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#dataprotection

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ThePfromtheO

@si2mev @bent0_b0x @protonprivacy @alternativeto

Yep, I agree it's awful they didn't focus on the #LinuxApp instead, although they started doing something: proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-s.
proton.me/blog/drive-roadmap-s.

I'm not against the #AIAssistant, though. Just don't force it on me :)

Proton · Proton Drive roadmap for summer | ProtonCheck out Proton Drive’s summer roadmap for 2025, including Docs and Photos performance upgrades, and new ways to collaborate privately.
#AI#LLM#LLMs
Miguel Afonso Caetano

"If Prime Minister Mark Carney's election was meant to be a rejection of authoritarian trends south of the Canadian border, things are not off to a good start.

That’s Robert Diab’s conclusion given what’s been rolled into Bill C-2, the government’s Strong Borders Act, tabled in June.

While past governments have unsuccessfully attempted to make it easier for police to access Canadians' private data, specifically the subscriber information attached to an internet service provider account or an internet protocol address, he says the current government’s kick at the legal access can is in a league of its own.

“(The provisions) do more to expand the state’s power to access private data in Canada than any law in the past decade,” Diab, a professor of law at Thompson Rivers University, specializing in law and technology, and constitutional rights, wrote in a piece for Tech Policy.

In an interview with National, he says he was surprised by how many new search powers have been rolled into the omnibus bill, how extensive they are and how many are unrelated to border security.

Among the lawful access provisions buried among border security measures, the bill proposes expanding the legal definition of subscriber information. While there’s currently no definition in the Criminal Code, in 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Spencer defined it as “the name, address, and telephone number” of a customer associated with an internet protocol (IP) address.

Last year, in R v Bykovets, the Court went a bit further, defining subscriber information as “the name, address, and contact information” associated with an individual IP address."

nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/arti

www.nationalmagazine.caA big brother billExperts say Bill C-2 lowers the bar and broadens the scope to allow more access by police and intelligence agents to Canadians’ private data
#Canada#C2#Privacy
Miguel Afonso Caetano

"The federal government is trying to use Medicaid data to identify and deport immigrants. So EFF and our friends at EPIC and the Protect Democracy Project have filed an amicus brief asking a judge to block this dangerous violation of federal data privacy laws.

Last month, the AP reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had disclosed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a vast trove of sensitive data obtained from states about people who obtain government-assisted health care. Medicaid is a federal program that funds health insurance for low-income people; it is partially funded and primarily managed by states. Some states, using their own funds, allow enrollment by non-citizens. HHS reportedly disclosed to DHS the Medicaid enrollee data from several of these states, including enrollee names, addresses, immigration status, and claims for health coverage.

In response, California and 19 other states sued HHS and DHS. The states allege, among other things, that these federal agencies violated (1) the data disclosure limits in the Social Security Act, the Privacy Act, and HIPAA, and (2) the notice-and-comment requirements for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)."

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/eff-

Electronic Frontier Foundation · EFF to Court: Protect Our Health Data from DHSThe federal government is trying to use Medicaid data to identify and deport immigrants. So EFF and our friends at EPIC and the Protect Democracy Project have filed an amicus brief asking a judge to block this dangerous violation of federal data privacy laws.Last month, the AP reported that the U.S...
#USA#Trump#Immigration
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Open Rights Group

Age assurance is a red flag. A big one 🚩

By not requiring regulation of the industry in the Online Safety Act, UK users are thrown into a wild west of privacy and security standards.

Sign our letter to demand the UK government regulates the industry NOW ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/sig

Open Rights GroupSign the open letter to DSIT on regulating age assuranceDear Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, CC Ofcom CC ICO Age Assurance Must Be Safe, Private and Trusted We are writing to raise serious concerns about how age assurance is being implemented under the Online Safety Act. Platforms are now introducing age checks not only to restrict access to pornographic content, but also to limit access to features like direct messaging, or other forms of ‘harmful content’ covered by the Online Safety Act in order to meet their wider legal duties.
#onlinesafetyact#privacy#cybersecurity
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Open Rights Group

The UK Online Safety Act requires age assurance to restrict access to porn AND any content that could be ‘harmful’ for under 18s.

If UK users don't submit to these checks, they'll either be blocked from accessing the platform entirely, or features like DMs and certain content will be restricted.

And what amounts to 'harmful' content is open to broad interpretation.

#onlinesafetyact#privacy#cybersecurity
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