Lemmy instance admin snooping at votes (monero.town)
So I was going through /all and this admin is snooping at vote counts for posts in his instance and then posting it publicly....
How Do I Avoid Giving Home Address to Bank?
I’ve heard of things like iPostal and Traveling Mailbox. Do these services allow you to register with bank, DMV, IRS, Voting, etc? How do they work? Would a normal P.O box using its physical address from USPS work? I’ve tried researching it and haven’t gotten clear answers....
What is the community's opinion on Session and Session Automated Software?
As most people here might know, Session utilises a TOR-like onion routing system with some changes to route traffic. The username is the public key whilst the password is the private key....
The Great Privacy Awakening (piped.video)
Privacy implications of accelerometer data (dl.acm.org)
Prvacy-friendly dash cams?
Are there any privacy friendly dash cams on the market? Something that doesn’t phone home, require shady brand apps, force me into cloud storage, etc.
How to get a private car
Hello internet users. Someone in my family is looking to buy a car and wanted some recommendations for a private one. They are looking to buy new, and need Android Auto and CarPlay. I know all new cars suck for privacy by default, but I was hoping someone here could offer some insight as to which cars can be made better and what...
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It (www.wired.com)
For facial recognition experts and privacy advocates, the East Bay detective’s request, while dystopian, was also entirely predictable. It emphasizes the ways that, without oversight, law enforcement is able to mix and match technologies in unintended ways, using untested algorithms to single out suspects based on unknowable...
iPhone apps abuse iOS push notifications to collect user data (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
European countries from privacy and freedom perspective
Hey-ho, privacy enthusiasts...
Nitter is shutting down (github.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/11136426...
Privacy Checkup Quiz: How well do you protect your privacy and security? (privacy-checkup.info)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11275170...
Google Update Reveals AI Will Start Reading All Your Private Messages (www.forbes.com)
Fossify Contacts and Fossify SMS Messenger (Fossify is a fork of Simple Mobile Tools) are now available, joining Fossify's existing suite of Gallery, File Manager, Phone, and Calendar apps. (search.f-droid.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11253225...
Why you shouldn't use a SIM card and use an hotspot as an alternative (piped.video)
The video discusses the privacy concerns associated with SIM cards in mobile phones, highlighting three main reasons to be cautious. First, it explains how SIM cards enable constant location tracking through communication with cell towers. Second, it delves into the autonomy of SIM cards, particularly proactive SIMs that can...
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox (www.theverge.com)
Mozilla is unhappy because the use of browser engines other than WebKit will be restricted to the EU, forcing them to develop two different apps....
iPhone Apps Secretly Harvest Data When They Send You Notifications, Researchers Find (gizmodo.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11219865...
"Cars are the worst product for privacy" | Hope this will reach the normie consumer! (foundation.mozilla.org)
No SIM? No Problem! (youtu.be)
Very interesting video about the tracking of cellular networks.
Why do you think they don't show Brave here? (lemmy.ml)
Firefox updated today and I’m wondering why they don’t put Brave in this table, what’s your opinion on this? 🤔
How private is Apple's Private Relay, really?
You’re forced to use Cloudflare. Don’t they track … everything?
Ah yes, smart lights need Tor. (lemm.ee)
I have this old TP-Link smart lightbulb, it’s the only thing that’s IoT and on WiFi in my house....
On the fence about the importance of privacy? Start researching articles about using advertising data points(example article linked) (www.wordstream.com)
I’m wanting to get a better understanding of what the actual data is that advertising companies have on us, we all know its “a lot” we often hear....
