Community Gatherings on Wednesdays

Dear PrivacyLxers, We’ll be trying out a weekly community discussion online in our chat. Would you like to bring a topic for discussion? Are you concerned with your digital footprint or/and want to protect your privacy online (and offline)? Then you have a good reason to join us on our weekly gathering, where we will be having lively discussions and Q&A on security, privacy, anonymity and freedom of expression online.

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Notice: Mandatory use of App Stayaway

On the 14th day of this month, the Government presented a bill that imposes the use of the COVID Stayaway application. This statement contextualizes the problem in a logic of privacy and digital sovereignty. The application fails in several domains, but without wanting to go into detail of a technical, social or legal nature - in this short communication PrivacyLx advocates to not this application and recommends reading the excellent work that has been conducted by the D3 Association, either through the “Comunicado sobre a Stayaway” or through their website dedicated to the subject.

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Message in Support of Eclips.is

Open Letter in Support of Eclips.is PrivacyLx, a small not for profit association in Lisbon, Portugal, would like to express it’s unwavering support for Eclips.is, which is in danger of losing funding because of recent changes at the Open Technology Fund at the hands of the Trump Administration. Eclips.is has been vital for our mission as an organization. We’ve been relying on Eclips.is for our infrastructure. Before COVID, this meant hosting our email servers, our website, and our forums on Eclip.

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