Archive link in case anyone hits a paywall.

This article is from September, but it is good, and in light of other recent efforts by the Indian government at mass surveillance of their population, I think it is worth a read.

A system like Aadhaar is a great way for governments to sneak in a platform of surveillance and control under the guise of welfare and could serve as a model for other governments seeking to supercharge their own surveillance efforts.

Citizenship by Algorithm

Narendra Modi transformed India’s biometric ID system from a tool for promoting social welfare into a mechanism of mass surveillance and disenfranchisement.

^jacobin.com

Futurism found that Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is actively doxxing everyday people, handing over real, current home addresses, phone numbers, emails, even family members’ info with almost no prompting.

futurism.com/artificial-intell…

#privacy #doxxing #aiharms #platformaccountability #surveillance
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People

Elon Musk's Grox chatbot will happily cough up real, current residential addresses of everyday Americans, with little to no prompting.

^{Maggie Harrison Dupré (Futurism)}

This is shocking. Even for someone like me who researches this stuff all the time. With a first hand account it's worse than you thought...

nymag.com/intelligencer/articl…

#Gaza #palestine #surveillance #bigtech #genocide #israel #deathtech

Don't let them degrade you to a pet and train you to perform tricks.

#meme #capitalism #bigtech #like #ego #economy #bigdata #orwell #surveillance #tracking #pet #problem #humanity #socialnetwork #media #internet #online #humanrights #business #politics #facebook #meta #influenca

♲ Anarchist Art Ⓐ - 2025-12-02 19:08:09 GMT

Holy shit, is #Flock speedrunning to be the shittiest company of 2025?

I hate that so many #California municipalities jumped on the chance to spend taxpayer dollars on these shitty cameras.

“After 404 Media contacted Flock for comment, the exposed panel became no longer available. Flock then declined to comment.”

#ai #flock #surveillance #enshittification

“Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI”

404media.co/flock-uses-oversea…

Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI

Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S.

^{Joseph Cox (404 Media)}

Swedish police have been secretly using Palantir's AI tools for atleast five years to profile citizens, pulling data from BankID, phone operators, social media. When journalists asked for documents, police refused, citing "national security."

This is Palantir. The company a UN report accused of being complicit in Gaza genocide. The one tracking immigrants in the US, building registers of British citizens' sex lives and political views.

They're using tools from that company on Swedish citizens and won't even admit it exists. National security is being used to justify mass surveillance and it pisses me off.

What is the world turning into? Is this what we want for our kids?

expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/s…

#Palantir #Surveillance #Sweden #Privacy #peterthiel #masssurveilance

Svensk polis använder sig av kontroversiellt AI-verktyg från Palantir

Svensk polis använder sig av det kontroversiella AI-verktyget Palantir, rapporterar Dagens ETC . Svenskars känsliga persondata matas in i en plattform som specialdesignats för svensk polis.

^{alicia heimersson (Expressen)}

Where were you when the penguin needed you?

#linux #software #meme #future #tux #penguin #microsoft #company #cyberpunk #economy #os #freedom #democracy #policestate #surveillance #surface #tracking #hardware #politics #foss #floss #opensource #problem #nerd #question #ethics #humanity

I'm writing a #guide for #cybersecurity:

take a look: wiki.doomsday.site/en/cybersec…

Please feel free to comment your ideas for more tools ...

#security #surfing #internet #browser #firefox #privacy #surveillance #tracking #bigbrother #orwell #online #cyberspace #cybercrime #bigtech #web #www #anonymity

(This is nothing new and not limited to FOSDEM.)

ar.al/2019/01/11/i-was-wrong-a…

#institutionalCorruption #BigTech #surveillance #humanRights #democracy #whitewashing #PR #usefulIdiots

I was wrong about Google and Facebook: there’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all)

It’s always difficult admitting you’re wrong. But sometimes, it’s exactly what you have to do in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

^{Aral Balkan}

I believe Europeans need to worry more about Chat Control / ProtectEU.

It is absolutely dystopian & can not be allowed to be implemented!

After all, it can't be any good if the politicians want to be exempt from it ;)

youtube.com/watch?v=fPzvUW8qaW…

They also provide a nice summary here: mullvad.net/en/blog/mullvad-vp…

(I didn't know Ashton Kutcher was that in love with mass #surveillance 🕺)

⏯️ by @mullvadnet

#ChatControl #ProtectEU #Privacy #eu #europe #europeanunion #it #europa #tech #news #digital

The Cameras Tracking You Are A Security Nightmare
Benn Jordan

youtube.com/watch?v=uB0gr7Fh6l…

#flock #privacy #bigbrother #surveillance

Why do I get the feeling that lately, in so many countries, new regulations are popping up with only one purpose - to erode privacy 🔓? It feels like a bad joke. I can't keep up anymore.

I wish I could fight them all at once, put pressure everywhere 🌍, no matter where I live. But I don't have the time. I'm already drowning in an endless to-do list.

Why couldn't the government set a different deadline? Why are they so determined to push this through? My mind can't wrap around it I just hope they come to their senses and never implement it 🙏

#Privacy #HumanRights #Switzerland #SwissPrivacy #EU #ChatControl #FightChatControl #UK #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #Surveillance #StopSurveillance

We've integrated with Surveillance Watch, an interactive database that documents surveillance and spyware entities.

When searching for an entity that appears on their list, we'll display a banner on its domain to alert you that it's a known surveillance tech provider.

#Kagi #Search #Surveillance #Spyware #Privacy

No thank you.

Sorry, I won’t even use #FaceID or that #fingerprint shite, #tech knows far too much about me as it is.

#iPhone users can now add #US #passport info to their #digital wallets

#InfoSec #privacy #BigTech #surveillance #law
apnews.com/article/apple-iphon…

#Signal is not secure!

1
It supports #surveillance
counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/th…

2
#SignalApp is #Trump friendly
therecord.media/signal-no-long…

3
It collects your #Metadata like #WhatsApp
primal.net/e/note14hf9d3fkkhrs…

4
Everyone can spy you
heise.de/-10515774

#UnPlugTrump & #DeleteSignal

Check:

SecureMessagingApps.com

rate
🟩=3
🟨=1
🟥=0

=

86 #Threema = Winner

81 #SimpleXChat
80 #Signal
77 #Session
68 #Wire
56 #Element / #Matrix
37 #Apple #iMessage
32 #WhatsApp
27 #Telegram
26 #FB Messenger

The Revolution Will Not Be Signaled - CounterPunch.org

We are constantly told that the messaging platform Signal is totally secure and benevolent. While Signal may be preferable to the dominant alternatives

^{The Mapping Project (CounterPunch.org)}

Meta earns $16B a year from targeted scam ads.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

This is fine and normal.

#BigTech #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #Meta #shutItDown #regulation #SurveillanceCapitalism #surveillance #capitalism #PeopleFarming #adtech

Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI

Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.

^{Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)}