They haven't read Orwell's 1984 - will they ever understand?

source: citizenlab.ca/research/analysi…

Key Findings
• #Webloc is a global #geolocation #surveillance system that monitors hundreds of millions of people based on data purchased from consumer apps and digital advertising. It was developed by Cobwebs Technologies and is now sold by its successor #Penlink.
• In collaboration with the European investigative #journalism platform #VSquare, we reveal that Hungarian domestic #intelligence has been using Webloc since at least 2022 and continues to use it as of today. Webloc customers also include the national police in El Salvador.
• U.S. customers include #ICE, the U.S. #military, #Texas Department of Public Safety, #DHS West #Virginia, #NYC district attorneys, and several #police departments in #LosAngeles, #Dallas, #Baltimore, #Tucson, #Durham and in smaller cities and counties like City of Elk Grove and Pinal County.
• Based on the responses to 96 #freedom of information requests we conclude that governments in #Europe and the U.K. are highly nontransparent about their potential use of ad-based surveillance.
• Cobwebs Technologies has links to the #spyware vendor #Quadream through Cobwebs Technologies founder Omri #Timianker, who now oversees the international operations of Penlink.
• Webloc is sold as an add-on product to the social #media and #web intelligence #system Tangles. Based on technical #analysis and other sources we show that Tangles and other products developed by #Cobwebs Technologies are used in many countries across the globe.
• We briefly investigate another Cobwebs product named #Trapdoor that appears to help trick victims into revealing information. Our analysis leads us to believe that Trapdoor can help facilitate the #deployment of #malware on devices.

#tracking #gps #mobile #monitor #usa #smartphone #app #software #internet #online #bigbrother #bigdata #orwell #dystopia #privacy #economy #politics #security #news #cybersecurity #anonymity #fail #justice #user #freedom #ethics #abuse #omg #wtf #policestate #democracy #society #maga #conspiracy #www #socialmedia #bigtech #technology #future #humanity #spy #position #map

#Tor: "A Server That Forgets: Exploring Stateless Relays"

https://blog.torproject.org/exploring-stateless-relays/

#privacy #cybersecurity #anonymity #FOSS

"The way you know that social media is not a serious place to discuss the course of human civilization is this: most of the people discussing it will not put their name on what they say."

~ Mike Brock

#SocialMedia #anonymity #morality

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/show-your-face

"Make no mistake: These kinds of regulations are like a bad cold — they spread fast and are hard to shake. Governments and legislators around the world are constantly peeking over the fence at their neighbors to see what policies they’re rolling out and asking themselves whether they, too, can enact such laws.

You shouldn’t be surprised when more nations ask, If Turkey can do away with that pesky anonymous internet speech, why can’t we? In fact, the sentiment already exists in democratic nations freer than Turkey. In February, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for an end to anonymous posts. “I want to see real names on the internet,” he said. “I want to know who is speaking.” Coincidentally or not, Germany also prosecutes insults to public officials. Not long after Merz’s statements, police investigated a Facebook comment calling Merz “Pinocchio.”

Anonymous online speech is in peril even here in the United States. In 2023, then-presidential candidate Nikki Haley walked back her demand that companies “verify every single person” using their platforms “by name.” The idea was toxic at the time, and she faced backlash among conservatives. But in the years since, that campaign has ballooned. The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which enjoys Democratic and Republican support, as well as the constantly growing list of state-level age-verification bills in red and blue states are putting a real strain on Americans’ ability to remain anonymous, whether they are 16 years old or 60."

https://expression.fire.org/p/its-the-end-of-internet-anonymity

#Turkey #Anonymity #AgeVerification #FreedomOfExpression #Censorship #Surveillance

Tails 7.6.1 Emergency Update Patches Critical Tor Browser Vulnerabilities

https://yoota.it/en/tails-7-6-1-emergency-update-patches-critical-tor-browser-vulnerabilities/

If you need to browse the internet a bit more privately, send a message, or tweak some info, you should check out Tails OS. It runs off a USB stick and clears everything as soon as you unplug it.

#tails #privacy #anonymity

#Tails 7.6.1

https://tails.net/news/version_7.6.1/

#privacy #cybersecurity #anonymity #FOSS #Linux

...The desire for “transparency,” for complete knowledge at any cost, is an affront to this mystery. It assumes that art is meant to be understood rather than appreciated, comprehended rather than wondered at...

Interesting read. No conclusions, just an interesting explanation of a gradient.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-human-condition/202604/should-artists-get-to-stay-anonymous/amp

#anonymity #psychology #art

Hat jemand Erfahrungen mit anonymen SIM-Karten? #Sim Karten die bereits aktiviert sind und man keinen #Ausweis vorlegen muss?

Ich bin neugierig, welche Erfahrungen ihr damit gemacht habt.

Diesen Shop habe ich auf die schnelle gefunden:

https://www.aktivesimkarte.com/

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Gerne teilen.

#frage #anonymity

The danger zones of the dark web

https://negativepid.blog/the-danger-zones-of-the-dark-web/

#tor #torBrowser #anonymity #cyberCrime #darkMarkets #crypto #Cybersecurity #cyberThreats #onlineSecurity #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #socialEngineering #cyberInvestigations #intelligence #darkWeb #negativepid