CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@kuketzblog Signal ist ein zentraler Dienst. Einen Stecker zu ziehen reicht, und nix geht mehr.Cool wäre eine Mischung aus Signal und Fediverse.

Previously: "We know where the checkpoints are. We warn one another when the Border Patrol is nearby. In public space, we adjust our bodies and behavior, attempting to go unnoticed, offering smiles of compliance as a way to disarm." https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-militarization-minnesota-alex-pretti/#surveillance #border #immigration #politics #USpol #news #Texas #SouthTexas

"The truth, says Distribute Aid’s Taylor Fairbank, is that all organizing that runs counter to the interests of the powerful, digital or physical, carries a threat of surveillance and its consequences.But Fairbank also says that those considerations shouldn’t prevent people from acting.'Look at the risk in context, make informed choices, try to be as safe as possible. But, my God, go out there and help people. Because we need it.'"https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/#fascism #USPol #surveillance #resist

@jonsnow So the machines are now in charge of parenting...This is where the "little Johnny must stay hooked up to the cloud" idiots have brought us... Independent / FOSS products are now rendered inoperable. Yes, I realize that means a lot of very-online and cybercool numbskulls here who are reading this.

The #Anthropic and US Government conflict is larger than you thinkhttps://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5739/anthropic-and-us-government-conflict-larger-you-think#politics #AI #privacy #surveillance

Détection anticipée, reconnaissance humaine, compatibilité animaux domestiques, connectivité : nos produits sans fil intègrent le meilleur de la technologie Felisure pour votre sécurité. La technologie de reconnaissance humaine distingue avec précision une présence suspecte des mouvements des animaux du quartier, vous évitant ainsi les fausses alertes.https://www.bretzel-liquide.com/blog/2026/02/28/choisissez-une-alarme-felisure/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/victory-tenth-circuit-finds-fourth-amendment-doesnt-support-broad-search-0A federal appeals court ruled that police can’t use overly broad search warrants to scrape everything on someone’s phone or digital accounts after a protest — like texts, photos, location history, or social media. The court said those warrants were too vague and violated basic Fourth Amendment privacy protections. #privacy #digitalrights #EFF #civilrights #surveillance

The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buyshttps://www.404media.co/the-government-just-made-it-harder-to-see-what-spy-tech-it-buys/#politics #surveillance #privacy

#Privacy #Surveillance Just throwing it out there that #OS level age verification is the stupidest idea I've heard in a long time.Unless you look at it through the lens of mass population surveillance. Than it makes perfect sense.

The madness continues …#OpenAI reaches deal to deploy #AI models on US Department of #Defense #classified network#SamAltman said Friday OpenAi reached an agreement with the #DoD."In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety & a desire to partner to achieve the best possible outcome," Altman posted on X using the #Trump admin’s BS name for the DoD.#law #tech #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons #privacy #security #InfoSec #military https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-reaches-deal-deploy-ai-models-us-department-war-classified-network-2026-02-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

@jae i love DC! but its not a replacement for discord's features except at the most basic level of "send message to a chat"

2026 is the year your world governments sold you out to the tech surveillance mob.New Scientist: Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults' privacy https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516996-banning-children-from-vpns-and-social-media-will-erode-adults-privacy/ @NewScientist #socialmedia #socialmediaban #privacy #surveillance

The danger of not being able to keep tabs on what surveillance technology the government is buying is very real and very present.https://www.404media.co/the-government-just-made-it-harder-to-see-what-spy-tech-it-buys/ #surveillance

Inside #Chicago’s #surveillance #panopticonLaw enforcement and security advocates say this vast monitoring system protects public safety and works well. But activists and many residents say it’s a surveillance panopticon that creates a chilling effect on behavior and violates guarantees of #privacy and #freespeech. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/23/1132740/inside-chicago-surveillance-panopticon/https://archive.ph/kJD2R