Sergey Shkundaleu @archit3ct@social.ssbx.dev

Starting a series on Android privacy settings. We'll cover how to audit and lock down your device's privacy configuration step by step. Applies to stock Android (Pixel); Samsung/other OEMs may have slightly different menu names. #AndroidPrivacy #PunkPrivacy by the way you can find collection to iPhone privacy posts here: https://social.ssbx.dev/tags/iphoneprivacy

Navia Benefit Solutions quietly exposed 2.7 million people's SSNs, health plan data, and personal info — through a read-only API flaw, no malware required. Attackers had access for 24 days before detection. Your workplace benefits admin is a privacy risk you never consented to.
Link:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/navia-discloses-data-breach-impacting-27-million-people/
#DataBreach #Privacy #Infosec

Your government is buying your location data — no warrant needed. Federal agencies pay data brokers millions for bulk cell phone location info that would otherwise require a court order. Congress is pushing back, but the practice continues. This is the 4th Amendment loophole hiding in plain sight.
Link:https://www.wgbh.org/news/national/2026-03-31/your-data-is-everywhere-the-government-is-buying-it-without-a-warrant
#Surveillance #Privacy #DataBrokers #4thAmendment

Paywalled article, but ... Isn't fridge suppose to actually store your food rather than display ads? When you bought it were you buying a fridge or ad machine? Yet another reason to have network wide ad-blocker.
Link:https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/samsung-refrigerator-ads-lg-whirlpool-ge-10ea7bcc?mod=e2fb,li
#Privacy

A hacker group recently broke into the platform managing school records for 11 million students across 3,200 U.S. districts — through one employee's Salesforce account. All it took is just one login. This is a hidden risk of centralized EdTech forced onto students by school districts. Based on an article students information hopefully was not impacted. Kids shouldn't be data points in someone's CRM and should have a choice of tech to use. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infinite-campus-warns-of-breach-after-shinyhunters-claims-data-theft/ #StudentPrivacy