2025-07-19 09:48:23

Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave*) are more than rendering engines. They’re surveillance platforms cloaked in UX. #privacy
https://tomsitcafe.com/2025/07/18/kill-your-browser-how-chromium-based-browsers-are-mapping-your-mind/

2025-07-10 15:27:50

Meta “massively violates” European data protection law by processing personal data to “profile” #Facebook users, yielding the tech giant billions in profits. The Regional Court of Leipzig in Germany ruled that #Meta tracking pixels and software development kits embedded in countless websites and apps collect users’ data without their consent and violate the GDPR. #tracking
https://therecord.media/german-court-meta-tracking-tech

2025-07-10 13:26:00

Behavior rules are being documented as town-specific or national-level regulation in European countries, especially in the south where sun seeking tourists may forget that the town belongs to local people who simply want to live in their home town. #travel #Europehttps://klaava.com/nitpickers-travel-journal-behave-or-else-unwritten-cultural-rules-in-europe/

2025-07-08 16:06:04

But there are three fortresses on the other side of border.

2025-07-08 08:23:31

On July 7th #Google Gemini #AI will invade your phone. Simply put: this new update will override your previous settings, and Gemini AI will have access to your Phone, your Messages, your WhatsApp, and your Utilities. To protect your #privacy disable Gemini. Here is how.
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

2025-07-07 16:16:00

Instead of fumbling with plastic chips, you download a mobile profile directly onto the secure micro-chip already soldered inside most recent phones (think iPhone XR and newer, Google Pixel 3+, Samsung Galaxy S20 series and up). #phone #travelhttps://klaava.com/esim-the-tiny-tech-that-makes-big-adventures-stress-free/

2025-07-06 16:00:45

#Google AI Overview in search results has reduced traffic to web sites, and publishers are not happy. They require action from #EU :
"Publishers using Google Search do not have the option to opt out from their material being ingested for Google's AI large language model training and/or from being crawled for summaries, without losing their ability to appear in Google's general search results page," the complaint said.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/googles-ai-overviews-hit-by-eu-antitrust-complaint-independent-publishers-2025-07-04/

2025-07-02 08:18:03

Millions of websites will now be able to block artificial intelligence ( #AI ) bots from accessing their content without permission. Eventually, sites will be able to ask for payment from AI firms in return for having their content scraped. #copyright
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg885p923jo

2025-07-01 16:15:00

Canyon road is a magnet for cyclists and motorists.#photography #travelphotography #europeflic.kr/p/2rdW4Mfhttps://flic.kr/p/2rdW4Mf

2025-06-30 15:52:27

While new #VPN services launch frequently, it’s rare to see one with a truly unique technical approach. That’s why VP.net warrants a closer look. Unlike most VPN providers, it doesn’t ask users for their trust; it relies on hardware-enforced privacy instead. #security #privacy
https://torrentfreak.com/new-vpn-service-cant-log-users-by-design/

2025-06-26 08:24:05

Le Chat ranked the most privacy respecting, although Venice.ai missing from the review:
A new report from data removal service Incogni looks at the best and the worst of #AI when it comes to respecting your personal data and #privacy .
https://www.zdnet.com/article/does-your-generative-ai-protect-your-privacy-new-study-ranks-them-best-to-worst/

2025-06-25 09:01:11

Volunteers helping people to switch to non-US online services:
Interest in European-based digital services has jumped in recent months, data from digital market intelligence company Similarweb shows. More people are looking for e-mail, messaging and search providers outside the United States. #privacy #cyber #security
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/europeans-seek-digital-sovereignty-us-tech-firms-embrace-trump-2025-06-21/

2025-06-23 13:31:04

The historic center of Krakow in Poland features castles, churches, palaces ... and tourists.

2025-06-23 08:57:45

For Guangzhou's more than 18 million people, the roar of the rush hour has become a hum.
"When it comes to EVs, China is 10 years ahead and 10 times better than any other country," says auto sector analyst Michael Dunne. #EV
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d5ld8y8pwo

2025-06-21 08:47:41

European tech firms can capitalise by building #AI apps on the foundations laid in the US. #Europe already has a strong record of building top-tier apps, from Spotify and Grammarly to Revolut and Klarna.
https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-tech-wants-europe-lead-ai-apps

2025-06-19 15:11:00

An eye-catching place for a painting.#streetphotographyhttps://wordpress.org/photos/photo/9536554ee4/

2025-06-17 15:43:28

#EU has managed to formulate an improved #GDPR:
new procedural rules for the General Data Protection Regulation. The rules will make it quicker and simpler to conduct the most complicated, cross-border investigations into personal data breaches.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-lands-law-to-fast-track-big-tech-privacy-cases/

2025-06-17 14:51:19

You might be thinking that surely countries with spectacular landscapes and sights like Italy, Switzerland, and Norway should fit into the top ten, and so do we. But fair enough, with that particular set of data, you get those results. #roadtrip #travel #Europe
https://klaava.com/which-countries-in-europe-are-the-best-for-road-trips/

2025-06-15 15:33:00

There are many ways to classify the best countries for road trips, and that is why we are going to take a look at a few different types of ways to select the best here. #roadtrip #Europehttps://klaava.com/which-countries-in-europe-are-the-best-for-road-trips/

2025-06-13 14:21:02

How to be careful with #AI services for #privacy (all the information you give to them is saved and used to feed the machine):
In general, don't put anything into a prompt that you wouldn't feel comfortable revealing to the public or seeing on a billboard. Remember, once you hit enter on the prompt, you've lost control of that information.
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-ai-tools-devices-aware-youre.html