Privacy Trash Panda

They sell it to ANYONE willing to pay. Governments, telemarketers, advertisers, and shady dark web pages pretending to be legit businesses that clearly aren’t. Your data is $$$ to them. Your privacy is for sale.

@liquiditygoblin Theory aside, it would be nice to not require or tie a phone number to your account for better privacy.

firmly believe signal is a long running NSA honeypot wdym your privacy driven app necessitates having a phone number? it’s not optional? all the messages route through American data centres????

we ranked 21 messengers by actual privacy architecture - not marketing. S-tier requires: zero PII, no contact graph, decentralized transport, E2EE by default. most "encrypted" apps don't survive past tier C. full breakdown 👇 @Zcash @ElectricCoinCo @simplaboratory @session_app @braboriar #Zcash #privacy #encryption #ZChat #messenger #infosec

We did it everyone! We forced Google not to be evil. 💪 🎉 Side-loading will be cumbersome, but it will remain possible. Thanks everyone for speaking up against Google's plans! 🙏 ❤️

The end goal of age verification is to normalize ID uploads so it doesn't seem as big of a rights violation when you eventually need to tie-in and register your social media account to your government identity like what is happening in Turkey.

supporters of age verification bills and laws in my country the USA should look at this. The government can decide on a whim what's age appropriate and what's not when it can be perfectly fine and education. Let's not forget the fact not everyone has an ID and age verification

"Encryption is for criminals." Then why: Every bank uses it. Every government uses it. Every hospital uses it. Every stock exchange uses it. Encryption is how power protects its own information. The argument that you don't need it is made by those who have it.

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026. linuxiac.com/france-launche… #Linux #OpenSource

The Solus Linux distribution has issued the following statement regarding Age Verification: "We have no plans to implement age verification and will continue to monitor the situation." "We hope this announcement clear up some of the concern that surfaced in the community. That is all from us. Thank you." getsol.us/2026/04/solus-…

It hasn’t hit me yet, but if it does I’ll go to the dumpster never to return. I’m not giving up my privac.

@ProtonMail @ProtonPrivacy We need Legislation in the US that no first party can sell, trade, barter,or transmit user data to any third party. Period. End of story. The entire data market needs to be destroyed.

Children deserve privacy. Classrooms shouldn’t double as surveillance environments. If you want to understand why we’re focusing on children’s digital identity right now, check our pinned post about the Born Private campaign. And if you’re a parent or educator, here’s what you should know about Ed Tech and student privacy: proton.me/blog/ed-tech-t…

The same people that are pushing for age verification (digital ID) already did this with your kids data. Now to “protect the children” they want your data too.

"I have nothing to hide." False. You have medical history. You have financial behavior. You have location patterns. You have political views. You have relationship data. Privacy was never about hiding crimes. It was always about owning your life.

The fact that the first list is longer than the second list by itself is actually kind of reassuring. The fact that we even need these lists is pathetic.

🚨 BREAKING: The FBI has successfully extracted deleted Signal messages from a suspect's iPhone via notification storage, the place where all your notifications are stored for up to one month. Notification storage stores data from all messaging apps, it's a big flaw in iOS. But there's a way to turn it off...

I2P spotted @DoingFedTime You need some updated stickers?

@LundukeJournal The update will require age verification afterwards if you want to get toast.

Kill it with fire.

Governments around the world are rushing to pass “age verification” laws to protect kids online. Sounds noble, right? On paper, sure. But here's the catch: over 400 of the world's top cybersecurity and privacy experts just signed an open letter waving a massive red flag. Their message? These laws might actually be a gift to scammers and a nightmare for your privacy. Here's what's actually happening under the hood. To “verify” your age, these systems want your government ID, a facial scan, or your credit card info. That doesn't just sit somewhere safely — it creates a massive digital honeypot. And we've already seen what happens when these vaults get cracked. Remember the 2025 Discord breach? Seventy thousand IDs leaked. When you force millions of people to upload their most sensitive information to the cloud, it's not a matter of if that data gets stolen — it's when. Here's the part that really stings. The experts (the very same people who helped design the technologies behind age verification) say these systems are shockingly easy to bypass and are not ready for mass implementation. Between VPNs, AI-generated deepfakes, and “verified” accounts sold on the black market, determined kids will get through anyway. Meanwhile, regular adults get stuck in a loop of constant surveillance, and people without the “right” tech or official ID risk getting locked out of the Internet entirely. We’re all for keeping the web safe for children. But trading everyone’s fundamental privacy for “security theater” isn't the answer. Privacy shouldn't be the price of admission to the Internet. Want to see why the experts are so worried and how to keep your data off these lists? Check out our full breakdown of the report on the blog: adguard-vpn.com/en/blog/age-ve…

You’re not paying for these apps. You’re paying with your data. The good news? You don’t need to quit tech. Just change your defaults: • Gmail → Tuta • Chrome → Brave • Google → Brave Search • Photos/Drive → Filen • WhatsApp → Signal • Passwords/Auth → Bitwarden • Calendar → Tuta • Play Store → Obtainium • VPN → Obscura Level up: • Maps → Kagi • Translate → Kagi • DNS → Mullvad • Android → GrapheneOS Same experience. Less surveillance. What’s stopping you?

“Voluntary” “Safe and Secure” You aren’t fooling any of us lol