#Lyon Abandons #Microsoft Office To Strengthen 'Digital Sovereignty'
#France #politics #privacy
Lyon Abandons Microsoft Office To Strengthen
The City of Lyon will replace Microsoft
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Zero-click #AI data leak flaw uncovered in #Microsoft365 #Copilot
#Microsoft #MicrosoftCopilot #privacy #cybersecurity
BleepingComputer
Zero-click AI data leak flaw uncovered in Microsoft 365 Copilot
A new attack dubbed 'EchoLeak' is the first known zero-click AI vulnerability that enables attackers to exfiltrate sensitive data from Mi...
#AOSP isn't dead, but #Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers
#privacy #FOSS #Calyx #Graphene #Lineage
Android Authority
AOSP isn't dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers
Google has confirmed it isn't discontinuing AOSP, but it's making a change that makes it harder for devs to build Android for Pixel phones.
“#Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost #Meta 32 billion.
#privacy #Facebook
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
You just can't finish off Zuckerberg.
#EU to launch age-check app as pressure builds on #BigTech
https://archive.is/Htwxm
#privacy #AgeVerification #politics
#Botnet hacks 9,000+ #ASUS routers to add persistent #SSH #backdoor
#cybersecurity
BleepingComputer
Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor
Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed "AyySSHush" that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and ...
“Reject all” #cookies button must be present and visible, German court says
https://cybernews.com/privacy/reject-all-cookies-button-must-be-present-in-europe/
#Germany #privacy #cookie
#Google fixes high severity #Chrome flaw with public exploit
#cybersecurity
BleepingComputer
Google fixes high severity Chrome flaw with public exploit
Google has released emergency security updates to patch a high-severity Chrome vulnerability that has a public exploit and can let attackers hijack...
License Plate Reader Company #Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
#privacy #ALPR
404 Media
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked...
#Whoogle currently broken
#Google #Search #privacy #FOSS
GitHub
GitHub - benbusby/whoogle-search: A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine
A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine - benbusby/whoogle-search
#Firefox could be doomed without #Google search deal, says executive
#FOSS #Mozilla #privacy
The Verge
Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive
“We would be really struggling to stay alive.”
#Congress Passes TAKE IT DOWN Act Despite Major Flaws
#privacy #deepfake #AI #TakeItDown
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Congress Passes TAKE IT DOWN Act Despite Major Flaws
It would give the powerful a dangerous new route to manipulate platforms into removing lawful speech that they simply don't like, with Preside...
#Monero Likely Pumped 50% Due To Suspected $330 Million #Bitcoin Theft
#privacy #anonymity #crypto
Monero Likely Pumped 50% Due To Suspected $330 Million Bitcoin Theft - Slashdot
Onchain investigator ZachXBT flagged a suspicious $330.7 million Bitcoin transfer that was quickly laundered into Monero, causing XMR
#GoEuropean: mailbox(dot)org offer for switching to the European alternative
#privacy #cybersecurity #email
Redirecting to https://mailbox.org/en/news/goeuropean-offer/
#Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for #AgeVerification
#FRT #FacialRecognition #privacy
Gizmodo
Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification
Some countries have passed strict new laws dictating youth access to digital platforms.
#LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions
#advertising #privacy
Ars Technica
LG TVs’ integrated ads get more personal with tech that analyzes viewer emotions
LG licenses tech for interpreting TV users' feelings and convictions.
#SSL/#TLS certificate lifespans reduced to 47 days by 2029
#cybersecurity
BleepingComputer
SSL/TLS certificate lifespans reduced to 47 days by 2029
The CA/Browser Forum has voted to significantly reduce the lifespan of SSL/TLS certificates over the next 4 years, with a final lifespan of just 47...
Boarding passes and check-in could be scrapped in air travel shake-up
#FacialRecognition #FRT #cybersecurity #privacy #travel
the Guardian
Boarding passes and check-in could be scrapped in air travel shake-up
Facial recognition and a ‘journey pass’ stored on passengers’ phones are part of UN-backed plans to digitise air transport
#Encryption Is Not a Crime
#politics #privacy #cybersecurity
Privacy Guides
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 o...
#Google fixes #Android zero-days exploited in attacks, 60 other flaws
#cybersecurity
BleepingComputer
Google fixes Android zero-days exploited in attacks, 60 other flaws
Google has released patches for 62 vulnerabilities in Android's April 2025 security update, including two zero-days exploited in targeted atta...