#usersafety — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #usersafety, aggregated by home.social.
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2024
“Tor’s Dingledine warns that #Nym’s reliance on demand for its #blockchain and higher prices for its token, as its #VPN funding mechanism is risky.
“There are some downsides to the capitalist-based approach,” says Dingledore. “One of the big ones is, why people participate in the first place. Is the primary goal #UserSafety or profit? If it's #profit, you will put your relay in the cheapest possible place.”
2026
Reading this 2024 Forbes article on the security/price of VPN industry after watching a YT vid of someone talking the virtues of a particular tech, yet failing to mention the funding issue. 😔
#Privacy / #TOR / #security <https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2024/10/22/your-vpn-may-not-be-private-blockchain-startup-nym-aims-to-cure-this/> / <https://archive.md/1cqT1> / NevScape video on Nym <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l53lJ-Ulkw
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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7lz3wr2rlo
#BBC
#Technology
#News
#META
#Fine
#UserSafety"Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a "public nuisance" akin to air pollution and that it must put the money in a fund aimed at reducing future harms."
Well the judge seems to have a good point there.
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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 -
If you're running a Mastodon server, you might want to activate the "authorized fetch" option (also known as "secure mode").
Having this switched on makes your server-level blocks work much more effectively, and helps to protect your server's members from abuse.
It's extremely easy to activate, step-by-step instructions and lots of questions answered at:
🌱 https://fedi.tips/authorized-fetch
#MastoAdmin #AuthorizedFetch #SecureMode #UserSafety #Mastodon
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Instagram brings 13+ content ratings and Limited Content setting to India: Instagram expanded its 13+ content rating and new Limited Content setting to India on April 9, 2026, tightening default protections for all users under 18. https://ppc.land/instagram-brings-13-content-ratings-and-limited-content-setting-to-india/ #Instagram #ContentRatings #LimitedContent #SocialMedia #UserSafety
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TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying it makes users less safe
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Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5M users
#HackerNews #InstagramDataBreach #DataPrivacy #Cybersecurity #UserSafety #PersonalInformation #OnlineSecurity
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Texas Sues Online Gaming Platform Roblox, Alleging It Prioritizes Profits Over Child Safety
#Roblox #Texas #ChildSafety #BigTech #Lawsuit #Gaming #Regulation #KenPaxton #OnlineSafety #UserSafety #Parenting #VideoGames
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Discord says 70k users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
https://www.theverge.com/news/797051/discord-government-ids-leaked-data-breach
#HackerNews #Discord #Data #Breach #GovernmentIDs #UserSafety #Cybersecurity #PrivacyConcerns
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wizard.casa has been banned from my instance due to admin abuse, harassment, refusal of accountability, and unsafe software practices. Silence is not accountability. Safety and ethics matter in the Fediverse.
#Fediverse #Mastodon #Accountability #Safety #Ethics #Harassment #Abuse #Transparency #UserSafety #NoToAbuse #Fediblock #OnlineSafety #DigitalRights #Trust #CommunitySafety
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Our instance has banned wizard.casa. Reasons: lack of accountability, interpersonal abuse from its admin and associates, harassment of users, and refusal to take responsibility. They also host software projects built on anonymity without safeguards. This raises moral, ethical, and safety concerns. Accountability matters, and their silence shows otherwise.
#Fediverse #Mastodon #Accountability #Safety #Ethics #Harassment #Abuse #Transparency #UserSafety #NoToAbuse #Fediblock #OnlineSafety
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Is it possible to allow sideloading *and* keep users safe?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/is-it-possible-to-allow-sideloading-and-keep-users-safe/
#HackerNews #sideloading #userSafety #techDebate #cybersecurity #appDevelopment
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2.5B Gmail users endangered after Google database hack
#HackerNews #GmailHack #GoogleDatabase #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #UserSafety
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Ah, the SSO Hall of Shame: where companies treat essential security like a preposterous premium add-on. 🎟️ Why bother with proper authentication when you can nickel and dime clients in the name of "luxury"? 🙄 Because who needs security when you have profits to make, right? 💸
https://sso.tax/ #SSOHallOfShame #SecurityFail #AuthenticationIssues #CorporateGreed #UserSafety #HackerNews #ngated -
The #tech industry’s investment in #contentmoderation has #declined, leading to a retrenchment of #trust and #safety #policies. Despite the significant impact on #usersafety and the erosion of #humanrights principles, trust and safety #professionals have remained largely #silent. https://www.platformer.news/trustcon-trust-safety-leadership-decline-2025/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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ICYMI: Threads launches direct messaging with safety restrictions: Threads introduces direct messaging and visual highlighting system as platform reaches third year milestone. https://ppc.land/threads-launches-direct-messaging-with-safety-restrictions/ #Threads #DirectMessaging #SocialMedia #DigitalCommunication #UserSafety
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Ars Technica reports that Android phones might someday warn users about those sneaky Stingrays. 📱🕵️♂️ Because what better way to protect your privacy than relying on the same device that eagerly reports your every move to Google? 😏🔍
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/future-android-phones-could-warn-you-about-data-stealing-fake-cell-towers/ #AndroidPrivacy #StingrayDetection #ArsTechnica #UserSafety #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated -
Browser extensions put 4M users at risk of cookie exposure
https://secureannex.com/blog/searching-for-something-unknow/
#HackerNews #BrowserExtensions #CookieExposure #CyberSecurity #UserSafety #PrivacyRisk #4MUsers
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I had to be up at 7 am for this interview on #DemocracyNow about #dating sites and I don't do mornings! But anyway, Happy Valentine's Day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5BqIuNHhVo
Oh, and I am not a Security manager (any more!) even though most of my certifications are though #ASIS - I was a user-safety, advocacy, policy and ethics manager.
#SocialMedia #Safety #News #Match #Tinder #Hinge #News #Guardian #Happy #ValentinesDay #Crime #TrueCrime #Security #CyberSecurity #UserSafety #Advocacy #Policy #Ethics
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@jhamby @90sScriptKiddiw @themizzi @kissane
there has to be concrete technical #usersafety improvements in the #fediverse that a lot of people: #women, #trans people, #blackmastodon, etc, have been demanding for a long time. and #mastodon has been slow to act on. i believe they are addressing that now
any sort of #harassment, that even you and i get, but nowhere near the degree of the targeted #bigotry others get, needs to be nuked from orbit with technical fixes and better #moderation tools
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job number one is #sanctuary
establish #mastodon as the preeminent #usersafety focused place
#fediverse still has a problem with #replyguys. that has to be nuked
then we can build towards your goals, our goals, the goals we need for our #politics and #society away from #plutocracy #socialmedia
the foundation:
1. laser focus on user safety
2. onboarding process as easy or easier than centralized social media ("pick a server? what?", "my timeline is empty", etc are showstoppers) -
Signal president Meredith Whittaker has addressed concerns about unencrypted encryption keys on Signal desktop and the ability to clone entire sessions undetected.
https://stackdiary.com/signal-under-fire-for-storing-encryption-keys-in-plaintext/
#Signal #Security #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #TechNews #DataProtection #EndToEnd #EncryptionKeys #SignalApp #DesktopSecurity #TechSafety #DigitalPrivacy #SecureMessaging #InfoSec #UserSafety #DataBreach #SecurityUpdate #OnlinePrivacy #SignalUpdate #TechAlert #PrivacyConcerns #DigitalSecurity
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Mastodon: Security flaw allows unauthorized access to posts
https://stackdiary.com/mastodon-security-flaw-allows-unauthorized-access-to-posts/
#Mastodon #Security #Vulnerability #Update #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Software #Patch #Server #HighRisk #Hackers #DataProtection #Infosec #TechNews #BugFix #CriticalUpdate #DigitalSafety #MastodonUpdate #CyberAttack #UserSafety #DataBreach #SecurityAlert #NetworkSecurity #OnlineSafety #SecurityFlaw #SecureUpdate #ITSecurity #TechAlert #MastodonPatch #SystemUpdate #CVE
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Apple Introduces Anti-Stalking Features and Reaffirms LGBTQ+ Support in Latest OS Updates: https://www.reviewspace.info/apple-introduces-anti-stalking-features-and-reaffirms-lgbtq-support-in-latest-operating-system-updates
#Apple #iOS175 #macOSSonoma145 #AntiStalking #UserSafety #Privacy #Technology #AppleWatch #iPhone #iPad #LGBTQ+ #TechnologyNews