Paul Schrader faces allegations of sexual assault from a former assistant, with claims of failing to uphold settlement agreements. His lawyer denounces the lawsuit as frivolous. This case raises important questions about accountability and privacy in workplace relationships. What are your thoughts on the legal implications? #MeToo #Privacy

Read more: https://steelefamlaw.com/0zh7Pb

Using a #VM is great if you want to try out a new system, but its security can only be as good as the computer it's running on.

So when you see me use a VM, I expect that my #privacy and #security are only as good as the weakest link.

#Tails was the strongest link in this video:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/

So, one of the nice things about Android phones is it's multiple user profile support. If you create a second user, you can quickly make it look like your phone has a very innocuous data payload – at least if the person "inspecting" your phone isn't terribly savvy.

I mean, I wouldn't rely on what amounts to #security through obscurity to protect me if I were planning to do something that might get digital forensics personnel examining it. However, easing my clearing of a TSA checkpoint or being able to bluff a random cop (the kind of cop that relies on qualified immunity to not get prosecuted for violating the laws they're meant to be enforcing) during a brief interaction? Possibly.

#privacy

Everything you say to an #Alexa speaker will now be sent to #Amazon https://aihub.org/2025/04/04/everything-you-say-to-an-alexa-speaker-will-now-be-sent-to-amazon/ #privacy #privacidad

Today's reminder of the insider threat involves a pharmacist in Maryland who over a period of 8 years or more, used keyloggers and installed spyware on about 400 computers at the University of Maryland Medical System so he could spy on female co-workers in private moments at work (such as changing clothes, breastfeeding their babies), and in their homes. He was reportedly fired in October 2024, and was able to get another job in another healthcare facility in Maryland because there has been no criminal charges filed against him yet and UMMS apparently didn't alert his new employer.

If Maryland law is like my state's laws, the hospital may be barred legally from revealing what happened if asked for a recommendation by the new employer. And it seems the Maryland state pharmacy board can't just suspend a license unless there's been a conviction, so the failure to have criminal charges filed already seems to have put more potential victims at risk.

Unsurprisingly, a potential class action lawsuit has already been filed against UMMS with six plaintiffs so far. There are estimates that there are more than 80 victims of the now-former employee.

Some of the media coverage on the case: https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/04/04/six-women-sue-umms-claiming-staffer-spied-on-them-after-security-breach/

"What If We Made Advertising Illegal?" by @index https://simone.org/advertising/

Can anyone recommend an EXIF-metadata scrubbing tool for our protest photos?

#protests #50501movement #protesters #privacy #surveillance #data privacy

It feels good to see the #HandsOff protests from all over the USA and the World.

Thank you all.

Importance Score: 35 / 100

The universe of Suits, the acclaimed legal drama that concluded six years ago after a successful run on USA Network starting in 2011, has expa...
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sadly, no mention of #Mastodon in this post, but I suppose as far as social media goes, Mastodon itself is not super secure. It is better than #Facebook or the birdsite, and maybe there are other platforms on the #Fediverse that are more secure than #Mastodon. Security aside though, I am rather disappointed that they didn’t mention decentralized social media, or other forms of decentralization for services on the #Internet.
Be Safe In #Cyberspace | Canadian Journalist https://canadianjournalist.ca/be-safe-in-cyberspace/
#Internet #Privacy #Security #SocialMedia

What To Do If #Border Police Ask To Search Your Phone

https://reason.com/2025/04/04/what-to-do-if-border-police-ask-to-search-your-phone/

Schon krass: #LG zwingt mich als Nutzer eines seiner Fernsehgeräte zuzustimmen, dass sie mein komplettes Sehverhalten erfassen und weiterverarbeiten. Wenn ich das nicht tue, darf ich auf diesem Gerät noch nicht mal Netflix starten - für das ich 20 Euro monatlich zahle.

Wie komme ich aus der Nummer raus ohne diesen Fernseher zu schrotten? Und gibt es einen Gerätehersteller, der das nicht auf die gleiche Weise macht...?
#smarttv #privacy #tracking #bigdata

#NJ teen wins fight to put #nudify app users in prison, impose fines up to $30K

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/adults-told-her-to-move-on-instead-teen-won-fight-to-criminalize-deepfakes/

Port of #Seattle says #ransomware breach impacts 90,000 people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/port-of-seattle-says-ransomware-breach-impacts-90-000-people/