In case you missed it: Fossify (A fork of Simple Mobile Tools)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10796117...
What do you think about dVPNs?
Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service (www.ghacks.net)
This Week in Privacy #4 - Privacy Guides Blog (blog.privacyguides.org)
The Battle for Biometric Privacy (www.wired.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!...
‘Constantly monitored’: the pushback against AI surveillance at work (www.theguardian.com)
DivestOS is fundraising, no longer sustainable ($12,000 goal) (divested.dev)
Sharing this because it’s one of the most promising Android projects we recommend on Privacy Guides, and it would be a huge detriment to the Android/Privacy community at large if this developer is no longer able to continue this work :(...
Opting into 'link history' on Facebook and Instagram means agreeing to (more) ad targeting (www.engadget.com)
How Meta’s New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of Surveillance (dnyuz.com)
Travel VPN Routers compared to OpenWRT Rasberry Pi (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Travel routers with VPN or Tor allow you to avoid trusting the DNS from WiFi ISPs and cell phone towers. Some even let you plugin USB modems and switch MAC addresses to help bypass WiFi captchas on multiple devices. This article compares GL.inet to a Rasberry Pi with OpenWRT, and can give you some ideas for privacy and security...
The Internet Enabled Mass Surveillance. A.I. Will Enable Mass Spying. (slate.com)
Cartels Are Using a Police Database to Track and Target Their Enemies (www.vice.com)
Tyranny of Microsoft (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Microsoft’s agenda is very clear, they want control and surveillance over the flow of information on the internet.
The Most Dangerous Canadian Internet Bill You’ve Never Heard Of Is a Step Closer to Becoming Law - Michael Geist (www.michaelgeist.ca)
Pro/Con of DeGoogled Phone Operating Systems (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Overview of the pros and cons of some DeGoogled Phone operating systems/models such as:...
Rite Aid "covert surveillance program" falsely ID'd customers as shoplifters, FTC says (www.cbsnews.com)
EU fingerprint checks for British travellers to start in 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
How to Stop Pegasus Malware (simplifiedprivacy.com)
What is Pegasus?...
This Week in Privacy (#2) (blog.privacyguides.org)
Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to Target Ads (www.404media.co)
A marketing team within media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims it has the capability to listen to ambient conversations of consumers through embedded microphones in smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices to gather data and use it to target ads, according to a review of CMG marketing materials by 404 Media and details from a...
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants (arstechnica.com)
At COP28, 12,000 surveillance cameras are causing privacy concerns (www.euronews.com)
The state of open source SMS messagers
With simple messager selling out & qksms no longer being actively worked on. What’s our options for open source sms messagers?...
Epic Win Against Google (simplifiedprivacy.com)
Huge win for Epic Games in their court case against Google. The court decided that Google’s Play app store operated as an illegal monopoly and the case also challenged the transaction fees of up to 30% that Google imposes on Android app developers....
