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KI-Risiken: Breites Bündnis warnt vor verwässerten KI-Regeln
Die geplante „Vereinfachung“ der europäischen KI-Verordnung könnte den Schutz von Verbraucher:innen vor der Technologie erheblich schwächen. Ein breites Bündnis von 32 Organisationen warnt insbesondere vor Lücken bei Medizingeräten und Spielzeug. netzpolitik.org/2026/ki-risike…
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Endlich ist sie da: Die Kolleg:innen von @br_data haben eine großartige Doku zu den Databroker Files gedreht.
@sebmeineck & ich dürfen von jahrelangen Recherchen berichten. Vor allem erzählt der Film die Geschichten von Menschen, die durch den unkontrollierten Handel mit Daten aus der Werbeindustrie gefährdet werden. zB von einer Exil-Journalistin in Berlin, die mutmaßlich vom ägyptischen Geheimdienst verfolgt wird und sich fragt: "Woher wissen die ständig, wo ich bin?"
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Story: Gefährliche Apps · Im Netz der Datenhändler - hier anschauen
Was viele Smartphone-Nutzer wissen: Die Apps auf ihren Handys sammeln detaillierte Standortdaten. Was den meisten jedoch nicht bewusst ist: Die Informationen landen oft in einem undurchsichtigen, weltweiten Netzwerk aus Datenhändlern und Werbefirmen.www.ardmediathek.de
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Reviewing Our United Nations Activities
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Perhaps the crowning achievement of PPI has been our participation in UN forums. We created a separate headquarters in Geneva in 2016, specifically with the goal of having a seat at UNOG. The following year in 2017 we were officially admitted into the Economic and Social Council Affairs Council. That same year we set up another center in New York hosted by local pirates, which assists representatives attend events at UNHQ. In 2018 PPI achieved a milestone registering representatives simultaneously in all three UN centers. Most recently, since 2024, we now have an additional center in Vienna that can also assist Pirates who wish to attend events at UNOV. We want to take this opportunity to share with our communities about our activities at each of the three UN centers as well as the numerous UN and other international organization activities that we participate in around the world. These activities are attended by Pirates from numerous Pirate parties around the world, as well as activists who are not necessarily members of any Pirate party but wanted to be active in the international movement. Some of our participants do not physically attend event but rather will speak online, help draft policy statements, network with other NGOs… There are innumerable ways for Pirates to get involved in global politics, and at the bottom of this post we share information for how anyone who is reading this blog can get involved.
Our current main representatives at each UN center are the following:
UNHQ- Dr. Ohad Shem Tov
UNOG- Mr. Carlos Polo
UNOV- Mr. Kay Schroeder
In addition to our main representatives we also have between one and five additional representatives and also nominate temporary representatives with three month passes.
PPI and USPP representatives at UNHQ
ECOSOC is our main forum for UN activities. This is one of the five original bodies and the main avenue for NGOs to participate. ECOSOC provides us with groundspasses, which provide the representatives daily access to UN offices, meetings, libraries, and numerous opportunities to participate in both ECOSOC and other UN bodies. Aside from ECOSOC, PPI has also participated in the World Trade Organization, the Internet Governance Forum, and numerous forums. At UNHQ, PPI is often given opportunities to submit policy statements and make speeches on the main floor for high level events attended by government representatives and of course many other NGOs. These events are shown on UN TV, and they are also often broadcasted in international press. PPI representatives have participated at UNHQ in the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, the Commission for Social Development, the Commission on the Status of Women, Cybercrime Committees, and the ECOSOC High-Level Segment for NGOs. In 2018 at the United Nations Economic and Social Council and also submitted a statement for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, emphasizing that digital rights are human rights.
Ohad Bar Siman Tov at UNHQ before his speech
UNOG is the main location for NGO activities, as UNHQ usually holds higher level political meetings. PPI has been active annually at UNOG, and we have sent more representatives to events there than any of the other UN centers. This is commendable considering that our representatives receive absolutely no compensation for their activities, and Geneva is extremely expensive. Our representatives there have attended events on the Economic Commission for Europe Resource Management, the International Labour Organization, WSIS, the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum. In December 2025, PPI also published a response to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), describing the outcome as consequential for the future of a free and global internet and welcoming language around digital public goods, open standards, and related digital governance principles. We also take a keen interest in the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development events, as PPI seeks to also conduct its own research wing whereby we would publish our own research about topics of internet governance, privacy, and other relevant themes for our organization.
Due to COVID our activities at UNOV that had just started were cut short, but we have since returned in force. Our representatives there routinely attend events of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, especially the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, as well as commentary on the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. We have tried to attend events on nuclear issues and have managed to watch a few, but these events are highly regulated. We recently attended the 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finance and Crypto and the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Our main focus there has been digital rights issues, anti-corruption, over-policing of narcotics, illicit finance, and crypto governance.
PPI UNOV Representatives Kayra Kuuymcu and Kay Schroeder
Aside from events at the main three UN forums, we have had a major presence at the Internet Governance Forum for about 10 years now. We have hosted stands at the conference, and at the most recent IGF in Norway, the chairperson of PPI, together with PPEU board member Sara Hjalmarsson, and academics from the UK and France, presented a workshop on “Ethical Networking: Sustainability and Accountability.” PPI´s General Secretary Alexander Isavnin is very active in this conference, having attended several times around the world. This conference has allowed us to collaborate with luminaries from the Tor Foundation, Access Now, and numerous others.
Keith Goldstein and Alex Isavnin at the Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, Japan
How can you get involved?
Would you like to participate in a UN event online or in person? Please write to our volunteers form or send an email to our board or a board member. We also have a number of vibrant communities on Telegram and Discord.
Join our Telegram: https://t.me/+01bDaIIOL8k2Yjc6
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/GxaTf9QK
Fill out a volunteer form: https://lime.ppi.rocks/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=341246
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Kafka und Künstliche Intelligenz: Die Sehnsucht nach totaler Souveränität
Bastian’s Night #471 April, 9th
Every Thursday of the week, Bastian’s Night is broadcast from 21:30 CEST/DST.
Bastian’s Night is a live talk show in German with lots of music, a weekly round-up of news from around the world, and a glimpse into the host’s crazy week in the pirate movement.
If you want to read more about @BastianBB: –> This way
Bastian’s Night #470 April, 2nd
Every Thursday of the week, Bastian’s Night is broadcast from 21:30 CET.
Bastian’s Night is a live talk show in German with lots of music, a weekly round-up of news from around the world, and a glimpse into the host’s crazy week in the pirate movement.
If you want to read more about @BastianBB: –> This way
Bastian’s Night #469 March, 26th
Every Thursday of the week, Bastian’s Night is broadcast from 21:30 CET.
Bastian’s Night is a live talk show in German with lots of music, a weekly round-up of news from around the world, and a glimpse into the host’s crazy week in the pirate movement.
If you want to read more about @BastianBB: –> This way
Mit Hilfe von KI-Agenten sollen Einzelpersonen schon bald Unternehmen mit Milliardenbewertung aufbauen. Das klingt verführerisch, weil es einer prometheischen Sehnsucht nach totaler Souveränität schmeichelt. Allerdings wusste schon Franz Kafka, dass Ein-Personen-Unicorns mythische Wesen sind.
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Gesetzentwurf: So will Gesundheitsministerin Warken ihre Digitalstrategie umsetzen
Le grandi aziende tecnologiche continueranno a effettuare scansioni senza alcuna base legale
L'esenzione che consentiva il monitoraggio volontario delle chat è scaduta nel fine settimana. Tuttavia, grandi aziende tecnologiche come Google, Meta e Microsoft intendono continuare a scansionare in massa le comunicazioni private dei propri utenti.
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Freiwillige Chatkontrolle: Big Tech will ohne Rechtsgrundlage weiterscannen
Am Wochenende ist die Ausnahmeregelung für die freiwillige Chatkontrolle ausgelaufen. Doch große Tech-Unternehmen wie Google, Meta oder Microsoft wollen weiter massenhaft die private Kommunikation ihrer Nutzer:innen scannen.Markus Reuter (netzpolitik.org)
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Das Bundesgesundheitsministerium will die Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen rasch voranbringen. Ein Gesetzentwurf definiert dafür die Rolle der elektronischen Patientenakte um, weitet die Nutzung von Gesundheitsdaten erheblich aus und gibt der Gematik neue weitreichende Befugnisse. Wir veröffentlichen den Gesetzentwurf.
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Gesetzentwurf: So will Gesundheitsministerin Warken ihre Digitalstrategie umsetzen
Das Bundesgesundheitsministerium will die Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen rasch voranbringen. Ein Gesetzentwurf definiert dafür die Rolle der elektronischen Patientenakte um, weitet die Nutzung von Gesundheitsdaten erheblich aus und gibt der Gema…Daniel Leisegang (netzpolitik.org)
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Ich bin denn mal gespannt ob das alles so gut funktioniert wie angekündigt! Ich habe generelle Zweifel daran, das irgend etwas ins positive Verändern wird! Wenn ich an meine Erfahrungen, mit 116117 gemacht habe liegen die Risiken ausschließlich beim Patienten ,und in welcher Region er wohnt!
Sollte nicht erst mal alles repariert werden, was derzeit nicht funktioniert bzw kritisiert wird?
I residenti del Wisconsin potranno continuare a guardare materiale pornografico dopo che il governatore ha posto il veto sulla legge di verifica dell'età.
"Pongo il veto su questo disegno di legge nella sua interezza perché mi oppongo all'intrusione che esso rappresenta nella privacy personale dei residenti del Wisconsin", ha scritto il governatore Tony Evers.
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Wisconsinites Can Keep Watching Porn After Governor Vetoes Age Verification Bill
Across most of the U.S., if you want to watch porn online, you have to hand over a government ID or submit to a biometric scan to determine you’re over 18 years of age. But people in Wisconsin can keep freely accessing porn sites—and any other website that hosts more than one third adult content—after Governor Tony Evers vetoed the state’s age verification bill on Friday.A copycat of the dozens of bills that have passed in the U.S. since 2022, Wisconsin’s Assembly Bill 105 would have forced sites with more than one third “material harmful to minors,” defined as “depictions of actual or simulated sexual acts or body parts including pubic areas, genitals, buttocks, and female nipples,” to verify visitors’ ages by “using any commercially reasonable method that uses public or private transactional data gathered about the individual.” This means uploading an ID, showing their face for a biometric scan, uploading their credit card information, or combinations of these.
“I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to this bill's intrusion into the personal privacy of Wisconsin residents,” Evers wrote in a letter to the members of the assembly, dated April 3. “While I agree that we should protect children from harmful material, this bill imposes an intrusive burden on adults who are trying to access constitutionally protected materials.”
Evers wrote that the bill doesn’t prevent platforms from giving collected personal data to third parties, such as the government or data brokers. “This is a violation of personal privacy,” he wrote.
“Additionally, I am concerned about data security and the potential for misuse of personally identifiable information. Identifiable information could be intercepted by or transmitted to a third party and used as the basis for blackmail or identity theft. Further, although the bill includes penalties for a business entity who violates the prohibition on retention of personal information, those penalties cannot undo the harm that may occur to an individual who is the victim of actions like blackmail or identity theft as a result of a bad actor obtaining their identity.”
Last year, after the UK’s Online Safety Act started requiring websites and platforms to verify users’ ages, Discord users’ age verification data—including selfies and identity documents—was exposed in a security breach. The hack was just one instance where users’ personal data has been required by a platform and then exposed to the whole internet: also last year, similar data was exposed by the Tea app, which made users provide selfies and identity documents to prove they’re women.
An earlier version of the bill attempted to ban Wisconsinites from accessing sites using virtual private networks (VPNs); lawmakers are increasingly pushing to restrict VPNs, but so far have faced pushback from citizens and civil liberties groups. Wisconsin state Sen. Van Wanggaard moved to delete that provision in the legislation, and the state assembly agreed to remove the VPN ban in February.
The adult advocacy group Free Speech Coalition wrote following the veto that Director of Public Policy Mike Stabile flew to Madison “to meet with legislators to discuss the legal and technological issues with the bill, including a ban on VPN traffic, and to advocate for device-based verification solutions.”
“Put simply, AB-105 raises significant concerns around privacy, surveillance, and the First Amendment,” the ACLU of Wisconsin wrote in testimony submitted in March. “While the ACLU of Wisconsin is sympathetic to the overarching goal of this legislation, we do not believe an appropriate trade-off is compromising the civil liberties of all Wisconsinites.”
Wisconsin is now one of only a handful of states left that allows access to porn without requiring users jump through invasive age verification hoops. “We can and should work to prevent minors from accessing adult content, but there are better solutions than the one offered by this bill,” Evers wrote in his veto letter. “For example, we can work with tech companies to implement device-based age verification that takes place on a user's phone or computer, which can be a more secure and effective method. Other states have been moving toward device-based solutions, and major tech companies are adopting these options as well.”
Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Age-Verification Bill — Free Speech Coalition
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has vetoed AB 105 , the state age-verification bill that passed the Wisconsin legislature in early March, despite strong opposition from Free Speech Coalition and other civil liberties groups.Free Speech Coalition
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Recht auf Breitband: Lauter Einzelfälle
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Freiwillige Chatkontrolle: Big Tech will ohne Rechtsgrundlage weiterscannen
Am Wochenende ist die Ausnahmeregelung für die freiwillige #Chatkontrolle ausgelaufen. Doch große Tech-Unternehmen wie Google, Meta oder Microsoft wollen weiter massenhaft die private Kommunikation ihrer Nutzer:innen scannen.
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Freiwillige Chatkontrolle: Big Tech will ohne Rechtsgrundlage weiterscannen
Am Wochenende ist die Ausnahmeregelung für die freiwillige Chatkontrolle ausgelaufen. Doch große Tech-Unternehmen wie Google, Meta oder Microsoft wollen weiter massenhaft die private Kommunikation ihrer Nutzer:innen scannen.Markus Reuter (netzpolitik.org)
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sie verstoßen nicht nur gegen geltendes Recht, sondern lassen es sogar so verlauten als hätte die EU es versäumt regulatorisch für sie einzuräumen. Was würden wir nur ohne die Weitsicht von Zuck unc co. machen...
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Alterskontrollen: Social-Media-Verbot lässt Bundesregierung ahnungslos zurück
🎓 Die Bundesregierung weiß nicht, ob ein Social-Media-Verbot für Minderjährige wissenschaftlich ratsam wäre.
⚖️ Sie weiß auch nicht, ob der Eingriff in Grundrechte verhältnismäßig wäre.
🤔 Oder ob sie das Verbot überhaupt will.
Das zeigt die Antwort auf eine Kleine Anfrage der Linken, die ich hier einmal Stück für Stück durchgehe.
#alterskontrollen #jugendschutz
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Alterskontrollen: Social-Media-Verbot lässt Bundesregierung ahnungslos zurück
Die Bundesregierung weiß nicht, ob ein Social-Media-Verbot für Minderjährige wissenschaftlich ratsam wäre. Sie weiß auch nicht, ob der Eingriff in Grundrechte verhältnismäßig wäre – oder ob sie das Verbot überhaupt will.Sebastian Meineck (netzpolitik.org)
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Die Bundesregierung weiß nicht, ob ein Social-Media-Verbot für Minderjährige wissenschaftlich ratsam wäre. Sie weiß auch nicht, ob der Eingriff in Grundrechte verhältnismäßig wäre – oder ob sie das Verbot überhaupt will. Das zeigt die Antwort auf eine Kleine Anfrage der Linken.
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Habe das Gefühl, das ist nicht das einzige Thema, wo unsere Regierung derzeit ahnungslos ist und kopflos agiert.
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Tell the Mass. House Today: Don’t Censor Kids!
Yesterday, WCVB reported that the Massachusetts House will vote on a bill to ban social media use by children under 14 and would require parental consent for children under 16. It would also ban K-12 students from using their phones during the school day, which the Senate has already passed.
Australia imposed age-based social media bans recently. It is both harming children with disabilities by preventing them from communicating with people like them and encouraging children and teens to route around censorship. These ham handed censorship laws are not backed up by reality.
Age-verification systems put a gate on our 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech! They require that everyone prove they are old enough by presenting identification. The scanned image of your drivers license, birth certificate or passport will make its way to data brokers and put in your permanent corporate and/or government record. If the data exists in a server somewhere, it will get out to criminals. Even if it worked and respected our right to privacy, millions would be prevented from speaking because they lack identification proving their age. People of color or who are poor or undocumented or have a disability are more likely to not have the required identification.
We need to stop this bill today! Find your legislator and call their office! If the first link doesn’t work for you, use this method to search for your legislator. Tell them:
- Social media bans harm children by preventing them from communicating with other children like them, including LGBTQ+ youth and those with disabilties;
- Many children will find ways to route around such censorship anyway;
- Age-verification systems are a tax on free speech for everyone. They require documentation that thousands of adults do not have or will have to go out of their way and their pay check to acquire;
- Providing private information makes us all vulnerable to governments that intend to harm us, corporations that intend to profit of us and hackers that intend to scam us.
We have to stop this bill. Make the call today and encourage others to call!
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🌤️ Ihr habt in der ARD Story zu den #DatabrokerFiles [1] auch Wetter Online gesehen?
⛈️ Unsere Recherchen mit dem BR hatten Folgen: Der populären Wetter-App droht nun ein Bußgeld durch die Datenschutzbehörde NRW.
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Wegen Handy-Standortdaten: Wetter Online droht Bußgeld
Genaue Standortdaten von Wetter-Online-Nutzer:innen – verkauft von Databrokern. Mehr als ein Jahr nach den ersten Berichten von netzpolitik.org und BR dauert das Verfahren gegen die populäre App noch an.Ingo Dachwitz (netzpolitik.org)
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Genaue Standortdaten von Wetter-Online-Nutzer:innen – verkauft von Databrokern. Mehr als ein Jahr nach den ersten Berichten von uns und dem BR dauert das Verfahren gegen die populäre App noch an. Nun will die zuständige Datenschutzbehörde ein Bußgeld verhängen.
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Wegen Handy-Standortdaten: Wetter Online droht Bußgeld
Genaue Standortdaten von Wetter-Online-Nutzer:innen – verkauft von Databrokern. Mehr als ein Jahr nach den ersten Berichten von netzpolitik.org und BR dauert das Verfahren gegen die populäre App noch an.Ingo Dachwitz (netzpolitik.org)
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So viele Milliarden Umsatz wie diese uns zahlreiche andere Apps mit aller unseren Daten(-Handel)
und Gewinne m8en, wird das BußGeld wohl eher
nur kurz kitzeln und machen munter weiter.
Alle App's sind daran interessiert möglichst
alles auf/im Gerät auszuspähen und weiter
zu verkaufen.
Selbst Google und andere BetriebSysteme
machen das munter weiter und noch schlimmer . . .
Ohne erzwungene Zustimmung, durch Anbietende, kann Nutzende das Gerät/ die Software nicht nutzen.
und Gewinne m8en, wird das BußGeld wohl eher
nur kurz kitzeln und machen munter weiter.
Alle App's sind daran interessiert möglichst
alles auf/im Gerät auszuspähen und weiter
zu verkaufen.
Selbst Google und andere BetriebSysteme
machen das munter weiter und noch schlimmer . . .
Ohne erzwungene Zustimmung, durch Anbietende, kann Nutzende das Gerät/ die Software nicht nutzen.
Hörenswerte halbe Stunde!
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Erzählt wird von Fällen, wo Standortfreigaben für "Werbezwecke" in Smartphone Apps lebensbedrohlich werden: Eine Ägyptische Journalistin, Ukrainische Soldaten, bestalkte Frauen.
Die App von Wetter-Online dient als schlechtes Beispiel.
Kurz vor Ende des Beitrags erklärt die Studiogästin, welche Einstellungen im Smartphone man vornehmen kann, um sich zu schützen.
Ergänzung von mir: Schutz erhöht wird auch durch ne Spende an Netzpolitik, die die Recherche gemacht haben. netzpolitik.org/spenden
Ein Fall betrifft auch eine Mitarbeiterin von vonderLeyen in der @EUCommission
Die wurde von den Journalisten benachrichtigt und Rückmeldung von der Kommission war "wir sind besorgt und haben unsren Mitarbeitern neue Vorgaben gemacht."
Kurz nach diesem Kontakt mit @netzpolitik_feed veröffentlicht die Kommission aber seltsamerweise einen neuen §-Entwurf, der den Schutz personenbezogener Daten aufweichen will. Es gefiel den Datenklauern und ihren Hehlern bei der Kommission wohl nicht, dass bei Wetter-Online Hausdurchsuchungen wegen Gesetzesverstößen stattfanden. Also sollen Gesetze verändert werden um Diebstahl, Bedrohung und Hehlerei zu erleichtern!!!!
#Datenschutz #DSGVO
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Ich mach mein Smartphone außerhalb von Arbeit und Wohnung nur an, wenn ich wen anrufen will. Falls ich vor dem Zivilisationskollaps noch mal ein Telefon brauche, wird es ein Dummphone.
Dieses ganze Datenstehlen und Daten-Hehlen – auch auf dem Laptop – fühlt sich an, wie wenn ich an jeder Straßenecke von Fremden begrabscht werde. Einfach ekelig.
Dass das Begrabschtwerden vom Hehler-Gesetzgeber per default auch so gewollt ist, ist widerwärtig und muss bestraft werden und aufhören.
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Wegen Handy-Standortdaten: Wetter Online droht Bußgeld
In der nächsten #Degitalisierung geht es um Ego.
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Erhoben zu Werbezwecken, verschleudert im Internet: Standortdaten aus der Werbe-Industrie können Menschen gefährden. Das zeigt die ARD-Doku „Gefährliche Apps“, die nun online ist. Sie beruht auf den Recherchen von @roofjoke, @sebmeineck und @br_data zu den #DatabrokerFiles.
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Viele Leute sind naiv und deaktivieren die Standort-Daten nicht.
Mein GPS ist deaktiviert, Apps erhalten grundsätzlich keinen Zugriff auf andere Apps / Standortdaten etc. und auch die Einstellung Flugmodus nutze ich häufig.
Mein GPS ist deaktiviert, Apps erhalten grundsätzlich keinen Zugriff auf andere Apps / Standortdaten etc. und auch die Einstellung Flugmodus nutze ich häufig.
Die #DatabrokerFiles von @netzpolitik_feed und @br_data begannen im Februar 2024 mit einem Gratis-Datensatz, den mir ein Datenhändler geschickt hat. Es geht um Milliarden Handy-Standortdaten, erhoben zu Werbezwecken, verschleudert im Internet.
Jetzt zeigt die ARD Story „Gefährliche Apps - Im Netz der Datenhändler" wie diese Daten Menschenleben gefährden können.
🎞️ TV-Doku
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🗒️ Begleittext
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Große ARD-Doku: Achtung, Datenhandel! Lebensgefahr!
Erhoben zu Werbezwecken, verschleudert im Internet: Standortdaten aus der Werbe-Industrie können Menschen gefährden. Das zeigt die ARD-DokuSebastian Meineck (netzpolitik.org)
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@Sebastian Meineck
@netzpolitik.org @BR Data
Ich werde von vielen ausgelacht, weil mein Handy unterwegs zu häufig im Flugmodus ist! Primär weil ich auf der Straße nicht angerufen werden möchte und weitergehend auch des Trackings wegen.
Nach der Story (👍) müsste doch erst recht eine riesen Protestwelle folgen - weltweit!
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Große ARD-Doku: Achtung, Datenhandel! Lebensgefahr!
Warum geht die Debatte über #digitaleGewalt seit den Spiegel-Veröffentlichungen zu Collien #Fernandes so krass durch die Decke?
Was hat es mit dem Fokus auf #Deepfakes und Strafrecht auf sich?
Das und mehr besprechen @ckoever, @roofjoke und ich in der neusten Folge unseres Hintergrund-Podcasts Off/On.
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#306 Off The Record: Was in der Debatte um digitale Gewalt schiefläuft
Endlich diskutiert Deutschland über digitale Gewalt! Doch in der Debatte darüber, was zu tun ist, bleibt so manches auf der Strecke, während anderes über das Ziel hinausschießt.Ingo Dachwitz (netzpolitik.org)
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Trump’s threat to jail reporters deserves bipartisan condemnation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Washington, D.C., April 6, 2026 — President Donald Trump today threatened to jail unnamed journalists if they do not reveal their sources for reporting about the mission to rescue airmen who were shot down in Iran. Trump was quoted as saying, “We’re going to go to the media company that released it, and we’re going to say, ‘National security. Give it up or go to jail.’”
The following can be attributed to Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern:
“Donald Trump has long harbored bizarre fantasies about having journalists arrested and even sexually assaulted in prison for refusing to burn their sources. But journalists don’t work for the government and their right to publish government leaks is protected by the First Amendment which, despite Trump’s efforts, remains the law of the land. It does not disappear whenever the words “national security” are uttered. To the extent that the government is allowed to withhold information, it’s up to the government to keep its secrets, not journalists.“Confidential sources are the lifeblood of investigative journalism. Sources who come forward at great personal risk won’t do so if they don’t trust that their identities won’t be revealed, as Trump knows well from his days impersonating publicists to brag about himself to reporters. Some of the most important news stories in American history have come from confidential sources, including stories that have brought down corrupt presidents. That’s why Trump is so obsessed with leaks. It has nothing to do with national security.
“In fact, Trump’s hatred of the press runs so deep that, in his haste to lock up journalists for doing their jobs, he may have inadvertently threatened Israeli journalists and officials who were reportedly behind the story with prison. Anyone who for some reason considers taking Trump seriously next time he goes on a half-baked anti-press rant should remember that.
“Just a couple years ago, the PRESS Act — a bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality that would have expressly prohibited Trump from following through on threats like today’s — received bipartisan support, including from many of Trump’s allies, like Sens. Mike Lee and Lindsey Graham. It passed the House unanimously, with nine Republican co-sponsors. Any lawmaker who rightly supported that legislation or otherwise pontificated about press freedom and journalist-source confidentiality in the past but doesn’t speak out now is a free speech hypocrite.”
Please contact us if you would like further comment.
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This Wed. Tell Clark: No AI Mass Surveillance!
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Digital Fourth and QuitGPT will protest outside the offices of Rep. Katherine Clark in Malden to demand that she oppose extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), specifically Section 702. As long time proponents of ending illegal government surveillance, we support this protest.
FISA 702 permits warrantless government access to people’s communications, including US persons; it permits warrantless acquisition of people’s commercially available information (location data, browsing data, demographic and other sensitive data), and, because AI is new, a law passed in 2008 doesn’t address the problem of AI vastly accelerating the government’s power to ingest data and surface real or hallucinated “insights” on who’s a threat.
In 2013, Rep. Clark explicitly pledged to support “an individualized warrant based on probable cause before the government can search someone’s email.” She turned her back on that pledge and has whipped Democrats to support expanded warrantless surveillance in 2024.
Come out to help them! The protest will be in front of her district office at 157 Pleasant St #4, Malden, MA 02148. It is a short walk from the Malden Center Orange Line MBTA stop, the Jackson Street Parking Garage and Pleasant Street Parking Lot.
They will have signs if you don’t have your own. Allies have already successfully protested surveillance apologist Jim Himes in Connecticut. If you’d like a flyer to use, it’s here:
You can find more information at Digital 4th’s protest page.
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ICYMI: Updates from the 4/5 Meeting
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The Pirate National Committee did not meet yesterday due to the holiday, and will not meet next week due to Orthodox Easter. That doesn’t mean we don’t have updates!
All Hands for a Free Future – Last night, our partners in our coalition “All Hands for a Free Future,” the U.S. Transhumanist Party, decided to endorse Drew Bingaman in his quest for PA 108th District. You can find that endorsement here. Long live the Handies!
Arizona – Blase Henry gave a speech during No Kings in Arizona. Check that out here!
Nevada – If you haven’t been following Hunter Rand’s Facebook page, you might have missed his commitment to transparency, his promotion of local businesses and, the sign you know he’s threatening the Powers That Be, his sign got torn down. Now, you know all of us here hate asking for money, but those yard signs aren’t free. If you felt so compelled to assist Hunter’s campaign, feel free to make a donation of an amount from with you’re comfortable departing.
We’d never suggest donating money normally, but Hunter Rand is a Pirate through and through and could use a hand.
Ohio – Tim Grady’s gubernatorial campaign recently put out his “Ohio Vision” plan, allowing supporters to really get a feel for what the campaign is all about.
Pennsylvania – Aside from the endorsement, Drew is still seeking volunteers to assist with signature collection in Pennsylvania so he can appear on the ballot come November. If you’re looking to volunteer, please sign up!
Pete Karas – Pete Karas, Green Party candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State, recently joined us on Talk the Plank! to discuss his campaign. That episode can be found here. Pete Karas will return on April 19th, during our own return Pirate National Committee meeting, to go over endorsements.
Pirate National Conference – Our 2026 Pirate National Conference[…] Hoist the Colour and Spill the Tea (20 Years a Pirate!) will be live from Boston, MA from June 6th-7th. The conference will also be hybrid so those seeking to attend but unable to join in-person can do so over Jitsi. Check out more info here!
We need some pictures of the community using Kdenlive for a post. Could you send some photos or selfies of yourselves with Kdenlive in the background? Do note that the idea might not work, but it is worth a try. 😀
(This will be used for a post on the website so the license has to be under creative commons)
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we produce all of the content for our television network in kdenlive. I've Probably got some photos that I can try to find later tonight.
I'd also be down to talk about our process or really anything we can do to promote kdenlive.
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Hope this will do! I look a bit tired but I guess that adds authenticity to being an editor. 😅
Much love from the Philippines!
#selfie #kdenlive #Foss #filmmaking
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Frauenhäuser: „Ausklinken darf nicht die Lösung sein“
Versteckte Tracker, geteilte Clouds und überwachte Schul-iPads: Digitale Gewalt ist Alltag in Frauenhäusern. Isa Schaller erklärt, wie Tools missbraucht werden – und was es für einen besseren Schutz der Betroffenen braucht.
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Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snapchat are launching a counteroffensive to impose chat control on European citizens.
"Today, with the expiration of the ePrivacy exemption that allowed the use of technology to detect child sexual abuse, Europe risks leaving children around the world less protected from the most abhorrent forms of abuse."
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Reaffirming our commitment to child safety in the face of European Union inaction
Today, because of the expiry of the ePrivacy derogation enabling the use of technology to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Europe risks leaving children across…Google
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daily reminder that most perpetrators of CSA are people who know the victim irl, especially family
Google, Meta, Microsoft e Snapchat stanno iniziando la controffensiva per imporre chatcontrol ai cittadini europei
«Oggi, a causa della scadenza della deroga ePrivacy che consentiva l'utilizzo della tecnologia per individuare materiale pedopornografico, l'Europa rischia di lasciare i bambini di tutto il mondo meno protetti dalle forme di abuso più aberranti.»
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Reaffirming our commitment to child safety in the face of European Union inaction
Today, because of the expiry of the ePrivacy derogation enabling the use of technology to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Europe risks leaving children across…Google
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come fanno a combattere la pedo quando hanno una elite di violentatori di minorenni che si proteggono fra loro ai massimi livelli??
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🟧 Le fichage généralisé en France condamné par l’Europe
Noémie Levin, juriste à La Quadrature du Net, convoquée #AuPoste pour commenter l'arrêt historique rendu par la Cour de Justice de l'Union Européenne (CJUE), qui désavoue les pratiques de fichage français.
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Collective Redress and Digital Fairness Act
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Have you ever felt that European policy-making exists in a bubble? It seems far removed from your daily life. You scroll through news…
Collective Redress and Digital Fairness Act
Have you ever felt that European policy-making exists in a bubble? It seems far removed from your daily life. You scroll through news about new digital laws. The technical jargon makes you feel overwhelmed and clueless. At times, you tend to ask yourself: “This affects me, but what can I do?”
You’re not alone. For too long, people have seen digital policies change their online lives. Many feel powerless over decisions made in Brussels. But there’s hope. A tool is gaining strength. It’s called collective redress, and it could give us the power to push back against Big Tech.
The Digital Fairness Act is a Concern for Individual Privacy
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the Digital Fairness Act. On paper, this legislation sounds promising. Who could argue against “fairness” in the digital space? Some elements, such as the focus on banning design techniques that trick users, are a great step forward. This restriction is aimed at preventing coercion of users, turning them into active users of their own experience.
But if you scratch the surface, you’ll find policies that should make any privacy-conscious citizen concerned.
The Act has concerning elements that could harm user autonomy and digital rights. For instance, it may introduce rules on dark patterns, addictive design, and minors’ protection that the GDPR, DSA, DMA, and existing Consumer Directives already cover. This legislation impacts individual freedoms by adding regulations that may enable excessive surveillance. The unclear definition of “harmful content” could also be used for censorship, tracking whistleblowers, and political opponents.
For the Pirate Party and digital rights advocates in Europe, this is concerning. We have fought hard for privacy and digital freedoms. It’s alarming to see them erode under “fairness” and “safety.” Policies should focus on enforcing and simplifying existing laws. We shouldn’t create new ones that could weaken end-to-end encryption and other privacy settings.
What can we do? This is where collective redress comes in. It changes how European citizens confront corporate wrongs and deal with digital policies.
Collective redress in the EU began with a 2013 European Commission recommendation. It gained strength with the Representative Actions Directive, which took effect in 2020. Member states had to implement it by December 2022. This idea was inspired by the American class action system. In these lawsuits, many individuals can unite to challenge powerful corporations and harmful legislation.
The EU version has its own approach. Unlike the American model, where lawyers often lead cases for large fees, the European approach focuses on qualified groups. These include consumer protection organizations, NGOs, and advocacy groups that represent affected citizens.
How Does Collective Redress Work?
Collective redress is powerful. There is no need to be a legal expert or a lobbyist to join in. When a qualified group spots a violation of consumer rights or EU law affecting many people, they can start a representative action. This allows one lawsuit to tackle the issues faced by hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people.
There are two main types:
- injunctive relief (stopping harmful practices);
- compensatory relief (seeking damages for harm).
Member states can implement these flexibly.
The core principle stays the same: bringing individual claims together into a strong collective voice.
While the process may begin with a qualified group collecting evidence of widespread harm, this is not a necessary condition; action may also be grounded in generalized or abstract adverse effects, in line with the precautionary principle. Then, a court action can be filed on behalf of all affected parties. Importantly, under the EU model, individuals don’t need to opt in right from the start. Instead, they are represented automatically. However, they can choose to opt out if they wish. This system is crucial. It stops companies from avoiding accountability just because many people are too busy or intimidated to join a lawsuit.
Collective Redress Meets Digital Rights
Now, let’s connect the dots. How does collective redress help us challenge the problematic elements of the Digital Fairness Act? There are three main aspects.
- Accountability: When platforms use surveillance or data collection required by the Act, qualified digital rights groups can challenge these actions. They can act if these actions violate key rights under GDPR, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, or other EU laws. One lawsuit might represent millions of users whose privacy has been harmed.
- Power dynamics change: Big Tech and governments depend on citizens feeling too overwhelmed to respond. Now, they face organized and well-funded opposition. Digital rights NGOs can use collective redress to challenge both the platforms and the use of problematic legal provisions.
- Precedence-setting: A successful collective redress action under the Digital Fairness Act would create legal standards. This makes it tougher for other platforms to use similar measures. It also shows lawmakers that some rules can’t be enforced without violating basic rights.
The mix of collective redress mechanisms and the flawed Digital Fairness Act offers a unique chance. We are not just powerless individuals against big corporations and bureaucracy. We are a united group: organized, legally strong, and ready to protect our digital rights.
The European Pirates stand ready to support and coordinate these efforts. Because in the digital age, our privacy and our freedoms shouldn’t be decided without us.
This piece was originally written by: Hugo Dabas (www.echoesunwritten.com)
Ingo Dachwitz
in reply to Ingo Dachwitz • • •- Hier lest ihr die Zusammenfassung der Recherche auf @netzpolitik_feed netzpolitik.org/2026/grosse-ar…
- Auch über erste Konsequenzen können wir berichten: Der Datenschleuder WetterOnline droht ein Bußgeld netzpolitik.org/2026/wegen-han…
- Die Kolleg:innen der ARD haben die Geschichte auch nochmal weitergedreht: Nicht nur ukrainische Stellungen werden durch Handy-Standortdaten gefährdet, auch die deutsche Rüstungsindusrie macht sich sorgen um Produktionsstandorte in der Ukraine tagesschau.de/investigativ/br-…
Handydaten: Warum geheime Standorte deutscher Rüstungsfirmen in der Ukraine gefährdet sind
Katharina Brunner, Rebecca Ciesielski, Florian Heinhold und Maximilian Zierer, BR (tagesschau.de)Ingo Dachwitz
in reply to Ingo Dachwitz • • •Eine etwas längere Fassung der Doku läuft bei Arte: arte.tv/de/videos/123951-000-A…
Ganz großer Dank an die Kolleg:innen vom BR für den tollen Film und die schöne Zusammenarbeit in dieser gemeinsamen Recherche, stellvertretend an @cutterkom @rebeccacie !
Gefährliche Apps - Im Netz der Datenhändler - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
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— Friedrich Merz
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#datenschutz #privatsphäre #grundrechte
[AG] Friedrich Merz zum Datenschutz
Medias in Res (YouTube)Herr GÜ-NN1
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Ich bin gespannt wie das Verfahren ausgeht. So ein Bußgeld kann auch mal Null Euro sein
Thomas Cloer
in reply to Ingo Dachwitz • • •Wichtiges Thema, wichtige Recherche. Ich kann aber mit dem Format „ARD Story“ wie so oft auch hier wenig anfangen. Wenig Fakten, viele (unnötige) Emotionen, praktisch keine Kritik am Nutzer*innenverhalten (Stichworte z. B. Screen Time, Oversharing), hinten raus klingt es so, als müsse man damit leben, dass dauernd Daten abfließen und dass sie gehandelt werden, weil der Markt halt so lukrativ ist.
Und nun? Steh ich hier, ich armer Tor, und bin so klug als wie zuvor?
Schlüssellochkind 👁️
in reply to Thomas Cloer • • •Ich denke der Mythos über die Marktallmacht der Verbraucher:innen bedarf einer separaten Doku..
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