Proton VPN sees a massive 1,400% surge in UK signups just minutes after the Online Safety Act takes effect! Brits are turning to VPNs to protect #Privacy & bypass strict #AgeVerification rules. Is this the start of a new era in UK digital freedom?

Proton VPN sees a massive 1,400% surge in UK signups just minutes after the Online Safety Act takes effect! Brits are turning to VPNs to protect #Privacy & bypass strict #AgeVerification rules. Is this the start of a new era in UK digital freedom?
This is why we don’t want to give tech bros and corpos our IDs to use the internet. (When I looked at this app it only asked for a selfie, which seemed like a reasonable way to verify a woman is signing up.)
https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/
First post here, just to have done it
Digital privacy… What started your journey, and what did you start with?
https://www.europesays.com/2269573/ First-Ever Ban on Surveillance Pricing Introduced in Congress #Airlines #congress #ConsumerProtection #DavidDayen #Democrats #DigitalPrivacy #EconomicPolicy #Economy #FederalTradeCommission #GregCasar #labor #pricing #RebeccaKellySlaughter #uber
Free Speech v. Paxton: The ruling will rebut “industry contentions that child privacy and safety legislation is unconstitutional merely because it incorporates age assurance requirements,” Counsel Tom McBrien @tommcbrien.bsky.social told @techpolicypress.bsky.social.
#FreeSpeech #DigitalPrivacy
How Free Speech Coalition v. P...
Ich suche einen neuen Mobilfunkanbieter!
Anforderungen: Gute Netzabdeckung (auch nicht nur auf dem Kirchturm)
5G
Mindestens 30 GB Datenvolumen
Max. 15–20 € im Monat
Und das Wichtigste: Datenschutz & Privatsphäre – ich will surfen, nicht ausgespäht werden!
Wer kennt Anbieter, die kein „Datenvolumen“ auch wörtlich nehmen?
Join us today on the last day of #DPIinConversation for a panel discussion on "Governing Digital Public Infrastructure" at 6 pm IST.
This panelist will explore how legal and policy frameworks should inhabit a rights-respecting character and be aligned with the socio-economic and political circumstances.
Join the conversation: https://form.sflc.in/dpi-in-conversation/
Details: July 7-11, 2025
6-7 pm IST
Online
https://www.europesays.com/uk/252188/ UK-US Tech Union Benefits From Brexit, British Ambassador Says #ArtificialIntelligence #Brexit #Britain #DataProtection(nonU.S.) #DigitalPrivacy #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #GreatBritain #UK #UnitedKingdom
Join us today on day 2 of "#DPIinConversation" for a keynote on "DPI and Privacy" at 6 pm IST.
Meet Our Speakers: Renata Avila, CEO, Open Knowledge Foundation
@avilarenata, a prominent advocate for digital rights and data governance, will discuss privacy, digital commons, and infrastructure during the session.
Join the conversation: https://form.sflc.in/dpi-in-conversation/
Details: July 7-11, 2025
6-7 pm IST
Online
Grok AI's public actions on X highlight escalating concerns over AI governance and user privacy. #X #AIEthics #DigitalPrivacy
https://www.404media.co/elon-musks-grok-ai-will-remove-her-clothes-in-public-on-x/
Apple Drops Surprise $10 F1 Movie Coupon in Wallets Smart or Invasive?
Apple surprised users by adding a $10 F1 movie coupon directly into Apple Wallets. While it's a clever marketing move, it’s stirring privacy concerns echoing the U2 album controversy. Genius promo or digital overstep?
#Apple #F1Movie #AppleWallet #DigitalPrivacy #TechNews #MoviePromo #BradPitt #AdTech #SmartMarketing #U2AlbumDebate #TECHi
Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/apple-f1-movie-wallet-coupon-privacy-marketing-analysis/
Proton Mail launches “Newsletters” view — a built-in tool to manage email subscriptions without giving up privacy.
No third-party access, no tracking, no ads. Just a cleaner inbox, on your terms. A welcome upgrade from one of the most privacy-respecting email providers.
If you've ever wanted your own VPN server for privacy, bug bounty testing, or to change your IP address without relying on overpriced services - I've got a tutorial for you.
In this beginner-friendly walkthrough, I show how to: Set up WireGuard on a DigitalOcean VPS
Configuration file for both server and client
Enable IP forwarding and firewall on the server
Connect from macOS using a config file or from phone using QR code
The result? A fast, secure, self-hosted VPN — and full control over your traffic.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2a7wdvtnwg
Would love to hear if you've used WireGuard before - or what tools you prefer!
Murena Find, a new privacy-first search engine by Murena and Qwant, now runs in no-tracking mode by default .
It’s the default on Murena smartphones with /e/OS 3.0 and offers relevant, unbiased results while blocking fewer trackers than Google .
Which search engine do you use, and would you try Murena Find?
Nice!
I donated to the @torproject the other day and got the hat as a gift, received today.
Delivery on this field works very well too. I've never seen a box like this arriving in this condition (forgot to take a photo).
And I didn't know that they're going to include some stickers either. A little extra surprise. Thanks!
Take a look at the photo, if you want this too, go and donate!
https://donate.torproject.org
The hat BTW fits good
What do you think is the worst thing you have found in Terms and Conditions or a Privacy Policy?
What I really like about #DeltaChat / #Chatmail :
- no admins in groups. Groups without trusted people make no sense. Anyone can delete anything. It's more like a messenger for friends and family. It's a “feature” that I really like
What I don't like:
- not possible to pin messages (I read it's coming)
- webxdc is nice, but without pinned messages it's annoying to search the history for them
- moving profiles (I read it's coming)
2/4
AI “Scribes” Are Now Eavesdropping in Exam Rooms
Convenient documentation or a new era of medical surveillance?
A second thought occurred to me after the initial "Any company that does AI interviews is deeply unserious and should be avoided as an employer at all costs".
At least according to German data privacy laws, you generally cannot record a person without their consent.
But an AI is not a "person" in the legal sense, right? (And at the present time and for many decades to come, it is not a "person" in any other sense of the word...) So is there any legal problem with the interviewee recording the entire interview and sharing choice bits with the rest of the world for their amusement?
#AI #DigitalPrivacy
https://slate.com/life/2025/05/jobs-ai-job-hiring-character-interview.html
Facebook Tracked Teen Girls Deleting Selfies to Push Beauty Ads, Insider Claims
A former Facebook insider alleges the platform monitored teen girls who deleted selfies to serve them beauty ads. The revelations come from Careless People, exposing how Meta exploited emotional vulnerabilities for profit — a disturbing face of surveillance capitalism.