@brave the appropriate alternative class of open technologies is #digitalProvenance and I don't get why everyone in #privsec isn't working hard on it.
@delta having *the same app* bridge people on existing email infra to the #privsec crowd has always been the biggest strength I appreciated Delta Chat for. forking, dropping legacy SMTP, or any such abandonment of that bridge would turn Delta Chat into just another chat protocol in my eye. if I'm going to push people to adopt secure messaging, Signal would always be the easier sell.
Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches

The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company's German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations.

BleepingComputer
VSCode extensions found downloading early-stage ransomware

Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware from a remote server, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft's review process.

BleepingComputer
Create Qubes RPCs and clients for systemd services with symlinks

Create Qubes RPCs and clients for systemd services with symlinks - qubes-rpc-for-systemd-services-with-symlinks.md

Gist
This is one of the best if not the best article I’ve read about personal Privacy/Security for a while https://open.substack.com/pub/privseclaw/p/know-your-rights-part-one-of-creating?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#privacy #security #privsec
Reclaim your Privacy Rights: Threat Modelling

Your guide to creating a personal privacy and security management strategy

Privacy, Security and the Law
8/ Ultimately, when privacy and security work hand in hand, they foster trust, respect individual freedoms, and promote a safer and more resilient digital environment for everyone. Let's champion both privacy and security as fundamental rights. #DataPrivacy #PrivSec
Yubikey-Guide: a very complete (and long) Guide to use YubiKey as a SmartCard for storing GPG encryption, signing and authentication keys, which can also be used for SSH #PrivSec https://github.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide
GitHub - drduh/YubiKey-Guide: Community guide to using YubiKey for GnuPG and SSH - protect secrets with hardware crypto.

Community guide to using YubiKey for GnuPG and SSH - protect secrets with hardware crypto. - drduh/YubiKey-Guide

GitHub

A reminder for #researchers and #privsec advocates:

If you are tweeting or tooting about data dumps and are using screenshots of TAs' posts, remember to redact any links in the posts.

I have just seen two examples in the past hour where people tweeted screenshots that show the whole world where to find personal information of students in one case and protected health information in the second case.

Tweet or toot responsibly. Remember to redact.

Have a great weekend.

#databreach #infosec #cybersecurity

Apple Faces UK Ban on Updates Over Data Collection

The UK is considering drastic cybersecurity measures, which could include a ban on security updates for Apple products. Under the new plans, technology companies, including Apple, will have to noti…

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