"34.2% of the scrutinized files were shared with external contacts outside the company’s domain. Equally concerning was the revelation that over 350,000 files (0.5%) were publicly accessible, allowing unrestricted entry to anyone possessing the document link."
The Think Family Education system is ‘a form of digital police in schools.’
We joined Fair Trials and 20+ civil society groups to write to the Mayor of Bristol (UK) and MPs about the app that profiles children and families, ‘predicts’ criminality and shares sensitive data.
Meta’s new #AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion #Instagram and #Facebook photos
Just remember, even if you don’t have or don’t actively use either, friends or family members could have posted photos including you… which may have been included in this training data.
Then again, it’s not like they ask consent or notify you if your image/likeness is used. :acongablob:
According to #meta, if your instagram or Facebook photos are set to private then they weren’t included in training. No way to really verify (that I am aware of) and this policy could change at any time.
Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge allows code smuggling
Also, Microsoft snuck in a change in their release notes that turns on a feature to share your search history with outside sites by default. You've got to manually turn it off if you don't want it.
The #DataGrabBill ignores a critical concern for privacy: the rise of biometrics.
It leaves surveillance tech like facial recognition and CCTV open for police and local authorities to use unhindered by effective oversight or data rights.
#Cybersecurity#DataProtection#Privacy#ClassAction#23AndMe: "The older ToS also required users to waive rights to a class action, asking users to agree that "any arbitration shall be conducted in our respective individual capacities only and not as a class action, and you and we each expressly waive our respective right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis." But the previous version also included a now-omitted stipulation that following arbitration, 23andMe users could turn to a federal or state court to "adjudicate the party’s claim or prayer for 'public injunctive relief.'"
This language has now been updated, drastically cut down, and positioned much more prominently."
“But while #iMessage for #Android is good for Android users, it's also very good for #Apple customers, who can now get the #privacy and security guarantees of iMessage for all their contacts, not just the ones who bought the same kind of phone as they did. The stakes for communications breaches have never been higher, and antitrust scrutiny on Big Tech companies has never been so intense.” – Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic)
The words of the Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner – a post that’ll be abolished by the #DataGrabBill.
Advances in #facialrecognition tech without proper oversight and a political will to double its use in policing means innocent people will be subjected to authoritarian biometric #surveillance and discredited predictive #policing.
The latest version of Tuta is packed with tons of great new calendar features! 🎊🎉
We've released the long awaited weekly calendar view for the mobile app and a day selector you can use to navigate through months and weeks easily while in agenda/day/week view mode! 💪
Keeping your #schedule organized and encrypted has never been this easy!🔒
Following the breach of 6.9 million 23andMe users, the DNA and ancestry company has changed its terms of service. Axios asks a law expert whether the change will protect them from customers who might wish to take legal action.
Join Michael, Ryan and Jill for an insightful conversation with Alexis Noetinger, COO at Murena, as he takes center stage in the latest episode of the @DestinationLinux podcast. In this engaging interview, Alexis delves into Murena’s vision and sheds light on the pro-privacy /e/OS. Tune in to discover more about Murena’s journey and gain insights into better protecting your digital privacy.
Perfectly normal for a public utility to roll out new #termsandconditions that revoke class action lawsuits from the public, limit the liability of the public utility, collect more data that may or may not include data on children, etc. Top it that all off with no ability to opt out, unless you cancel your electricity. This is fine.
Them: What creds do you have to do OSINT?
Me: Absolutely none. I just wander around the internet for funsies.
Them: I meant credentials.
Me: I'm aware.