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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 18h

Check this: Run a speed test before and after enabling your VPN.
Drastic drop? Your traffic may be rerouted or throttled.
#vpn #privacy #infosec #datasecurity

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 20h

Check this: Visit dnsleaktest.com.
If your VPN’s working, those servers shouldn’t match your location.
#vpn #privacy #infosec #cybersecurity

DNS leak test

dnsleaktest.com

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ByteVagabond @bytevagabond.com · 4d

Wild data just dropped 📊

Companies using AI are hiring MORE senior employees but fewer juniors.

What does this mean for your career? Are we entering an "experience premium" era?

www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

Two line charts titled "Rage against the machine" showing US employment changes from 2015-2025 (December 2022=100). Left panel shows junior employees: red line (AI-adopting firms) rises from 80 to ~103 by late 2022, then drops to ~95 after GPT-3.5's release; gray line (non-adopting firms) steadily rises to ~102. Right panel shows senior employees: red line (AI-adopting firms) rises dramatically from ~70 to ~107 by 2025, continuing upward after GPT-3.5; gray line (non-adopting firms) rises more gradually to ~102. Vertical lines mark GPT-3.5's release in both charts. Source: Hosseini & Lichtinger SSRN working paper, 2025.

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 4d

Check this: Instagram → Settings → Security → Apps & Websites.
Delete every one you don’t remember.
#privacy #socialmedia #infosec #datasecurity

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 4d

Check this: Facebook → Settings → Apps and Websites.
That list is a time capsule of every app that’s ever watched you.
#privacy #facebook #infosec #dataprivacy

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 7d

Check this: Google Account → Security → Third-Party Access.
Anything there has keys to your identity.
#privacy #google #infosec #datasecurity

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 11d

Check this: iCloud → Settings → iCloud Drive → Manage Storage.
Notice the hidden “App Data” folders? That’s persistent sync metadata.
#icloud #privacy #infosec #dataprivacy

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 11d

Check this: Dropbox → Connected Apps → Remove what you don’t use.
Integration creep is silent data exposure.
#cloud #privacy #infosec #datasecurity

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 15d

Check this: Google Drive → Manage Apps → Connected Apps.
Each one can read or copy your stored files.
#cloud #privacy #infosec #dataprivacy

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 15d

Check this: Firefox → Settings → Privacy → Enhanced Tracking Protection → Strict.
Now visit a news site and watch how many scripts get blocked.
#firefox #privacy #infosec #tracking

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 16d

Check this: Visit coveryourtracks.eff.org.
That’s your browser’s fingerprint — unique enough to identify you across the web.
#privacy #infosec #fingerprinting #techtruth

Cover Your Tracks

See how trackers view your browser

coveryourtracks.eff.org

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 16d

Check this: Chrome → type chrome://settings/siteData.
That’s every cookie and tracker you’ve met today.
#privacy #browser #infosec #dataprivacy

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 17d

Check this: Windows → Settings → Privacy & Security → Diagnostics & Feedback.
“Required” still sends data. “Optional” just sends more.
#windows #privacy #infosec #telemetry

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 17d

Check this: iPhone → Settings → Analytics & Improvements → Share iPhone Analytics.
That’s motion and crash data heading to Apple.
#privacy #ios #infosec #telemetry

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ByteVagabond @bytevagabond.com · 18d

Windows 10 support ends tomorrow.

They designed it to be EVERGREEN. The UI is still modern. It works flawlessly. Users love it.
Microsoft is killing their most successful OS for literally no reason except to push Windows 11.

This is customer-hostile nonsense.

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 18d

Think Google & FB are the real threat?
Here are 5 you’ve never heard of:

1. Palantir

2. Acxiom

3. Thomson Reuters

4. Clearview AI

5. LexisNexis Risk Solutions
These aren’t tech giants. They’re data predators.
#Palantir #infosec #dataprivacy #opsec #surveillance

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 18d

Check this: On Android → Settings → Privacy → Usage & Diagnostics.
That switch tells you if your phone reports system data back to Google.
#privacy #infosec #telemetry #datasecurity

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 18d

What is the telemetry loop?
A cycle where user data trains models → models predict user behavior → predictions generate new data → repeat. That’s the modern feedback prison.
#telemetry #ai #privacy #datasecurity

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 19d

It's almost convenient to concentrate the mess in a few key people. Makes the cleanup easier.

Jason Bassler: "Let me get this straight…

The world’s richest man owns Twitter (X).
The second richest wants to buy TikTok.
His heir now owns CBS and Paramount.
The third owns FB, Instagram & WhatsApp.
The forth richest owns Amazon & WaPo.

And no one sees a problem here?"

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 19d

What is heuristic profiling?
Systems that predict your identity or intent based on patterns — even when you never logged in.
#privacy #ai #infosec #dataprivacy

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 19d

What is data shadowing?
Old datasets you’ve “deleted” still living on backups, logs, and partner servers — invisible but active.
#privacy #datasecurity #infosec #techtruth

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 20d

What is traffic correlation?
Even encrypted data can be deanonymized by timing and size patterns — that’s how surveillance agencies link VPN users to real traffic.
#vpn #privacy #infosec #cybersecurity

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The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 20d

FTC hit Restoro with $25M in refunds—736,000+ payments—after they tricked users into fake repairs. Locals scanned PCs and found nothing wrong. This is normal in privacy tech now. Still think Surfshark and Nord are clean?
#truthtech #dataprivacy #nexumdrop #infosec

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 20d

Restoro sold $27–$58 software, then told buyers their PC had critical issues only a tech could fix—for hundreds more. FTC says they made tens of millions using fear. The privacy industry is built on scams like this.
#vpn #infosec #opsec #nexum #privacy #cybersecurity

The override @theoverride.bsky.social · 20d

What is traffic correlation?
Even encrypted data can be deanonymized by timing and size patterns — that’s how surveillance agencies link VPN users to real traffic.
#vpn #privacy #infosec #cybersecurity

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