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Tesseract Dev (AdmiralPatrick) RageQuits Lemmy with Final Goodbye Message (and hid a DDOS script on his page) in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 13 hours ago

I absolutely second this.

Somebody in this thread - among insistence that nobody would ever behave badly in DMs - posted a public call to " expose " any friends of AdmiralPatrick.

Over sixty people read the message calling a person "cancer" and gave it a thumbs-up. No pushback from the righteous people here.

It's not lost on me that it's identical to what AdmiralPatrick did - calling his enemies bigots and probably using it as justification for DDOSing db0. Or that "expose" is the euphemism used by people who do the doxxing to feel less dirty about their behavior.

Tons of Peoples’ Claude Chats and Creations are Exposed on Google in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] XLE@piefed.social 3 points 14 hours ago

Dawkins' opinions have been a bit embarrassing for a while. I wrote him off a while ago. This one just adds to the pile, on top of the Epstein associations

Stop Talking To Me, Google Search in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago

Not sure if this makes it inherently bad because it's still not in the US, has a decent privacy policy, and the ads are contextual to your search, not targeted at any identity.

Stop Talking To Me, Google Search in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Are websites still protected by Section 230 when the results are editorialized on the fly by an LLM?

Cleveland city council votes to continue Flock Safety camera contract (American Democracy hahah) in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] XLE@piefed.social 5 points 14 hours ago

The councilman said the cameras will be abused less because they

  • renewed for only 6 months instead of more
  • put "wagons around Flock"?
Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons? in c/privacy@lemmy.world
[–] XLE@piefed.social 31 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Malice? Ignorance? Plenty of both to go around.

The morning after we chatted in the Castro, [25-year-old data analyst Ben] Gonzalez told me over Instagram DM that he was unaware Mix could share patron data with neighboring businesses but did not see a problem with it. “I think it’s cute that they share it amongst other bars,” he wrote. “It’s like a little cybersecurity community .”

https://sf.gazetteer.co/why-do-these-castro-gay-bars-have-tsa-style-face-scanners

Tesseract Dev (AdmiralPatrick) RageQuits Lemmy with Final Goodbye Message (and hid a DDOS script on his page) in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] XLE@piefed.social -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why are you running around to random posts and notifying me about random accusations you're making at me? I've made my criticisms of AdmiralPatrick clear, you're just trying to do this weird obsessive witch hunt thing @godsammitdam@lemmy.zip . Stop, please. (Alts included.)

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The ego required for someone to come to this conclusion in the first place, and then double down on it when pressed, is genuinely astounding in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
This is a glass in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
The ego required for someone to come to this conclusion in the first place, and then double down on it when pressed, is genuinely astounding in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
The ego required for someone to come to this conclusion in the first place, and then double down on it when pressed, is genuinely astounding in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
Tesseract Dev (AdmiralPatrick) RageQuits Lemmy with Final Goodbye Message (and hid a DDOS script on his page) in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] XLE@piefed.social -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I appreciate your goodwill in calling for "exposing" someone when that word means "doxxing" in many contexts, and in saying the 4chan "pizza" call is not relevant. I'm sure people could march up to you holding a swastika screaming "blood and soil" and you'd think they were just a Hindu fan of dirt and medicine.

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Apple Sued Over Reported 'Hide My Email' Flaw (www.macrumors.com)
 

Apple this week was sued over a reported "Hide My Email" flaw that could expose a user's real email address. The proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple violated California's false advertising law and other consumer protection statutes by knowingly offering a feature that does not work as advertised.

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Indie developer releases iOS browser that supports Firefox addons (github.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by XLE@piefed.social to c/firefox@fedia.io
1 comments fedilink
 

The Gecko engine has finally made it to iOS, just not with a Mozilla release.

Users on newer iOS versions can also use the browser if they want an alternative to WebKit, including Firefox add-ons and other Gecko-exclusive features.

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Why is an ordained huckster advocating for mass surveillance in Cleveland? (www.rooster.info)
 

Acting on behalf of the Cleveland Mayor's wishes, too.

Flock No... encountered opposition from a pro-Flock organization, seemingly led by the Cleveland Clergy Coalition, whose Executive Director is Pastor Aaron Phillips...

In fact, since May 2025, Mayor Bibb has paid [Phillips'] Engagement Consulting Inc., listed at the same address discussed above, $2,500 per month, for a total of $17,500 in 2025.

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An Audi Loaner Car Came With a Camera System That Records Audio — the Woman Who Got It Works in Medicine and Cannot Discuss Patient Information in the Car (dailydot.com)
 

A woman said an Audi loaner car's Lytx camera recorded her conversations, sparking privacy concerns over dealership fleet monitoring.

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New Firefox VPN pop-up ad after install (lemmy.nz)
 

A few minutes after installing, Firefox presented me with this... Ironically, while I was in the settings to turn off sponsored advertisements.

A continuation of this post, which was about nag screens that encourage you to use features (AI in that case).

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You Know About Flock Cameras, Meet Nema Nodes: They Turn Streetlights Into A Surveillance Network (www.gadgetreview.com)
 

Standardized NEMA sockets let municipalities add cameras and air sensors to existing poles with no public vote or new hardware

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Trump administration’s $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border (abcnews.com)
 

The wall is under heavy scrutiny for the billions of dollars being dedicated to it when border crossings are at their lowest in decades. Critics say the U.S. is militarizing the border as it increasingly deploys sophisticated surveillance technology to the area, impacting local communities.

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Quote of the day by Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it' (www.techradar.com)
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New Ohio law requires drivers, passengers to identify themselves during traffic stops (www.wlwt.com)
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Madison Square Garden database tracks hundreds. Labels "LGBTQIA," & low/high "risk." (www.wired.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by XLE@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.world
3 comments fedilink
 

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

Un-paywalled at https://archive.ph/fEVKk

Related: Madison Square Garden compiled a list of activists against facial recognition
(un-paywalled)

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Reframing smart glasses as 'pervert glasses' (this.weekinsecurity.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by XLE@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.world
172 comments fedilink
 

Smart glasses equipped with cameras, microphones, and AI are a creeping privacy and security nightmare, prompting backlash.

And rightfully so.

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Firefox is the new Official Web Browser Partner of Wrexham AFC (blog.mozilla.org)
 

Starting with the 2026/27 season, Firefox is Wrexham AFC’s official web browser partner and front-of-kit sponsor on the men’s and women’s teams.

Official Reddit announcement

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