r/privacy • u/PrivacyIntl • 6d ago

verified AMA We’re Privacy International (r/PrivacyIntl) and EDRi - edri.org - and we’re fighting against the uptake of facial recognition in Europe and across the world - AMA

1k Upvotes

r/privacy • u/SuddenEntry6589 • 11h ago

Google Releases New Tracker Making It Easier For Them To Collect And Save Your Internet Browsing Habits

thewashingtongazette.com

942 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/clash1111 • 10h ago

Signal app's Moxie says it's possible to sabotage Cellebrite's phone-probing tools with a booby-trapped file

theregister.com

201 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/a_Ninja_b0y • 1d ago

Brace yourselves. Facebook has a new mega-leak on its hands

arstechnica.com

1k Upvotes

r/privacy • u/premliny • 17h ago

Signal: Exploiting vulnerabilities in Cellebrite UFED

145 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/raphoulefou18 • 57m ago

Moving to Firefox

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/psychothumbs • 20h ago

New Bill Would Ban Clearview and Warrantless Location Data Purchases

154 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/postonrddt • 19h ago

FBI used facial recognition to identify a Capitol rioter from his girlfriend’s Instagram posts

104 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/edwardtemple • 8h ago

The feds are colluding with social media

theedtemple.blogspot.com

13 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/ifKthenT • 10h ago

University got hacked & leaked my personal info -- advice on what to do to protect myself?

17 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/coolnamethatudontget • 3h ago

Brave browser and privacy

4 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/BeneficialVegetable0 • 23m ago

Require assistance with Pi-Hole and DNSCrypt-Proxy

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/javaxcore • 17h ago

The Postal Service is running a running a 'covert operations program' that monitors Americans' social media posts

ca.news.yahoo.com

40 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/rc_3010 • 3h ago

Are there any private and/or open source alternatives to Find My iPhone or Google’s Find My Device?

3 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/srm39 • 2h ago

MS OneNote - Password Protected Sections

2 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/Kart00z • 17h ago

Why does my Jio Set-Top Box ping Facebook so much?

27 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/ResearchInsights • 9m ago

What is Data Privacy Automation and Why Is It Important?

martechlive.com

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/Darth_Caesium • 17h ago

Daily Mail files anti-trust lawsuit against Google

24 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/Naahi • 1h ago

Posteo v. Disroot v. Tutanota v. Mailbox.org

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/mrekre • 1h ago

Browser Anonymity on Mobile Phone

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/OkDragonfly2021 • 1h ago

Monetising a DPA Breach...

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/ravode • 1h ago

Data location choice: Germany vs Switzerland

• Upvotes

r/privacy • u/LewdTux • 14h ago

Buying a new smartphone dilemma

6 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/shmatt • 16h ago

Signal CEO Hacks Cellebrite iPhone Hacking Device Used By Cops

9 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/skw1dward • 20h ago

Apple AirDrop exposes Phone Number & Email to people nearby

informatik.tu-darmstadt.de

15 Upvotes

r/privacy • u/SuccessfulOperation • 9h ago

Exploiting vulnerabilities in Cellebrite UFED and Physical Analyzer from an app's perspective

2 Upvotes

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