Emanuele @emanuele@m.divita.eu

Google is banning the 3rd party cookie, which, given its ownership of #Chrome, search, Android, etc means it can track the user while others cannot. With this rule change #Google will bestow a data monopoly on itself. Filing argues for delay until European regulations take effect.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/23/digital-marketing-firms-file-uk-competition-complaint-against-googles-privacy-sandbox/

#privacyMatters #browser

«What if the trauma of living through real conspiracies all around us — conspiracies among wealthy people, their lobbyists, and lawmakers to bury inconvenient facts and evidence of wrongdoing (these conspiracies are commonly known as “corruption”) — is making people vulnerable to #conspiracy theories?»

How to destroy #surveillance capitalism:

https://onezero.medium.com/how-to-destroy-surveillance-capitalism-8135e6744d59

#future #privacy #antitrust

Panopticlick by EFF has been updated.

Check it now: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org

#browser #FingerPrinting #ads #tracking #privacy

A draft law would make it a crime to circulate an image of a #police officer with the intention that they be harmed.

Critics say it hinders press #freedom and the ability to hold officers accountable.

https://www.dw.com/en/france-thousands-protest-against-bill-to-curb-filming-of-police/a-55688011

#law #France #SurveillanceState

Video Analytics User Manuals Are a Guide to Dystopia

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/video-analytics-user-manuals-are-guide-dystopia

#privacyMatters #CCTV

#Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/11/17/firefox-83-introduces-https-only-mode/

I enabled it to get more visibility on websites not yet updated to HTTPS. Will you?

#software #security #TLS

How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary #Apps.

«A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary people's personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military. [...] It is safe to say from this context that the reasonable consumer—who is not a tech person—would not have military uses of their data in mind, even if they read the disclosures».

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqm5x/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x

#privacyMatters #iOS #Android

ViDL is a free #Mac app that allows you to easily download videos from #YouTube and hundreds of other websites for offline viewing.

It is based on the popular youtube-dl command line tool, but much easier to use, especially with videos/playlists that require a login (like your personal "Watch Later" list).

https://omz-software.com/vidl/

#software

One thought on “Why Lying is Essential for Privacy Herd Immunity”

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/11/why-lying-is-essential-for-privacy-herd-immunity/

#privacyMatters

An answer on this topic: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/11/14/jannone-ocsp-macos

Campaign “Reclaim Your Face” calls for a Ban on Biometric Mass Surveillance.

Civil society across Europe demands that national authorities listen to their communities about the risks of using #FacialRecognition and other biometric technologies in public spaces. The coalition calls to ban biometric mass #surveillance, in reaction to the rapid and secretive roll out of invasive and unlawful technologies by police forces and authorities in many countries.

https://reclaimyourface.eu/

#privacyMatters

EU warned over fast-tracking facial recognition

https://euobserver.com/science/146732

#privacyMatters #FacialRecognition #Europe

Your Computer Isn't Yours

https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/

#privacyMatters #Apple #macOS

Note to self: don't be that guy moaning and yelling every day on a social. Be proactive, be positive, share happiness and knowledge. You will get it back.

Please check your timeline and stop sharing negativity, it happens, we can see it w/o your unuseful comments.

#BeTheChange