Google can now alert you when your private contact info appears online
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/3/23817797/google-contact-info-removal-search-results
It’s getting easier to find and remove your personal info from Google.
FCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robocall operation” it’s ever seen
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/fcc-slaps-300m-fine-on-largest-illegal-robocall-operation-its-ever-seen/
Robocallers were already banned for life and unable to pay previous fines.
Facebook Apparently Will Ask for Consent Before Showing Behavioral Ads to Some Users
Facebook Apparently Will Ask for Consent Before Showing Behavioral Ads to Some Users
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/facebook-apparently-will-ask-consent-showing-behavioral-ads-some-users
Years after the General Data Protection Regulation, was made law in the European Union, Meta (Facebook)—one of the largest collectors of behavioral data in the world—has announced what could be a major step toward ending its behavioral advertising without opt-in consent.
The stalker state: how Russian authorities use facial recognition system against dissenters and what is the opinion of European Court of Human Rights
The stalker state: how authorities use facial recognition system against dissenters and what is the opinion of European Court of Human Rights | ОВД-Инфо
https://en.ovdinfo.org/stalker-state
Русская версия Publication date: 02.08.2023
Cult of the Dead Cow Launches Encryption Protocol to Save Your Privacy
https://gizmodo.com/cult-of-the-dead-cow-launches-veilid-encryption-project-1850699803
At a time when threats to digital privacy are at an all-time high, one of the web's most formidable hacktivist groups may offer a solution with "Veilid."
Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing French Police to Locate Suspects by Tapping Their Devices
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-07-18/bill-that-would-allow-french-police-to-locate-suspects-by-tapping-their-devices-is-up-for-a-vote
Privacy Redirector - Redirect social media platforms to their privacy respecting frontends
GitHub - dybdeskarphet/privacy-redirector: 🔀 Redirect social media platforms to their privacy respecting frontends
https://github.com/dybdeskarphet/privacy-redirector
🔀 Redirect social media platforms to their privacy respecting frontends - GitHub - dybdeskarphet/privacy-redirector: 🔀 Redirect social media platforms to their privacy respecting frontends
Who Paid for a Mysterious Spy Tool? The F.B.I., an F.B.I. Inquiry Found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/us/politics/nso-spy-tool-landmark-fbi.html
After a Times report, the bureau canceled its contract with a government contractor that used the tool on its behalf. But questions remain.
Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity Over Defamatory Posts
https://stackdiary.com/meta-forced-to-reveal-anonymous-facebook-users-identity/
In a landmark decision that signals a shift in the balance between user privacy and accountability on social media platforms, the Court of The Hague has
US senator victim-blames Microsoft for Chinese hack
https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/31/infosec_in_brief/
ALSO: China says US hacked it right back, BreachForums users have been pwned, and this week's critical vulns
