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Miguel Afonso Caetano"The Pay-or-Okay model adopted across the online news industry and platforms like Facebook and Instagram is “manipulative” and cannot be considered a free choice, a new report from the digital rights group noyb has found.The report comes as the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which oversees the implementation of privacy rules in the EU, is considering formal guidelines regarding the use of the model, also known as Consent-or-Pay.Organizations like noyb, a Vienna, Austria-based non-profit, have long called on regulators to adopt a stricter approach to Pay-or-Okay, which they say violates the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).According to the group, Pay-or-Okay does not provide users a genuine choice to refuse tracking, as required by privacy rules, because the alternative is too expensive.“Right now, users are effectively and unlawfully nudged towards ‘consenting’ to being tracked. The EDPB now has the opportunity to take a clear stance on this issue in its upcoming guidelines,” said Felix Mikolasch, data protection lawyer at noyb."<a href="https://cybernews.com/privacy/pay-or-okay-north-korea/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybernews.com/privacy/pay-or-okay-north-korea/</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</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/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EDPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EDPB</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/Blackmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackmail</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdTech</a>

ThePfromtheO<a href="https://social.lol/@macmanx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@macmanx</a> 🤷‍♂️<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://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 little 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>

ThePfromtheO<a href="https://mapstodon.space/@lokjo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lokjo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/@jfml" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jfml</a> Most of it is NOT FREE, actually! You pay with your data, actually! For most of them.<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/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/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://mastodon.social/@si2mev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@si2mev</a> <a href="https://norden.social/@bent0_b0x" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bent0_b0x</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@protonprivacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/@alternativeto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alternativeto</a> Yep, I agree it's awful they didn't focus on the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LinuxApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxApp</a> instead, although they started doing something: <a href="https://proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-summer-2025#:~:text=and%20will%20support%20our%20upcoming%20Linux%20Drive%20app" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-summer-2025#:~:text=and%20will%20support%20our%20upcoming%20Linux%20Drive%20app</a> <a href="https://proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-summer-2025#:~:text=At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20we%E2%80%99re%20continuing%20to%20improve%20the%20SDK%20%E2%80%94%20preparing%20it%20for%20public%20release%20and%20ensuring%20it%20provides%20a%20solid%20foundation%20for%20the%20upcoming%20Linux%20Drive%20app%2C%20a%20popular%20favorite%20on%20the%20community%20wishlist" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-summer-2025#:~:text=At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20we%E2%80%99re%20continuing%20to%20improve%20the%20SDK%20%E2%80%94%20preparing%20it%20for%20public%20release%20and%20ensuring%20it%20provides%20a%20solid%20foundation%20for%20the%20upcoming%20Linux%20Drive%20app%2C%20a%20popular%20favorite%20on%20the%20community%20wishlist</a>I'm not against the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AIAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIAssistant</a>, though. Just don't force it on me :)<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>

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 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 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 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>

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>

maexchen1<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mxk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mxk</a> You can choose your banks.There are several that work in the browser.I also don't understand why everything has to run in app.Every additional app weakens the overall system and controlling the data becomes a hell of a ride. More <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/DigitalSelfDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalSelfDefense</a> please<a href="https://nrw.social/tags/DigitalConstraint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalConstraint</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Datenschutz</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/digitalzwang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalzwang</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/DigitaleSelbstverteidigung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitaleSelbstverteidigung</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@lollo004" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lollo004</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@seindal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@seindal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Beiz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Beiz</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ryanc</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>

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