There shouldn't be privacy issues in meeting apps. Developers: let us opt out of access to our social media accounts when we use your apps!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/04/privacy-issues-in-meeting-apps

Canada must ensure its digital sovereignty in the face of U.S. threats
#Canada #Trump #USA #DigitalSovereignty #AI #DigitalSecurity #DataSovereignty #CanadianTech #RegulateBigTech #EUModel #DataProtection #NationalSecurity #QuantumComputing
https://the-14.com/canada-must-ensure-its-digital-sovereignty-in-the-face-of-u-s-threats/

Stay ahead of cloud security and ransomware trends with valuable insights and mitigation strategies. #DataProtection #CyberSecurity #Ransomware https://redoracle.com/News/Navigating-Cloud-Security-and-Ransomware-Trends.html

Now we know why Mozilla removed the #DoNotTrack feature from #Firefox. They didn't want to us to opt out! (irony)

"Do Not Track: Mozilla does not track users across third-party websites to provide targeted advertising. In addition, if you have configured your browser to send a “Do Not Track” signal when accessing our websites, Mozilla will not utilize any of the tools described in the Metrics section."

Source:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/

"There’s reason to believe the millions of folks now flocking to Meta AI aren’t the early adopters of the technology. The new social feed in the app shows the prompts that countless users have made public. This is the only option, by the way: You can keep your AI habits private or you can choose to share them with the whole world. In exploring her own feed of these prompts, Business Insider’s Katie Notopoulos found people sharing requests for medical advice and help with health insurance bills.

It’s easy to see how some of these posts may have been made in error. When you’re talking to the Meta AI app, there’s a familiar share icon in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen. If you tap it, your only option is a big “POST” button that makes your content public. When you tap it, the app does not warn you that you’re sharing widely. This might be the first time a lot of these users have interacted with a generative AI tool at all.

“Meta is gigantic, and it might be bringing in people who haven’t really played around with ChatGPT or any of the other ones before,” said Thorin Klosowski, the security and privacy activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). “They’re not really sure about how this stuff works.”

Another problem with the Meta AI, several experts told me, was the fact that there is no way to use Meta AI privately. There’s no incognito mode. In other words, every time you’re interacting with it, Meta AI is recording what you’re saying, and if you’re logged into any of your Meta accounts, it’s adding that conversation to its repository of knowledge about you. Honestly, even if you’re not logged in, there’s a chance the company knows you’re online."

https://www.vox.com/technology/411977/meta-ai-app-mark-zuckerberg-instagram

5 Critical Areas You Need to Focus on to Reduce Your Attack Surface

90% of companies report dramatic increases in attack surface threats.
What used to be thousands of security events per day for SMBs has exploded into millions. Now with AI accelerating attack vectors, traditional manual approaches simply can't keep up.

For more details on these strategies? Check the link in the comment
#MDR #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #NetworkSecurity #DataProtection

Our latest poll reveals that 76% of respondents rank data protection as their top information security priority, surpassing concerns like malware, insider threats, and compliance risks.

From AI-driven threat detection to strong encryption protocols, businesses must take a proactive approach to software security.

Let’s discuss how we can strengthen your security. Contact us today: https://inapp.com/contact-us/

NEXT WEEK

Hear from ORG's @sarahalsherif on how pervasive data-sharing creates a digital hostile environment.

Sign up for the 'Oversharing Migrants' Data and the Narrative of the Harm' workshop. #StandUpSpeakOut

15 May
5–6pm BST
Online

https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/suso2025

Is your business truly protected against data breaches? Discover how dynamic encryption can transform your data security strategy. #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #Encryption #Compliance #ITSecurity #AnnexusTechnologies

https://www.annexustech.ca/blogs/post/remediation-via-encryption-how-businesses-can-strengthen-data-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Zoho+Social

#Privacy & #DataProtection picks of the day:

@CryptPad - Privacy-friendly FOSS online office suite ( UN recently started using it!)

@cryptomator - Lets you add E2E encrypted folder to any online cloud

@ToSDR - Summarising small print of online services, grades privacy-friendliness

@librewolf - Web browser emphasising privacy, forked from Firefox

@briar - Messenger app designed for maximum privacy

@privacyint@mastodon.xyz (main) & @privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org (videos) - NGO campaigning for privacy

1/6

https://pepo.xyz/posts/free-private-large-file-transfer-services

Breaking News: Intel finally realized their "super secure" SGX is about as useful as a chocolate teapot in the blazing sun. Who knew that guarding your data with the digital equivalent of a 'Keep Out' sign wouldn't cut it in the age of quantum computing?
https://hardenedvault.net/blog/2022-01-15-sgx-deprecated/ #IntelSGX #Fail #QuantumComputing #SecurityBreach #DataProtection #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

"But we need to do advertising! How else should people learn we exist when we can't use their data?"

What you're really saying is that you want your advertising to be as cheap as possible and care little about whether people actually want to know about you.

Let me give you some free consulting: companies did advertising before the world wide web existed. Maybe try one of the classics?
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#privacy #DataProtection #advertising

Your Data, Your Control!

SantaOS now integrates VeraCrypt the gold standard for encryption! Perfect for securing sensitive files, folders, or even entire drives.

How to use?
Create an encrypted volume (file/disk).
Set a strong password (mix it up!).
Mount it like a virtual drive—access files securely.

#PrivacyMatters #DataProtection #SantaOS #Veracrypt

Encrypt first, ask questions later.

Download SantaOS latest version from https://mega.nz/file/7QpjkIAJ#phzmKOcCTQchEEUrZZhNGdb21vIuWfcWnOn3pYBrIIc

When a breach forces a company into a moral dilemma—protect student data by paying cybercriminals or risk exposing it all—what's the right call? Discover the ethics and hidden risks behind PowerSchool's bold move.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/navigating-the-complexities-of-the-powerschool-data-breach/

#powerschoolbreach
#cyberextortion
#dataprotection
#ransomware
#cybersecurity

"As early as 2017, Wynn-Williams writes, Facebook was exploring ways to expand its ad targeting abilities to thirteen-to-seventeen-year-olds across Facebook and Instagram — a decidedly vulnerable group, often in the throes of adolescent image and social crises.

Though Facebook's ad algorithms are notoriously opaque, in 2017 The Australian alleged that the company had crafted a pitch deck for advertisers bragging that it could exploit "moments of psychological vulnerability" in its users by targeting terms like "worthless," "insecure," "stressed," "defeated," "anxious," "stupid," "useless," and "like a failure."

The social media company likewise tracked when adolescent girls deleted selfies, "so it can serve a beauty ad to them at that moment," according to Wynn-Williams. Other examples of Facebook's ad lechery are said to include the targeting of young mothers based on their emotional state, as well as emotional indexes mapped to racial groups, like a "Hispanic and African American Feeling Fantastic Over-index."

"To me, this type of surveillance and monetization of young teens’ sense of worthlessness feels like a concrete step toward the dystopian future Facebook’s critics had long warned of," Wynn-Williams reflects."

https://futurism.com/facebook-beauty-targeted-ads

Get to grips with what's happening in today's debate on the UK Data Bill with ORG's Legal and Policy Officer @marianods

Follow all the action from Parliament in the thread below

#DUABill #DataBill #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol #data

https://mastodon.bida.im/@marianods/114466770306522172

The UK Data Bill lets Ministers change how your data is used without proper scrutiny by Parliament.

Our open letter warned that a governing Party could use this to their advantage at the time of an election.

MPs must resist this power grab in today's debate.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/democracy-groups-warn-of-threat-henry-viii-powers-pose-to-future-election-integrity/