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It's global encryption day!
Encryption is such a critical tool to protect your personal information, but in some places around the world it's under threat.
We need to remind people and especially our governments that we all need strong, encryption without backdoors to stay safe on the internet.
What's your favorite encryption tool? Let us know in the replies!
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/encryption/
#GlobalEncryptionDay #Security #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #Encryption #E2EE #RootForE2EE
Amazon’s Ring is partnering with Flock—a network used by ICE, police & feds—in a major privacy red flag 🚨
Cops can now request Ring footage, expanding AI surveillance into our neighborhoods 🎥
Flock tracks vehicles & uses biased AI to ID people ⚠️
Given Ring’s privacy failures, this is deeply alarming 😠
#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Ring #Flock #Amazon #AI #CivilRights #BigBrother #SmartHome #Police #Data #BigTech #DigitalRights #Security
Some things to note and some use cases for #Veracrypt:
1.) #LUKS provides a way to #encrypt #linux drives. Veracrypt is not the answer for your system drive, but additional drives can be fully #encrypted and mounted using it.
2.) #PlausibleDeniability is what #HiddenContainers offer by having one #password that opens the outer container where you can store files, with a secondary container accessible with a different password.
3.) For those who aren't using #encrypted #CloudStorage, #Veracrypt is an easy way to create an encrypted container you could then upload to the cloud.
4.) For added security, even on an already encrypted system drive, you can place personal documents inside of a Veracrypt container you've created that can otherwise be inaccessible. Useful for an added layer of #security or on shared workstations depending on scenario.
Some things to note and some use cases for #Veracrypt:
1.) #LUKS provides a way to #encrypt #linux drives. Veracrypt is not the answer for your system drive, but additional drives can be fully #encrypted and mounted using it.
2.) #PlausibleDeniability is what #HiddenContainers offer by having one #password that opens the outer container where you can store files, with a secondary container accessible with a different password.
October 21st is #GlobalEncryptionDay
For those who aren't yet aware of this application that's #CrossPlatform, easy to use, has a helpful #FAQ guide if need be, i'll briefly describe #Veracrypt
With Veracrypt you can create #encrypted containers, hidden secondary containers within encrypted containers, #encrypt drives and it also offers an alternative to #Bitlocker if desired if running a #Windows OS that is NOT a #DualBoot scenario
October 21st is #GlobalEncryptionDay
For those who aren't yet aware of this application that's #CrossPlatform, easy to use, has a helpful #FAQ guide if need be, i'll briefly describe #Veracrypt
With Veracrypt you can create #encrypted containers, hidden secondary containers within encrypted containers, #encrypt drives and it also offers an alternative to #Bitlocker if desired if running a #Windows OS that is NOT a #DualBoot scenario
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/no-tricks-just-treats-effs-halloween-signal-stickers-are-here
EFF has Halloween "monsters of surveillance" stickers for use in Signal Messenger
- The Encryptids
- Street-Level Surveillance Monsters
- Copyright Creatures
Head on over and download the pack today
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/no-tricks-just-treats-effs-halloween-signal-stickers-are-here
EFF has Halloween "monsters of surveillance" stickers for use in Signal Messenger
- The Encryptids
- Street-Level Surveillance Monsters
- Copyright Creatures
Head on over and download the pack today
Amazon’s Ring is partnering with Flock—a network used by ICE, police & feds—in a major privacy red flag 🚨
Cops can now request Ring footage, expanding AI surveillance into our neighborhoods 🎥
Flock tracks vehicles & uses biased AI to ID people ⚠️
Given Ring’s privacy failures, this is deeply alarming 😠
#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Ring #Flock #Amazon #AI #CivilRights #BigBrother #SmartHome #Police #Data #BigTech #DigitalRights #Security
Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-encrypt-your-windows-device
Worth adding here that the vast majority, if not all, Linux distributions have built in storage encryption, will run very well on older hardware (even some old Chromebooks) and the entire operating system comes to the user free of cost and free of surveillance.
#privacy #security #technology #opensource #opensourcesoftware #survelliance #surveillancecapitalism #encryption
⚠️ ~200,000 Framework Linux laptops shipped with UEFI components that can bypass Secure Boot 🖥️
A signed mm command allows memory edits, disabling signature checks & enabling persistent bootkits 🔐
Not a breach—an oversight. Fixes are rolling out. Users should update firmware or apply mitigations 🔧
#TechNews #Linux #Cybersecurity #Framework #UEFI #SecureBoot #Security #Firmware #Privacy #OpenSource #Vulnerability #Update #Patch #Laptop #Technology
Tor Browser 15.0a4 Alpha released with Firefox security updates 🔐
• Removed Mozilla AI features for privacy 🤖
• Renamed meek-azure to meek ☁️
• Improved dark theme & Linux emoji support 🟪🐧
• Removed Firefox branding 🦊
• WebAssembly now managed by NoScript 🚫
• URL protocol shown on desktop 🔍
Testers welcome! Stable due late October.
🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-150a4/
#Privacy #TorBrowser #Security #OpenSource #Anonymity #Cybersecurity #Browser #TechNews #Linux #Censorship #WebSecurity #DigitalRights
⚠️ ~200,000 Framework Linux laptops shipped with UEFI components that can bypass Secure Boot 🖥️
A signed mm command allows memory edits, disabling signature checks & enabling persistent bootkits 🔐
Not a breach—an oversight. Fixes are rolling out. Users should update firmware or apply mitigations 🔧
#TechNews #Linux #Cybersecurity #Framework #UEFI #SecureBoot #Security #Firmware #Privacy #OpenSource #Vulnerability #Update #Patch #Laptop #Technology
Thousands of networks—many of them operated by the US government and Fortune 500 companies—face an “imminent threat” of being breached by a nation-state #hacking group following the breach of a major maker of software, the federal government warned Wednesday.
#BIGIP #security
Why the #F5#Hack Created an ‘Imminent Threat’ for Thousands of Networks
Networking software company F5 disclosed a long-term #breach of its systems this week. The fallout could be severe.
#security
https://www.wired.com/story/f5-hack-networking-software-big-ip/
Why the #F5#Hack Created an ‘Imminent Threat’ for Thousands of Networks
Networking software company F5 disclosed a long-term #breach of its systems this week. The fallout could be severe.
#security
https://www.wired.com/story/f5-hack-networking-software-big-ip/
Thousands of networks—many of them operated by the US government and Fortune 500 companies—face an “imminent threat” of being breached by a nation-state #hacking group following the breach of a major maker of software, the federal government warned Wednesday.
#BIGIP #security
Discord breach exposes 70,000+ ID photos from a third-party provider. 🔐
Shows risks of age verification laws without strong privacy safeguards. ⚠️
Users should audit data and choose transparent services. 🛡️
Privacy concerns grow over digital ID verification. 🤔
🔗 https://proton.me/blog/discord-age-verfication-breach
#TechNews#Privacy#Cybersecurity#DataBreach#UserSafety#DigitalID#OpenSource#UserFreedom#Antitrust#AgeVerification#DataProtection#Security#InternetSafety#TechPolicy#OnlinePrivacy
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