Reddit Now Mandates Verification, Citing AI Bot Concerns after Controversial Research Study
#Reddit #AIethics #GenAI #DigitalIdentity #PlatformIntegrity #UserVerification #Moderation #SocialMedia #Anonymity #AIExperiment #AIManipulation
Reddit Now Mandates Verification, Citing AI Bot Concerns after Controversial Research Study
#Reddit #AIethics #GenAI #DigitalIdentity #PlatformIntegrity #UserVerification #Moderation #SocialMedia #Anonymity #AIExperiment #AIManipulation
#EU to ban anonymous #crypto accounts and #privacy coins by 2027
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027
I have been thinking for a while about the issue of anonymity in Web3 (and, more in general, anonymous transactions). The growing realization of the damage caused by decentralized financial technologies is nagging my cypherpunk self, who has been at war for a lifetime against invasive tracking, manipulative marketing, and surveillance capitalism. I collected my thoughts here: https://gagliardoni.net/#20250427_privacy_compliance
Spoiler alert: I'm not endorsing backdoors, but I think some middleground solution must be found.
In Praise of #Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/
Many people have heard of Tor in the media, but despite its long history of protecting the free internet, most consider it a niche tool and have never ventured to try it themselves.
In reality, Tor is easy to use for anyone. It helps not only journalists and activists, but anybody who seeks greater privacy online or access to information regardless of location.
What is Tor exactly? How can Tor help you? And why is it such an important tool? Staff writer @Em0nM4stodon explains in the latest Privacy Guides article: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/
Signal vs. Session: Which One Truly Protects You in a Security-Obsessed World?
「 Session is a bit more underground. It’s built for people who want to go a step further — no phone number, no central servers, no metadata. It’s decentralized and routes your messages through an anonymous network. In short: it’s made for anonymity 」
Random MAC address for anonymity
Ever feel like your phone is snitching on you? That’s because it probably is — at least, its MAC address is. In this deep-dive post, we explore how your devices quietly broadcast your identity through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and how you can fight back by randomizing your MAC address. From Linux laptops to iPhones and Androids, we break down how t
https://schulz.dk/2025/02/27/random-mac-address-for-anonymity/
Mullvad Leta is making waves! The privacy-focused search engine can now be used without a Mullvad account.
Anonymous searching for everyone! Check it out: https://leta.mullvad.net/ #privacy #searchengine #mullvad #anonymity
@PrivacyDigest
@juliewebgirl Because they know Seattle will kick them to Texas. Read: They're Afraid.
#Police officers who joined #Jan6 rally ask #SupremeCourt for #anonymity
Four officers sued to prevent the disclosure of Seattle’s investigation into their attendance at the pro-Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ rally on Jan. 6, 2021.
#Trump #seattle #stopthesteal #j6 #maga #scotus
We all know services that require authentication can correlate your activity on that service with your account. This becomes particularly dangerous when that account is linked with payment information that could potentially link back to your real identity.
It doesn't have to be this way though: The Privacy Pass protocol presents a path forward for "blind" authentication, if more services adopt it. Our team member @fria walks us through how it works:
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/21/privacy-pass/
Tor Project & Lebanon Public #Library #NH – exit down?
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-exit-nodes-libraries-pilot-phase-one/
https://sjpl.org/privacy – toolkit builder, #Anonymity and #Tracking
Libary Box
https://jasongriffey.net
makezine.com/projects
Library 2035 (Sandra Hirsh)
Standards (MIT 2025)
#Anonymity ( #ALA #OIF )
pg. 44 #tor
pg. 56 .onion
libraryfreedom.org - Tor Poster
pg. 58 #TAILS as a service
choose privacy everyday .org (captured domain – ‘gambling’ ops)
New Tor Browser Alpha release is out. If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know.
#OpenSource #Anonymity #TorBrowser https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-145a6/