privacy
Privacy is a human right.
@kazani
MUST READ
Beginner's guide to Privacy
http://defi0xjeff.substack.com/p/beginners-guide-to-privacy
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@sa
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-government-was-entitled-trumps-border-agents-can-now-search-cellphones-without-a-warrant-probable-cause-or-reasonable-suspicion-2nd-circuit-rules/
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@kazani
Android 17 QPR1 is the first release since Android Honeycomb (3.x) adding new APIs for app developers without a release to the Android Open Source Project. The new APIs are currently exclusive to the Pixel OS and aren't available to other Android OEMs.
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117282080803799576
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@kazani
Been using RethinkDNS with Hagezi Pro Plus + TIF for about a month now, and honestly... this combo is 🔥
Ads, trackers, scam/malicious domains, annoying junk, it handles so much quietly in the background. And I really appreciate the control you get instead of just blindly blocking everything.
The Firewall, RPN, anti-censorship features, and detailed logs make it feel like a proper privacy/security toolkit, not just a DNS blocker.
A month in and I'm genuinely impressed.
Huge props to the team behind RethinkDNS, this is the kind of Android privacy tool I love recommending.
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@adamhurwitz.eth
I'm enjoying listening to audiocasts made with Venice in Pocket Casts' player
However "Save Recording" is working intermittently in Venice Chat venice[dot]ai/chat/classic
Steps
1. Turn on website scraping: Settings > Text > URL Scraping turned on
2. Prompt: Copy word for word bitcoin[dot]org/bitcoin[dot]pdf
Attempted solutions
• Test in Brave v1.95.101, Chrome v153.0.8010.37, and Firefox v155.0.1
• Disable VPN and ad trackers
• Clear cache and cookies
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@kazani
Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you'll accept
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260401139/employers-are-using-your-personal-data-to-figure-out-the-lowest-salary-youll-accept
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@kazani
Zero-Day: Be aware that your photos can be accessed without unlocking your Android when you receive a WhatsApp video call. This was discovered by Jose Rodriquez and already reported to Meta and Google.
This can be misused as Stalkerware technique to access photos of a friend or spouse that left the locked phone one the table or charging and someone knows their WhatsApp number to make call to to access their photos.
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@kazani
Just in time for the global digital ID agenda playing out, Microsoft has published instructions (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/age-signals/) for developers on how to use an API that is not yet active. The API, or programming interface, is designed to let apps on the Windows 11 operating system find out a user’s age bracket, and whether that age has been verified by an “identity provider.”
The age bracket is very broad: under 10, 10-12, 13-15, 16-17, and 18 and over. The verification status, on the other hand, can be one of five options: Verified, Unverified, OptedOut, TemporarilyUnavailable, or NotApplicable.
Microsoft does not go into what these identity providers will be, or what evidence they will use to verify a person’s age.
https://reclaimthenet.org/microsofts-brings-verification-system-to-windows
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@thoughtcrimeboss
Wish I had learned about the localsend app sooner.🤔
Easily and privately send files from any phone/tablet to any other on the same WiFi network.😲
No servers or internet access required. E2EE. ❤️
The app is FOSS. Zero data collection or telemetry.💪
My phones USB charging port is damaged and will charge but can't do data transfer. I used this to back up all my files without exposing them to any third parties. 👍
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@kazani
Another way to leak traffic on Android has been discovered
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/another-way-to-leak-traffic-on-android-has-been-discovered
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@kazani
GrapheneOS rewritten Messages app is released
https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Messaging/releases/tag/13
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