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ChaoticNeutralCzech, in Cars are a 'privacy nightmare on wheels'. Here’s how they get away with collecting and sharing your data

And then manufacturers are like:
“You can’t let an independent mechanic have this data!”

governorkeagan,

Where’s the problem? Why wouldn’t I want that? /s

Prewash_Required,

It’s even more comprehensive than that. They don’t even want you to have it, even though it’s data about your use of your vehicle. If you want to use a third party telematics system or just hook up a laptop with software to pull the data, the manufacturers ironically cite data privacy risks as the reason they want to lock down the data so nobody but them can provide access.

mintycactus, in Let's decentralize the web together.
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  • maxprime,

    Posting something in a public forum and having that be posted elsewhere is not bad for privacy. What’s bad for privacy is social media megacorps installing apps that extract unreasonable amounts of personally identifying data and selling those databases to the highest bidder.

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  • capital,

    What kind of privacy do you expect when the goal is to post something on a public forum?

    Equinox, in Windows 11 Debloat tools

    This one is the best github.com/builtbybel/BloatyNosy

    And this one is a nice addition github.com/Sophia-Community/SophiApp

    CriticalMiss, in Let's decentralize the web together.

    Isn’t blogspot a centralized service?

    CookieJarObserver,
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    No, WordPress and Blogs can be federated, lemmy.world is becoming a centralized service…

    GCostanzaStepOnMe,
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    The UI for different Lemmy instances sadly is ass. Such a bother to navigate this space, also with the constant federating and federating …

    CookieJarObserver,
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    Most lemmy instances have the same UI and most people use apps for lemmy…

    Also you don’t have to worry about federation, thats for your instance admin (Wintermute) to worry about. If you want to be federated with basically everything Shitjustworks is your choice

    GCostanzaStepOnMe,
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    I do have to worry about federation of my instance mods decide to have a feud with another instance where I subscribe to subs. Also the UI is wonky for linking to different instances, like I’m never logged in when clicking on a link to a different instance. It’s just very crude right now. Plus discovery is kind of a pain, topics get spread over different instances…

    Albin9326,
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    How lemmy.world becoming centralized ?

    CookieJarObserver,
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    Lots of defederations, and like two thirds of the total users are there…

    iso,
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    Yes. I personally think the biggest instance should have at most a quarter of user base. They have a lot of authority in Lemmy now and can rule out other players very easily unfortunately.

    Blaze,
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    Seems reasonable. Currently, they have 13k monthly users while Lemmy has 37, so not too bad

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    Blaze,
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    Currently, they have 13k monthly active users while Lemmy has 37, so not too bad

    lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

    lemmy.fediverse.observer/stats

    sabreW4K3, in Let's decentralize the web together.
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    What’s the Fediverse Snap/TikTok alternative?

    Albin9326,
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    There is currently no service in fediverse to replace tiktok, instagram reels and YouTube shorts.

    CookieJarObserver,
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    And thats good. There is no need for such a thing.

    maxprime,

    Just going out on a limb here but maybe that’s a good thing.

    krimsonbun,

    couldn’t agree more. but what about snapchat though?

    HughJanus,

    Eh, yes and no. I personally loathe that type of media but certainly several hundred million people do not, so it would be nice if there was an alternative for them.

    ruination,

    Same. I’d rather they not exist, but if they must, better that it isn’t under big tech’s grubby palms.

    QuazarOmega,

    There is none yet that I know of.
    But I think something has to be said as well: the problem with copying to the T the most popular social networks is that those are designed to be deliberately predatory and addictive, many parts of their design is implemented in alternatives without even thinking what it really means for the users, because it has become second nature to us and they also feel good, but are mostly detrimental exactly for that and I’m the first to say that I keep falling for it, spending hours on end on my phone. Think infinite scrolling, instant notifications, etc.
    While it’s good to have the option, if we want a healthier social media experience, it doesn’t suffice to decentralize it, we also need to think of at least better defaults, then let the users decide for themselves if they want a more addicting experience

    shotgun_crab, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    Fuck off

    silmarine, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    How does this affect people self hosting an encrypted chat service? Would those people be at risk of a police raid or something?

    Infiltrated_ad8271,
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    It only applies if there is any profit, even if it is a single ad for a single user.

    gjoel,

    So not Signal, or…?

    Infiltrated_ad8271,
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    It shouldn't, they are a non-profit foundation that is funded by donations. But take it with a grain of salt.

    captainastronaut, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    Stupid bastards. I hope Apple and WhatsApp and Signal all just turn off service in the EU. Let the users eat these assholes alive when their apps stop working.

    HughJanus,

    I hope they just ignore them and keep the services running. But I also know that’s not realistic.

    Not sure how Signal is going to handle this because they literally built proxies into the app specifically to circumvent this type of legislation.

    Apple and Google will put their apps but it’s trivial to just install it from the Signal website on Android. Or basically anywhere else.

    AzzyDev, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    What’s stopping someone from just sending public keys or something through Signal and encrypting their messages that way? There’s no way to enforce this with such simple loopholes present. We shouldn’t be focusing on breaking privacy and instead invest in helping existing victims in ways that actually matter.

    princessnorah,
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    Whilst I agree with your sentiment, this isn’t how end-to-end encrypted chats work. Otherwise, it would be impossible to know the messages you’re receiving are coming from the person you think they are.

    AzzyDev,

    I suppose you’re right, but forging that kind of thing would be difficult, also considering the PKI already in place. If someone has their own email server and they sign/encrypt their email, and host their public key on a key server somewhere, it’s highly unlikely that all three would be compromised. and even if that fails, you could just meet up with them and exchange flash drives with keys.

    tux0r, in Browsers compared
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    Where’s lynx?

    xilliah, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    Naive. There must be more practical methods to counter child abuse. For example always holding people accountable when they are known to hurt children would be a good start.

    GregorGizeh,

    Its just pretense. Authoritarians want that data, corps want that data, so they push that legislation.

    sibloure,

    It’s not about the children.

    praise_idleness, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    Oh I’m sure pedos are just sending CSAMs via Whatsapp willy-nilly. Not using already very much accessible numerous e2e encrypted methods that can be self-hosted and harder to find/track. We can definitely catch them for sure if this comes to be a thing!

    This is just the laziest excuse for a surveillance. Fuck them.

    Anamana,
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    I wouldn’t be surprised if they were, people are lazy after all.

    Melatonin, (edited ) in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    If you don’t have anything to hide, then let them have your privacy. If you don’t, well then, you’re a suspected terrorist or child predator.

    The logic is impeccable.

    Edit: I WAS being sarcastic, but I guess I was getting upvotes from people who like the EU position as well.

    Win-win.

    AdminWorker,

    I don’t suppose you own curtains?

    baggins,
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    I think hope they were being sarcastic.

    dukethorion,
    @dukethorion@lemmy.world avatar

    /missedsarcasm

    merde, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    Criminalization of encryption : the 8 december case

    Op-ed: ʻEncryption protects our rights, privacy is not a crimeʼ

    The beginning of the “8 December” trial is also the judgement of the right to privacy and encryption

    In this case, protecting one’s privacy and encrypting communications is no longer merely suspect, but participates of constituting a “clandestine behavior”, a way of concealing criminal intentions. In several memos, the DGSI keeps on trying to demonstrate how the use of tools such as Signal, Tor, Proton, Silence, etc., would be evidence of a desire to hide compromising elements. And on top of this, as we denounced last June, the DGSI justifies the absence of evidence of a terrorist project by the use of encryption tools itself. According to them, if they lack of elements proving a terrorist intent, it’s because those proofs are necessarily hold back in those much-vaunted encrypted and inaccessible messages. In reaction of such absurd vicious circle, lawyers of a person charged denounced the fact that “here, the absence of evidence becomes an evidence itself“.

    praise_idleness,

    how the use of tools such as Signal, Tor, Proton, Silence, etc., would be evidence of a desire to hide compromising elements.

    I tried to write about how stupid this statement is with logical explanation but this doesn’t even deserve that. If that goes anywhere near the actual law enforcement policy, that is no longer a free country.

    9point6,

    I offer an alternative service to having a wallet. I securely hold on to the contents of it and let you use the cards in it whenever you want, helps protect from theft, etc.

    Oh you don’t want to use this service because there’s no need for someone else to have access to your wallet? What are you hiding? Clearly you’d be using the service if you weren’t also doing something illegal.

    I’d extend the metaphor further to highlight that there’s no such thing as a secure backdoor, but this is just the same shit police-state authoritarianism we’ve been seeing grow in the UK since Thatcher—surveil fucking everyone, in every way possible whilst they do absolutely anything; because you’re not a citizen, you’re just a criminal or potential criminal.

    And we’ve got a load of shitty news outlets making idiots clap every time their rights are eroded, because this time it’ll stop the paedos and terrorists for good. Like all the other times.

    cheese_greater, in Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

    Cute how they think that

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