever. 🏴‍☠️

Deploy it now: https://searchbase.md

#SelfHosted #Privacy #OpenSource #AI #Decentralize

I recently came across a new note taking app called HelixNotes. Like many others, one of the things that really prevents me from diving head first into Obsidian is that it isn't open source. HelixNotes checks most of those really important boxes for me so I was really happy to try this one out. For such a small dev team, I'm really impressed with what I see so far.

https://helixnotes.com

+ Open source
+ Privacy friendly
+ Notes are all .md files
+ Native mobile app (Android only)
+ Built-in version history

– No database style views
– Small community
– No sync (could be a positive for some)

#obsidian #helixnotes #privacy

I recently came across a new note taking app called HelixNotes. Like many others, one of the things that really prevents me from diving head first into Obsidian is that it isn't open source. HelixNotes checks most of those really important boxes for me so I was really happy to try this one out. For such a small dev team, I'm really impressed with what I see so far.

https://helixnotes.com

+ Open source
+ Privacy friendly
+ Notes are all .md files
+ Native mobile app (Android only)
+ Built-in version history

– No database style views
– Small community
– No sync (could be a positive for some)

#obsidian #helixnotes #privacy

https://www.howtogeek.com/google-messages-backup-settings-are-a-trap-heres-why-you-should-disable-cloud-sync-immediately/

Google will only back up your texts to Google Drive (which is not encrypted).
So in essence you are taking your end to end encrypted chats, and backing them up to an un-encrypted state, where google (and anyone else who manages to get access to your google drive) can read all of them

#Privacy #Security #Encryption #E2EE #Google

Telling people they are being stupid for using app X over your preferred app Y, or OS A instead of OS B (OS B being Linux, let's be real) in the name of #safety, #activism, #privacy, #security or any other reason is actively harmful, you're not helping anybody, and nobody deserves to be called stupid. There's dozens of reasons why people can't, or won't switch, #accessibility being one of them, and if you have the energy to bitch and moan on social media platform ABC about these so-called stupid people, you clearly have enough energy to go lower those entry barriers so please just go do that instead and let people be who they need to be. Thanks for coming to my ted talk. jesus f***ing Christ people.

Solidarity over surveillance: The time is now to rein in the surveillance state

https://thenexusofprivacy.net/solidarity-over-surveillance/

#surveillance #privacy #activism

EU plans would fund European cloud and AI alternatives while assessing dependencies on US software and digital infrastructure providers. 🇪🇺
Draft tech sovereignty rules also target “sovereignty washing” and could expand EU data center capacity within seven years. ☁️

🔗 https://www.techradar.com/pro/eu-to-back-european-alternatives-to-us-dominated-software-and-services-in-major-push-for-tech-sovereignty

#TechNews #EU #Europe #Sovereignty #Cloud #AI #DataCenters #OpenSource #Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #Infrastructure #Regulation #Security #FOSS #BigTech #US #USA #Government #Politics #Software

University of Washington researchers planned classroom recordings from teacher-worn and fixed cameras to train AI models on preschool interactions. 🎥
Parents told 404 Media they viewed the project as opt-out, while the university said participation required permission for all children recorded. 🧒

🔗 https://www.404media.co/researchers-wanted-preschool-teachers-to-wear-cameras-to-train-ai/

#TechNews #AI #Privacy #Surveillance #University #Washington #Education #DataCollection #Ethics #Children #Transparency #Security #FOSS #Research #Technology #US #USA

FBI procurement records show the agency wants nationwide access to automated license plate reader networks from vendors like Flock and Motorola. 🚔
Expanded ALPR access could enable broad vehicle tracking without warrants, as public opposition to mass surveillance systems grows across the U.S. 📷

🔗 https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/

#TechNews #FBI #ALPR #Flock #Motorola #Surveillance #Privacy #CivilLiberties #Tracking #Security #Transparency #FOSS #Data #Rights #Technology #MassSurveillance #US #USA #Trump

Google’s Android XR audio glasses launch this fall with Gemini support for navigation, messaging, photos, and hands-free voice assistance. 🕶️
Google partnered with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker as AI wearables expand ambient data access beyond smartphones. 📡

🔗 https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

#TechNews #Google #Android #AndroidXR #Gemini #SmartGlasses #Wearables #Samsung #WarbyParker #GentleMonster #Privacy #AI #XR #Android #Hardware #Tech

Google’s Android XR audio glasses launch this fall with Gemini support for navigation, messaging, photos, and hands-free voice assistance. 🕶️
Google partnered with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker as AI wearables expand ambient data access beyond smartphones. 📡

🔗 https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

#TechNews #Google #Android #AndroidXR #Gemini #SmartGlasses #Wearables #Samsung #WarbyParker #GentleMonster #Privacy #AI #XR #Android #Hardware #Tech

Google’s Android XR audio glasses launch this fall with Gemini support for navigation, messaging, photos, and hands-free voice assistance. 🕶️
Google partnered with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker as AI wearables expand ambient data access beyond smartphones. 📡

🔗 https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

#TechNews #Google #Android #AndroidXR #Gemini #SmartGlasses #Wearables #Samsung #WarbyParker #GentleMonster #Privacy #AI #XR #Android #Hardware #Tech

Google’s Android XR audio glasses launch this fall with Gemini support for navigation, messaging, photos, and hands-free voice assistance. 🕶️
Google partnered with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker as AI wearables expand ambient data access beyond smartphones. 📡

🔗 https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

#TechNews #Google #Android #AndroidXR #Gemini #SmartGlasses #Wearables #Samsung #WarbyParker #GentleMonster #Privacy #AI #XR #Android #Hardware #Tech

Google’s Android XR audio glasses launch this fall with Gemini support for navigation, messaging, photos, and hands-free voice assistance. 🕶️
Google partnered with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker as AI wearables expand ambient data access beyond smartphones. 📡

🔗 https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

#TechNews #Google #Android #AndroidXR #Gemini #SmartGlasses #Wearables #Samsung #WarbyParker #GentleMonster #Privacy #AI #XR #Android #Hardware #Tech

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

FCC KYC proposals for prepaid phones would require ID, addresses, and existing numbers to curb robocalls, reducing anonymous access. 📱
Draft FCC rules also flag crypto payments and virtual offices, while telecoms face $2,500-per-call penalties for illegal traffic. 🔒

🔗 https://gizmodo.com/fcc-attempts-to-solve-robocall-problem-by-potentially-creating-even-bigger-privacy-problem-2000756762

#TechNews #FCC #Robocalls #Privacy #Phones #KYC #Telecom #Surveillance #Cryptocurrency #FOSS #Security #Transparency #Freedom #DigitalRights #Tech #ID

Sounds good, but I'll wait to see if it works reliably, and what the downsides are to it.

#Privacy
https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-connect-gmail

So i just created an e-mail account at https://soverin.nl/ and they send me the 2FA recovery code via plain text e-mail... 🤦🏼‍♂️ not very promissing 🙄
#security #privacy #infosec @soverin

🔍 Oh, the agony! #Google is playing the ultimate hide-and-seek by demanding #JavaScript while you fumble with your tinfoil hat of #privacy extensions. 😂 Spoiler alert: just uninstall your #browser and communicate via carrier pigeon instead. 🕊️
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/new-google-ai-22279112.php #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

Google Hates You

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/new-google-ai-22279112.php

#HackerNews #Google #Hates #You #tech #news #AI #criticism #privacy #concerns #user #experience

Google Hates You

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/new-google-ai-22279112.php

#HackerNews #Google #Hates #You #tech #news #AI #criticism #privacy #concerns #user #experience

Google Hates You

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/new-google-ai-22279112.php

#HackerNews #Google #Hates #You #tech #news #AI #criticism #privacy #concerns #user #experience

Google Hates You

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/new-google-ai-22279112.php

#HackerNews #Google #Hates #You #tech #news #AI #criticism #privacy #concerns #user #experience

Google Hates You

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/new-google-ai-22279112.php

#HackerNews #Google #Hates #You #tech #news #AI #criticism #privacy #concerns #user #experience

7-Zip Security Update, Fine for Temu, Data Breach at Pick 'n Pay

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#7zip #Temu #PicknPay #PnP #ITNews #EU #DSA #Dataleak #OnlineShopping #Security #Privacy

7-Zip Security Update, Fine for Temu, Data Breach at Pick 'n Pay

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#7zip #Temu #PicknPay #PnP #ITNews #EU #DSA #Dataleak #OnlineShopping #Security #Privacy

7-Zip Security Update, Fine for Temu, Data Breach at Pick 'n Pay

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#7zip #Temu #PicknPay #PnP #ITNews #EU #DSA #Dataleak #OnlineShopping #Security #Privacy