Monique Barrow

Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn't get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away.It's unfortunately no longer enough to force

As age verification laws proliferate around the world, people have predictably turned to VPNs to protect their privacy. Instead of taking this as a sign that surveillance isn't popular, lawmakers have decided they might as well ban VPNs altogether. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.

⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.

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LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI models unless you opt out You're already opted it, so you have to take action on LinkedIn now

Starting November 3, users that reside in the United Kingdom, the European Union, the European Economic Area, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong will be included in LinkedIn’s AI training by default unless they manually opt out. #privacy #AI

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October 2025 Privacy News Roundup Boo 👻

The Privacy Cloud's monthly news roundup is available to read now. Some of the biggest privacy headlines I caught for October include surveillance, age verification, and AI. #privacy #security #news

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Smartphone security tip of the week: You have deactivated or deleted your advertising ID #smartphone #privacy #security

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Smartphone security tip of the week: Do not take your device with you to official appointments #smartphone #privacy #security

🚨 BREAKING: Chat Control BLOCKED in EU! 🎉

Germany just refused to back the EU's mass surveillance "Chat Control" regulation after public pressure! This blocks the required majority in the EU Council and derails next week's planned vote.

NICE JOB EVERYONE! 💪

September 2025 Privacy News Roundup Fall is here

Some of the biggest privacy headlines I caught for September include age verification, AI, and Big Tech. 
#privacy #security #news #technology

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Update: The UK Government has reportedly issued another secret order (Technical Capability Notice) forcing Apple to weaken iCloud security.

But, this time it is focused on the UK. 😬

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Smartphone security tip of the week: You are using a privacy film #smartphone #privacy #security

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Starmer considering new digital ID scheme to tackle illegal working The prime minister says the proposal could play an important part in tackling illegal working in the UK.

SHOCKING, NEVER-BEFORE SEEN: The UK government wants to force everyone to have Digital ID Cards (again)

We’re seeing governments monitoring what you post, censoring websites, and cracking down on free speech. Why hand them an ID to track your every move?

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Showtime - Into The Spine For this week's Fragments, Monique Barrow examines the importance of the arts Princess Peach: Showtime! in contrast to the real-life climate.

Happy anniversary to this fragment story that I wrote for @intothespine.bsky.social! Now more than ever, the arts and humanities need our support. Thank you, @diegoarguello.bsky.social, for publishing it!
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Signal has introduced Secure Backups, an opt-in feature to save encrypted message history across devices. It offers free and paid storage options, with backups secured by zero-knowledge encryption buff.ly/8WpX98y

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Keep fighting EU! 🇪🇺 6 are undecided, make your voices heard.

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5 Simple Privacy and Security Tips For Your iPhone Protect yourself from🍎

Take these steps to improve the privacy and security of your iPhone. #privacy #security #iphone

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🚨 Google is tightening the screws on Android freedom! Starting next year, they're blocking sideloading of "unverified" apps which requires all developers to identify themselves to Google. Goal is global 2027 rollout.

This is a blow to Android's open ecosystem and user choice 🧵

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Image with an EU flag on a camera watching you while sitting in front of your computer. Title: Stop Chat Control

🚨 Stop Chat Control! 🚨

The EU Council wants all your messages to be read by ominous AI. But government and military accounts will be exempt. Why? For security. 😤

Vote: October 14.
Key meeting: September 12.

📢 Act now! We've got two months to stop Chat Control: tuta.com/blog/chat-co...

Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online platforms to check that all UK-based users are at least eighteen years old before

The UK age verification rollout, chaotic as it is, is a proving ground for platforms that are looking ahead to using it on a global scale. In the US, there’s never been a better time to get educated and get loud about the dangers of this legislation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy www.404media.co/comp...

July 2025 Privacy News Roundup Oh no

Read some of the privacy news headlines from July in my latest newsletter. #privacy #surveillance #security #news
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Windows 10 Support Will End Soon. Here's What You Can Do A lot of options

Windows 10 support comes to an end on October 14th. Here are your options. #privacy #security #linux #windows11
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