From FaceID to Amazon One, should you share biometric data online? (www.euronews.com)
If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off. (www.businessinsider.com)
Overview of SMS Verify for Crypto Services (monero.town)
It’s becoming more and more popular for websites (including Google & others) to demand you SMS text verify to use the service. This can be a huge drag on privacy. This article goes over a few services you can pay some tiny amount of cryptocurrency to get a burner SMS text number just for this purpose, including tips on which...
Has anyone used Kagi Search (search engine)? (kagi.com)
Basically the title....
YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers (www.theverge.com)
Which port to run Wireguard on
By default most people run Wireguard on port 51822. This of course shows that you are running a VPN. Is it better to run on another port, for example 443? But I heard that some ISPs frown on that....
Thoughts on this Reddit post claiming 'Lemmy doesn't care about privacy'? (old.reddit.com)
Solene'% : NovaCustom NV41 laptop review (dataswamp.org)
Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated in any way to any of the parties involved in this review. I just enjoy reading Solène’s writings in general and found myself to be especially in fond of this specific article. I share this in the hopes that others might somehow benefit from this as well!...
Cartels Are Using a Police Database to Track and Target Their Enemies (www.vice.com)
This Week in Privacy (#2) (blog.privacyguides.org)
Does the "Redirector" add-on affect your browser fingerprint in any way? (kbin.social)
I use it in my normal Firefox setup, but I've been playing with Mullvad browser and I've kept everything to the defaults so I have a good option when I want a little more anonymity without needing the nuclear option (Tor) for sensitive-ish-but-really-not-all-that-sensitive browsing....
In Africa’s first ‘safe city,’ surveillance reigns (www.codastory.com)
Nairobi boasts nearly 2,000 Huawei surveillance cameras citywide. But in the nine years since they were installed, it is hard to see their benefits.
WhatsApp is Censoring your Photos, Videos, Status and DMs (Facebook) (www.youtube.com)
National Privacy Test: Check your online privacy and security IQ (nationalprivacytest.org)
Can anyone try this video to put as story on WhatsApp ? (kerala.party)
cross-posted from: kerala.party/post/356300...
UK passport database to be used to identify suspects from CCTV footage (therecord.media)
Standard Notes is changing its license (github.com)
Hello everyone,...
Security researcher warns of chilling effect after feds search phone at airport | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
How to use GroupMe in a private manner?
I despise this dogshit application and fail to understand why so many universities use it. I refused to sign up for the longest time not like it would let me anyways for some reason but it is becoming harder as certain university stuff are mandating it.
Mullvad VPN slowing down internet (artemis.camp)
when not connected, i get 400mbps. connected to mullvad, i only get 150mbps...
Threads' New Terms and Conditions Affects the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
Mullvad VPN - Infrastructure audit completed by Radically Open Security (mullvad.net)
We invite you to read the final report of our third security audit, concluded in mid-June 2023, with many fixes deployed late June 2023. Further re-tests and a verification pass was performed during July....
Privacy minded cloud storage provider
I’m looking for a paid cloud storage provider (like google drive, but not google drive) which is privacy minded, so with features like e2e encryption. I’ve been using Jottacloud to backup my large collection of photos. Jottacloud has been satisfactory, but I’ve heard other users complain of incomplete backups, where...
How safe is Bitwarden?
I’m currently using 1Password but I’m no longer satisfied with it.
This Week in Privacy #4 - Privacy Guides Blog (blog.privacyguides.org)
