Posts by alshafei@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AYdIWXkKSbLAq5ZKKW by alshafei@mastodon.social
2023-08-11T20:27:06Z
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Monitoring private data in the name of safety is a myth, because it enables anyone to exploit this information and weaponize it against you. It also means the app will have a responsibility to hand over your private messages if required to do so by a government subpoena. End-to-end encryption needs to be the default and the norm.#privacy
(DIR) Post #Ad3XWasqMF58Qn5Rcu by alshafei@mastodon.social
2023-12-21T23:35:30Z
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"The Israeli army has killed more journalists in 10 weeks than any other army or entity has in any single year. And with every journalist killed, the war becomes harder to document and to understand" #Palestine #Gaza https://cpj.org/2023/12/israel-gaza-war-takes-record-toll-on-journalists-2/
(DIR) Post #AhMMxqXlnFrbybW7M0 by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-04-28T20:44:44Z
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An important thing to clarify on the newly formed Mastodon 501(c)(3) entity: it's not here to make or influence product decisions. It has no legal ability to enforce any such changes. Primary operations will remain led by the Germany-based Mastodon gGmbH, and this won’t change. The focus of the U.S entity is to provide another vehicle for donations and other forms of support. The Board has no legal "control" beyond this.
(DIR) Post #AhZogNaMCqNngqFf4S by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T03:44:43Z
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Disappointed to see The Markup share advice for people to use WhatsApp in its post about preparing your phone for a protest, and that it's coming from "digital security trainers." Metadata literally kills, and WhatsApp is swimming in it. The metadata they collect includes:Groups you're a member of, location, personal info (email, phone number, user IDs), contacts and their phone numbers, in-app search history, when you use the app & how often you use it. E2EE alone doesn't guarantee #privacy
(DIR) Post #AhZogObSQErCqXm3QO by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T03:51:44Z
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Based on WhatsApp's information about media forwarding, they seem to imply that media is not E2EE, which is another reason why it's so dangerous to recommend the app in protest settings and times of heightened and targeted surveillance.
(DIR) Post #AhdB4ABGTdXNX28msi by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T23:45:48Z
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Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spainhttps://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-discloses-user-data-leading-to-arrest-in-spain/ #Privacy #Encryption
(DIR) Post #AhmsGUsXOQfFeU9Fey by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-05-09T20:53:43Z
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@evacide It gets a bit worse, Telegram has a long-standing relationship with a Saudi organization that's essentially a govt arm in Riyadh, working in direct partnership to analyze and monitor an obscene amount of user data: https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/641746/SAUDI-ARABIA/Etidal-Telegram-remove-over-16-million-extremist-contents-in-early-2024They claim this only targets terrorist groups. I can verify that it absolutely impacts groups run by queer communities in the Gulf, because I was in one such group that was monitored and shut down by Etidal. Telegram can fuck off into the sunset.
(DIR) Post #AhqGEETmNJYYaLttdQ by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-05-12T23:05:58Z
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A reminder that the Tor Project itself strongly recommends against using Tor in any browser other than Tor Browser. Using Tor in another browser can leave you vulnerable without the privacy protections of Tor Browser.Get it here and protect yourself from surveillance and censorship while browsing the web: https://www.torproject.org/download/ #Privacy #Surveillance #Tor
(DIR) Post #AjmWRlZrhM4PoqGjVA by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-07-10T03:12:04Z
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"Tesla's self-driving cars seem like a marvel of machine learning. But in reality, the company relies on a small army of human 'data annotators' who continuously improve how the cars drive by reviewing camera footage from thousands of Tesla drivers"What a shocker 🙀https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-prioritizes-musk-vip-data-self-driving-2024-7
(DIR) Post #AjpgLO3lo03G9tjWbY by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-07-11T16:16:01Z
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The most tech-enabled genocide in history. https://www.404media.co/google-cloud-listed-then-removed-as-sponsor-of-israeli-military-tech-conference/
(DIR) Post #AjsxrWGF89G9YWM3qC by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-07-04T23:48:28Z
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More accurate marketing: "take photos of yourself, and then be surveilled with facial recognition forever"#Meta #Privacy #WhatsApp
(DIR) Post #Aky2NiXFRmdsvYToH2 by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-08-14T16:11:36Z
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Pleased to announce the launch of Surveillance Watch, an interactive map and resource that documents the hidden connections within the opaque surveillance industry: https://www.surveillancewatch.io/ By mapping out the intricate web of surveillance companies, their subsidiaries, partners, and financial backers, we hope to expose the enablers fueling this industry's extensive rights violations, ensuring they cannot evade accountability for being complicit in this abuse.#Privacy #Surveillance #InfoSec
(DIR) Post #AkyIcMcApOhUYIn0uO by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-08-14T22:29:08Z
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@luke Are you on the latest version, 129.0.1?
(DIR) Post #Am49uAmtqt9wFHUzia by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-09-16T11:16:06Z
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"Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure citizens will be on their best behavior""Ellison said AI would be used in the future to constantly watch and analyze vast surveillance systems, like security cameras, police body cameras, doorbell cameras, and vehicle dashboard cameras."https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9 #Privacy #Surveillance #AI
(DIR) Post #AmZ8OmHjPxSox4PUjA by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-10-01T14:07:51Z
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"People are really, really realizing the importance of Tor more and more, and how vital and critical it is to fund and support critical internet infrastructure." https://www.fastcompany.com/91198184/heres-how-tor-is-expanding-its-offering-in-a-security-minded-world
(DIR) Post #AoWc1auVD257GZorHk by alshafei@mastodon.social
2024-11-29T05:06:44Z
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"Israel is examining the launch of a pilot program that could see US private security firms replace the army in northern Gaza""The former army officer also says Tel Aviv will likely ask that the US – or an outside party – finance the program.""Since the start of the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli government has turned to mercenaries to overcome an enlistment crisis."https://thecradle.co/articles-id/27879#Gaza #Palestine #USA #Israel