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I've personally grown to hate the security theatre of rotating my bank passwords every six months, especially because of requirements like "must contain one uppercase, one symbol, one lowercase, one special case and the blood of a unicorn."
When mathematically, a simple, grammatically incorrect sentence of 25 characters is much harder for a machine to crack than a gibberish 8-character password with symbols.
Entropy loves length.
I love the idea that the most secure key to your digital life could just be a weird little poem or an inside joke that only you know. Security doesn't have to be painful.
#infosec #passwords #cybersecurity #UX #security #sysadmin #programming #foss #linux #privacy #enshittification #reading #finance
For Data Protection Day 2026, we're taking you from Ancient Rome to now.
Our rights expanded in the Information Age to include the electronic body. Data is our DNA.
But now protections are shrinking. All while surveillance becomes industrialised, AI outstrips regulation and our institutions fall under corporate capture.
We must learn from history and course correct now.
Read our blog ⬇️
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#DataProtectionDay #dataprotection #privacy #humanrights #DataPrivacyDay
Give a bit, they’ll take a megabyte: Data Protection Then and Now
Data Protection Day 2026 As the Center for Democracy and Technology reports, “In what state officials have described as a “ransom note”, the Department of Justice over the weekend reissued demands for full access to Minnesota’s records on Medicaid, …Open Rights Group
#UnderArmour says it’s ‘aware’ of #DataBreach claims after 72M customer records were posted online
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#cybersecurity #privacy #fitness #fashion #clothing
Under Armour says it's 'aware' of data breach claims after 72M customer records were posted online | TechCrunch
TechCrunch obtained a sample of the stolen data, which contained names, email addresses, dates of birth, and the user's approximate geographic location. Under Armour confirmed some sensitive information was taken in the breach.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
#Google adds your #Gmail and #Photos to #AI Mode to enable “#PersonalIntelligence”
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#privacy #cybersecurity #Gemini
Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"
Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)
#SupremeCourt will decide on use of warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users
#Microsoft Gave #FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major #Privacy Flaw
#DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous #ICE critics online
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DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
#TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
#UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for children as pressure on the #privacy tools increases
From #Protest to Peril: #Cellebrite Used Against Jordanian Civil Society
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#Jordan #privacy #cybersecurity #surveillance #activism
From Protest to Peril: Cellebrite Used Against Jordanian Civil Society - The Citizen Lab
Through a multi-year investigation, we find that the Jordanian security apparatus has deployed forensic extraction products manufactured by Cellebrite against civil society devices.The Citizen Lab
Amid #ICE raids, some #HomeDepot investors want to know how #LawEnforcement uses its #surveillance data
#TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘#immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means
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#privacy #politics #SocialMedia
TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means | TechCrunch
TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
#ICE Asks Companies About ‘#AdTech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
Richard #Stallman Critiques #AI, Connected Cars, #Smartphones, and #DRM
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Richard Stallman Critiques AI, Connected Cars, Smartphones, and DRM - Slashdot
Richard Stallman spoke Friday at Atlanta's Georgia Institute of Technology, continuing his activism for free software while also addressing today's new technologies.news.slashdot.org
How #ZeroKnowledgeProofs Work
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How Zero-Knowledge Proofs Work - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Let's learn about another cool privacy-enhancing technology: zero-knowledge proofs.Carey Parker (Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons)
Saudi satirist hacked with #Pegasus #spyware wins damages in court battle
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#SaudiArabia #privacy #cybersecurity
Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle | TechCrunch
The London High Court awarded the London-based satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than £3 million, after finding the Saudi government hacked his phone and was likely behind a physical attack targeting him in London.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
Here’s the tech powering #ICE’s deportation crackdown
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#immigration #politics #privacy #surveillance
Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown | TechCrunch
From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
#Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations
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Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations
The claimants say Google Assistant recorded private conversations without their knowledge.Laura Cress (BBC News)
#AI and #FacialRecognition to be rolled out as #Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms
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#FRT #privacy #surveillance #UK
AI and facial recognition to be rolled out as Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms
Officials say using AI will free up 6 million hours of police time – the equivalent of 3,000 officers – each yearAmy-Clare Martin (The Independent)
#EFF Statement on #ICE and #CBP Violence
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#politics #privacy #surveillance
EFF Statement on ICE and CBP Violence
In the past year, ICE and CBP have descended into utter lawlessness, repeatedly refusing to exercise or submit to the democratic accountability required by the Constitution and our system of laws. These violations must stop now.Electronic Frontier Foundation
3 Reasons Why Everyone Has "Something To Hide"
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3 Reasons Why Everyone Has "Something To Hide"
Most of us think we have "nothing to hide," but privacy is a team sport and every one of us counts.Nathan Bartram (The New Oil)
#China hacked #DowningStreet phones for years
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#UK #privacy #cybersecurity #politics
China hacked Downing Street phones for years
Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi SunakRozina Sabur (The Telegraph)
Have I Been Pwned: #SoundCloud #DataBreach impacts 29.8 million accounts
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Next up will be a VPN ban. Many tech-y people will see that and think “lol yeah well that’s not going to stop *me* from using a VPN”
A VPN ban isn’t really meant stop you from using one. It means when they catch you doing so, they’ll use the fact you’re using this harmless technology itself as a *pretense* to lock you up without needing to do any “hard work” (i.e. an investigator’s job) like actually confirming whether you committed a real crime.
Don’t think you won’t be impacted just because you know how to outsmart an ISP filter! This is not a plan to protect children or stop you from consuming adult media. It is a ploy to eventually eliminate ALL freedom of expression and free access to information in the UK.
And the same goes for Chat Control and encrypted messengers, btw
#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia
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Many #UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access #Pornhub https://www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-blocked-age-verification-vpn/ #nsfw #porn #privacy #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #IdentityVerificationThe New Oil (Mastodon)
Happy Data Protection Day!
20th anniversary online event: coe.int/web/data-protection/da…
#Data #DataProtection #DataPrivacy #Privacy #InfoSec #InformationSecurity #CyberSecurity #Encryption #E2EE #Security #PasswordManager #SelfHost #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Linux #DataSovereignty #CouncilOfEurope #CoE #EDPS #EuropeanDataProtectionSupervisor #DPD #DPD2026 #OpenPGP #PGP #GnuPG #GPG #VeraCrypt #Tomb #LUKS #AES #P2P #VPN #LetsEncrypt #Argon2 #Tor #XMPP #OMEMO #TorBrowser #Tails #PrivacyBadger #JShelter
404 Media: Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
Jan 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that
Windows 11's online Microsoft Account requirement means your PC is automatically backing up its data encryption key to the cloud, and Microsoft says it will hand those over to the FBI if asked.
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#Microsoft #Windows11 #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #encryption #technology #software #dystopia
Just you, your terminal and your passwords... 🔐
🗝️ **veiled** — A local-first TUI password manager
⚡ Encrypted local vault, zero cloud, modern encryption & more!
🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs
⭐ GitHub: github.com/shibu0x/veiled
#rustlang #ratatui #tui #security #passwords #cryptography #privacy #cli
GitHub - shibu0x/veiled: A local-first, terminal-based password manager built for people who care about security, simplicity, and control
A local-first, terminal-based password manager built for people who care about security, simplicity, and control - shibu0x/veiledGitHub
BREAKING
Sen. Blumenthal: whistleblower shares secret #ICE policy authorizing agents to enter homes W/OUT JUDICIAL WARRANT.
An invasion of #privacy akin to & of the era of the forced quartering of troops in prvt citizens' homes, a prime cause of the American Revolution.
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BLUMENTHAL DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SECRET ICE POLICY AUTHORIZING FEDERAL AGENTS TO ENTER HOMES WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), is demanding...www.blumenthal.senate.gov