"Your driving privacy expires with your current car’s lifespan"

"Your car simply watches and decides whether you’re fit to drive"

Using technology to save lives is one thing, but this data will be in the hands of bad people.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/federal-surveillance-tech-becomes-mandatory-161321992.html

#driving #cars #AI #surveillance #surveillancetech #biometrics #infrared
#privacy #surveillancecapitalism #bigbrotherawards

"Your driving privacy expires with your current car’s lifespan"

"Your car simply watches and decides whether you’re fit to drive"

Using technology to save lives is one thing, but this data will be in the hands of bad people.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/federal-surveillance-tech-becomes-mandatory-161321992.html

#driving #cars #AI #surveillance #surveillancetech #biometrics #infrared
#privacy #surveillancecapitalism #bigbrotherawards

Privacy isn't just about the tools.
It also isn't just about the laws.
And it isn't just about the practices either.

For privacy to become the default, we must consider technology, law, and culture altogether.

🌐 Learn more on how to evaluate the whole landscape.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Keep in Mind the Whole Landscape: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-keep-in-mind-the-whole-landscape/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy

One of our kids used Plus Plus to re-create the Tuta logo. 🥰 💓 

The importance of #Privacy needs to be learned as early as possible. 🔒 

Last year we highlighted the dangers of real name policies, especially for marginalized groups such as #transgender and gender diverse people. 📝

Kansas enacted a law that invalidates all #trans people’s licenses and IDs, forcing them to obtain a new one with incorrect gender markers. 🪪

⚠️ This is dangerous as having identification documents that don't match their appearance, puts trans people at risk of harassment and discrimination. ⚠️

https://privacyguides.org/articles/2025/10/15/real-name-policies/

#Privacy

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One of our kids used Plus Plus to re-create the Tuta logo. 🥰 💓 

The importance of #Privacy needs to be learned as early as possible. 🔒 

Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/14/confidential-health-records-exposed-online-uk-biobank #Genetics #Biology #Science #UkNews #Privacy

Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/14/confidential-health-records-exposed-online-uk-biobank #Genetics #Biology #Science #UkNews #Privacy

🤖 Automated systems meant to spot inconsistencies in identity documents may pose challenges for transgender individuals whose appearances don’t align with outdated gender markers on their ID.

These systems have already shown bias against people of color and gender-diverse individuals. This could create additional hurdles for marginalized communities that often find refuge in online environments. 🏳️‍⚧️

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3274357

#TransRights #Trans #Privacy

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🌐 With the introduction of #ageverification laws in many U.S. states, these systems use automated scanning to verify the authenticity and legitimacy of your ID.

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender and gender diverse people from Kansas will effectively have to out themselves to every platform that requires age verification. This is sensitive information that many #trans people guard closely, as being outed publicly can put them at risk of violence and harassment. ‼️

https://www.theverge.com/policy/892075/age-verification-kansas-id-trans

#Privacy

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Last year we highlighted the dangers of real name policies, especially for marginalized groups such as #transgender and gender diverse people. 📝

Kansas enacted a law that invalidates all #trans people’s licenses and IDs, forcing them to obtain a new one with incorrect gender markers. 🪪

⚠️ This is dangerous as having identification documents that don't match their appearance, puts trans people at risk of harassment and discrimination. ⚠️

https://privacyguides.org/articles/2025/10/15/real-name-policies/

#Privacy

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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/116194451395085142

Y’all. Em brings a wealth of privacy, digital rights, and open-source information to the world. And she’s super smart and friendly.

If you need to fill a gap on your team, do yourself a favor and give her a look.

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Tech #Privacy #DigitalRights

Privacy isn't just about the tools.
It also isn't just about the laws.
And it isn't just about the practices either.

For privacy to become the default, we must consider technology, law, and culture altogether.

🌐 Learn more on how to evaluate the whole landscape.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Keep in Mind the Whole Landscape: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-keep-in-mind-the-whole-landscape/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/116194451395085142

Y’all. Em brings a wealth of privacy, digital rights, and open-source information to the world. And she’s super smart and friendly.

If you need to fill a gap on your team, do yourself a favor and give her a look.

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Tech #Privacy #DigitalRights

Meta Platforms: Lobbying, Dark Money, and the App Store Accountability Act

https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

#privacy #security

UK MPs have passed an amendment giving the government powers to restrict access to VPNs.

Imposing digital ID checks will turn people away from using a tool that keeps them safe and secure online.

Instead it'll fuel the surveillance-based economy that causes harms.

Sign our petition to protect VPN use in the UK ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk

#vpn #privacy #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

UK MPs have passed an amendment giving the government powers to restrict access to VPNs.

Imposing digital ID checks will turn people away from using a tool that keeps them safe and secure online.

Instead it'll fuel the surveillance-based economy that causes harms.

Sign our petition to protect VPN use in the UK ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk

#vpn #privacy #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

"There is little evidence that young people are using VPNs to bypass digital ID checks imposed by the [UK] Online Safety Act."

Age gating them "will have little impact on children's online safety but will deter adults from using them or force people to hand over personal documents or biometric data."

🗣️ @JamesBaker for ORG.

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/vpn-ban-uk-b2934934.html

#vpn #privacy #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

Is this the first time a major service has removed end-to-end encryption instead of adding it? Why Instagram?

#instagram #socialmedia #privacy #infosec #technology #enshittification

Self-Host Weekly (2026-03-13)

#Booklore turns sour, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenDroneLog -- a #drone flight log app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2026-03-13

#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #devops #sysadmin #newsletter #privacy #security #fediverse #app #apps #smarthome #truenas #ntfy