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Using Claude to reclaim privacy by replacing mobile apps
I have recently started to use Claude Code to replace a bunch of privacy law breaking mobile apps with local PWAs that I control.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 10 days ago
The Opt-Out Illusion - Why US Privacy Law Cannot Technically Work
thatprivacyguy.comu/ThatPrivacyShow — 12 days ago
▲ 1 r/redditrequest
r/BrowserPrivacy
I am a privacy advocate that has been leading the fight against browser tracking and profiling for 2 decades and believe that the browser is a significant weak link in the privacy chain and have written multiple articles on the issue.
As one of the leading advocates and influencers on EU privacy law (GDPR, ePrivacy) as a lawyer specialised in Privacy, Data Protection, Cyber Security and AI Governance - I am constantly monitoring the privacy landscape for browsers and think I would be a good candidate for taking over this subreddit.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 12 days ago
▲ 4 r/iapp
IAPP doesn't respect its Members
IAPP suspends certs even when you pay your dues on time...
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 14 days ago
My Advanced Master of Laws thesis on Chat Control 1
I see a lot of people talking about Chat Control and looking for more information - in 2023 I completed my Advanced Master of Laws thesis on the legal issues surrounding the derogation which was just pushed through to a second reading last week.
It contains a lot of information on the issues the derogation faces not just technically but also with regards to the EU Treaties.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 1 month ago
▲ 17 r/StopChatControlEU
My Advanced Master of Laws thesis on Chat Control 1
I see a lot of people talking about Chat Control and looking for more information - in 2023 I completed my Advanced Master of Laws thesis on the legal issues surrounding the derogation which was just pushed through to a second reading last week.
It contains a lot of information on the issues the derogation faces not just technically but also with regards to the EU Treaties.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 1 month ago
Chat Control's impact on victims in 9000 words
I wanted to find a way to communicate to the EU politicians what the consequences of their dismantling of democracy over Chat Control are. They say a picture paints a thousand words, so I created 9 pictures.
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chat-control-in-9000-words/
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 1 month ago
The 415 - the MEPs who let Chat Control through, and the lobbyists in their diaries
Yesterday 415 MEPs failed the public by allowing a procedure to undermine democracy and fundamental rights opening the door for Chat Control (which has already been rejected by MEPs in previous votes).
This article contains data on all of those MEPs along with their voting history and meetings that have been registered with lobbyists.
You can search the data, get their voting record and see who they have been meeting with, it is up to you whether you think they represent your's or business' interests but if they are your MEP I hope you contact them and explain they lost your vote in the next European Elections - because that is the only way to force them to do their job.
u/Paulupoliveira — 1 month ago
Surviving is hard especially when your politicians try to use your pain to pass surveillance laws
I grew up with abuse, my mother made bad choices with her relationships.
At home I suffered horrendous violence from an alcoholic father whilst he raped my sisters.
After years of abuse social services intervened - they sent me to a boarding school for gifted children and my sisters became wards of the court and were put into government "care".
I was at school for 38 weeks of the year and when I returned home, the physical abuse continued - but it was at school that the darkest of my years came. The school that was supposed to protect me, raped me and beat me.
I know more than most the harm caused by child sexual abuse and child physical abuse - I would not wish it on anyone and i have spent much of my life fighting it.
But I also know, I would not have been able to tell my story to the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/dec/14/kesgrave-hall-abuse-claims-alexander-hanff and https://www.theguardian.com/education/video/2012/dec/14/alexander-hanff-abuse-kesgrave-school-video) which in itself was incredibly difficult - but without encrypted and secure communications, I would not have been able to do it.
That story re-opened an investigation that had been closed for years because it was too embarrassing for the British Government to deal with. So I once again had to re-live the entire experience and travel back to the UK to give recorded video statement to the police for their investigation. I had already attempted suicide multiple times as a child and young adult - that week back in the UK giving police evidence, almost finished me off.
But I needed to do it and it resulted in multiple convictions for the physical and sexual abuse of 28 boys (including myself) who went to my school.
I have been estranged from my family since I was 12 years old - I had to build a life alone and scared with no support. I know what pain is and I know what living with abuse is.
But 5 years ago I started to campaign against ChatControl because I also know that surveilling the entirety of society to detect images of abuse which has already occurred is not going to save children, is not going to stop abuse and is only going to create false positives and destroy more lives whilst stripping victims of the confidence and tools they need to tell their stories.
That is why in 2023 I wrote my Master of Laws thesis on the issues with ChatControl under EU law and treaties.
That is why I have spoken at dozens of parliamentary, academic and regulatory events on this issue and have had to lay myself bare in front of rooms of strangers with tears rolling down my cheeks as a grown man - tell them why this is bad policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DLQE7AGHaA
Yesterday I sent 836 emails to perm reps, MEPs, Ministers, their aids and advisors once again, telling them why this is bad policy.
I am a survivor and I will not stop until those who seek to extend their surveillance powers stop using my pain and the pain of every other victim/survivor to further that agenda.
This is NOT about child protection (if it were, the EU would do more to support victims - I have never received ANY support for my abuse in 35 years despite convictions) - this is about SURVEILLANCE.
It is not too late - you can still help fight this, as a survivor, I am hoping you will:
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/csa-survivor-plea-to-eu-parliament/
u/PLUTO_HAS_COME_BACK — 1 month ago
CSA Survivor Pleads with EU Officials to block Chat Control vote
thatprivacyguy.comu/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
Stop Chat Control - A Survivor's Plea
As a CSA Survivor and Privacy expert, I have spent my afternoon collecting the contact details of 836 EU officials (Parliamentarians, Permanent Representatives and their staff) and sending all of them a plea not to vote for the urgency procedure this week designed to circumvent legislative oversight - on a law Parliament already rejected.
You should do the same - find them all here:
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
The MEP investigating spyware was keeping his whole life on the phone that got hacked
thatprivacyguy.comu/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
Strike III for EU-US data transfers
Monday's SCOTUS ruling against the FTC is the final nail in the coffin of the Data Privacy Framework (the adequacy agreement between the EU and US which allows personal data to flow to the US).
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
▲ 560 r/degoogle
Google Gemini claims it is required to be "structurally protective of Donald Trump"
Looks like US Frontier Models are censoring responses related to Donald Trump which raises serious questions in the EU after a German Court ruled Google's AI output is Google's Speech.
Also raises significant questions under the DSA and misinformation/disinformation considering that Gemini is the most widely used LLM on the planet.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
UN Lambasts AI Companies over environmental concerns whilst literally doing the same thing themselves
I fully support the UN, I work in human rights, but I do not support hypocrisy
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
▲ 6 r/europrivacy
It took 5 years to get enforcement action against Elkjop
In 2021 I filed a GDPR complaint against Elkjop (owned by Currys PLC) for unlawfully requiring loyalty club members be subjected to direct marketing.
5 years later, their DPO wishes they hadn't been so smug as they face a 1.8M euro fine and are left wide open to a Representative Action Directive claim which could result in more than 1000x the fine from the Regulator.
I have also today filed another complaint against them directly with the Norwegian DPA for lying in their Data Subject Access Response back in 2021 when I filed the original complaint, in an attempt to cover up their illegal activities and have put the company on notice of pending litigation.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 2 months ago
Amazon Ring - A perfect storm of privacy and environmental harms
In this article I explore the issues Amazon faces with the "Familiar Faces" feature in premium Ring models and subscriptions and why it is potentially a big issue for Amazon in the EU under GDPR, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Unfair Contract terms Directive and Environmental Crime Directive.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 3 months ago
Malta is in breach of the EU Treaties — the IDPC has confirmed in writing that no Maltese citizen is protected under the ePrivacy Directive against any tech company not established in Malta
Maltese privacy regulator has admitted in writing that they can not protect citizens from Big Tech due to Malta's failure to implement EU law correctly.
u/ThatPrivacyShow — 3 months ago