Privacy

It's really sad to see SimpleX goes the shitcoin route to try and fund their project, Ethereum is not ethical as I briefly explained in this post

Now is a perfect opportunity to fork the project with I2P and add Monero as the payment option both for people to transact and fund the developers and I2P operators

From confidential contracts, communications, and employee records, unencrypted emails put your business at risk. Here’s why companies must ensure emails are end-to-end encrypted by default.

A very, very helpful article to help get people we fight with to understand why this is important for anyone and everyone. Send this to friends and family.

Meta AI is here to stay, but you can control what it learns about you. Find out why and how to turn off AI on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp.

Good if you need to use Chrome stuff

In this post, I hope to clarify and expand on some of the points and rebut some of the counter-messaging that we have witnessed.

Deep dive on why Meta need to be totally boycotted.

People here will know all this, but please share with your less knowledgable friends and family so they can realise the truth: Meta products need to be dumped!

A software architect discovered his iLife A11 smart vacuum was secretly transmitting data to overseas servers in 2025. When he blocked the data collection, the vacuum was remotely disabled through hidden software that allowed manufacturer access[^1].

The vacuum contained sophisticated hardware including an AllWinner A33 processor running Linux and Google Cartographer mapping software. Through reverse engineering, the author found rtty remote access software that let manufacturers secretly control devices[^1].

The incident sparked discussions about IoT device privacy and control. Multiple vacuum brands including Xiaomi, Wyze, and Viomi use the same hardware platform (3irobotix CRL-200S), suggesting widespread vulnerability[^1].

The story gained attention in October 2025, with tech commentators highlighting it as a cautionary tale about smart home devices[^2]. Forum discussions revealed similar experiences with other robot vacuums losing connectivity or requiring resets after firmware updates[^7][^9].

[^1]: The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me
[^2]: Suggested Read: The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me - Troy Patterson
[^7]: Wyze Forums - Robot vacuum does not connect to wifi
[^9]: Wyze Forums - Wyze Vacuum Save Created Maps in App

If you thought living in Europe, Canada, or Hong Kong meant you were protected from having LinkedIn scrape your posts to train its AI, think again. You have a week to opt out before the Microsoft subsidiary assumes you're fine with it.

Specifically, Teams will detect if the user has connected to the company's own Wi-Fi and automatically set the work location accordingly to the respective building.

The system won't be available until January 1, 2026 and the data brokers won't start processing the requests until August 1, but still a nice step.

Specifically, Teams will detect if the user has connected to the company's own Wi-Fi and automatically set the work location accordingly to the respective building.

The U.S. will expand the use of facial recognition technology to track non-citizens entering and leaving the country in order to combat visa overstays and passport fraud, according to a government document published on Friday.

A new regulation will allow U.S. border authorities to require non-citizens to be photographed at airports, seaports, land crossings and any other point of departure, expanding on an earlier pilot program.

Under the regulation, set to take effect on December 26, U.S. authorities could require the submission of other biometrics, such as fingerprints or DNA, it said.

How to protect your privacy on your smartphone Today, our smartphones follow us everywhere - from the workplace to our most private moments. But many people don’t realize that smartphones collect significant amounts of personal data in the background. In the this article, we share useful privacy tips how to…

• https://developer.chrome.com/blog/digital-credentials-api-origin-trial
• https://www.nfcw.com/2024/09/12/388857/google-to-use-mobile-drivers-licenses-to-verify-the-age-of-website-users/

Both Google and Apple are cramming new AI features into their phones and other devices, and neither company has offered clear ways to control which apps those AI systems can access. Recent issues around WhatsApp on both Android and iPhone demonstrate how these interactions can go sideways, risking revealing chat conversations beyond what you intend. Users deserve better