Dropsafe

by Alec Muffett

Tag: privacy

Australia: eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant called to testify before US Congress by Donald Trump ally over ‘threat’ to Americans’ free speech | Sky News

2025/11/19
BREAKING: EU attempting last minute resurrection ChatControl client-side scanning & message surveillance under vague “mandate… all reasonable mitigation measures” figleaf; FightChatControl.EU to be reactivated…

2025/11/10
Ben Schroeter at EurActive: “It’s not that Europe regulates. It’s how it regulates” | Um, I’m not convinced…

2025/10/28
Microsoft’s OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) | Slashdot | …and: “You can only turn off this setting 3 times a year”

2025/10/15
ANONYMITY IS HARD: if you are reading this post, it is an invitation for you to consider how anonymity can fail (leading to re-identification) in a heavily networked system

2025/10/14
“The EU is now testing a digital age verification system that ties internet access to your government ID”

2025/10/14
The EU Is Forcing Backdoor Access to Your Phone | [He] Followed the Money

2025/10/13
The bad news is: the fact that the vote was cancelled signals that they want to have yet another go. We still have to fight Chat Control.

2025/10/10
Data protection under fire: Messenger services react to EU chat control | heise online

2025/10/07
The UK Is Still Trying to Backdoor Encryption for Apple Users | Electronic Frontier Foundation

2025/10/05
UK government tries again to access encrypted Apple customer data: Report | TechCrunch

2025/10/02
Vitalik Buterin Warns EU Surveillance Plan Threatens Digital Privacy

2025/09/28