Eavesdropping on Sensitive Data via Unencrypted Geostationary Satellites Recently, Wired.com released an article based on research by researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Maryland, highlighting how much sensitive unencrypted data many geostationary satellites ...

"They were similarly able to observe uncrypted data from various other companies and organizations, too, including the US Military, the Mexican Government and Military, Walmart-Mexico, a Mexican financial institution [and] ... users' in-flight WiFi data."
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#OpenAI #AI #Privacy
OpenAI to add “erotic mode” to ChatGPT — verified adults could have mature, intimate conversations starting December. Sam Altman says age checks & safeguards will guard against misuse. The AI companion arms race just got wild.

Check out our op-ed in @usnews.com today, co-authored by Crimson Courage co-chairs Patty Nolan and Miles Rapoport! Please share widely.

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Court tells Meta to give Dutch users algorithm-free feed option - DutchNews.nl Meta must allow users in the Netherlands to set a chronological, non-algorithmic feed as the default on Instagram and Facebook, a court in Amsterdam has ruled. The case was brought by digital rights group Bits of Freedom, which argued that Meta’s current design violates the European Digital Services Act (DSA). The court agreed, saying users must have genuine control over how content is presented. At present, both apps offer a chronological timeline, but the feature is hidden and cannot be...

"The case was brought by digital rights group Bits of Freedom, which argued that Meta’s current design violates the European Digital Services Act (DSA). The court agreed, saying users must have genuine control over how content is presented."

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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

If you are an alum of any of these schools, we urge you to join or start your own alumni action to let their administrations know how you feel about this. This is a trial balloon and we’ve seen these sorts of tests before—if allowed, they expand. Resistance is imperative.

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

App for outing Charlie Kirk’s critics leaked its users’ personal data An app for anonymously reporting individuals accused of speaking ill against conservative Charlie Kirk leaked personal data about its users.

“This is an outrageous abuse of my personal data and privacy rights,” says user of site designed to abuse personal data and privacy rights.

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Iranian State Hackers Use SSL.com Certificates to Sign Malware #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy www.darkreading.com/...

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Signal president Meredith Whittaker: ‘In technology, it’s way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That’s what’s happened with Telegram’ The app best known for respecting privacy looks to grow, despite anti-privacy efforts

Today, El País interviewed @meredithmeredith.bsky.social of Signal encrypted messaging app for phones & desktops: english.elpais.com/technology/2... Hopefully, more in Latin America, understandably distrustful of West, will switch from Western WhatsApp to Signal (and remain skeptical of all gadgets)

Federal agencies given one day to patch exploited Cisco firewall bugs Vulnerabilities in some models of Cisco's Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) have been exploited by "an advanced threat actor," according to a warning from CISA.

Federal agencies given one day to patch exploited Cisco firewall bugs #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy

Google, period-tracking app to pay combined $56 million to settle privacy claims According to court documents filed this week by the plaintiffs, Google will set up a $48 million fund for Flo app users who entered information about menstruation or pregnancy from November 2016 until...

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important info #privacy #online #url #links

Do they have voice recognition tools to make sure it’s a real phone call?

5 ways to streamline Identity Governance with this free tool Identity Governance doesn't have to be complex or costly. tenfold's free Community Edition helps orgs (up to 150 users) streamline onboarding, access reviews & M365 permissions — all with a no-code IGA platform.

5 ways to streamline Identity Governance with this free tool #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy

Just in case you live under a hill, here is a task for you to do soon: Go to #LinkedIn, then your account settings, select "Settings & Privacy", then "Data #privacy", and disable the "Data for Generative AI Improvement". This is about *training* the models on your data, not *using* your data with AI

Senators introduce bill directing FTC to establish standards for protecting consumers’ neural data Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) intend for the bill to guard against commercial entities collecting, selling or mixing together individuals’ brain signals in ways that can shape their decisions, emotions or what they buy, according to a press release.

Senators introduce bill directing FTC to establish standards for protecting consumers’ neural data #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy

Tell Governor Newsom to Stop The Leaks of License Plate Reader Scans to ICE and Border Patrol It's past time for the State of California to stop pretending they don't see the abuses of license plate reader scans and for Governor Newsom to sign Senate Bill 274.

Tell Gov. Newsom to stop illegal license plate reader data leaks to ICE & Border Patrol.
SB 274 adds commonsense rules: case numbers, reasonable suspicion, 60-day deletion.
The Legislature passed it. Now he must sign it.

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#privacy #surveillance #civilrights

2025 Mid-Year Review: US State Comprehensive Data Privacy Law Updates (Part 1) | Insights | Mayer Brown Although 2025 has not seen the introduction of comprehensive federal privacy reform, state legislatures have enacted a series of focused amendments

Security/Privacy News:

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Oregon expands consumer privacy (Oregon HB 2008) marking significantly stricter protections for minors under 16 and banning sale of precise geolocation data. *Notably goes into effect Jan 1, 2026

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#privacy

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Shield AI Together With Ukrainian Iron Belly Created Attack Drone With Optical Navigation - Militarnyi The American company Shield AI has created a D4 long-range attack drone with optical navigation and automatic targeting.

💡The American company Shield AI, together with the Ukrainian company Iron Belly, has created a D4 long-range attack drone with optical navigation and automatic targeting.

🔗Read details: militarnyi.com/en/news/shie...

CTF Competition Leads to Cybersecurity Career Splunk's Boss of the SOC competition continues to be a valuable platform for security professionals to test and learn new skills.

Capture the Flag Competition Leads to Cybersecurity Career #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy

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Color contrast is the difference in brightness between foreground and background colors. You can check your color contrasts with the @webaim Color Contrast Checker to determine if people with low vision can tell the colors apart and see your content.

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Vietnam, Panama governments suffer incidents leaking citizen data Vietnam's credit information bureau and Panama's finance ministry are each responding to apparent data breaches claimed by high-profile cybercrime groups.

Vietnam, Panama governments suffer incidents leaking citizen data #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy

At that point it may be too late.

Jaguar Land Rover confirms data theft after recent cyberattack Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) confirmed today that attackers also stole "some data" during a recent cyberattack that forced it to shut down systems and instruct staff not to report to work.

#Jaguar #LandRover confirms data theft after recent cyberattack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jaguar-land-rover-jlr-confirms-data-theft-after-recent-cyberattack/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #cars

YouTube video by Crimson Courage Alumni Harvard's Landmark Court Victory: The Decision, Implications, and Ways Forward - September 9, 2025

Thanks to those who attended our webinar this week "Harvard's Landmark Court Victory: The Decision, Implications, and Ways Forward," co-hosted with Democracy House and featuring four powerhouse legal minds. Take a look and follow our YouTube channel!

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#Harvard #legal

AI Darwin Awards Show AI’s Biggest Problem Is Human The AI Darwin Awards is a list of some of the worst tech failures of the year and it’s only going to get bigger.

AI Darwin Awards Show AI’s Biggest Problem Is Human