Rocket 

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privacy advocate. weather enthusiast. SysEng. archivist. #OpenStreetMap contributor. #Seattle. 
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Rocket Jan 25
Washington Privacy OrganizersJan 25

Say no to age verification in Washington state -- tell legislators not to follow Texas' lead!

If you're a Washington resident, here's an action to oppose HB 2112, which had a hearing last week. It's got a suggested script, talking points you can use if you want to extend the script or write your own, and an easy way to contact your legislators by email

https://www.takeaction.network/xactions/46385

#ageVerification #lgbtqia2s #privacy

Show threadRocket Nov 12
We can fight back. Certain municipalities in WA state have turned off their #Flock ALPRs on streets, either due to legal fights in the courts (such as Skagit county) or because of ICE arrests and public outcry (like in Redmond). #deflock
Show threadRocket Nov 12
#Flock ALPRs don't just read license plates. They log your bumper stickers, dents, roof racks, and more — all to violate your privacy and sell your data to law enforcement, ICE, or whoever else is willing to pay. Your movements are added to their database, and those with access can query for this data now and in the future. #deflock
Show threadRocket Nov 12
It seems like Home Depot and Lowe's have a contracts with #Flock. Every store of theirs in my metro area seems to have them. This shows that they're more than happy to violate your right to privacy and assist ICE. #deflock
Rocket Nov 12

Help your local community and add your local Flock ALPRs to #openstreetmap. Once added and tagged properly, they'll show up on deflock.me. If you don't use OSM and prefer to use deflock.me, it'll also get added to OSM! Links below for more info:

- What are ALPRs and what do they look like? https://deflock.me/what-is-an-alpr
- Report an ALPR using deflock's app or OSM https://deflock.me/report

DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

Rocket Oct 31
Stephanie L. Weippert :) Oct 31
Dear Republicans, "We'll starve some of you until you let us take away your healthcare" isn't as good a look as you think it is.
Rocket Oct 31
evacideOct 31

GrapheneOS is great and I recommend it all the time for Android users who are concerned about spying by governments and law enforcement.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/leaker-reveals-which-pixels-are-vulnerable-to-cellebrite-phone-hacking/

Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking

Cellebrite can apparently extract data from most Pixel phones, unless they're running GrapheneOS.

Ars Technica
Rocket Oct 23
The Seattle TimesOct 23

Judge blocks Trump cuts to WA climate resilience money
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/judge-blocks-trump-cuts-to-wa-climate-resilience-money/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Seattle News @seattle-news-TheSeattleTimes

Rocket Oct 21
TutaOct 21

On #GlobalEncryptionDay 🔒 we stand strong against encryption backdoors! 💪

We've just fought #ChatControl & we'll continue to fight wherever #encryption is under threat. But today we'd like to celebrate that 61% of all Tuta emails are sent end-to-end encrypted - a huge win for privacy. 🔥

👉 Read more on why we must never allow backdoors: https://tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-is-a-security-risk

Rocket Oct 21
Em Oct 21

Today October 21st is
Global Encryption Day! 🔒🎉

This is a good time to remember that encryption is essential to online security and digital privacy.

Despite some governments pushing hard to weaken it, we must remind them that we all need encryption, and especially end-to-end encryption, to stay safe online 💚

Privacy is a human right
and end-to-end encryption is one of the best tool we have to enforce that right.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/11/encryption-is-not-a-crime/

#GlobalEncryptionDay #Encryption #E2EE #Privacy #RootForE2EE

Encryption Is Not a Crime

Encryption is not a crime, encryption protects us all. Encryption, and especially end-to-end encryption, is an essential tool to protect everyone online. Attempts to undermine encryption are an attack to our fundamental right to privacy and an attack to our inherent right to security and safety.

Privacy Guides