Privacy

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Protect your privacy in the digital world

Welcome! This is a community for all those who are interested in protecting their privacy.

Rules

~PS: Don't be a smartass and try to game the system, we'll know if you're breaking the rules when we see it!~

  1. Be nice, civil and no bigotry/prejudice.
  2. No tankies/alt-right fascists. The former can be tolerated but the latter are banned.
  3. Stay on topic.
  4. Don't promote proprietary software.
  5. No crypto, blockchain, etc.
  6. No Xitter links. (only allowed when can't fact check any other way, use xcancel)
  7. If you post news exclusive to a country please name it. ~(This isn't a bannable rule, just a recommendation!)~
  8. If in doubt, read rule 1

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/22744300

I just noticed today that Signal (not talking Molly) is now available on F-Droid via the "Guardian" repository.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

Not European but but i thought some of you may appreciate this

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Digitization should serve humanity, not monitor them.

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/7188351

Well, fuck you, Cooler Master.

As soon as I turned my VPN off I was able to successfully send my RMA request.

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Down 33%, the total was the first decline since GDPR went into enforcement, largely due to 2023’s record-setting fine versus Meta.

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I came across this neat interactive spectrum on privacy. A decent insight into the depths you can go to achieve your privacy goals with examples.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/30645599

OpenAI says that it may store user data related to Operator, its AI agent tool, for up to 90 days — even if users delete that data.

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cross-posted from: https://mastodon.scot/users/CGM/statuses/113882252405018228

"The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer?" - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/eu-digital-surveillance-child-protection
#eu #privacy

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cross-posted from: https://mamot.fr/users/thibaultamartin/statuses/113879452911907737

Palms were offline devices that only synced with your computer when put on a docking station.

You could read and reply to emails offline, book or cancel meetings, and sync with your computer later. The latest versions allowed you to snap pictures and listen to your music.

No servers running constantly. No data spilled everywhere. Days worth of battery on a single charge.

The future stole our cables, and it took our attention span and our privacy with it.

#privacy #offline #data

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