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https://www.semafor.com/article/02/06/2025/inside-doges-march-with-the-social-security-administration-soon-to-come
Musk’s DOGE shuttered USAID. It has searched Medicare payments and gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system.
And it’s just getting started.
The Social Security Administration is an upcoming focus...and one person involved in DOGE is currently preparing to work with the agency that provides benefits to the elderly and disabled.
#Musk #SSA #privacy #press
So far we have seen strides for at least keeping messages private on mobile devices with end-to-end encrypted apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and iMessage. Encryption on the web has been widely adopted. We even declared in 2021 that “HTTPS Is Actually Everywhere.” Most web traffic is encrypted and for a website to have a reputable presence with browsers, they have to meet certain requirements that major browsers enforce today. Mechanisms like certificate transparency, Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) rules, and enforcing HTTPS help prevent malicious activity happening to users every day.
Yet, mobile has always been a different and ever expanding context. You access the internet on mobile devices through more than just the web browser. Mobile applications have more room to spawn network requests in the app without the user ever knowing where and when a request was sent. There is no “URL bar” to see the network request URL for the user to see and check. In some cases, apps have been known to “roll their own” cryptographic processes outside of non-standard encryption practices."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/closing-gap-encryption-mobile
#CyberSecurity #Encryption #Mobile #Cellphones #VPNs #Privacy
Closing the Gap in Encryption on Mobile
It’s time to expand encryption on Android and iPhone. With governments around the world engaging in constant attacks on user’s digital rights and access to the internet, removing glaring and potentially dangerous targets off of people’s backs when th…Electronic Frontier Foundation
Signal does support self-defined usernames, so you can share them without anyone knowing your telephone number. I have added my Signal username to my Mastodon profile so anybody can contact me in a secure and private way (mastodon is fully public and does not have encryption/security).
https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/#:~:text=To%20create%20a%20username%2C%20go,and%20type%20in%20their%20username.
#signal #mastodon #security #privacy
Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
Signal’s mission and sole focus is private communication. For years, Signal has kept your messages private, your profile information (like your name and profile photo) private, your contacts private, and your groups private – among much else.Signal Messenger
If your work requires Microsoft Intune or similar MDM, to get email/teams/slack. don't accept it. It opens your device up for them to access private data and disable/delete your phone (even if they say they wont, they can)
https://blog.cdemi.io/never-accept-an-mdm-policy-on-your-personal-phone/
#privacy #android #iphone #work #email #outlook #microsoft
Never accept an MDM policy on your personal phone
In this new age of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), employees can bring personally owned devices (laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc...) to their workplace, and to use those devices to access privileged company information and applications.Christopher Demicoli (blog.cdemi.io)
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/nd_elections_exit_pool_bjp_ahead
#newdelhi #delhi #india #news #press #elections #DelhiElections #Election2025 #Congress #BJP #AAP #ExitPoll
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
नई दिल्ली: दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव 2025: एग्जिट पोल्स में बीजेपी की संभावित जीत, आप ने खारिज किए अनुमान।
दिल्ली में एक महीने तक चला चुनावी महासंग्राम आज मतदान की समाप्ति के साथ ही खत्म हो गया।दिल्ली ब्यूरो (Aliyesha)
Two of those sources say that Elez’s privileges include the ability not just to read but to write code on two of the most sensitive systems in the US government: the Payment Automation Manager and Secure Payment System at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS). Housed on a secure mainframe, these systems control, on a granular level, government payments that in their totality amount to more than a fifth of the US economy.
Despite reporting that suggests that Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force has access to these Treasury systems on a “read-only” level, sources say Elez, who has visited a Kansas City office housing BFS systems, has many administrator-level privileges. Typically, those admin privileges could give someone the power to log in to servers through secure shell access, navigate the entire file system, change user permissions, and delete or modify critical files. That could allow someone to bypass the security measures of, and potentially cause irreversible changes to, the very systems they have access to."
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/
#USA #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DataProtection #BFS #Musk
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.Vittoria Elliott (WIRED)
"Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate and now head of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), told government tech workers in a meeting this week that the administration plans to widely deploy AI throughout the government. Shedd also said the administration would need help altering login.gov, a government login system, to further integrate with sensitive systems like social security “to further identify individuals and detect and prevent fraud,” which employees identified on the meeting as “an illegal task.”
Shedd, who is a former Tesla engineer, said the government should “try to get consent,” regarding login.gov changes but that “we should still push forward and see what we can do.”
WIRED and the New York Times previously reported on aspects of the meeting. 404 Media has now obtained audio of the full meeting and quotes it extensively below. Shedd told TTS workers that the administration would need help making radical changes to various government systems: “Things are going to get intense,” he said."
https://www.404media.co/things-are-going-to-get-intense-how-a-musk-ally-plans-to-push-ai-on-the-government/
#USA #Musk #Surveillance #DOGE #AI #Privacy #DataProtection #TTS
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves is an “illegal task.”Jason Koebler (404 Media)
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_cm_nitish_kumar_munger_projects
#bihar #patna #india #news #press #NitishKumar #politics #JDU #NitishKumar #PragatiYatra #EducationForAll #TourismDevelopment #RingRoadProject #WomenEmpowerment
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Announced Projects Worth Over ₹438 Crore for Munger District.
As part of the fourth phase of his Pragati Yatra, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various development projects in Munger district.Alok Sharma (Aliyesha)
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/uk_metro_rail_project_management
#uttarakhand #dehradun #india #news #press #bjp #CMDhami #Metro #Railway #GovernmentFailure #ProjectMismanagement #BureaucraticHurdles #DehradunMetro #UrbanDevelopment
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
देहरादून: सात बरस में 80 करोड़ खर्च, अब परियोजना का कार्यालय बन्द होने की कगार पर।
लगभग सात बरस पहले देहरादून में मेट्रो रेल का सपना दिखाया गया था। पर अब राजधानी में नियो मेट्रो परियोजना धरातल पर उतरने से पहले ही बेपटरी होती दिख रही है।प्रेम पंचोली (Aliyesha)
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/hp_congress_bjp_political_tussle_development
#himachal #dharashala #india #news #press #congress #bjp #PoliticalTussle #CongressVsBJP #KangraDevelopment #HimachalPolitics #GaggalAirport
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Dharamshala: Offices Removed During BJP Rule, Brought Back Under Congress in Kangra District: Pathania.
Pathania responded to Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur's claims that BJP constituencies have seen no development.Rajesh (Aliyesha)
https://www.propublica.org/article/guns-lobbying-cambridge-analytica-nssf-privacy-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Data #Privacy #Technology #Guns #Tech #USPolitics #Trump
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/whatsapp-ade-signal-und-threema-ueberzeugen-als-sichere-alternativen/
#messenger #signal #threema #xmpp #matrix #deltachat #telegram #datenschutz #privacy #sicherheit #security #e2ee
WhatsApp adé: Signal und Threema überzeugen als sichere Alternativen
Signal & Threema sind für die meisten die beste Alternative zu WhatsApp. XMPP, Matrix & Delta Chat für Technikaffine. Vorsicht bei Telegram & Co.!www.kuketz-blog.de
Whenever possible in context,
ask for consent first.
Privacy is team work! 🔒🙌
#Privacy
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/nd_election_politics_still_on
#newdelhi #delhi #india #news #press #elections2025 #elections #bjp #aap #DelhiElections #CMAtishi #ElectionViolence #ModelCodeOfConduct #DelhiPolice #PoliticalClash #Election2025
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नई दिल्ली: दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले कालकाजी में हंगामा, आरोप-प्रत्यारोप का दौर तेज।
दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए मतदान 5 फरवरी को होना है, लेकिन इससे ठीक पहले कालकाजी विधानसभा क्षेत्र में बीती रात भारी हंगामा देखने को मिला।दिल्ली ब्यूरो (Aliyesha)
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/whatsapp-ade-signal-und-threema-ueberzeugen-als-sichere-alternativen/
#messenger #signal #threema #xmpp #matrix #deltachat #telegram #datenschutz #privacy #sicherheit #security #e2ee
WhatsApp adé: Signal und Threema überzeugen als sichere Alternativen
Signal & Threema sind für die meisten die beste Alternative zu WhatsApp. XMPP, Matrix & Delta Chat für Technikaffine. Vorsicht bei Telegram & Co.!www.kuketz-blog.de
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/hp_eat_right_fair_kangra
#himachal #dharashala #india #news #press #EatRightFair #HealthyEating #FoodSafety #NutritionAwareness #KangraEvent #MilletRevolution #HealthyIndia #EatRightIndia #SustainableFood #CommunityWellness
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Dharamshala: State-Level ‘Eat Right’ Fair to be Held in Kangra.
A state-level ‘Eat Right’ fair will be organised on 11th February 2025 at MC Ground, Kangra.Rajesh (Aliyesha)
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/pb_chandigarh_no_heritage_city_property_rules
#punjab #chandigarh #india #news #press #government #heritage #policy #property #RealEstate #ChandigarhNoHeritageCity
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Chandigarh: Government Confirms Chandigarh Isn’t a Heritage City – What’s Next for Property Owners?
This clarification holds significant implications for the city, especially in the real estate sector.Dr. Kharbanda (Aliyesha)
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduatesCaleb Ecarma (Musk Watch)
Private Daten von Ärzten waren im Netz zugänglich
Danke an @evawolfangel
https://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2025-01/elektronische-patientenakte-datenleck-aerzte-sicherheit-datenschutz
#ePA #Datenschutz #Privacy #Data #Gesundheit #Antireport
Die "E-Patientenakte für alle" sorgt für Begehrlichkeiten. Ginge es nach Merz (CDU), kostet Privatsphäre bald extra. Wer Angst um seine Daten hat, muss zahlen….
https://www.heise.de/news/Merz-Wer-Daten-bereitstellt-zahlt-10-Prozent-weniger-Krankenkassenbeitraege-10267376.html
#ePA #Merz #CDU #überwachung #Überwachungskapitalismus #Datenschutz #Daten #Privacy
Merz: Wer Daten bereitstellt, zahlt 10 Prozent weniger Krankenkassenbeiträge
Die "E-Patientenakte für alle" sorgt für Begehrlichkeiten. Ginge es nach Merz (CDU), kostet Privatsphäre bald extra. Wer Angst um seine Daten hat, muss zahlen.Marie-Claire Koch (heise online)
This is not a difficult decision.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/
#Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonVPN #ProtonPass #ProtonDrive #ProtonCalendar (lol) #ProtonPrivacy #ProtonExodus #Privacy #PrivacyMatters #DataPrivacy #FuckNazis #FuckFascism
Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.Nikita Mazurov (The Intercept)
The spyware allegedly came from an #israeli company called #paragon Solutions and targeted select users in over two dozen #countries, WhatsApp says.
#journalist #ICE #usa #facebook #meta #privacy #surveillance #data #pdf #malware #trojan #zeroclick #IM
The tech giant also noted it prevented 1.3 million apps from getting excessive or unnecessary access to sensitive user data during the time period by working with third-party app developers.
https://security.googleblog.com/2025/01/how-we-kept-google-play-android-app-ecosystem-safe-2024.html
#android #apps #google #play #protect #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #app #developer #programming #tech #news
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Play Protect warns of risky App’s.
Google's untrusted APK installation blocking system, stopping 36 million installation attempts of 200,000 unique apps from nesting in 10 million Android devices in 2024. As the tech giant strengthens Android protections yearly, gaps in security remain, and cybercriminals employ new, more advanced methods to bypass automated scanners.
⚠️Users must remain vigilant, only trust reputable publishers, keep the number of installed apps at the minimum necessary, scrutinize and revoke risky app permissions, and ensure Play Protect is running at all times.⚠️](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/940/023/153/096/051/original/b2d704f05b8dc33b.png "[ImageSource: Google]
Play Protect warns of risky App’s.
Google's untrusted APK installation blocking system, stopping 36 million installation attempts of 200,000 unique apps from nesting in 10 million Android devices in 2024. As the tech giant strengthens Android protections yearly, gaps in security remain, and cybercriminals employ new, more advanced methods to bypass automated scanners.
⚠️Users must remain vigilant, only trust reputable publishers, keep the number of installed apps at the minimum necessary, scrutinize and revoke risky app permissions, and ensure Play Protect is running at all times.⚠️")
There are data leaks, and then there’s this. A supermassive Mother of all Breaches (MOAB for short) includes records from thousands of meticulously compiled and reindexed leaks, breaches, and privately sold databases. The full and searchable list is included at the end of this article.
Bob Dyachenko, cybersecurity researcher and owner at SecurityDiscovery.com, together with the Cybernews team, has discovered billions upon billions of exposed records on an open instance.
Even though at first the owner of the database was unknown, Leak-Lookup, a data breach search engine, said it was the holder of the leaked dataset. The platform posted a message on X, saying the problem behind the leak was a “firewall misconfiguration,” which was fixed."
https://cybernews.com/security/billions-passwords-credentials-leaked-mother-of-all-breaches/
#CyberSecurity #DataBreaches #Privacy #DataProtection
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/whatsapp-israel-spyware
#privacy #cybersecurity #journalism #activism #Paragon
1. Is it possible to remove your mention from a “private”
2. I received a private mention from an account of an opera singer that seems legit, but the message looks like scam. I would probably end up blocking it, but I wonder is accounts can be hacked, then how do you report this?
#FediTips #mastodon #privacy
We’re covering #accessibility, #privacy, #sustainability, and all things inclusivity.
Livestream: https://live.fosdem.org/watch/k3201
Neue Datenschutzhinweise: Doctolib will KI-Modelle mit Gesundheitsdaten trainieren
Ab Ende Februar will der IT-Dienstleister Doctolib die Daten seiner Nutzer:innen für das Training sogenannter Künstlicher Intelligenz einsetzen. Wenn sie einwilligen, sollen auch ihre Gesundheitsdaten dafür genutzt werden.netzpolitik.org
DeepSeek App Blocked In Italy After Privacy Complaint Under EU’s GDPR, Irish Data Protection Commission Also Investigating
Last week Techdirt wrote about leading Chinese tech companies being hit with GDPR complaints from noyb.eu concerning the transfer of personal data from the EU to China. More recently, much of the w…Techdirt
#privacy #PeriodTrackers
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Regardless of the types of cookies you use, if you are subject to the GDPR you need to comply with the law's data handling requirements pertaining to personal data, including maintaining a Cookie Notice that explains your reasons for using cookies.
https://gdpr.eu/cookies/
#Blogging #Blogs #Privacy
Cookies, the GDPR, and the ePrivacy Directive
Cookies can give businesses insight into their users’ online activity. Unforunately they are subject to both the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, making compliance difficult.Richie Koch (GDPR.eu)
We use the same mini PC for #home #cinema. I'll write more regarding #domain registration, configuration and #software in the coming weeks.
Stay tuned!
#privacy #blog
https://wasi.ovh/yachay/posts/2025/hosting_hardware/
Read: https://hackread.com/israeli-spyware-firm-paragon-whatsapp-zero-click-attack/
#CyberSecurity #Israel #Spyware #Privacy #Breach
Israeli Spyware Firm Paragon Linked to WhatsApp Zero-Click Attack
WhatsApp recently revealed a targeted campaign linked to the Israeli spyware firm Paragon, which affected 90 individuals, including journalists.Deeba Ahmed (Hack Read)
„Überraschend bringt er einen Vorschlag ins Spiel, der nicht einmal im Wahlprogramm steht: Wer seine Gesundheitsdaten vollständig auf der Krankenkassenkarte speichert, solle zehn Prozent weniger Beiträge zahlen als diejenigen mit Datenschutzbedenken….“
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_100588696/friedrich-merz-in-dresden-seitenhieb-gegen-merkel.html
#Digitalzwang #Gesundheit #Daten #Datenschutz #Privacy #ePA #Merz #CDU
Friedrich Merz in Dresden: Seitenhieb gegen Merkel
In Dresden verteidigt Friedrich Merz sein Vorgehen. Der Kanzlerkandidat hält an seiner Vision fest: Den Kurs der CDU so weit zu korrigieren, bis die AfD nicht mehr gebraucht werde.Marvin Graewert (t-online)
FOSDEM's children's track comes with some issues regarding both software freedom and privacy, as well as very limited self-determination of the participating #children.
We'd like to propose changes, and support @fosdem in making #FOSS, #privacy and self-determination a priority when working with young hackers.
But we don't want to be alone − show that you care by signing a postcard to the organisers at our stand in building F!
https://teckids.org/en/blog/2025/01/fosdem-junior-petition/
Join our call to make FOSDEM Junior free
A comprehensible (digital) world – together, for everyone.teckids.org