Privacy

G'day :)

Just a query. I use both WhatsApp and Messenger via the PWAs for Firefox extension. Both offer to install their own native apps on Windows, but I don't trust that this is safe since I assume they could then monitor anything else going on on my computer.

Would that be a fair assumption?

Google's Chrome web browser is set to warn users that private browsing does not prevent them from being tracked. Many users were under the impression that

Is it useful for people with limited tech knowledge? Is the organization trustworthy? I don't know enough about any of this to vet it, but a basic primer would be useful for me and my even less tech savvy relatives.

866 Trackers this has to be some kind of new record?

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Privacy friendly app repository by SECUSO, a unit of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

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.

Not at all sure my stock kb is doing me any privacy favors.

Scramble Cloud is now giving 100 GB of free end-to-end encrypted cloud storage for three month.

There's no telling how long this offer will last, so I highly recommend signing up right away if you're keen on securing this deal.

You won't need to share any sensitive personal information, such as payment details. Even a temporary email worked perfectly for me!

https://scramble.cloud

Omnivore is an open-source, privacy friendly and self-hostable alternative for read-it-later services like Pocket, Instapaper, or Flipboard. This could be your platform of choice.

Youtube is now fully blocking me from watching videos if my adblocker is on. I use firefox with uBlock. I turned it off and then they claimed that I still had an adblocker on. After swapping my user agent to Chrome it started working again. Has anyone else have this happen to them?

This feels like they're trying to push people into using chromium based browsers.

There is a lot of misinformation being promoted in various privacy circles about Tor. This article will examine some facts about Tor and assess whether it is the infallible privacy tool it’s made out to be by some. There is a growing chorus of people who blindly recommend Tor to anyone looking for online anonymity. This …

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5724757

It’s not surprising that ChatGPT has been accused of breaching the EU’s main privacy law – PIA blog noted that ChatGPT was a privacy disaster waiting to happen back in February. As the first complaint to be taken up by an EU data protection agency, this case will be watched closely by other EU Member States, and around the world. The Polish inquiry is likely to investigate many of the key GDPR issues that arise for AI programs and be used as a benchmark in future legal cases.

Briar is an anonymous encrypted privacy messenger routed through Tor. But it's development is funded by the CIA for the purpose of regime change in countries with censored internet. Does this mean it's good or bad? This article gives a brief overview of the situation: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/briar-1-private-messenger-but-no-audio-calls/

Data brokers know a lot about us. They silently harvest any information they can find, by purchasing information, using trackers, scraping social media, inge...

Excellent Guide on how to reduce or completely remove this corrupt and evil leech called Google out of your life:

https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-to-reduce-googles-control-over-you/

The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users.

Just curious.
Well, of course the EU has the GDPR and California has the CCPA.
My country, Türkiye, has the KVKK. (The Turkish Data Protection Law/Authority)
Does your country have something similar to this?

**Intel's GPU Drivers Now Collect Telemetry, Including 'How You Use Your Computer'**The data collection feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it during installation.
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/intels-gpu-drivers-now-collect-telemetry-including-how-you-use-your-computer
#privacy #tech #technology #gaming #intel #gpu

Welcome to the ThunderVerse! An exciting clip from Episode #3 of the ThunderCast podcast with some breaking news about upcoming Thunderbird products. The podcast is available to listen to on most major podcast clients. You can stream it or subscribe here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9380007 #→ What's New In Thunderbird 115: https://mzla.link/whatsnew115 → Download Thunderbird: https://thunderbird.net

Has anyone tried this yet or read about it elsewhere? I'd love to know if it's a money-grab or if it's genuinely a good idea to sign up. It's fairly cheap.

So one of my favourite youtubers is sponsored by Incogni. Is that a legit service, cause it sounds too good to be true?

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Recent discussions in the European Parliament can seriously undermine existing cyber security practices and open source development by setting disproportionate obligations and strict requirements for vendors supplying products in Europe. ...