Sam Howell @syntax@social.privacytools.io

Been stuck to my desk this past week but it's been worth it, and I'm edging closer to releasing my Digital Privacy Essentials #elearning course.

I now have a fresh install of #Moodle LMS running on my server, and will be spending the next few days customising the theme and tweaking other settings.

I'll then wrap up the final unit of the course, test and upload, adding various activities and resources in the LMS, before announcing the full release.

#FOSS #privacy #security #Adapt

If you're interested or just want to share some ideas/thoughts, let me know. Maybe we could all put our minds together in a chatroom or similar.

#FOSS #privacy #tech #education #onlinelearning #Adapt #Moodle #freelearning @moodlenet @privacyint @privacytools @eff @humanetech @fsfe @moznews @alt3 @dajbelshaw - 2/2

Kim Kardashian and others boycotting #Instagram *by not posting for 24 hours*.

You're doing it wrong.

#deletefacebook #deleteinstagram #surveillance #privacy

Massive win for #Liberty, their client Ed Bridges and #humanrights: South Wales Police use of #facialrecognition ruled unlawful in court of appeals: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/liberty-wins-ground-breaking-victory-against-facial-recognition-tech/

Many thanks to everyone who got involved both legally and in petitioning.

#privacy #surveillance #bigbrother

Two birds, one stone. Wear a mask to increase your protection against both #COVID19 and #AFR. If we're lucky, they might not even try to fine us for covering our faces this time (https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/stop-facial-recognition). Fight #coronavirus. Fight #surveillance. 😷 ✊

#privacy #facialrecognition #masssurveillance #humanrights
@openrightsgroup
@privacyint @eff
@torproject

Harry Halpin on #Crypto-Anarchism, #NYM, and #Monero! -- https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=BRrBbUVEMUw

#privacy #security #surveillance #cryptography #decentralisation #bitcoin #tor #mixnet

Do you have a preferred technique for limiting mobile/cell phone tracking?

#privacy #surveillance #tracking #mobile

I made three new friends today, and the second introduced me to the third:
- #uMatrix add-on
- #FFUpdater
- #Firefox Preview

#android #lineageos #privacy

Well this doesn't seem right...

@duckduckgo
#DuckDuckGoPrivacyBrowser #DuckDuckGo #privacy #surveillance #tracking #android #lineageos

It's not just about #privacy... https://www.bigtechlovesbigoil.com/ #BigTechLovesBigOil #bigtech #Amazon #Google #Microsoft

Does anyone host #Matrix or #Riot on their own server? I feel this would be a great fallback for private #messaging, especially among family/friends (having full control of data, compared to, say, #Signal, which is centralised).

I also (still) want to try out #Session, but the same old issue makes it difficult: network effect. I proposed trying it with some of my family (now finally on Signal). I got no response. I could almost hear them thinking, "Jeez, not again!"

#privacy #decentralisation

#Privacy and #rights groups have been alerting us to #police overreach regarding mobile phone extraction for some time (https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2020/06/bbc-victims-of-no-other-crime-are-expected-to-surrender-their-digital-lives-to-such-speculation-and-scrutiny).

Importantly, the issue didn't go unnoticed by the #ICO, who carried out their own investigation in 2018.

Now they've published their #report: https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/2617838/ico-report-on-mpe-in-england-and-wales-v1_1.pdf

Thanks for the member gifts, #BigBrotherWatch. Another sticker to add to the collection 👍

#privacy #surveillance #stopfacialrecognition #thinkpad

If it wasn't clear already that #Zoom cares more about money than its users' #privacy and #security, here you have it:

"Only our paid users will have access to end-to-end #encryption for their meetings."

Source: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/05/27/90-day-security-plan-progress-report-may-27/

Feels good to have just sent my first Freedom of Information Act (#FOIA) request to my home county council (#UK).

I've asked whether #AFR is used; if so, how is the data handled/shared, and which locations/services is it used for. I think making such requests is a practice we should all get into.

Next, I want to ask about the video and audio that's captured on every bus I ride...

I'm welcome to other suggestions, especially regarding #surveillance and #data use.

#privacy #facialrecognition

My website has had some spring cleaning. Now live: 🌐 https://samhowell.uk

#privacy #security #digitalrights #elearning #webdev #design

Delighted to learn the brilliant UK-based Big Brother Watch has just launched their own podcast. For anyone who doesn't know them, they're one of the main privacy groups in the UK (they feature as one of the 'defenders of digital rights' in my upcoming course) https://podcast.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/podcast

#privacy #digitalrights #surveillance #uk #podcast

Who can help me with some recommendations...

I need an affordable #DD-WRT (or similar) supported #router, as I want to be able to route my games console etc. through my #VPN.

The router must have the option of creating an additional (guest) network, cost no more than £150, and having dual band is a bonus.

#wifi #networking #network #privacy #security

Excited to hear about @signalapp@mastodon.social's "move to support additional features the Signal community has asked for – like addressing that isn’t based on phone numbers". This is a big deal and was one of the main reasons I considered moving to an alternative #messaging #app. https://signal.org/blog/signal-pins/ #Signal #e2ee #encryption #privacy #security

Currently syncing the @particl #blockchain via their desktop client. Hoping the marketplace offers more than #OpenBazaar. We really need a decentralised, private alternative to #eBay! #privacy #decentralisation #cryptocurrency #crypto