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alshafei , 26 days ago to random

Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

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

#Privacy #Encryption

alshafei , 28 days ago to random

Disappointed to see The Markup share advice for people to use WhatsApp in its post about preparing your phone for a protest, and that it's coming from "digital security trainers."

Metadata literally kills, and WhatsApp is swimming in it. The metadata they collect includes:

Groups you're a member of, location, personal info (email, phone number, user IDs), contacts and their phone numbers, in-app search history, when you use the app & how often you use it. E2EE alone doesn't guarantee #privacy

alshafei , 1 month ago to random

An important thing to clarify on the newly formed Mastodon 501(c)(3) entity: it's not here to make or influence product decisions. It has no legal ability to enforce any such changes. Primary operations will remain led by the Germany-based Mastodon gGmbH, and this won’t change.

The focus of the U.S entity is to provide another vehicle for donations and other forms of support. The Board has no legal "control" beyond this.

alshafei , 1 month ago to random

This post I co-authored with Falastine Saleh delves into the impact of Israeli surveillance technologies in Palestine and how localized instances of its use contribute to widespread global adoption.

It also highlights how spyware & surveillance companies navigate global scrutiny by rebranding and establishing offices worldwide, all while a network of venture capital firms facilitate their operations & help them avoid much needed accountability:

https://blog.torproject.org/surveillance-as-a-service-global-impact-of-israeli-defense-technologies-on-privacy-human-rights/

#Privacy #Surveillance

alshafei , 1 month ago to random

Anytime a new privacy app/tool pops up, you're right to be initially skeptical. How the FBI secretly ran its own tech startup to wiretap the world:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/

#Privacy #Spyware #Surveillance

alshafei , 2 months ago to random

"I requested a download of all of my data from the past 15 years. I received almost 20,000 pages of information… plus almost 20,000 interactions over two years with websites and apps that aren’t connected to my Meta accounts."

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c2b5c972-6bc6-471d-bff8-9bb310d2a54c?shareToken=80a5a6593926f2bc4444582b6707280b #privacy #surveillance #meta #infosec

alshafei , 2 months ago to random

"Proud to be fired for refusing to be complicit in genocide."

https://medium.com/@notechforapartheid/statement-from-the-no-tech-for-apartheid-campaign-on-googles-retaliation-against-and-firing-of-b779d3442f48 #palestine #gaza

alshafei , 3 months ago to random

"For years, the antivirus software company harvested information from users’ web browsers without their consent." #infosec #privacy

Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24080135/avast-security-privacy-software-ftc-fine-data-harvesting

alshafei , 3 months ago to random

"Being able to say, 'wherever you get your podcasts' is a radical statement. Because what it represents is the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech that's not owned by any one company, that can't be controlled by any one company, and that allows people to have ownership over their work and their relationship with their audience." - @anildash

Powerful to think of this in the context of messaging too.

https://www.anildash.com//2024/02/06/wherever-you-get-podcasts/