Time to dust off those early 2000s forums!

"Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults."

https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

#news #discord #AgeVerification #privacy

phpBB is still alive and kicking for those getting eaten by leopards, again.

#discord #opensource #privacy

phpBB is still alive and kicking for those getting eaten by leopards, again.

#discord #opensource #privacy

OpenAI will reportedly start testing ads in ChatGPT today | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/news/875724/openai-chatgpt-ads-test-launch

#chatgpt #privacy #ai

@9to5Mac oh look more hassle for security theater. I'm assuming they will have thought to plug that silly trick kids in the UK were using to bypass that one...right?

Side note they say they will delete...but really how would one know? it supposed to be deleted ergo not retrievable...just saying
#privacy #discord

Time to dust off those early 2000s forums!

"Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults."

https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

#news #discord #AgeVerification #privacy

🚀 I just published my
"LINUX & FOSS Starter Pack for everyone"

I’ve curated over 111 accounts focusing on European Digital Sovereignty. It includes distros, software, and services produced or maintained right here in Europe.

I hope this helps someone in their open source journey! 🐧
If I missed any great EU-based FOSS accounts or services, please let me know in the replies!

"LINUX & FOSS Starter Pack for everyone" 👇️️
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#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Europe #DigitalSovereignty #StarterPack #EuropeanDigitalSovereignty #EUdistros #EUsoftware #EUservices #Fediverse #Privacy #SelfHosted
#DigitalPrivacy #Decentralize #GDPR
#OpenWeb #LinuxCommunity #FreeSoftware #Tech #DataProtection #OpenSourceEU #TechEU

@alvan@social.lol

#Firefox doesn't "balance a little marketing": in the screenshot provided by @firefoxwebdevs@mastodon.social you can see at least two #DarkPatterns at work:

• a popup-wide button
• no mention of #AI whatsoever: "Suggest more of my tabs" is a very misleading label for "opt-in into AI controlled tabs from now on"!

#Mozilla is pushing #AI down the throat of most users, knowing very well that they would never activate it and without explaining them how it works.

And note that this has nothing to do with your personal preferences or people reading changelogs: as others have pointed out, if Firefox is so eagger to let people know about the new AI features, the could just showcase them just after update, providing a non misleading button to enabled each of them, like many other software do: https://ui-patterns.com/patterns/Guided-tour

As it stands, and given the alternatives, Mozilla #UX is overly malicious and I guess it would not pass any serious #GDPR compliance check.

Indeed I still wait for an answer to these questions: https://snac.tesio.it/giacomo/p/1770122154.401646

I guess it's because those model are updated frequently from #BigTech's servers around the world and Mozilla doesn't want people to realize how often their online status is revealed to such corporations through update checks by their " #privacy friendly" Firefox AI.

@alextecplayz@techhub.social

🚀 I just published my
"LINUX & FOSS Starter Pack for everyone"

I’ve curated over 111 accounts focusing on European Digital Sovereignty. It includes distros, software, and services produced or maintained right here in Europe.

I hope this helps someone in their open source journey! 🐧
If I missed any great EU-based FOSS accounts or services, please let me know in the replies!

"LINUX & FOSS Starter Pack for everyone" 👇️️
https://fedidevs.com/s/OTA2/

#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Europe #DigitalSovereignty #StarterPack #EuropeanDigitalSovereignty #EUdistros #EUsoftware #EUservices #Fediverse #Privacy #SelfHosted
#DigitalPrivacy #Decentralize #GDPR
#OpenWeb #LinuxCommunity #FreeSoftware #Tech #DataProtection #OpenSourceEU #TechEU

What have passwords got to do with cookies?

Opting for 'remember me' when logging into sites uses persistent session cookies that allow your behaviour to be tracked over a long time.

✅️ Use a password manager to log-in quickly each time.

Drop your suggestions below 👇

➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-stop-stalker-ads/

#StopStalkerAds #privacy #adtech #dataprotection #tips

What have passwords got to do with cookies?

Opting for 'remember me' when logging into sites uses persistent session cookies that allow your behaviour to be tracked over a long time.

✅️ Use a password manager to log-in quickly each time.

Drop your suggestions below 👇

➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-stop-stalker-ads/

#StopStalkerAds #privacy #adtech #dataprotection #tips

Another tech co-op? Yes, but this is a little different. Privacy and security? Sure - though it's not just about your privacy and security, but everyone's (after all, none are free until all are free). There are alternative browsers led by people not friendly to the #LGBTQ+ community, there are sustainable computer companies with ties to hate speech. This isn't about that. This is about promoting alternatives to #BigTech at the intersection of #privacy #security #sustainability and #inclusivity.

😶‍🌫️ Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out

｢ The company updated its privacy policy on Jan. 15 to allow harvesting of user data for AI training. Customers are opted in by default, but it’s relatively simple to opt out ｣

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-updates-privacy-policy-for-ai-training/

#spacex #musk #privacy

@mboelen #Privacy ... Mij.

😶‍🌫️ Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out

｢ The company updated its privacy policy on Jan. 15 to allow harvesting of user data for AI training. Customers are opted in by default, but it’s relatively simple to opt out ｣

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-updates-privacy-policy-for-ai-training/

#spacex #musk #privacy