#privacyinvasion — Public Fediverse posts

Ah yes, in today's episode of "Things We Gave Up for Slightly Better Cat Memes," we proudly nod along as Big Brother tucks us in at night with a warm, invasive embrace. 😴🔍 Who needs privacy when you can trade it for targeted ads and a false sense of security? 📱💡
https://vivianvoss.net/blog/why-we-accepted-surveillance #ThingsWeGaveUp #PrivacyInvasion #TargetedAds #CatMemes #DigitalSecurity #HackerNews #ngated

🍪 Oh joy, another tech giant devours a cookie 🍪! Meta's latest acquisition requires you to turn on #JavaScript and #cookies just to read about it—because what better way to kick off the invasion of privacy than by making sure your browser is prepped for stalking? 😂
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/meta-facebook-moltbook-agent-social-network #techacquisition #privacyinvasion #Meta #HackerNews #ngated

😂 Wow, #Flock decided to give the world a free #surveillance show 🎥! Congrats on reinventing public access TV with a side of privacy invasion. Maybe next time, skip the 'exposed' phase and go straight to the 'oops' apology tour. 🙈
https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/ #Fails #PublicAccessTV #PrivacyInvasion #OopsApology #HackerNews #ngated

👀 Oh great, now Big Brother is finally getting his own #paparazzi squad! Soon, your every blink and blink-off will be documented like you're some B-list celebrity—except all the glamour and none of the cash! 💸🚨
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/police-live-facial-recognition-cameras-england-and-wales #BigBrother #PrivacyInvasion #SurveillanceCelebrityCulture #TechTrends #HackerNews #ngated

Why do Conde Nast’s partners need to identify me by my device characteristics? There’s no obvious reason for this to be “necessary” for my use of the site, so this appears to be deliberate non-compliance with the Data Protection Act.

#Privacy #TrackingCookies #OverSharing #Advertising #UnnecessaryTracking #PrivacyInvasion #UserHostile

They value my privacy but have 1,540 “partners” who need to process my personal data? No.

#Privacy #TrackingCookies #OverSharing #Advertising #UnnecessaryTracking #PrivacyInvasion #UserHostile