pinkman @pinkman@social.privacytools.io

hey you
yes you
your posts are public when you mark them as such. meaning, google can see them too.

turns out public means public.
the more you know.

boost this to get it to people that don't know for some reason.

U.S. military to analyze 350B social media posts to understand popular movements
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20008181
#hackernews #tech

Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access to Spy on Users
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19995305
#hackernews #tech

We're very happy to be a partner of the HTC EXODUS and thus to be the default search engine on it.

It's together that we can make progress in terms of privacy. Join the movement!

#SwitchToQwant

Through Sunday: You can get a limited edition "Tor: At the Heart of Internet Freedom" t-shirt featuring a quote from Snowden on the back for a $39 donation. Enter '39' into the 'other' box, and we will contact you about sizing. https://donate.torproject.org

This is an #internetfreedom disaster. More than 26,000 websites are blocked in Egypt. https://afteegypt.org/en/digital_freedoms-2/publications_digital_freedoms-digital_freedoms-en/2019/05/19/17500-afteegypt.html

With Trump banning Huawei to use Google services and apps these are some useful tricks to keep your device up to date with latest apps, and app alternatives. Install F-Droid, foss app repository. With F-Droid you can install these apps:
Yalp store or Aurora store - used to download and update apps from Play Store
Newpipe - Youtube player, play videos even with screen off, import subscriptions etc.
OsmAnd+ - Google maps alternative
F-Droid link: https://f-droid.org/en/

China’s new ‘social credit system’ is an dystopian nightmare.
#privacy #technology
https://nypost.com/2019/05/18/chinas-new-social-credit-system-turns-orwells-1984-into-reality/

If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!

Ecuador has been sequestering Assange’s belongings since his arrest. Now we know why: To hand them over to the US in violation of international law. Ecuador’s vile behaviour is not new as they have been sending information on Assange to the US for months.

https://t.co/L9e69EEgHR https://t.co/Z6b3CYQcvp

Microsoft open sources code to give any app Bing-like intelligence
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19920715
#hackernews #tech

A vulnerability in WhatsApp allowed attackers to inject commercial spyware, developed by NSO Group, on to phones.

The spyware could be transmitted through a call, even if the call was unanswered.

It is unclear how many phones were targeted.
https://www.ft.com/content/4da1117e-756c-11e9-be7d-6d846537acab

#Brexit

Slicing onions: Part 1 - Myth-busting Tor. (Good Read)

https://write.privacytools.io/my-thoughts-on-security/slicing-onions-part-1-myth-busting-tor

Author: @blacklight447

#privacy #tor #firefox #anonymity

There are many cookies and trackers on the public service pages of European governments.

This is not normal, country leaders must set an example in terms of respecting people's privacy on the Internet.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/eu-government-websites-are-infested-with-third-party-trackers/

fact.