#Firefox extension that redirects all #X links to xcancel.com (a mirror of X) when the browser is about to load an x.com page, making it possible to read a thread or browse replies without having an X account.addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef#XCancel

RE: mastodon.social/@Tutanota/1156"We and our 940 partners ..." ???Only an insane person reading such a statement would voluntarily select "Accept".#Privacy

The #Signal App gets only a 9 out of 10 for #Privacy protection, and it's not just because it requires a phone number."While most of Google’s analytics are turned off in the Signal app, it still uses the Google Maps API to handle location data. Calls to Google Maps turn over a bunch of metadata, including the IP you’re connecting from. For a project that’s so invested in privacy, it’s surprising that Signal doesn’t use an open source alternative such as Open Street Map."They call a Google API with location data and hand over the IP? Seriously?mozillafoundation.org/en/nothi#cybersecurity

Go #Massachusetts!On Thursday, September 25, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously (40-0) passed a comprehensive data privacy bill known as the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act. It had complete bipartisan support.The bill is considered one of the strongest in the nation.* Data Minimization: Limits the amount of personal data that companies can collect to only what is reasonably necessary to provide a product or service.* Protection for Minors: Includes enhanced protections for children's data, prohibiting the sale of their personal information and its use for targeted advertising.* Prohibition on Sensitive Data Sales: Bans the sale of sensitive data, such as location data, health information, and biometric data.* Consumer Rights: It gives residents the right to access, correct, delete, and opt out of having their data sold or used for targeted advertising.The bill now moves to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for further consideration.#Privacy #OnelineRights

Folks in Massachusetts! You have 2 days to let your lawmakers know you want data privacy! They vote on Thursday.Prevent companies from collecting more personal information than necessary to provide the product or service you asked for.Ban the sale of sensitive information, including your cellphone location information, health data, religious beliefs and practices, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender, and children’s data.Ban targeted advertising to children, preventing online platforms from monetizing kids’ data for marketing.act.consumerreports.org/pyxlGGl#MA #massachussetts #Privacy #PrivacyLaw

Happy day for #Firefox / #Mozilla Judge rules that #Google can continue to pay Mozilla to prefer Google Search in Firefox. omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google

#Bluesky is no longer available to Mississippi residents.#Mississippi’s HB 1126 requires platforms to introduce age verification for all users and get parental consent for anyone under 18. Penalties for noncompliance are up to $10,000 per user.Sites have to collect and store sensitive information from all its users, in addition to the detailed tracking of minors. This is too much of a burden.It is uncertain if the law applies to small self-hosted sites. The law only says it pertains to platforms that provide social interaction services.Because of this, hear-me.social, feddit.online, and my-place.social will no longer permit registration or logins from IP addresses coming from Mississippi. Feddit.online already restricts traffic from both the UK and France due to similar laws that I cannot comply with, as NSFW communities can be accessed.techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/blue#Privacy #AgeVerification

This is a very good thing! And it will be available for other browsers to use.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/crlite/

#Firefox #certificates #revocation

#YouTube is starting to implement age restrictions , globally, to control who watches videos with mature themes, violence, or explicit language.They plan to use AI-based age estimation. It will attempt to estimate a user's age based on viewing habits, search history, and account longevity. This is being tested with a small group of users in the U.S.If the AI flags a user as potentially being under 18 and they try to watch an age-restricted video, they will be prompted to verify their age. The options for verification include uploading a government-issued ID, using a credit card, or, in some cases, a selfie.Of course, this is to protect children. There's 0 chance this is really meant for government and corporations to identify who is using their site and to track them.Users who are flagged and do not verify their age will be blocked from viewing age-restricted videos and may face other account restrictions.Since this is global, a VPN won't circumvent the restrictions.People seem to have voted away their freedom.idtechwire.com/youtube-to-laun#privacy

We can now add #Switzerland to the list of things that aren't like they used to be.

"Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US"

https://tuta.com/blog/switzerland-surveillance-plan

#privacy

I really like the idea of this #Lemmy community: feddit.online/c/dadforaminute@ . I wish it were more active.Most on the Fediverse can follow it at, and post to it at: @dadforaminuteNote. Those on my Friendica instance can't access lemmy.world because the 240K requests per day coming in from Lemmy instances overwhelmed the server and the database, and I had to block Lemmy. Friendica just can't handle it.#Piefed #MBIN #dad