/dave/null 🥃💻#privacytip of the day:
To remove EXIF and other metadata from your photos before uploading them anywhere, just quickly run:
exiftool -all= -overwrite_original_in_place filename.jpg
xattr -cr filename.jpg
Very nice for whole folders as well!
Benedikt Ritter (he/him)Just tried https://datarequests.org today. Makes composing and sending data requests a breeze. Amazing tool! Thanks for the pointer @joschi!
AmnyX MessengerPro tip: Settings > Notifications > Message Previews > OFF
Stops your messages from flashing on lock screens and lingering in temporary phone storage. Keep your convos yours. 🔒
@AmnyX www.amnyx.com
#PrivacyTip #DigitalSecurity #PhonePrivacy #CyberSecurity #TechTips
Stops your messages from flashing on lock screens and lingering in temporary phone storage. Keep your convos yours. 🔒
@AmnyX www.amnyx.com
#PrivacyTip #DigitalSecurity #PhonePrivacy #CyberSecurity #TechTips
BiyteLüm📸 Think your photos don’t reveal much? Think again.
If you’ve enabled geotagging on your phone, each pic may store GPS data (EXIF metadata) — pinpointing where it was taken.
✅ Disable camera location access (iOS/Android)
✅ Strip metadata before sharing
📍 Some platforms remove this info, but don’t rely on it.
Hacker NewsWashington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)
#HackerNews #PrivacyTip #StopUsingChrome #DeleteMetaApps #Yandex #WashingtonPost
Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta's Apps (and Yandex) - Slashdot
Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps "were siphoning people's data through a digital back door for months," writes a Washington Post tech columnist, citing researchers who found no privacy setting could've stopped what Meta and Yandex were doing, since those two companies "circumvented privacy and sec...
That hot guy’s AirDrop? Might be a phishing scam.
⚠️ Attackers use AirDrop to send malicious links or images to strangers in public.
📌 Set AirDrop to “Contacts Only”
📌 Don’t accept files from strangers (no matter how cute)
📌 Turn it off in crowds
#CyberSecurity #AirDropScam #PrivacyTip #Infosec #DigitalSafety #BiyteLüm
💡 Easy privacy win: Turn off ad ID tracking on your phone.
Both Android & iPhone assign you a unique ID for targeted ads.
Turning it off won’t stop all tracking — but it cuts off one major pipeline.
Settings > Privacy > Ads
#PrivacyTip #AdTracking #DigitalWellness #BiyteLüm #SmartphoneSecurity
Both Android & iPhone assign you a unique ID for targeted ads.
Turning it off won’t stop all tracking — but it cuts off one major pipeline.
Settings > Privacy > Ads
#PrivacyTip #AdTracking #DigitalWellness #BiyteLüm #SmartphoneSecurity
Unshakled💧 DNS Leak 101
Even with a VPN, your ISP might still see what sites you visit. That’s a DNS leak. 😱
🔍 Test it: dnsleaktest.com
🛠 Fix it:
– Use a trusted VPN with DNS leak protection
– Or set custom DNS that you trust for Privacy.
Sam BentDon't accept random Bluetooth connections.
It opens a channel for potential exploitation.
#BluetoothSecurity #OpSec #PrivacyTip
It opens a channel for potential exploitation.
#BluetoothSecurity #OpSec #PrivacyTip
DNS requests aren't private by default! ⚠️ Your DNS queries can leak which websites you visit to your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Consider encrypted DNS options to keep your browsing habits more private. #PrivacyTip #DNS #OnlineSafety