I have just the #searchengine for people to try.

For those who are like me and are tired of #Duckduckgo /their sketchy partnership with #Microsoft, and #Google and #bing s #privacy invasive #tracking oh and,

no #ai features

I urge you to try
freesearch.club (based on #Searxng )

- #opensource / #decentralised search engine
- no ads
- no paid walled features

(searxng instances don't federate with each other like #Mastodon , but there's lots of choices of servers with more variety of hosts)

#Dell to color-code #staff based on how hybrid they really are in RTO push

source: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/08/dell_return_office/

Starting next Monday, May 13, the enterprise #hardware slinger plans to make weekly site visit data from its badge #tracking available to #employees through the corporation's human capital #management #software and to give them color-coded ratings that summarize their #status. Those #ratings are:

1. Blue flag indicates "consistent onsite presence"
2. Green flag indicates "regular onsite presence"
3. Yellow flag indicates "some onsite presence"
4. Red flag indicates "limited onsite presence"

They rate their employees according to attendance and not performance. Can you really be that silly?

#work #job #news #economy #labour #fail #problem #employee #office

Dell to color-code staff based on how hybrid they really are in RTO push

Sources slam aggressive 'back to school' grading system as HR vows to track VPN use, badge swipes

^{Thomas Claburn (The Register)}

"Federal Grants (to local LE) Send Warzone Tech To USA Streets" To Tracking Wireless / Bluetooth Signals & More

(self driving tech also carries plenty to offer)

Yet another reminder: the very tech developed & many support for overseas use, eventually makes its way back home

No company calls it quits after war - they localize, lobby PD

#News #privacy #tracking #Tech #HumanRights #autonomy #infosec #USA #WiFi #bluetooth #policing

https://www.notus.org/technology/war-zone-surveillance-border-us

War Zone Surveillance Technology Is Hitting American Streets

At least two Texas communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have purchased technology that tracks people’s locations using data from personal electronics and license plates.

^{Byron Tau (NOTUS)}

Car Manufacturers Betrayed Customers By Sharing Location Without Warrant -- After Some Pledged Not To

#News #privacy #cars #automotive #automobiles #EV #Toyota #Hyundai #Nissan #Subaru #Volkswagen #BMW #Mazda #Mercedes #Kia #Volvo #GPS #geolocation #location #tracking

https://www.pcmag.com/news/senators-car-companies-are-giving-location-data-to-police-without-a-warrant

#Safari on #iOS features device #tracking

source: https://mastodon.social/@mysk/112340023465073147

#Apple recently introduced a new URI scheme so that #iOS users in the #EU can install marketplace apps from the browser. #Safari handles the scheme insecurely leaving users exposed to tracking.

#surveillance #politics #europe #software #security #privacy #news #problem #fail #smartphone #warning