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Jonathan Kamens

A few days ago I received a text from "Boston Dental" in downtown Boston, a "friendly reminder that you are due for your dental cleaning."
I haven't used Boston Dental since so long ago that I didn't remember _ever_ using them until I went and looked it up in my bookkeeping software. It's been at least a decade.
I texted back and told them that, and asked for an explanation of how this happened and how many other people they did this to.
#privacy #whining
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The Privacy Foundation

It's a large #political action day in the US & the world - Have your mobile devices switched off or leave them at home to avoid being caught in dragnet #surveillance.

Keep them off for the complete journey - before and after. If you must use your mobile, be diligent in your efforts to protect yourself:

- Encrypt your device
- Have it pin-locked
- Disable #biometric logons
- Disable #Bluetooth
- Disable location services
- Carpool

#protest #50501 #handsoff #democracy #privacy #security

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mfjurbala

I just found out about #flock and #ALPR. You can use #deflock to see where some of these cameras are.

I found several near me, some in peoples backyards right outside their door. So whenever they leave their house they're immediately being recorded by the police and whoever else.

deflock.me/

deflock.meDeFlockYour car is being tracked. See where license plate readers are, avoid them, and report new ones. Protect your privacy at Deflock.me.
#surveillance#massSurveillance#privacy
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Open Rights Group

ORG's report highlighted the challenges in enforcing how UK Political Parties use our data.

We raised concerns about the privacy and security of canvassing apps used by the Parties, and raised the question of whether voters’ data is being used unlawfully.

The Data Bill risks making the situation worse by granting Ministers powers to change the rules in a way that sidesteps Parliament.

Read more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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Open Rights Group

Our briefing shows how Henry VIII powers in the UK Data Bill will allow Ministers to change the law without proper Parliamentary scrutiny.

This threatens electoral integrity when the Party in office could fiddle the rules over the use of voter data at a time of their choosing, giving them an advantage – for example to allow practices that the ruling Party was ready to deploy.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

Open Rights GroupBriefing: Data Use and Access Bill Henry VIII powers threaten democracy and UK adequacyHenry VIII clauses are delegated legislative powers that allow the government to override or amend primary legislation as it was enacted by Parliament.
#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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Open Rights Group

Data profiling by UK Political Parties can put your privacy at risk and threaten electoral integrity.

But data protection hands power back to voters ✊

ORG has developed a tool for you to opt-out of data processing by the Parties (UK).

Find out more ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/opt

Open Rights GroupOpt-out of political parties processing your dataPolitical parties are hungry for sensitive personal data about your views, opinions, voting preferences and ideological outlook. Parties will actively seek to obtain this information from surveys and canvassing. They will also purchase commercially available data-sets and use automatic processing to try and predict your likely voting beliefs and intentions. Some people might be happy to volunteer this information to parties, or for political parties to purchase data about them.
#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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Open Rights Group

ORG's joint letter with democracy/privacy groups and academics was published this week.

We warn that Henry VIII powers in the UK Data Use and Access Bill could hand a governing Party an advantage to skew elections, by changing the rules over the use of voter data.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele

Open Rights GroupDemocracy groups warn of threat ‘Henry VIII’ powers pose to future election integrityDemocracy organisations, privacy groups and academics have written to government ministers to warn that powers in the Data Use and Access (DUA) Bill could threaten the integrity of future elections.
#DataBill#DUABill#dataprotection
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James House-Lantto (He/Him)

lifehacker.com/disable-acr-to-

Your TV is watching you, it's listenign to you, it records what you watch and uses that info to target advertising at you.

Here's How to disable Automatic Content Recognition. ACR works by taking screenshots of the content displayed on your TV and sending the information to a database for matching against a library of content. Most major brands, including LG, Samsung, Sony, Hisense, and TCL, have this feature.

Lifehacker · How to Disable ACR to Stop Your TV From Tracking What You WatchSmart TVs have taken over the market, and advertisers have taken advantage. Your TV likely comes with a setting that tracks everything you watch.
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