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Privacy is a human right.
macOS sometimes leaks traffic after system updates
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/macos-sometimes-leaks-traffic-after-system-updates
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/macos-sometimes-leaks-traffic-after-system-updates
📱 Android 15 is starting to roll out and these are its main privacy and security improvements:
🔴 Screen Recording: You can now record a specific app, making it so that other things like notifications appear in the recording.
🫣 Private Space : You can hide applications and access them that require authentication, for example by biometrics
✋ Pause recording : Applications will know if they are being recorded and for example display warnings and/or hide information
🧑💻 Type-C Connection : When you connect your phone to a computer you can choose whether you just want to charge it, transfer files... Now to change modes you will have to identify yourself by biometrics, pin, pattern etc...
It is already being rolled out for Pixels and some other devices, it is expected to be available for GrapheneOS in a few hours and it is just a matter of time before other manufacturers adapt the update so that it begins to be implemented on other devices.
🔴 Screen Recording: You can now record a specific app, making it so that other things like notifications appear in the recording.
🫣 Private Space : You can hide applications and access them that require authentication, for example by biometrics
✋ Pause recording : Applications will know if they are being recorded and for example display warnings and/or hide information
🧑💻 Type-C Connection : When you connect your phone to a computer you can choose whether you just want to charge it, transfer files... Now to change modes you will have to identify yourself by biometrics, pin, pattern etc...
It is already being rolled out for Pixels and some other devices, it is expected to be available for GrapheneOS in a few hours and it is just a matter of time before other manufacturers adapt the update so that it begins to be implemented on other devices.
📱 Goodbye uBlock Origin in Google Chrome
If you still use Google's browser, Chrome, you have even more problems
Google has removed uBlock Origin from its extension store, the Chrome Web Store
This is due to Manifest V3, the new specification for Chrome extensions that Google has released.
If for some reason you need to use Chrome, you should know that you can use the Lite version of uBlock Origin: "uBlock Origin Lite", it is not as effective as it must adapt to Manivest V3
Other Chromium-based browsers are not affected if they do not adopt this.
Brave for example says the following in X:
Can't use your favorite ad blocker on Chrome anymore? Switch to Brave.
Our browser's built-in ad blocker is completely unaffected by Google's latest changes to extensions.
In others like Mullvad Browser or LibreWolf it will work without problems too.
If you still use Google's browser, Chrome, you have even more problems
Google has removed uBlock Origin from its extension store, the Chrome Web Store
This is due to Manifest V3, the new specification for Chrome extensions that Google has released.
If for some reason you need to use Chrome, you should know that you can use the Lite version of uBlock Origin: "uBlock Origin Lite", it is not as effective as it must adapt to Manivest V3
Other Chromium-based browsers are not affected if they do not adopt this.
Brave for example says the following in X:
Can't use your favorite ad blocker on Chrome anymore? Switch to Brave.
Our browser's built-in ad blocker is completely unaffected by Google's latest changes to extensions.
In others like Mullvad Browser or LibreWolf it will work without problems too.
proton is all talk and all action. Everything they do lately is a green flag
- switching to non-profit structure
https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation
all apps are open source
- https://proton.me/community/open-source
- switching to non-profit structure
https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation
all apps are open source
- https://proton.me/community/open-source
Voice, route, driving style: what else does your car know about you?
The Australian organization CHOICE conducted a study, which revealed that 7 out of 10 popular car brands in the country, including Toyota, Ford, MG, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, collect and transfer personal data of drivers to third parties. This raises concerns about the protection of the privacy of car owners. Many owners are unaware of the extent of data collection, and disabling related features can deprive them of important car capabilities. Experts note that legislation in Australia lags in data protection issues and call for reforms to better meet customer expectations.
The Australian organization CHOICE conducted a study, which revealed that 7 out of 10 popular car brands in the country, including Toyota, Ford, MG, Kia, Hyundai, Tesla, collect and transfer personal data of drivers to third parties. This raises concerns about the protection of the privacy of car owners. Many owners are unaware of the extent of data collection, and disabling related features can deprive them of important car capabilities. Experts note that legislation in Australia lags in data protection issues and call for reforms to better meet customer expectations.
can you guys keep a secret?
Tool to know if you have DNS leaks, and another one for your ip leaks through the WebRTC protocol, useful if you use VPN.
Also two web sites where you can check the reliability of your ad blocker.
DNS Leak Test:
https://www.dnsleaktest.com
WebRTC Leak Test:
https://browserleaks.com/webrtc
AdBlock Test:
https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html
https://adblock-tester.com
Also two web sites where you can check the reliability of your ad blocker.
DNS Leak Test:
https://www.dnsleaktest.com
WebRTC Leak Test:
https://browserleaks.com/webrtc
AdBlock Test:
https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html
https://adblock-tester.com
Doing my part 🫡
🖋️ Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately 🖋️
Mozilla has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release ESR has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE20249680, has been described as a useafterfree bug in the Animation timeline component. "An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a useafterfree in.
https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/mozilla-warns-of-active-exploitation-in.html
Mozilla has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release ESR has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE20249680, has been described as a useafterfree bug in the Animation timeline component. "An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a useafterfree in.
https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/mozilla-warns-of-active-exploitation-in.html
Find and remove personal contact info in Google Search results
Detailed official instruction.
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/12719076
Detailed official instruction.
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/12719076
/privacy AMA #1 ft. @ashoat.eth
RSVP below & ask your questions in the comments! 🧠
https://events.xyz/events/1ed486
RSVP below & ask your questions in the comments! 🧠
https://events.xyz/events/1ed486
"If you control the code, you control the world." — LulzSec – Notorious Hacking Group
“Every 15 minutes, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL sends a data packet to Google. The device shares location, email address, phone number, network status, and other telemetry. Even more concerning, the phone periodically attempts to download and run new code, potentially opening up security risks”
https://cybernews.com/security/google-pixel-9-phone-beams-data-and-awaits-commands/
https://cybernews.com/security/google-pixel-9-phone-beams-data-and-awaits-commands/
Update on Aztec Network's road to a privacy-centric mainnet
https://aztec.network/blog/road-to-mainnet
https://aztec.network/blog/road-to-mainnet
Awesome Privacy
A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because PRIVACY MATTERS.
https://pluja.github.io/awesome-privacy/
A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because PRIVACY MATTERS.
https://pluja.github.io/awesome-privacy/
Governments are again pushing again E2EE.
Wired's post about Neonazis on SImpleX, Chat control, three letters agencies in the US pushing for licenses just to run the app...
Don't fall for the psyop that everything is compromised.
Wired's post about Neonazis on SImpleX, Chat control, three letters agencies in the US pushing for licenses just to run the app...
Don't fall for the psyop that everything is compromised.
Google Will Track Your Location ‘Every 15 Minutes’—‘Even With GPS Disabled’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/10/05/google-new-location-tracking-warning-pixel-9-pro-pixel-9-pro-xl-pixel-9-pro-fold/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/10/05/google-new-location-tracking-warning-pixel-9-pro-pixel-9-pro-xl-pixel-9-pro-fold/
"But our lives also had a certain specificity. Stoned on a city bus, stumbling through a forest, swaying in a crowded punk club, we were never anywhere other than where we were.
Today, it is harder to keep one’s mind in place. Our thoughts leak through the sieve of our smartphones, where they join the great river of everyone else’s."
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-is-privacy-for
Today, it is harder to keep one’s mind in place. Our thoughts leak through the sieve of our smartphones, where they join the great river of everyone else’s."
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-is-privacy-for
Try to pay whenever you can with:
· Bitcoin
· Monero
· Cash
A payment between you and the other person where NO third party knows or can do anything to prevent it
Privacy and freedom go hand in hand, always
· Bitcoin
· Monero
· Cash
A payment between you and the other person where NO third party knows or can do anything to prevent it
Privacy and freedom go hand in hand, always
Run DeGoogled phones, Linux Computers, and self-host your own Nextcloud online ecosystem.
Mozilla Thunderbird for Android is Almost Ready After 2 Years
https://news.itsfoss.com/thunderbird-for-android-beta/
https://news.itsfoss.com/thunderbird-for-android-beta/