Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Privacy

Privacy Is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset (privacyguides.org)
In my work as a privacy advocate, I regularly encounter two types of discourse that I find very damaging to privacy as a whole.

Privacy, Advocacy, Online Privacy

168 points by freddyym 4 days ago | 48 comments

Consumer Action Taskforce (rossmanngroup.com)
The mission of this Wiki is to document a new generation of consumer exploitation that bears no resemblance to issues of the 1950s-1990s. We focus on the issues that often go unnoticed by review sites, tech press, and traditional consumer protection publications.

Consumer Protection, Consumer Advocacy, Digital Exploitation, Online Privacy

6 points by compootr 32 days ago | 0 comments

We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky (technologyreview.com)
If we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires.

Social Media, Censorship, Online Privacy, Decentralization

262 points by srameshc 34 days ago | 306 comments

Age verification mandatory for porn sites in the UK starting July (bbc.co.uk)
All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce "robust" age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK users by July.

Age Verification, Censorship, Online Privacy, UK Policy, Pornography

26 points by mysto 36 days ago | 34 comments

What Is the "MFFAM" Policy? (nearlyfreespeech.net)
NearlyFreeSpeech.NET is a do-it-yourself service, designed to allow experienced webmasters and people who are strongly self-motivated to set up low-cost hosting by only paying for services they actually use.

Web Hosting, Online Privacy

104 points by Tomte 41 days ago | 68 comments

Lies, damned lies, and Impact Hero (refoorest, allcolibri) (palant.info)
Transparency note: According to Colibri Hero, they attempted to establish a business relationship with eyeo, a company that I co-founded. I haven’t been in an active role at eyeo since 2018, and I left the company entirely in 2021. Colibri Hero was only founded in 2021. My investigation here was prompted by a blog comment.

Transparency, Digital Advertising, Business, Online Privacy

76 points by ookware 65 days ago | 7 comments

You Can't Opt-Out of A.I. Online (newyorker.com)
Last week, like the Jews of Exodus painting blood on their lintels, hundreds of thousands of Instagram users posted a block of text to their accounts hoping to avoid the plague of artificial intelligence online.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Technology, Online Privacy

95 points by fortran77 141 days ago | 99 comments

Open letter: Dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online (edri.org)
Children and young people are some of the most at-risk users of online services, and they deserve age-appropriate online environments that safeguard their well-being. However, as policymakers across the European Union push for EU-wide rules to mandate age verification tools on social media, civil society’s concerns are growing about the impact on fundamental rights.

Online Privacy, Children's Rights, Digital Rights, Europe, Policy

5 points by MaysonL 158 days ago | 0 comments

Federal government to outlaw doxxing, impose up to seven years' jail (abc.net.au)
The malicious release of personal data online, known as doxxing, would be outlawed and attract up to seven years in jail under new legislation being introduced to federal parliament on Thursday.

Cybersecurity, Law, Politics, Online Privacy

56 points by aussieguy1234 163 days ago | 54 comments

84% want stronger online privacy laws, but Congress's corruption stalls progress (techdirt.com)

Online Privacy, Politics, Legislation, Corruption

90 points by speckx 183 days ago | 108 comments

Top EU Court Says No Right to Online Anonymity, Copyright Is More Important (techdirt.com)

EU Law, Anonymity, Copyright, Online Privacy

10 points by belter 259 days ago | 3 comments

Online Privacy and Overfishing (schneier.com)

Online Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Protection

65 points by Sindisil 261 days ago | 20 comments

Ask HN: Would you send a photo holding your drivers license to rent a VPS? (ycombinator.com)