Karin Windt

Eilmeldung vom 14.02.2026: Während die Welt auf den Valentinstag blickt, brennt an der Front die digitale Leitung. Unverifizierte Berichte aus Geheimdienstkreisen deuten darauf hin, dass der Kreml eine Notfall-Direktive zur Requisition ziviler chinesischer Router plant – ein Akt purer Verzweiflung nach dem Starlink-Blackout. Zeitgleich kollabiert der Zugang zu Telegram. Die Fronten sind in Bewegung, die Nerven liegen blank. 🧵Ein Thread zur Lage.

1/ I don’t often speak in my professional capacity as a Hong Kong–born, UK-chartered construction professional (MRICS, MAPM, NECReg, among others). But I need to address inaccurate reporting about bamboo scaffolding in the Hong Kong Tai Po fire. (1/9)

Jetzt habe ich meine eigene EU-Altersverifizierungs-Wallet gebaut. Sie benutzt ein proprietäres Verfahren um euer Alter festzustellen, ohne das ihr ein Dokument hochladen müsst. Die Demo ist die offizielle Kino-Test-Page, die T-Systems/Thales für die EU gebaut hat.

🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you. Turn it off now; here's how! tuta.com/blog/how-to-di… ✊️Fight AI & fight Google You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations. Share so everyone is aware. ❤️

Stop using WhatsApp. Switch to something more private today 👇 privacyguides.org/en/real-time-c…

🚨 MASSIVE: Researchers scraped 3.5 BILLION WhatsApp phone numbers using the app's contact discovery feature, along with profile photos and bios for millions of people. This would be "the largest data leak in history" if it hadn't been done by researchers 🧵

This story is wild Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked Claude Code to run one of the first AI-orchestrated cyber-espionage Using autonomous agents to infiltrate ~30 global companies, banks, manufacturers and government networks🤯 How the attack was carried out in 5 phases

Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful". For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really? 1/5 🧵

Google uses its "Play Services" app to bypass Android privacy controls and keep track of your location, sensors, storage, and call logs...and you can't remove it from your phone without breaking other apps: howtogeek.com/how-google-tra…

🚨⏳ Act now! You have until  𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 to prevent Microsoft from using your LinkedIn data to train AI. You're opted in automatically,  unless you take action and turn it off. Here's how: Go to your account → Settings & Privacy → Data privacy → Data for Generative AI Improvement & toggle the switch off to opt out. Find out more: tuta.com/blog/linkedin-… #LinkedInAI #MicrosoftAI #BigTech

🚨⏳One week left to prevent Microsoft from using your LinkedIn data to train AI. Act now 👉🏼 You have until November 3, 2025. Remember,  you're opted in automatically,  unless you take action and turn it off. Here's how: Go to your account → Settings & Privacy → Data privacy → Data for Generative AI Improvement & toggle the switch off to opt out. Find out more: tuta.com/blog/linkedin-… #LinkedInAI #MicrosoftAI #BigTech

MOZILLA FIREFOX ISN'T THE PRIVACY BROWSER YOU THINK IT IS Just finished reading their entire privacy policy. Here's what they don't advertise: - THEY TRACK YOUR SEARCHES Every search query is sent to partners with your location and device data. They derive "categories" from your searches (travel, shopping, etc.) and share location keywords with advertising partners. Buried in the policy: "Mozilla receives royalties" from search engines. Follow the money. - THEY SERVE YOU PRIVACY-INVASIVE ADS The New Tab page shows personalized ads based on your browsing behavior. Your data gets "de-identified" then shared with ad partners. They process browsing data locally on your device, then send it to advertisers in aggregated form. Sponsored content is enabled by default. Ads aren't inherently bad - privacy-invasive tracking to serve ads is the problem. - YOU CAN'T FULLY OPT OUT Even when you disable telemetry, the "Daily Usage Ping" continues running. Direct quote from their policy: "deselecting telemetry will not impact the Daily Usage Ping." Some data collection persists regardless of your settings. - THEY TRACK YOUR SHOPPING Review Checker monitors which products you view on Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. When you enable this feature, sponsored product recommendations are automatically turned on. - YOUR AI CONVERSATIONS AREN'T PRIVATE Third-party AI chatbot integration means your conversations go directly to ChatGPT, Claude, or whoever you select. Mozilla's own words: "we do not have access to your conversations" - because the third parties do. - THE BUSINESS MODEL IS THE PROBLEM Mozilla's revenue comes from: Search engine royalties, Advertising partnerships, Sponsored content deals When your income depends on data-sharing arrangements, privacy becomes a marketing message, not a principle. Don't trust the marketing. Read the actual privacy policies. Mozilla makes beautiful statements about internet health while quietly building surveillance-based advertising into Firefox. (Archived here: archive.today/1cXAK - because privacy policies change without warning)

Do NOT install any agentic browsers like OpenAI Atlas that just launched. Prompt injection attacks (malicious hidden prompts on websites) can easily hijack your computer, all your files and even log into your brokerage or banking using your credentials. Don’t be a guinea pig.

Microsoft wants 2025 to be the "year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." They want up to 400 million perfectly good computers running Windows 10 to become e-waste. Why? So Microsoft can have their cake ($140-$200 for a Windows 11 license) and eat it (your data) too. We say it's time to switch sides, and break away from this cycle of endless upgrades. Our new guide walks you through installing a Linux-based operating system—keeping your computer secure and modern long after Microsoft walks away. Check it out at the link below.

Microsoft OneDrive is rolling out AI face recognition for your photos. But you can turn it off, right? Well, you CAN, but only “three times a year,” and Microsoft hasn’t clarified what that actually means. To disable (for now), go to Privacy & Permissions → People section.

Manchmal bekommen die Kinder einen persönlichen Soundtrack, wenn sie das Haus verlassen müssen und ein bisschen Mut fehlt. Beim Butz ist das immer "Perfection" und bei der Kriegerin "The Main Character". 💚

F-Droid warns that Google’s new sideloading restrictions, requiring developer verification, will kill its project and block access to hundreds of open source apps. It argues that this limits independent developers and consolidates Google’s control alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/f-…

Google Search Console adds achievements section searchengineland.com/google-search-…

Shared Hosting: IONOS blockiert Zugriffe mancher KI-Bots auf Websites seo-suedwest.de/9921-shared-ho…

📱 #Smartphone mit 7, #SocialMedia mit 13: Gleichzeitig wünschen sich 63% der #Eltern weniger #Bildschirmzeit fürs #Kind. ⏱️ Mehr aus unserer #Elternstudie 👉 bitkom.org/Presse/Pressei…