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The Trump Administration wants your DNA and social media | Privacy International

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:30:52 +0000

The U.S. Government intends to force visitors to submit their digital history and DNA as the price of entry. With this much data AI tools will likely be deployed to unlock details of your life for border and immigration agencies.

Tags: #privacy #tech #trump #uspolitics

Why Tim Berners-Lee still believes in the web | The Verge

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:35:22 +0000

The right place to end up is where you’re totally in control of your data. As the power of local devices becomes greater, then the amount of stuff which gets stored locally increases… a lot of the things that people are building out there on the web are local-first, meaning that they’re designed to be able to work without the cloud. They store data either on the web, or they store the data on your local device. The good place to be is that the data is all stored on your local device. The inference is happening in your device, and you’re in control.

Tags: #ai #data #privacy #webdev

Maintaining control of our data with personal databases | N=1 (marcua’s blog)

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:08:09 +0000

The fundamental problem is that in using most modern consumer-oriented applications, we lose control of the data we share with those applications. In creating documents, writing emails, or tracking our exercise or other activities, we share data with an application that’s useful for a particular purpose, but also allow the data live in a database controlled by the application’s owner. With the data outside of our control, it can then be restricted, lost, leaked, sold, resold, and exploited. The groups that control these databases accrue most of the benefits, and we accrue most of the costs.

Tags: #data #indieweb #personal #privacy #sql

Consent-O-Matic

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:18:43 +0000

Consent-O-Matic is a browser extension that recognizes CMP (Consent Management Provider) pop-ups that have become ubiquitous on the web and automatically fills them out based on your preferences – even if you meet a dark pattern design.

Tags: #browser #consent #cookies #extensions #imported:pinboard #privacy

Consent-O-Matic

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:18:43 +0000

Tags: #browser #consent #cookies #extensions #privacy

A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: On the NSA

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:28:05 +0000

All of this is a long way of saying that I was totally unprepared for today's bombshell revelations describing the NSA's efforts to defeat encryption. Not only does the worst possible hypothetical I discussed appear to be true, but it's true on a scale I couldn't even imagine. I'm no longer the crank. I wasn't even close to cranky enough.

Tags: #crypto #imported:pinboard #nsa #privacy #security

Persona and Surveillance - Identity at Mozilla

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:44:04 +0000

It’s also worth pointing out that we do take certain technical measures to limit the data we collect. We’ve designed Persona so that the identity provider – including the fallback Identity Provider that we run – does not learn your browsing history. We consider that a good security practice, not specifically because of surveillance, but generally because collecting data without a user benefit just creates risk.

Tags: #imported:pinboard #mozilla #persona #privacy #security #to:fb #web #webdev

[liberationtech] Why didn't tech company leaders blow the whistle?

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:09:45 +0000

Dave asks some great questions about why the people who had power over these networks didn't blow the whistle instead of some anonymous insider having to do it. Here's one possible answer.

Tags: #imported:pinboard #intelligence #nsa #privacy #security #spying #to:fb

After Checking Your Bank Account, Remember To Log Out, Close The Web Browser, And Throw Your Computer Into The Ocean | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:33:21 +0000

At Chase Bank, we recognize the value of online banking—it’s quick, convenient, and available any time you need it. Unfortunately, though, the threats posed by malware and identity theft are very real and all too common nowadays. That’s why, when you’re finished with your online banking session, we recommend three simple steps to protect your personal information: log out of your account, close your web browser, and then charter a seafaring vessel to take you 30 miles out into the open ocean and throw your computer overboard.

Tags: #banking #funny #imported:pinboard #privacy #to:fb

After Checking Your Bank Account, Remember To Log Out, Close The Web Browser, And Throw Your Computer Into The Ocean | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:33:21 +0000

Tags: #banking #funny #privacy #to:fb

Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams | Ars Technica

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:41:06 +0000

If you are unlucky enough to have your computer infected with a RAT, prepare to be sold or traded to the kind of person who enters forums to ask, "Can I get some slaves for my rat please? I got 2 bucks lol I will give it to you :b" At that point, the indignities you will suffer—and the horrific website images you may see—will be limited only by the imagination of that most terrifying person: a 14-year-old boy with an unsupervised Internet connection.

Tags: #imported:pinboard #privacy #rat #ratters #security #to:fb

Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams | Ars Technica

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:41:06 +0000

Tags: #privacy #rat #ratters #security #to:fb

IBM Outlaws Siri, Worried She Has Loose Lips | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:34:13 +0000

The reason? Siri ships everything you say to her to a big data center in Maiden, North Carolina. And the story of what really happens to all of your Siri-launched searches, e-mail messages and inappropriate jokes is a bit of a black box.

Tags: #apple #imported:pinboard #privacy #security #siri #to:fb

IBM Outlaws Siri, Worried She Has Loose Lips | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:34:13 +0000

Tags: #apple #privacy #security #siri #to:fb

Red Tape - Up against the Wall! Should district be allowed to demand middle-schooler's Facebook password?

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:39:44 +0000

"(The student now) fears that the school could make her give up her passwords at a moment's notice, at any time, for any reason," the lawsuit claims. It also alleges that password prying is standard practice at the Minnewaska Middle School, which the student still attends. "(Officials) have compelled other students to disclose their private information and have accessed students' online accounts on multiple occasions," it states.

Tags: #education #facebook #imported:pinboard #privacy #school #social #socialsoftware #youth