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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-25 18:18:27

Samsung unveils the $1,299 Galaxy S26 Ultra with a Privacy Display feature that limits the screen legibility, an all-new agentic AI, improved night mode, more (Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET)
zdnet.com/article/samsung-gala

I tried the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and need the Privacy Display feature on my iPhone ASAP
Samsung's flagship phone of 2026 offers incremental upgrades across its design, cameras, and performance, but one display feature sets it apart from the competition.

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-03-26 20:04:30

Police Used Flock to Give a Man a Traffic Ticket #privacy

Police Used Flock to Give a Man a Traffic Ticket
“CAPTURED ON FLOCK CAMERA 31 MM 1 HOLDING PHONE IN LEFT HAND.”

@knurd42@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-17 08:29:42

""From my home office, running Bluehood in passive mode (just listening, never connecting), I could detect:
* When delivery vehicles arrived, and whether it was the same driver each time
* The daily patterns of my neighbours based on their phones and wearables
* Which devices consistently appeared together (someone’s phone and smartwatch, for instance)
* The exact times certain people were home, at work, or elsewhere
None of this required any …

What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You
Building Bluehood, a Bluetooth scanner that reveals what information we leak just by having Bluetooth enabled on our devices.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-11 12:20:53

In written evidence to the Prince Harry privacy trial, ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre says allegations of phone hacking are "grave and sometimes preposterous" (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
pressgazette.co.uk/news/paul-d

Paul Dacre says hacking and tapping claims 'grave, preposterous, deeply upsetting'
Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has described the allegations of phone hacking against his former team as “grave and sometimes preposterous”.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-16 09:45:52

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Privacy Display works well, meaningful camera upgrades, and sleeker than S25 Ultra, but still huge, expensive, and lacks Qi2 (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
theverge.com/tech/893936/samsu

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: show off
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra features a unique Privacy Display to keep wandering eyes off your screen. It’s a useful update to a feature-packed phone.

@jackie@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-03 03:31:48

Lightning round privacy guide
microblog.jackiejude.me/posts/

Lightning round privacy guide
Someone asked me for a quick list of privacy recommendations so I’ll retype them here but with links Keep using signal (I have a laundry list of criticisms of signal) but it is ultimately still better than most chat apps you’d use instead If you have an Android phone use the Molly IM third party client for Signal which addresses most of my criticisms of it Try Matrix It’s like everything good about Signal but also decentralized Consider getting a Meshtastic device for off-the-grid messahi…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-02 06:50:40

Lenovo's Motorola partners with GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused, de-Googled version of Android, to preinstall GrapheneOS on upcoming Motorola smartphones (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
9to5google.com/2026/03/01/moto

Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features
Motorola has announced a partnership with GrapheneOS which will see a phone with support, as well as features ported to other devices.