How Push Notifications Can Betray Your Privacy (and What to Do About It) (www.eff.org)
from yogthos@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 17 Apr 00:45
https://lemmy.ml/post/46038473

#privacy

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biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works on 17 Apr 03:03 next collapse

I have always disabled them because they’re annoying as fuck, but I didn’t realise there were also privacy implications too, interesting.

Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml on 17 Apr 10:03 collapse

My ADHD and easily annoyed by notifications wins again

biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works on 17 Apr 12:37 collapse

same, and its even worse when it completely breaks you out of hyperfocus, which is why I especially dislike Discord’s notification sound.

Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Apr 03:08 next collapse

I have always disabled notifications for anything sensitive. I didn’t know all of the implications for a while, I was just being my paranoid self lol

XTL@sopuli.xyz on 17 Apr 09:23 collapse

They’re provably still happening, just not being shown to you.

Maeve@kbin.earth on 17 Apr 03:29 collapse

So this is in my backlog of "videos to watch when I have time": It's a long YT video, 1:45

https://youtu.be/t38LbMVoPCs

assertnull@programming.dev on 17 Apr 05:31 collapse

I wasn’t able to tell by skimming … but does this Epstein related video have anything to do with the security implications of push notifications?

Maeve@kbin.earth on 17 Apr 07:49 collapse

World-renowned security expert Gavin de Becker reveals how governments read your messages, why Jeffrey Epstein was a construct, secrets from White House and CIA protection, and how to trust your gut and stay safe in a digital world...

First sentence in the description. 🙄

assertnull@programming.dev on 17 Apr 08:03 collapse

Ah, got it 👍