Ben Ramsey
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Democracy is at the heart of Europe.
But democracy needs care, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
Together, they'll make our democracies stronger, support independent media, and empower people and civil society to play an active role in shaping Europe’s future.
Because empowered, engaged, and informed people are the heart of our democracy💪
Text reads: “56% are satisfied with media freedom, independence and pluralism.” A grey hand holds a green microphone. Caption: “Source: Eurobarometer, May 2025.” European Commission logo in the corner.
Text reads: “Only 18% verify information often when using online platforms.” A hand holds a magnifying glass over a smartphone screen filled with text. Caption: “Source: Eurobarometer, May 2025.” European Commission logo in the corner.
Text reads: “79% worry about voters basing decisions on disinformation.” A grey hand drops a bright pink ballot into a voting box. Caption: “Source: Eurobarometer, May 2025.” European Commission logo in the corner.
Text reads: “Europe is the birthplace of democracy. But we need to nurture it.” Several raised hands hold an EU flag. Caption: “Source: Eurobarometer, May 2025.” European Commission logo in the corner.
What is #democracy worth without #citizens' #privacy rights? Abandoning parts of the #GDPR for #BigTech undermines democracy and opens the door to 1930s-style #dictatorship and mass #surveillance. Wasn't the EU founded precisely to ensure this would never happen again? Honor your humble foundations or ther is no more need for the #EU.
https://noyb.eu/en/open-letter-digital-omnibus-brings-deregulation-not-simplification
Kathy Reid
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Might want to check this out before you go to the next #NoKings or any other, protest, and have someone in your group running #Rayhunter.
@eff
#CoolTool #Surveillance #Privacy #CellularSpying #Stingray
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying
Might want to check this out before you go to the next #NoKings or any other, protest, and have someone in your group running #Rayhunter.
@eff
#CoolTool #Surveillance #Privacy #CellularSpying #Stingray
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying
Look around your neighborhood 🔦
That streetlight? Could have a camera.
That squadcar? Could be hijacking your cell signal.
EFF is working to kick surveillance out of our communities. We just need your help: https://takebackctrl.org/stop-surveillance
@eff People could use crowdsourced #OpenStreetMap OSM to map #surveillance tech, capture street-level images using one of the supported platforms (Mapillary Mapilio KartaView Panoramax)
Nizar Kerkeni 🇹🇳 نزار القرقني
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James Baker
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Steam has done pretty reasonable and balanced decision in response to Online Safety Act: "account is age verified if the valid card is stored in the account"
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/292B-3DA3-CFC8-97F6
#Steam #OnlineSafetyAct#OSA #Gaming#Videogames #Surveillance #Privacy
Steam has done pretty reasonable and balanced decision in response to Online Safety Act: "account is age verified if the valid card is stored in the account"
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/292B-3DA3-CFC8-97F6
#Steam #OnlineSafetyAct#OSA #Gaming#Videogames #Surveillance #Privacy
Cory Doctorow
and 3 others
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no more music for U-18s in UK 🙃
#OnlineSafetyAct#OSA#AgeVerification #Spotify #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Censorship #Surveillance
no more music for U-18s in UK 🙃
#OnlineSafetyAct#OSA#AgeVerification #Spotify #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Censorship #Surveillance
All Europeans 🇪🇺
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As part of the investigation, I have looked closely at Telegram's protocol and analyzed packet captures provided by IStories.
I have also done some packet captures of my own.
I dive into the nitty-gritty technical details of what I found and how I found it on my blog:
Telegram is indistinguishable from an FSB honeypot
https://rys.io/en/179.html
Yes, my packet captures and a small Python library I wrote in the process are all published along.