Patrick Breyer: Leak on latest #ChatControl attempt - no blocking minority! Only 5 days to next discussion
Patrick Breyer (@echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social)
https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/113159695005638193
Angehängt: 1 Bild 🇬🇧Leak on latest #ChatControl attempt (in German): https://netzpolitik.org/2024/interne-dokumente-sperrminoritaet-gegen-chatkontrolle-wackelt/ +++ Only AUT, DEU, EST, LUX, POL, SVN were critical – no blocking minority! +++ BEL, CZE, FIN, ITA, NLD, PRT, SWE undecided +++ EU legal experts confirm violation of our fundamental rights +++ Only 5 days to next discussion +++ Help pressure our governments into defending our #privacy of correspondence and secure #encryption now: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/take-action-to-stop-chat-control-now/
Website About Privacy Focused OS For Everyone
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How do you filter ads and trackers outside of a browser while still using a VPN service?
This is straightforward with browser addons like uBlock Origin where you can add and choose blocklists, but I did searches for doing so system wide and using a VPN but didn’t find clear answers. I could use a DNS service that provides blocklists but isn’t it best practice to leave DNS to the VPN provider? I looked up blocklists and VPNs but didn’t find relevant results.
On Android, I didn’t find any apps that let you filter blocklists and using your own VPN other than Rethink, but the blocklists feature requires using Rethink’s DNS.
So what’s the best way to filter ads and trackers on both 3rd party apps and on OS’s like Android (specific Samsung phones) while still using a VPN?
Project 2025 targets California’s abortion data privacy protections – The Markup
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/09/14/project-2025-targets-californias-abortion-data-privacy-protections
A Republican presidency could require California to monitor abortions and send sensitive data to the CDC
Maximizing privacy on Android without custom ROMs?
I've had a Galaxy S22+ for 2 years and still want to use it. When I look up how to maximize privacy on Android, many results say to install custom ROMs which I can't since its a US model and the bootloader is locked. I just want to minimize tracking and sharing of personal information. I could use a firewall app like RethinkDNS to block trackers, but could I completely block tracking from Google and Samsung? Are there any lists of packages to uninstall to improve privacy? (I've used ADB to remove a bunch of bloatware. Ex: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.arzone)
Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google over data used for AI training
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/europes-privacy-watchdog-probes-google-over-data-used-for-ai-training/
Meta and X have already paused some AI training over same set of concerns.
Patrick Breyer: New EU #ChatControl proposal leaked +++ Governments to position themselves by 23 September, will be very tight... +++
Patrick Breyer (@echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social)
https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/113122894025720827
🇬🇧New EU #ChatControl proposal leaked +++ Governments to position themselves by 23 September, will be very tight... +++ Will messenger services be blocked in Europe? https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/new-eu-push-for-chat-control-will-messenger-services-be-blocked-in-europe/ Help pressure your government now to defend privacy and secure encryption: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/take-action-to-stop-chat-control-now/
US government takes Google to court over $31 billion digital ad monopoly, trial starts today
US government takes Google to court over $31 billion digital ad monopoly, trial starts today | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/104637-doj-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-digital-ad-monopoly.html
Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case
Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/google-loses-final-eu-court-appeal-24-billion-113543230
Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine
School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety.
School Monitoring Software Sacrifices Student Privacy for Unproven Promises of Safety
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/school-monitoring-software-sacrifices-student-privacy-unproven-promises-safety
Imagine your search terms, key-strokes, private chats and photographs are being monitored every time they are sent. Millions of students across the country don’t have to imagine this deep surveillance of their most private communications: it’s a reality that comes with their school districts’...
