🚨 Microsoft's new "Recall" feature is a privacy nightmare. Always-on screenshot capture, closed-source AI analysis, invasive data collection with questionable controls - all impossible for researchers to independently audit.
Users should avoid Recall entirely until it allows 3rd-party audits. This could drive many to switch to Linux.
What are your thoughts on the privacy implications of invasive AI features like Recall?
Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand have been unlawfully targeted with digital surveillance and online harassment, including the use of Pegasus spyware, by state and non-state actors, in an effort to silence them
#StopKillingGames petition update:
🇬🇧 : The UK Petition is now 20% towards requiring a parliamentary debate. With an election looming, an optimistic view would be that opposition parties could recognise this as an issue and make pledges. That might be unlikely, but still worth trying to push for 80K more signatures, and there's many months to achieve this. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071/
🇦🇺 : The Australian petition is now live. Their site says petitions need at least 50 for referral. It's met that already, but the more the better. It closes in just over a week. https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
I tried to do a Tik Tok video about how the online safety act would censor content and it was ironically throttled for mentioning categories that would be censored. I think we ought to try and use different platforms to reach people about digital rights issues but those platforms don’t make it easy to do so. #censorship#digitalrights#algorithm
The browser you use to explore the Internet is an important choice when it comes to privacy in a world of surveillance capitalism.
Yet most asylum seekers and refugees who we surveyed with Positive Action in Housing weren’t aware of alternatives to Google. Google tracks online activity to amass a data profile of its users that can be sold to advertisers. Other browsers prioritise #privacy with enhanced options to block tracking.
X has #blocked the account of @KhaledBeydoun on its platform in India.
Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in) has been reporting on the blocking of social media accounts and #websites. Please #report any blocking cases you may have seen to us.
Send us an email at mail@sflc.in or mention @sflcin on social media platforms.
As #sustainability & #digitalisation are increasingly being seen as interconnected by EU lawmakers, @edri
commissioned a study on this critical issue 🌱
Access to appropriate devices and the Internet transforms asylum seekers’ lives.
ORG and Positive Action Housing's survey shows the importance of digital rights, enabling people to communicate, get resources, pursue education and connect with support networks.
I attempted to play putt-putt today. I was asked to create an account, which included some #PII, including name, DOB, email address, phone number, etc.
I declined to give them my info. I was told I could not play without it. So I left.
In our digital world, freedom is essential. It's the right to express ourselves, safeguard our privacy, access information, and ensure security. We believe in these values and are committed to promoting them. At the same time, we recognize the importance of educating others about the value of their data. With knowledge comes power, and we're dedicated to empowering people to take control of their digital lives.