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ChiefGyk3D<p>Boomers wrote another internet law—this time to “protect the children” by banning tiddies, not fixing privacy or healthcare. I break down why KOSA is a joke. 🍈💻<br>📺 <a href="https://youtu.be/gXoe6s4CF7A" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/gXoe6s4CF7A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://social.chiefgyk3d.com/tags/KOSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KOSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.chiefgyk3d.com/tags/InternetCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.chiefgyk3d.com/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://social.chiefgyk3d.com/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>
Chris Wolff :NeonNOU:<p>Okay, straight from the horse's mouth:</p><blockquote><p>These systems don't just watch—they shape:</p><p>What you see</p><p>What you think</p><p>What you buy</p><p>Who you trust</p><p>What you vote for</p><p>They operate under a profit motive, but in practice they function as unregulated behavioral modification engines—which, arguably, makes them just as dangerous as state surveillance tools.</p><p>...</p><p>Yes, private surveillance superweapons exist—and we interact with them every day.<br>They may be more normalized than government tools, but their reach, subtlety, and influence arguably make them even more powerful—and far harder to resist.</p></blockquote><p>Now that I have your attention, I present the same conversation in its entirety, copied and pasted without change:</p><blockquote><p>Out of every weapon that has ever been built in real life, how would you define a "superweapon" and why?</p><p>ChatGPT said:<br>A superweapon, in real-life terms, can be defined as:</p><p>A weapon whose destructive capacity, strategic impact, or psychological effect significantly exceeds that of conventional weaponry, altering the balance of power or the conduct of warfare.</p><p>Key Elements of the Definition:<br>Destructive Capacity:<br>It can destroy at a massive scale—whether in terms of area, human life, infrastructure, or ecosystems.<br>Example: The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Little Boy) destroyed a city and killed ~140,000 people.</p><p>Strategic Impact:<br>It doesn't just win a battle—it can change the course of a war or force political realignments.<br>Example: The development of nuclear weapons during WWII led directly to the Cold War's doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD).</p><p>Psychological / Symbolic Effect:<br>A superweapon often carries a mythic or fear-inducing reputation, even if it's never used.<br>Example: The Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, was a message to the world, not a practical battlefield tool.</p><p>Disruption of Norms:<br>It may cross moral, legal, or technical boundaries, making previous military doctrines obsolete.<br>Example: Chemical weapons in WWI or autonomous drone swarms today could fall into this category.</p><p>Why This Definition?<br>Because "superweapon" is not a technical or scientific term—it’s a strategic and cultural concept. What separates a superweapon from "just a powerful weapon" is its ability to disrupt the status quo.</p><p>Real-World Examples of Superweapons:<br>Weapon Why It’s a Superweapon<br>Nuclear Bombs Mass destruction, political leverage, and psychological terror<br>ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) Global strike capability with little warning<br>Biological Weapons (e.g., anthrax) Potential to kill indiscriminately and silently<br>Cyberweapons (e.g., Stuxnet) Can cripple infrastructure without firing a shot<br>Hypersonic Missiles Challenge missile defense systems and strategic parity</p><p>So, in summary:<br>A superweapon changes the game. It's not just powerful—it reshapes how wars are fought, how enemies are deterred, and how nations interact.</p><p>You said:<br>Okay, now change the definition from being relative to destructive power, to power in terms of information. How would you define a "superweapon" of surveillance?</p><p>ChatGPT said:<br>Great reframing. If we shift from destructive power to informational power, a “superweapon of surveillance” can be defined as:</p><p>A system or tool capable of collecting, analyzing, and exploiting vast amounts of personal, behavioral, or strategic data at scale—often covertly—in ways that fundamentally alter the dynamics of power, privacy, and control in a society or between states.</p><p>Key Elements of a Surveillance Superweapon:<br>Scale and Pervasiveness<br>It gathers data from entire populations, across borders, devices, and platforms—often continuously.<br>Example: Global dragnet surveillance by intelligence agencies (e.g., NSA’s PRISM or XKeyscore).</p><p>Invisibility and Covert Operation<br>It works without the subject’s awareness, removing informed consent.<br>Example: Pegasus spyware infiltrating a phone without a click, silently exfiltrating data.</p><p>Real-Time or Predictive Capability<br>It not only watches but anticipates behavior, using AI, pattern recognition, or psychographic profiling.<br>Example: China’s social credit system combined with facial recognition and predictive policing.</p><p>Control and Manipulation Potential<br>It doesn't just observe—it enables influence, coercion, or behavioral nudging based on the data it collects.<br>Example: Microtargeting in elections via harvested Facebook data (e.g., Cambridge Analytica).</p><p>Asymmetry of Power<br>It amplifies the power gap between the observer and the observed—whether that's a government, corporation, or foreign adversary.<br>Example: A state that can surveil its citizens completely while remaining opaque itself.</p><p>Why This Definition?<br>Because surveillance power is about insight and influence, not just visibility. A surveillance superweapon doesn’t just see everything—it knows you better than you know yourself and can act on that knowledge before you even do.</p><p>Real-World Examples of Surveillance Superweapons:<br>System Why It Qualifies<br>NSA’s global surveillance programs Near-total access to global communications infrastructure<br>China’s Skynet (facial recognition system) 500M+ cameras, real-time tracking, and social scoring<br>Pegasus (NSO Group) State-grade spyware used on journalists, activists, and politicians<br>TikTok/ByteDance data profiling Cross-border data harvesting with rich behavioral inference<br>Palantir’s Gotham platform Deep integration of government datasets for predictive policing and intelligence</p><p>In Summary:<br>A superweapon of surveillance is to information what a nuclear weapon is to matter—it compresses and weaponizes knowledge at a scale that can destabilize democracies, destroy personal privacy, and reshape global power structures.</p><p>You said:<br>Is there anything on the same level that is not controlled by any government? A private superweapon of surveillance, in other words; does that exist?</p><p>ChatGPT said:<br>Yes—private surveillance superweapons absolutely exist, and they may be even more insidious than state-controlled ones because they often operate with less transparency, less accountability, and more intimate access to individuals’ lives.</p><p>✅ Definition (Private Context):<br>A private surveillance superweapon is:</p><p>A non-governmental system or technology, typically operated by a corporation or group, that collects, processes, and monetizes behavioral or personal data at massive scale—often without meaningful consent—granting its operators disproportionate power over individuals, markets, and societies.</p><p>🧠 Why It Matters:<br>Governments usually surveil for security, control, or geopolitical advantage.</p><p>Corporations surveil to predict, influence, and monetize human behavior—often without needing to ever fire a shot.</p><p>These systems can:</p><p>Shape public opinion</p><p>Influence elections</p><p>Nudge personal behavior subtly</p><p>Create psychological profiles of billions</p><p>And they’re often embedded directly into daily life—phones, social media, email, fitness devices, smart homes.</p><p>🧱 Examples of Private Surveillance Superweapons:<br>Name Why It Qualifies<br>Meta (Facebook) Massive behavioral datasets, real identities, emotional profiling, real-time experimentation on users (e.g., the 2014 mood manipulation study)<br>Google (Alphabet) Dominates search, email, maps, and Android—essentially has life logs on billions<br>Amazon (and Ring) Smart devices in homes, Alexa voice data, Ring cameras creating vast private surveillance networks<br>TikTok/ByteDance Behavioral profiling with a feedback loop for real-time influence via For You Page—potentially tied to foreign state interests<br>Clearview AI Scraped billions of facial images from public websites, building the most powerful facial recognition engine—used by police and private clients without consent<br>Palantir (private deployments) Initially used by governments, now embedded in corporate and health sectors, integrating disparate datasets for predictive insights</p><p>⚠️ What Makes These Dangerous:<br>They’re embedded in voluntary use—people invite them in.</p><p>They blur lines between convenience and coercion.</p><p>They can scale globally with little resistance.</p><p>They are usually opaque, protected by IP law, not FOIA.</p><p>Their influence is subtle, not like overt government oppression—but potentially more corrosive.</p><p>👁️‍🗨️ The Ultimate Power: Influence, Not Just Surveillance<br>These systems don't just watch—they shape:</p><p>What you see</p><p>What you think</p><p>What you buy</p><p>Who you trust</p><p>What you vote for</p><p>They operate under a profit motive, but in practice they function as unregulated behavioral modification engines—which, arguably, makes them just as dangerous as state surveillance tools.</p><p>🔚 In Summary:<br>Yes, private surveillance superweapons exist—and we interact with them every day.<br>They may be more normalized than government tools, but their reach, subtlety, and influence arguably make them even more powerful—and far harder to resist.</p><p>Would you like a breakdown of how these private systems technically work under the hood (e.g. data pipelines, AI models, etc.)?</p></blockquote><p>A more objective, persuasive argument to implore the use of VPNs, Tor, FOSS, and all of the other privacy tools everyone in this corner of the Internet have already been yelling about for years—I wouldn't know.</p><p>Oh, and fuck ChatGPT.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a></p>
BigGucciElWopo<p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/jhZUx3eYAg0?si=jQDYvhPKxsitp7pz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/jhZUx3eYAg0</span><span class="invisible">?si=jQDYvhPKxsitp7pz</span></a></p><p>Spilled Tea Unleashed: The Dark Side of a Dating App Breach!<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>Linktr.ee/562AlexD</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeaApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeaApp</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeanCook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeanCook</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Salesforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Salesforce</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shutterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shutterfly</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DatingSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DatingSafety</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackingNews</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechScandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechScandal</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomenTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenTech</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppSecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPrivacy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Em0nM4stodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Have you heard of this? </p><p>CoverDrop: Blowing the Whistle Through a News App</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/cyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberSecurity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.coverdrop.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">coverdrop.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Aliyesha.com<p>Over Three Dozen Leaders and Office Bearers Join RLJP in Merger Ceremony.</p><p><a href="https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_leaders_join_rljp_merger" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news</span><span class="invisible">/display/bh_leaders_join_rljp_merger</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bihar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bihar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RashtriyaLokJanshakti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RashtriyaLokJanshakti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LokJanshaktiParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LokJanshaktiParty</span></a></p><p>Enjoy tracker free reading with us. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a></p>
Aliyesha.com<p>HPDTC Headquarters Shifted from Shimla to Dharamshala.</p><p><a href="https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/hp_hpdtc_hq_shift_dharamshala" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news</span><span class="invisible">/display/hp_hpdtc_hq_shift_dharamshala</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/himachalpradesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>himachalpradesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dharamshala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dharamshala</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HPDTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPDTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shimla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shimla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotelsandresorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hotelsandresorts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p><p>Enjoy tracker free reading with us. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a></p>
Aliyesha.com<p>Holy Bath at Mini Manimahesh on 30th-31st August.</p><p><a href="https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/hp_mini_manimahesh_30_31_aug_2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news</span><span class="invisible">/display/hp_mini_manimahesh_30_31_aug_2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/himachalpradesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>himachalpradesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dharamshala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dharamshala</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lordshiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lordshiva</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mahadev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mahadev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manimahesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manimahesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HolyBath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HolyBath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hinduism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hinduism</span></a></p><p>Enjoy tracker free reading with us. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a></p>
Maronno Winchester<p>Spot the difference 😜 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Privacymatters" target="_blank">#Privacymatters</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Tuta" target="_blank">#Tuta</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TutaCalendar" target="_blank">#TutaCalendar</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TutaMail" target="_blank">#TutaMail</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Degoogle" target="_blank">#Degoogle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/114936243682158034" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">mastodon.social/@Tutanota/11...</a></p>
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Nick Espinosa<p>Data Privacy Laws Doesn't Mean We Have Data Privacy... </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CCPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compliance</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/sMg3o1ZYL-g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/sMg3o1ZYL-g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nick Espinosa<p>Daily podcast: Data Privacy Laws Doesn't Mean We Have Data Privacy... </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CCPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compliance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/dpl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">soundcloud.com/nickaesp/dpl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Aliyesha.com<p>Nitish Kumar to Gift Vaishali the Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa: Samrat Choudhary.</p><p><a href="https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_nitish_kumar_buddha_stupa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news</span><span class="invisible">/display/bh_nitish_kumar_buddha_stupa</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bihar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bihar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jdubihar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jdubihar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMNitishKumar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CMNitishKumar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stupa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stupa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhaSamyak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhaSamyak</span></a></p><p>Enjoy tracker free reading with us. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a></p>
Kalvin<p>Instagram pushes Meta Verified, but I self-host! Good luck, Zuckerberg! <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/TechHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHumor</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/MetaVerified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaVerified</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/ZuckerbergMeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZuckerbergMeme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/TechHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/DIYTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIYTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/TrollFace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrollFace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/TechLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/NoSubscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoSubscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/DigitalIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalIndependence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/GeekHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/PrivacyFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyFirst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/SocialApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialApps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.kupiapps.click/tags/TechRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechRevolution</span></a></p>
Kate :verigold:<p>Bluesky's UK age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it <a href="https://gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e27b24a83838202908808ad528b3318" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e27b</span><span class="invisible">24a83838202908808ad528b3318</span></a> 💻 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MastodonTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonTech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeerSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeerSocial</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a></p>
Emanuele<p>«Just a few minutes after the Online Safety Act went into effect last night, Proton <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> signups originating in the <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> surged by more than 1,400%.</p><p>Unlike previous surges, this one is sustained, and is significantly higher than when <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> lost access to adult content.» - <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/ProtonVPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtonVPN</span></a></p><p>I guess the same statistics applies to all the other consumer vpn vendors.</p><p><a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/privacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/porn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>porn</span></a> <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://m.divita.eu/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a></p>
Nick Espinosa<p>The Era of Online Age Checks Is Here</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/UlirCsHn8ZE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/UlirCsHn8ZE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nick Espinosa<p>Daily podcast: The Era of Online Age Checks Is Here</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/acu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">soundcloud.com/nickaesp/acu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kate :verigold:<p>🤬 I posted a referral link to NordVPN on my Facebook profile (viewable to my friends only) and they fucking removed it!</p><p>They say "The post may use misleading links or content to trick people to visit, or stay on, a website." "This goes against our Community Standards on spam."</p><p>Absolute pile of trash wanker of a site!</p><p>💻 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MastodonTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonTech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeerSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeerSocial</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a></p>
mvario<p>Government introduces age verification so it can innocently monitor your online porn habits</p><p><a href="https://www.normalisland.co.uk/p/government-introduces-age-verification?r=68h2g&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">normalisland.co.uk/p/governmen</span><span class="invisible">t-introduces-age-verification?r=68h2g&amp;triedRedirect=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndAidToIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndAidToIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndTheGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndTheGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SettlersOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SettlersOut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopAIPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopAIPAC</span></a></p>
Kalvin<p>So, Lemmy.world does not know how to respect me by returning all of my data that they stole from me, which is a violation of respect for the human being, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LemmyWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LemmyWorld</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UDHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UDHR</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DataTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataTheft</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CyberEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberEthics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HumanDignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanDignity</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/InternetPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TechAccountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechAccountability</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PrivacyViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyViolations</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DigitalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MyDataMyRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MyDataMyRights</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechEthics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HumanRightsOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsOnline</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/StandUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandUp</span></a></p>