UK users are cut adrift from current events by the Online Safety Act.

Platforms must moderate content that’s ‘harmful’.

A term that bursts the banks of porn to submerge news, advice and debate… it’s online censorship.

Tell your MP to FIX it ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freeexpression #privacy #freespeech #censorship #freedomofexpression #digitalrights

UK users are cut adrift from current events by the Online Safety Act.

Platforms must moderate content that’s ‘harmful’.

A term that bursts the banks of porn to submerge news, advice and debate… it’s online censorship.

Tell your MP to FIX it ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freeexpression #privacy #freespeech #censorship #freedomofexpression #digitalrights

@Tutanota Even though I don't have Tuta Mail, I absolutely respect everything they stand for!

#Privacy

I just saw this phrase written in serious tone:

"I care for my information security and for this reason I deleted my Signal account, I don't want to share my data with some shady company. "

The person was saying it in an unencrypted Telegram chat, akin to ones they use to discuss all their business and private matters. I think, another piece of trust in humanity has just chipped from me. Idiocracy seems to be taking over.
#signal, #privacy

From the article:

"“What we're learning is that two of the country's most popular home improvement stores are contributing to the massive surveillance dragnet coordinated by Flock Safety,” Dave Maass, director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told 404 Media. “Do customers know that these stores are collecting their data and sharing indiscriminately? Probably not. Have these companies given thought about how this data might put their customers in danger, whether it's cops stalking their exes or aggressive ICE agents targeting yard workers? Probably not. If these companies want customers to feel safe in their homes, then they should make sure they're also safe where they buy their supplies.""

#privacy #ice #fascism #policing

WhatsApp rolt Meta AI uit in Nederland, en je kunt het niet uitschakelen ❌

👉 https://signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws/meta-ai-uitschakelen-in-whatsapp-kan-niet-nieuwe-reden-voor-overstap-signal/

Zit je niet op een chatbot te wachten tussen je persoonlijke gesprekken en hou je van privacy?

Probeer Signal 💙 https://signal.org/install

#privacy #signal #signalapp #whatsapp #meta #metaAI#AI

From the article:

"“What we're learning is that two of the country's most popular home improvement stores are contributing to the massive surveillance dragnet coordinated by Flock Safety,” Dave Maass, director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told 404 Media. “Do customers know that these stores are collecting their data and sharing indiscriminately? Probably not. Have these companies given thought about how this data might put their customers in danger, whether it's cops stalking their exes or aggressive ICE agents targeting yard workers? Probably not. If these companies want customers to feel safe in their homes, then they should make sure they're also safe where they buy their supplies.""

#privacy #ice #fascism #policing

Bruja 🍉
Bruja 🍉 boosted

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

"Armed with Azure’s near-limitless storage capacity, Unit 8200 began building a powerful new mass surveillance tool: a sweeping and intrusive system that collects and stores recordings of millions of mobile phone calls made each day by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

#palestine #gaza #microsoft #privacy #surveillance

The Online Safety Act is just in phase 1. Ofcom currently have a 307 page consultation + 17 PDF annexes https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/online-safety-additional-safety-measures of extra proposals. These will expand the duties of anyone providing services and websites under the act . #onlinesafetyact #ofcom #privacy

WhatsApp rolt Meta AI uit in Nederland, en je kunt het niet uitschakelen ❌

👉 https://signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws/meta-ai-uitschakelen-in-whatsapp-kan-niet-nieuwe-reden-voor-overstap-signal/

Zit je niet op een chatbot te wachten tussen je persoonlijke gesprekken en hou je van privacy?

Probeer Signal 💙 https://signal.org/install

#privacy #signal #signalapp #whatsapp #meta #metaAI#AI

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

"Armed with Azure’s near-limitless storage capacity, Unit 8200 began building a powerful new mass surveillance tool: a sweeping and intrusive system that collects and stores recordings of millions of mobile phone calls made each day by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

#palestine #gaza #microsoft #privacy #surveillance