Notices tagged with privacy

I don’t give a Linus if you have “open” in your name or a penguin as your logo if you continue to enthusiastically and uncritically promote and legitimise the surveillance devices of Google and its kin, you are part and parcel of #SurveillanceCapitalism and no ally of mine.

#privacy #humanRights #ethicalTechnology

I don't give a Linus if you have “open source” in your name or a penguin as your logo if you continue to enthusiastically and uncritically promote and legitimise the surveillance devices of Google and its kin, you are part and parcel of #SurveillanceCapitalism and no ally of mine.

#privacy #humanRights #ethicalTechnology

@how This is progress. Three years ago, when I first brought this up, afaik no one pulled out. Today, withholding your legitimacy from privacy events sponsored by surveillance capitalists like Palantir, Google, and Facebook is how you retain your legitimacy.

Let me also state that differently, so that there’s no confusion: if you speak at events on privacy sponsored by surveillance capitalists like Palantir, Google, or Facebook, you have no legitimacy in #privacy.

@how This is progress. Three years ago, when I first brought this up, afaik no one pulled out. Today, withholding your legitimacy from privacy events sponsored by surveillance capitalists like Palantir, Google, and Facebook is how you retain your legitimacy.

Let me state also that differently, so that there’s no confusion: if you speak at events on privacy sponsored by surveillance capitalists like Palantir, Google, or Facebook, you have no legitimacy in #privacy.

"I sold my users’ privacy to a larger benefit. I made a choice and a compromise. And I live with that every day" #WhatsApp founder regrets that he sold WhatsApp to #Facebook. He waived $850 million and left Facebook. Maybe it is time for you to leave too? https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/09/26/exclusive-whatsapp-cofounder-brian-acton-gives-the-inside-story-on-deletefacebook-and-why-he-left-850-million-behind #privacy

"I thought about replacing Google Analytics with Matomo, but I came to the same conclusion that it didn’t provide anything I need in order to run Feedbin. Better to not collect that data at all." #privacy https://feedbin.com/blog/2018/09/11/private-by-default/

This just popped up on my Apple TV:

“Your playback, searches, and device trust score are used to personalise your experience, improve that of others, and prevent fraud.”

What the fucking fuck, Apple? No, this is not OK at all.

#privacy #surveillancecapitalism #apple

RT @tripbit21@twitter.com: EU about to ruin the internet (not clickbait, for real!)

@Doctorow@twitter.com & @itsmattward@twitter.com discuss new #copyright bill, internet #privacy & how to prevent @Wikipedia@twitter.com from becoming illegal

https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2221f1db-53c1-4d6f-a8c5-cc2e7ef25232/7ddb25d8-4d12-46b4-99e9-02cd1bced201.mp3

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/tripbit21/status/1038552261448880129

RT @singularityblog@twitter.com: @Doctorow@twitter.com closing #keynote from the second #Decentralized #Web Summit http://craphound.com https://snglrty.co/2NhjJvM #Privacy #surveillance #monoploy #freedom

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/singularityblog/status/1037433193375428608

RT @Kirst3nF@twitter.com: Here's @doctorow@twitter.com on the latest 5 Eyes Statement of Principles on Access to "Evidence" and #Encryption: Oh for fuck's sake, not this fucking bullshit again
https://boingboing.net/2018/09/04/illegal-math.html
#surveillance #security #privacy #backdoors

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Kirst3nF/status/1037249753522814979

RT @utilia@twitter.com: @karenboers@twitter.com EU about to ruin the internet (not clickbait, for real!)

@Doctorow@twitter.com & @itsmattward@twitter.com discuss new #copyright bill, internet #privacy & how to prevent @Wikipedia@twitter.com from becoming illegal

https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2221f1db-53c1-4d6f-a8c5-cc2e7ef25232/7ddb25d8-4d12-46b4-99e9-02cd1bced201.mp3

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/utilia/status/1036360773671546880

"Most worryingly, Google appears to be scooping up information about people who use incognito mode in their browsers – which most people think makes their activities invisible from Google." #privacy #security #surveillance

https://www.fastcompany.com/90222071/study-says-google-is-collecting-more-data-about-you-than-you-realize

Graphic CC BY-SA Sean O'Brien

"@snowden has said that @UIDAI has created a mass surveillance system with Aadhaar... Snowden talked about the recent controversy where many Android phone users found the UIDAI helpline number had been added to their contact lists" #privacy #surveillance https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/snowden-calls-for-criminal-action-against-aadhaar-misuse/articleshow/65466124.cms

#privacy tips to go with today's AP story on Google location. But remember: "simply connecting to the internet on any device flags an IP address that can be geographically mapped. Smartphones also connect to cell towers, so your carrier knows your general location at all times." https://www.apnews.com/b031ee35d4534f548e43b7575f4ab494/How-to-find-and-delete-where-Google-knows-you%27ve-been

"Sean O’Brien, a @YalePrivacyLab researcher with whom the AP shared its findings, said it is 'disingenuous' for Google to continuously record these locations even when users disable Location History. 'To me, it’s something people should know,' he said." #privacy https://apnews.com/f60bc112665b458cb6473d7ee9492932

RT @OpenRightsGroup@twitter.com: Read about how #ageverification technology won't protect #privacy and or uphold #GDPR in @AlecMuffet@twitter.com's essay. https://medium.com/@alecmuffett/why-we-need-a-pci-for-porn-metadata-92151f778f15

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/OpenRightsGroup/status/1028926907876876288

"The Forum included a live [demo of] cyber exploitations that highlight common cyber risks — many of which can be easily defended against using common sense cyber hygiene" Demos use code at https://frama.link/cyber-demo & PiRogue from Pirahnalysis https://frama.link/yale-cyber-2018 #privacy #security

#Privacy policies are not only long, they're downright confusing - too much legalese, techspeak, and language unintelligible to non-native speakers (or "the average user"). Projects like Pribot's Polisis and ToS;DR are promising: https://pribot.org/polisis/ and https://tosdr.org