Bill C-22 would force every messaging app in Canada to build a backdoor — and track all your activity for one year. Apple says no. Signal says they'll leave.
The FCC just proposed fixing your robocall problem by building the kind of phone-user registry that privacy advocates have spent decades trying to prevent.
ReactOS, the open-source operating system working for binary compatibility with Microsoft Windows computer programs and drivers, has reached the milestone of being able to enjoy the classic game Half-Life running on thi…
We are open-sourcing (AGPLv3) and going live with our mobile app beta on June 15th. This beta is locked to Android users and Plutonium iOS users. We plan a full rollout in 1 month to Google Play, Apple App Store, F-Droi…
ntsc-rs is a free, open-source VHS and analog TV video effect. Use it online in your browser, as a standalone application, or as a plugin for DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and more.
If you're C++ developer with graphics or C++ experience and you'd like to make a difference in a great #opensource project, #Inkscape could really use your help in pushing the work forward for 1.5. We've got some amazin…
Most of the surveillance stories we’ve looked at here lately have involved things you can at least see when you walk past them: cameras at the gate, sensors on the shelf, a label adjusting a price as you move through sp…
I try to explain how attackers would guess your password, should they get their hands on your encrypted data. There are some thoughts on the strength of real-world passwords and suggestions for your new password.
Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Requ…
The OpenMW team is proud to announce the release of version 0.51.0 of our open-source engine! Grab it from our Downloads Page for all supported operating systems. This release allows modders to cre…
Like a cult classic movie, Godot 4 has only gotten better with age. This brings us to Godot 4.7. With 3 years under its belt, the 4.7 Director’s Cut offers colors of never-before-reached intensity.
AR4 Mark 5 Open-Source: Chris Annin's open-source AR4 6-axis robot arm just got its final Mark 5 revision, swapping in Hall effect sensors and shipping a fresh build manual.
Firejail is a security sandbox tool designed to enhance the security of applications by isolating them in a sandbox environment. It is a free and open-source software available for Linux-based operating systems. Firejai…
A modern, cross-platform desktop app that makes OpenPGP simple — manage keys, encrypt, sign, and verify, all offline and under your control. - developaaah/pgp-manager
In Mastodon 4.6, we are introducing a way to create and share curated collections of profiles. We've also reworked profiles and the profile editing experience, added some institutional features, and fixed many accessibi…
Mozilla has added support for Google's Play Integrity API, known for blocking users of custom ROMs from accessing banking apps, to Firefox for Android.
In this philosophical essay, I explore the question: “When (if at all) is it ethically and morally acceptable to use proprietary software in the production and/or improvement of urgently needed copylefted FOSS?”The ques…
The Gemini protocol has been around for over five years, but the world-wide web remains broken. This articles reviews what’s changed for the better over the last five years – and what hasn’t.
Democratic civic education in particular is called upon to make conscious choices based on critical thinking not only in its content but also in its tools. At Competendo we are convinced that Open Software, Open Educati…