If every country starts requiring that people provide official ID in order to "verify their age" to use social media, there will be no way to use any social media without associating the account with a legal identity. This is horrible for democracy, and should terrify everyone. It doesn't matter if platforms use third-parties or not. It doesn't matter if they use some special encrypted code, the result is the same. This gatekeeps open discussions and government criticisms free from reprisals. This is bad. This is China "free-speech" bad. #Democracy #AgeVerification #Privacy

If someone contacts your organization anonymously from an alias email address to request further details about how you collect and process a certain type of data that isn't described in your privacy policy as mandated, be wary. It is best to answer promptly, truthfully, and thoroughly. It could be a privacy professional about to report you to the data protection authority. #Privacy #PrivacyLaw

If you care about democracy, and If you care about human rights, You must also care about privacy. Privacy isn't just some trivial preference, it's fundamental to protect all our other human rights, freedoms, and democracies. If we lose our privacy rights, we will also lose all of the above. It's time to stand firm on this, to obstinately refuse to participate to privacy-invasive practices, and to fight for our rights ✊🔒 If we do not fight, we will lose it all. #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy

Safety Reminder: Although the Fediverse is much better than Big Tech for your privacy, no communication here is end-to-end encrypted, and all your Mastodon public and quiet-public posts can be seen by anyone on the internet. For sensitive data and communication, you should only use trustworthy applications using end-to-end encryption. Stay safe 💚 #Mastodon #Fediverse #Safety #Privacy #Encryption #E2EE

"We take your privacy seriously" 👇 "We fake your privacy, seriously" #Privacy

If you are creating more harm with your solution than the problem you are trying to solve, perhaps your solution just isn't one. #Tech

No AI. No 🙅‍♀️

Even if Germany opposes Chat Control on October 14th, this is still only a blocking minority. If your country is still undecided or is supporting Chat Control, keep the pressure on! 💪🇪🇺 👉 Use this tool to contact your MEPs:

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

📰 Contact your local media 🗣️ Keep talking about it on social media! Let's change this blocking minority into a blocking majority! ✊🔒 #ChatControl #Privacy #EUpol #HumanRights #Democracy

I'm thinking about dressing up with a scary monster costume for Halloween this year. Which costume do you think would be the scariest? :ghosty: 🎃 #Halloween #BigTech #Privacy

Mass surveillance doesn't make us safer. We need to deconstruct this false notion. Mass surveillance is only a tool for control and oppression, it is not for protection. #MassSurveillance #Privacy #HumanRights