#tech-privacy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #tech-privacy, aggregated by home.social.
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The Smart TV in Your LivingRoom Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy
#HackerNews #SmartTV #AIScraping #Economy #TechPrivacy #DataSecurity #LivingRoomTech
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The Smart TV in Your LivingRoom Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy
#HackerNews #SmartTV #AIScraping #Economy #TechPrivacy #DataSecurity #LivingRoomTech
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Xiaomi’s HyperOS 4 next-year drops a privacy‑screen feature that limits view angles to protect your data. Following Samsung’s model, the tech blocks unapproved looks. Stay tuned for its rollout. #PrivacyTech #MobileSecurity
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Acquaintance sent me this.
Notification they just got from Meta on Instagram.@Tutanota @pixelfed @Mastodon @eutechnews
#techprivacy #tech #meta #instagram #AI #MetaAI -
Acquaintance sent me this.
Notification they just got from Meta on Instagram.@Tutanota @pixelfed @Mastodon @eutechnews
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APPLE'S AI: A STRATEGY UNFOLDING AMIDST CRITICISM AND PARTNERSHIPS
Apple's AI strategy focuses on on-device processing and privacy. Learn about its partnerships and how it differs from competitors.
#AppleIntelligence, #AIDevelopment, #TechPrivacy, #SiriUpdate, #GoogleGemini
https://newsletter.tf/apple-intelligence-on-device-ai-privacy-partnerships/
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Apple is using on-device processing for its new AI features, unlike many competitors who rely more on cloud servers. This approach prioritizes user privacy.
#AppleIntelligence, #AIDevelopment, #TechPrivacy, #SiriUpdate, #GoogleGemini
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🇪🇺 :fosstodon: 6 of 6
My Personal Journey
My personal journey began in 2024 and is still ongoing. It was difficult, but I completed the transition in about a month. It is a path of decolonization and liberation from the slavery of Big Tech and US companies. I hope this list can inspire and help someone on their path to digital, hardware, and web freedom!!! Feel free to contact me if you have questions.Extra infos:
european-alternatives.eu/
goeuropean.org
buy-european.org
buy-european-app.com
buyeuropean.io
buyeuropa.eu
buyeu.com
euronomy.eu/
europages.nl/:fosstodon: 🇪🇺 6 of 6
#TechChange #Degoogle #Privacy #Linux #GrapheneOS #FOSS #OpenSource #Decolonize #DigitalFreedom #Fediverse #SelfHosted #Mastodon #DeGoogle #TechPrivacy #EUAlternatives
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🇪🇺 :fosstodon: 6 of 6
My Personal Journey
My personal journey began in 2024 and is still ongoing. It was difficult, but I completed the transition in about a month. It is a path of decolonization and liberation from the slavery of Big Tech and US companies. I hope this list can inspire and help someone on their path to digital, hardware, and web freedom!!! Feel free to contact me if you have questions.Extra infos:
european-alternatives.eu/
goeuropean.org
buy-european.org
buy-european-app.com
buyeuropean.io
buyeuropa.eu
buyeu.com
euronomy.eu/
europages.nl/:fosstodon: 🇪🇺 6 of 6
#TechChange #Degoogle #Privacy #Linux #GrapheneOS #FOSS #OpenSource #Decolonize #DigitalFreedom #Fediverse #SelfHosted #Mastodon #DeGoogle #TechPrivacy #EUAlternatives
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🇪🇺 :fosstodon: 4 of 6
Books:
-> bookshop.org
-> gutenberg.org
-> BookWyrm.social
-> 1lib.sk 🏴☠️
-> z-library.sk 🏴☠️Socials (From Meta to Fediverse):
X -> Mastodon 👑
X -> Hubzilla.org
YouTube -> PeerTube
Instagram -> Pixelfed
Twitter -> Nostr
Facebook -> Mobilizon
Facebook -> friendi.ca
TikTok -> Loops
Discord -> Matrix
Reddit -> Lemmy
Events -> gancio.org/instances
Search Fediverse -> fediverse.observerEntertainment (🇪🇺 Tax evaders):
Netflix&Co -> Streaminggunity.biz 🏴☠️
Sky Sport -> Freestreams-live1c.pk 🏴☠️Music:
Spotify -> Browser with uBlock
-> funkwhale.audio
Music Recognition:
Shazam/SoundHound -> SongRec
-> Soly:fosstodon: 🇪🇺 4 of 6 ⤵️
#TechChange #Degoogle #Privacy #Linux #GrapheneOS #FOSS #OpenSource #Decolonize #DigitalFreedom #Fediverse #SelfHosted #Mastodon #DeGoogle #TechPrivacy #EUAlternatives
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TikTok unlawfully tracks your shopping habits – and your use of dating apps
https://noyb.eu/en/tiktok-unlawfully-tracks-your-shopping-habits-and-your-use-dating-apps
#tiktok #tiktoktracking #usertracking #socialnetworks #tech #techprivacy #privacy #mobile #mobileapp #shoopinghabbits #datingapps #grindr #tiktoknews
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TikTok unlawfully tracks your shopping habits – and your use of dating apps
https://noyb.eu/en/tiktok-unlawfully-tracks-your-shopping-habits-and-your-use-dating-apps
#tiktok #tiktoktracking #usertracking #socialnetworks #tech #techprivacy #privacy #mobile #mobileapp #shoopinghabbits #datingapps #grindr #tiktoknews
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RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@bupu/115665351250622353
We've made it to 150 signatures!
Way to go Canada!
350 more to go to merit a response from Parliament!
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RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@bupu/115665351250622353
We've made it to 150 signatures!
Way to go Canada!
350 more to go to merit a response from Parliament!
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Thanks so much to everyone who has shared this and signed so far!
We have 75/500 signatures (minimum) needed to necessitate a reply from Parliament!
#AIprivacy #TechPrivacy #Privacy #AI #CApoli #Canada #DigitalRights
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Anybody have recommendations for a private keyboard for Android?
The one I used to use doesn't seem to exist anymore and hadn't updated in years anyway.
I am willing to pay if it's worth it.
Mostly want something that doesn't key log. I want to still be able to use my password manager with it and other languages (English and French).
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Anybody have recommendations for a private keyboard for Android?
The one I used to use doesn't seem to exist anymore and hadn't updated in years anyway.
I am willing to pay if it's worth it.
Mostly want something that doesn't key log. I want to still be able to use my password manager with it and other languages (English and French).
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New research reveals that consumer cameras have unique optical blur signatures 🎥🔍, enabling device fingerprinting and raising serious #PrivacyConcerns. These unspoofable lens blur fields persist across uses, threatening anonymity in photos. Learn more 👉 https://cyberinsider.com/unique-optical-signatures-in-consumer-cameras-raise-privacy-concerns/ #TechPrivacy #CameraSecurity #AI #newz
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New research reveals that consumer cameras have unique optical blur signatures 🎥🔍, enabling device fingerprinting and raising serious #PrivacyConcerns. These unspoofable lens blur fields persist across uses, threatening anonymity in photos. Learn more 👉 https://cyberinsider.com/unique-optical-signatures-in-consumer-cameras-raise-privacy-concerns/ #TechPrivacy #CameraSecurity #AI #newz
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🎙️ Oh no, Otter AI is apparently #eavesdropping on your riveting conversations about TPS reports! 🙄 Because nothing says "world domination" like a tech company secretly recording banal work chit-chat. 📈
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit #OtterAI #TechPrivacy #WorkConversations #DataSecurity #HackerNews #ngated -
🎙️ Oh no, Otter AI is apparently #eavesdropping on your riveting conversations about TPS reports! 🙄 Because nothing says "world domination" like a tech company secretly recording banal work chit-chat. 📈
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit #OtterAI #TechPrivacy #WorkConversations #DataSecurity #HackerNews #ngated -
Weekly output: Dashlane, T-Mobile home 5G, AI skepticism at Black Hat, the Fourth Amendment at Black Hat, Black Hat’s network, AOL dial-up
Black Hat is one of the more exhausting and intimidating events that I cover. That’s not because I stress over the risk of my devices getting compromised, but because almost all of its two-day schedule is blocked out by timeslots featuring from nine to 11 briefings each. That increases the odds of my missing something good and reduces the time in which I can write up what I do see.
Over at Patreon, I explained to readers why I decided not to stick around Vegas for another couple of days to cover the DEF CON security conference, somewhat to my dismay.
8/6/2025: Dashlane to Delete Its Free Tier of Service, PCMag
I wrote this Monday afternoon off an embargoed copy of Dashlane’s press release after getting further input from a publicist on two points.
8/6/2025: T-Mobile Tweaks 5G Home Internet to Add Benefits (and Fine-Print Fees), PCMag
An editor suggested I take a look at the T-Mobile announcement heralding some added perks to its fixed-wireless service, then I noticed a change in the fine print around its prices. That made this much more interesting to write about.
8/7/2025: This AI Skeptic Thinks AI Is Bringing Human Brains Down to Its Level, PCMag
After catching the tail end of a panel featuring Gary Marcus at Web Summit Vancouver, I made sure to watch his talk at Black Hat and found that an excellent use of my time.
8/8/2025: ACLU Expert: Please Don’t Make Bulk Snooping by Governments Easier, PCMag
Jennifer Granick’s talk was another one I’d put on my to-watch list after first looking over Black Hat’s schedule. I wish I shared her optimism that more companies would be inspired to adopt data-minimization practices to avoid aiding government surveillance.
8/9/2025: Inside Black Hat’s Network Security Operation: Humans Are Still a Problem, PCMag
After several years of writing about the penultimate panel in which Black Hat network admins relate how the event’s network worked and how badly some attendees behaved on it, I had the chance to quiz two of these experts beforehand. I should have done that sooner!
8/9/2025: End of an E-Era: AOL to End Dial-Up Internet Access, PCMag
I did not plan on working Saturday morning after the cognitive overload of Black Hat, but seeing tech journalist Ernie Smith’s Bluesky post highlighting the impending demise of AOL’s dial-up access left me feeling compelled as a Gen Xer to write about it. Unfortunately, my sleep debt may have caught up with me when I left two cringe-inducing typos in the same snakebit paragraph: spelling “America Online” as “American Online” and writing that the company’s 15th birthday happened in 2020, not 2000.
#ACLU #AI #AmericaOnline #AOL #BlackHat #BlackHatNOC #cybersecurity #dialUp #FourthAmendment #GaryMarcus #informationSecurity #infosec #JenniferGranick #LasVegas #TMobileFixedWireless #TMobileHome5G #techPrivacy #Vegas
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Weekly output: Dashlane, T-Mobile home 5G, AI skepticism at Black Hat, the Fourth Amendment at Black Hat, Black Hat’s network, AOL dial-up
Black Hat is one of the more exhausting and intimidating events that I cover. That’s not because I stress over the risk of my devices getting compromised, but because almost all of its two-day schedule is blocked out by timeslots featuring from nine to 11 briefings each. That increases the odds of my missing something good and reduces the time in which I can write up what I do see.
Over at Patreon, I explained to readers why I decided not to stick around Vegas for another couple of days to cover the DEF CON security conference, somewhat to my dismay.
8/6/2025: Dashlane to Delete Its Free Tier of Service, PCMag
I wrote this Monday afternoon off an embargoed copy of Dashlane’s press release after getting further input from a publicist on two points.
8/6/2025: T-Mobile Tweaks 5G Home Internet to Add Benefits (and Fine-Print Fees), PCMag
An editor suggested I take a look at the T-Mobile announcement heralding some added perks to its fixed-wireless service, then I noticed a change in the fine print around its prices. That made this much more interesting to write about.
8/7/2025: This AI Skeptic Thinks AI Is Bringing Human Brains Down to Its Level, PCMag
After catching the tail end of a panel featuring Gary Marcus at Web Summit Vancouver, I made sure to watch his talk at Black Hat and found that an excellent use of my time.
8/8/2025: ACLU Expert: Please Don’t Make Bulk Snooping by Governments Easier, PCMag
Jennifer Granick’s talk was another one I’d put on my to-watch list after first looking over Black Hat’s schedule. I wish I shared her optimism that more companies would be inspired to adopt data-minimization practices to avoid aiding government surveillance.
8/9/2025: Inside Black Hat’s Network Security Operation: Humans Are Still a Problem, PCMag
After several years of writing about the penultimate panel in which Black Hat network admins relate how the event’s network worked and how badly some attendees behaved on it, I had the chance to quiz two of these experts beforehand. I should have done that sooner!
8/9/2025: End of an E-Era: AOL to End Dial-Up Internet Access, PCMag
I did not plan on working Saturday morning after the cognitive overload of Black Hat, but seeing tech journalist Ernie Smith’s Bluesky post highlighting the impending demise of AOL’s dial-up access left me feeling compelled as a Gen Xer to write about it. Unfortunately, my sleep debt may have caught up with me when I left two cringe-inducing typos in the same snakebit paragraph: spelling “America Online” as “American Online” and writing that the company’s 15th birthday happened in 2020, not 2000.
#ACLU #AI #AmericaOnline #AOL #BlackHat #BlackHatNOC #cybersecurity #dialUp #FourthAmendment #GaryMarcus #informationSecurity #infosec #JenniferGranick #LasVegas #TMobileFixedWireless #TMobileHome5G #techPrivacy #Vegas
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Your car knows more about you than your best friend.
Modern vehicles log your location, driving habits, voice commands, and even sync your contacts. Some send it all back to manufacturers—or worse, to third parties.
📌 Unpair your phone when renting or selling.
📌 Review your car’s data settings.
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Your car knows more about you than your best friend.
Modern vehicles log your location, driving habits, voice commands, and even sync your contacts. Some send it all back to manufacturers—or worse, to third parties.
📌 Unpair your phone when renting or selling.
📌 Review your car’s data settings.
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💡Fun fact: Your computer’s battery status API can be used to track you.
Some websites ping battery levels to create a unique fingerprint, even in incognito mode. It’s subtle, creepy—and real.
🛡️ Quick fixes:
• Chrome: Install “Disable Battery API” extension
• Use Brave (built-in protection) or Firefox (already blocks this) -
💡Fun fact: Your computer’s battery status API can be used to track you.
Some websites ping battery levels to create a unique fingerprint, even in incognito mode. It’s subtle, creepy—and real.
🛡️ Quick fixes:
• Chrome: Install “Disable Battery API” extension
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📺 Your Smart TV is watching you. 👀
Hidden inside most modern TVs is something called ACR, Automatic Content Recognition. It tracks everything you watch and sends it to third parties for ad targeting and profit. It's turned on by default, and most people never even know.
Learn how to disable ACR on common models or in your home firewall.
#SmartTV #Privacy #ACR #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechPrivacy #DataRights #Tech
https://unshakled.org/stop-your-smart-tv-from-spying-on-you-complete-acr-disabling-guide/
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📺 Your Smart TV is watching you. 👀
Hidden inside most modern TVs is something called ACR, Automatic Content Recognition. It tracks everything you watch and sends it to third parties for ad targeting and profit. It's turned on by default, and most people never even know.
Learn how to disable ACR on common models or in your home firewall.
#SmartTV #Privacy #ACR #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechPrivacy #DataRights #Tech
https://unshakled.org/stop-your-smart-tv-from-spying-on-you-complete-acr-disabling-guide/
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People are review bombing the entire Borderlands series because of EULA changes that can apparently gain root-level access to your machine under the guise of 'anti-cheat' software
#Borderlands #ReviewBombing #EULAControversy #GamingNews #PrivacyConcerns #AntiCheatBacklash #GamerRights #TechPrivacy #BorderlandsDrama #GameSecurity #RootAccessIssue #PCGaming #GamersUnite -
🚗 Ah yes, the classic "free trial" we never signed up for! Toyota's been quietly collecting & selling driver data to insurance companies like Progressive. Because apparently your car needs to share your driving habits as much as people share cat photos online.
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The Android Phone: Three OPSEC Levels to Disappear Into the Shadows
#OPSEC #Android #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OperationalSecurity #DeadSwitch #PhoneSecurity #PrivacyTools #AndroidSecurity #Encryption #SecurePhone #PrivacySettings #GhostMode #MobileSecurity #DigitalAnonymity #StealthTech #TechPrivacy #PrivacyMatters #SecureYourTechhttp://tomsitcafe.com/2025/04/15/the-android-phone-three-opsec-levels-to-disappear-into-the-shadows/
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The Android Phone: Three OPSEC Levels to Disappear Into the Shadows
#OPSEC #Android #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OperationalSecurity #DeadSwitch #PhoneSecurity #PrivacyTools #AndroidSecurity #Encryption #SecurePhone #PrivacySettings #GhostMode #MobileSecurity #DigitalAnonymity #StealthTech #TechPrivacy #PrivacyMatters #SecureYourTechhttp://tomsitcafe.com/2025/04/15/the-android-phone-three-opsec-levels-to-disappear-into-the-shadows/
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### Data Privacy Concerns with Pokémon Go: Past, Present, and Future
**Past:**
- **Sensitive Location Data:** Pokémon Go has long collected detailed location data to enhance gameplay and mapping accuracy. This data can reveal personal habits and routines.
- **Initial Privacy Issues:** Early versions of the game had issues with excessive permissions, such as full access to Google accounts, which were later addressed.**Present:**
- **Scopely Acquisition:** The recent acquisition of Pokémon Go by Scopely, a company linked to the Saudi Royal Investment Fund, has raised new concerns.
- **Data Handling:** The new ownership raises questions about how user data will be managed and whether it will be shared with the Saudi government, known for its surveillance practices.**Future:**
- **Surveillance Risks:** There is a potential for the Saudi government to use the collected data for surveillance purposes, given its control over powerful surveillance infrastructures.
- **Transparency:** Lack of transparency from Niantic and Scopely about future data handling practices adds to the concerns.
- **User Awareness:** Users are advised to review privacy policies and be cautious about the potential risks associated with their data being handled by a foreign government entity. -
### Data Privacy Concerns with Pokémon Go: Past, Present, and Future
**Past:**
- **Sensitive Location Data:** Pokémon Go has long collected detailed location data to enhance gameplay and mapping accuracy. This data can reveal personal habits and routines.
- **Initial Privacy Issues:** Early versions of the game had issues with excessive permissions, such as full access to Google accounts, which were later addressed.**Present:**
- **Scopely Acquisition:** The recent acquisition of Pokémon Go by Scopely, a company linked to the Saudi Royal Investment Fund, has raised new concerns.
- **Data Handling:** The new ownership raises questions about how user data will be managed and whether it will be shared with the Saudi government, known for its surveillance practices.**Future:**
- **Surveillance Risks:** There is a potential for the Saudi government to use the collected data for surveillance purposes, given its control over powerful surveillance infrastructures.
- **Transparency:** Lack of transparency from Niantic and Scopely about future data handling practices adds to the concerns.
- **User Awareness:** Users are advised to review privacy policies and be cautious about the potential risks associated with their data being handled by a foreign government entity. -
Apparently I'm not the only one annoyed by ads AI-generated content, SEO spam, and intrusive tracking on search engines. I just want to say that in 2025, a well-configured instance of SearXNG is a lifesaver. You can start by experimenting with a public instance like https://searx.bndkt.io/ and later run your own for ultimate customisability and privacy (docs at: https://docs.searxng.org/).
#OpenSource #MetaSearchEngines #SearXNG #AdFree #TechPrivacy #AIOverload #SEOspam #SelfHosting
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Brain monitoring technology at work could boost performance, but it raises big ethical concerns about #privacy and #discrimination. A biomedical engineering professor weighs in on neuroergonomics:
https://buff.ly/3DL8mrP
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Brain monitoring technology at work could boost performance, but it raises big ethical concerns about #privacy and #discrimination. A biomedical engineering professor weighs in on neuroergonomics:
https://buff.ly/3DL8mrP
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📱 Oh look, Instagram is now creating AI versions of users in random scenarios! Because apparently clicking "post" wasn't enough consent - now your selfies might spawn an entire multiverse of you doing things you never agreed to.
"Imagine yourself reflecting on life..." Or maybe just reflect on privacy settings? 🤔
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The installation provided by @XeroLinux with a video by our good friend @distrotube is an excellent resource for any Arch Linux user.
https://fosstodon.org/@XeroLinux/113171193646470925
#InformationOllama
#ArchLinux
#LocalAIManagement
#PrivacyFocusedAI
#LinuxWorkflowIntegration
#SelfHostedAI
#ArchBasedInstallation
#LinuxToolsReview
#OpenSourceAI
#OpenSourceAI
#TechPrivacy #LocalAIManagement
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The installation provided by @XeroLinux with a video by our good friend @distrotube is an excellent resource for any Arch Linux user.
https://fosstodon.org/@XeroLinux/113171193646470925
#InformationOllama
#ArchLinux
#LocalAIManagement
#PrivacyFocusedAI
#LinuxWorkflowIntegration
#SelfHostedAI
#ArchBasedInstallation
#LinuxToolsReview
#OpenSourceAI
#OpenSourceAI
#TechPrivacy #LocalAIManagement
#PrivacyFocusedAI
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La kapablo ruli kaj administri AI-modelojn loke sur via propra maŝino estas vere impresa. Tio donas al vi pli da kontrolo kaj konfidenceco, sen dependi de nubaj servoj. Kaj la fakto, ke ĝi integriĝas bele en ĉiu Linux-laborfluo, faras ĝin eĉ pli allogaj.
https://fosstodon.org/@XeroLinux/113171193646470925 #LocalAI
#Esperanto #PrivacyFocusedAI
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La kapablo ruli kaj administri AI-modelojn loke sur via propra maŝino estas vere impresa. Tio donas al vi pli da kontrolo kaj konfidenceco, sen dependi de nubaj servoj. Kaj la fakto, ke ĝi integriĝas bele en ĉiu Linux-laborfluo, faras ĝin eĉ pli allogaj.
https://fosstodon.org/@XeroLinux/113171193646470925 #LocalAI
#Esperanto #PrivacyFocusedAI
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WebKit enhances Safari privacy with Private Browsing 2.0
https://stackdiary.com/webkit-enhances-safari-privacy-with-private-browsing-2-0/
#Privacy #Security #WebKit #Safari #Browsing #Online #Protection #PrivacyMatters #SecureBrowsing #WebPrivacy #DigitalSecurity #Incognito #Anonymous #Encrypted #NoTracking #Private #TechNews #CyberSecurity #TechUpdates #OnlineSafety #WebSecurity #InternetPrivacy #TechInnovation #WebSafety #PrivacyProtection #DataSecurity #Browser #Secure #PrivacyUpdate #TechPrivacy
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WebKit enhances Safari privacy with Private Browsing 2.0
https://stackdiary.com/webkit-enhances-safari-privacy-with-private-browsing-2-0/
#Privacy #Security #WebKit #Safari #Browsing #Online #Protection #PrivacyMatters #SecureBrowsing #WebPrivacy #DigitalSecurity #Incognito #Anonymous #Encrypted #NoTracking #Private #TechNews #CyberSecurity #TechUpdates #OnlineSafety #WebSecurity #InternetPrivacy #TechInnovation #WebSafety #PrivacyProtection #DataSecurity #Browser #Secure #PrivacyUpdate #TechPrivacy
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Tech (Global News): AI and privacy: Experts worry users may have already ‘traded a lot’ for services https://globalnews.ca/news/9411392/artificial-intelligence-privacy/ #globalnews #TechNews #Technology #artificialintelligenceprivacy #artificialintelligenceart #ArtificialIntelligence #techprivacy #aiprivacy #galactica #chatgpt #LensaAI #Tech #META #agi #AI