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Mer__edith, 3 days ago to random

Ignoring expert consensus, feeling no shame following exposés showing tech lobbyists shaping these EU surveillance proposals, EU politicians are at it again

So, we'll reiterate: Signal would rather leave the EU market than subject our users to mass gov surveillance. FULL STOP

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/internes-protokoll-belgien-will-nutzer-verpflichten-chatkontrolle-zuzustimmen/

evangreer, 4 days ago to random

RIGHT NOW: We've parked a billboard truck outside the House E&C Committee hearing displaying comments from young people and parents who oppose dangerous censorship bills like #KOSA and want lawmakers to actually address the harms of Big Tech. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-05-22-listen-to-kids-billboard-outside-house-hearing-raises-up-voices-of-lgbtq-youth-who-oppose-kosa/

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mhoye, 5 days ago to random

As always, domestic abuse is the flagship infosec threat model, the one where the victim has the least resources, the least recourse, where they're closest to immediate physical harm.

That this industry has failed at and mostly abandoned the idea of even pretending to try dealing with a threat model that's difficult and unprofitable and mostly hurts women is not news, but this new Windows Recall feature is next-level professional negligence.

sarahjamielewis, 6 days ago to random

"Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

The computer, however, will stop you from recording DRM'd content.

Find it fascinating that when faced with drawing safety and security boundaries, the primary beneficiary is not the owner of the device, or the person using it, but random corporations who control the intellectual property rights.

The system doesn't work for you.

bart, 7 days ago to random

Seriously pissed about this. Offering $10,000 in seed funding for a Deviant Art alternative built on ActivityPub. Q&A below or email your pitch to info@moth.social. https://slate.com/technology/2024/05/deviantart-what-happened-ai-decline-lawsuit-stability.html

inthehands, 14 days ago to random

So…there is a concerted campaign, with Musk as its mouthpiece, to discredit Signal and get people to switch to Telegram. It’s disinformation, but there’s also useful information in it. The useful information is that a hideous, powerful, right-wing crank — or whoever’s yanking his chain — really, really wants people to use Telegram.

We’ve long known Telegram’s security is weak. But now, in light of this new information, we should move forward assuming that Telegram is actively compromised.

yawnbox, 16 days ago to random

cultures of respect

cultures of abuse

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Mer__edith, 18 days ago to random

Telegram is notoriously insecure and routinely cooperates with govs behind the scenes while talking a big game about speech and privacy. Even their limited opt-in (roll their own) encryption is sus. The more you know 🌈

mathowie, 18 days ago to random

This is my Apple ad parody. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

https://a.wholelottanothing.org/apples-misstep/

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arstechnica, 18 days ago to random

FBI urges employees to “look for ways” to collect Americans’ messages

FBI must use surveillance tools to demonstrate their importance, email says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/fbi-urges-employees-to-look-for-ways-to-collect-americans-messages/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

techlore, 18 days ago to random

New Post: Go Incognito Premium is going self hosted 👾 (Help us test it!)

Join the discussion below 👋 https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/go-incognito-premium-is-going-self-hosted-help-us-test-it/8475

ianonymous3000, 19 days ago to Cybersecurity

📚 Just completed the 'Basics of Personal Threat Modeling' course by @privacyguides 🛡️

Threat modeling is crucial because it helps identify and prioritize the most probable security and privacy risks. It enables focused resource allocation, tailored defenses, and heightened awareness.

Check it out: https://learn.privacyguides.org

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #ThreatModeling #cybersecurityawareness #opsec

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protonprivacy, 20 days ago to random

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jsr, 20 days ago to random

A BILLIONAIRE
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A BILLIONAIRE MUST NEVER
MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION

Tutanota, 23 days ago (edited 22 days ago) to privacy

Our CEOs Arne and Matthias signed an open letter against the EU Chat Control bill.

➡️ https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/48-NGOs-and-26-experts-warn-Mass-surveillance-and-undermining-encryption-still-on-table-in-EU-Council.pdf

Let's fight for #privacy together! 💪 🔒

And check here why Chat Control must fail: ➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

adam, 28 days ago to random

Lego is a mirror for society.

ernie, 28 days ago to random

Catching up on the Watcher controversy and nobody is talking about the obvious reason this whole mess came up: There were things that they liked making that couldn't get sponsors, and they wanted to make those things.

It's the same reason Neil Young once made Trans. They are stuck with an audience (and an algorithm) that wants one thing and they want to make something else.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/another-youtuber-couch-apology

EU_Commission, 1 month ago to random

Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

We are working on a solution to ensure our continued presence on your feeds, taking full advantage of Mastodon's identity portability.

And we are even growing the team behind our Mastodon presence, increasing efforts to engage with your comments on our posts.

We are fully committed to being a real part of the conversation in the fediverse.

Interested in our next steps? Follow us as we take on this new chapter.

freetechproject, 1 month ago to random

Corporate greed from Apple and Google have destroyed the passkey future https://www.osnews.com/story/139447/corporate-greed-from-apple-and-google-have-destroyed-the-passkey-future/

ernie, 1 month ago to random

Ben Collins, one of our best disinfo reporters, going to The Onion to become its CEO is my favorite story of the year.

carlmalamud, 1 month ago to random

No One Can Own The Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing A Bill To Extend Copyright To It? https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/23/no-one-can-own-the-law-so-why-is-congress-advancing-a-bill-to-extend-copyright-to-it/ from the don't-lock-up-the-law dept

johnonolan, 1 month ago to random

Excited to share that Ghost is going to federate over ActivityPub and become part of the largest open publishing network in the world 🎉

https://activitypub.ghost.org

gs, 1 month ago to random

I'm curious to hear from the really opinionated people about the pros and cons of using Cloudflare.

BrodieOnLinux, 1 month ago to random

The best comments are people who think they disagree with me but they just didn't understand what I said so they start arguing my point

renchap, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Nobody seems to have noticed it but the Mastodon project have been granted funding by @NGIZero in the Entrust fund.

This is amazing, but the best part is that this funding is targeted at implementing… Quote Posts 🎉

This effort started several months ago and we already did some preliminary work, but this will be a big feature for our next 4.4 version. This funding will cover the ActivityPub work, as well as backend, web frontend and official mobile app implementation.