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Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having 'profound' security and privacy issues | TechCrunch

Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned Friday that agentic AI could come with a risk to user privacy. Speaking onstage at the SXSW conference in

TechCrunch

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Fuck #Meta 

Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now:

Attending a protest: https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest

How to Use Signal: https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal

Security starter pack: https://ssd.eff.org/playlist/want-security-starter-pack

Attending a Protest

For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest. Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during,...

We all know that “free” services aren't actually free.
Every app, every search, every like, every scroll - all feed an algorithm designed to predict, influence and profit from the user.
They're not just selling your data - they're selling the ability to control your behavior, building psychological models of your decisions.
It's predictive modeling at scale.

#privacymatters #privacy

#WhatsApp says #journalists and civil society members were targets of #Israeli #spyware | WhatsApp | The Guardian

Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by #Paragon Solutions spyware
#privacy #security #Israel

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/whatsapp-israel-spyware

WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware

Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware

The Guardian

Report: DeepSeek’s #chat histories and internal data were publicly #exposed

A cloud #security firm found a publicly accessible, fully controllable database belonging to #DeepSeek , the #Chinese firm that has recently shaken up the #AI world, "within minutes" of examining DeepSeek's security, according to a blog post by Wiz.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/report-deepseeks-chat-histories-and-internal-data-were-publicly-exposed/

Report: DeepSeek’s chat histories and internal data were publicly exposed

Wiz researchers found many similarities to OpenAI with their escalated access.

Ars Technica
I have long been interested in protecting my privacy online. It's addictive and can become a passion. Paranoia is not a bad thing when it concerns #privacy and security.

There is a growing number of people who no longer feel safe in their own home or country. Whatever the reason, many people might not feel safe to browse certain topics online 🌐

If you're in this situation, the Tails live operating system from @torproject can help. Tails protects against censorship and surveillance, and it lets you use a computer without leaving any trace of your browsing history afterward.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/29/installing-and-using-tails/

#Tails #Privacy #Tor #PrivacyGuides #Article

Using Tails When Your World Doesn't Feel Safe Anymore

When browsing the web at home becomes dangerous to your safety, there are tools that can help minimizing your digital traces to stay safe. Tails is one of these tools. Here's why, when, and how you can install and use Tails.

Privacy Guides
Google reportedly worked directly with Israel’s military on AI tools

The company raced to beat Amazon to sell AI tools to the IDF, while publicly denying its involvement with Israel’s military.

The Verge

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