Privacy
20 unrolled threads about privacy, each one readable on a single page.
Robert G. Reeve@RobertGReeveI'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything...
SummaryA privacy tech worker explains how you received ads for your mom's toothpaste brand without audio surveillance: data aggregators match your location, purchase history, and device ID across multiple platforms to infer connections between people and serve targeted ads based on proximity and social networks, not conversation.May 25, 202114 tweets♥ 243K
Alex Vacca@itsalexvaccaFacebook once bought a VPN app for $120M and turned it into a surveillance tool that spied on 33M+ users' entire phones for years. This app helped Zuck buy WhatsApp for a whopping $19B and break Snap...
SummaryFacebook acquired Israeli VPN app Onavo for $120M and weaponized it to spy on 33M+ users' entire phone activity, helping identify and neutralize competitors like Snapchat by intercepting encrypted data through man-in-the-middle attacks. When Apple shut down Onavo, Facebook rebranded it as 'Facebook Research' and paid teens to install surveillance software until Apple revoked their certificates.Jul 31, 202513 tweets♥ 125K
Michael Anderson@SlothenaterCIA can't operate without it. Pentagon can't function without it. And Wall Street can't trade without it. Yet most people have no idea what Palantir does behind closed doors. Here’s how the U.S. gov...
SummaryPalantir is a $300B surveillance company founded by Peter Thiel that tracks phone logs, financial records, and surveillance feeds for the CIA, Pentagon, and major corporations. Originally designed to hunt terrorists post-9/11, it has expanded to monitor employees, predict crimes, and with Trump's 2025 executive order mandating federal data sharing, it's becoming the backbone of an integrated government surveillance database.Jul 28, 202513 tweets♥ 54.3K
Confidential Layer@ConfidentialLyrLet’s reflect on how far we've come and how much we've achieved in such a short time. In case you missed our recent announcements and developments, here's everything you need to know about how we're m...
SummaryConfidential Layer announces its vision to bring privacy to over 500 million crypto users through a Bridgeless L1 chain that enables asset bridging from non-programmable blockchains like Bitcoin to privacy chains. The project remains self-funded and community-driven, offering revenue sharing (40% to $CLONE stakers, 10% to holders), exclusive rewards, and future airdrop eligibility to its 300,000+ community members.Nov 23, 20247 tweets♥ 23.2K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵🚨 BREAKING: Miles Taylor: "Anonymous," former DHS Chief of Staff, Google security executive launched a website called GTFO ICE that collects your full name, email, phone number, and zip code to jo...
SummaryMiles Taylor, former DHS Chief of Staff and Google security executive, launched GTFO ICE, a website collecting personal data from 17,662 anti-ICE activists. The sign-up data was exposed via an unsecured public API containing full names, emails, phone numbers, and zip codes. The incident reveals major security failures from a high-level government official now involved with a coalition linked to Arabella Advisors dark money funding and the Lincoln Project.May 2, 20269 tweets♥ 37.9K
𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 ❥ Wangxian@the_untamed67Um thread informátiva sobre o caso recente conhecido como "Sister Hong", um escândalo que viralizou primeiro na China e logo ganhou atenção internacional, Ganhando memes ao redor da Ásia ( muito bons)...
SummaryUm homem de 38 anos em Nanjing, China, se disfarçava de mulher sob o pseudônimo "Sister Hong" para atrair homens, gravava secretamente vídeos íntimos sem consentimento e os vendia online, afetando centenas de vítimas. O caso viralizou em julho de 2025, gerando debates sobre privacidade, consentimento e crimes cibernéticos, com memes espalhando-se pela Ásia.Jul 17, 202514 tweets♥ 58.4K
Sayer Ji@sayerjigmi🚨 BREAKING: The UK Just Ordered Apple to Kill Encryption for 2 Billion People—And They Can’t Even Talk About It 🚨 A global privacy nightmare is unfolding. The UK government secretly ordered Apple...
SummaryThe UK government allegedly issued a secret order to Apple to create a backdoor for encrypted iCloud data affecting 2 billion users worldwide, while legally forbidding Apple from disclosing this demand. If Apple complies, it could set a precedent for other governments to demand similar encryption backdoors, potentially undermining end-to-end encryption globally.Feb 8, 20259 tweets♥ 32.4K
digital ghost@vibeevalgeçen hafta claude ile 6 saat dijital ayak izimi sildim. sonuç: 47 data broker listingi kaldırıldı. 12 ölü hesap silindi. 3 arama sonucu bastırıldı. nasıl yaptım, adım adım. thread. ...
SummaryKullanıcı Claude AI yardımıyla 6 saatte dijital ayak izini temizledi: 47 data broker kaydını sildi, 12 eski hesabı kapattı ve 3 arama sonucunu bastırdı. Adım adım rehber paylaştı: data broker opt-out talepleri, KVKK/GDPR başvuruları, eski hesap silme ve sızıntı yönetimi.May 14, 20268 tweets♥ 47.3K
Amber Woods@AmberWoods100NEW Epstein survivors have now filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, the Trump administration, and Google. 🧵
SummaryEpstein survivors have filed a lawsuit against the DOJ, Trump administration, and Google, alleging that promised file releases have been incomplete, heavily redacted, and inaccessible—with some sensitive victim information exposed and key evidence still withheld even from survivors themselves.Mar 28, 202612 tweets♥ 29.4K
Caroline Farrow@CF_Farrow🚨As someone who has been arrested and had my devices seized and examined by the police, I want to explain how dangerous this is. 🧵
SummaryA UK woman describes her experience being arrested for misgendering and having her devices seized by police under the RIPA act. She argues the police twisted evidence against her despite finding proof of abuse from the complainant, used this to pursue a draconian anti-stalking order, and warns that Apple's privacy concessions make it easier for ideologically-motivated authorities to surveil citizens.Feb 21, 202513 tweets♥ 36K
Alvin@Alvin1492840A guy bought a $1,500 Samsung TV 3 years ago. He watched Netflix. He watched YouTube. He thought the picture looked fine. He assumed that's just what a TV looks like. His friend, a home theater inst...
SummaryA home theater calibrator helped a friend optimize his Samsung TV by changing 9 settings: switching from Vivid to Movie mode, disabling motion smoothing (soap opera effect), turning off Eco dimming, disabling ACR tracking, reducing sharpness to zero, and adjusting other picture settings. These simple tweaks transformed the TV from a dim, oversaturated showroom display to a cinematic picture that matched the creator's intent while also protecting privacy from data collection.Jul 17, 202613 tweets♥ 28.6K
Ignacio Gómez Villaseñor@ivillasenor🚨 #ALERTA | Venden biométricos de mexicanos presuntamente extraídos del SAT Un usuario en foros de ciberdelincuencia afirma tener acceso en tiempo real a los servidores del @SATMX y ofrece el paquet...
SummaryUn ciberdelincuente afirma tener acceso a biométricos de mexicanos (huellas, iris, firma) del SAT y los ofrece en venta por $300 USD. Análisis técnico sugiere que la vulneración es real, involucrando datos de sistemas legacy del gobierno que no pueden ser cambiados después de una filtración.Jan 11, 20267 tweets♥ 15.7K
Judd Legum@JuddLegum1. BREAKING Several Musk associates installed at OPM — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive pers...
SummaryElon Musk associates, including recent high school graduates, have been given unprecedented admin-level access to sensitive federal employee databases containing medical records, social security numbers, and personal information for millions of workers at the Office of Personnel Management. Security experts warn this creates significant risks of data breaches and unauthorized access to highly sensitive government information.Feb 3, 202510 tweets♥ 17.5K
Glenn Meder@GlennMeder🧵 THREAD 1/ Your daughter posts something online. She is 19. In college. Trying to figure out what she believes. She shares a political opinion that an algorithm flags as problematic. You do not s...
SummaryThis thread warns about the dangers of emerging surveillance infrastructure (CBDCs, digital IDs, AI monitoring, social credit systems) that could enable authoritarian control not through direct punishment but by weaponizing personal relationships—freezing bank accounts, suspending loans, and socially isolating dissenters by making it dangerous for family and friends to support them.Apr 21, 202612 tweets♥ 10.8KDataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🚨🧵 BREAKING: Former DHS Chief Miles Taylor's prank site collected death threats against the President and 4,000+ people's personal data. Then exposed them through all an open API. 🚨 Two days ago,...
SummaryFormer DHS Chief Miles Taylor's political activism organizations exposed thousands of people's personal data through multiple unsecured websites with open APIs, including one that collected death threats against the President. The breaches affected over 7,000 people and revealed serious security negligence from someone with government cybersecurity background.May 4, 20262 tweets♥ 12.1K
AI Panda@AIPandaXA guy was ready to drop $1,500 on a new OLED TV because his 3-year-old Smart TV was freezing up and took 5 seconds just to respond to the remote. He unplugged it. Deleted old apps. Cleared the cache....
SummaryA Best Buy installer revealed 8+ hidden settings that manufacturers enable by default to track users and serve ads, which massively drain your TV's processor and cause lag. Disabling features like ACR tracking, motion smoothing, autoplay ads, always-listening voice assistants, and various other background processes can restore performance and free up 20% or more of your TV's processing power.Jun 13, 202626 tweets♥ 13.4K
Mike Benz@MikeBenzCyberIn 1999, Jeffrey Epstein anonymously FOIA'd the CIA to obtain all CIA records "that might reflect an open or otherwise acknowledged Agency affiliation" between himself and the CIA. In 2011, he wrote a...
SummaryIn 1999 and 2011, Jeffrey Epstein anonymously requested CIA records about himself through his lawyers using FOIA, with the agency providing cryptic responses suggesting possible classified connections. The author argues someone should file a FOIA request for the actual correspondence (reference numbers P-1999-02450 and P-2011-00673) to determine what Epstein specifically asked for and what CIA records remain classified.Feb 1, 202625 tweets♥ 8.3KGlenn Meder@GlennMeder🧵 THREAD 1/ Your bank account is frozen at 3 AM on a Wednesday. No warning. No explanation. No human being to call. You did not commit a crime. You did not miss a payment. You posted something onl...
SummaryThis thread warns about an emerging digital control system where centralized databases, automated algorithms, and surveillance infrastructure enable totalitarian control through financial restrictions, social scoring, and monitoring—without overt oppression. The author argues this infrastructure is being built now and calls for awareness and political action to prevent mandatory digital IDs and central bank digital currencies.Apr 1, 202612 tweets♥ 6.6K
Brian Allen@allenanalysisLet me tell you about a law most Americans have never heard of. Eighteen months from now, every new car sold in the United States will come with technology that watches you drive. Infrared cameras t...
SummaryStarting in 2027, all new cars sold in the US will be required to have technology that monitors drivers' eyes, pupils, and behavior to detect impairment, with the power to disable the vehicle. While this could save thousands of lives from drunk driving, critics warn the technology has unacceptable error rates, no privacy protections, and could enable insurance companies to access biometric data and raise premiums based on driver behavior.Apr 27, 20268 tweets♥ 5.6K
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