l0st1n @l0st1n@social.privacytools.io

A great long read on how Google became a surveillance company. In 2002, still reeling from the dot-com crash, Google realized they’d been harvesting a very valuable raw material — your behavior.

https://longreads.com/2019/09/05/how-google-discovered-the-value-of-surveillance/

Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Facebook

#privacy #facebook

https://amp.ft.com/content/23ab2f68-d957-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17

New educational podcast for people interested in selfhosting, episode 1 was on 12th september, its two times per month

https://selfhosted.show/

#facebook asked people for their mobile numbers "only for #authentication purposes", then used them for profiling, and then leaked on the web... https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/ #privacy

Facebook is trying to keep you & your data in their multiverse, so be sure you complete all the steps in this guide from @OpticSwerve to truly #DeleteFacebook, and not just deactivate your account.

Then spread the word to your friends & family https://deletefacebook.com 

Grown-ups are having serious conversations about data privacy, but @muzhunter wrote #BorisTheBabyBot as "a better way to talk about this with children," shape awareness, & start important conversations.

To help fundraise to get this book published, visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/boris-the-babybot-a-storybook-about-surveillance#/

**Beijing has option of forceful intervention in Hong Kong: Global Times tabloid**

"China has the option to "forcefully intervene" to quell violent protests in Hong Kong, an influential state-controlled tabloid warned in an editorial on Friday, lashing out at what Beij…"

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-globaltimes/beijing-has-option-of-forceful-intervention-in-hong-kong-global-times-tabloid-idUSKCN1V522I?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

#news #bot

**Vietnam says Facebook steps up local content restrictions**

"Facebook is restricting access to increasing amounts of content in Vietnam, a government official said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian country ramps up a campaign to tighten access to the internet. "

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-security-facebook/vietnam-says-facebook-steps-up-local-content-restrictions-idUSKCN1V523A?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

#news #bot

"New laws to ensure higher standards for software security & data privacy [are coming], meaning [the end of an era for] tech companies [that] inadequately test their software for security & privacy vulnerabilities."

@AndBurt on how companies can prepare: https://hbr.org/2019/07/new-laws-on-data-privacy-and-security-are-coming-is-your-company-ready

The more I read, the more incredible it looks!
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/08/15/295-feet-to-save-233-lives "Why the Russian cornfield landing was even harder to pull off than ‘the miracle on the Hudson’"

We have updated our post on 'How to leave Google' with a very important addition: The zero-knowledge Tutanota Calendar!!! 😀🎉
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail

Yikes. "The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information... was discovered on a publicly accessible database for a company used by the likes of the UK Metropolitan police, defence contractors and banks." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/14/major-breach-found-in-biometrics-system-used-by-banks-uk-police-and-defence-firms

The Encryption Debate Is Over - Dead At The Hands Of Facebook 😰

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/07/26/the-encryption-debate-is-over-dead-at-the-hands-of-facebook/

https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

Yes.

They literally have and continue to profit from the dismantling of society and malicious psychological manipulation at the scale of billions.

Twitter too. Arguably without the billions part.

Opinion | Do You Have a Moral Duty to Leave Facebook? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/opinion/sunday/facebook-immoral.html