Emanuele @emanuele@m.divita.eu
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Computer engineer. Dreamer. Hero.
Joined May 2020
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Austrian DSB decided: Use of Google Analytics violates "Schrems II" decision by CJEU
https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dsb-eu-us-data-transfers-google-analytics-illegal
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💬 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
🗣️ Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943
💬 "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
🗣️ Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
💬 "I predict the Internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse."
🗣️ Robert Metcalfe, founder of 3Com, 1995
💬 "People don’t want to run their own servers, and never will."
🗣️ Moxie Marlinspike, founder of Signal messenger, 2022
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Your privacy is very important to us – that’s why we require you to deselect every data sharing option individually in a hidden menu of an utterly annoying cookie banner, despite not even needing your explicit permission to process personal data necessary to provide a service to you.
«How to read your #iOS15 App Privacy Report»
Your #iPhone now gives you lots of transparency into what your downloads are up to. Here's what to look out for.
https://www.wired.com/story/ios-15-app-privacy-report/
TL;DR: have a deep dive on Settings > #Privacy > App Privacy Report
You will discover it’s almost impossible to avoid #Google services.
Vitalik Buterin answering to Moxie:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/ryk3it/my_first_impressions_of_web3/hrrz15r/
«My first impressions of #web3» by Moxie (Signal’s IM app founder).
Pretty accurate analysis on the actual trend.
South Korea will soon roll out a pilot project to use artificial intelligence, #FacialRecognition and thousands of #CCTV cameras to track the movement of people infected with the #coronavirus, despite concerns about the invasion of #privacy.
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#Amsterdam introduces mandatory register for sensors.
Private companies, research institutions and government organisations in Amsterdam are now obliged to report sensors deployed in public spaces.
https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-introduces-mandatory-register-for-sensors/
«If Autofill is enabled and you encounter a web page containing a form, #Chrome sends some information about that form to Google»
That's not some sensitive revelation, it's written plain-text into the #Privacy paper you have to agree with when installing #Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome/privacy/whitepaper.html#autofill)
These kind of information include the forms you use inside your intranet, giving to #Google information about your #network topology and services.
Uninstall Chrome if you care to your network
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The FBI produced this nice chart comparing what kinds of privacy leaks the various messaging apps have.
#Apple threat notifications are designed to inform and assist users who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers.
Your #fingerprint can be hacked for $5. Here’s how.
https://blog.kraken.com/post/11905/your-fingerprint-can-be-hacked-for-5-heres-how/
In a series of 21 lawsuits, TikTok was accused of improperly using and acquiring private #biometric information.
#TikTok has also agreed to stop disclosing users’ personal data to third parties like #Facebook and #Google and will also cease to record users’ facial features and track their location using #GPS.
It’s funny how a lot of #spyware on the black market are unable to mine the same amount of data.
https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-may-owe-you-a-chunk-of-its-92-million-data-brea-1848078505
«Introducing App #Tracking Protection for #Android: The easiest way to block #trackers lurking in your #apps»
https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-app-tracking-protection/
«#Democracy disrupted? Personal information and #political influence»
"Statements by representatives of Leave.EU made in 2016 indicated that #CambridgeAnalytica had worked for them."
There is only one way to build a better future: STOP the user data-mining industry.
As a user, right now, you can only vote with your choose.
STOP using any service unable to guarantee your #privacy. Your kids will thank you later.
https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/2259369/democracy-disrupted-110718.pdf
«The end of an era: from self-regulation to hard law for the digital #industry»
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3959766
It is time to acknowledge that self-regulation did not work, and that now voluntary alignment with ethical principles needs to be replaced by legal compliance with the #law.
«#iPhone apps can tell many things about you through the accelerometer»
At first glance, accelerometer data seems to be innocuous. It’s only about moving and rotating the #phone, right? Can that breach your #privacy?
Since access to the #accelerometer is not protected by a system permission, #developers are not required to inform users about why they need the access.
