"Do you have something to hide?" is a manipulative rebuke to those that use #encryption.
It would help us all turn this conversation around. Because, the answer is: YES, we do have something to hide.
Things that we should hide, and must question why a government or business NEEDS access to:
- Medical history.
- Sensitive conversations with employers, children, spouses.
- Billing and banking information.
- Purchase information.
- Web search history.
And more...
Tomorrow is #DeleteWhatsAppDay! 🚮 Despite WhatsApp’s delay of its privacy policy update, many users have decided to take a stand for #privacy and leave the controversial chat service on the original deadline of February 8. ✊
Is one of the things holding people back on their break from #bigtech #socialmedia the idea that having followers is the same thing has having productive conversations?
RT @internetfreedom@twitter.com
Increasing Use of Facial Recognition Technology in India!
Today, we wrote to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, relaying our concerns on the ongoing use of FRT and asking them to call stakeholders and privacy experts to depose before them.
1/n
https://panoptic.in/case-study/we
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/internetfreedom/status/1359104039913287681
@theprivacyfoundation I haven't heard of this book. But about the first half of my #fosdem21 talk (tomorrow, 10am) is about how the web fails to take user concerns into account by design.
I didn't intend for that, but it had to get out ;)
https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/humancentricinternet/
With the help of #NOYB, Clearview AI's database has been declared illegal in the EU. Take action now to stop Clearview from collecting your data: https://noyb.eu/en/clearview-ais-biometric-photo-database-deemed-illegal-eu 😀💪
Breaking good news: Clearview Facial-Recognition Technology Ruled Illegal in Canada
"Canadian authorities have found that the collection of facial-recognition data by Clearview AI is illegal because it violates federal and provincial privacy laws..."
https://threatpost.com/clearview-facial-recognition-canada/163650/
...just a regular reminder that we all have something to hide. Encryption and good #privacy practices are good for us all.
https://mastodon.social/@theprivacyfoundation/103165334208919945
#encrypted #SMS #signal #WhatsApp #Facebook #google #InformationSecurity #InfoSec #private
Freedom of speech and the right to privacy are closely interlinked. We stand with Russian protesters who act upon these Human Rights. In case you need secure and anonymous email, make sure to sign up with a VPN as Tutanota is blocked in Russia: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/tutanota-blocked-russia/
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Thank you for being people that care about privacy and information security.
It's great that you've found the Fediverse! This is a reminder that we welcome shares of our posts to other social networks like Twitter and Facebook.
Our hope is that we can help people in the various "walled gardens" learn new ways to make informed decisions about their data privacy.
This post from @Edent is really spot-on about our #techprivilege problem:
https://mastodon.social/@Edent/105622111811781065
The #web experience of those without fancy devices (or for anyone wanting speed, accessibility and freedom) may be negatively impacted by a lack of empathy for their needs.
#Tech privilege allows us to implement bad practices ranging from usability to privacy.
If we decide to make the web about sharing information instead of taking it, the world will be better.
Need: Simple. Fast. Private.
In a 23-1 vote, Google vetoes Web Privacy Proposals at the W3C
https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/google-blocking-web-privacy-proposals-at-w3c/
(submitted by crazypython)
Would teaching #coding efficiency help us rely less on mega-infrastructure from #bigtech?
There are so many bloated frameworks, ubiquitous scripts, poorly architected databases, unoptimized graphics, never-expiring surveillance and more in our current #dev methods.
Does this "force" website/app makers to use complex hosting scenarios from AWS, Azure etc when we could use smaller or self hosting?
Maybe it's time to start counting bytes again to help save the Internet?
Better than WhatsApp: Try these Free Software Apps and Services — Free Software Foundation India
https://fsf.org.in/article/better-than-whatsapp/
You can find me as @jaywink:federator.dev on #Matrix 😊
U.S. Military Intelligence has been monitoring U.S. cellphone movement without a warrant! Anyone still think we don't need our own GDPR?
#privacy #GDPR #Military #intelligence #CybersecurityNews #technology
Have you been blocked by Cloudflare from using a website because you are on a VPN?
Cloudflare and the World Wide Web are not one in the same.
#Cloudflare routinely blocks competitor's VPN's.
Our hope is that @protonvpn and other #VPN providers begin to file anti-competitive lawsuits against these practices.
People should not be harassed by a global data bully for choosing to use a competitor's product.
This is an excellent article about the invasion of #privacy relating to #video #surveillance and the seemingly-true argument that CCTVs decrease #crime rates.
https://privacysavvy.com/news/research/most-heavily-surveilled-cities-worldwide-statistics-report/
Originally found via @stemid.
Need help enabling multi-factor authentication or setting up a password manager? Our Surveillance Self-Defense guides are the next best thing to a song:
✅ https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-enable-two-factor-authentication
✅ https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/animated-overview-using-password-managers-stay-safe-online
✅ https://sec.eff.org/uploads/upload/file/27/Two-Factor_Authentication-2019.pdf
This is our regular reminder to use an encrypted password manager...
Keep your personal, school and work accounts safer by using an encrypted password manager. Never store your passwords in the browser.
We recommend https://www.keepassxc.org but any encrypted manager is better than none!
#KeepassXC is an amazing #opensource project with a lot of polish. Keep projects like this alive by donating to their #developers.
We believe that all people have the right to live, shop and work in a way that protects their privacy.
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