DigitalPrivacy

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Milestone! A Google/Bing search for "twitter digital privacy" finally ranks us higher than Twitter's privacy policy (not always but often). Thank you for your support everybody! More to come.

[Peter @PeterSMagnusson]

in the business of selling cars, what’s the most valuable thing about the car (from the perspective of the manufacturer)? hint: it’s got little to do with the value of the car for *you*, which is the problem.

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Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testifies live to Senate Judiciary Committee
https://t.co/MbNIVU1sQd

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Gizmodo:
“If we begin to feel that we’re being surveilled all the time, our behavior changes. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language.” It is also a term that, today, ...
https://t.co/Fm1bgbwnSP

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Gizmodo:
CNN Hires Ex-Cop Accused of Lying About NYPD's Surveillance of Muslims

https://t.co/wRvONTFLGy

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The Guardian (UK):
Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says

https://t.co/o49ks49qUS

[Bob Diachenko 🇺🇦 @MayhemDayOne]

OK, #TikTokBreach is real. Our team analyzed publicly exposed repos to confirm partial users data leak.

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Techcrunch:
A fat fine — of €405 million — is headed Instagram’s way after European Union privacy regulators came to a decision on a long running complaint related to how the social media platform handles children’s data.
https://t.co/guKefRik40

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... as we typed those words, @pde33 passed away.

Godspeed, Peter.

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A significant force on the positive side of the ledger of humanity is fighting a losing battle tonight. Most readers will not recognize his name, but odds are he has helped you more than you know. Our thoughts are with you @pde33

https://t.co/fIsJJRlTSB

[yan @bcrypt]

i am so sorry to share that peter is not expected to survive. he is surrounded by loved ones and there are dozens more of us celebrating his life tonight both in person and online.

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Mac Rumors:
Privacy Indicators on iPhone 14 Pro's Pill-Shaped Cutout Will Be Brighter Than Rest of Display, Similar to Mac Camera LED.
https://t.co/vdISGr2aGc

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... and this is as good a time as any to encourage you to donate to EFF before the end of the tax year, link below (we are not affiliated in any way) ...
https://t.co/8f8xCYOEhU

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EFF:
What is Fog Data Science? They empower police to track hundreds of millions of Americans, without a warrant. Part of EFF's investigation of location data brokers.
https://t.co/SDzHl6hcZf

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UPDATE: direct link to Fog Data Science documents obtained by EFF:
https://t.co/2gRRKSpubs

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UPDATE: link to opinion.
https://t.co/M4ioiHux7n

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epic:
Fifth Circuit issued its decision in United States v. Morton last week, rolling back its earlier Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone users by giving the police almost unlimited ability to search through a person’s phone.
https://t.co/JC509EnVm3

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UPDATE: link to complaint.
https://t.co/h9TqQaqQfT

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CPO Magazine:
Class lawsuit accuses Oracle of “Global Surveillance,” creating detailed profiles of Five Billion People.
https://t.co/BQE10Hao6H

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And the FTC lawsuit:
https://t.co/5juxi2OwkL

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Wall Street Journal:
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava (@kochavaofficial), saying the Idaho company sold geolocation data from millions of mobile devices.
https://t.co/K0f6bDqBUO

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UPDATE: here is a direct link to Charles Manning's open letter in response (account @cfmanning currently unavailable):
https://t.co/OYgR2ui8TY