Sergey Shkundaleu @archit3ct@social.ssbx.dev
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Experienced technology entrepreneur on the quest for ethics and privacy. Follow #punkprivacy tag to get regular privacy tips. You can also follow @ethiork account to get information about progress of Ethiork project that enables people to own their data and protect their privacy.
Joined Nov 2020
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I've heard that from Feb 1st, PayPal is changing the information it shows to people receiving money from you.
To make sure you're not unwittingly handing out your personal info, have a check of your PayPal settings. The website is different per country, but it seems you can find this setting from Invoices, clicking 'business info' or ''more actions > edit business details', and then change what's shown to recipients, and also via this link :
Absence of the evidence is not evidence of absence! The media today often weaponizes that misconception and then you are on the other side of "science" when you are just asking them: What evidence do you have confirming that particular event has not happened.
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Targeted (or surveillance) advertising requires an immense amount of personal information about individuals to work. And this information can be shared, by design, with hundred of companies you've never heard of.
Lawsuit filed against insurance company, alleging the insurer illegally tracked drivers through their cell phones without consent. What is interesting there that data was collected not even through an insurance owned app, but rather embedded into SDK that has been used by other apps. Remove unused apps from your phone.
Link:https://cyberinsider.com/texas-ag-sues-allstate-over-alleged-unlawful-data-harvesting/
#punkprivacy #privacy #consumerrights
@kyle interesting, however it has one big flaw which is assumption that no one could get to the Moon and that's their plan for physical security. It's like corporations buying insurance for protection against cyber security incidents.
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Thanks to all who listen to or watch my podcast, The Phillip Wylie Show. If you haven't subscribed, please do so and share it with others.
Where to listen and subscribe: https://phillipwylieshow.com/subscribe
Also, follow the podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/phillip-wylie-show/
MIT researchers found that large language models (LLMs) lack a true understanding of the world. This highlights the risks of deploying AI without ensuring it understands the systems it’s tasked to handle. Careful evaluation is key.
Link:https://news.mit.edu/2024/generative-ai-lacks-coherent-world-understanding-1105
#AI
Educational tech is transforming classrooms, but at what price to students' privacy and rights? From invasive data collection to potential discrimination, such adoption of educational technology raises serious concerns.
It’s time to rethink how we balance innovation with safeguarding students’ futures. Regulation and accountability are essential to protect young minds.
Link:https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5456/unavoidable-rise-edtech-educational-spaces
#PrivacyMatters #DataProtection
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New breach: Welhof had over 100k email addresses breached last year. Data also included name, physical address and value of purchases. 70% were already in @haveibeenpwned. Read more: https://www.welhof.com/nl_nl/klantenservice/welhof-cyberbeveiligingsincident
Another data broker exposed the data of millions people, that's why this whole industry is very dangerous. Ultimately data brokers won't apply necessary controls to personal data.
Link:https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/gravy-analytics-data-broker-breach-trove-of-location-data-threatens-privacy-millions/
#privacy
So it's inauguration day, how about article with some analysis on what to expect from incoming administration with regards to cyber warfare. What do you think?
Link:https://techletters.substack.com/p/techletters-insights-trumps-plans
Face recognition can be misused. This article has few stories providing examples and highlighting how dangerous it could be.
Link:https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/police-use-face-recognition-continues-wrack-real-world-harms
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I am very excited about this upcoming episode of The Phillip Wylie Show! It features @veracode cofounder and OG hacker Chris Wysopal. This episode drops on 01/20/2025.
This is quite concerning that AI chatbots are increasingly integrating advertisements. Companies like Microsoft are embedding sponsored content into chatbot conversations, utilizing personal data shared during interactions to target ads. This practice underscores the urgent need for robust data protection measures to safeguard user privacy.
Link:https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5472/chatbots-adbots-sharing-your-thoughts-advertisers
#privacy #DataProtection
OS installation on a brand new hardware 2000 vs 2024:
2000:
- Windows - you spend 30 min going through setup wizard
- Linux - you spend a day looking for drivers and compiling kernel and eventually quit and install Windows
2024:
- Windows - you spend a day looking for proper NVME drivers and eventually quit and install Linux
- Linux - you spend 15 min going through setup wizard
Attack on privacy is often hidden behind some noble purpose, some purpose where public, in theory, would "buy-in" on being tracked. So here is an example where data broker touting themselves as helping law enforcement to collate information they collect off of mobile phones, but all in all what that is if not a surveillance. #privacy https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/phone-tracking-tool-lets-government-agencies-follow-your-every-move/
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Forrester's latest Wave report on Secure Communications Solutions evaluates the 12 top providers, including Element 🙌
We received the highest scores in six criteria: performance and resilience; innovation; post-quantum cryptography; customisation; assurance; and scalability.
Available now, download the report! https://try.element.io/forrester-wave-secure-communications-solutions-2024
In Forrester’s own words…
Are you still pixelating your images? Please don't! This is a reminder why! Post has been written in 2022 and "old news", however think about how far technology has gone in last 2 years. #cybersecurity https://thehackernews.com/2022/02/this-new-tool-can-retrieve-pixelated.html
That's a really awesome development, It looks like Swiss folks understand that open source would better fit governmental needs, at the end of the day when code is out there you at least can inspect it and take countermeasures if necessary. #OpenSource https://www.zdnet.com/article/switzerland-now-requires-all-government-software-to-be-open-source/
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Ah yes, the privacy browser™ is now sending your location to AccuWeather every 30 minutes by default.
Edit: According to their support page it's proxied through Mozilla services. https://digipres.club/@ryanfb/113125332270103817
Has been quite a while since I heard a good thing coming from Mozilla.
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Experienced technology entrepreneur on the quest for ethics and privacy. Follow #punkprivacy tag to get regular privacy tips. You can also follow @ethiork account to get information about progress of Ethiork project that enables people to own their data and protect their privacy.
Joined Nov 2020
