Proton is Launching Another Product Already? | This Week in Privacy #17 (Sep 5, 2025)

https://neat.tube/w/6CSyWmnRJgbV8i6AMYbzeG

#Privacy is #Power. And You're Giving Yours #Away. by #privacyguides #yt #security #empowerment #privacymatters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYsIJeN5WE

New Privacy Guides article
by me:

They all claim:
"Your privacy is important to us."
But how can we know if that's true?

With all the privacy washing and disinformation around, it becomes increasingly difficult to evaluate who we can trust with our data.

There are red flags, and green(ish) flags, we can look for to help us assess who to trust, or not

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/03/red-and-green-privacy-flags/

As "privacy washing" becomes more and more prevalent, being able to distinguish fact from marketing fiction is an essential skill for you to have. Our latest article covers the red flags and the green flags you should look out for when evaluating any service.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/03/red-and-green-privacy-flags/

Excellent article by @Em0nM4stodon , a staff writer for Privacy Guides, on the risks of government overreach to privacy.

This section focuses on the issue of chat control: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/03/the-future-of-privacy/#chat-control-wants-to-break-end-to-end-encryption

It is well worth reading.

I was talking with a friend about dating apps, privacy, security and safety.

They are using Feeld, which lets you tag specific kinks -- and which changed their TOS about 2 years ago (IIRC) to specify that they sell user data. (In a massive betrayal of the trust and safety of their user base.)

My friend's response was that they aren't ashamed of who they are and if an app wants to sell their data, no big deal.

My position was that in a time of rising fascism, it's really worth thinking about how in the 1930's, IBM set up the systems to tag and sort people by "undesirable" qualities. In Germany.

I fear for people with all my heart.

For the reading comprehension impaired, let me be clear: I'm not telling anyone not to live their life. I'm saying be smart, raise your game on privacy and security, and keep yourself and your people as safe as you can in a brutal world.

@Em0nM4stodon wrote a great article on data privacy and dating apps (with a focus on queer apps but also relevant to any dating apps).

Read it, share it with your people, and act on it.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/24/queer-dating-apps-beware-who-you-trust/

Could This Be the End of Android Sideloading? | This Week in Privacy #16 (Aug. 29, 2025)

https://neat.tube/w/2CKfpAaybhaEuGWejmBC9w

Privacy is Power. And You're Giving Yours Away.

https://neat.tube/w/vVECH95JDrM4pQf8vP612a

Five years ago, I joined what would become @privacyguides. Since then, the project has grown massively - to the point where we have even been featured in the New York Times! This has only been possible thanks to the wonderful team of volunteers and contributors, of which I am just a small part of. From our translators and GitHub contributors to our staff members, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped! I am proud to be a part of the best privacy website there is, and look forward for what is to come

https://www.privacyguides.org/

New Privacy Guides article
by me:

When corporations try to gain our trust with empty words and marketing lies,

When claims and policies aren't supported by facts,

When buzzwords like ""military-grade encryption", "privacy-enhancing", and "AI-powered" get thrown around like candies,

This is deceitful privacy washing,
and we must be vigilant to spot it.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/08/20/privacy-washing-is-a-dirty-business/

#AgeVerification is #Coming for Your #Privacy #security by #privacyguides #yt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dczrLhSKO_A

Proxy Link.:

https://invidious.reallyaweso.me/watch?v=dczrLhSKO_A

New Privacy Guides video
by @jw:

Age Verification represents an incredible threat to our privacy.

Not only Age Verification doesn't protect the children, but this could mean the end of protective pseudonymity for everyone if implemented widely.

Watch this excellent video created by Jordan here on PeerTube (based on my article on the same topic): https://neat.tube/w/aR4toTWJpcBZamUdQQpGRu

New Privacy Guides article
by me:

This is a shorter and lighter article for the summer, to keep you encouraged on your privacy quest!

If you are starting your journey into privacy and feeling a bit overwhelmed, this article is for you

If you know anyone just starting to improve their data privacy, share this article with them!

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/24/privacy-is-like-broccoli/

Proton Released A New Privacy Product? | This Week in Privacy #11 (Jul. 25, 2025)

https://neat.tube/w/rSCTmhUmCBu6HNMPK3We2Q

Our latest video is live, exploring Secureblue, a project aimed at addressing security concerns in traditional Linux distributions by significantly hardening existing components and systems.

https://neat.tube/w/4YA5XTiVbAdYv7nRsCroxn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKQyeyOd54

Privacy is a marathon, not a sprint.

It's common to be overwhelmed by the constant attacks on privacy we read about every day, and to burn out trying to fix every problem all at once.

This is by the attackers' design, of course. Big tech companies and governments want to paralyze you with choices and actions, so you give up on the fight entirely.

It's okay to take a breath, clean up slowly, and train yourself over the long-term to improve your data privacy health over time.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/24/privacy-is-like-broccoli/

New Privacy Guides tutorial
by me:

This article is now a series of two articles on Privacy and Security on Mastodon.

This tutorial is a step-by-step guide
to help Mastodon users make the most of the privacy and security features the platform offers.

The first article of this series was divided to better segment the information for readers who might prefer to read or share each part independently.

How To Improve Your Privacy and Security on Mastodon

Last Friday @privacyguides released its second episode this year of This Week in Privacy!

You can now watch it from our PeerTube instance!

Lots of very important topics being discussed in there: https://neat.tube/w/4ZCEWBfujAqHRRABNBhjB9

New Privacy Guides article
by me:

While most social media rely on commercial models harvesting users' data to sell to advertisers,

Mastodon offers a human-centric alternative that doesn't seek profits from your data and attention.

This means better social connections, better controls, and better privacy!

The first part of this article discusses privacy and security on Mastodon.

The second part is a tutorial to guide you in making the most of Mastodon's security and privacy related features.

This tutorial includes how to:

• Enable multifactor authentication

• Adjust privacy vs discovery

• Select post visibility and access

• Verify yourself

• Delete and back up your data

• Block users and instances

• Opt out with hashtags

• Move from one instance to another

I hope this helps you making the most of what Mastodon has to offers!

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/15/mastodon-privacy-and-security/