Every photo you take may contain your exact location down to a few meters. This data stays embedded in the image unless something explicitly removes it. In many cases, nothing does.

https://blackoutvpn.au/blog/your-photos-leak-your-address-how-to-stop-it

#privacy #technology #surveillance

US lawmakers ask: does using a VPN strip your Fourth Amendment rights? The privacy tool meant to protect you may flag you for warrantless surveillance. The irony is the point. 🔐👁️

https://www.wired.com/story/using-a-vpn-may-subject-you-to-nsa-spying/

#infosec #privacy #VPN #surveillance #FourthAmendment

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

Google’s AI republished sensitive info like contact information, the suit claims.

#privacy-&-security
https://gizmodo.com/epstein-victims-sue-google-claim-ai-mode-exposed-personal-information-2000739177

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Why This Linux Distro Is Growing Faster Than Ever (Zorin OS Interview)

https://techlore.tv/w/72VxQx4gQSjn9p6Gow1rx7

Bravísima carta abierta de Emily Tucker a los estudiantes de la Universidad de Georgetown para que luchen y resistan ante la implementación de IA generativa por parte de la institución 🔥

«...para preservar su riqueza y su poder, necesitan que nos acostumbremos tanto a negar nuestra propia capacidad de resistencia que acabemos perdiéndola de verdad» 🎯

https://medium.com/center-on-privacy-technology/an-open-letter-to-georgetown-students-in-response-to-recent-announcements-about-generative-ai-8869dcd523ef

#AI #Georgetown #Education #OpenLetter #genAI #generativeAI #students #EmilyTucker #Privacy #Technology

"West Palm Beach is paying businesses in high-crime neighborhoods to install cameras that police can monitor live, allowing officers to expand their surveillance of streets where public safety is a concern."

Article is paywalled, but this sure sounds a lot like Flock

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2026/03/25/west-palm-beach-to-pay-businesses-to-install-surveillance-cameras-high-crime-areas/89293519007/

#Flock #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #PalmBeach

Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

https://www.therage.co/persona-age-verification/

#infosec #discord #privacy

FBI director gets his personal email hacked by ‘Iran-linked group’ and shared online
#privacy #surveillance #hacking #cyberSecurity #technology

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-email-hacked-iran-b2947143.html