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ThePfromtheO<a href="https://mas.to/@alternativeto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alternativeto</a> No problem. I contacted them at support@protonme.zendesk.com, and they answered very quickly(a couple of hours):"Hello,Thank you for reaching out.Please note that we typically add the open-source code repository a few weeks after releasing a product, so it should be available soon. You can keep an eye on it here: <a href="https://proton.me/community/open-source" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proton.me/community/open-source</a>Thank you for your patience.If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to let us know.Kind regards,Nikola L. Customer Support Proton Mail"So, let’s wait 🙂<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLMs</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ProtonLumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtonLumo</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/chatbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatbot</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatbots</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ProtonAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtonAG</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSource</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/openSourceAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSourceAI</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacyFocused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacyFocused</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/dataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataPrivacy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a>

ThePfromtheO<a href="https://social.lol/@macmanx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@macmanx</a> For me, it was a alittle better:"Sure! Here are 20 common English words that end in "ai":Alibi Alias Algae Anemoi Arguai Bai Bhai Chai Dai Fai Gai Hai Jai Kai Lai Mai Pai Rai Sai Tai"<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLMs</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ProtonLumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtonLumo</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/chatbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatbot</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatbots</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ProtonAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtonAG</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSource</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/openSourceAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSourceAI</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#E2EE</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacyFocused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacyFocused</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/dataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataPrivacy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://weird.autos/@rootwyrm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rootwyrm</a> in fact demand your employer to issue work devices and refuse to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BYOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BYOD</a> in any shape or form!<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NotLegalAdvice</a> but it'll solve your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> headaches and nghtmares…

knoppixProton no longer trusts Switzerland to host its AI infrastructure 🇨🇭🚫 Due to proposed mass surveillance laws, Lumo — Proton’s new private AI — will run on servers in Germany & Norway instead 🇩🇪🇳🇴CEO Andy Yen warns the Swiss proposal mirrors “surveillance capitalism” & could make Swiss services less private than Google’s 🔐<a href="https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@protonprivacy</a><a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ai-governance/proton-does-not-trust-switzerland-to-host-its-ai-servers/89727842" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ai-governance/proton-does-not-trust-switzerland-to-host-its-ai-servers/89727842</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freedom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Switzerland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Proton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Norway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Switzerland</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"If Prime Minister Mark Carney's election was meant to be a rejection of authoritarian trends south of the Canadian border, things are not off to a good start.That’s Robert Diab’s conclusion given what’s been rolled into Bill C-2, the government’s Strong Borders Act, tabled in June.While past governments have unsuccessfully attempted to make it easier for police to access Canadians' private data, specifically the subscriber information attached to an internet service provider account or an internet protocol address, he says the current government’s kick at the legal access can is in a league of its own.“(The provisions) do more to expand the state’s power to access private data in Canada than any law in the past decade,” Diab, a professor of law at Thompson Rivers University, specializing in law and technology, and constitutional rights, wrote in a piece for Tech Policy.In an interview with National, he says he was surprised by how many new search powers have been rolled into the omnibus bill, how extensive they are and how many are unrelated to border security.Among the lawful access provisions buried among border security measures, the bill proposes expanding the legal definition of subscriber information. While there’s currently no definition in the Criminal Code, in 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Spencer defined it as “the name, address, and telephone number” of a customer associated with an internet protocol (IP) address. Last year, in R v Bykovets, the Court went a bit further, defining subscriber information as “the name, address, and contact information” associated with an individual IP address."<a href="https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/in-depth/2025/a-big-brother-bill" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/in-depth/2025/a-big-brother-bill</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/C2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C2</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"The federal government is trying to use Medicaid data to identify and deport immigrants. So EFF and our friends at EPIC and the Protect Democracy Project have filed an amicus brief asking a judge to block this dangerous violation of federal data privacy laws.Last month, the AP reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had disclosed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a vast trove of sensitive data obtained from states about people who obtain government-assisted health care. Medicaid is a federal program that funds health insurance for low-income people; it is partially funded and primarily managed by states. Some states, using their own funds, allow enrollment by non-citizens. HHS reportedly disclosed to DHS the Medicaid enrollee data from several of these states, including enrollee names, addresses, immigration status, and claims for health coverage.In response, California and 19 other states sued HHS and DHS. The states allege, among other things, that these federal agencies violated (1) the data disclosure limits in the Social Security Act, the Privacy Act, and HIPAA, and (2) the notice-and-comment requirements for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)."<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/eff-court-protect-our-health-data-dhs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/eff-court-protect-our-health-data-dhs</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immigration</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deportation</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DHS</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a>

Joan't Stop Me Now 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️😷I thought 'consent or pay' was effectively unlawful in the EU? I keep seeing it cropping up on websites. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ConsentOrPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConsentOrPay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PayOrOkay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PayOrOkay</a>

Raphael AlbertA bold new marketing advice, free of charge for the companies out there: Offer products and services that actually solve people's problems instead of paying those who invade their privacy online! -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marketing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a>

Open Rights GroupIDs at the ready 🪪Age assurance requirements under the UK Online Safety Act kick in this Friday.UK users will have to hand over their sensitive data to cyber bouncers without being sure they'll protect their privacy.ORG is calling for these age assurance providers to be regulated ⬇️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-calls-for-age-assurance-industry-to-be-regulated/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-calls-for-age-assurance-industry-to-be-regulated/</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupAge assurance is a red flag. A big one 🚩 By not requiring regulation of the industry in the Online Safety Act, UK users are thrown into a wild west of privacy and security standards.Sign our letter to demand the UK government regulates the industry NOW ⬇️ <a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupMillions of UK users will be asked to upload ID documents or have a biometric facial scan to check their age.You'll do this with different providers for different platforms without a regulatory guarantee.This multiplies the risk of phishing, sextortion, data breaches and data reuse.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupThe UK Online Safety Act requires age assurance to restrict access to porn AND any content that could be ‘harmful’ for under 18s.If UK users don't submit to these checks, they'll either be blocked from accessing the platform entirely, or features like DMs and certain content will be restricted.And what amounts to 'harmful' content is open to broad interpretation.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupUK users have no choice with age assurance.You must use the methods and provider picked by the platform that you're trying to access.❌ Providers aren't required to meet specific privacy or security standards.❌ Platforms don't have to choose trusted or certified providers.You should be able to pick a provider that can be used interoperably across every platform.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Debacle<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Crispius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Crispius</a>Btw. I guess, that some Android/iOS <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphone</a> apps already do the same. I.e. recording everything, sending to third party, doing <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> based analysis, etc.I'ld rather not talk anything private when such a device is in the same room.We are living in a <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dystopia</a> and most people seem to enyou it.<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/dataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataProtection</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/massSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#massSurveillance</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/surveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillanceCapitalism</a>

Joan't Stop Me Now 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️😷I'm so glad somebody is finally writing about this. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/HikVision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HikVision</a> Thousands of controversial Chinese surveillance cameras installed in public places across Ireland<a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-hikvision-surveillance-6755381-Jul2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-hikvision-surveillance-6755381-Jul2025/</a> via <a href="https://mastodon.ie/@TheJournal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TheJournal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurveillanceCapitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoDaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoDaoine</a>

PeterDon't give big companies more of your data than you have to. If you notice these types of URL addons, delete them before sharing the link. If you want to check a link that has them, copy and paste the link into your browser, deleting the extra text before hitting *Enter*.<a href="https://theblower.au/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Browsers</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/InternetFingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetFingerprints</a>*Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/campfireharve.st" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/campfireharve.st</a>*

Joan't Stop Me Now 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️😷<a href="https://mastodon.ie/@conor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@conor</a> This is giving <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatControl</a> vibes, and is interesting timing ahead of Ireland's Presidency of the EU next year.. I wonder whether the Irish gov are either preparing for the Danish EU Presidency's proposals to succeed in October, or perhaps FFG are hoping to do what the EU Commission, Hungary, and others couldn't..<a href="https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/</a> cc <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@echo_pbreyer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"Not so long ago, you would be right to question why a seemingly innocuous-looking free “flashlight” or “calculator” app in the app store would try to request access to your contacts, photos, and even your real-time location data. These apps may not need that data to function, but they will request it if they think they can make a buck or two by monetizing your data. These days, AI isn’t all that different. Take Perplexity’s latest AI-powered web browser, Comet, as an example. Comet lets users find answers with its built-in AI search engine and automate routine tasks, like summarizing emails and calendar events. In a recent hands-on with the browser, TechCrunch found that when Perplexity requests access to a user’s Google Calendar, the browser asks for a broad swath of permissions to the user’s Google Account, including the ability to manage drafts and send emails, download your contacts, view and edit events on all of your calendars, and even the ability to take a copy of your company’s entire employee directory.Perplexity says much of this data is stored locally on your device, but you’re still granting the company rights to access and use your personal information, including to improve its AI models for everyone else.Perplexity isn’t alone in asking for access to your data. There is a trend of AI apps that promise to save you time by transcribing your calls or work meetings, for example, but which require an AI assistant to access your real-time private conversations, your calendars, contacts, and more. Meta, too, has been testing the limits of what its AI apps can ask for access to, including tapping into the photos stored in a user’s camera roll that haven’t been uploaded yet."<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/for-privacy-and-security-think-twice-before-granting-ai-access-to-your-personal-data" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/for-privacy-and-security-think-twice-before-granting-ai-access-to-your-personal-data</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chatbots</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Perplexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Perplexity</a>

Joan't Stop Me Now 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️😷Irish data protection knowers! Can you help? While there have been concerns (and fines) over the PSC, are there data protection worries in relation to MyGovID, or how it's used? (Trying to search for this, but keep getting PSC-specific info.) <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MyGovID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MyGovID</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/eGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eGovernment</a>

Open Rights GroupLast night, <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pluralistic</a> was in conversation with <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mariafarrell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mariafarrell</a> to mark ORG's 20th birthday.This wide-ranging conversation covers everything from the 'Internet dimension' of policy-making to copyright in the age of AI and how to fight for digital rights.Plus much more!Missed it live? No worries, you can watch it in full on Youtube 📺<a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/M9H2An_D6io" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/live/M9H2An_D6io</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ORG20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ORG20</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalrights</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/corydoctorow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corydoctorow</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#copyright</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bigtech</a>

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