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Aerion

I really shouldn't be astonished, but I am 😵.

This is, of course, utter abuse of user data, but what's even worse is that Google allows this.

#Conversations was taken off Google Play, and forced to remove its contacts linking feature for #privacy reasons, despite the fact that no contact data was ever uploaded to any servers, yet #Citymapper is allowed to share highly sensitive precise location data with third parties for the sake of #profit?!

🤬 Goodbye Citymapper!!

Thankfully we're not exactly short of #opensource alternatives: I love how #Öffi displays the timetables, but we also have #Transportr and KDE's #KTrip (which not only works on Android but also on #mobilelinux).

#privacymatters #publictransport #surveillancecapitalism #foss
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

Screenshot of Android warning about Citymapper's new abuse of user location data. It reads "Citymapper. Your location data is now shared with third parties for advertising or marketing".
Screenshot showing Citymapper being uninstalled on Android.
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Day Use X Mockin' Uh

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Everyone who uses a Chromium based browser needs to try this: github.com/deepjyoti30/startpa

EDIT: #firefox as well, apparently.

It's a highly customizable "new tab" that is installed by git cloning the repository and then unpacking the extension manually, which is exactly what you want for something like this; that way, everything is run 100% locally, and nothing phones home.

I just got done setting it up with all of my browser profiles, to give them each a unique name for the new tab, so that Qtile has individual window titles to match against rules, so that I can just autostart all of them at once and have them all sorted into their respective workspaces (you can't get me to call them "groups," lol) without having to touch anything.

It's the little things; it really is.

A minimal starpage for Chrome and Firefox. Contribute to deepjyoti30/startpage development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHubGitHub - deepjyoti30/startpage: A minimal starpage for Chrome and FirefoxA minimal starpage for Chrome and Firefox. Contribute to deepjyoti30/startpage development by creating an account on GitHub.
#Linux#productivity#privacy
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Jami

🌍 Accessibility matters for everyone.

Whether permanent or temporary, disability can affect us all at some point in our lives. That’s why accessibility isn’t a bonus feature: it’s a necessity.

At Jami, we’re committed to making private communication truly inclusive. From screen reader support to keyboard navigation, here’s where we stand and where we’re going: jami.net/how-accessible-is-jam

Smiling woman in a wheelchair, dressed in a black outfit and headscarf, sitting outdoors in front of green foliage. Text on image reads: 'Discovery – How accessible is Jami?' with the Jami logo in the top right.
#Accessibility#Inclusion#TechForGood
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Emanuele

DJ Slope's #YouTube ban, likely triggered by an automated #Google Drive flag, is a warning about over-reliance on big tech. One misstep can erase your digital life. To protect #privacy and control, self-host whenever possible, avoid centralizing data, use end-to-end encrypted tools, and keep services separate. Don’t wait for a ban to realize how fragile your online presence really is.

youtube.com/watch?v=H9zU00_I_H

YouTubeI need your help | This channel is set for deletion!By Slope's Game Room (Video Game Documentaries)
#privacyMatters#selfHosting#E2EE
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Loki the Cat

Oh look, Meta's playing "show and tell" with your private AI chats! 😼 Mozilla says Meta's turning private convos public without proper consent. As a cat who values privacy (especially during litterbox time), I say: consent should never be a game of "hide and seek." Mozilla demands shutdown until real privacy controls exist. #PrivacyMatters #TechEthics

tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/

tech.slashdot.orgMozilla Criticizes Meta's 'Invasive' Feed of Users' AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown - SlashdotIn late April Meta introduced its Meta AI app, which included something called a Discover feed. ("You can see the best prompts people are sharing, or remix them to make them your own.") But while Meta insisted "you're in control: nothing is shared to your feed unless you choose to post it" — ...
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Alliance of CivicTechnologists

🧠 Heading to a protest? Protect yourself from gov surveillance before you get there.

🔐 Use Signal, not SMS.
📴 Airplane mode > just "silent."
📵 No face unlock.
🎭 Mask up. Both kinds help.
🕵️ Don’t post live from the scene if it includes others' faces or locations.

We stand for privacy, protection, and public action.

📚 Full guide via @Wired@msdtdn.social 👉🏽 wired.com/story/the-wired-guid

WIRED · The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government SurveillanceBy Andy Greenberg
#PrivacyMatters#DigitalSecurity#CivicTech
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Day Use X Mockin' Uh

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

What ICE does is, excluding their decision to wear masks, unconstitutional.

Their right to hide their identity is protected explicitly by the Fourth Amendment, and so is mine, and yours, and everyone else's.

In this regard specifically, you're not going to beat them, so you might as well join them.

If you want to walk down the street while wearing a mask for some reason that has nothing to do with COVID, or simply to hide your face, or for no particular reason whatsoever, you sure can.

Your person includes your face.

#USpol#ICE#MaskUp
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Day Use X Mockin' Uh

Just a reminder to please strip trackers from links before sharing them, and before using a link if it has one.

There is one exception, of course, and that's if you're using someone's affiliate link on purpose; you shouldn't strip the tracker in that case, obviously, because you want them to get paid. Otherwise, it doesn't benefit anyone when you use a link with a tracker, except whoever would like to track you.

This can be automated in a number of different ways. If you're on Android, you can use the same app I do, which is called Léon. It's FOSS, distributed under the GPL-3.0 license, available on the Google Play Store as well as F-Droid.

play.google.com/store/apps/det

f-droid.org/packages/com.svenj

github.com/leon-cleaning-servi

play.google.comLéon – The URL Cleaner - Apps on Google PlayRemoves tracking & other redundant parameters from web links for sharing
#privacy#privacyMatters#tracking
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