Category: Data Privacy
-
We’re Making Mass Deletion Even Easier on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit
In the next 24 hours, users running Redactions on Twitter (or X), Facebook and Reddit will be greeted with a streamlined deletion experience. To receive the update, just fully exit and reopen Redact! Once your version of Redact is up to date, bulk deletion on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit will look like this by default:…
-
International Community Blocking DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns
AI has quickly become the latest battleground for an international arms race, and China has now asserted itself as a major contender – releasing an AI model rivalling the best of the US and tanking American tech stocks. The international community has responded with widespread and perhaps reasonable decisions to block or restrict DeepSeek’s use.…
-
The Most Invasive Apps on Your Phone—and Why You Should Delete Them
Most apps (not Redact.dev!) want your data – it helps them in a variety of ways, to reach a simple end – make more money. Some apps are transparent about this, while others bury relevant clauses deep within their privacy policies and terms of service. With rapidly changing regulations around technology and AI, and instability…
-
Governments Use Bot Networks to Influence Public Opinion, Prevent Political Criticism
The Importance of Digital Privacy in the Age of Social Media Surveillance Recent revelations about Mexico’s Cyberspace Operations Centre have highlighted the use of fake profiles and bots by various entities, including military organizations, to monitor and manipulate digital conversations. These practices underscore the critical need for individuals to safeguard their digital privacy. Understanding the…
-
High School Student Discovers CloudFlare Vulnerability in Discord and Signal
A high school junior on github, hackermondev uncovered a deanonymization attack capable of determining a target’s location within a 250-mile radius—without the target ever knowing. This attack exploits caching mechanisms in content delivery networks (CDNs), such as Cloudflare, to reveal geolocation data based on the datacenters handling user requests. How the Attack WorksCloudflare – one…
-
What is Necro’ing, and How Can It Impact Your Digital Footprint?
What is necro’ing? Necro’ing, derived from “necromancy,” is the act of reviving an old, inactive thread, post, or discussion by adding a new comment or reply. It’s common in forums, social media, and group chats where archived conversations resurface with new activity. Sometimes necro’ing can be helpful—adding relevant updates or continuing an unresolved discussion. However,…
-
LinkedIn Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Use of Customer Data in AI Training
Update – this lawsuit has been withdrawn, as it was levelled on the basis of LinkedIn using private messages to train AI. While they did not do this, LinkedIn did automatically opt all users into AI training without getting informed consent (TechMonitor) In a recent development, Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is under legal scrutiny for allegedly disclosing…