Glass0448

Glass0448 OP , 2 months ago to Privacy in U.S. "Know Your Customer" Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users * TorrentFreak

I haven't heard the alternative candidates talk about how they'll fight for our privacy.

Glass0448 OP , 2 months ago to Privacy in Ninth Circuit: 5th Amendment Doesn’t Cover Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone

That's just giving up your rights from the get go. They can get a warrant to compel the fingerprint.

In this computer age, warrant requests are a button press to send a docusign e-mail to a judge, who can click the sign button while he sips his cappuccino. Make them work for it.

Glass0448 OP , 2 months ago to Privacy in People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them

It makes them more money. And most of their customers couldn't even explain how their engine works. And if the customer had an actual choice they would have purchased a more expensive car without this tracking.

Glass0448 , 2 months ago to Technology in Reddit embracing all out enshittification

Because up to now it's still a site where you can go talk to actual people. This value was preserved not intentionally it seems.

Lets see how that holds up if half the people are AI bots now.

Glass0448 , 2 months ago to Privacy in [Solved] Looking for a privacy oriented fitness tracker

Garmin watch will track you with it's own GPS and doesn't need to sync with a phone.

Glass0448 , 2 months ago to Privacy in Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

For iphone brothers and sisters (courtsey of rpcameron)

You must be using an Android device. On the iPhone, 5 quick presses of the side/power button (or long-pressing power+volume) will bring up the Power Off/SOS menu; any future attempt to unlock will require the passcode. (Either action can be down without any screen interaction, meaning that you can enable this feature silently as soon as you feel it necessary.)

(Also to note for iPhones: if you choose a 7 digit or longer passcode, the entry field does not indicate how long the passcode is; the same is true if you choose an alphanumeric passcode.)

(Extra safety for those in the US if you are in a car, after doing the above stash your phone in the console/glove box; if it is within a sealed compartment not on your person additional cause/warrant is required to gain access to the device.)

Glass0448 , 2 months ago to Privacy in Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

Idk… you being forced to use your body against your will to reveal secret and private things sounds pretty awful to me

Hopefully it gets overturned and your compulsion to stick your finger on the devices requires a warrant.

I'm in partial agreement with @gomp, they should be allowed to take your fingerprint and then apply that fingerprint to a device. Or get a warrant to make you stick you finger on the device. Recording your fingerprint is just collecting data to investigate a crime, it generates a record. Sticking your finger on a device is making you participate in the investigation, and generates no investigative record other than "device did/didn't unlock".