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@privacyguides@mastodon.neat.computer  ·  activity timestamp 40 minutes ago

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

Privacy Guides

Recommended Encryption Software: VeraCrypt, Cryptomator, and OpenPGP - Privacy Guides

Encryption of data is the only way to control who can access it. These tools allow you to encrypt your emails and any other files.
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@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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 😠

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Ring #Flock #Amazon #AI #CivilRights #BigBrother #SmartHome #Police #Data #BigTech #DigitalRights #Security

TechCrunch

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
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@PrivacyDigest@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

#NSO permanently barred from targeting #WhatsApp users with #Pegasus #spyware
#security #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/nso-permanently-barred-from-targeting-whatsapp-users-with-pegasus-spyware/

Ars Technica

NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware

Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta’s business.
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@PrivacyDigest@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

#NSO permanently barred from targeting #WhatsApp users with #Pegasus #spyware
#security #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/nso-permanently-barred-from-targeting-whatsapp-users-with-pegasus-spyware/

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NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware

Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta’s business.
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@transicorn@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

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.

#GlobalEncryptionDay #Infosec #Security #Encryption

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@transicorn@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

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.

#GlobalEncryptionDay #Infosec #Encryption

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@transicorn@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

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.

#GlobalEncryptionDay #Infosec #Security #Encryption

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@transicorn@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

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://veracrypt.io/en/Downloads.html

#Linux #MacOS #Infosec #Security

VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid

VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by VeraCrypt is real-time (on-the-fly), automatic, transparent, needs very little memory, and does not involve temporary unencrypted files.
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@transicorn@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

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://veracrypt.io/en/Downloads.html

#Linux #MacOS #Infosec #Security

VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid

VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by VeraCrypt is real-time (on-the-fly), automatic, transparent, needs very little memory, and does not involve temporary unencrypted files.
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@Theeo123@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

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

#Signal #SignalMessenger #EFF #Privacy #Security

Electronic Frontier Foundation

No Tricks, Just Treats 🎃 EFF’s Halloween Signal Stickers Are Here!

EFF usually warns of new horrors threatening your rights online, but this Halloween we’ve summoned a few of our own we’d like to share. Our new Signal Sticker Pack highlights some creatures—both mythical and terrifying—conjured up by our designers for you to share this spooky season.
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@Theeo123@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

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

#Signal #SignalMessenger #EFF #Privacy #Security

Electronic Frontier Foundation

No Tricks, Just Treats 🎃 EFF’s Halloween Signal Stickers Are Here!

EFF usually warns of new horrors threatening your rights online, but this Halloween we’ve summoned a few of our own we’d like to share. Our new Signal Sticker Pack highlights some creatures—both mythical and terrifying—conjured up by our designers for you to share this spooky season.
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@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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 😠

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Ring #Flock #Amazon #AI #CivilRights #BigBrother #SmartHome #Police #Data #BigTech #DigitalRights #Security

TechCrunch

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
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@eff@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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

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@Dusk2025@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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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

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@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

⚠️ ~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 🔧

@frameworkcomputer

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/

#TechNews #Linux #Cybersecurity #Framework #UEFI #SecureBoot #Security #Firmware #Privacy #OpenSource #Vulnerability #Update #Patch #Laptop #Technology

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Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops

Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be exploited to bypass Secure Boot protections.
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@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

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

New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 15.0a4 | Tor Project

Tor Browser 15.0a4 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.
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@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

⚠️ ~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 🔧

@frameworkcomputer

🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/

#TechNews #Linux #Cybersecurity #Framework #UEFI #SecureBoot #Security #Firmware #Privacy #OpenSource #Vulnerability #Update #Patch #Laptop #Technology

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Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops

Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be exploited to bypass Secure Boot protections.
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@PrivacyDigest@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago
#Breach of #F5 requires “emergency action” from BIG-IP users, feds warn

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

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/breach-of-f5-requires-emergency-action-from-big-ip-users-feds-warn/

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@PrivacyDigest@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

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/

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@PrivacyDigest@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

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/

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@PrivacyDigest@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago
#Breach of #F5 requires “emergency action” from BIG-IP users, feds warn

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

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/breach-of-f5-requires-emergency-action-from-big-ip-users-feds-warn/

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@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

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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