#EU Commission is expected to publish the draft law on "chat control" tomorrow. Lawmakers seek AI-based checks of all message content & images directly on users' devices in order to bypass encryption protocols.
Critics say this is an attack on the digital privacy of correspondence and leads to mass surveillance.
German Chaos Computer Club protests against the planned "chat control" law in an open letter. Says it is a "fundamentally misguided technology" and an "unprecedented surveillance tool".
https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2022/eu-kommission-will-alle-chatnachrichten-durchleuchten
@disclosetv #chatcontrol #privacy #europe
Critics say this is an attack on the digital privacy of correspondence and leads to mass surveillance.
German Chaos Computer Club protests against the planned "chat control" law in an open letter. Says it is a "fundamentally misguided technology" and an "unprecedented surveillance tool".
https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2022/eu-kommission-will-alle-chatnachrichten-durchleuchten
@disclosetv #chatcontrol #privacy #europe
Users in Texas, Illinois can no longer use certain filters on Instagram and Facebook
Fun social media filters are now banned in Texas and Illinois. Meta turned off AR #filters in the two states after they accused the company of misusing #facial #recognition technology.
Some filters are still available on apps like #Facebook and #Instagram, but the filters that use facial recognition are now gone, thanks to new state laws.
#Texas accused #Meta of violating #privacy rights through its technology.
In #Illinois, a class-action #lawsuit that restricted the use of #biometric data was settled.
Texas has a similar case pending.
However, Meta doesn’t believe that its technology violates facial recognition laws in Illinois and Texas.
Meta said it plans to roll out an opt-in system that would explain how its technology works and continue offering filters that map out users’ faces.
via www.ksby.com
> Meta doesn’t believe that its technology violates facial recognition laws in Illinois and Texas
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Fun social media filters are now banned in Texas and Illinois. Meta turned off AR #filters in the two states after they accused the company of misusing #facial #recognition technology.
Some filters are still available on apps like #Facebook and #Instagram, but the filters that use facial recognition are now gone, thanks to new state laws.
#Texas accused #Meta of violating #privacy rights through its technology.
In #Illinois, a class-action #lawsuit that restricted the use of #biometric data was settled.
Texas has a similar case pending.
However, Meta doesn’t believe that its technology violates facial recognition laws in Illinois and Texas.
Meta said it plans to roll out an opt-in system that would explain how its technology works and continue offering filters that map out users’ faces.
via www.ksby.com
> Meta doesn’t believe that its technology violates facial recognition laws in Illinois and Texas
Hookers believe they are virgins and politicians believe they are honest men who are benevolent towards their people
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Users in Texas, Illinois can no longer use certain filters on Instagram and Facebook
Fun social media filters are now banned in Texas and Illinois. Meta turned off AR filters in the two states after they accused the company of misusing facial recognition technology. Some filters are still available on apps like Facebook and Instagram, but…
https://www.activistpost.com/2022/05/25-human-rights-group-oppose-zooms-planned-a-i-tech-that-can-scan-users-faces-and-speed-to-determine-their-emotions.html #AI #HumanRights #Privacy #Surveillance #Zoom #nwo
Activist Post
25+ Human Rights Group Oppose Zoom’s Planned A.I. Tech “that can scan users' faces and speed to determine their emotions” - Activist…
Despite ongoing issues, the company is developing new AI technology to scan users’ faces to determine their emotions.
Forwarded from #TBOT: Take Back Our Tech (Ramiro Romani)
Apple Tracks Every Tap On Its App Store
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iOS developers & privacy researchers at Mysk have recently found that the Apple App Store sends every tap you make to Apple.
https://nitter.takebackourtech.org/mysk_co/status/1588308341780262912
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iOS developers & privacy researchers at Mysk have recently found that the Apple App Store sends every tap you make to Apple.
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#Signal would 'walk' from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption - BBC News
https://web.archive.org/web/20230224103103/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64584001
#UK #Privacy #Encryption
https://web.archive.org/web/20230224103103/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64584001
The encrypted-messaging app Signal has said it would stop providing services in the UK if a new law undermined encryption.
If forced to weaken the privacy of its messaging system under the Online Safety Bill, the organisation "would absolutely, 100% walk" Signal president Meredith Whittaker told the BBC.
#UK #Privacy #Encryption
The Online Safety Bill (UK) will bring in client-side scanning, a tech for moderating content on encrypted services. Apps will have to compromise encryption to scan your message, putting a spy in your pocket.
Join our campaign to #StopTheSpyClause
👉 https://action.openrightsgroup.org/dont-scan-me
#OnlineSafetyBill #privacy #surveillance #e2ee #ukpolitics
Join our campaign to #StopTheSpyClause
👉 https://action.openrightsgroup.org/dont-scan-me
#OnlineSafetyBill #privacy #surveillance #e2ee #ukpolitics
Reminder : a basic tutorial on
How to De-Google LineageOS
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=E1U5qoiR1fM&local=true
#Android #deGoogle #LineageOS
#Privacy
6 Best Secure Messaging Alternatives to WhatsApp | Avoid the Hack – https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers
The content of your messages and the metadata associated with them should be secure and private. Unfortunately many messengers out there fail to do this.
Telegram operates in the cloud, and while this does have good portability across multiple devices and device types, the service provider (or anyone with access to the cloud server) could theoretically read them at any time with relative ease; Telegram stores messages on the third-party cloud provider's server.
According to Telegram’s privacy policy, the service itself logs IP addresses and phone numbers.
#Infosec #Session #SimpleXchat #Briar #Threema
#Element #Telegram #privacy
The content of your messages and the metadata associated with them should be secure and private. Unfortunately many messengers out there fail to do this.
Telegram operates in the cloud, and while this does have good portability across multiple devices and device types, the service provider (or anyone with access to the cloud server) could theoretically read them at any time with relative ease; Telegram stores messages on the third-party cloud provider's server.
According to Telegram’s privacy policy, the service itself logs IP addresses and phone numbers.
#Infosec #Session #SimpleXchat #Briar #Threema
#Element #Telegram #privacy
simplex@mastodon.social - SimpleX Chat v5.1-beta.1 is released!
New in v5.1-beta.1:
- message reactions - finally!🚀
- self-destruct passcode.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes.
- custom time to disappear - can be set just for one message.
- message editing history.
- a setting to disable audio/video calls per contact.
- group welcome message visible in group profile.
Install the apps via the links here: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#install-the-app
More details: https://simplex.chat/blog/20230523-simplex-chat-v5-1-message-reactions-self-destruct-passcode.html
#privacy #security #messenger
New in v5.1-beta.1:
- message reactions - finally!🚀
- self-destruct passcode.
- voice messages up to 5 minutes.
- custom time to disappear - can be set just for one message.
- message editing history.
- a setting to disable audio/video calls per contact.
- group welcome message visible in group profile.
Install the apps via the links here: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#install-the-app
More details: https://simplex.chat/blog/20230523-simplex-chat-v5-1-message-reactions-self-destruct-passcode.html
#privacy #security #messenger
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GitHub - simplex-chat/simplex-chat: SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100%…
SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱! - simplex-chat/simplex-chat
SimpleX Chat: private and secure cross platform messenger without any user IDs (not even random)
:~
Website : https://simplex.chat/
SimpleX Chat (SimpleX Chat - e2e encrypted messenger without any user IDs - private by design!)
https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.simplex.app/
Quick start – https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/readme.html
#SimpleXchat #security #privacy #encryption #E2EE
#FLOSS
:~
E2E-encrypted messages with markdown and editing
:~ E2E-encrypted images and files
:~ Decentralized secret groups — only users know they exist
:~ E2E-encrypted voice messages
:~ Disappearing messages
:~ E2E-encrypted audio and video calls
:~ Portable encrypted database — move your profile to another device
:~Incognito mode —
unique to SimpleX Chat
Website : https://simplex.chat/
SimpleX Chat (SimpleX Chat - e2e encrypted messenger without any user IDs - private by design!)
https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.simplex.app/
Quick start – https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/readme.html
#SimpleXchat #security #privacy #encryption #E2EE
#FLOSS