JamesBaker, to ukteachers
@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org avatar

Jen at Defend Digital Me has don’t great work exposing this. It’s the same pattern collect data for a legitimate use then before you know it the data forms part of our increasingly totalitarian surveillance state. Trust in schools will take another hit as people learn to distrust institutions https://schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-secret-deal-to-let-benefit-fraud-squad-snoop-on-pupil-data/

gnulinux, to android German
@gnulinux@social.anoxinon.de avatar

Datensparsames Android mit der Android Debug Bridge - Teil 2: Berechtigungen und Sensoren

Im zweiten Teil der Artikelserie geht es darum, die ungewollte Erfassung von Nutzerdaten über Sensoren und Lücken im Berechtigungsmanagement zu erkennen und soweit möglich abzustellen. Als Beispiel dient wie im ersten Teil ein Samsung Phablet mit Android 14 (Stock-ROM).

, , , , , , ,

https://gnulinux.ch/datensparsames-android-mit-der-android-debug-bridge-teil-2-berechtigungen-und-sensoren

cheryanne, to privacy
@cheryanne@aus.social avatar

Sign the petition for stronger privacy protections
https://action.choice.com.au/page/125428/petition/1

JamesBaker, to privacy
@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org avatar

EA looking to book adverts into its games - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ea-is-looking-at-adding-in-game-ads-in-aaa-games-well-be-very-thoughtful-as-we-move-into-that-says-ceo with the often exploitative privacy and consumer practices within the industry is there a need for digital rights campaigns to focus on the gaming industry more? What do you think?

osma, to stackoverflow
@osma@mas.to avatar

Logged in to Stack Overflow for the first time in 10 years to check exactly what have I left there.. Now, since the few answers I've given are CC-BY, so they must attribute them to me, if I make a GDPR data subject request for them to delete all my data, logic dictates that whatever they think about text as personal data, they must delete the answers, because they can't attribute them to me as a deleted account. Right?

osma,
@osma@mas.to avatar

Ah, cute. Stack Overflow's GDPR data subject request form does not work if your browser has an ad blocker active (I think tha's why?) -- there's a badly integrated CAPTCHA at the end of the form which prevents the form from being submitted.
https://policies.stackoverflow.co/data-request/

GrapheneOS, to privacy
@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social avatar

GrapheneOS version 2024050900 released:

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2024050900

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/12633-grapheneos-version-2024050900-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security

fijxu, to privacy
@fijxu@noc.social avatar

New services available:

scidsg, to opensource
@scidsg@fosstodon.org avatar

We're working on something with our friends at .

You might know of hackathons as events where teams can build new and inventive features outside of their official roadmap.

This hackathon is different. We're hosting an event for , researchers, and bug hunters to test the security of Hush Line, our new free and open-source whistleblowing platform.

Learn more at hushline.app

In-person and virtual. Harlem, NYC.

@geminiimatt

v89, to linux
@v89@fosstodon.org avatar

How to read articles/news as a in a and way on .

Sometimes I'm busy and can't read at that moment, so I save the article/news as plain text in a PDF file to read it later. It works most of the time, but it's not perfect.

You'll need: torsocks (optional), lynx and LibreOffice installed.

Save it as a file like "pdf.sh", make it executable with "chmod +x pdf.sh" and then use it like this:

./pdf.sh https://website.com/article

jsrailton, (edited ) to psychology
@jsrailton@mastodon.social avatar

I can confidently diagnose as sociopaths.

Promised therapy customers privacy...then gave their mental health info to advertisers.

Victims get less than ten bucks each.

Company made billion+ in revenue last year alone.

In a just society with good privacy laws, they'd face existential civil & criminal consequences.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/betterhelp-therapy-class-action-settlement-refund/507-b4ef5e0f-c722-4562-95e9-c3cdd7738d1a

J12t, to privacy
@J12t@social.coop avatar

"Navigating User Privacy in the Decentralized Social Web".

Online webinar, sponsored by Meta.

Just fluttered into my inbox.

https://www.privacylaws.com/events-gateway/events/fediverse2024/

jik, to Wyze
@jik@federate.social avatar

Let's talk briefly about what a tire-fire is and why you shouldn't buy from them.
I attempted to order COVID tests from them near the start of the pandemic. They sold more than they had, I never received the tests I ordered, and cancelling the order was a nightmare.
But then they started spamming me.
In 2022 I unsubscribed from their .
1/2

jik,
@jik@federate.social avatar

In February 2024 I asked them to delete my account (created only to order the COVID tests).
They just spammed me again.
When I click the unsub link, the page it takes me to claims I'm already unsubscribed.
In addition to all this you're probably aware they've had numerous security and privacy issues with their products.
You really, really shouldn't patronize this company.

ai6yr, to privacy

Surprisingly easy to log and track Bluetooth identifiers... I wonder if anyone has built a mapping/triangulation program based on signal strength for beacons... . https://github.com/e-m3din4/ubertooth-bt-tracker

elb, to privacy
@elb@social.sdf.org avatar

Companies doing business in the United States should have liability for users and customers' personal information. Companies sharing that data with third parties should retain that liability, and the third parties should accrue additional liability. (NOT assume responsibility for the liability!) By liability, I don't mean "pay for credit monitoring from a company that has previously lost the same data", I mean cash on the barrel head, payable to the customer liability.

longreads, to Parenting
@longreads@mastodon.world avatar

"Through our phones, we are under perpetual surveillance by companies that buy and sell data about what kind of person we are, whom we might vote for, what we might purchase, and what we might be nudged into doing."

Jia Tolentino on and , for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-hidden-pregnancy-experiment

donwatkins, to ai
@donwatkins@fosstodon.org avatar

NextCloud’s long-term vision, data privacy, AI features, and more

https://allthingsopen.org/articles/nextcloud-vision-data-privacy-ai-features

ai6yr, to privacy

The Verge: Walmart shopper data will soon feed targeted ads on Disney Plus and Hulu https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24152172/walmart-disney-plus-hulu-targeted-ads

emanuele, to iPhone
@emanuele@m.divita.eu avatar
gcluley, to Cybersecurity
@gcluley@mastodon.green avatar

Cancer patients' sensitive information accessed by "unidentified parties" after being left exposed by screening lab for years.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/cancer-patients-sensitive-information-accessed-by-unidentified-parties-after-being-left-exposed-by-screening-lab-for-years/

astian, to tech
@astian@mastodon.social avatar

Happiness is knowing that we are constantly improving Midori to offer you the best, because users are our reason for being. Our engine is not Gecko, our engine is yours.

https://astian.org/midori-browser/download

Midori Browser 11.3.3 coming soon.

Midori 11.3.3 coming soon

astian,
@astian@mastodon.social avatar

Felicidad es saber que mejoramos Midori constantemente para ofrecerles lo mejor, porque los usuarios son nuestra razón de ser. Nuestro motor no es Gecko nuestro motor son uds.

https://astian.org/es/navegador-midori/

Midori 11.3.3 muy pronto.

jbzfn, to privacy
@jbzfn@mastodon.social avatar

Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

「 The core of the controversy stems from Proton Mail providing the Spanish police with the recovery email address associated with the Proton Mail account of an individual using the pseudonym ‘Xuxo Rondinaire.’ This individual is suspected of being a member of the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalonia’s police force) and of using their internal knowledge to assist the Democratic Tsunami movement 」

https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-discloses-user-data-leading-to-arrest-in-spain/

infobeautiful, to random
@infobeautiful@vis.social avatar
aeveltstra,
@aeveltstra@mastodon.social avatar
EU_Commission, to random
@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu avatar

We have opened formal proceedings against Meta to assess whether Facebook and Instagram may have breached the Digital Services Act in areas linked to:

▪️ Disinformation
▪️ Visibility of political content
▪️ Non-availability of election-monitoring tools
▪️ Mechanisms to flag illegal content

More info: https://europa.eu/!h4Tjfy

nf3xn,
@nf3xn@mastodon.social avatar

@EU_Commission Budget shortfall 2028 volunteer just dropped.

caos, (edited ) to android German

📲 "Datensparsames Android mit der Android Debug Bridge" & "Google-Apps und weitere Bloatware loswerden mit dem 'Universal Android Debloater Next Generation'"

Für diejenigen, die Android-Geräte betreiben, bei denen sie kein Custom ROM installieren können (oder wollen), hier zwei gnulinux.ch-Artikel, in denen es darum geht, wie auch ein Stock-Android ohne Root weitgehend datensparsam betrieben werden kann und wie Google-Apps und weitere Bloatware entfernt werden können:

Im ersten Teil der Artikelreihe "Datensparsames Android mit der Android Debug Bridge" beschreibt Matthias "den Versuch, unter Android durch Umbau mittels der Android Debug Bridge (ADB), ohne Root soweit wie möglich an das Datenschutzniveau besserer Android Custom ROMs heranzukommen. Es ist der erste Teil einer voraussichtlich dreiteiligen Serie. Im ersten Teil wird der Ansatz für ein aktuelles Samsung Android (Stock-ROM) mit Android 14 demonstriert." und zeigt "wie mit Hilfe der Android Debug Bridge (ADB) und weniger Apps zur Geräteadministration auch ein vorinstalliertes Stock-ROM mehr oder weniger datenschutzfreundlich umgebaut werden kann".

Ergänzend dazu habe ich im Artikel "Google-Apps und weitere Bloatware loswerden mit dem Universal Android Debloater Next Generation" noch eins der Tools vorgestellt, mit dessen Hilfe Funktionen der "Android Debug Bridge" über ein grafisches Frontend genutzt werden. So können auf relativ einfachem Weg auf vergoogelten Androids Google-Apps und weitere Bloatware wie Hersteller- und Werbeapps entfernt werden.

@datenschutz

caos,

@foss_de In Teil 2 von geht es um "Berechtigungen und Sensoren" : "Das Berechtigungsmanagement unter Android ist leider ein tiefer, dunkler Sumpf, in dem Daten versickern. (...) Ein Entwickler kann sich für seine Apps, insbesondere für Systemapps, neue Berechtigungen ausdenken und implementieren, die nirgendwo in der regulären Einstellungen-App sichtbar werden. (...) Der Permission Pilot zeigt für mein Samsunggerät ca. 900 Custom-Permissions an, die alleine von Samsung definiert wurden!"

Über Zugriff auf Sensoren ist "ohne Standortberechtigung eine ungefähre Standortbestimmung möglich, (...) Eine weitere Möglichkeit ist, dass eine App einen Beschleunigungs- oder Luftdrucksensor zur Tonaufzeichnung missbraucht, ohne dafür auf das eigentliche Mikrofon zuzugreifen und damit ohne eine Mikrofonberechtigung haben zu müssen! (...) Über diese Sensoren lassen sich Nutzer in beträchtlichem Umfang ausspähen."

@defcon42 @JegCreativity @jrp

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