Cristi Constantin 🕸 @croqaz@social.privacytools.io

Researchers from Dublin reviewed the Google Play Services that are mandatory for Covid Tracing Apps on Android. Every 20 min they transfer:
- IP adress
- phone #
- email
- IMEI
- SIM #
https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/contact_tracing_app_traffic.pdf
➡️ So it's illegal, intrusive and affects large parts of the population

We have delisted Firefox Send as the service is down because of malware issues.

When the service goes back up we will ensure it's meeting our standards before it is listed again.

https://www.thinkprivacy.ch/file-sharing/

Take action against #EarnIt: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/earn-it-barr-encryption/ #Fight4Privacy #Fight4Encryption

New Pepper&Carrot "Episode 33: Spell of War" is now published online! https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/article466/episode-33-spell-of-war
#peppercarrot #krita #creativecommons #webcomic

eBay caught literally port scanning its users’ computers.

https://nullsweep.com/why-is-this-website-port-scanning-me/

#SurveillanceCapitalism via cron.weekly

When I see companies write…

„We work remotely but only temporarily (due to COVID-19)”

…I wonder if they heard the GONG! Working remotely is desired especially if you consider the younger generation (new workforce) that is coming.

COVID-19 did them a favor by forcing them to work remotely. It’s been the most obvious way to tell companies…

„HEY THERE, WORKING REMOTELY IS HERE TO STAY, STUPID!”

Let’s see when they get it.

John Oliver succinctly explains why facial recognition software is so insidious, and why combined with widespread surveillance is so dangerous, even if you "have nothing to hide"

https://youtu.be/jZjmlJPJgug

@techit

It's a mystery why some people still believe they've got nothing to hide. The good news is that Tutanota makes it very easy to hide your private emails from prying eyes. Check it out: https://tutanota.com/ 😀💪 #privacy #privacymatters #privacybydesign

The mechanical 3D printer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX-RfSnBbSo

KeybaseIO was acquired by zoom. That company that uses malware-like techniques to get installed on your system. That company that *lied* about E2E-Encryption on their service.

Leave keybase _now_. Run, don't walk.

https://keybase.io/blog/keybase-joins-zoom

While everybody is staying at home, authoritarians are trying to undermine #PressFreedom. It is more important than ever to keep fighting for a #FreePress. That's why we donate Secure Connect to journalists: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/tutanota-launches-secure-connect-encrypted-contact-form/

27 years living off-grid on a self-built island homestead

The project started with a small float home that was built using wood that had washed ashore after a storm, and since moving into it in 1992, they've gradually added new buildings, greenhouses, and an outdoor dance floor to create a fully off-grid, floating homestead where they can grow most of their own food, earn a living as artists, and reduce their environmental footprint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ts15BW-6hw

#theboatyard

Why I now keep my notes in one text file.
https://write.privacytools.io/darylsun/100-days-to-offload-day-4
#100DaysToOffload

Legal back doors to #privacy sensitive data are a huge issue, in all countries but, of course, worse if your data is outside of your own jurisdiction, as protections are often minimal at that point.
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/3302/big-tech-companies-must-protect-customer-data-legal-backdoors

Due to #COVID19Pandemic entire populations are being tracked and monitored. These measures could open the door for more #surveillance, strengthen authoritarians and endanger democracies. History teaches us that we must take this threat very seriously:
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/corona-surveillance-tracking-privacy-authoritarian