Hacker News with Generative AI: Privacy

Why one would use Qubes OS? (2023) (dataswamp.org)
Hello, I've been talking a lot about Qubes OS lately but I never explained why I got hooked to its offer. It's time to tell why I like it.
Operating Systems, Security, Privacy
11 points by lemper 5 hours ago | 4 comments
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers an Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels (wired.com)
A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American military and intelligence personnel overseas, from their homes and their children’s schools to hardened aircraft shelters within an airbase where US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored.
Privacy, Data Security, Military, Surveillance, Journalism
8 points by SirLJ 5 hours ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Open-Source Alternatives to Google Location History? (ycombinator.com)
I've been using Google Timeline (Location History) for years to remind me of what I have been doing on a specific day. However, Google will no longer store data in its cloud (https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-maps-will-soon-delete-your-location-history-unless-you-tell-it-not-to ). This brings me troubles because I really don't like to operate the cell phone when I have a much more powerful PC at hand.
Open Source, Privacy, Location Tracking, Google
11 points by simonmysun 13 hours ago | 0 comments
Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks (techxplore.com)
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet-connected cars in Australia. It's yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws.
Privacy, Cars, Technology, Australia, Regulation
9 points by mdp2021 15 hours ago | 1 comments
Show HN: A People Search Engine with Face Recognition (introthem.com)
We are a search engine that uses facial recognition to conduct in-depth, accurate research about individuals, prospects, and brands.
Face Recognition, Search Engines, People Search, Privacy
23 points by vignesh_warar 18 hours ago | 25 comments
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults in Germany (wired.com)
A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American military and intelligence personnel overseas, from their homes and their children’s schools to hardened aircraft shelters within an airbase where US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored.
Privacy, Military, Intelligence, Data Security, Germany
6 points by marban 19 hours ago | 1 comments
Strava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other apps (theverge.com)
Strava recently informed its users and partners that new terms for its API restrict the data that third-party apps can show, refrain from replicating Strava’s look, and place a ban on using data “for any model training related to artificial intelligence, machine learning or similar applications.”
Privacy, Data Sharing, Fitness Apps, Artificial Intelligence
54 points by thunderbong 1 day ago | 17 comments
Australia increasingly hostile toward secure messaging apps (theguardian.com)
The founder of an encrypted messaging app who left Australia for Switzerland after police unexpectedly visited an employee’s home says he had left because of Australia’s “hostile” stance against developers building privacy-focused apps.
Australia, Privacy, Encryption, Government Surveillance
10 points by dankotanko1599 2 days ago | 1 comments
Online Age Verification as Trojan Horse for the Mass Rollout of Digital IDs? (nakedcapitalism.com)
Online age verification threatens to trap everyone, not just minors, in its web, as the Australian government recently admitted.
Privacy, Digital ID, Government Surveillance, Australia
56 points by hackandthink 2 days ago | 46 comments
Elon Musk Asked People to Upload Their Health Data. X Users Obliged (nytimes.com)
Privacy experts cringed when people started feeding their medical images to the A.I. tool Grok.
Elon Musk, Health Data, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence
12 points by aguaviva 2 days ago | 2 comments
/e/OS: A complete "deGoogled" mobile ecosystem (e.foundation)
Android, Privacy
61 points by gaws 2 days ago | 40 comments
Show HN: Nosia – Privacy-focused AI to run models on your own data and device (github.com/nosia-ai)
Nosia is a platform that allows you to run an AI model on your own data. It is designed to be easy to install and use.
Privacy, AI, Open Source, Machine Learning
8 points by tontoncyber 2 days ago | 5 comments
Europeans spend 575M hours clicking on cookie banners a year (substack.com)
Europeans spend 575 million hours clicking on cookie banners a year.
Europe, Privacy, Cookies, Web, User Experience
79 points by rholmes84 3 days ago | 99 comments
Tim Berners-Lee Wants the Internet Back (bloomberg.com)
Tim Berners-Lee has a radical proposition. Instead of leaving our online data vulnerable to harvesting by large tech platforms and governments, we should control it. Our own little piece of the web or “personal cloud” should need permission to be accessed.
Privacy, Internet, Technology, Data Control
24 points by marban 3 days ago | 10 comments
Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property? (rte.ie)
But as the phenomenon of drone deliveries increases, the concerns of home owners and residents negatively impacted by the rapid rise in the number of flyovers have attracted ever greater media attention.
Privacy, Drone Technology, Regulation
12 points by austinallegro 3 days ago | 0 comments
Missouri Cops Accused of Pulling over Women and Searching Their Phones for Nudes (gizmodo.com)
In two separate legal cases, former police officers in Missouri have been charged with pulling women over and then searching their cell phones for nude pictures.
Police Brutality, Law Enforcement, Missouri, Privacy, Sexism
23 points by colinprince 3 days ago | 4 comments
What to Use Instead of PGP (soatok.blog)
It’s been more than five years since The PGP Problem was published, and I still hear from people who believe that using PGP (whether GnuPG or another OpenPGP implementation) is a thing they should be doing.
Cryptography, Security, Privacy, Technology
6 points by marbu 3 days ago | 1 comments
Memos – An open source Rewinds / Recall (github.com/arkohut)
Memos is a privacy-focused passive recording project. It can automatically record screen content, build intelligent indices, and provide a convenient web interface to retrieve historical records.
Open Source, Privacy, Screen Recording, Software, Tools
128 points by arkohut 4 days ago | 34 comments
What to Use Instead of PGP (soatok.blog)
It’s been more than five years since The PGP Problem was published, and I still hear from people who believe that using PGP (whether GnuPG or another OpenPGP implementation) is a thing they should be doing.
Cryptography, Security, Privacy, Open Source, Software
3 points by thunderbong 4 days ago | 0 comments
What to Use Instead of PGP (soatok.blog)
It’s been more than five years since The PGP Problem was published, and I still hear from people who believe that using PGP (whether GnuPG or another OpenPGP implementation) is a thing they should be doing.
Cryptography, Security, Privacy, Technology, Open Source
16 points by luxpir 5 days ago | 21 comments
Why is my air fryer spying on me? We reveal the smart devices gathering data (which.co.uk)
Which? research has found evidence of excessive smart device surveillance - from air fryers demanding permission to listen in on conversations and sharing data with TikTok, to TVs wanting to know users’ exact locations at all times
Privacy, Smart Devices, Consumer Reports, Surveillance, Data Collection
7 points by gnabgib 5 days ago | 0 comments
Air fryer might be spying on you (techradar.com)
Privacy, Security, Consumer Technology, Air Fryers
9 points by ulrischa 5 days ago | 5 comments
7th Circuit Again Says Long-Term Pole Camera Surveillance Isn't Unconstitutional (techdirt.com)
The Seventh Circuit Appeals Court was somewhat hesitant to bless the 18 months of pole camera surveillance in the Tuggle case back in 2021. The reluctance to state affirmatively this sort of surveillance will always be constitutional shows up in its most recent decision dealing with the same subject matter.
Law, Surveillance, Privacy, Technology, Courts
15 points by hn_acker 5 days ago | 0 comments
Bluesky says it won't train AI on your posts (theverge.com)
Social network Bluesky, in a post on Friday, says that it has “no intention” of taking user content to train generative AI tools.
Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Bluesky
29 points by rntn 6 days ago | 16 comments
What to Use Instead of PGP (soatok.blog)
It’s been more than five years since The PGP Problem was published, and I still hear from people who believe that using PGP (whether GnuPG or another OpenPGP implementation) is a thing they should be doing.
Cryptography, Security, Privacy, Open Source
10 points by todsacerdoti 6 days ago | 4 comments
Unexpected Keyboard – customiseable Android Keyboard with all keys available (github.com/Julow)
Lightweight and privacy-conscious virtual keyboard for Android.
Android, Keyboard, Customization, Privacy, Open Source
15 points by speerer 6 days ago | 7 comments
iOS age restriction blocks all browsers except Safari, breaks choice screen (open-web-advocacy.org)
Apple is currently failing to comply with its obligations under Article 6(3) of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regarding the provision of the browser choice screen. The iOS browser choice screen is currently broken for any user with age restrictions for apps enabled, effectively preventing them from selecting any browser other than Safari.
Apple, iOS, Privacy, Web Browsers
7 points by speckx 6 days ago | 0 comments
Privacy, Why? (tbray.org)
They’re listening to us too much, and watching too. We’re not happy about it. The feeling is appropriate but we’ve been unclear about why we feel it.
Privacy, Surveillance
5 points by HieronymusBosch 6 days ago | 0 comments
Deanonymization of owners of anonymous Telegram channels (github.com/vognik)
Maltego module for working with Telegram.
Telegram, Privacy, Data Security, Social Media, Security Tools
16 points by vognik 6 days ago | 2 comments
Analysis of economic and productivity losses caused by cookie banners in Europe (legiscope.com)
Europeans Spend 575 Million Hours Clicking Cookie Banners Every Year
Europe, Cookies, Privacy, Economics, Productivity
332 points by vegasbrianc 6 days ago | 381 comments