Divided for 52 states this amount. What do you think if Meta's conditions to pay remaining 2BL if remember right only if Ticktok and youtu.be does same ?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.wtf/post/48175820

Yeah, as the title goes, things are getting bad out there. The Mastodon post says more about it than I can atm.

Even alt mobile OSes are actively being targeted based on what's been happening with GrapheneOS lately, and what's stopping that apparent 'war on GrapheneOS' from extending to things like Linux or BSD on the desktop too?

any advice will help even generic stuff since other people also poballey have the same problem and would like some advice

do you ever feel like you have to choose between being ok or having friends and being private. like you know too much but you dont know what to do? have you been there? how do you start doing something and not stuck?

my friends dont use private things so i have to deal with it or be calld werid ( my freinds and adults think i just want privacy to play games when i shouldnt or watch videos that i should just bc im a yonger guy. if they dont acuse me of anything they just think im crazy or a bum who brings ppl down.

not to mention i feel stuck finding what to do and actalley doing ib. it feels easy and good to give up and ignore stuff like ts. lalala i cant hear you yk. its hrader to learn to bc im "spescial" and stuff. i worry that itll get very hard when i grow up too ((( have you been there?

If they put cameras in your bathroom and you are not aware, your privacy wasn't violated.

This was the Chairman of the US Intelligence Committee

Couple days ago. Hanging out with a few friends, burgers and beers at a sit down place. Not high end, but not McDs either. Normal place.

I notice a girl one table over is clearly doing a whole ass livestream or sth. Not just a quick selfie. Clearly streaming. Wagging her phone all around, for like 10+ minutes.

My friends didn't even notice. I'm mad tho, b/c I don't wanna be on whatever shit some influencer is gonna u/l the stream to. Prob youtube or her IG or w/e.

But nothing I can do. Getting up to ask her to cut it TF out would only have made it worse. That just makes me content fodder!

That is all. Thank you for coming to my rant, and I hope you are all having a good day.

I wrote an article by simply explaining DNS.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51177007

Think the roughly $18 Billion Meta has settled for over child safety is a slap on the wrist?

Wait until you see the actual details: 😀 Paid in annual installments over a 10-year period

😜 States receive the money, not the victims

🤑 30% will only be paid if YouTube & TikTok:

"...pay an amount matching the 30% figure "...implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode, and age assurance measures"

https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorneys-general-supporting-teens/

Meta even wrote a wonderfully open letter to their competitors!

Sadly now everyone will have to verify themselves, too bad for Meta, now they will have to collect even more data - which we know they totally oppose and hate ;)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/69994726

The "enhanced Easy mode" of uBlock Origin consists of the "Easy mode" together with blocking all 3rd-party iframes, and blocking a list of 3rd-party resources from "ubiquitous sites".

The docs above give the example of Facebook, with these dynamic rules:

* facebook.net * block
* facebook.com * block
* fbcdn.net * block
facebook.com facebook.com * noop
facebook.com facebook.net * noop
facebook.com fbcdn.net * noop

and also mention "Twitter, Google, Disqus, etc.".

I have two questions about this; can anyone here kindly help me?:

1. Is there a list of URLs for other "ubiquitous sites"? Any that you suggest?

2. Are any of these already blocked by the static rules? For example, I'd think of blocking google-analytics with

* google-analytics.com * block

but I wonder if this is redundant; I suspect such block already takes place in one of the default blocklists. Or?

Anybody know of anything else that would be quite wise to purchase sooner than later, due to potential (or incoming) regulation that would be regarded as privacy-infringing to enforce? I was thinking about this because I've been pondering a high-quality 3D printer purchase for this reason.

Advice for varying levels of budget would be quite nice, too; I partially intend on this being a post people may want to revisit.

i like secure and only you can access your footage and not the camera maker or hackers

what do you like

This was posted to cybersecurity and I am not sure how to make a proper crosspost. Or even if that is a thing I can do. So just dropping a lemmy link in the url. Hope that is OK. The external link is here -> https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/privacy/2026/08/aliexpress-caught-using-silent-audio-to-fingerprint-visitors-browsers

Given how much fingerprinting relates to privacy, seems related for this group too. Yet Another Fingerprinting Technique. It doesn’t record the user, just a silent signal which still has variance due to the unique device.

researchers and browser maker Brave reported finding silent Web Audio processing on the site that could help fingerprint visitors’ devices.

on top of that, the traditional fingerprinting signals are used too,

The scripts also gathered information tied to canvas rendering, WebGL, display settings, hardware configuration, WebRTC behavior and user interactions. Together, those signals can create a more detailed profile of a device than any one signal would provide on its own.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/70348978

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51140134

My take from this Cybernews article about an Android toolkit to trick KYC verification significantly differs from theirs!

Them: "...the existence of such tools puts users and organizations at imminent risk." "Not a tool for the masses"

Me: "Where can I find this amazing Privacy tool?" "A tool the masses everywhere need access to ASAP"

Hi everyone! Honestly, I'm on For the first time here for the first time today, and honestly, I'm a little nervous and worried. I really want to ask someone for advice, since none of my close friends support me, and I'm probably in a strange position. Anyway, I won't beat around the bush; I just want some advice. I'm afraid someone I know will see this post, so I'll just go by N. I'm a boy, 16 years old, and I've dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood. I've always wanted to give people emotions and experience them myself, but unfortunately, I don't even know what to do yet. When I talked about it as a kid, people didn't take me seriously, and even when I got older, they didn't want to take me seriously either. Now, though I'm not exactly an adult, I've got a head on my shoulders, and I still haven't let go of my desire to become an actor. I tried talking to my parents, but in most conversations, all I heard was, "It's a very risky profession, I'll be against you being an actor," "Drama classes are too expensive, we can't afford them," "It's just youth, it'll pass," "Don't worry about it, you're the breadwinner, you'll have to raise your family, and if it doesn't work out, what will you do?" But this is my dream; I've always wanted to achieve something in life and be remembered by people, to bring joy and smiles to them, to experience the events of films and the audiences who watch them. I'm afraid it's too late for me; I'm afraid I won't be able to cope. I wanted to consult with my friends, but they just laughed and said, "Who wouldn't want that?" I live in a small town in Russia and understand that my chances of making it here are even slimmer. I want to spread joy not only in our country but around the world, and given that I don't come from a wealthy family, those chances are dwindling. I really want to work hard and take it very seriously, but I don't even know where to start, what I need, or how to make it happen. Maybe I should listen to others? Could you please tell me what I can do in my situation? If you have any questions, please ask; I'll try to answer them all. Thank you so much to everyone who read this post and to those who offered any advice. I'm really worried, but I'd be glad if you could offer any advice.

was using tails at a cafe that blocks all videos (for some reason) i used a bridge (the easy default one) went to invidious but no videos worked because of the network. everything else on the site worked. does it know the contents of the page despite tor? (im not using a work or school given device i am using framework)

(i also have an unsafe home network and have to use a google wireless access point. also have someone who has a virus. (we dont share the same device just same network) i cant remove it because i get scolded for messing with her stuff and spying on her (??? yes the virus is spyware the irony lol)) (everything i do has to be on device because my family doesn't want me messing with the wifi)

(also any qubes specific advice would help since i wont be using tails as my daily driver anymore since i learned its not for that. also not a fan of the gimmicks but thats just me.)

thanks for reading any commcnt helps more people see this )

"Fast Pair" equals fast insecurity

Audio headsets that connect to computers wirelessly via Bluetooth demonstrate how quickly this loss of control turns into a security problem. Millions of Bluetooth-capable products utilize Google's "Fast Pair" service, which is nonfree software that promises to make pairing of wearable devices easier. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy and Android’s location services to detect nearby Bluetooth devices automatically and prompts you to pair. Security researchers discovered this feature was really a bug, as it introduced a serious weakness across a wide range of devices. More...

I wrote a blog post about encryption.

I wrote a blog post about the hidden ways your location is being tracked without your knowledge.

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology demonstrated BFId, a Wi-Fi identity-inference attack that uses Beamforming Feedback Information (BFI) to identify people based on how their bodies alter radio signals. The study involved 197 participants and reported 99.5% identification accuracy across different perspectives and walking styles. Wi-Fi sensing isn't just a research concept anymore. Verizon already offers Wi-Fi Motion Sensing through its Home Router/Hub, using Wi-Fi signals to detect motion in a home without requiring cameras or dedicated motion sensors. That doesn't mean Verizon's consumer feature is identifying people like BFId does. The technologies and purposes are different. But it shows how Wi-Fi is increasingly being used as a sensing layer, not just for connectivity.

I think I asked before but never got a solid answer. I have a s23, I disable all google and Samsung services I can etc, but I am still stuck with stock android. I plan to move to a better phone in the next year.

However I need a solution for a full phone backup. Not even a sync right now, just plug in and backup all my apps notes and photos (photos are backed up already but I don't care about doubling up for now.

The reason being I dont want to lose or have my phone stolen and have no backup. I do have FMD installed but still.

This is one big downside of not being fully self hosted yet but refusing to use google products... No instant sync to a new phone if mine is lost.

I wrote a blog about Effective Web Tracking Methods that are still widely used in 2026.

The OpenSauce privacy statement is a work of art.