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fromTheregister
4 hours ago

EFF: UK Online Safety Act is about censorship, not safety

The UK's Online Safety Act and age-verification measures are prompting global overreach that restricts free expression, privacy, and access to lawful online content.
fromTechCrunch
16 hours ago

Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows | TechCrunch

U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics. The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between April through June, a 17% rise on the previous record high recorded in early 2022.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
19 hours ago

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

From April through June this year, CBP searched 14,899 devices carried by international travelers, according to stats published on the agency's website. While the figures aren't broken down by device type, the CBP has the ability to search phones, computers, cameras, and other electronics. The April-June spike tops the previous highest quarterly figure of at least 12,766 devices, which were searched by CBP officials from January through March 2022, by 16.7 percent.
Privacy professionals
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day ago

From Hotel Rwanda To Bitcoin: Anaise Kanimba's Fight For Freedom Enters A New Chapter

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.
Cryptocurrency
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

TikTok's latest feature lets college students find and connect with classmates | TechCrunch

TikTok launches Campus Verification to connect college students on their campuses, allowing profile additions of school affiliations.
fromComputerworld
1 day ago

UK agrees to drop dangerous data encryption backdoor demands, says US

End-to-end encryption is an essential security tool that protects our personal data, including our bank details, health information, private conversations and images. It'd be an entirely reckless and unprecedented move from the UK Government to open up a backdoor to this data, and one that will have global consequences.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

China's cyber-abuse scandal: is the government unwilling to crack down on exploitation of women online?

Ming's boyfriend had secretly taken sexually exploitative photos of her and other women, using AI to generate pornographic images, revealing a disturbing pattern of abuse.
Digital life
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Harriette Cole: I accidentally ran across my daughter's private social account

Teenagers often create secret social media accounts, leading to parental concerns about online safety and trust.
#russia
fromTom's Guide
4 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Russia passes restrictive VPN law and sets its sights on a WhatsApp ban

Russian law now criminalizes searching for extremist materials online, imposing fines and additional risks for VPN users.
Digital life
fromMashable India
2 months ago

Russia Considers Replacing WhatsApp with Homegrown 'Vlad's App'

Russia is set to introduce a state-controlled messaging app, 'Vlad's App', as part of its strategy to reduce reliance on foreign communication platforms.
Digital life
fromMashable India
2 months ago

Russia Considers Replacing WhatsApp with Homegrown 'Vlad's App'

Russia is set to introduce a state-controlled messaging app, 'Vlad's App', as part of its strategy to reduce reliance on foreign communication platforms.
Digital life
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How AI browsers like Perplexity Comet will reshape the internet-and the media

AI-powered browsers like Comet are set to redefine the user experience by delegating web navigation tasks to intelligent assistants.
fromZDNET
1 month ago

You should stop putting your phone face up on the table - here's why

Placing your phone face down can enhance privacy, focus, and device health.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Denmark wants you to copyright yourself. It might be the only way to stop deepfakes

"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.
Privacy technologies
#meta
Marketing tech
fromSocial Media Today
2 months ago

Meta Takes Legal Action Against AI Apps That Generate Fake Nude Images

Meta is legally challenging Joy Timeline HK Limited for promoting the non-consensual CrushAI app, indicating a crackdown on unethical AI-generated content.
Marketing tech
fromSocial Media Today
2 months ago

Meta Takes Legal Action Against AI Apps That Generate Fake Nude Images

Meta is legally challenging Joy Timeline HK Limited for promoting the non-consensual CrushAI app, indicating a crackdown on unethical AI-generated content.
#border-security
Privacy professionals
fromwww.miamiherald.com
3 months ago

Planning a trip abroad? Here's how to protect the data on your devices at U.S. border searches

Travelers should be prepared for potential searches of their electronic devices by Customs and Border Protection upon entering the U.S.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.miamiherald.com
3 months ago

Planning a trip abroad? Here's how to protect the data on your devices at U.S. border searches

Travelers should be prepared for potential searches of their electronic devices by Customs and Border Protection upon entering the U.S.
fromPrivacy International
2 months ago

Summary of an Experts Consultation on Human Rights, Digital Technologies, and Elections

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

InternationalDriversAssociation.com Implicated in Bizarre PR Spam Frenzy | HackerNoon

The entire scheme runs on the absurdity of pairing meaningful academic discussions with a blatant marketing ploy, showcasing the lengths to which some entities will go for backlinks.
Privacy professionals
fromHackernoon
9 months ago

Data Grim Reaper: The Truth About Securely Wiping Your Digital Life | HackerNoon

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.
Digital life
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Gen Z found an ingenious way to cash in on their endless doomscrolling

For decades, market research has been the equivalent of a doctor asking a patient to describe their symptoms. VERB is an MRI machine.
Growth hacking
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Google's Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android

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.
Privacy technologies
fromEpicenter NYC
3 months ago

What to do with your cell phone at U.S. borders (yes, even citizens) - Epicenter NYC

Heightened security at U.S. borders has caused concern among certain professions regarding civil liberties and the right to privacy.
fromChron
3 months ago

Don't end up in a Black Mirror episode - avoid ads for just $16

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.
Privacy technologies
Women in technology
fromHackernoon
4 months ago

Saaniya Chugh, Senior Technical Consultant: On Writing and Inspirations | HackerNoon

The AI art revolution is raising significant concerns about digital consent and privacy with facial data usage.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The TechBeat: Dear ChatGPT, I'm Alone and Depressed-Can You Help? (5/4/2025) | HackerNoon

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.
Women in technology
London startup
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The TechBeat: Innovation Has No Boundaries - Meet the Champion Industries of Startups of The Year 2024 (5/2/2025) | HackerNoon

Innovation and startup cities are increasingly recognized through popular voting as key drivers of progress in various industries.
Digital privacy and decentralization are crucial issues in today's tech landscape, emphasizing the need for careful consideration of coercion.
NYC startup
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Sam Altman's World Networks Wants Union Square Shoppers to Come Get 'Scanned' and Prove They're Human

World has opened a store promoting a blockchain-based identification system to verify human users in an AI-influenced world.
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Trump's hasty Take It Down Act has "gaping flaws" that threaten encryption

The Take It Down Act aims to remove non-consensual intimate imagery swiftly, but faces critiques of potential censorship risks.
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Citizen Lab say exiled Uyghur leaders targeted with Windows spyware | TechCrunch

Hackers targeted Uyghur community leaders using Windows spyware, highlighting the issue of digital attacks on marginalized groups.
fromDigiday
3 months ago

Confessions of a media buyer on Google's third-party cookie U-turn and how it helped a 'largely lazy' industry innovate

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.
Marketing tech
#us-customs
fromIndependent
3 months ago
UK news

Warning for Irish travellers to US: 'They may request your passwords and are not required to provide a reason'

fromIndependent
3 months ago
UK news

Warning for Irish travellers to US: 'They may request your passwords and are not required to provide a reason'

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
3 months ago

Florida's Anti-Encryption Bill Is a Wrecking Ball to Privacy. There's Still Time to Stop It.

Florida's SB 868 poses a significant threat to digital privacy by allowing access to encrypted communications of minors.
Parenting
fromMail Online
4 months ago

The simple trick that reveals if YOUR child is being cyber-bullied

Parents can monitor signs of cyberbullying through predictive text suggestions on their child's device.
France news
fromThe Local France
4 months ago

Can a French police officer search your mobile phone?

France's Interior Minister pushes for police to search mobile phones of suspected illegal immigrants, but current laws limit such authority.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

The Independent focuses on transparent journalism and addresses critical societal issues while ensuring accessibility without paywalls.
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