cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/49682374

Surprise Surprise Meta Lies Lies Lies ;)

Top Meta Exec Describes Controversial Facial Recognition Feature in Detail After the Company Claimed It Didn’t Exist

Meta executives claimed that a controversial facial recognition feature didn't "exist." Now they're saying exactly how it might work.

^{Maggie Harrison Dupré (Futurism)}

cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/6434946…

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel - tchncs

Lemmy

^{discuss.tchncs.de}

Cross posted from mander.xyz/post/55420710

Cross posted from mander.xyz/post/55420709

...more
Atlanta News First Investigates identified at least 19 Georgia cases in the past year involving alleged personal searches, including accusations of stalking.
MORE ON THIS INVESTIGATION: atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/07/17/ai-audit-tool-flags-suspicious-police-searches-flock-misuse-cases-mount-georgia

Which of these privacy options have you used in the last 30 days?

#EvanPoll #poll #privacy #Fediverse

• Public (82%, 251 votes)
• Quiet public (48%, 148 votes)
• Followers only (37%, 114 votes)
• Private mention (57%, 175 votes)

DNS4EU is a privacy-first DNS resolver by the European Union and Whalebone, available for free to all European citizens under the GDPR.

The service is anonymized and offers child protection, ad blocking, DNSSEC, IPv4, IPv6, DoH, DoT, and anycast, ensuring excellent privacy and minimal latency regardless of your location.

Your browsing data stays within the EU and is protected from cyber threats without being monetized!

joindns4.eu

#dns #browser #security #privacy #eu #europe

P.P.S.: honestly: how many non-geek (yet mor than average) people do you think will find such a plan acceptable in daily life?

And how do you think they'll react to frustration?

#realitycheck

#privacy

MAKE THE SWITCH TO PRIVACY

Gmail → Tuta Mail

Google Docs → CryptPad (PS: Get 25% off CryptPad! 🥳 Use this code, PRIVACY25 when signing up for a paid CryptPad account)

WhatsApp → Signal

Chrome → Tor Browser

Instagram → Monnett Social

Drop your suggestions - because together we can spread #privacy! ♥️

nadanada.me/

They are pretty recent, so no reputation yet. You can pay woth monero, and they got a .onion site. Prices are really good, except for the eSIM with sms & calls. IP from UK, and apparently theyre from Berlin.

Any thoughts?

nadanada - VPN & eSIM | $0.50 VPN | $0.99 eSIM

Protect your privacy with nadanada's no-log VPN, eSIM, and disposable phone numbers. Pay with Lightning, Bitcoin, USDT/USDC, Monero and other cryptocurrencies for ultimate anonymity. Plans start at just 0.50 cents! Get protected today.

^{nadanada - VPN & eSIM}

Most of the things you interact with online are tracking your location, your device type, and your digital footprint to predict exactly how desperate you are to buy something. If the algorithm thinks you have money, or simply lack options, it alters the price in real-time.

To prove how widespread "surveillance pricing" has become, I decided to see if I could outsmart it. This involved exploiting corporate registry loopholes to create a fake corporate entity, hiring an improv actor off Craigslist to establish a completely separate digital identity, and strapping a burner phone to a drone to make purchases from the airspace above the wealthiest gated community in Minnesota.

LG monitors quietly install adware. youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6b…

#privacy #enshittification

A Moroccan intelligence insider has revealed details about his government’s use of hacking software, including Israeli-manufactured Pegasus spyware, to track journalists, human right defenders and foreign officials.

The whistleblower's revelations were reported in an investigation published on Thursday by Forbidden Stories, Amnesty and 13 media organisations.

Investigative reporting in 2021 accused Morocco of having used the Israeli-manufactured hacking tool for spying on its critics as well as allies - claims that Rabat denied at the time.

The former Moroccan intelligence officer said he had been witness to much of Morocco's relationship with Pegasus, from its introduction to Moroccan officials to its utilisation.

Moroccan whistleblower reveals how Rabat used Israel's Pegasus spyware for surveillance

A Moroccan intelligence insider has revealed details about his government’s use of hacking software, including Israeli-manufactured Pegasus spyware, to track journalists, human right defenders and foreign officials.

^{MEE staff (Middle East Eye)}

Option 1: Don't buy LG
Option 2: Don't buy LG displays, especially if you are running Windows

At this point, I don't know what the experience is on newer LG TVs where you do not connect it to the Internet via any means (wireless or wired).

I have C1 OLED where it's never been on the Internet since being unboxed at home. There are no nags when trying to use basic functionality such as switching between inputs and channels.

Gamers Nexus: DO NOT BUY: LG's Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns

youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6b…

#LG #Privacy #Malware #Adware #Spyware

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/47-requests-zero-answers-how-proton-vpn-keeps-saying-no-to-data-demands

#Meta #RayBan #Surveillance #Privacy

(5/5)

...need for vision aids for target groups in need, but in public places, they should not be allowed at all.
You want to use it on private premises? Be my guest.

//

#Meta #RayBan #Surveillance #Privacy

(4/n)

..it is unacceptable for eyeware cameras to do the same thing with its surroundings.

Explain toe, why there needs to be an upload channel (if there is one so far) or even a permanent-storage (flash?) chip?

5) In some cultures, it is offensive to even take a picture without first asking consent.
From my point of view, filming me, in particular storing the pictures as you go, is offensive and unacceptable.

I do see a...

#Meta #RayBan #Surveillance #Privacy

(3/n)

...we all know Putin and MBS dies it.

3.) Why must there be a recording function? Biological eyes don't record, neither should mechanical aids.

4.) Likewise, we've all read the articles about these driving surveillance outfits, better known as #TESLAs, constantly filming its environment and its interior. (TESLA operators are reported to have made fun of their clients while observing them in the cars).
OFC, this is...

#Meta #RayBan #Surveillance #Privacy

(1/n)

I can see your point, Elena, the glasses are but a tool. (Also, I've worked with people with disabilities.)
So is a handgun, regarding which people in most countries think that it's distribution to people should be minimized.

Also, many people have concerns even about #SecurityCameras in public spaces with security issues.

So, I'd like to throw in a couple of discussion points for all:

@VeilleOff

The government has now said it will not limit VPNs, citing evidence that relatively few children use them to bypass age checks.

But the proposal always seemed technically incoherent. Blocking commercial providers would not stop self-hosted WireGuard, OpenVPN, SSH tunnels, proxies, or traffic made to resemble ordinary HTTPS. Proper enforcement would mean invasive inspection at ISP level, with plenty of collateral damage for legitimate security and business use.

Was this a genuine policy option that collapsed once it met technical scrutiny, or was it mostly political signalling from the start?

UK VPN Humiliation: Policy Collapses - The Unknown Universe

The government has ditched its VPN ban plans. Here is why the policy collapsed under technical reality.

^{TheIPW (The Unknown Universe)}

Private #MassSurveillance and the virtual end of #Privacy in public spaces

(2/2)

...fitness spaces, locker rooms, and private businesses. In 2024, 👉#Harvard researchers were able to run facial recognition software on recorded footage from #Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses to successfully locate the names, addresses, and other personal information of passersby from public databases. 👈 Morality aside, privacy law also hasn’t kept up... "

hyperallergic.com/guerrilla-lo…

Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign

“Billionaires could fund cures for cancer — so why are they funding glasses for perverts instead?" asked the protest group Everyone Hates Elon.

^{Rhea Nayyar (Hyperallergic)}

Private #MassSurveillance and the virtual end of #Privacy in public spaces

(1/2)

Why this matters:

"#Meta and #RayBan’s new #AIglasses can be used to secretly record women and young people for sexual reasons,” the #EHE spokesperson continued in their statement to #Hyperallergic. “Simply put, that’s abuse.” The chasm between legality and ethics continues to widen as the use of smart glasses poses additional risks at sites of expected privacy, including hospitals, restrooms,...

☝️ Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives howtogeek.com/why-developers-a…

#codeberg #github #privacy #ai #opensource

Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives

It’s supposed to be a decentralized service, after all...

^{Bobby Jack (How-To Geek)}

#meme #cybersecurity #chat #chatcontrol #security #eu# europe #politics #message #technology #spy #surveillance #problem #freedom #privacy #parliament #democracy #vote #ethics #future

cross-posted from: tardigram.com/m/windows11@lemm…

GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.

Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint

^{Abhijith M B (Windows Latest)}

VPNs aren’t just for privacy.

They’re essential cybersecurity tools that protect our personal data, help people to work or study remotely, and defend against cyber threats.

Restricting them makes everyone less safe – including children.

Sign and share the petition to protect VPN use in the UK ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/tel…

#SafeAndSecure #ProtectVPNs #vpn #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Tell the Government: Protect VPN use in the UK

Take action! Protect VPN use in the UK VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log-in to their networks are secure.

^{Open Rights Group}

Today we’ve joined over 20 organisations to urge the UK Government to protect children online without making the internet less secure by restricting VPNs.

Child safety and security aren’t competing objectives – we need both.

Read our letter ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio…

#SafeAndSecure #ProtectVPNs #vpn #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Edit:

We can also guess they're playing fractional reserve games with Monero.

• Deposit limit: 10.8 xmr/mo
• Withdraw limit: 4.6 xmr/mo

The fact that they're letting you deposit double what you can withdraw means they don't have enough Monero on their books to make it up for everybody. Otherwise, the deposit and withdraw amounts would be equal.

Soul Reaver

Kraken will be limiting #Monero #XMR deposits and withdrawals:

^primal.net

In a notice to customers and suppliers, the organization said it had exhausted every available option before seeking insolvency protection. Managing director Johannes Zenglein described the filing as "one of the most difficult steps in our company's 37-year history." "The cyberattack of March 29, 2026, however, impacted our company to an extent that we could not fully compensate for despite our best efforts," Zenglein wrote. "The consequences resulted in a production outage of nearly six weeks and significant financial strain. These effects ultimately impacted our financial situation so severely that filing for insolvency became necessary."

Wow.

ZEGO did not disclose what kind of attack it suffered, whether ransomware was involved, who was behind it, or whether customer or employee data was compromised.

Wait a minute... ಠಿ⁠_⁠ಠ

German firm files for insolvency, blames cybercrims who shut down production for 6 weeks

ZEGO-TVZ says the financial fallout from a March cyberattack left shutting its doors as the only option

^{Carly Page (theregister)}

Cross posted from hexbear.net/post/9006467

A Sycamore Township man said a mandatory software update on his Volkswagen Jetta appeared to trigger a cascade of malfunctions, leaving key safety features and the infotainment system not working properly. A dealership then told him it would cost $1,600 to diagnose and repair: