Privacy in the digital age

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/ardi62 on 2024-11-14 03:36:04.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/DaggerInMySmile on 2024-11-14 02:21:44.

I'm in the USA but would like to have my Facebook account deleted. Like really deleted.

I have friends who live in the EU. Could there be any potential legal implications to having them claim to be me, and that I now live in the EU, and demanding they delete any information they have about me, in compliance with GDPR?

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/ihtm1220 on 2024-11-14 01:45:52.

I just saw this post over on r/Walmart. https://www.reddit.com/r/walmart/s/kv84lxYifF

I tried googling for more info and came up empty but I see TJ Maxx already introduced body cameras a few months ago.

There were some positive responses in the Walmart sub and I get it, I really do. Customers can be nasty and this probably feels like some form of protection.

It’s just that a surveillance state is being completely normalized. I already feel tracked in my neighborhood as I walk my dog past all the doorbell cameras. I guess we’ll all be wearing AI powered body cams soon enough and corporations will own all the footage and data.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Adventurous_5735 on 2024-11-14 00:35:34.

I've seen a lot of news about data breaches recently and I thought to myself how is this allowed to happen? A credit monitoring services is negligent and therefore your credit card information ends up for sale on the dark web, someone buys it and commits fraud in your name and you have your life destroyed all because a billion dollar company wanted to buy their CEO a new car.

If a data breach where sensitive information is leaked happens through gross negligence the company should be at least fined or shut down, but it would be even better if they get to spend time in prison for it. Think about it: Rich companies can ruin your life and they have their stock prices go down by $3 and then instantly regain it once they announce some bullshit AI plans, how is that fair?

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Breezy_Adriana on 2024-11-14 00:24:02.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Altair12311 on 2024-11-13 23:27:28.

title

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/a8238 on 2024-11-13 23:25:20.

So for the last month I fell down the privacy rabbit hole and might have gone a bit too deep. I kind of want all your opinions / views.

For some context I am in the UK. Maybe the rules are different?

I basically want to erase / scramble my past data collected by companies and to make new accounts with the proper data privacy setup. By using my new accounts I want to minimise the digital footprint and have better control over my data.

The way I think I think I want to do this is by doing the following:

• Make a new Email (possibly ProtonMail)
• Make new accounts for what I need, using the new email created (Apple ID, Spotify, Netflix, etc…)
• Change my personal details on my old accounts
• Delete my old accounts
• If I cannot delete my account (e.g. Finance related) I will change the email to the new one.

I was wondering if I did change my email on the accounts I cannot delete, would I be able to request the companies to remove my old details completely (email / phone number / device history).

However, saying this I have read that companies, keep some data even after deletion. For example some financial data, and other stuff. So, is me doing all this pointless? Or is there some merit to it? Am i being too pedantic?

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/BobbyLucero on 2024-11-13 22:55:33.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/MolassesOdd8215 on 2024-11-13 22:16:06.

I've just made a request for a copy of the data associated with my Apple ID, including: App Installation Activity, Apple Media Services information, Apple.com and Apple Store, Marketing communications, and "Other data". Does anyone know if this will include when Apps have been installed/deleted and if it will include a more detailed activity log of when such apps were used (i.e. date and time stamps) than the Apple Screen Time app? Thanks :)

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/EndlessTime2015 on 2024-11-13 22:13:40.

I read through a similar post in this sub trying to get some help but I’m a bit stumped. Years ago I had some compromising photos of myself stolen and leaked online. I’ve been removing them ever since. There is one being hosted on a site that has no contact info available. The site itself claims to be Brazilian but when I did a Whois search on the domain it gives a registrant contact of a Denver, CO PO Box and a name of “Domain Protection Services”. There is no email listed under the search, just a url. Where do I go from here? I’ve always been able to file DMCA take down before. This one seems super sketchy I don’t know what else to do.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/jehb on 2024-11-13 21:50:28.

Hi friends,

I need a little help finding a workable solution to our TV situation. While I'm perfectly fine using Kodi and Jellyfin for locally stored media and a few plugins that Kodi supports well, we have a few streaming services that simply aren't ever going to work that way.

While I know that "privacy-respecting streaming service" is a complete oxymoron, I'd still rather find a solution that only phones home to the actual service provider (BritBox, Nebula, whatever) as opposed to having everything aggregated through a Chromecast or Roku, etc.

It seems like just about every single streaming service we still have at least has an Android TV option, that leaves me hopeful that they would work on LineageOS or a similar Android derivative. I see Lineage at least supports a few SBC devices like ODROID or a Banana Pi, which in theory I could set up and still have a remote for.

Has anyone done this? Pros/Cons? Or can someone point me in a different direction if not? "Just watch it in a browser connected to the TV" is not a solution my family is going to accept.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/blue_socks123 on 2024-11-13 21:43:08.

I just use it on Safari, but if I have the "block all cookies" setting on I cannot go through the Captcha verification. Should I use this setting?

And are these alternatives apps or websites? Does it even matter?

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/xet479 on 2024-11-13 21:04:03.

Started the refund process on an iPhone 16 pro and was forced to chat with CS to make sure the device has been reset, i had the intention of resetting the device tomorrow, before shipping it, but wanted to already have the return label printed out, the CS rep however was able to romotely tell that someone was logged in

after logging out and getting the return label emailed to me we had the following exchange:

Me: How are you able to remotely monitor if there is an account logged into a device that is no longer in your possession and has been sold to a customer

Baher | Customer Service we monitor it as apple is already blocking any device from being returned if it's still connected so for example if you are still connected your device will be blocked from my side so i couldn't open it on the system

so i knew because of that that you were still connected

being blocked from being returned mean that the system isn't able to open the order and to create a postal slip for return to it

Me: note that i know as an employee you bear no responsibility in this but this has red flag written all over it from a privacy standpoint anyhow, i appreciate the help and hope you have a good rest of the day

Baher | Customer Service not a red flag at all no worries we know it from a sign not be accessing your item

Now i assume English wasn’t this persons first language, isn’t mine either, so some leniency is required here, but “we know it from a sign not to be accessing your item” is definitely enough to send shivers down my spine. Don’t worry, they have a sign!

Edit: grammar

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/throwRAanxious93 on 2024-11-13 20:04:00.

Back in August someone successfully opened up a chase credit card under my name. Thankfully I caught it early and got it shut down and froze my credit.

However, I just received mail from FIVE different banks saying I tried to apply for credit cards but can't yet until I unfreeze my credit. I didn't try to open these so clearly someone is still trying to use my info.

I checked and my credit is still frozen, l've contacted each bank saying it wasn't me. What else can I do? How the hell do I fully stop them from using my info? Can they use my info to unfreeze my credit to get access to open a credit card since they know my social security number? Do I really have to get a whole new social number to stop this?

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/LocalAssWrecker on 2024-11-13 18:55:06.

I had a phone stolen and reported it to Verizon who blacklisted the IMEI but I have two questions.

1. Will the blacklisting apply to other carriers as well? For instance, could they get service at AT&T with a Verizon blacklist?
2. When pawn shops check phones for being stolen against police databases do they search based on IMEI or Serial No? When i filed the police report with LAPD I only included the IMEI because that's all I knew at the time but since then I was able to find the device Serial No. The issue is the police report only has one Serial No field so I'm not sure which one would hit.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Neon_Eyes on 2024-11-13 18:31:07.

I wanted to enable the edge lighting it has for when I get a notification. This would require the app to have notification premissions. When I went to give it that permission, my phone gave a warning that the app would be able to read and control my notifications, referencing things such as banking info sent in text. I'm wondering if that warning is for suspicious apps and if this app would be ok to grant that permission. Or if I should never give an app that permission.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/finnabrahamson on 2024-11-13 18:29:06.

So I see an awful lot of tools for messaging these days that are claiming to use end to end encryption for messaging. The thing is: tools like Telegram, WhatsApp, or Google Messenger have never given me a place to enter a Private Key for their services. I'm sure that they have a way they claim this all works, but can we really trust them at all to do what they are claiming? If they are generating and storing our encryption keys for us, then the encryption doesn't mean anything. How likely is it that these outfits have ways to retrieve the keys we use to unencrypt our messages?

Is there a way to provide any of these services with a key pair we generated ourselves? I really just don't trust any of this software that is not open source.

Further: how likely is it that they are storing the unencrypted messages in a cache or other location that they can access on our device?

I highly doubt that any of these companies' statements about our privacy means anything to them.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/crestale on 2024-11-13 16:42:28.

I am forced to use chromeOS, I wanted to know if using Linux software from the container improves privacy, i.e. Google does not see what I do.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/ItgirlfromBBA on 2024-11-13 16:33:49.

Whats better privacy wise? Safari with Private relay or Brave browser with Proton VP n

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/TraditionSuitable894 on 2024-11-13 16:05:46.

Is there anyway on iPhone or Samsung to password protect your contact list, or a single contact?

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Puzzleheaded_Top4359 on 2024-11-13 15:20:33.

I work for a non-profit, a domestic violence shelter. We keep our shelter address as private as possible for safety reasons; I periodically goggle us and request that our address be removed from the offending site. Because of the recent misogynist sentiments in the news ("your body, MY choice, etc), my executive (the CEO and President) has been/will be interviewed for a public statement on these topics. She is fearful of backlash, not just towards our org, but to her personally.

Does anyone have a more efficient/thorough way to sweep the internet for identifying information (address, phone number)? My method is to Google and then scroll through and request removal one by one. This is slow, and often I can't reach an actual person.

Please, no comments on your political views, or anything other than actual help with the problem. Thank you.

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/JaHailMulloer on 2024-11-13 15:02:43.

Please give me any temporary websites that would work on discord or anything else

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/Quirky-Pomegranate89 on 2024-11-13 14:46:34.

I went down the rabbit hole that is Edward Snowden, I know he's a controversial subject just from skimming around. I started out interested in digital minimalism, i.e. dumb phone, had social media deactivated for a few months and then yesterday finally took the leap and deleted them altogether.

I guess my question is where do I start? Do I completely change emails in order to have encrypted e-mail? What about vpns? Is duckduckgo safe? Do you use cash instead of debit/credit card to avoid tracking? I'm sure I'm leaving something out.

Sorry, I'm new to all of this and when I jump into something, I tend to need to know everything there is on the subject and feel the need to do it all at once... So if you have any advice, or book recommendations, I would love your help. Thanks in advance!

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/NoBad6950 on 2024-11-13 14:07:10.

idk if this is the right subreddit to ask but I'm trying to slowly degoogle my life.

However, there are still people that I've met on Instagram, Discord, etc...

What are your options for social media while being able to interact on the same platform? (idk if that make any sense)

The original post: /r/privacy by /u/ThrownOutFolk2022 on 2024-11-13 12:57:47.

Below is only anecdotal evidence that Spotify is linking to your off App/logged in browsing history to your Ads profile.

Just had an egregious (or just impossibly coincidental) privacy issue. On my separate work machine, I had the Spotify app, logged into a work created profile. That I barely use, and when I do it's quite standard popular English language songs. I've had it set up for a long time, and never really noticed any ads it served me.

Also, all my work is english language, my other apps. Nothing strange installed as it's a work machine to do the basics. The other day, for a joke to a colleague, I was looking some German translations. Not long after, I get a completely German language advert played to me.

Felt a lot like Facebook serving ads by listening to your mic. The search was done on DuckDuckGo using Firefox. On Firefox and Spotify I have all my accounts set to not use personalised ads etc with as much of those settings turned off as allowed. I also have reject/opt out of cookies and all that jazz by default.

Has anyone else experienced this, what level of tinfoil should I eat?