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9 Million Images Exposed by People Finder ClarityCheck
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (420+ words) Exposures like this get more likely as data brokers collect more and governments demand ID to get online. Fowler said the database, which was about 450 GB in size, was likely exposed for months, and that he had tried to inform…...
Brave 1.93 Adds WebGL and WebGPU Fingerprinting Protections
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (283+ words) A GPU has turned out to be somewhat of a name tag. Brave has decided to smear the ink. Privacy company Brave is rolling out new protections that will reduce browser fingerprinting through WebGL and WebGPU, two of the APIs…...
Apple Private Relay Bug Leaks Real IP in Safari
1+ week, 4+ day ago (407+ words) Apple sells the idea of privacy. Private Relay and Hide My Email don't come as free extras bundled with an iPhone. They come with iCloud+, the subscription people pay Apple for every month, and both have been leaking the exact…...
The Streetlight With Half a Terabyte of Surveillance Storage Inside
2+ week, 1+ day ago (75+ words) reclaimthenet.org The Streetlight With Half a Terabyte of Surveillance Storage Inside The city council approved a lighting upgrade. What it got was 4,000 poles with an Intel processor and two cameras apiece, and nobody thought to ask which one they…...
Signal Could Be Working on Accounts Without Phone Numbers
2+ week, 3+ day ago (147+ words) reclaimthenet.org Signal Could Be Working on Accounts Without Phone Numbers Signal usernames arrived in 2024, but signup still needs a phone number. New server code suggests that may change. It looks like Signal is laying the groundwork for server support…...
Microsoft Decided Your Windows Settings Belong in Its Cloud
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) ← Front / Privacy Microsoft turns Windows Backup on by default in Windows 11 26H2, sending your settings and Store apps to the cloud. Microsoft has decided that copying your company’s Windows settings to its cloud should stop being your choice. Starting with Windows…...
Apple Hide My Email Vulnerability Exposes Real Email Addresses
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (495+ words) ← Front / Privacy Apple sells Hide My Email as a shield. You switch the feature on and iCloud+ hands you a random alias, so the companies you deal with never see the address tied to your real identity. But a security…...
Brave 1.92 Adds Built-In Containers for Desktop
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) ← Front / Privacy Two accounts, one window, and none of the awkward mingling your logins usually do behind your back. Brave shipped Containers this week. Version 1.92 of the browser lets you wall off tabs from one another so that cookies and…...
Volkswagen Punishes the Phones That Trust Google Least
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (475+ words) ← Front / Privacy The same company that leaked the parking spots of 800,000 cars last year now says privacy-focused GrapheneOS phones aren’t trustworthy enough for its app. GrapheneOS wants Volkswagen drivers to start making noise. The privacy-focused Android project has confirmed what…...
Reddit to Require Login for Old Reddit, Curbing Anonymous Browsing
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) ← Front / Control The determined scrapers will just register accounts and keep harvesting, leaving the anonymous human reader as the only one actually locked out. Reddit is closing one of the last doors that let people read the site without an…...