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.

If you support age verification, you’re on the side of cybercriminals

X is launching XChat as a dedicated iOS app on April 17. No ads. No tracking. Fully end-to-end encrypted. But it collects all this data:

Brazil’s Justice Moraes Ordered Global Takedowns of American Users’ Speech, House Report Reveals reclaimthenet.org/moraes-ordered…

@Noahpinion I’ll take an obsolete car without the spyware thank you.

Honestly, right now, all car companies that aren't either Chinese or Tesla are obsolete.

IF YOU INSERT A CHARGER OR CABLE INTO YOUR PHONE, YOUR PHONE RECORDS IT. Each time a phone is connected to or disconnected from a charging cable, the system records it. These logs are crucial for investigators because they provide precise timestamps of physical device interaction, helping reconstruct user activity, verify alibis, correlate movements, and establish timelines, making them reliable indicators of handling and behavior during digital forensic investigations. Another key fact: Charging logs can reveal interruptions or unusual patterns for example, frequent disconnects may indicate movement, tampering, or active device use, helping investigators detect inconsistencies in a suspect’s timeline or behavior.

And this is why open source is superior.

No to Age Verification FOREVER WORLDWIDE No to Age Based Social Media Bans FOREVER WORLDWIDE No to Digital ID FOREVER WORLDWIDE No to CBDC FOREVER WORLDWIDE Yes to the right to use Cash FOREVER WORLDWIDE Yes to the right to Online Anonymity FOREVER WORLDWIDE PASS THIS ON !!

@tomshardware Doing Clem proud. In his honor they should start by swapping to mint.

French government say it's ditching Windows for Linux — country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push tomshardware.com/software/windo…

Cell tower triangulation is one of the most overlooked threats in personal OPSEC. It often goes unnoticed because it is completely invisible to the person being tracked. When people think about digital privacy, they usually focus on obvious risks. They might use a VPN, switch to Signal, or cover their webcam. These are sensible steps for some threats. However, they miss one thing: they only protect what happens at the app level. Cell tower data works deeper, beyond anything you can change in your phone’s settings. (CHECK THE QUOTED TWEET) The risk does not come from software you installed but from how cellular networks are built. For your phone to get calls, messages, or data, it must always announce itself to the nearest tower. This is how the network works. You cannot avoid it and still use the network. It happens whether you use your phone or not. If your phone is on, it is broadcasting. Your carrier keeps a record of every tower your device connects to, with timestamps and signal details. This log is not on your phone. You cannot see, check, or erase it. It is stored by a third party who must hand it over if required by law. In many places, authorities can easily get this data. The risks go beyond law enforcement. Call Detail Records or CDRs, are targeted by SIM swap attackers, dishonest carrier employees, and in some areas, data brokers with unofficial access to carrier systems. Your movement history is not just evidence; it is valuable data many attackers want. If you worry about stalking, corporate spying, harassment, or government surveillance, cell tower data is not just a possible risk. It is a real and ongoing exposure. It is important to understand how this threat works. In crowded cities, towers are close enough that your location can be guessed within a few hundred meters using only passive registration data. No GPS or app permissions are needed, and you do not have to do anything. Someone with your CDRs can map your daily routine, find your home and work, track your usual movements, and spot changes. So what can you actually do to protect yourself? The answer depends on your personal risk level. For most people, the first step is simply being aware that your phone acts as a passive location tracker. If you face higher risks, you need stronger measures. Putting your device in a Faraday bag blocks it from connecting to towers. Turning your phone off works too, but if you always turn it off at the same times, that pattern can also reveal information. Some people use burner phones with no link to their identity, bought with cash, used rarely, and never turned on near their main phone. The most important rule with burner phones is to keep them separate in location, behavior, and routine. If you turn on a burner at home or carry it with your main phone lol.

Privacy > Pronouns

@MadScientist_42 Focus on privacy instead My pronouns are none of your business

Uhm...this Woke crap has gone beyond reasonable in FOSS and it's time to fork or END a few projects.

I blocked all the weirdos so if you see this u can have cookie :D

This is the App Store privacy label for 𝕏 Chat. Metadata reveals who you talk to, when, how often, and where you are when you do it. That is often more valuable to an adversary than the message itself. "We kill people based on metadata." That is former NSA and CIA Director Michael Hayden.

@LundukeJournal @mozilla Maybe focus on privacy instead My pronouns are none of your business

Meet “Kit”. The Firefox Web browser’s new, non-binary mascot. Yes. You read that right. Non-binary. With “They/Them” pronouns. Because, of course @Mozilla had to inject “pronouns”, and “gender identity” politics into a web browser.

@Pirat_Nation Clem may strike against

France has begun plans to move government desktops from Windows to Linux. Each ministry must submit a formal implementation plan by autumn 2026 as part of the country’s push for greater digital sovereignty and reduced reliance on foreign technology providers.

@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.