#digital privacy

#digital privacy

The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next? People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence. The internet once helped trans people connect and organize. Now it's a dangerous liability. What comes next? How do resources on transitioning survive the era of surveillance and AI slop? The anonymity granted by the internet is a lifeline to many trans people. What happens when that privacy disappears?

The Home Office had previously sought access to data on Apple's advanced data protection (ADP) service uploaded by any user around the world, triggering a clash with the White House. The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that the government has returned with a new access order, called a technical capability notice, seeking access to the encrypted cloud backups of British citizens.

It's an unfortunate use of advanced technologies, the same ones that are being used to detect and counter misinformation online. It's bad enough that we're having a hard time discerning true from false content, but what if the fake news is tailored specifically for you so that you're the most likely to believe it and consequently share it? Personalised disinformation is the next wave in darkly creative misapplication of technology, and here's how it can work.

Kanimba expresses that through her activism and concern for digital privacy, she learned how Bitcoin serves as a vital fundraising tool, especially under oppressive regimes.

"Human beings can be run through the digital copy machine and be misused for all sorts of purposes and I'm not willing to accept that," Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt stated after Denmark introduced an amendment to its copyright legislation.

The meeting underscored the dual nature of digital technologies in elections, enhancing access but potentially harming rights and accountability without proper regulation.

Imagine this: On an online marketplace, you recently sold your old laptop to a total stranger called 'GeekWizard99.' Decluttering and having more money in your pocket make you feel fantastic about the transaction. But hold on, did you really remember to erase those fanfiction drafts you wrote at three in the morning or those financial spreadsheets called 'Secret Millionaire Plan'? Plot twist: pressing 'delete' tells your computer, 'Hey, I don't need to SEE these files anymore, but definitely keep them around for someone more tech-savvy to find later!' It's similar to being awful at hiding in a game of digital hide-and-seek.

Apple, Google, and Microsoft are implementing robust security measures to protect vulnerable users from mercenary spyware and targeted digital threats, especially public figures and activists.

Ads have become ubiquitous in our lives, so much so that even in fictional narratives, like Black Mirror, there's an exploration of our subconscious interactions with them.

Christopher Allen emphasizes that as technology evolves, so do the challenges we face in privacy and coercion, prompting a need for stronger measures in digital identity governance.

I literally laughed out loud. We shouldn't be surprised. We've tried to plan for this. We changed a lot. For five years, there was a lot of urgency.