Google Chrome IP address protection challenged by industry (www.theregister.com)
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (kbin.social)
Not sure if this has been posted yet....
Hash matching proposals for the Online Safety Act’s implementation are dangerous | Proton (proton.me)
Is there any Firefox extension to automatically reject cookie popups?
I’m so fed up of these cookie popups requiring a few extra clicks to reject, are there any extensions that will automatically opt out or reject additional cookies?
It’s Time to Oppose the New San Francisco Policing Ballot Measure (www.eff.org)
crossposted from !socialism...
FOSS Firefox Dark Theme Extension?
I’ve tried using firefox’s built in dark theme but it doesn’t quite do enough. I’m looking for a dark reader that’ll invert most websites’ white background and dark text. I was wondering what privacy friendly dark readers people here would recommend, as some that I’ve seen have reports of harvesting user data and...
Debunking the Myth of “Anonymous” Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org)
Mullvad Convert Encrypted DNS Servers To Run From RAM (mullvad.net)
“We recently announced the completion of our migration to remove all traces of disks in use on our VPN infrastructure.”...
What can we do about major sites blocking VPN providers?
I use ProtonVPN for everything, and I’ve started noticing more and more sites simply blocking me if I try to connect to them through ProtonVPN. As much as it sucks, I’ve more or less become acclimated to having to deal with an increased number of captchas while using a VPN; but I’m pretty angry about being blocked...
What custom uBO filter lists do you use? (kbin.social)
Title says it all. Do you use custom filter lists in uBO? If yes: Which ones?...
Adguard/pihole style blocklist to block microsoft web sites
I am trying to block all connections to microsoft ip addresses. I only occasionaly boot windows and don’t want it phoning home. I tried disabling the net interfaces in device manager but windows just re-enables them and send god only knows what back to their servers. I don’t like relying on disconnecting the ethernet cable...
Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years (www.eff.org)
The Anti-Surveillance Coalition's Highest-Stakes Gamble (foreverwars.ghost.io)
Meta payment message (iusearchlinux.fyi)
So I got the message from instagram about either paying or using it free (at the cost personalised ads) just now....
windows and privacy
Greetings fellow privacy enjoyers,...
List of experts advising the EU in support of CSAM legislation has been published (digitalcourage.social)
Should I rethink the encryption method of my backup drives?
I’ve been using veracrypt for the past 4 years to create container files in everything from thumb drives to external hard drives. After upgrading one of my backup drives, I decided that I will switch to a different filesystem altogether going on, from ntfs to ext4, since I havent really used windows in those 4 years. With the...
Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism | VPRO Documentary (www.youtube.com)
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Introducing Badger Swarm: New Project Helps Privacy Badger Block Ever More Trackers (www.eff.org)
Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media)
An Annapolis, Maryland-based company, Berla Corporation, provides the technology to some car manufacturers but does not offer it to the general public, the lawsuit said. Once messages are downloaded, Berla’s software makes it impossible for vehicle owners to access their communications and call logs but does provide law...
melroy, I saw today the infamous pop-up of YouTube again that they will block the video player after 2 more videos if I keep using uBlock Origin. ** Google.
Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866