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Nonprofit that develops & researches #privacy tech + education to address #digitaldivide & promote free expression. + @CalyxOS @[email protected]
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Joined August 2010
BIG NEWS! Our Contributor Plus membership level is back with the JEXtream hotspot, a brand new 5G device!
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Check out this study from Data Privacy Brasil on the impact of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), especially digital identity applications, on the protection of personal data
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The US State Department now requires student visa applicants to disclose social media handles from the past five years to be reviewed for security risks, including hostility towards the US
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“Where digital safety was about avoiding threats, digital resilience is about surviving them. It’s the capacity of an org not just to defend against attacks- but to withstand them, recover from them, and continue operating despite them.”
rtafrica.org
Ten years ago, “digital resilience” wasn’t a phrase you’d hear in conversations about digital security- especially within civil society. At the time, the field
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ICE is using a new mobile phone app that can identify someone based on their fingerprints or face by simply pointing a smartphone camera at them
404media.co
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is...
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Check out this guide by our friends @EFF on what types of private data can be collected by the police and best practices to mitigate this
eff.org
Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But,
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Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company with a presence in thousands of communities across the U.S., has stopped agencies across the country from searching cameras
404media.co
Following 404 Media’s reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock has stopped agencies reaching into cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia.
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Questions about our brand new Calyx Sprout (BYOD) membership? Check out our FAQ for answers and info on how to get started
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A trove of stolen treasure: A cybersecurity researcher has discovered an exposed Elasticsearch database with millions of login credentials, with no clues as to who stole the credentials or how.
siliconangle.com
Cybersecurity researcher discovers database with millions of login credentials - SiliconANGLE
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CalyxOS community update: we have made progress in building and running Android 16 on Pixel 6 and newer Pixels in the past two weeks. The team is assessing our development processes and making necessary improvements. Full progress report:
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Due to a security misconfiguration, a dating app leaked all of its users' data, including private messages, photos, locations, and profiles, including names, age, relationship status, and even HIV status.
queerty.com
At least 50,000 user profiles and 124,000 private photos and messages were shared.
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A deep-dive into the new Meta AI app reveals a "privacy nightmare", including uncomfortably personal chat logs about health issues, sexuality and petty criminality.
tech.yahoo.com
A personalised experience at what cost?
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Cryptocurrency contributions are currently down on our website due to a technical issue. Thank you for bearing with us as we are working to resolve the issue. We will share updates as soon as we can!.
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A stalkerware company has taken all of its assets offline abruptly after a vulnerability exposed data from victims' devices such as messages, photos, and location, making them available for public viewing.
darkreading.com
The same easily exploitable vulnerability was found in three of the apps that led to the compromise of victims' data.
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Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possibility of extra scrutiny of their phones when crossing borders, especially when entering the United States.
apnews.com
Travelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S.
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Don't forget: the deadline to apply for our Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Email position is June 20th! Read more and apply here:
job-boards.greenhouse.io
About the Calyx Institute The Calyx Institute is a member-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and defend digital privacy and to ensure everyone has access to the resources and...
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A PowerSchool breach in May has exposed PII and academic data on students and teachers at every North Carolina public school that has ever used PowerSchool dating back to 2013, impacting potentially millions of people.
wral.com
The PowerSchool breach exposed personally identifying and academic data on students and teachers at every North Carolina public school that has ever used PowerSchool dating back to when the state...
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ICYMI: DHS has scrapped provisions which guard against surveillance based on sexual orientation & gender identity. "If you’re able to violate the civil rights and liberties of one community or one individual, then there’s no limit to it," an expert warns.
truthout.org
If you’re able to violate the civil rights of one person or community, then there’s no limit to it, one expert warns.
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We're hiring! The Calyx Institute is seeking applications for a skilled and motivated Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Email to join our Engineering Team. Please check out our job posting and apply before June 20th 2025:
job-boards.greenhouse.io
About the Calyx Institute The Calyx Institute is a member-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and defend digital privacy and to ensure everyone has access to the resources and...
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