Angie Bowen
@angrbowen.bsky.social
Grad Student | Painter | Mind Gardener
I write about surveillance, privacy, and digital rights at https://volition.angiebowen.com
I write about surveillance, privacy, and digital rights at https://volition.angiebowen.com
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A man tried to create a "women's safety" app called Tea. Then, images and more than a million private conversations, including some about cheating partners and abortions, were compromised in two security breaches.
Top stories of 2025 that we're still following:
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Top stories of 2025 that we're still following:
www.404media.co/women-dating...
Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan
“DRIVERS LICENSES AND FACE PICS! GET THE FUCK IN HERE BEFORE THEY SHUT IT DOWN!” the thread read before being deleted.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A man tried to create a "women's safety" app called Tea. Then, images and more than a million private conversations, including some about cheating partners and abortions, were compromised in two security breaches.
Top stories of 2025 that we're still following:
www.404media.co/women-dating...
Top stories of 2025 that we're still following:
www.404media.co/women-dating...
My resolution for 2026 is just to do the best I can.
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My resolution for 2026 is just to do the best I can.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a law that would require every Texan to prove their age before downloading apps while forcing minors to get parental permission for each individual download and purchase.
#privacy #ageverification
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#privacy #ageverification
volition.angiebowen.com/texas-age-ve...
Texas Age Verification Act Temporarily Blocked
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a law that would require every Texan to prove their age before downloading apps.
volition.angiebowen.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a law that would require every Texan to prove their age before downloading apps while forcing minors to get parental permission for each individual download and purchase.
#privacy #ageverification
volition.angiebowen.com/texas-age-ve...
#privacy #ageverification
volition.angiebowen.com/texas-age-ve...
Reposted by Angie Bowen
If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...
Want a security starter pack?
Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps.
Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want to know what measures they can take to protect their communications and data from...
ssd.eff.org
December 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...
Books I got for Christmas. AKA my 2026 to-read list. That's a pack of highlighters sitting on top because I like to mark my books up.
December 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Books I got for Christmas. AKA my 2026 to-read list. That's a pack of highlighters sitting on top because I like to mark my books up.
I just discovered Marisa Kabas and The Handbasket through this interview. If you're not familiar with her, you should definitely give it a listen. Or at least check out The Handbasket at www.thehandbasket.co
listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/3LyK...
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I just discovered Marisa Kabas and The Handbasket through this interview. If you're not familiar with her, you should definitely give it a listen. Or at least check out The Handbasket at www.thehandbasket.co
I've been on Mastodon for a while, but I keep seeing many of the journalists I want to follow here so I figured it was time to start using this account.
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I've been on Mastodon for a while, but I keep seeing many of the journalists I want to follow here so I figured it was time to start using this account.
"Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars."
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Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars."
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...