#privacyconcerns — Public Fediverse posts

🚨 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

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

🚨 Breaking News 🚨: European overlords have finally decided that work chats on personal apps are as risky as sending nudes to your boss. 😱 It's 2026, and the big revelation is that secret work conversations shouldn't happen on WhatsApp—shocking, right? 🤯
https://www.birdy.chat/blog/the-growing-list-of-european-organisations-that-ban-personal-messaging-apps-at-work #BreakingNews #WorkChats #PrivacyConcerns #WhatsApp #Regulations #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking News 🚨: European overlords have finally decided that work chats on personal apps are as risky as sending nudes to your boss. 😱 It's 2026, and the big revelation is that secret work conversations shouldn't happen on WhatsApp—shocking, right? 🤯
https://www.birdy.chat/blog/the-growing-list-of-european-organisations-that-ban-personal-messaging-apps-at-work #BreakingNews #WorkChats #PrivacyConcerns #WhatsApp #Regulations #HackerNews #ngated

List of European organizations that have banned personal messaging apps at work

https://www.birdy.chat/blog/the-growing-list-of-european-organisations-that-ban-personal-messaging-apps-at-work

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830371

#HackerNews #EuropeanOrganizations #MessagingApps #WorkPolicies #PrivacyConcerns #Communication

List of European organizations that have banned personal messaging apps at work

https://www.birdy.chat/blog/the-growing-list-of-european-organisations-that-ban-personal-messaging-apps-at-work

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830371

#HackerNews #EuropeanOrganizations #MessagingApps #WorkPolicies #PrivacyConcerns #Communication

Oh look, another "manifesto" from our philosopher CEO who wants to save the world from evil corporations with their dastardly data collection. 📜🕵️‍♂️ Yes, because nothing screams "I have a moral high ground" like comparing your software grievances to the Gestapo. 🙄💻
https://nym.com/blog/anti-palantir-manifesto #philosopherCEO #dataethics #corporatecritique #manifestos #techhumor #privacyconcerns #HackerNews #ngated

Oh look, another "manifesto" from our philosopher CEO who wants to save the world from evil corporations with their dastardly data collection. 📜🕵️‍♂️ Yes, because nothing screams "I have a moral high ground" like comparing your software grievances to the Gestapo. 🙄💻
https://nym.com/blog/anti-palantir-manifesto #philosopherCEO #dataethics #corporatecritique #manifestos #techhumor #privacyconcerns #HackerNews #ngated

🤦‍♂️ Behold, the California legislature's latest masterstroke: sticking your driver's license onto a national database because, apparently, privacy is soooo last century. 🚔📇 Who needs personal data security when you can have a one-stop-shop for identity theft? 🙄
https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/27/california-legislature-agrees-to-upload-drivers-licenses-to-national-database/ #CaliforniaLegislation #PrivacyConcerns #IdentityTheft #DataSecurity #DriverLicense #HackerNews #ngated

🤦‍♂️ Behold, the California legislature's latest masterstroke: sticking your driver's license onto a national database because, apparently, privacy is soooo last century. 🚔📇 Who needs personal data security when you can have a one-stop-shop for identity theft? 🙄
https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/27/california-legislature-agrees-to-upload-drivers-licenses-to-national-database/ #CaliforniaLegislation #PrivacyConcerns #IdentityTheft #DataSecurity #DriverLicense #HackerNews #ngated

Madison Square Garden 🤖 crafted an entire dossier on facial recognition activists because... why not? 🤔 Clearly, they mistook a nod from Orwell 📚 for business advice! 😂
https://www.404media.co/madison-square-garden-made-dossier-on-activists-who-opposed-facial-recognition/ #MadisonSquareGarden #FacialRecognition #OrwellianDossier #Activism #PrivacyConcerns #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Madison Square Garden 🤖 crafted an entire dossier on facial recognition activists because... why not? 🤔 Clearly, they mistook a nod from Orwell 📚 for business advice! 😂
https://www.404media.co/madison-square-garden-made-dossier-on-activists-who-opposed-facial-recognition/ #MadisonSquareGarden #FacialRecognition #OrwellianDossier #Activism #PrivacyConcerns #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed

https://ipvm.com/reports/police-chiefs-track

#HackerNews #FlockPoweredPolice #FlockSafety #PrivacyConcerns #PoliceAccountability #WomenSafety #TechEthics

Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed

https://ipvm.com/reports/police-chiefs-track

#HackerNews #FlockPoweredPolice #FlockSafety #PrivacyConcerns #PoliceAccountability #WomenSafety #TechEthics

WhatsApp's "End-to-End Encryption" Is the Biggest Lie in Tech History

https://medium.com/%400xaxgb/whatsapps-e2e-encryption-is-the-biggest-lie-in-tech-history-and-i-can-prove-it-mathematically-46ebdffeb319

#HackerNews #WhatsApp #EndToEndEncryption #TechLies #PrivacyConcerns #Cybersecurity

WhatsApp's "End-to-End Encryption" Is the Biggest Lie in Tech History

https://medium.com/%400xaxgb/whatsapps-e2e-encryption-is-the-biggest-lie-in-tech-history-and-i-can-prove-it-mathematically-46ebdffeb319

#HackerNews #WhatsApp #EndToEndEncryption #TechLies #PrivacyConcerns #Cybersecurity

Petition against Meta's employee training data collection for ML models

https://mcipetition.com/

#HackerNews #MetaDataCollection #MLTraining #PrivacyConcerns #PetitionAgainstMeta #DataEthics

🚨BREAKING: Apple decides privacy is overrated! 🍏 They're tweaking Hide My Email so it hides... less. Because who needs effective privacy features when you can have data leaks instead? 🙃 #InnovationFail
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/apple-plans-to-change-its-hide-my-email-privacy-feature-that-could-make-it-less-effective/ #ApplePrivacyFail #InnovationFail #DataLeaks #HideMyEmail #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated