privacy

WTF is going on now? I was using youtu.be to view videos on YouTube for some time now and now I’m seeing the following message....

Microsoft’s agenda is very clear, they want control and surveillance over the flow of information on the internet.

cross-posted from: lemmy.one/post/7807944...

I ask community to help with this privacy issue

US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is one of the more technologically engaged of our elected lawmakers. And like many technologically engaged Ars Technica readers, he does not like what he sees in terms of automakers’ approach to data privacy. On Friday, Sen. Markey wrote to 14 car companies with a variety of questions about...

The EFF has a white paper with a proposal to address various online ‘harms’ systemically....

Google started out with a “don’t be evil” motto when it launched its first product, Google Search. Today, Google is a different company. It has created numerous products and abandoned a lot.

“We’re challenging the Open Fields Doctrine altogether,” Gay said. “One of the things that’s surprising to people is that the Open Fields Doctrine applies to land you’re living on, that you’re using to spend time with your family, to have conversations with your wife, to play with your children. It’s the kinds of...

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A federal judge on Tuesday refused to bring back a class action lawsuit alleging four auto manufacturers had violated Washington state’s privacy laws by using vehicles’ on-board infotainment systems to record and intercept customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/8116217...

Firefox is among the most secure mainstream browsers. Still, there are some loose ends. I recently stumbled upon this post that features Firefox privacy recommendations and tweaks to strengthen Mozilla browser security....

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/7804374...

This is a long article about the US CFPB creating a new rule that may help protect your financial data. The interesting stuff is near the end where it sounds like they’re putting your financial data back in your hands:...

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I’ve been on Mullvad for a while now, but I’m looking to move to ProtonVPN soon and I’m curious how well it blocks ads out of the box....

cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/5091456...

What started you down the path to privacy? Was it a particular event, article, podcast or something else?