So I stupidly gave a girl i didn’t know well my number off a dating app and…

For starters, she was verified on the app and she was super odd but seemed interesting so I figured why not (dumb I know) and I go to wind down for the night before bed and I just started getting random calls from outta state numbers, like 2 or 3 seperate numbers, calling me repeatedly, trying to FaceTime, texting me, one even left a voicemail claiming that I had something about to be repossess and to call him back and he used my real name. He sounded like a dude my age (20s) trying to hold back laughter. So like what happened? Like am I compromised or is it just dumb mfs who think there funny trying to troll? Cause they were sending me stupid memes too over text. Any thoughts? Kinda worried now but they have stopped for the night.

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How to guy privacy laws 101. Just bribe the legislators before they pass a bill. At and T lawyers did just this in a lawsuit
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/att-paid-bribes-to-get-two-major-pieces-of-legislation-passed-us-govt-says/

https://redd.it/1csh2ae
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iPhones And Androids Can Now Warn You of 'Secret Trackers'
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iphones-androids-can-now-warn-you-secret-trackers-1724653

https://redd.it/1cshpy7
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problem when erasing unused space on flash drive

I deleted files from Flash drive. I want to make them unrecoverable. I tried to wipe free space with Eraser and Ccleaner software. Only data partition was wiped. But both softwares stopped working suddenly. They simply turned off. Eraser sometimes shown error of un-existent device and sometimes stopped with no error.CCleaner shown un-existent device error also. I used 2 passes erasing. The flash surface is Ok. No bad blocks. It was checked with Hard disk sentinel. Recuva siftware normally scans it. I inserted the flash in other port. Tne same result. Please write me, how to solve the issue. The flash is bootable and created by Ventoy. It has two partitions: bootable and data. May be I thought about loading in the UEFI, because the bootable is called VTOYEFI. It has FAT file system. The data partition has Exfat system.



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I'm currently living in a country that has some strict laws around criticizing the gov't -- how much risk is there that reddit would ever cooperate with a strict gov't (somewhere in Asia) and reveal my IP address?

My concern is that the phone companies here would cooperate with the gov't, and my ISP is through the phone company -- so if reddit cooperated, then my posts (other account) could be connected to my phone # (which is connected to my ID) -- I've tried an onion router but reddit seems to prevent those on a few occasions that I've tried them.

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iPhone users report New update brought back old deleted photos to their gallery
https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/s/vFuDkijNN3

https://redd.it/1cskvpb
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Troubling iOS 17.5 Bug Reportedly Resurfacing Old Deleted Photos. Suprise suprise photos may not actually be deleted
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/15/ios-17-5-bug-deleted-photos-reappear/

https://redd.it/1csmecp
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Vermont just passed one of the strongest privacy bills nationwide, Gov. Scott considering a veto
https://pirg.org/updates/gov-scott-may-veto-vermonts-new-privacy-bill-one-of-the-strongest-nationwide/

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People are using pictures of my face online without my permission. What are my options?

I used to be pretty active on social media and would post selfies without really thinking twice, but I’ve since deleted my content and made my pages private. I’ve been notified now by at least three people that a handful of people have been taking my old pictures and uploading them to incel pages, some of them are pretending to be op (me). Not super sure on what to do, aside from of course not posting my face on the internet anymore and reporting the accounts that do this. Advice would be helpful.

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Has anyone successfully removed their data from Pushpull.io?

I can't believe after the Reddit API controversy, this sort of thing survived amongst other apps and add-ons that were way more useful to the user. I was able to search this profile and a few of my throwaways that I already deleted, and it's already a blashphemy that I have to send a form for removal. Do they ever look at those forms to begin with? and while I believe I can I vouch for this account, can I vouch for my throwaways that I already deleted? Do they blacklist me from their services after or do I send out that form everytime I see it fit?

Thanks for your time and comments.

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Devices confiscated by the Feds, what should I do after getting them back?

I had a rather unfortunate run-in with the feds, they confiscated my: iPhone, laptop, an HDD, two USB flash drives and my Playstation 4 (this was 6 months ago). I have a good feeling that I will be let off the hook this time, I have my second interrogation coming up next week, and I think they're done with going through my stuff and will get them back. My question would be: how do I go about this? Should I be suspicious? I want to give my laptop to my father since I have a new PC now, how do I safely transfer the stuff I want from my old laptop to my new PC? What I should I look out for? How do I ensure that nothing has been placed on my devices? After that, what's the best way to wipe the laptop?

I appreciate your input and wish me luck (or don't). Thanks.


I reside in west Europe and not the states, if that changes anything.

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Suspicious data collection after Windows 11 updates.

Since applying Windows 11 updates this morning I noticed many DNS requests to collector.azure.eaglex.ic.gov .

The only thing I can find about it is this https://borncity.com/win/2024/05/14/strange-cloud-access-to-collector-azure/

Anyone else seeing this or knows what it is?

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FOSS/Privacy friendly remote desktop programs?

Hello fellow privacy enthusiasts,

I've been using RealVNC's free "home" plan to connect to various machines for many, many years now. I have received a notice that this plan will be discontinued in 30 days and free plans will no longer be available. Are there any good alternatives out there?

Key requirements:

1. Cross platform (Linux, Raspbian, Windows, Android - view only)
2. Free or extremely low cost (use case below doesn't justify the cost of RealVNC/AnyDesk subscriptions)
3. Does not require user intervention on the controlled machine side to accept the connection.
4. Preferred that it runs entirely on the local network.
5. Encryption is preferred, but not required unless a cloud connection is involved.

I've used AnyDesk before, but they do not offer a product that meets #3 and #4 unless you pay. RealVNC does not have #4 unless you pay.

Use case:

I have a need to connect to one computer within my home network. I use either my phone or my main computer to do this. I have a mix of additional Linux and Raspberry Pi systems that I connect to once in a blue moon. These systems are related to my amateur radio hobby, so this is not a commercial use (which would make sense to pay for the remote control programs).


I've used TinyVNC and TightVNC in years past, but I'm looking for something better and more reliable. If memory served, those had compatibility issues with Pis and an Android viewer was not available back then.

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New Police Tech Can Detect Phones, Pet Trackers And Library Books In A Moving Car
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/05/14/police-car-surveillance-tech-uncovers-phones-pet-trackers-and-library-books/

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Android 15 gets “Private Space,” theft detection, and AV1 support
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/android-15-gets-private-space-theft-detection-and-av1-support/

https://redd.it/1ct04w7
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Windows 11 queries connecting to the United States Intelligence Community (IC)

Stumbled upon these 2 posts mentioning many DNS requests to collector.azure.eaglex.ic.gov :

https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/1cs70ss/sudden\_burst\_of\_queries\_connecting\_to/

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1cstra9/suspicious\_data\_collection\_after\_windows\_11/

The mentioned domain belongs to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/careers/joint-duty

https://redd.it/1ct0bi5
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Found on r/pihole queries to ic.gov

From https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/1cs70ss/sudden\_burst\_of\_queries\_connecting\_to/

The above post made me look at my pi.hole and I came across this as well. Has anyone else seen this with either PiHole or Adguard? Quereies to collector . azure . eaglex . ic .gov




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Alternatives to Alexa for Seniors to Use in an Emergency Slip-and-Fall situation

My father lives alone and is pretty old. He had a bad slip and fall accident and by dumb luck a neighbor who was working in their yard overheard him yelling for help and was able to call 911.

I want to hook the entire house up with Alexa for the sole purpose of him being able to call 911 from any part of the house if he has a fall and cannot access a cell phone.

I don't like the privacy ramifications of this and my father certainly won't either.

Is there any kind of alternative solution for this specific problem that is better from a privacy standpoint?

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Discord alternatives

My group and I want to move to a Discord alternative. I've searched through many, but I'm having trouble finding something that checks all four boxes of what we're looking for.

Is there something that has voice chat, encryption, image/video-posting, and sub-channels inside a channel for organization? If push comes to shove, we could do without voice chat and use something else for just that.

https://redd.it/1ct1560
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Can anyone tell me which Encrypted Messaging Apps is best in terms of privacy

Hi
I am using popular messaging apps like whatsapp and telegram for a very long time, but what is noticed is that what ever i am talking about in my conversation, i see similar ads on my facebook and youtube can anyone help me with this.

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