Sasuke @sasuke@social.privacytools.io

A US Department of Homeland Security memo reveals ICE + CBP are buying geolocation data to track people, report @Haleaziz & @caro1inehaskins.

“This raises concerns about dragnet collection of Americans’ highly private location info…” says @NateWessler.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-dhs-cell-phone-data-tracking-geolocation

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1325449752444538881

Google Got a VPN! - Surveillance Report 24 https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/2ffdd038-39cd-48ca-9ec8-04feef193c50

Give us a minute... just silent screaming over this oxymoron: Google VPN 😱

Here's why using it is a terrible idea: https://protonvpn.com/blog/google-vpn/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1325087363819851777

"You'd be surprised how many people don't know that Google is lurking on ~85% of pages & Facebook on ~36%," says @yegg, citing stats from our open source Tracker Radar tool.

@sethr reports on hidden trackers, which app/ext block: https://duckduckgo.com/app
https://www.darkreading.com/edge/theedge/tracking-down-the-web-trackers/b/d-id/1339158

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1323637814731382789

Last week, Google announced its own VPN service. Trusting Google's VPN would be like trusting a VPN from the NSA. Here's why giving Google direct access to all your online activity is a terrible idea: https://protonvpn.com/blog/google-vpn/

Why Bitcoin is NOT Anonymous - How to Make Cryptocurrency Anonymous (2020-2021 Tutorial) https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/1e19ac11-bdb0-48e0-83c1-82c5cd88fb93

New research from @ConsumerReports & @OmidyarNetwork shows that technology companies focused on privacy and security could see significant upside. @katielmcinnis reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/media-room/press-releases/2020/10/consumer-reports-study-finds-marketplace-demand-for-privacy-and-security/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1322173160612089857

Proton is powered by our community. To thank you for helping us spread privacy to all, we're offering an annual Storage Bonus to paid users. You'll now receive 1 GB of additional storage for each uninterrupted year you've had a paid subscription. Read more: https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/storage-bonus?utm_campaign=ww-en-2c-vpn-coms_soc-storage_bonus_social&utm_source=mastodon.social&utm_medium=soc

Note: As long as you have a paid Proton subscription, regardless of which of our services it is for (ProtonMail, ProtonVPN, or, eventually, ProtonDrive), you will earn your Storage Bonus. And as a ProtonVPN user, you automatically have a free ProtonMail account. All you need to do is sign into ProtonMail using your login credentials for ProtonVPN, and you will be taken to your ProtonMail inbox where the additional storage you have earned will be automatically applied.

Proton is powered by our community. To thank you for helping us spread privacy to all, we're offering an annual Storage Bonus to paid users. You'll now receive 1 GB of additional storage for each uninterrupted year you've had a paid subscription. Read more: https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/storage-bonus?utm_campaign=ww-en-2c-generic-coms_soc-storage_bonus_social&utm_source=mastodon.social&utm_medium=soc

New release: LibreOffice 7.0.3 is now available – including over 90 bugfixes and compatibility improvements. Learn more and download it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/29/libreoffice-703/

You made me believe in happy endings. I love you, darlin. https://t.co/cCgT0rr37e

"... the [2019] FTC agreement barely scratches the surface [to 'fix' Facebook]. What we really need is for Congress to pass strong federal data privacy legislation."

@lilyhnewman on why FB can't be left to self-regulate their own privacy practices: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-privacy-ftc-changes/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1321448384729853955

Foreshadowing, Why the Purism Logo is a Rectangle

"A logo carries meaning, it should be simple yet effective. The Purism logo; a simple rectangle; carries significant meaning and was foreshadowing what Purism is delivering."

https://puri.sm/posts/foreshadowing-why-the-purism-logo-is-a-rectangle/

#purism #privacy #design

GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS ULTIMATE COMPARISON (Battery & Speed Ft. Stock Android & iPhone) https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/0a806760-29fb-4653-8146-c3e599a34545

Today we are calling for a trilateral meeting among Google, the European Commission, and alternative search engines to address the many flaws in Google's preference menu for Android phones in the EU.

https://spreadprivacy.com/trilateral-search-meeting/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1321090604458250241

We're proud to be founding members of Global Privacy Control (available in our app/ext), a browser setting that tells sites you don’t want your data to be sold/shared: https://spreadprivacy.com/announcing-global-privacy-control/
@SaraMorrison w/GPC details + browser privacy rankings: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/10/21/21509440/global-privacy-control-browsers

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1320723608910630920

Trying to stay private by enabling "Clear cookies & site data when you quit Chrome"? Bad luck — Google exempts its own websites and keeps your data for Google & YouTube.

On mobile, try the DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser instead: https://duckduckgo.com/app
https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/19/google_cookie_wipe/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1320361223104376832

EU parliament has voted for tighter regulations on behavioral ads (currently non-binding) to "create a safer digital space for all users where their fundamental rights are protected + level playing field to allow innovative digital businesses to grow.” 👏

https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/21/eu-parliament-backs-tighter-rules-on-behavioural-ads/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1319274058450673664

RT from nxthompson (@nxthompson)

The central complaint against Google in the DOJ suit is about their search engine dominance and how hard it is to switch. Which makes it a good moment to repost this: https://www.wired.com/story/i-ditched-google-for-duckduckgo-heres-why-you-should-too/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/nxthompson/status/1318568979519209473