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Make clicking links safer #cybersecurity #privacy

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:59:00 +0000

My job involves clicking lot of links from unknown individuals, Which is the first no-no to prevent hacking and is being constantly advised everywhere.

I am constantly paranoid after clicking a link. May be cybersecurity experts have some ways for clicking links safely, But I am not one of them and I doubt whether the method they use would apply for people like me who get dozens of legitimate links over email and chat.

I feel since there's no easy way currently to safely click links, People just ignore the advise against clicking links and end-up getting hacked.

5 points posted by Miguel

IP addresses leading to wrongful arrests #Internet #privacy

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:46:00 +0000

There have been numerous incidents of IP addresses leading to wrongful arrests, be it due to a typo, 'AM-PM' goof-up or wrong time-zone.

These people having to undergo ordeal for no fault of theirs were the lucky ones since the truth came out in the end but it's not unreasonable to think that many innocent people are languishing in the jails due to wrongful convictions sighting false IP addresses as evidence.

It's naive to expect all investigative agencies to have knowledge about how Internet protocols work or ISPs to act with caution and sincerity when the police ask them to match the IP address to the real geographical address. Yet the governments still rely upon IP addresses at large to prosecute cyber crimes.

3 points posted by Yogesh Basu

Keeping the things I like with me #consumerpower #privacy

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 14:20:00 +0000

Netflix knows what type of movies I like, Amazon knows which brands I like to purchase from, DoorDash knows what I like to eat and Google knows everything there is to know about me; But I would like to know, keep track of it what I like with me and offer it to services as and when needed.

There's not much to worry about if these services use their recommendation system only to deliver what we need as a consumer, But after learning what we like the recommendation system is used for their advantage to sell what they want to us(those with more markup), even if there's a better option for us available in their platform.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Universal hyperlocal COVID-19 tracing app #coronavirus #privacy

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:44:00 +0000

Technology had been an indisputable force multiplier in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the countries such as China, Singapore and South Korea.

Apps which provided realtime anonymised movement information of infected patients such as Corona Map in South Korea and community-driven contact tracing app such as BlueTrace in Singapore proved to be hugely successful in containing the spread of COVID-19 in those respective countries.

But not all countries are equipped to deploy such apps on demand, so there is a need gap for a universal hyperlocal COVID-19 tracing app, which can be used by any country in the world with significant smartphone penetration.

The primary aspects of such application should be,

Privacy of the patient, the data should be anonymised to prevent harassment.
Dashboard for health workers to update realtime information of the places, time where the patient had visited.
Web application, to ensure compatibility with various devices and for fast update/deployment.
Open-source.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Make TV dumb again #privacy #cybersecurity

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:03:00 +0000

The Operating Systems, Applications used by major Smart TV manufactures are found to be highly vulnerable to hacking. Also, updates for earlier Smart TV's isn't straightforward as many need to be flashed via SD card and which not many are going to do even if the manufacturer had updated their firmware to fix some vulnerabilities.

Smart TV manufacturer's themselves exploit the available capabilities to flash unremovable Ads and may even upload screenshots from your TV for automatic content recognition.

So, if Smart TV's are dangerous, annoying, why buy them right? Well, that's the problem I'm stating here - There aren't many options to get a dumb TV with latest display technology i.e. 4K/8K HDR if we want to supply our own apps via SBCs/Apple TV etc.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Curated list of privacy oriented services #privacy #curatedlist

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:53:00 +0000

There is a need gap for curated list of privacy oriented services across all platforms, like what Guardian Project does for android up-to some level.

But there are many privacy focussed services from browsers to credit cards, if they are listed in a single place according to the category; it will be easier for anyone to find a privacy respecting product/service for their need.

3 points posted by needgap finder

Decentralized dating platform #privacy #dating

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 12:44:00 +0000

Current dating platforms in-spite of collecting large amounts of data on its individuals, fails to provide optimum results as I think its algorithms are tuned for In-App purchases rather than perfect match.

What I would like to have is an app on smartphone which doesn't connect to a central server but connects to other smartphones with the app. I would load all my dating preferences, down to the minutest detail without fear of judgement or prejudice in the app and when the app notices similar preferences in another smartphone it'll notify me.

So, in a party, in an event, social gathering, community service I can meet interesting people without even having to start a conversion albeit not having to compromise on my privacy.

Hence, there is a need gap for such decentralized dating platforms.

3 points posted by Bakshara