Privacy

via Axel Rauschmayer (@rauschma@fosstodon.org): Still frequently impressed by how much mileage MozJPEG compression gets out JPEG images. I’m using it via https://Squoosh.app (a progressive web app).

Squoosh is a browser-based image compression tool that works entirely locally — your images never leave your device. It supports multiple formats and lets you visually compare before and after results. Worth considering as part of a site build workflow for optimizing image assets.

via TidBITS (@TidBITS@mastodon.social): How to Turn Off Smart TV “Automatic Content Recognition”

Smart TVs use automatic content recognition (ACR) to screenshot everything you watch twice per second, sending data back for targeted advertising — regardless of whether content comes from cable, streaming, or a game console. The Markup provides instructions for turning ACR off on Roku, Samsung, and LG TVs, though it takes between 10 and 37 clicks depending on the platform.

via Boris Mann: I’m slowly replacing various services with my #selfhosting Cloudron server.

The President of Signal Foundation speaks on various threats to messaging privacy around the world:

via Privacy International: It is easy to feel helpless in face of the many companies that profile us online. Esp when how they actually do this is complex & confusing!

via james: YourDigitalRights.org is proving useful to get companies with no “delete your account” button to delete my account after receiving a strongly worded email :)

via oisin: Here’s a nice privacy thing about cars.

via Dan Kennedy: News you can use. I took every recommended step with my Venmo account immediately.

via Robb Knight: This is cool. I project I built (and then sold to someone who abandoned it) has been resurrected and constantly updated for yearsL