Tell Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo: Stop Feeding Surveillance Tech
Tell Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo: Stop Feeding Surveillance Tech
ShadowDragon is using data from sites like Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo for U.S. government surveillance. Sign Mozilla’s petition to demand stronger privacy protections and block shady surveillance tools.
Simple solution: stop using those services.
Better solution: push for actual privacy protections in your area.
Would be nice. Haven't had new privacy laws in the US in about half a century.
Or, just stop using that trash.
As long as enough people are willing to use and to rely on those apps/services, no matter how good the reason(s), those companies win and they (will) screw all of us.
I told those companies they should go fuck themselves the day I quit using them
TL;DR:
ICE contractor ShadowDragon uses their platform SocialNet to map individuals' digital footprints, personal data and connections across 200+ sites such as OnlyFans, WhatsApp, Roblox and Duolingo.
ShadowDragon claims it accesses data in real-time without storing it, sidestepping some accountability.
ICE and other agencies, including the DEA and State Department, use SocialNet for investigations, citing its utility in tracking criminal activity, despite their unwillingness to prove that criminality in court.
Link to the 404Media article without the required sign in.
Link to Mozilla's follow-up article which mentions some additional involved companies.
What kind of data is Duolingo amassing that anyone would care about? just checked the permissions, and it doesn't have anything enabled which would not be necessary for it to function. Unless the government is interested in my mangled pronunciations of foreign words?
Oui.
I think Reddit is a good place to focus on boycotting in response to this. We have an excellent alternative here on Lemmy. If you know anyone on Reddit urge them to sign up for Lemmy. Even if you only convince them to use both website and not discontinue Reddit it's still a win because you're moving them in the right direction.
Lmao, tell yourself and your friends. These abusers will never fix it for you.
Hilarious coming from them
not disagreeing with you but i couldnt find EFF talking about it lately unless i missed it
Looks like Mozilla is just relying on Someone Else's (in this case, 404 Media's) coverage of this
a new investigation by 404 Media has revealed that ShadowDragon, a U.S. government contractor, is exploiting publicly available data from websites and services like Etsy, Reddit, Tinder, and Duolingo — to fuel mass surveillance programs for U.S. government agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
And to my eyes it looks like they're relying on Someone Else (you) to petition them, although to be fair they do say:
Mozilla will directly pressure 30 companies, chosen based on their size, the volume of user data they hold, the vulnerability of their users, and the value of their data to ShadowDragon — especially platforms where users share sensitive information, including personal communications, affiliations, political speech, geolocation, and immigration status.
... Which is good, whatever directly pressuring means.
Okay but i dont think they will stop