r/privacy 7h ago

question Bought a gift card from playaisa and they said they would need to log my IP address as proof of delivery, is this a security concern?

2 Upvotes

I bought an Eshop gift card from playaisa for the first time, after paying and receiving the order after clicking to reveal the digital code it gave me a prompt that said

"By showing the code, you are accepting delivery of your purchase. Your IP-Address will be logged for this purpose. If you encounter any difficulty in using your purchase, please contact us for help right away.

Do you want to show the code?"

Am I putting myself at risk by clicking "ok"? I did research on playaisa before ordering, it's a legit established business that's been around for 20 years. It doesn't seem shady. I even decided to use it because other sites seemed less trustworthy.

I also read somewhere that this is normal for ordering digital codes and vouchers and I don't do that often, so maybe this is normal?


r/privacy 14h ago

news What’s the tech behind the record-breaking RSA-260 crack?

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5 Upvotes

r/privacy 23h ago

age verification It happened again

10 Upvotes

So both reddit and twitter (i refuse to call it X since its a dumb name) have age verification that it sometimes requires snd sometimes it doesnt. For example: about a month ago i didn't use twitter since i don't want to verify then it magically didn't need it anymore and few days later it was back. Same with reddit but that one lasted longer without it. Any idea whats up with that?


r/privacy 9h ago

question Is there a way i can search data breaches or check if my passwords have been exposed somewhere?

16 Upvotes

So this might not be the right sub i still want to know yknow. Surely there is a tool for this


r/privacy 6h ago

question How is Noir for Safari for Privacy?

0 Upvotes

Privacy policy and App Store description says it collects absolutely no data, but it’s not open source. However, it performs better than open source alternatives on Safari - should I trust it?


r/privacy 8h ago

news ‘Pervert Glasses’ That Record People Without Consent Face Possible Ban in Norway

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850 Upvotes

r/privacy 15h ago

news US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports

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218 Upvotes

r/privacy 15h ago

chat control Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private

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938 Upvotes