#privacyconcerns — Public Fediverse posts

Aaron Rodgers secretly funded his town's Flock-style cameras

https://www.foiaball.com/p/aaron-rodgers-secretly-bought-police-alpr-cameras

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49276021

#HackerNews #AaronRodgers #FlockCameras #PrivacyConcerns #CommunitySupport #ALPRTechnology #LocalNews

Aaron Rodgers secretly funded his town's Flock-style cameras

https://www.foiaball.com/p/aaron-rodgers-secretly-bought-police-alpr-cameras

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49276021

#HackerNews #AaronRodgers #FlockCameras #PrivacyConcerns #CommunitySupport #ALPRTechnology #LocalNews

New Bedford police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track ex-partner

https://newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-police-officer-accused-of-using-flock-cameras-to-track-and-follow-ex-romantic-partner/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49266899

#HackerNews #NewBedford #Police #FlockCameras #PrivacyConcerns #DomesticSurveillance #LawEnforcement #Accountability

New Bedford police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track ex-partner

https://newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-police-officer-accused-of-using-flock-cameras-to-track-and-follow-ex-romantic-partner/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49266899

#HackerNews #NewBedford #Police #FlockCameras #PrivacyConcerns #DomesticSurveillance #LawEnforcement #Accountability

Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don't

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/flock-cameras-can-track-every-car-in-america-police-love-them-citizens-dont.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49251978

#HackerNews #FlockCameras #CarTracking #PrivacyConcerns #Surveillance #Technology #LawEnforcement

Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don't

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/flock-cameras-can-track-every-car-in-america-police-love-them-citizens-dont.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49251978

#HackerNews #FlockCameras #CarTracking #PrivacyConcerns #Surveillance #Technology #LawEnforcement

'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

How to Fight Deployment of Flock and Other Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers in Your Community | American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/how-to-fight-deployment-of-flock-and-other-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers-in-your-community?cid=7013r000001QG7XAAW&initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&initms=awr-na-sail-gols-nat-260808_cultivation-civilliberties-na-debrief&af=4WFnjVCuWvW83eP57u4dSVn7ZD%2BJSLdOv3UPKF6dxJf5K%2BUZjbyYifKpdpdU0x2Tq%2BQpm6S63pqZjLOYok4kR2F7DZyc6FP89Fse0BcV6Ho%3D&gs=jSfs6llhQeX2OTww6lNks4bS9raEmG2oc4%2BPDYzZArnTseMByNR%2FSngk3%2BKn5yzd&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=awr-na-sail-gols-nat-260808_cultivation-civilliberties-na-debrief #fightmasssurveillance #massurveilance #banflockcameras #banflockcams #makeflockcamsillegal #privacyrights #privacy #privacyrights #privacyconcerns #privacylaw #contactyourlocallawmakers #lawmakers #usa #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #ACLU #ACLUofcolorado #denver #denvercolorado

How to Fight Deployment of Flock and Other Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers in Your Community | American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/how-to-fight-deployment-of-flock-and-other-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers-in-your-community?cid=7013r000001QG7XAAW&initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&initms=awr-na-sail-gols-nat-260808_cultivation-civilliberties-na-debrief&af=4WFnjVCuWvW83eP57u4dSVn7ZD%2BJSLdOv3UPKF6dxJf5K%2BUZjbyYifKpdpdU0x2Tq%2BQpm6S63pqZjLOYok4kR2F7DZyc6FP89Fse0BcV6Ho%3D&gs=jSfs6llhQeX2OTww6lNks4bS9raEmG2oc4%2BPDYzZArnTseMByNR%2FSngk3%2BKn5yzd&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=awr-na-sail-gols-nat-260808_cultivation-civilliberties-na-debrief #fightmasssurveillance #massurveilance #banflockcameras #banflockcams #makeflockcamsillegal #privacyrights #privacy #privacyrights #privacyconcerns #privacylaw #contactyourlocallawmakers #lawmakers #usa #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #ACLU #ACLUofcolorado #denver #denvercolorado

Meta #SmartGlasses face calls for bans across Europe over privacy concerns: https://zorz.it/qzeJl

#PesalaBandara #banning #Meta #PrivacyLaw #PersonalData #EuropeanDataProtectionBoard #EDPB #PrivacyConcerns #BitsOfFreedom #PrivacyImpact #law #technology

Meta #SmartGlasses face calls for bans across Europe over privacy concerns: https://zorz.it/qzeJl

#PesalaBandara #banning #Meta #PrivacyLaw #PersonalData #EuropeanDataProtectionBoard #EDPB #PrivacyConcerns #BitsOfFreedom #PrivacyImpact #law #technology

All of the bad internet bills. One website. https://badinternetbills.com/ #kosa #ageverification #ageverificationlaws #ageverificationandagegating #ageverificationtechnologysocialmedia #privacymatters #privacyfirst #privacyrights #privacy #privacyconcerns #PrivacyFlaw #encryptionvulnerabilities #encryptionstandards #usa #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #petition #donate #contactyourlawmakers #lawmakers

All of the bad internet bills. One website. https://badinternetbills.com/ #kosa #ageverification #ageverificationlaws #ageverificationandagegating #ageverificationtechnologysocialmedia #privacymatters #privacyfirst #privacyrights #privacy #privacyconcerns #PrivacyFlaw #encryptionvulnerabilities #encryptionstandards #usa #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #petition #donate #contactyourlawmakers #lawmakers

ICYMI: 53% of holiday shoppers will buy only from last year's stores, Optimove finds: Seventy-two percent now consult ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini for gift ideas, and 55% plan bigger budgets. Privacy remains the main barrier to wider AI adoption. https://ppc.land/53-of-holiday-shoppers-will-buy-only-from-last-years-stores-optimove-finds/ #HolidayShopping #GiftIdeas #AIAdoption #ChatGPT #PrivacyConcerns

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens warns menstruation apps face possible probe: Nearly a quarter of Dutch women log cycle data, and a redacted ICO file shows 11 UK apps drew closure letters, not enforcement. Which regulator moves next? https://ppc.land/autoriteit-persoonsgegevens-warns-menstruation-apps-face-possible-probe/ #MenstruationApps #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #WomenHealth #Regulations

DoubleVerify finds dozens of Android apps a month showing ads after calls: Apps abuse Android's Display over other apps permission to fire ads when a call ends, then vanish from the recents list. Can pre-install scans catch them all? https://ppc.land/doubleverify-finds-dozens-of-android-apps-a-month-showing-ads-after-calls/ #DoubleVerify #AndroidApps #MobileAds #AdvertisingEthics #PrivacyConcerns

FYI: Granola sued for recording meetings without consent to train AI models: Filed July 30 in California, the complaint says Granola hides its notetaker from participants by design, a practice raising wiretapping questions for marketers. https://ppc.land/granola-sued-for-recording-meetings-without-consent-to-train-ai-models/ #Granola #AIethics #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #MarketingEthics

FYI: Granola sued for recording meetings without consent to train AI models: Filed July 30 in California, the complaint says Granola hides its notetaker from participants by design, a practice raising wiretapping questions for marketers. https://ppc.land/granola-sued-for-recording-meetings-without-consent-to-train-ai-models/ #Granola #AIethics #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #MarketingEthics

🚨 Congratulations to #ICE on mastering the art of overreach! Collecting a million DNA samples, including from kiddos, because who needs privacy anyway? 🧬👍 Let's applaud this innovative new chapter in "How to Fill a Database with Innocent People 101." 🙄🎉
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/ #Overreach #PrivacyConcerns #DNACollection #InnocentPeople #SurveillanceState #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Congratulations to #ICE on mastering the art of overreach! Collecting a million DNA samples, including from kiddos, because who needs privacy anyway? 🧬👍 Let's applaud this innovative new chapter in "How to Fill a Database with Innocent People 101." 🙄🎉
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/ #Overreach #PrivacyConcerns #DNACollection #InnocentPeople #SurveillanceState #HackerNews #ngated

ICYMI: Granola sued for recording meetings without consent to train AI models: Filed July 30 in California, the complaint says Granola hides its notetaker from participants by design, a practice raising wiretapping questions for marketers. https://ppc.land/granola-sued-for-recording-meetings-without-consent-to-train-ai-models/ #Granola #AIEthics #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #LegalIssues

ICYMI: Granola sued for recording meetings without consent to train AI models: Filed July 30 in California, the complaint says Granola hides its notetaker from participants by design, a practice raising wiretapping questions for marketers. https://ppc.land/granola-sued-for-recording-meetings-without-consent-to-train-ai-models/ #Granola #AIEthics #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #LegalIssues

Granola sued for recording meetings without consent to train AI models: Filed July 30 in California, the complaint says Granola hides its notetaker from participants by design, a practice raising wiretapping questions for marketers. https://ppc.land/granola-sued-for-recording-meetings-without-consent-to-train-ai-models/ #Granola #AIethics #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #Wiretapping

Granola sued for recording meetings without consent to train AI models: Filed July 30 in California, the complaint says Granola hides its notetaker from participants by design, a practice raising wiretapping questions for marketers. https://ppc.land/granola-sued-for-recording-meetings-without-consent-to-train-ai-models/ #Granola #AIethics #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #Wiretapping

DEF CON Banned Recording-Equipped Glasses Over Privacy Concerns

📰 Original title: DEF CON Bans Meta-Style 'Pervert Glasses'

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/def-con-banned-recording-equipped-glasses-over-privacy-concerns.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #pervertglasses #defcon #privacyconcerns

DEF CON Banned Recording-Equipped Glasses Over Privacy Concerns

📰 Original title: DEF CON Bans Meta-Style 'Pervert Glasses'

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/def-con-banned-recording-equipped-glasses-over-privacy-concerns.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #pervertglasses #defcon #privacyconcerns

Shared Claude Chats Remain Vulnerable to Search Engine Indexing Despite Robots.txt

📰 Original title: Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/shared-claude-chats-remain-vulnerable-to-search-engine-indexing-despite-robots-txt.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#artificialintelligence #aichatbots #privacyconcerns #searche...

Residential Proxies Are a National Security Threat

https://jacob.gold/posts/residential-proxies-are-a-national-security-threat/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078266

#HackerNews #ResidentialProxies #NationalSecurity #CyberThreats #InternetSafety #PrivacyConcerns

Residential Proxies Are a National Security Threat

https://jacob.gold/posts/residential-proxies-are-a-national-security-threat/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078266

#HackerNews #ResidentialProxies #NationalSecurity #CyberThreats #InternetSafety #PrivacyConcerns

Apple Delays Smart Glasses Launch to Focus on Privacy Features

📰 Original title: Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/apple-delays-smart-glasses-launch-to-focus-on-privacy-features.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #applesmartglasses #privacyconcerns

Apple Delays Smart Glasses Launch to Focus on Privacy Features

📰 Original title: Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/apple-delays-smart-glasses-launch-to-focus-on-privacy-features.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #applesmartglasses #privacyconcerns

#Apple faces a challenge in convincing consumers that its #smartglasses, expected in 2027, prioritise #privacy. The company must overcome #publicdistrust fuelled by #Meta’s smart glasses, known for #privacyconcerns. Apple aims to distinguish itself by emphasising on-device processing, avoiding facial recognition, and pledging not to use recordings for AI training. https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/26/public-distrust-in-smart-glasses-will-be-a-a-challenge-for-apple-glass?ARglass.es #ARglasses #SmartGlasses #AugmentedReality #AR

#Apple faces a challenge in convincing consumers that its #smartglasses, expected in 2027, prioritise #privacy. The company must overcome #publicdistrust fuelled by #Meta’s smart glasses, known for #privacyconcerns. Apple aims to distinguish itself by emphasising on-device processing, avoiding facial recognition, and pledging not to use recordings for AI training. https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/26/public-distrust-in-smart-glasses-will-be-a-a-challenge-for-apple-glass?ARglass.es #ARglasses #SmartGlasses #AugmentedReality #AR

🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another GitHub project promising a DIY CCTV system that'll probably spy on your fridge more than intruders. 🥱 Because who wouldn't trust their home security to a cobbled-together Linux SBC setup? Spoiler: The only thing being captured is your time and sanity. 🕒🔍
https://github.com/gmrandazzo/CheapSecurity #DIYCCTV #HomeSecurity #LinuxSBC #TechHumor #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another GitHub project promising a DIY CCTV system that'll probably spy on your fridge more than intruders. 🥱 Because who wouldn't trust their home security to a cobbled-together Linux SBC setup? Spoiler: The only thing being captured is your time and sanity. 🕒🔍
https://github.com/gmrandazzo/CheapSecurity #DIYCCTV #HomeSecurity #LinuxSBC #TechHumor #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

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

EU age-check app: 9 files released, no privacy review, claims unproven: Meant for every EU country, the app was presented as finished and untrackable, yet released files describe an unfinished build and privacy claims not backed. https://ppc.land/eu-age-check-app-9-files-released-no-privacy-review-claims-unproven/ #EUApp #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #DigitalSecurity #AgeVerification

😱 Oh, look! TP-Link Kasa cameras have been throwing your home GPS data around like confetti for just a casual six years. But don't worry, it was only shared via unauthenticated UDP, because who needs security when you can have a surprise tech party? 🎉🔓
https://github.com/BadChemical/IoT-Vulnerability-Research-Public/blob/main/TP-Link_Kasa_EC71/Kasa_EC71.md #TPLinkKasa #SecurityBreach #HomeAutomation #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

😱 Oh, look! TP-Link Kasa cameras have been throwing your home GPS data around like confetti for just a casual six years. But don't worry, it was only shared via unauthenticated UDP, because who needs security when you can have a surprise tech party? 🎉🔓
https://github.com/BadChemical/IoT-Vulnerability-Research-Public/blob/main/TP-Link_Kasa_EC71/Kasa_EC71.md #TPLinkKasa #SecurityBreach #HomeAutomation #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

NCAC Urges Fifth Circuit to Uphold Block on Texas App Store Age Verification Law - National Coalition Against Censorship
https://ncac.org/news/texas-app-store-accountability-act-first-amendment #Texas #Texasageverification #privacymatters #privacyfirst #privacyconcerns #privacylaw #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #USA #Unitedstates #Unitedstatesofamerica #america #America #ageverification #ageverificationandagegating

San Francisco's Drone Surveillance and Privacy Concerns

📰 Original title: A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/san-francisco-s-drone-surveillance-and-privacy-concerns.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #dronesurveillance #privacyconcerns

San Francisco's Drone Surveillance and Privacy Concerns

📰 Original title: A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/san-francisco-s-drone-surveillance-and-privacy-concerns.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #dronesurveillance #privacyconcerns

Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes Reality of Urban Surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/sfpd-drone-video-leak-surveillance/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48891463

#HackerNews #UrbanSurveillance #PoliceDrones #PrivacyConcerns #SFPolice #TechEthics #DroneFootage

Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes Reality of Urban Surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/sfpd-drone-video-leak-surveillance/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48891463

#HackerNews #UrbanSurveillance #PoliceDrones #PrivacyConcerns #SFPolice #TechEthics #DroneFootage

🧠💡 "Protect your brain by enabling #JavaScript and cookies" - because nothing screams cognitive safety like handing over your privacy for the privilege of reading banal advice. 😂🍪 Congratulations, you've just unlocked the "Foolproof Guide to Tech-Induced Paranoia"! 🎉
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/09/a-no-brainer-for-protecting-your-brain #ProtectYourBrain #PrivacyConcerns #TechParanoia #BanalAdvice #HackerNews #ngated

🧠💡 "Protect your brain by enabling #JavaScript and cookies" - because nothing screams cognitive safety like handing over your privacy for the privilege of reading banal advice. 😂🍪 Congratulations, you've just unlocked the "Foolproof Guide to Tech-Induced Paranoia"! 🎉
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/09/a-no-brainer-for-protecting-your-brain #ProtectYourBrain #PrivacyConcerns #TechParanoia #BanalAdvice #HackerNews #ngated

Online ID Checks Will Ruin the Internet: 90 Reproductive Rights, LGBTQ, Civil Rights Groups Speak Up Against Widespread Age Verification Bills
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-03-06-online-id-checks-will-ruin-the-internet-90-reproductive-rights-lgbtq-civil-rights-groups-speak-up-against-widespread-age-verification-bills/ #fightforthefuture #lgbtqrights #lgbtq #reproductiverights #reproductivehealth #america #usa #unitedstatesofamerica #unitedstates #article #ageverification #IDageverification #privacymatters #privacyfirst #privacyconcerns #privacyrights #privacyviolations #privacyprotection

Online ID Checks Will Ruin the Internet: 90 Reproductive Rights, LGBTQ, Civil Rights Groups Speak Up Against Widespread Age Verification Bills
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-03-06-online-id-checks-will-ruin-the-internet-90-reproductive-rights-lgbtq-civil-rights-groups-speak-up-against-widespread-age-verification-bills/ #fightforthefuture #lgbtqrights #lgbtq #reproductiverights #reproductivehealth #america #usa #unitedstatesofamerica #unitedstates #article #ageverification #IDageverification #privacymatters #privacyfirst #privacyconcerns #privacyrights #privacyviolations #privacyprotection

How to Hide from Killer Drones

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/08/how-to-hide-from-killer-drones

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48874357

#HackerNews #KillerDrones #DroneSurvival #HidingTech #PrivacyConcerns #FutureTechnology

How to Hide from Killer Drones

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/08/how-to-hide-from-killer-drones

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48874357

#HackerNews #KillerDrones #DroneSurvival #HidingTech #PrivacyConcerns #FutureTechnology

EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: "Our children lose out"

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48843923

#HackerNews #EUParliament #ChatControl #ChildSafety #PrivacyConcerns #DigitalRights