#privacyissues — Public Fediverse posts

Oh, the irony! 🤦‍♂️ Tile's security is such a joke that stalkers are probably writing them thank-you notes. Maybe they should rebrand as the "Creeper's Best Friend." 🔍😂
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/05/tiles-security-is-so-bad-its-a-feature-for-stalkers/ #TileSecurityFail #CreeperBestFriend #StalkingConcerns #TechIrony #PrivacyIssues #UserSafety #HackerNews #ngated

My security camera shipped a GitHub admin token in its login page

https://hhh.hn/hanwha-github-token/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034292

#HackerNews #securitycamera #GitHub #admintoken #cybersecurity #privacyissues

LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-proxies-from-smart-tv-apps/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000864

#HackerNews #LG #SmartTV #ResidentialProxies #Ban #SecurityTech #PrivacyIssues

🔍🎩 Oh, look! A blog post has uncovered the "new" secret of browser fingerprinting, something we've all known about since the dawn of time. But sure, let's panic like it's Y2K again! 😱✨ Apparently, deleting history is as effective as a chocolate teapot when it comes to this "terrifying" tech 🕵️‍♀️🚫🍪.
https://mysysinfo.com/blog/what-is-browser-fingerprinting #browserfingerprinting #techpanic #privacyissues #onlineprivacy #digitalsecurity #HackerNews #ngated

Spain Orders Blacklist of Palantir from Public and Private Companies

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/spain-orders-blacklist-of-us-tech-giant-palantir-from-public-and-private-companies-fsnc2z17gjv

#HackerNews #Spain #Palantir #Blacklist #TechNews #PrivacyIssues #PublicSector

🤔 Oh, look! The privacy saviors at #Anthropic are here to stealthily slip #spyware onto your computer like a ninja with a penchant for violating privacy laws. In a shocking twist, their 'Claude Desktop' comes with more hidden surprises than a magician's hat 🎩🐇. Who knew installing a simple app could feel like signing over your soul to the tech overlords? 🙄
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/anthropic-spyware/ #privacyissues #techoverlords #ClaudeDesktop #digitalrights #HackerNews #ngated

OMG, you guys! 🥳 Let's just throw out the entire concept of data security and privacy because, apparently, if you can read it, you can query it! 🎉 Who needs servers or APIs when you can just magically "join databases" like a wizard? 🧙‍♂️ Just don't think too hard about the details... it's all "intentional," obviously! 🙄
https://datahike.io/notes/collaborate-without-infrastructure/ #datasecurity #privacyissues #techhumor #databasewizardry #intentionaldesign #HackerNews #ngated

🇳🇱🤷‍♂️ Oh, look, the Dutch parliament is trying to shield #DigiD secrets from the big, bad Americans. Spoiler alert: it's 2026, and they just discovered the concept of "data protection." Meanwhile, the US is busy reading everyone's emails for fun and profit. 📧💼
https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/21/parliament-tells-dutch-govt-keep-digid-data-american-hands #DutchParliament #DataProtection #PrivacyIssues #USDataCollection #HackerNews #ngated

😒 Ah, the classic "nothing to hide" argument - because who wouldn't want their life to be a non-stop open book? 🤦‍♂️ In a world where privacy is obviously overrated, let's just surrender our rights and pretend it's for the greater good. 🕵️‍♀️ Because, you know, transparency is only scary when it's not in your favor. 🙄
https://thompson2026.com/blog/deviancy-signal/ #privacyissues #transparencyrights #dataethics #digitalfreedom #surveillancestate #HackerNews #ngated

The more tech savvy you are, and if you are a millennial or are more educated, the more digital concerns you have over privacy 🔒, misinformation 📰, and work-life balance ⚖️ in the digital age, finds a new study of nearly 50,000 people in 30 countries.

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#DigitalConcerns #TechSavvyMillennials #PrivacyIssues #MisinformationMatters #WorkLifeBalance https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/tech-savvy-users-have-most-digital-concerns/
Reenviado desde Science News
(https://t.me/experienciainterdimensional/9846)

🤔 Ah, because everyone just *knows* sheet metal parts scream "photochemical machining" when they need to be precise! 🎥 According to this YouTube guide, apparently, the secret to metal wizardry lies in drowning it in a sea of legal disclaimers and privacy policies. 🙄🔍
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9EN3kUlfg #photochemicalmachining #metalwizardry #legaldisclaimers #privacyissues #YouTubeGuide #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the epic quest for the elusive hotel bathroom door 🏨🚪—it's like the Indiana Jones of modern inconveniences. Who needs privacy when you can have open-air acoustics and a front-row seat to your partner's digestive adventures? 🤦‍♂️ The real mystery isn't door removal; it's why someone thought this was worthy of an article. 🕵️‍♂️✨
https://bringbackdoors.com/ #hotelbathroomdoor #moderninconveniences #privacyissues #humorousarticle #quirkyadventures #HackerNews #ngated

AppLovin's sneaky app installs without user consent? Oh, shocker! 🎉 Turns out they might have confused the term "user consent" with "user surprise party" 🎈, but hey, who needs permission when you're on an #adtech power trip? 🚀
https://www.benedelman.org/applovin-nonconsensual-installs/ #AppLovin #scandal #userconsent #privacyissues #surpriseparty #HackerNews #ngated

Vietnam Airlines Data Breach

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/VietnamAirlines

#HackerNews #VietnamAirlines #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #PrivacyIssues

Flock Reinstalls Cameras Without City Approval After Unlawful Govt Access

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/24/flock-safety-reinstalls-evanston-cameras/

#HackerNews #FlockSafety #Cameras #CityApproval #GovAccess #PrivacyIssues #Surveillance

🔒🚫 In a plot twist worthy of an IKEA instruction manual, Denmark's Justice Minister labels encrypted messaging a "false civil liberty"—because who needs privacy when you have the joy of government oversight? 😂🔍 Meanwhile, they forgot to mention the importance of enabling JavaScript on #Mastodon. Priorities, right? 🤦‍♂️📉
https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/115204439983078498 #encryptedmessaging #privacyissues #governmentoversight #Denmark #JusticeMinister #HackerNews #ngated

In today's riveting tech exposé, we learn that the next Google-killer is apparently being conjured up amidst a pile of dirty socks and detergent bottles 🧦🧺. #FastCompany ensures we disable our ad blockers to witness this laundry room revolution 🌪️, because who needs privacy when you can have the scent of freshly washed cotton instead? 🧼✨
https://www.fastcompany.com/91396271/searcha-page-seekninja-diy-search-engines #technews #laundryrevolution #Googlekiller #privacyissues #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the #irony of a website about modern "innovations" in printer tech being absolutely paralyzed without #JavaScript 🤦‍♂️. Clearly, the pinnacle of web development is telling users to disable extensions that protect their privacy 🛡️. Who knew enabling privacy meant living without printers? 📠
https://twitter.com/frameworkputer/status/1963343264876269979 #printertech #webdevelopment #privacyissues #HackerNews #ngated

🕵️‍♂️👀 The US embassy is now your nosy neighbor, asking for every username you've ever used in the past five years because, clearly, your Instagram handle from 2018 is a matter of national security. Meanwhile, they're also passing the hat around like a busker, begging for cash to keep their "unbiased" news afloat. 🎩💸
https://www.thejournal.ie/us-visa-changes-6740830-Jun2025/ #nosyneighbor #nationalsecurity #socialmedia #privacyissues #fundingjournalism #HackerNews #ngated

🚨BREAKING: Scientists have discovered that air is full of floating DNA! 🎉 Forget about privacy; even the air is snitching on you now, revealing everything from what you had for breakfast to your wild weekend plans. 🕵️‍♂️🔍 Who knew the air could be such a nosy neighbor?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250603114822.htm #floatingDNA #privacyissues #nosyneighbor #sciencebreakthrough #airquality #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Congress just greenlit a law riddled with blunders! 🚨 Bravo, lawmakers! Your unchecked enthusiasm for passing flawed legislation is truly awe-inspiring. 🙄 Meanwhile, the #EFF is here playing whack-a-mole with privacy issues. 💥
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-passes-take-it-down-act-despite-major-flaws #CongressBlunders #LawmakersFail #PrivacyIssues #WhackAMole #HackerNews #ngated

It's Unreal Just How Awful 'Real ID' Is (2020)

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/real-id-is-awful/

#HackerNews #UnrealID #RealID #Awful #PrivacyIssues #GovernmentRegulation #2020Insights

Google Maps Timeline Data Vanishes: Users Report Lost Location History Amid Backup Glitch

#GoogleMaps #TimelineData #LocationHistory #DataLoss #TechNews #PrivacyIssues

https://www.techi.com/google-maps-timeline-data-loss-raises-privacy-concerns/

🔊🤖 Oh, joy! Now everything you whisper to your Amazon Echo, from your deepest #secrets to your cat's dietary preferences, will be cheerfully packaged and shipped to the Bezos Brain Trust. 🎁🗣️ Who knew privacy could be so beautifully non-existent?
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/ #AmazonEcho #PrivacyIssues #BigTech #DataSecurity #VoiceAssistants #HackerNews #ngated

Bitcoin Giant Moves 777.91 Bitcoins Worth $52M After 7 Years - Following the activation of a dormant bitcoin address from 2017, which transferred... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-giant-moves-777-91-bitcoins-worth-52m-after-7-years/ #bitcoinaddress #btctransaction #cryptocurrency #dormantwallets #largetransfers #digitalassets #privacyissues #blockchain #bitcoin #news