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Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-
Cars with DLC features ping towers with your location, wether you are subscribed or not!, and cops get it without warrant https://www.wired.com/story/police-records
... anyone interested in digital safety?
Cybersecurity tips for activists and ordinary people surviving a hostile new era
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/transunion-says-44-million-consumers-data-compromised-hack-2025-08-28/
Well, that didn't take long...
As the drive for age verification grows, so does the pressure on online companies to keep users' data safe and, as the Discord hack shows, t
protip: use a fake name when you sign up to a website.
pro-er tip: use a different name for each website and make note of it.
this makes it really easy to spot scam and phishing emails.
and if you start getting lots of emails addressed to fake-name_25 you can tell which website had a data breach or sold your information.
I haven't seen it anywhere on tumblr, so just so you know there's been a huge data leak reported with over 26 billion records compromised in many, many websites. Aside from the usual suspects of shady websites with tons of ads, the leak includes twitter, linkedin, adobe, canva, dropbox and tumblr.
please change passwords associated with those sites if you use them, and jic also change your gmail password as it's used to sign on/authenticate people in several websites. here are some tips on creating safe passwords:
make them long! 8 to 12 characters at least
use a combination of numbers, letters and symbols to create a phrase you can remember. for example, if I used my username as a password (which don't. don't do this) you could turn it into: V4mp1r3.$uns
Avoid multiple character repetition if you can. ie. don't add the same number, symbol, lowercase or uppercase letter more than twice
write them down in a notebook or paper only you have access to, or use a password manager
and remember! firefox comes in with more built in protections that any other web browser, install them in your phones if you haven't, and it comes with built in password managers that are accessible in all your logins if you log into your web browsing session. stay safe online!!
I hate how people who actually like Discord now say that they do not care about their data anymore.
Because your favorite app never was interested in you and you cannot cope with that, you just go "I never cared anyways"
That's a fucking lie. That's what Data brokers try to tell you while they CONTINUE to sell your data! You can't just say that!
Please please, as a User you have the right to keep your data protected! You can tell ANY app to delete your data! You have the right!
"It's just my Data"; It's your LIVELIHOOD. THAT'S YOUR PHONE NUMBER, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR WORK, YOUR FACE. PLEASE, PLEASE CARE ABOUT YOUR DATA AND YOUR RIGHTS!!!
- sincerely, a crying IT guy
Happy data privacy week! Here's some pointers and reminders on posting your children online!
-most content on CP websites was posted by the parents first. Just because you think the photo you posted was innocuous, doesn't mean it doesn't exist somewhere on a malicious website.
- teaching your kids about internet privacy and forbidding them from posting on social media, getting a phone etc. Does NOTHING for them if you're not following those rules yourself. ESPECIALLY if you're going around posting images of your children.
-set boundaries with your family members about not reposting or sharing content of your children outside of a group chat.
-a pictures worth a thousand words yadda yadda BUT- physical pictures are worth a gazillion. And they minimize the risk of people stealing images of your children.
