#privacyprotection — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #privacyprotection, aggregated by home.social.
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An open DNS recursive service for free security and high privacy
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49569663
#HackerNews #openDNS #freeSecurity #highPrivacy #privacyProtection #internetSafety
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ICYMI: Explaining data broker: A data broker sells personal data about people it never deals with directly. How its segments reach a bid request, what they cost, and which laws now bite. https://ppc.land/data-broker/ #DataBroker #PersonalData #PrivacyProtection #DataPrivacy #DigitalMarketing
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@brian_greenberg/117201997266526749
Scanning of ID documents such as driver’s licence is common in Australia as well, including at most, if not all, clubs (which, let’s be honest have links to the underworld via gambling machines). Fortunately, banks and official institutions require 100 pts of identification and a licence by itself is not enough.
Still, if your driver’s licence is scanned for whatever reason, you ought to find out what happens to the scan and who has access to it down the line… do you bother to find out? I haven’t, so far…
#AusPol #Fraud #IdentityTheft #IDScanning #PrivacyProtection
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Smartphone LED detects hidden cameras with AI
https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/08/30/SBFXUIJQYZEARKP5T4FBAY25HQ/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496292
#HackerNews #Smartphone #AI #HiddenCameras #LEDTechnology #PrivacyProtection #TechInnovation
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Why Biometric Identification Is Becoming A Core Feature of Crypto Security
Biometric technologies use physical features to enable identity verification, such as voice, fingerprints, or facial features. These methods help keep criminals from stealing data to carry out illicit transactions, which is why crypto exchanges and individual users are increasingly integrating them. Exchanges utilize technologies such as electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) and liveness detection to create a multilayered security system…….Continue reading…. By Samuel […] -
Online ad giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are needed
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49170001
#HackerNews #Adform #Hack #AdBlockers #CyberSecurity #OnlineAdvertising #PrivacyProtection
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GDID Windows – Cut the tracker that follows you even under VPN
https://korben.info/en/gdid-windows-cut-tracker-vpn.html
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48991984
#HackerNews #GDID #Windows #CutTracker #VPN #PrivacyProtection #OnlineSecurity
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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 -
#Chameleon (P3-Mask), generates personalized privacy protection masks designed to thwart unauthorized facial recognition while preserving image quality. It uses cross-image optimization, perceptibility tuning, and a robustness-focused ensemble approach. Try it on GitHub: https://github.com/git-disl/Chameleon 🤖🛡️ #ComputerVision #PrivacyProtection #FaceRecognition #P3Mask
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Brazil's ANPD releases draft age verification guide open to public input: Brazil's ANPD releases a draft guide on reliable age verification for digital platforms, opening a public consultation under the May 2026 ECA Digital framework. https://ppc.land/brazils-anpd-releases-draft-age-verification-guide-open-to-public-input/ #AgeVerification #DigitalPlatforms #PrivacyProtection #CyberSecurity #PublicConsultation
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/14/google-unveils-android-security-features-including-xcxwbn/
Google has added Android scam-call blocking, default theft protections, and Android 17 security checks aimed at stopping fraud and device abuse on phones.
#Android #Google #Android17 #PrivacyProtection #Authentication #DigitalPayments #Smartphones
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Trend Micro introduces TrendLife for families trying to survive the AI era
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/trendlife-ai-family-security/
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FYI: Brave blocks your ads and sells its own - and it's working: Brave browser grew from 80M to 109M monthly active users while selling its own ads after blocking publishers' - Jean-Paul Schmetz explains the model in detail. https://ppc.land/brave-blocks-your-ads-and-sells-its-own-and-its-working/ #BraveBrowser #AdBlocking #DigitalMarketing #PrivacyProtection #OnlineAds
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301M Records Exposed: The HIPAA Breach Epidemic
https://ciphercue.com/blog/hipaa-breach-epidemic-301-million-records
#HackerNews #HIPAABreach #Epidemic #DataSecurity #PrivacyProtection #HealthData #BreachAlert
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🔐 Password Security Tip
Using simple passwords like your name or birthdate makes your accounts easy targets for hackers. A strong password should be long, random, and unique for every account you
Instead of trying to create and remember complex passwords yourself, you can use SecureVault Password
Download the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.securevault.passwordgenerator
#cybersecurity #passwordsecurity #passwordgenerator #passwordmanager #privacyprotection #onlineprivacy #securitytips #digitalsecurity #internetsecurity
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Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Keys, Breaking from Apple Privacy Stance
#BitLocker #Microsoft #Security #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #EndToEndEncryption #Law #Windows #UserPrivacy #NationalSecurity #PrivacyProtection
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Nightshade: Make images unsuitable for model training
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
#HackerNews #Nightshade #ImageManipulation #AIethics #ModelTraining #PrivacyProtection
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All traffic routed through Tor by design.
Whonix integrates Tor Browser to protect your identity and resist tracking at every layer.#Whonix #TorBrowser #OnlineAnonymity #AntiTracking #PrivacyProtection #SecureBrowsing
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#Italy’s #CompetitionAuthority fined #Apple €98.6 million for its #AppTrackingTransparency feature, claiming it harms #appdevelopers and #advertisers. The AGCM argues the feature is excessively burdensome and that Apple could have achieved #privacyprotection with less restrictive means. Apple plans to appeal the decision, highlighting the #privacy benefits of the feature. https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/22/italy-fines-apple-over-app-tracking-transparency/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Europe's Privacy Laws Are Being Quietly Weakened
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Facebook allows private groups to convert to public with member protections: Facebook enables private group conversion to public starting November 3, 2025, with safeguards protecting member privacy and historical content visibility. https://ppc.land/facebook-allows-private-groups-to-convert-to-public-with-member-protections/ #Facebook #SocialMedia #PrivacyProtection #OnlineCommunities #DigitalSafety
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Świetny materiał o chat control
Invid:
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=7sNyxR2Gwd8
Yt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sNyxR2Gwd8
Jak wyżej - chat control, to drzwi, które raz otwarte na zawsze pozostaną zamknięte.
Uwzględniając co dzieje się w Wielkiej Brytani z protestującymi dla Palestyny, total wierzę, że nikt nigdy tego nie wykorzysta politycznie
#chatcontrol #privacyprotection #stopchatcontrol
