nature
Resisting the rise of facial recognition
Summary · 11+ min · · Growing use of surveillance technology has prompted calls for bans and stricter regulation. · Shared by 56, including Faik Ersoy, Memen Isimo, getAbstract
ZDNET
Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication
2 min · · Microsoft recommends using app-based authenticators and security keys instead. · Shared by 50, including Neira Jones, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Chris Gledhill, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Faik Ersoy, Christian Müller
Vox
It’s easier than ever to find out how your favorite websites are tracking you
6 min · · Enter a website address and Blacklight will tell you which trackers it has, what they do, and who else is getting your data. · Shared by 62, including Ines Bieler, Faik Ersoy
The Guardian
Jill Lepore: 'When did we hand Google, Twitter and Facebook the reins?'
5 min · · The historian talks big data, social media and the US election · Shared by 154, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Christina, Carl Morris, Carla Gentry 🎶, Jane, Faik Ersoy, rogerverhoeven
Mashable
The future of anti-surveillance fashion is bright (because the world is going to hell)
6 min · · Masks aren't going anywhere. · Shared by 20, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Faik Ersoy
The Markup
What Are Geofence Warrants?
7 min · · Location data on your smartphone is giving law enforcement new surveillance tools · Shared by 47, including Faik Ersoy, Neeraj K Agrawal, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
The New York Times
Mark Zuckerberg Is the Most Powerful Unelected Man in America
5 min · · Facebook is too big for democracy. · Shared by 100, including Rick Powell, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Howard Getson, Tiffany Shlain, Katja Evertz, Faik Ersoy
The New York Times
Russians Again Targeting Americans With Disinformation, Facebook Says
7 min · · The company said it had been warned by the F.B.I. that a so-called troll farm in St. Petersburg set up a network of fake user accounts and a website. · Shared by 62, including John Keefe, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Barry C Smith, The Indian Express, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Faik Ersoy, 💥 Katie Martell
privacytools.io
privacy tools - encryption against surveillance
20+ min · · You are being watched! Knowledge, encryption and privacy tools to protect you against global mass surveillance. · Shared by 156, including Tweakers, Stammy, Faik Ersoy, Esther Schindler, Clemens M. Schuster, Daniel Bentes, Marcos, Ruben Feurer, masone, Pascal Birchler, Bruno Skvorc 🦞 | bruno.eth, Rezha Julio, Carissa Véliz, Florian Hanke 🍎, Oliver Raduner, Kenneth Kalmer, Sumomi, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Kim Søvsø, mastodon.social/@renestalder
The Guardian
Can DuckDuckGo replace Google search while offering better privacy?
6 min · · The alternative search engine markets itself on protecting users’ privacy, but is it worth using? · Shared by 198, including James Young, Desmond Williams, Rick Powell, Stefan Diepolder, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Bruce Lawson, Matthias Lampe, Ines Bieler, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Dean Anthony Gratton, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Faik Ersoy
The Washington Post
Review | Hands off my data! 15 default privacy settings you should change right now.
13+ min · · Say no to defaults. A clickable guide to fixing the complicated privacy settings from Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. · Shared by 195, including Aamir Raz, Turner Burns, Massimiliano Aroffo, Florian Hanke 🍎, Clemens M. Schuster, Thomas Power, Fabrizio Bianchi, von Moerenburgh, W. Blake Gray, Gabriele, Guy Kawasaki, Faik Ersoy, Liv 😷, Mike Taylor, Thomas Wong, Esther Schindler, Marsha Collier, Chris Agro | Agrotising, almagentia369, Kaspar Manz
Fast Company
Forget the new iPhones: Apple’s best product is now privacy
6 min · · Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple saw just how critical an issue user privacy would become. Now it’s at least as important a feature as shiny industrial design or a nice camera.
· Shared by 447, including Lucas Foster, Diego Paladino, Stephan Leduc, Gerd Leonhard, Enrique Dans, fernand0, Azeem Azhar, Julian de Keijzer, Helmi, Reto Laemmler, Liv 😷, Ste Davies, Mark Kaigwa, Nicolas Berg, Janosch Tröhler, Johannes Lenz, Massimiliano Aroffo, Andreas Heer, Ralph Hutter, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to
iubenda.com
Privacy Policy Generator
3 min · · Privacy laws require privacy policies on websites and apps: Use our lawyer-crafted, self-updating and international privacy policy generator, 2014 laws included. · Shared by 68, including Linus Basig, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Davo ⚡, Mark Kaigwa, Faik Ersoy, Carlos Granier, Mike Ivars, vedi.eth {313}, cassius, designshard, Ruben Feurer
apple.com
Privacy
5 min · · At Apple, we build privacy into every product we make, so you can enjoy great experiences that keep your personal information safe and secure. · Shared by 122, including Chris Messina, Gui Schmitt, Ric “el pony esponjoso”, Jon Matonis, Richard MacManus, Max Stoiber, Peter Steinberger, Andreas Storm, Christopher Lauer™, Thomas Fuchs , Remo Uherek, Benedict Evans, Veerle Pieters, Phil Amour, Brad Brooks, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Ste Davies, Brian Lovin, Peter Todd/mempoolfullrbf=1, Johannes Lenz
Stratechery
Privacy Fundamentalism
9 min · · The current privacy debate is making things worse by not considering trade-offs, the inherent nature of digital, or the far bigger problems that come with digitizing the offline world. · Shared by 195, including Grégoire Japiot 🌻, ThomNagy, Josep M. Ganyet, Bernhard Huessy, Fern, Ricky Yean, Mark Little, Chris Messina, Jonathan Kogan, Scott Monty, Esther Schindler, Raphael Bratschi, Adrienne Fichter, Nir Eyal, Rick Powell, Matthias Lampe, Faik Ersoy, Scott Brinker, Mathew Ingram, Claudia Sommer
The New Yorker
Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy?
19+ min · · Big Tech wants to exploit our personal data, and the government wants to keep tabs on us. But “privacy” isn’t what’s really at stake. · Shared by 156, including Massimiliano Aroffo, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, David Cochrane, Chris Messina, Tim Harford, Jane, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Bryan Onel, Thomas Power, Mo Schuster, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Oliver Reichenstein, von Moerenburgh, Stephanie A Kowalski, Simon Wüthrich, Philipp Laurim, Dominik Grolimund, Shawn Venasse, Klaus Eck, Faik Ersoy