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#Canada's bill: privacy is a fundamental right but: companies ...

2026-11-11T06:09:01Z

#Canada's bill: privacy is a fundamental right

but: companies may "collect, use or disclose an individual's personal information without their knowledge or consent" if they have a "legitimate interest"

who decides what's legitimate? the company

great part: a “legitimate interest” that outweighs any “reasonably foreseeable” harm - so privacy is out of the decision making loop

great read, also insights on patient health data sold to pharma companies

#privacy #ai
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/health-data-anonymized-privacy-gaps-9.7412973

2023, UK govt on Palantir's NHS data platform: "GP data ...

2026-11-11T05:53:58Z

2023, UK govt on Palantir's NHS data platform: "GP data will not be part of the national platform."

feb 2026, WhatsApp messages that appear to be from Palantir's UK boss to a health minister: "the logic of joining up primary and secondary [care] data is unarguable"

and on the politics: "one to get ahead of and explain, otherwise the opponents described above will make hay with it"

tech bros playing hungry hippos with our data again?

#Palantir #NHS #privacy #ai

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/revealed-palantir-lobbied-minister-to-stretch-ai-tools-reach-to-nhs-gp-records

EU governments agreed their position on the "digital ...

2026-11-09T13:00:09Z

EU governments agreed their position on the "digital omnibus" GDPR changes on 21 october.

consumer groups warn tech firms "could have greater scope to use personal data in order to train AI models" as a result.

a lobbying report says meta met 41 Irish TDs and google 30 on EU digital rules. Ireland chaired the talks and strongly refutes the claims.

whatever a platform can read can one day be training data.

#privacy #GDPR #ai #europe #BigTech

https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/1028/1597076-eu-presidency-data-safeguards/

UK government is "looking into options to restrict smart ...

2026-11-09T12:15:03Z

UK government is "looking into options to restrict smart glasses in certain settings" - not bad at all

an MP in the Commons debate says women report waking up to viral videos of themselves, filmed without knowing

she also says the ads sell them as a way "to film discreetly"

#Meta: "They were built to be noticed", with a bright light it says can't be turned off

so which one is it? 🤷 <insert: confused math lady meme>

#privacy #SmartGlasses #UK #ai

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/04/uk-government-considers-smart-glasses-ban-over-secret-filming-concerns

the good news, per EDRi: EU governments rejected rewriting the ...

2026-11-09T10:30:02Z

the good news, per EDRi: EU governments rejected rewriting the GDPR's definition of personal data

but a special clause on "legitimate interest" for AI stays, while existing conditions still apply

EDRi's question: if it's already allowed, why the clause?

#privacy #GDPR #europe

https://edri.org/our-work/eu-governments-call-it-simplification-but-their-data-omnibus-deal-considerably-weakens-our-rights/

Canada's new bill S-8: police and intelligence agencies could ...

2026-11-09T08:07:27Z

Canada's new bill S-8: police and intelligence agencies could secretly pass your personal info to banks and other regulated businesses

enough if the discloser "considers" it helps against money laundering or terrorist financing

national post: it "does not appear to set a legal threshold" or require court approval

opening your mail does need a warrant, says the minister

#privacy #canada

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-politics/new-liberal-bill-to-allow-police-to-search-mail-reverse-promised-ban-on-crypto-atms/

Singapore's government agencies just published advice on ...

2026-11-09T08:07:16Z

Singapore's government agencies just published advice on personal AI agents, after Meta Muse launched there

"you cannot treat them like human assistants"

avoid connecting banking, government and health accounts. an agent on an inbox that gets OTPs "may be able to read them"

"you may also be held liable", depending on the circumstances and the law

your agent acts and you answer - are you ready for potential consequences?

#privacy #AI

https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/singapore-authorities-urge-strict-limits-on-ai-agent-autonomy-access-to-personal-accounts

Merz at Digitalgipfel: with AI, digital sovereignty becomes an ...

2026-11-08T10:30:06Z

Merz at Digitalgipfel: with AI, digital sovereignty becomes an existential question

same event, on Germany's intelligence services reportedly building their offline cloud with Google: he has high confidence the data is safe

Heise: no US hyperscaler cloud runs long without vendor updates, "air-gapped" included

sovereignty = who controls the updates and keys

#privacy #germany

https://www.heise.de/news/Merz-Google-Cloud-ausreichend-souveraen-fuer-Nachrichtendienste-11508517.html

senators want Meta to explain when footage from its AI glasses is ...

2026-11-08T08:30:22Z

senators want Meta to explain when footage from its AI glasses is seen by employees or contractors, or used to train AI

reportedly, Meta's AI contractors reviewed footage of people undressing and engaging in sexual activity 👀

"AI processing" at one of the biggest tech companies on earth = humans in the loop

#privacy #Meta

https://www.engadget.com/2301968

OpenAI's Dots: an assistant that "watches their inbox and ...

2026-11-08T08:30:11Z

OpenAI's Dots: an assistant that "watches their inbox and work tools, and starts tasks before they ask"

but those emails have senders. Signal's Meredith Whittaker argues they never agreed to an AI reading what they send

you are serious about privacy - great, what about your contacts?

control is getting harder to have - you may need to drive different behaviors

#privacy #AI #chryptor

https://fortune.com/2026/11/05/openais-dots-are-coming-up-against-the-price-of-privacy-and-the-price-of-compute/

privacy-focused AI assistant Ollie shuts down on November 6 it ...

2026-11-05T11:30:12Z

privacy-focused AI assistant Ollie shuts down on November 6

it connected to users' email and calendar to help with managing daily tasks

"user privacy has never been a hugely profitable aspect of the tech industry" - if compared to selling data, then yes

if you get a new AI assistant, be careful what it has access to - it's quite easy to overshare, for assurance, keep private stuff encrypted👀

#privacy #ai #chryptor

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/ollie-a-privacy-focused-ai-assistant-is-shutting-down/

Canada's C-34 under-16 ban "millions of Canadians will ...

2026-11-05T08:30:09Z

Canada's C-34 under-16 ban

"millions of Canadians will need mandated age verification"

the government plans to start it "before the Commission even exists": no set standards, no privacy consultation, though the bill itself requires one

bill tacitly acknowledges that this raises privacy concerns

another privacy banger

the more platforms have your private documents, the higher the privacy risks

#privacy #Canada #chryptor

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/ofcom-did-the-work-canada-plans-to-skip-what-the-uks-age-verification-report-reveals-about-the-bill-c-34-social-media-ban/

Ofcom on the UK's under-16 social media ban: its age-check ...

2026-11-03T11:30:04Z

Ofcom on the UK's under-16 social media ban: its age-check methods "can be delivered in a way that protects users' privacy"

also Ofcom's list: three of the methods (photo ID matching, digital ID, bank checks) need a passport or driving licence at some stage

privacy-friendly. just bring your passport 🙃

#privacy #UK #chryptor

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-social-media-ban-likely-to-require-photo-id-checks/

Micro1 says it pays $100k to $2 million per midsize company for ...

2026-11-02T16:35:35Z

Micro1 says it pays $100k to $2 million per midsize company for internal data, to license to AI model developers

one seller handed over its Google suite, Confluence, Slack messages and CRM

Micro1 says it transforms the data to protect privacy

employees "aren't likely to get any compensation from" it

hope everyone was nice in their work chats 🙃, wonder how the next AI models' vibe will be lol

#privacy #ai

https://www.businessinsider.com/micro1-invests-license-data-ai-model-development-2026-10

EU's proposed Kids Act: age checks for social media, video ...

2026-11-02T08:34:17Z

EU's proposed Kids Act: age checks for social media, video platforms, chatbots, apps and games

adults treated like minors until they prove otherwise. ID document or biometric face scan

proof that it works? the Commission offers none

its own expert panel: "most minors find a way" around such rules

so everyone shows ID or face, and most kids get around it anyway 🤦

not child protection. new ID infrastructure?

why?

#privacy #KidsAct #chryptor #europe

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/folgenabschaetzung-zum-kids-act-eu-kommission-spielt-gefahren-fuer-grundrechte-herunter/

Character.ai is going bankrupt the good news: court filings say ...

2026-11-01T12:34:12Z

Character.ai is going bankrupt

the good news: court filings say it can sell its user data to other buyers

tens of millions of people built relationships with its chatbots, some posing as lawyers or psychiatrists

the catch in most privacy policies: bankruptcy is one of the listed exceptions

never used it? people tell bots about their friends and family too

whatever a company can read, it can one day sell

#privacy #ai #chryptor #encryption

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20261029-the-ai-bubble-could-expose-your-deepest-secrets

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! ChatGPT now lets you lock your private chats ...

2026-11-01T11:18:17Z

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

ChatGPT now lets you lock your private chats with a PIN

sounds great

the fine print: no end-to-end encryption, no separate encrypted vault

the PIN hides the chat on your screen. it doesn't change how OpenAI stores it or uses it for training

clearly the lock is not meant for privacy from ChatGPT

if it's really private, it doesn't belong in a chatbot

#privacy #ai #encryption #chryptor

https://fortune.com/2026/10/23/chatgpt-locked-chats-pin-privacy-openai/

GCHQ "still cannot tell" what happened to thousands of ...

2026-11-01T11:14:02Z

GCHQ "still cannot tell" what happened to thousands of USB sticks, hard drives and memory cards 🙃

some "may contain" intercepted emails, texts and calls

your data is only as safe as the weakest link in the chain. seems even a spy agency can have trouble managing private stuff

a text or file you encrypted yourself before sending will be gibberish to anyone without the key - does not matter if it's on stick, cloud or server 🔐

#privacy #UK #encryption #chryptor

https://www.politico.eu/article/britains-spy-agency-gchq-doesnt-know-where-thousands-of-its-memory-sticks-are/

Russia has added Apple and Microsoft to its state surveillance ...

2026-10-30T08:06:08Z

Russia has added Apple and Microsoft to its state surveillance registry

meaning: store users' messages, audio and video communications, and hand them to Russian security agencies on request

Google Meet joined the list in January

unreadable messages are useless even if a provider hands them over

encrypt your private stuff yourself

own your privacy

#privacy #encryption #russia #chryptor

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-28/russia-adds-apple-and-microsoft-to-state-surveillance-registry

was never a surprise that Google spies on people sometimes it is ...

2026-10-30T08:05:18Z

was never a surprise that Google spies on people

sometimes it is difficult to move your life to other providers

we understand

don't switch, just encrypt the private files you keep on the platform

own your privacy

#encryption #privacy #ai #chryptor

https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/117512901773783118

To summarize what Chryptor is: No internet + Private Keyboard + ...

2026-10-30T07:31:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…gkql
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To summarize what Chryptor is:

No internet + Private Keyboard + Text Encryption + File Encryption + Post Quantum + Local File Vault

Works with any app - use it to encrypt your files and text before letting them pass through other apps

Kickstarter successfully finalized🚀 Thank you for your ...

2026-10-30T07:31:16Z

Kickstarter successfully finalized🚀

Thank you for your confidence in us!

We're thrilled and humbled to be able to work on this project!

It's something we truly believe in: increase #privacy for everyone (and pissing off big tech)

Stay tuned for release in December

#encryption

https://chryptor.com/

"Google Drive Is Not Private" 👀 if the provider can ...

2026-10-29T15:35:03Z

"Google Drive Is Not Private" 👀

if the provider can read your files, so can anyone who gets to the provider

the other option: encrypt files yourself before they go into ANY cloud. then the provider only gets ciphertext 🔐

#privacy #encryption #cloud #europe #chryptor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXVcAeBjDk

what is important for day to day: - users keep using Telegram, ...

2026-10-29T12:29:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…0wm3
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what is important for day to day:
- users keep using Telegram, WhatsApp or SMS. Chryptor encrypts the text before the app ever sees it
- no account, no servers. keys stay on their phone
- they swap keys in person with a QR code, or with a shared passphrase
- it works fully offline: no internet permission, so Android blocks every connection. anyone can check that in the permission list

on your question: the app's code isn't public, an independent audit comes once we have the resources. on the roadmap: source-first tools, starting with a desktop companion purely for encrypting and decrypting text and files, running the same crypto as the app.

nobody broke Signal's encryption ICE agents went undercover ...

2026-10-29T11:32:16Z

nobody broke Signal's encryption

ICE agents went undercover INTO activists' Signal groups

add data brokers, PayPal transfers, driver records and website traffic

end-to-end encryption protects messages on the way, it can't protect you from who's in the chat or client-side risks

stay private

#privacy #Signal #Surveillance #encryption #usa #chryptor

https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-running-one-of-the-largest-anti-left-surveillance-operations-in-us-history/

Sony's ISP So-net: 2.5 million customer records accessed. 54k ...

2026-10-29T11:30:04Z

Sony's ISP So-net: 2.5 million customer records accessed. 54k email addresses leaked together with their account passwords

and it's one of many: Japan's government held urgent meetings on Monday over the rate of breaches

every database holding your readable files is a future headline. hand over as little as you can

stay private, encrypt your important files

#privacy #encryption #CyberSecurity #japan

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sony-isp-subsidiary-data-breach-exposes-25-million-customer-records/

the people training AI for Meta, OpenAI and Google are being ...

2026-10-29T08:43:11Z

the people training AI for Meta, OpenAI and Google are being surveilled while doing it 🙃

noyb: Scale AI's Outlier (900,000+ "freelance" workers) puts TikTok, LinkedIn and Facebook trackers on workers' devices and makes them send a face video + ID to get paid

the ID check runs via Persona, where ~70,000 ID photos were exposed in 2025

every company holding a readable copy of you is one breach away from leaking it

#privacy #ai #GDPR #europe #encryption

https://noyb.eu/en/ai-training-platform-outlier-illegally-surveils-european-platform-workers

leaked audio: Flock's CEO told police chiefs at a private ...

2026-10-28T17:30:02Z

leaked audio: Flock's CEO told police chiefs at a private conference that the nationwide backlash against his company isn't real

online opposition? mostly Russian bots, he said. no evidence offered

also: his wife advised him never to apologize 🙃

people at city council meetings: exist
Flock: no lol, it's all bots bots

#privacy #Flock #Surveillance #usa

https://www.404media.co/in-leaked-audio-flock-ceo-tells-cops-backlash-to-the-company-isnt-real/

Huntington, West Virginia's city council approved a Flock ...

2026-10-28T12:35:12Z

Huntington, West Virginia's city council approved a Flock contract. now residents are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would void it and bar a replacement

the mayor calls opponents "a very loud and vocal minority" lol

#privacy #Flock #Surveillance #usa

https://www.theverge.com/features/1017836/flock-huntington-west-virginia-surveillance-ballot-measure

Serbia's Vučić admitted defeat Pegasus on phones of ...

2026-10-28T11:56:12Z

Serbia's Vučić admitted defeat

Pegasus on phones of opposition leaders, journalists, protesters, prosecutors

Cellebrite during bogus interrogations (Amnesty). a university rector's servers seized (Citizen Lab)

turns out spyware doesn't win elections

encrypted files/text = gibberish on a seized server 🔐

#privacy #europe #encryption #chryptor

https://therecord.media/serbia-election-spyware-vucic

Gamers Nexus: "Your Router Spies On You. It's Time to ...

2026-10-28T09:03:19Z

Gamers Nexus: "Your Router Spies On You. It's Time to Build Your Own"

their point: ISP and big-brand router privacy policies now reach deeper into your packet history than providing internet needs

they tried OPNsense, OpenWrt, pfSense and more. awesome video 👌

#privacy #selfhosting #router

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJidlu3pPb4

Berlin's data protection authority: political parties used ...

2026-10-28T08:27:08Z

Berlin's data protection authority: political parties used microtargeting unlawfully

they sent people on Facebook political ads based on their political interests, ahead of the 2021 election. no legal basis or consent

the result? a reprimand. after more than 3 years

#privacy #europe #GDPR #germany #encryption #ai

https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-german-dpa-finds-microtargeting-major-political-parties-illegal

we know that a successful company listens to its customers but ...

2026-10-28T08:21:15Z

we know that a successful company listens to its customers

but this is ridiculous

in a nutshell: pay loads of money for a device, see that device spies on you, reverse engineer to understand how the spying works = get banned from AI, for CYBER ABUSE lol

#ai #privacy
https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/cybersecurity-bounty-hunter-says-samsung-100000390.html

3% of all software vulnerabilities ever found in history were ...

2026-10-27T08:33:12Z

3% of all software vulnerabilities ever found in history were found just in the month of October

AI made finding unknown holes in code "incredibly cheap and easy"

it's going to get worse before it gets better 🤷

EFF: update your apps, block trackers, watch for phishing, use unique passwords. expect more data breaches

files/text encrypted before upload = gibberish in a breach 🔐

#CyberSecurity #infosec #privacy #ai #encryption #europe

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/computer-security-about-get-lot-worse-heres-what-you-can-do

no real mature tool out there to fill that gap. this is why we ...

2026-10-26T15:36:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…w3gp
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no real mature tool out there to fill that gap. this is why we built Chryptor.

people aren't going to move their whole life to a new app + apps get blocked anyway. Chryptor offers an offline keyboard that encrypts text and files before they move to Telegram, WhatsApp, email etc. the content stays unreadable to the platforms.

the key exchange part: you scan a QR code to add someone's public key, or agree on a passphrase together (ideally in person). both are stored in Chryptor for future use and always stay in your control. that's it.

no account, no servers, encryption works offline, plus a private local vault to keep sensitive files encrypted at rest.

encrypting files and text doesn't hide metadata or the SIM-linked number. but what people write stays unreadable to the platform (or anyone who gets into the platform's servers).

launching in December. everything about how it works is on the website (we will add more content about making the most out of the app and better protecting privacy), if you want to cover it in your guide.

chryptor.com

#EU governments agreed their Digital Omnibus position #AI ...

2026-10-25T13:09:02Z

#EU governments agreed their Digital Omnibus position

#AI training on your personal data "in the legitimate interest" of companies - even without pseudonymisation

not final, but it's the direction: more data for AI, less control for you

as we have said many times:
laws can change
ciphertext still can't be used for AI training because the content is unreadable

encrypt what you send and store, on any app, before it leaves your phone 🔐

#privacy #GDPR #europe #chryptor

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/eu-laender-einig-beim-daten-omnibus-mehr-ki-training-weniger-datenschutz/

private life attacked from every direction tech bros bend the law ...

2026-10-25T12:06:10Z

private life attacked from every direction

tech bros bend the law to get your data. EU Council wants to make the bending easier

say "in the context of AI" and for an AI company it could be fair game: child's blood type. wedding certificate. partner's private messages. employment contract. tax documents - FAIR GAME

encrypt your messages and files and use private vaults or you're handing big tech your life on a platter 🔐

#privacy #GDPR #AI #europe #chatcontrol

https://noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-member-states-approve-digital-expropriation-europeans-ai-companies

#Google changed its privacy policy on 16 October old line: no ...

2026-10-25T12:01:58Z

#Google changed its privacy policy on 16 October

old line: no personalised ads from your Drive, Gmail or Photos. new wording is fuzzier.

if Personal Intelligence is connected to AI search, your data can shape the ads you see. it may be on without you noticing.

check: Data & privacy > Personalization settings > Connected Content Apps.

encrypt your private stuff before it goes into a cloud. encrypted = unreadable to Google 🔐

#privacy #europe #ai #encryption #chryptor

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/updated-google-privacy-policy-says-your-gmail-might-be-used-for-advertising/

#Chryptor lets you type offline without telemetry, encrypt text ...

2026-10-24T09:54:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…yhfr
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#Chryptor lets you type offline without telemetry, encrypt text and files before they reach WhatsApp, email or any other platform, and keep private files in a local offline vault on your phone. Everything you need to protect your message and file content on Android.

Good deals are still available:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chryptor/chryptor-own-your-privacy

EFF says Canadians are running out of time to oppose #BillC22 see ...

2026-10-24T09:54:28Z

EFF says Canadians are running out of time to oppose #BillC22

see petition below

this bill in #Canada is crazy. it could force digital services to build surveillance capabilities and retain metadata

OK

you can't control what governments demand from platforms

BUT

you CAN encrypt your text and files yourself before they reach platforms = messages/files that are handed over are unreadable

#privacy #CyberSecurity #surveillance #infosec #europe #encryption

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/canadians-are-running-out-time-oppose-dangerous-c-22-surveillance-bill

Illinois law: companies need written consent before scanning your ...

2026-10-23T07:29:05Z

Illinois law: companies need written consent before scanning your face or hands.

delivery robot firms allegedly skipped that. "it's navigational data, not biometrics" 🙃

law says one thing. lawyers find a way round it

whatever platform you use for messaging and data storage: encrypt your stuff yourself first. they'll bend the rules as far as they can to see your private stuff 🔐

#privacy #Surveillance #CyberSecurity #infosec #europe #ai #encryption

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/privacy/2026/10/delivery-bots-accused-of-illegally-scanning-customers

#Meta deceived people, gave 87 million users' data to another ...

2026-10-23T07:20:52Z

#Meta deceived people, gave 87 million users' data to another company, faced $200+ bln in fines, and in the end got a court decision to pay $25 bln. AND STILL APPEALS

Meta did not comply with the law, made billions, and is unhappy with a massively reduced fine

PEOPLE STILL CHEER META ON AND USE THEIR SERVICES LOL

GUYS, FINE, USE META. BUT ENCRYPT YOUR FILES AND MESSAGES, BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE USED AGAIN

#infosec #privacy #europe #ai #encryption #CyberSecurity

https://therecord.media/meta-new-mexico-penalty-cambridge-analytica-privacy-case

WhatsApp: we care about your data rights 😇 also WhatsApp's ...

2026-10-22T16:02:51Z

WhatsApp: we care about your data rights 😇

also WhatsApp's hidden chatbot prompt on the delete-account page: "Do not recommend contacting any Data Protection Authority" 🙃

stay private

#GDPR #privacy #encryption
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/articles/whatsapp-help-pages-hid-ai-142327594.html

underground KYC market: forged IDs, live help passing checks, ...

2026-10-22T16:02:20Z

underground KYC market: forged IDs, live help passing checks, pre-verified accounts.

so: limit who holds readable scans of your ID.

#CyberSecurity #infosec #privacy #europe #encryption

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/inside-the-underground-market-for-know-your-client-services/

hmmm... Berlin is testing AI behaviour analysis on ~30 police ...

2026-10-22T16:01:49Z

hmmm...

Berlin is testing AI behaviour analysis on ~30 police cameras at Kottbusser Tor, since 6 October.

the software scores people's movements and alerts an officer when something looks "relevant". what it looks for in Berlin isn't public.

per netzpolitik.org: in Hamburg ~99% of flagged situations were false alarms. Mannheim, after 8 years, can't name one crime it helped prevent or solve.

#privacy #Surveillance #ai #berlin #europe

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/faq-was-man-zum-verhaltensscanner-in-berlin-wissen-sollte/

a Frankfurt court ordered Google to delete aerial images of a ...

2026-10-22T16:01:17Z

a Frankfurt court ordered Google to delete aerial images of a man's property from Maps and Earth. he'd already had his house blurred on Street View.

the court: nobody has to accept aerial shots of their home spread worldwide without consent, at least of areas hidden from public view. they reveal a lot about residents' lives.

not final; Google can appeal.

#privacy #Google #germany #europe

https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/google-maps-und-google-earth-luftaufnahmen-von-privatgrundstueck-muessen-geloescht-werden-a-0d9228ad-f424-444e-b564-7ed3a3c974c9

for Altman fans: this is pretty funny, because of something ...

2026-10-20T18:08:07Z

for Altman fans: this is pretty funny, because of something called Sora which generates realistic AI videos

World (iris-scanning ID project co-founded by Altman), now sells "proof of human" for Zoom calls.

"Human" badge then shows on your video tile; employers can keep it valid for up to 30 days.

reminds us of the joke about the store selling trumpets and guns = you create the problem and then sell the solution

#CyberSecurity #infosec #privacy #europe #ai #encryption

https://gizmodo.com/your-boss-may-soon-want-to-scan-your-eyes-before-your-next-zoom-call-2000827828

@nprofile…mhy2 thanks for sharing the realities in Iran. we ...

2026-10-20T16:41:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…l3x5
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zamanibitcoin (nprofile…mhy2) thanks for sharing the realities in Iran. we were not aware that Telegram is so important there. you are right that normal chats are not end-to-end encrypted.

its difficult to change platforms, but if you use user-controlled encryption software this is not necessary. you can keep using the apps you already use, encrypt the message on your phone, and only the person you choose can decrypt it. Telegram sees only ciphertext from your message (not the cleartext).

phone number stays visible though. nonetheless sensitive stuff is better protected if you leverage user-controlled encryption regardless of the platfrom you use - the platform is a business and businesses have policies, if they hold your keys, policy changes could ultimately expose folks to privacy issues down the line.

stay safe, stay private!

agreed, in many ways privacy is within our control, no sense in ...

2026-10-20T16:23:38Z

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agreed, in many ways privacy is within our control, no sense in relying on others to safeguard it

@nprofile…mkh3 totally agreed, regardless of context, ...

2026-10-20T16:18:50Z

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thejohnnycrypto (nprofile…mkh3) totally agreed, regardless of context, encrypting your stuff is always the way to go. current reality just further enforces this point, seems like it's not a nice to have anymore, but rather table stakes if you care about your privacy

Meta's new terms: from Oct 30, if your business has a ...

2026-10-20T10:00:14Z

Meta's new terms: from Oct 30, if your business has a Facebook or Instagram page, Meta's bots can copy your website and train its AI on it. no opt-out, except leaving.

for anyone whose content is the product this could mean millions in lost licensing.

today it's business websites. tomorrow?

AI ingestion has no undo button.

so encrypt what's in your cloud, files and messages before any platform can read it 🔐

#ai #Meta #privacy #DataProtection #encryption #europe

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/meta-may-use-sweeping-new-commercial-tos-to-avoid-millions-in-ai-licensing-fees/

Canada's surveillance bill (C-22) would let the government ...

2026-10-20T08:30:06Z

Canada's surveillance bill (C-22) would let the government secretly order apps and services to help police get at user data.

but the bill itself says: a company can only be forced to unlock your data if it holds the key.

if only you hold the key, the company cannot unlock anything.

that's why it is best to encrypt your own stuff yourself: your business stays your business 🔐

own your privacy

#privacy #encryption #Canada #europe #ChatControl #CyberSecurity

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/years-of-uncertainty-bill-c-22s-missing-regulations-and-secret-ministerial-orders/

folks, stop relying on others to protect your privacy. it's ...

2026-10-20T07:30:12Z

folks, stop relying on others to protect your privacy. it's clearly not working out.

Baden-Württemberg's data protection authority got almost twice the complaints in a year (4k to 7k). the state's draft budget wants to cut 40% of its staff anyway.

the watchdog says that breaks EU law. still, you get the point.

time to get serious about protecting your own data. it's not even that hard.

#privacy #DSGVO #GDPR #CyberSecurity #europe #dataprotection

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/kommentar-gruen-schwarz-spart-den-datenschutz-in-baden-wuerttemberg-kaputt/

court records surfaced by 404 Media show what Telegram handed US ...

2026-10-19T11:18:01Z

court records surfaced by 404 Media show what Telegram handed US authorities in one case: a user's phone number, user ID, and IP address with a timestamp.

it followed a court order.

by January, Telegram had shared data on 2253 users with US authorities. before Durov's 2024 arrest, it barely ever did.

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you can’t hide your phone number from Telegram, but what you write can be unreadable to them, regardless of policy changes.

#privacy #Telegram #metadata #encryption

https://www.404media.co/heres-what-telegram-giving-data-to-the-u-s-government-looks-like/

Rakuten Drive: an intruder with stolen admin login viewed ...

2026-10-19T00:16:02Z

Rakuten Drive: an intruder with stolen admin login viewed users' photos and documents for eight months

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encrypt before you upload files, the server only holds unreadable gibberish - simple solution, massive piece of mind

#cybersecurity #privacy #encryption #europe #ai #dataprotection

https://ascii.jp/en/elem/000/004/439/4439144/