US news | The Guardian<p>US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/12/trump-doge-social-security-citizenship-data" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/12/trump-doge-social-security-citizenship-data</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
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Agaric Tech Collective<p>It would be easier to defend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span> from new criticism over one unsurprising finding, out of 12 findings, in their report on their 2024 World Open Innovation Conference session Pathways to Open Data, if it were not the 3rd thing ever posted from that report and if some of the report & other posts were not boosting corporate "AI".</p><p>But for the record <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> is essential and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a> is a public good, they are not incompatible, but bogus privacy concerns do hinder data sharing.</p>
Otto Rask<p>Fight Chat Control. Protect privacy and tell your MEPs that shoddy and invasive privacy breaches in the name of safety will most likely fail to adress both privacy and safety. We're getting really good data on the failure of a comparable law in the UK right now.</p><p><a href="https://fightchatcontrol.eu/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fightchatcontrol.eu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/CSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSAM</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/FightChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightChatControl</span></a></p>
TechNadu<p>Every keystroke leaves a trace.<br>Without a VPN, that trace is visible to ISPs, data brokers, and opportunistic attackers.</p><p>A VPN doesn’t just mask your IP—it encrypts the conversation entirely, closing the gaps attackers exploit.<br>It’s the difference between sending a postcard and sealing a letter.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SecurityBestPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityBestPractices</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@theynege" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>theynege</span></a></span> I'm glad this shite isn't legal in Germany <em>at all</em> because none of these services comply with medical data protection (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDSG</span></a>) or even basic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>) to the point that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <em>explicitly</em> tells medical professionals they <em>must</em> configure their devices to not use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iCloud</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AirDrop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirDrop</span></a> and other features and basically can only use an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AppleID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleID</span></a> for buying and downloading commercial <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> from the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppStore</span></a>...</p>
Dave 🐶<p>Should company execs be held financially (or even potentially, criminally) liable for security breaches?</p><p>This could include even previous execs (and maybe even senior management) that forced through a system implementation that was known to be negligent at the time.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/thoughtoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>It's been 20 years since ORG was founded as a grassroots organisation 🌱 </p><p>Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.</p><p>So to celebrate, 20 people who become a member with a monthly donation of £5 this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!</p><p>Join today ➡️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">openrightsgroup.org/join/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/DigitalRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Meta has recently started using the personal data of Europeans for AI training. Contrary to its GDPR obligations, Meta hasn’t asked for consent in advance. Instead, the company claims to have a ‘legitimate interest’ outweighing the fundamental right to privacy. A key argument in favour of such a ‘legitimate interest’ is the reasonable expectations of users. This begs the question: do people want this to happen? To find out more, noyb has commissioned the Gallup Institute to conduct a study among 1,000 Meta users in Germany. The results are clear: While almost 75% of users heard of Meta’s plans, only 7% actually want their data to be used for AI training. This also means that at least 68 million people never heard about the change."</p><p><a href="https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-survey-only-7-users-want-meta-use-their-personal-data-ai" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">noyb.eu/en/noyb-survey-only-7-</span><span class="invisible">users-want-meta-use-their-personal-data-ai</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AITraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AITraining</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Only 7% of Europeans want Meta to use their social media data for AI training, while 27% aren't even aware it's happening. Privacy group noyb warns Meta's approach may violate GDPR, sparking potential class actions and regulatory scrutiny. Read more: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/08/07/met</span><span class="invisible">a_training_ai_on_social/</span></a> 🤖🔐 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a></p>
Póg mo Joan 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️😷<p>"Questions for Ireland as investigation reveals Microsoft data centre use by Israeli military"</p><p><a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/microsoft-data-storage-israel-military-6784411-Aug2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejournal.ie/microsoft-data-s</span><span class="invisible">torage-israel-military-6784411-Aug2025/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastoDaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoDaoine</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>Social Media Apps: LoL! WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - they're all in the same surveillance/data extracting business. At least, when you use their services through a web browser, you're in control. You can install PrivacyBadger and uBlock Origin. But with a smartphone app? You're being continuously exploited. </p><p>"Plaintiffs in a class-action case proved by a preponderance of evidence that Meta intentionally eavesdropped on and/or recorded conversations using an electronic device, said a verdict form released yesterday in US District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs also proved that they had a reasonable expectation of privacy and that Meta did not have consent from all parties to eavesdrop on and/or record the conversations, the jury found.</p><p>The lawsuit was filed in 2021 against Flo Health, maker of an app for tracking periods, ovulation, and pregnancy. Facebook owner Meta, Google, and app analytics company Flurry were added as defendants later. The plaintiffs settled with Flo Health, Google, and Flurry before the trial, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.</p><p>The plaintiffs' trial brief said that "Flo allowed Google and Meta to eavesdrop on users' private in-app communications" between November 2016 and February 2019. Flo app users had to complete an onboarding survey requiring them "to select a 'goal' indicating whether they are pregnant, want to be pregnant, or want to track their period, as well as input other information about their pregnancy or menstrual cycle," the brief said."</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/jury-finds-meta-broke-wiretap-law-by-collecting-data-from-period-tracker-app/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/08/jury-finds-meta-broke-wiretap-law-by-collecting-data-from-period-tracker-app/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Flo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flo</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataExtraction</span></a></p>
Aljoscha Rittner (beandev)<p>Uff.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegaladviceGerman/s/v5QyyOtysw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/LegaladviceGerman</span><span class="invisible">/s/v5QyyOtysw</span></a></p><p>Dauerhafte Kameraüberwachung in der Fahrerkabine einer LKW Flotte mit Upload in eine Cloud und KI Analyse.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dsgvo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dsgvo</span></a></p>
Yvonne Perkins<p>I just say no to a doctor who wants to use AI to record a consultation with me. I don't visit doctors often but when I have been asked for permission I have said no. </p><p>The reasons I have for not giving permission are:<br>1. No written privacy policy and statement about how my data will be used, stored and protected.<br>2. No demonstration of how the AI has been rigorously developed and tested by professionals who are properly qualified to eliminate bias.<br>3. No written promise that I can review the notes about the consult so that I know what is in my medical record and fix any inaccuracies about what I said, did etc.</p><p>There is a lot of bias against older women among health professionals, whether explicit or subconscious. The risk of bias negatively impacting me is very high. </p><p>In the period from July to December 2024 the health industry in Australia reported the most number of data breaches of any industry according to the Office of the Australian Information commissioner. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AIinMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIinMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/what-to-know-about-doctors-using-ai-digital-scribes/105590878" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/wha</span><span class="invisible">t-to-know-about-doctors-using-ai-digital-scribes/105590878</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/notifiable-data-breaches/notifiable-data-breaches-publications/notifiable-data-breaches-report-july-to-december-2024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oaic.gov.au/privacy/notifiable</span><span class="invisible">-data-breaches/notifiable-data-breaches-publications/notifiable-data-breaches-report-july-to-december-2024</span></a></p>
Police State UK<p>"For over two decades, the proponents of digital identity, including Estonia and its global supporters, insisted that accountability was its safeguard. What <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> reveals is just how meaningless that guardrail always was. Musk and his acolytes walked in the front door at the exact moment the US administration began rounding up non-citizens and openly threatening to send its own citizens to overseas black sites. No one stopped him."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IDCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDCards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newdesigncongress.org/en/note/</span><span class="invisible">2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/</span></a></p>
Póg mo Joan 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️😷<p>Oh, this is fine. This is *absolutely* fine. </p><p>Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT conversations searchable on Google and archived:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/nearly-100-000-chatgpt-conversations-were-searchable-on-google/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/nearly-100-000-cha</span><span class="invisible">tgpt-conversations-were-searchable-on-google/</span></a></p><p>🔥 :fine: </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChatBots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatBots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Marco Ciappelli🎙️✨:verified: :donor:<p>🔍 When <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> Meets Data Exploitation: An ITSPmagazine's <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BlackHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHat</span></a> USA 2025 Pre-Event Coverage Conversation! </p><p>How vulnerable is your personal information when you engage with political campaigns? Virginia Tech researchers Alan Michaels and Jared Byers spent five years finding out—and their discoveries should concern every citizen who values <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>.</p><p>🎙️ In this pre-event coverage from Black Hat USA 2025, Sean Martin, CISSP and I explore groundbreaking research that exposes the hidden data economy behind political engagement. Using thousands of fake digital identities across 1,400 real campaigns, this study reveals how personal information flows through political networks—often without your knowledge or consent.</p><p>Key revelations include:<br>Cross-party data sharing that transcends political boundaries<br>AI-powered persona creation for targeted manipulation<br>Security vulnerabilities exposing citizen data<br>The real cost of political participation in the digital age</p><p>This isn't about politics—it's about the intersection of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a>, and fundamental privacy rights. As our democratic processes become increasingly digitized, understanding these data practices becomes essential for every citizen.</p><p>The research maintains strict political neutrality, letting the data expose uncomfortable truths about how campaigns treat personal information regardless of party affiliation.</p><p>📺 Watch: <a href="https://lnkd.in/emYyif2D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lnkd.in/emYyif2D</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 🎧 Listen: <a href="https://lnkd.in/efj8F5VE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lnkd.in/efj8F5VE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 🎪 Full Black Hat Coverage:<a href="https://lnkd.in/gQ4-g3Ab" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lnkd.in/gQ4-g3Ab</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>What questions would you ask about political data practices? The implications extend far beyond campaign season.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blackhat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackhat</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosecurity</span></a></p>
Jonathan Steele<p>Costco faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing customer data with Facebook via a Meta Pixel. This raises significant privacy concerns about consumer data protection. How do you feel about companies using tracking technologies? <a href="https://esq.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a></p><p>Read more: <a href="https://steelefamlaw.com/RA2uJU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">steelefamlaw.com/RA2uJU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"If you’re surprised by the revelation that the FBI used privacy exemptions to withhold the name of a sitting president, you’re not alone. However, it’s common practice for government agencies to redact names on privacy grounds, even when they’re clearly public figures like Trump. I lost count of how many times the government invoked a privacy exemption in response to my FOIA requests to deny releasing records on public figures and government officials.</p><p>More than a decade ago, I requested records from the FBI on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. The FBI cited privacy in denying my request and said I needed to get a privacy waiver signed by Mohammed himself.</p><p>In 2016, I requested all of the FBI’s files on Trump prior to his presidential campaign. In response, the FBI neither confirmed nor denied that any records existed, based on the same two privacy exemptions. I ended up suing the bureau and modifying my FOIA request to center on Trump’s businesses. That allowed me to overcome the privacy exemption and report this story."</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-01/epstein-files-trump-s-name-was-redacted-by-the-fbi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/newsletters</span><span class="invisible">/2025-08-01/epstein-files-trump-s-name-was-redacted-by-the-fbi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"While OpenAI scrambled to de-index conversations from Google today, they forgot the internet's most basic rule—nothing truly disappears. Over 100.000 ChatGPT chats are still in Archive.org, although with a twist. The chats aren't just links or fragments. They're complete conversations, frozen in time, containing similar “confessions” we exposed yesterday. Users shared these chats publicly - not by default, but only by clicking Share.</p><p>Among the freshly uncovered conversations, patterns emerge from our original findings. Most of the shared chats are harmless, but some of them are not. Here are three examples from the archive.org database (see note below why we don’t mention names):"</p><p><a href="https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/chatgpt-confessions-gone-they-are" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digitaldigging.org/p/chatgpt-c</span><span class="invisible">onfessions-gone-they-are</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chatbots</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>Teens are left in the dark when it comes to getting support or news online.</p><p>Adults have to stay in the soft play area unless they scatter their ID or biometrics across the Internet.</p><p>The UK Online Safety Act is a shoddy, dangerous law.</p><p>Tell your MP it’s gotta change ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/agegating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agegating</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a></p>
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