Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

Hey Meta, don't leave us on read 👻

Over 10k people have said no to Stalker Ads, so get them off our feed!

This week ORG joined Good Law Project outside Meta's offices in a joint action with People vs Big Tech and Eko to ask why they've done nothing 🤷‍♂️

You have a legal right to say no to Stalker Ads on Meta 🫵

Use our tool to opt out (UK residents) ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out

#StopStalkerAds

#dataprotection #adtech #surveillancecapitalism #privacy #meta #zuckerberg #facebook

Video titled 'Hey Meta, why are you ghosting us?' with footage of ORG's Campaigns Manager outside Meta's office in front of a digital display van saying, "We’re today in front of Meta’s offices because it’s been two months since 10,000 people have opted out of personal data being used for direct advertising. But Meta has done nothing. So we’re here on behalf of these people to ask why." The text says "Meta uses your personal data to sell targeted ads. When you exercise your right to object, they must act." An animated consent toggle swipes left and "Stop Stalker Ads" appears with the link to the opt out tool appearing underneath: action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out
Video titled 'Hey Meta, why are you ghosting us?' with footage of ORG's Campaigns Manager outside Meta's office in front of a digital display van saying, "We’re today in front of Meta’s offices because it’s been two months since 10,000 people have opted out of personal data being used for direct advertising. But Meta has done nothing. So we’re here on behalf of these people to ask why." The text says "Meta uses your personal data to sell targeted ads. When you exercise your right to object, they must act." An animated consent toggle swipes left and "Stop Stalker Ads" appears with the link to the opt out tool appearing underneath: action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out
Azarilhⓥ
@Azarilh@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago
@EUCommission Except they prolly still do it because they spy on people that are not registered too, so there's no way for them to know if you are a minor. Enforce the law by not be allowing companies to spy on unregistered users. #privacy
Murena - choose freedom!
@murena@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

“Modular, repairable, and equips 12 easily replaceable parts.”

🙏 Thank you to Vishnu Sarangapurkar from Android Central for covering the Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6) and highlighting /e/OS: “a notable alternative to Google OS.”

👉 Read the full article: https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/murena-fairphone-gen-6-announced-and-it-is-yet-again-sustainable-and-easily-repairable

#Fairphone#FP6#Privacy#PrivacyMatters#FairTech#DeGoogle#OpenSource @e_mydata
:linux: :freebsd:
@unixviking@social.linux.pizza  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

My complete setup is currently as follows:

Linux Mint and FreeBSD on all my computers and notebooks
Pixel 9 with Graphene OS (but will be replaced by a new Fairphone 6 with /e/OS from Murena in the future)
Connected via KDE Connect
Office with LibreOffice
My own Nextcloud for files, photos, calendar and contacts
Hardened Firefox with uBlock Origin
Freetube and Newpipe instead of YouTube
Ecosia search instead of Google
Proton Mail and Tutanota Mail
Simple fitness tracker with watch, Pedometer, sleep tracker and calorie counter without Bluetooth and app connection instead of spying smartwatch and "health apps" such as Fitbit, Apple or Samsung Health
Manual recording of my health data such as blood pressure, blood sugar, sleep, steps and more in a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet, can be easily converted into a PDF for my doctors to evaluate

Am I missing anything? Absolutely not! This setup works just as smoothly and conveniently as previous ecosystem solutions from Apple, Google or Samsung. Only with significantly more privacy, without tracking and surveillance by US Big Tech

#linux #unix #freebsd #linuxmint #opensource #freesoftware #nextcloud #privacy #grapheneos#murena #fairphone #eos #libreoffice #protonmail #tutanota #firefox #kdeconnect #ecosia #google #newpipe #youtube
CryptGoat
@cryptgoat@fedifreu.de  ·  activity timestamp yesterday
#Bluetooth was a mistake: Millions of Bluetooth headphones can potentially be turned in eavesdropping devices. Best-seller #Sony and #Bose #headphones are affected by at least some of the disclosed flaws among many others. The true dimension of these flaws is yet unknown as the the vulnerable component is very widely in use under different names.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Zero-day-Bluetooth-gap-turns-millions-of-headphones-into-listening-stations-10460704.html

Disclosure of the vulnerabilities: https://insinuator.net/2025/06/airoha-bluetooth-security-vulnerabilities/

No updates or official statements available yet. ☠️

#Security#Privacy#Audio#Airoha#ZeroDay
C.
@cazabon@mindly.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.

But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "#Gemini will soon be able to help you use Phone, #Messages, #WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."

This is, of course, a #privacy and #security #nightmare.

If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th.

https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/gemini-ai-will-soon-access-calls-and-messages-on-your-android-even-if-you

#spyware#AI#LLM#Google #spying #phone#Android #private #data
Patrick
@ppulfer@mastodon.ie  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I have been testing the new 25.06 update for PostmarketOS on my OnePlus 6T and I must say the team has done an amazing work! Camera, GPS, Android apps and general system works well and is now, in my opinion daily driveable. Everything I personally wanted!

Thank you, @postmarketOS@treehouse.system! 🥳🤯

#linux #phone #postmarketos #privacy
Signal Update Info
@SignalUpdateInfo@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Signal Cloud Backups are now available to test!

"Backup your messages and media using Signal's secure, end-to-end encrypted storage service. Never lose a message when you get a new phone or reinstall Signal"

Learn more about Signal Backups and how you can help test the new feature: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984?u=salt505

Testing is currently open for Android, with staging versions coming to Desktop and iOS soon.

#signal #privacy #signalupdates#android
Murena - choose freedom!
@murena@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

🇺🇸 Our dear American community! Have you heard the news?

The brand-new Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6) is unveiled and will soon be available in the USA!

Enjoy the perfect combination of the sustainable hardware and easy-to-use /e/OS taking care of your privacy!

🔶 Runs /e/OS @e_mydata
🔶 12 easily replaceable parts
🔶 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
🔶 50 MP camera
🔶 Gorilla Glass 7i

👉 Pre-order now in the USA at https://murena.com/america/

📦 Deliveries start in August

#Privacy#Fairphone#USA#SwitchDay
Murena - choose freedom!
@murena@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Discover Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6): a new ethical smartphone unveiled 🥳

Today Fairphone introduces the next generation smartphone – the Fairphone (Gen. 6) and we are proud to announce you its deGoogled version Murena Fairphone (Gen.6) running /e/OS @e_mydata, an easy-to-use, privacy-first open-source operating system.

🟢 12 easily replaceable parts
🟢 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
🟢 50 MP camera
🟢 Gorilla Glass 7i

Order yours today at https://murena.com/#FairphoneGen6#SwitchDay#Privacy #e_mydata