#privacyconcerns — Public Fediverse posts

🚨 BREAKING: Hackers discover how to set up their own season of "Big Brother" using ID verification feeds. 📸 Who needs privacy when you can have 24/7 reality TV, right? 🙄 Maybe next, they'll stream our thoughts for an encore performance. 🎭
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/ #BreakingNews #RealityTV #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 BREAKING: Hackers discover how to set up their own season of "Big Brother" using ID verification feeds. 📸 Who needs privacy when you can have 24/7 reality TV, right? 🙄 Maybe next, they'll stream our thoughts for an encore performance. 🎭
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/ #BreakingNews #RealityTV #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 BREAKING: Hackers discover how to set up their own season of "Big Brother" using ID verification feeds. 📸 Who needs privacy when you can have 24/7 reality TV, right? 🙄 Maybe next, they'll stream our thoughts for an encore performance. 🎭
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/ #BreakingNews #RealityTV #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 BREAKING: Hackers discover how to set up their own season of "Big Brother" using ID verification feeds. 📸 Who needs privacy when you can have 24/7 reality TV, right? 🙄 Maybe next, they'll stream our thoughts for an encore performance. 🎭
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/ #BreakingNews #RealityTV #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 BREAKING: Hackers discover how to set up their own season of "Big Brother" using ID verification feeds. 📸 Who needs privacy when you can have 24/7 reality TV, right? 🙄 Maybe next, they'll stream our thoughts for an encore performance. 🎭
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/ #BreakingNews #RealityTV #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated

https://c.org/DRFjNknXJh #fightageverification #stopthepushforageverification #masssurveillance #MassSurveilance #NoMassSurveillance #privacymatters #privacyrights #privacyisahumanright #privacyconcerns #privacy #contactyourlocallawmakers #america #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #colorado #coloradosprings #denver #denvercolorado #StopAgeVerification #stopageverifcationondiscord

https://youtu.be/fn9zmjosmUU #usa #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #banflockcams #makeflockcamsillegal #flockcamsareillegal #saynotoflockcams #noflockcamsintheUS #masssurveillance #NoMassSurveillance #MassSurveilance #masssurveilancetechnology #masssurveillanceasabusinessmodel #fightmasssurveillance #privacy #privacyrights #privacyconcerns #privacylaws #privacymatters #privacyfirst #contactyourlocallawmakers #lawmakers #colorado #coloradosprings #noflockcamsincolorado #Denver #Denvercity

'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/pervert-glasses-backlash-against-metas-smart-glasses-grows/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244783

#HackerNews #PervertGlasses #MetaSmartGlasses #TechBacklash #PrivacyConcerns #WearableTech

'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/pervert-glasses-backlash-against-metas-smart-glasses-grows/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244783

#HackerNews #PervertGlasses #MetaSmartGlasses #TechBacklash #PrivacyConcerns #WearableTech

'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/pervert-glasses-backlash-against-metas-smart-glasses-grows/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244783

#HackerNews #PervertGlasses #MetaSmartGlasses #TechBacklash #PrivacyConcerns #WearableTech

'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/pervert-glasses-backlash-against-metas-smart-glasses-grows/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244783

#HackerNews #PervertGlasses #MetaSmartGlasses #TechBacklash #PrivacyConcerns #WearableTech

'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/pervert-glasses-backlash-against-metas-smart-glasses-grows/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244783

#HackerNews #PervertGlasses #MetaSmartGlasses #TechBacklash #PrivacyConcerns #WearableTech

Waiting for the day where our private oral conversations will need to be recorded and stored on a government server for review. We’re not far off now; countries start banning serverless chat apps.

#PrivacyConcerns #SurveillanceState #ServerlessChatApps #GovernmentSurveillance #DigitalPrivacy #DataSecurity #TechRegulation https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-orders-github-to-remove-bluetooth-based-chat-app-bitchat-over-security-concerns-jack-dorsey/article71262049.ece

🎉 Meta's smart glasses app is basically a spy kit for your face, but it's totally "dormant," just like my treadmill. Who knew you could cram an NSA-sized surveillance operation into a pair of shades? 🤦‍♂️🔍 #PrivacyIsAMyth
https://www.buchodi.com/meta-glasses-facial-recognition/ #MetaSmartGlasses #DormantSurveillance #PrivacyConcerns #TechInnovation #SpyTech #HackerNews #ngated

🎉🥳 Behold, the grand unveiling of #Googlebook, a revolutionary product that will definitely arrive in 2026 and not at all scream "vaporware"! 🚀✨ But hey, at least you get to enjoy an endless loop of silent videos while repeatedly confirming your age and surrendering your soul to Google's Terms & Conditions. 🤦‍♂️📜
https://googlebook.google/ #Vaporware #TechNews #Innovation #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

FYI: OkCupid gave nearly 3 million user photos to a facial recognition startup: FTC charges OkCupid with sharing nearly 3M user photos with a facial recognition firm, violating privacy promises. Match Group settlement filed March 30, 2026. https://ppc.land/okcupid-gave-nearly-3-million-user-photos-to-a-facial-recognition-startup/ #OkCupid #PrivacyConcerns #DataPrivacy #FacialRecognition #UserPhotos

🚨 Breaking News: #OkCupid decided to play Cupid with 3 million unwitting singles by sending their photos on a blind date with a facial recognition firm. 🕵️‍♀️❤️ Because nothing says "good match" like a database full of awkward selfies. 📸🔍
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/ #FacialRecognition #BlindDate #PrivacyConcerns #AwkwardSelfies #HackerNews #ngated

🌍✨ Behold the revolutionary app that lets you play "Where's ICE?" in real-time! Now, when ICE sneezes, you'll know it before they do. Who knew Big Brother would come with a QR code and a side of paranoia? 🤦‍♂️📱
https://antifreeze.app/ #BigBrother #realTimeTracking #privacyConcerns #techInnovation #HackerNews #ngated

🗺️ Ah yes, nothing says 21st-century #innovation like a DIY tracking system for government raids. 👏 Crowdsourcing: because who needs privacy when you can have a panic-fueled scavenger hunt? 🕵️‍♂️ #NeighborhoodWatchGoneDigital
https://iceraidsnearme.com/ #DIYTracking #GovernmentRaids #PrivacyConcerns #Crowdsourcing #NeighborhoodWatch #HackerNews #ngated

🚨🤖 Oh, joy! Now Flock's trusty gunshot microphones can eavesdrop on our riveting human conversations too. Because who wouldn't want their neighborhood surveillance equipment doubling as the next NSA intern? Privacy just got a new punchline. 🎙️🔍
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flocks-gunshot-detection-microphones-will-start-listening-human-voices #FlockMicrosphones #PrivacyConcerns #SurveillanceTech #Eavesdropping #NSAInterns #NeighborhoodWatch #HackerNews #ngated

Meta: Shut Down Your Invasive AI Discover Feed. Now

https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns/meta-shut-down-your-invasive-ai-discover-feed-now/

#HackerNews #Meta #InvasiveAI #DiscoverFeed #Shutdown #Mozillafoundation #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns

🚀 Brace yourselves, folks! #23andMe just hit the "sell" button faster than you can say "privacy concerns," offloading their gene-testing biz to the DNA wizards at #Regeneron. 🤖 Meanwhile, #Bloomberg is busy breaking news and breaking our patience with their endless #CAPTCHA tests. 🧬
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/23andme-sells-gene-testing-business-to-dna-drug-maker-regeneron #geneTesting #privacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

Parents and school staff raise concerns over student activity monitoring software designed to prevent self-harm. While helpful, it has unintended consequences. #StudentSafety #TechInSchools #MentalHealth #EdTech #PrivacyConcerns #SelfHarmPrevention #DigitalWellbeing

The development of applications powered by generative AI, is on the rise. However, this also brings security and privacy concerns. One major risk is the exploitation of these tools for leaking sensitive data or performing unauthorized actions. To address this, developers must focus... https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/best-practices-to-architect-secure-generative-ai-applications/ba-p/4116661 #GenAIsecurity #securedevelopment #privacyconcerns #softcorpremium

France’s Data Watchdog Conducts Checks at Worldcoin Office in Paris - The French body overseeing the protection of personal data has carried out “checks... - https://news.bitcoin.com/frances-data-watchdog-conducts-checks-at-worldcoin-office-in-paris/ #nationalcommissiononinformaticsandliberty #biometricdatacollection #frenchoversightagency #twomillionregistrants #bavarianauthorities #worldcoinfoundation #dataacquisition #frenchregulator #privacyconcerns #dataprotection #jurisdiction

Report: French Privacy Regulator Probes Worldcoin’s Biometric Data Practices - The French oversight agency, National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL)... - https://news.bitcoin.com/report-french-privacy-regulator-probes-worldcoins-biometric-data-practices/ #nationalcommissiononinformaticsandliberty #biometricdatacollection #frenchoversightagency #twomillionregistrants #bavarianauthorities #worldcoinfoundation #dataacquisition #privacyconcerns #dataprotection #privacyprogram

This article will critically examine the privacy features and app permissions of Threads, highlighting potential concerns and risks associated with its use. #PrivacyConcerns, #DataCollection, #InstagramApp, #ThreadsApp, #ThirdPartySharing, #ExtensiveDataCollection, #UserData, #PrivacyRisks, #AppPermissions, #DeletingThreadsProfile https://privacypriority.in/2023/07/privacy-concerns-and-data-collection-a-critical-examination-of-threads-an-instagram-app/