OmitMe - Your Privacy-Centric, Easily Extendable Data Deletion Solution (github.com)
Thought I’d share a little side project I’ve been working on....
School surveillance tech does more harm than good, ACLU report finds (www.theguardian.com)
National Privacy Test: Check your online privacy and security IQ (nationalprivacytest.org)
Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor (www.wired.com)
UK passport database to be used to identify suspects from CCTV footage (therecord.media)
Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut (www.bloomberg.com)
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[QubesOS] Disarm BusKill Dead Man Switch with Keyboard Shortcut (Guide) (www.buskill.in)
This article describes how to setup keyboard shortcuts in QubesOS so that you can temporarily disarm (pause) the BusKill laptop kill cord....
We Know Who You Are (literaryreview.co.uk)
Standard Notes is changing its license (github.com)
Hello everyone,...
Myanmar junta wants census, biometric identification systems ahead of delayed election (www.abc.net.au)
Security researcher warns of chilling effect after feds search phone at airport | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Reddit forces personalized ads, starts X-like user payment program (arstechnica.com)
Reddit rolled out some changes this week as its continues its push for revenue and profitability jumpstarted by its API rule changes in July. Among the most controversial, the company will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization based on their Reddit activity and started a program that lets users exchange virtual...
Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs (apnews.com)
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report (theconversation.com)
Inside ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players (www.404media.co)
Google’s data trade, E2E encryption victory, rumors of ads in WhatsApp, and X’s risky verification (adguard.com)
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"Smart" car companies are an absolute PRIVACY NIGHTMARE | *privacy not included | Mozilla Foundation (foundation.mozilla.org)
By occupying or operating a Nissan vehicle you automatically agree to their dogshit ToS and privacy policy. You give Nissan the right to collect and sell the following data:...
The UK passes massive online safety bill (www.theverge.com)
Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream (apnews.com)
Car Companies: Stop Your Huge Data Collection Programs (foundation.mozilla.org)
Nowadays, our cars are anything but a private space — they are full blown data collection nightmares on wheels....
From FaceID to Amazon One, should you share biometric data online? (www.euronews.com)
Mullvad VPN slowing down internet (artemis.camp)
when not connected, i get 400mbps. connected to mullvad, i only get 150mbps...
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)
Our digital world is a privacy nightmare (2021) (www.thestar.com)
Threads' New Terms and Conditions Affects the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
