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@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.

@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.

@bogo@hapyyr.com
2026-01-09 16:25:32

#DataRetention

Czechia illegally stored citizens’ phone data: here’s what it means
The ruling affects metadata from calls and texts, shows who communicated and where; lawmakers must revise rules, tightening access and protecting privacy.

@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
2026-01-27 20:56:10

Privacy-focused MVNO Cape, which has raised $61M from a16z and others, launches across the US following a March 2025 beta, offering a $99 monthly plan (Steven Melendez/Fast Company)
fastcompany.com/91481000/this-

This new privacy-focused phone service is designed to keep your phone from getting hacked
Cape, which offers a range of enhanced privacy and security measures, is now offering service across the United States. 

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-10 01:01:11

Send & Receive alerts about ICE raids and activity in your area.
Stop ICE Alerts Network works with technology already built into your phone without the need to download an app
stopice.net/

Stop ICE Secure Line
Setup a secure hotline number designed for user anonymity and user privacy.

@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
2026-01-28 09:40:58

Samsung says it will introduce a display feature for the Galaxy S26 series that improves "privacy at a pixel level" to protect users from "shoulder surfing" (Abhijeet Mishra/SamMobile)
sammobile.com/news/samsung-tea

Samsung confirms Galaxy S26’s insane ‘pixel level’ privacy feature
Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S26 series will introduce a new display feature designed to improve privacy when using your phone in public. The company stopped short of directly calling it a “privacy display,” but its wording leaves little room for doubt. In a new press release, Samsung talks about “privacy at a pixel

@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.

@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.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-19 14:40:36

A UK privacy lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John, and others against Associated Newspapers begins, with allegations of phone hacking and illicit data collection (Reuters)
reuters.com/world/uk/prince-ha

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2026-01-03 10:37:43

Whilst waiting for weather to clear would love to spend some time prepping Loops/peertube clips, editing together music, text etc with some very short videos I've shot (very roughly -> don't expect BBC style nature documentaries), while in the middle of fieldwork.
EDIT: I just discovered @… have added creator mode to the @… app! Awesome work - will test it out right now. If it works from #Antarctica, guess it will work anywhere?
What are your recommendations for easy lightweight ideally #FOSS apps for video editing on an android phone? Don't mind paying but privacy is essential...
#HiveMind #FediRecommends