"Brave Rewards for Android relies on SafetyNet (...) this means that Rewards only works on certain Android devices" (=devices with Google Play Services tracking enabled) https://github.com/brave/browser-android-tabs/issues/1865 #privacy #bravebrowser
The myth of the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/mar/30/myth-lone-wolf-terrorist #terrorism
Amazon is reportedly teaching police how to get Ring footage without a warrant (updated) https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/06/ring-coaching-police-footage/
In our ninth year of charitable donations, we've chosen the theme of privacy advocacy for 2019. Thanks to you, our continued growth has enabled us to increase our donations to $600,000. https://spreadprivacy.com/2019-duckduckgo-privacy-donations/
Anyone want to help privacytools.io with some somewhat tedious tasks? 😆
I'm trying to add i18n support to the site so we can get some translations up! But it means I need pretty much every English string to be copied to a separate file to be translated. Info @ https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/1106
For all the creatives out there. This is something I've been involved with - for me as a musician it creates a community of practice, where normally the actual creative practice is a very lonely one. I need people. If you need people, just to notice while you work, and want to share things as you build/create/make them, then this is a place for you:
YapNet.org (it's not a social site, it's a creative sandbox)
*please boost
#Musician #artist #writer #educator #creative #clown #photographer
"Twitter Inc said on Tuesday that it may have used data for personalized ads without a user’s permission due to issues with the microblogging website’s settings" #privacy https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-data-idUSKCN1UX02O
"The only variable that can explain the high rate of mass shootings in America is its astronomical number of guns." #usa #massshooting #guns https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/world/americas/mass-shootings-us-international.html
Just posted my OWASP 2018 presentation on #peertube: Unicode: The hero or villain? Input Validation of free-form Unicode text in Web Applications https://scitech.video/videos/watch/82f2fd2d-d661-41b9-8352-f0bddfa70b0e #unicode #security
An interesting EvilGnome #malware by Gamaredon Group targeting #linux desktop users https://www.intezer.com/blog-evilgnome-rare-malware-spying-on-linux-desktop-users/
Using diesel generator to charge an electric car actually makes sense, just as charging it from a coal-powered grid. Both have much higher efficiency than a car engine, which burns oil at variable rate under dynamic load, which is suboptimal #electriccarcharging
https://thedriven.io/2018/12/14/diesel-charge-evs-remote-locations-greener-than-you-think/amp/
@Decentralize_today @particl that's just another "omg blockchain will solve all world's problems" mantra 
Kalev Leetaru
in Forbes: "The idea of privacy is in many ways antithetical to the data-driven mindset promoted by computer science curriculums over the past decade." https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/08/04/computer-science-curriculums-must-emphasize-privacy-over-capability/
RT @everywhereist@twitter.com
To everyone who says that mental illness is the problem, not guns:
- Mental illness is everywhere, mass shootings aren't.
- The mentally ill are more likely to be victims of violence, not perpetrators of it.
- If you believe this, then you should support universal healthcare
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/everywhereist/status/1157906147711393792
Polish expat into UK. Information security engineer. Caver & cave rescuer (thus the bat). NHS volunteer & blood donor.