🐘 Have you ever stopped to think about the extent of surveillance and data collection that happens every day? It's certainly a concerning issue. Imagine being constantly monitored by cameras, followed by employees, and having every action recorded.
Why does privacy matter in our modern world? 🤔 Let's dive into how our online lives mirror an Orwellian reality, where our every move can be tracked, analyzed, and sold. #PrivacyMatters#OrwellsWorld
Another data broker is telling me that they have a „legitimate interest“ in scraping and selling my data because they need to for their business. 🙄 That is not enough.
When someone claims legitimate interest, they have to show that your rights and freedoms do not outweigh their interests. „We want to because money!“ does not quite do that!
🔒 Thread on Surveillance Capitalism and GrapheneOS 🔒
1/ 🕵️♀️ Surveillance capitalism is a growing concern in today's digital world. It's a practice where companies exploit user data to analyze and predict behaviors, often without our consent. But fear not, there are tools like @GrapheneOS that aim to protect your privacy!
Last year The Markup revealed that tax prep companies sent sensitive personal information/tax related info/financial info to #Facebook without clear disclosure or expressed consent. This was primarily happening because of the #Meta Pixel, which collects data on websites that implement it - regardless if you have a Facebook/Meta company account.
Afterall, who files taxes and expects that information get sent straight to Facebook/Meta when using a tax prep software?
Portmaster from @safing is a great tool not only for #privacy but also for #security. You really get an overview of which apps do which requests. Their so called #spn really stands out from other #vpns. It's very similar to #tor. However, like the #tornetwork, speeds are very slow. Everything from the client to the servers are completely #opensource, which is a big plus. If you can accept slow speeds, the spn is your best choice. #surveillance#privacymatters#foss#freedom#vpn
FTC nominees urge Congress to pass federal data #privacy law
(US based)
Not at all holding my breath... We needed federal privacy legislation yesterday. We don't need attempts to undermine encryption or further enabling mass surveillance by private and public organizations alike.
Go check out the video from @niccolove on the EU's new legislation that would force all messaging platforms (even with end-to-end encryption) to scan messages for child porn content, and how it's going to affect privacy.
Dive into @tag 's Privacy Principles! @jyasskin presents ethical web principles for #privacy. The doc. aims to set constraints, provide checklists, and explain web norms #PrivacyMatters#EthicalWeb
Can I block the operation of an #Aternity browser extension by using a custom filter on #AdGuard on my router? Or perhaps using a @protonmail VPN config on my router?
I really don’t like my big bad business daddy digging into my personal health #data, communications, etc., & I don’t have admin rights on my PC to disable/remove it.