Best of Data Privacy — 2025

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    How OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site ‘like a DDoS attack’

    Triplegangers, a small company specializing in 3D image files, faced disruption when OpenAI's bot significantly overloaded their ecommerce site, akin to a DDoS attack. The bot attempted to download the company's extensive database of images, leading to site crashes and anticipated high server costs. This incident highlights the importance of properly configuring robot.txt files to block unwanted bots and the challenges small businesses face in protecting their data against AI scrapers.

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    colanode/colanode: Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data

    Colanode is an open-source, local-first collaboration platform offering real-time chat, rich text pages, customizable databases, and file management. It prioritizes data privacy by allowing users full control over their data. Designed for both online and offline use with features like a desktop app and self-hosted server, Colanode utilizes CRDTs for seamless real-time collaboration. It supports multiple workspaces and ensures efficient data synchronization. Users can either use free beta cloud servers or set up their own server using Docker.

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    Aptabase • Analytics for Mobile, Desktop and Web apps

    Aptabase offers an easy-to-use, open-source alternative to Google Firebase Analytics for mobile and desktop apps, ensuring comprehensive data privacy by anonymizing data points. Users can start with a free plan and scale as needed, with no overage fees. Aptabase emphasizes strong data privacy by not selling user data and providing an option for self-hosting.

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    PostgreSQL Anonymizer

    PostgreSQL Anonymizer is an extension for masking or replacing personally identifiable information (PII) or commercially sensitive data in a PostgreSQL database. It features a declarative approach to anonymization, allowing developers to define masking rules directly within the database schema. Various masking methods and functions are provided to apply data anonymization effectively. The extension also includes detection functions to identify columns needing anonymization. This helps enhance data privacy without compromising database functionality.

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    Data Privacy Protection on Next.js

    Learn how to enhance data privacy in Indonesia using Next.js. The article covers securing sensitive data through Next.js routes, encryption techniques, and privacy-first practices.

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    Avatar of securelistSecurelist·1y

    New Arcane stealer spreading via YouTube and Discord

    Arcane stealer is a new malware distributed via YouTube and Discord, initially hidden in game cheats and cracks. It collects sensitive data from various applications, including VPNs, gaming clients, network utilities, messaging apps, and browsers. The stealer disables security features like SmartScreen and employs additional methods to extract browser cookies and keys. To protect against such threats, be cautious with untrustworthy downloads and use robust security software.

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    Microsoft warns of the dangers of Shadow AI

    Microsoft published a report warning about Shadow AI, where 71% of UK employees use unapproved consumer AI tools at work, potentially exposing organizations to security risks and data leaks. Despite these warnings, Microsoft recently encouraged users to bring personal Copilot subscriptions to work. The report reveals employees primarily use unauthorized AI for drafting communications (49%), creating reports (40%), and finance tasks (22%), with 32% concerned about data privacy but only 29% worried about IT security.

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