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14 votes
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President Trump is continuing his war on Section 230 and the right for the open internet to exist
8 votes -
A crash course in CDA Section 230, and a discussion between two lawyers about the EARN IT Act and what it means for free speech and privacy online
5 votes -
Analysis of UK charity websites finds that tracking is prevalent, with almost all of the most popular charities including trackers for advertising or data brokers and failing to comply with GDPR/PECR
8 votes -
Tele-health privacy concerns are a barrier to therapy
Here in the States, you hear about your insurance company waiving co-pays for tele-health therapy visits in these “uncertain times,” but searching for providers confronts you with even more...
Here in the States, you hear about your insurance company waiving co-pays for tele-health therapy visits in these “uncertain times,” but searching for providers confronts you with even more uncertainty. How do you evaluate their practices for safety and privacy? Every other practitioner subscribes to a different platform. Some, to my horror, use Zoom. Others have adopted a software suite to manage their entire practice. These therapists rely on the same company for scheduling appointment reminders, recording session notes, billing insurance, and running a video chat. When I have requested to connect via Signal, they express a preference for their platform, usually citing HIPAA compliance. One recommended a finding a provider who uses paper records as the only avenue open to me. But wasn’t there a time before companies like Spruce, SimplePractice, and TheraNest, where sensitive session notes were somehow distinct, less “networked” than today? How are therapists determining the privacy and security protections of their platform? How do I? Does anyone have experience with these companies?
13 votes -
Android 11 starts rolling out today with improvements to notifications, privacy, 5G, and more
9 votes -
Does Google know me better than I know myself?
5 votes -
Windows 10 Ameliorated review
13 votes -
Inside Amazon’s secret program to spy on workers’ private Facebook groups
7 votes -
Amazon Alexa for Residential will let the voice assistant power apartment complexes
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Apple delays "asking permission to track" privacy feature in iOS 14, releases more information about upcoming privacy updates
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Geofence warrants - Smartphone location data is giving US law enforcement new surveillance tools
6 votes -
How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism - A new, short book by Cory Doctorow that looks at big tech as a monopoly problem
18 votes -
Former Chief Security Officer for Uber charged with obstruction of justice for attempted cover-up of 2016 hack that compromised data from millions of users and drivers
9 votes -
Requiring a Facebook account for Oculus VR is bad for users, devs, and competition
17 votes -
New Toyotas will upload data to AWS
11 votes -
Disappearance of multiple Saudi Arabian dissidents tied to Twitter data accessed in 2015 by employees allegedly spying for the government
7 votes -
Transparent public toilets unveiled in Tokyo parks — but they also offer privacy
8 votes -
Starting in October 2020, all new Oculus VR devices will require logging into a Facebook account, and support for existing Oculus accounts will end on January 1, 2023
43 votes -
Can killing cookies save journalism? A Dutch public broadcaster got rid of targeted digital ads and its revenues went up 62-79%.
31 votes -
Replacing YouTube & Invidious
14 votes -
Data isn't just being collected from your phone. It's being used to score you
22 votes -
On not caring about your privacy
7 votes -
The importance of resisting excessive government surveillance
5 votes -
Brazilian General Data Protection Law – Overview and implications
4 votes -
Using a VPN may make you less secure
17 votes -
My hot take on internet "Privacy"
Internet privacy it is a farce and companies are using the fear for profit. In reality the only thing you can do is decide in which company do you trust. First thing you choose is the ISP, we all...
Internet privacy it is a farce and companies are using the fear for profit. In reality the only thing you can do is decide in which company do you trust.
First thing you choose is the ISP, we all know that they are all scummy and get caught every year selling information, throttling services, lying, etc.
Then, if you want to be safe from your ISP you have to get a VPN and it is the same old story again. Even if you manage to never send or receive a bit outside the VPN you have to trust they are not loging everything and selling it.
It is a never ending story, because after that you have to trust the OS, the hardware manufacturers of each piece of your phone/pc, the modem, the router, the apps, and if you are talking with someone make it double because you have to trust all the same things from the one receiving the message.
People talks about huawei spying for the CPP like if things like PRISM doesn't exist. Every country has some kind of mass surveillance program and there is nothing we can do about it. If I were american I would prefer being spy by the Chinese that can't get me extradited.13 votes -
Seven "zero logging" VPN providers leak 1.2TB of user logs unprotected and facing the public internet
20 votes -
Being born in the 80s is the only thing that makes me realize how life with no constant connection existed and is possible
15 votes -
The phone bill security hole in HIPAA
5 votes -
Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked
8 votes -
LinkedIn iOS app is copying the contents of the clipboard on every keystroke
13 votes -
Hundreds arrested after European law enforcement agencies monitored over 100 million encrypted messages sent through Encrochat, a network used by criminals
20 votes -
My take on email
14 votes -
Email is not broken
12 votes -
US officials are ramping up criticism of the GDPR, which they say protects cybercriminals
17 votes -
Bill requires employers to keep implanted microchips voluntary for workers
17 votes -
Google starts deleting location history after eighteen months, by default
12 votes -
Facebook accused of trying to bypass GDPR, slurp domain owners' personal Whois info via an obscure process
9 votes -
Terrible, dangerous EARN IT act set to move forward in the senate; attack on both encryption and free speech online
27 votes -
Oracle's BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online
5 votes -
Scott Alexander has deleted his Slate Star Codex blog due to the New York Times planning to reveal his real name in an article
48 votes -
Apple switches to its own chips for Mac computers as it adds features, privacy controls
25 votes -
Moroccan journalist targeted with network injection attacks using NSO Group’s tools
2 votes -
Create No-JavaScript friendly sites
22 votes -
Andrew Yang is pushing Big Tech to pay users for data
18 votes -
How important is protecting our data from companies like Google?
I was a supporter of Andrew Yang while he was running for president. His policies appealed to me a lot. One I supported because it made sense to me; personal data as a property right. I’ve thought...
I was a supporter of Andrew Yang while he was running for president. His policies appealed to me a lot. One I supported because it made sense to me; personal data as a property right. I’ve thought about it more and I don’t see how a company like Google using my data negatively affects me. What are the negative repercussions I experience when a company uses my information like that? Are there alternatives that would protect my data more that are actually decent? I’d love to receive some explanation for this!
21 votes -
What's wrong with email?
14 votes -
Norway's data inspectorate has banned the use of public health app Smittestopp to control the spread of COVID-19 over data protection concerns
9 votes -
Dating apps exposed 845GB of explicit photos, chats, and more
11 votes