#DataSurveillance
Facebook's 3-stage decay: 1) Lured users promising privacy 2) Surveilled everyone for ad money 3) Defrauded advertisers with fake metrics. Now: ads, scams, AI garbage. Policy failures removed all discipline—Meta faces zero consequences for harm. #TechMonopoly #DataSurveillance #MetaScam #DeleteMeta
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
ai surveillance
#Palantir zowel bij ICE als #NAVO

#Karp #Thiel #Rutte netwerk:
verontrustende snelle ontwikkelingen van dezelfde datasurveillance in VS 🇺🇸 als álle NAVO landen in handen van 🇺🇸 Big Tech billionairs

@ninazeelen.bsky.social

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-imm...
January 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Acht nagels aan de doodskist van de democratie. #datasurveillance
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Healthcare & Snap Benefits are Trump's Rage Bait
YouTube video by Reese Waters
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October 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
#TrumpsFascistAmerica #DataSurveillance #DataBreach #DataPrivacy #DataSecurity
#DOGE’s data “panopticon” pales compared to what’s next
If state governments surrender datasets, there’s no telling how they could be abused
🇺🇲 #IfYouCanKeepIt
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/doges-data...
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨 Europese organisaties, let op! ICE's datasurveillance roept vragen op over privacy. Tijd voor actie? #PrivacyAlert
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lees het hele verhaal op itinsigh
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October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I like his optimism about still having time 🕰️
#privacy #ai #datasurveillance

gabrielweinberg.com/p/ai-surveil...
AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time.
All the same privacy harms with online tracking are also present with AI, but worse.
gabrielweinberg.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
FreeVPN.One Extension Turns from Privacy Tool to Surveillance Threat #ChromeExtension #CyberSecurity #DataSurveillance
FreeVPN.One Extension Turns from Privacy Tool to Surveillance Threat
 Security researchers at Koi Security have discovered troubling behavior from FreeVPN.One, a popular Chrome VPN extension with over 100,000 installations that has begun secretly capturing and transmitting users' screenshots to remote servers.  Threat discovery  The extension, which had maintained legitimate functionality for years, recently shifted its behavior in July 2025 to silently capture screenshots approximately one second after each page load. These screenshots are then transmitted to external servers—initially unencrypted, but later obfuscated with encryption after updates. The malicious behavior was introduced gradually through smaller updates that first requested additional permissions to access all websites and inject custom scripts.  Developer's response When confronted, FreeVPN.One's developer claimed the extension "is fully compliant with Chrome Web Store policies" and that screenshot functionality is disclosed in their privacy policy. The developer provided various justifications, including that screenshots only trigger "if a domain appears suspicious" as part of "background scanning".  However, Koi researchers refuted this, providing evidence of activation on trusted domains including Google's own sites. The developer also claimed screenshots are "not being stored or used" but "only analyzed briefly for potential threats"—a distinction researchers found unconvincing.  Chrome web store failures This incident highlights significant security gaps in Google's Chrome Web Store review process. Despite Google's claims of performing security checks through automated scans, human reviews, and monitoring for malicious behavior changes, FreeVPN.One managed to maintain its verified status and featured placement while conducting these activities.  The extension appears to have exploited a patient approach—operating legitimately for years before introducing malicious functionality, effectively bypassing security measures. While the product overview mentions "advanced AI Threat Detection" with "passive mode" monitoring, it fails to clearly state that "scanning them visually" means sending screenshots to remote servers without notification or opt-out options.  Current status As of the article's publication, Google had not responded to inquiries about investigating the extension or removing it from the Chrome Web Store. The FreeVPN.One extension remained active and available for download despite the security findings, raising concerns about user protection in browser marketplaces. This case demonstrates how privacy-branded extensions can become surveillance tools, exploiting user trust while bypassing platform security measures.
dlvr.it
August 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1/ Ever received a random text or DM from a stranger looking to befriend you?

Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
July 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Meta's AI discover feed is (still!) leaking user conversations with its AI. With its scale/import in shaping people's perception of reality, it is hard to think of a worse actor in the AI space than Meta, or to imagine a more invasive, user-hostile product than this

www.404media.co/meta-invents...
Meta Invents New Way to Humiliate Users With Feed of People's Chats With AI
In an industry full of grifters and companies hell-bent on making the internet worse, it is hard to think of a worse actor than Meta, or a worse product that the AI Discover feed.
www.404media.co
June 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
When billionaires like Musk influence public institutions from the shadows, democracy isn’t just compromised—it’s co-opted. Krause couldn’t fight DOGE-driven decay or surveillance deals with ICE. This isn’t governance, it’s a hostile merger. #IRSResignation #ElonMusk #Trump #ICE #DataSurveillance
April 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
your privacy is a myth; every tap, scroll, and click is logged, monitored, and sold. keep pretending you have secrets online; it’s cute. just remember, your favorite app knows you better than your best friend ever will. 🕵️‍♂️ #datasurveillance #wakeupsheeple
March 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"AI will simultaneously be a Potemkin replacement for actual services, resources, and expertise, and a powerful tool of datasurveillance."

Stirring work from @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social. IIRC it isn't proper praise to an academic delivery if I also didn't have more of a comment than a question so 1/
“The US of AI,” public draft of a talk given yesterday at Princeton.

drive.google.com/file/d/1O2qk...
February 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🔒 Privacy isn’t dead, but it’s on life support.
'No Privacy, No Doubt' explores what happens when it’s gone for good. Fiction? For now.
📖 Get your copy: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV4657G8
#DataSurveillance #newBook
No Privacy, No Doubt
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February 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
FTC Report finds Social Media companies engaged in Vast Surveillance of users: FTC report finds social media firms engaged in "vast surveillance," calls for new privacy laws amid industry pushback. #SocialMedia #Privacy #DataSurveillance #FTC #UserData
FTC Report finds Social Media companies engaged in Vast Surveillance of users
FTC report finds social media firms engaged in "vast surveillance," calls for new privacy laws amid industry pushback.
ppc.land
December 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
FTC Report finds Social Media companies engaged in Vast Surveillance of users: FTC report finds social media firms engaged in "vast surveillance," calls for new privacy laws amid industry pushback. #SocialMedia #Privacy #DataSurveillance #FTC #UserData
FTC Report finds Social Media companies engaged in Vast Surveillance of users
FTC report finds social media firms engaged in "vast surveillance," calls for new privacy laws amid industry pushback.
ppc.land
December 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Grindr’s AI forays amount to “data surveillance,” EFF’s Paige Collings told Gazetteer SF. “There are real life consequences for very vulnerable communities,” and if LGBTQ+ protections are weakened, “the risk of this over the next few years is heightened.”
Grindr’s AI ‘wingman’ has privacy experts concerned - Gazetteer SF
We tried the tool — made in partnership with SF-based AI firm Ex-human — and it’s pretty terrible
sf.gazetteer.co
December 2, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Delve into the Alarming Realities of Data Surveillance with "The Price of Privacy" by Sarah E. Igo. An Eye-Opening Exploration of Privacy in the Digital Age. #DataSurveillance #Privacy #BookReview paminy.com/alarming-rea...
Alarming Realities of Data Surveillance of The Price of Privacy by Sarah E. Igo - Paminy
Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world? In an era where personal data has become a precious commodity, Sarah E. Igo's thought-provoking
paminy.com
May 14, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Yahoo faced $250,000 daily fines over NSA non compliance: http://on.ft.com/YBlHu8 #datasurveillance #Snowden
Yahoo faced fines over NSA compliance
on.ft.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:24 PM