#digital-privacy
#digital-privacy

1 year ago

Women in technology

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

7 months ago

Digital life

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

1 year ago

Women in technology

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

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

Gen Z is monetizing their online data by allowing apps to track their digital activities for cash.

Generation Lab's Verb.AI compensates users for personal data, addressing data exploitation in market research.

I think the UK government's attempt to strong-arm Apple into giving it an ADP backdoor is a travesty - and so does most of the industry

The UK government's order for Apple to provide access to encrypted data jeopardizes digital privacy and security.

UK news

UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites | TechCrunch

The U.K. government has removed encryption advice just weeks after requesting backdoor access to encrypted data stored on Apple's iCloud.

fromSecuritymagazine

CTOs fall victim to breaches more often than other c-suite roles

Nearly 100% of U.S. C-Level executives have experienced data breaches, with significant personal data exposure, especially among healthcare leaders.

fromZDNET

This new tool lets you see how much of your data is exposed online - and it's free

Even minimal online activity can create a digital footprint exposing personal information.

ExpressVPN offers a free tool to scan data broker sites for exposed personal information.

There are both paid and free methods to remove personal data from the internet.

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.

2 weeks ago

Privacy technologies

Google's Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android

fromITPro

3 months ago

I think the UK government's attempt to strong-arm Apple into giving it an ADP backdoor is a travesty - and so does most of the industry

The UK government's order for Apple to provide access to encrypted data jeopardizes digital privacy and security.

UK news

UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites | TechCrunch

The U.K. government has removed encryption advice just weeks after requesting backdoor access to encrypted data stored on Apple's iCloud.

fromSecuritymagazine

CTOs fall victim to breaches more often than other c-suite roles

Nearly 100% of U.S. C-Level executives have experienced data breaches, with significant personal data exposure, especially among healthcare leaders.

fromZDNET

This new tool lets you see how much of your data is exposed online - and it's free

Even minimal online activity can create a digital footprint exposing personal information.

ExpressVPN offers a free tool to scan data broker sites for exposed personal information.

There are both paid and free methods to remove personal data from the internet.

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.

2 weeks ago

Privacy technologies

Google's Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android

more#cybersecurity

fromEpicenter NYC

2 weeks 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.

fromwww.miamiherald.com

3 weeks 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.

#consent

UK news

Woman beat housemate with knuckleduster after nude photo of her showed up as his phone screensaver - court

Women in technology

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

UK news

Woman beat housemate with knuckleduster after nude photo of her showed up as his phone screensaver - court

Women in technology

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

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.

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.

Online Community Development

This Island Network Thinks It Can Fix the Internet. It Might Be Right. | HackerNoon

NYC startup

fromsfist.com

4 weeks 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.

Online Community Development

This Island Network Thinks It Can Fix the Internet. It Might Be Right. | HackerNoon

India wants cloud and email backdoors for tax authorities

India's government proposed a tax bill enabling tax authorities access to citizens' private email and digital records.

First Porn, Now Skin Cream? 'Age Verification' Bills Are Out of Control

Age verification laws, initially aimed at protecting minors, have evolved into widespread surveillance measures compromising digital privacy for everyone.

fromArs Technica

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.

Privacy technologies

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

Tech industry

fromTheregister

India wants cloud and email backdoors for tax authorities

India's government proposed a tax bill enabling tax authorities access to citizens' private email and digital records.

First Porn, Now Skin Cream? 'Age Verification' Bills Are Out of Control

Age verification laws, initially aimed at protecting minors, have evolved into widespread surveillance measures compromising digital privacy for everyone.

fromArs Technica

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.

Privacy technologies

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

Apple issues warning to iPhone users to delete this commonly used app immediately

Apple cautions iPhone users against Google Chrome over privacy concerns, advocating for Safari as a safer option.

fromThe Verge

Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with 'excessively complex' privacy options

Apple fined â¬150 million for abusing market dominance through its App Tracking Transparency system.

fromNew York Post

Apple issues warning to iPhone users to delete this commonly used app immediately

Apple cautions iPhone users against Google Chrome over privacy concerns, advocating for Safari as a safer option.

fromThe Verge

Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with 'excessively complex' privacy options

Apple fined â¬150 million for abusing market dominance through its App Tracking Transparency system.

Apple issues warning to all 1.8b iPhone users: Delete this app NOW

Apple warns iPhone users to delete the Chrome browser due to privacy risks from tracking cookies.

Marketing tech

fromDigiday

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

Google has reversed its decision on removing third-party cookies from Chrome, impacting media buying strategies.

#us-customs

UK news

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

Digital life

How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border

UK news

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

Digital life

How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border

more#us-customs

fromBusiness Matters

Scraping Proxies: Why They're a Game-Changer for Modern Web Scraping

Using scraping proxies gives you a different IP every time (or the ability to manage sessions), access to country-specific content, and fewer blocks with more data.

Privacy professionals

Parenting

fromMail Online

fromwww.independent.co.uk

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.

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.

Privacy technologies

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

France news

fromThe Local France

fromwww.independent.co.uk

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.

Privacy technologies

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

Privacy technologies

"MyTerms" wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web

London startup

Calyx Institute: A Case Study in Grassroots Innovation

fromArs Technica

Privacy technologies

"MyTerms" wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web

London startup

Calyx Institute: A Case Study in Grassroots Innovation

more#internet-freedom

NYC music

fromBKMAG

Weekend Guide: Cyclones' Opening Day, Sound Bathing + More

Brooklyn Cyclones open their season April 4, marking a key local event in Brooklyn.

fromThe Verge

Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

Recent reports show travelers are being denied US entry due to phone searches, raising privacy concerns.

Digital life

fromRAIN News

RAIN Notes: March 17

The pandemic highlighted both the ease of music access and the emptiness of missing live performances, signaling a significant shift in the music industry.

France politics

fromThe Local France

France extends age verification measures to porn giants

France is enhancing age verification for porn sites to protect minors.

New regulations also apply to EU-based pornographic websites.

fromGREY Journal

3 months ago

Is Google Sacrificing Your Privacy for Profits? What Entrepreneurs Need to Know - GREY Journal

Google's new fingerprinting policy allows detailed online tracking, impacting advertising strategies and raising privacy concerns for users and businesses.

The Myth of Jurisdictional Privacy

Physical jurisdiction cannot effectively protect against global surveillance.

5 months ago

Privacy professionals

Top Ten EFF Digital Security Resources for People Concerned About the Incoming Trump Administration

Strengthening digital privacy and security is crucial, especially for vulnerable populations in the wake of the 2024 election.

EU data protection

fromDatabreaches

3 months ago

The Myth of Jurisdictional Privacy

Physical jurisdiction cannot effectively protect against global surveillance.

5 months ago

Top Ten EFF Digital Security Resources for People Concerned About the Incoming Trump Administration

Strengthening digital privacy and security is crucial, especially for vulnerable populations in the wake of the 2024 election.

more#surveillance