c/Privacy
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@chat.maiion.comhttps://nypost.com/2023/07/25/sam-altmans-eyeball-scanning-worldcoin-crypto-project-has-people-lining-up/
Applicants lined up to have their irises scanned by the device, before waiting for the 25 free Worldcoin tokens the company says verified users can claim.
https://dovthelachman.com/iranian-spyware-stealthily-collects-data-from-60000-android-devices-globally/
https://mashable.com/article/google-privacy-sandbox-update
The rollout isn't complete, though.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/ndaa-no-place-sweeping-internet-legislation-stop-csam-act
The STOP CSAM Act of 2023 would undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and push internet companies to take down lawful user speech. This dangerous bill would threaten security and free speech on the internet—but incredibly, it may pass Congress without even being seriously debated. Some...
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/
It's just a "proposal," but it's also being prototyped inside Chrome right now.
https://www.wired.com/story/signal-politics-software-criticism/
The privacy-focused messaging app arose from a fringe culture that emphasized individual autonomy and skepticism of authority. As it tries to go mainstream, can it escape its roots?
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-surveillance-cameras-privacy-security-big-brother-paris-olympics/
The 2024 Summer Olympics will spotlight a surveillance state which Paris has spent 200 years building.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-threatens-pull-imessage-facetime-122609872.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEjVA5pKueNvcxcL__T2svAjJfh08YJELa3r1eLxKaH25Hq5B9lA_u5WSBP8euE_DxppFBMaPudYnq2xjWjKuAGWwTflU2CgHkOqlunic_UYvkyrNdDevnrLoXJ1LbewLCfN4BVM7C-HQFGEIJnvGXjbbX5MexgJw8A7VQC4NBMR
Legislation that would give the Home Office the power to intercept encrypted messages and disable security features without telling the public is strongly opposed by the iPhone maker
https://returnbyte.com/alert-issued-akira-ransomware-attackers-utilizing-anydesk-winrar/
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has raised an alarm regarding a recently discovered internet ransomware virus named 'Akira,' causing considerable worry.
