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Zulip 12.0: Organized chat for distributed teams
We’re excited to announce the release of Zulip Server 12.0, containing hundreds of new features and bug fixes: end-to-end encryption for mobile push notifications, a major upgrade for Docker, configurable image previews…
Ardour 9.0 — What's new | Ardour DAW
What's new in the latest release of Ardour
Leaving Apple behind after 18 years
I've just "finished" (as much as it can be finished) a project to migrate out of the Apple ecosystem. I'll share with you the why and how, what I gave up, what I gained, and what privacy really costs.
[Android users] Felix Hollederer / QuickTiles · GitLab
Android Quick Settings Tiles
Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles creating an open source alternative to Google Play Integrity
Using banking and payment apps on Android smartphones with custom ROMs is a problem: A European industry consortium now wants to change that.
µcad: New open source programming language that can generate 2D sketches and 3D
Welcome to the website of µcad!Microcad (or µcad) is a new open source programming language that can generate 2D sketches and 3D objects.The project is still in its early stages, but µcad is becoming increasingly stable…
Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation
Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.
The FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel made the statement after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
Audit Finds Google, Microsoft, and Meta Still Tracking Users After Opt-Out - Slashdot
alternative_right shares a report from 404 Media: An independent privacy audit of Microsoft, Meta, and Google web traffic in California found that the companies may be violating state regulations and racking up billions…
Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software · Issue #929 · RsyncProject/rsync
We read every piece of feedback, and take your input very seriously.
South Korea developing app that shows real-time location of stalkers
Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea.
PvZ-Portable: cross-platform foss reimplementation of Plants vs. Zombies
A cross-platform reimplementation of Plants vs. Zombies by the community. Aiming to bring 100% authentic experience of GOTY edition. - wszqkzqk/PvZ-Portable
„LinkSheet“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
LinkSheet restores the Url-App-Chooser that was removed in Android 12+ in favor of verified app links
Volunteers needed to test Ireland's new 'digital wallet' app for accessing public services
EU will require all member states to have digital profiles of citizens with birth certs and IDs
UK planning to team up with "big tech" in next pandemic for "whole-of-society" "live location data" and AI surveillance
UK's £1B pandemic strategy proposes UKHSA contact tracing system using big tech location data, targeting 2030 deployment.
Discorch - Browse your Discord history and request message deletions
Browse your Discord history and request message deletions. Choose your path: play it safe with Discord's terms, or live on the edge with automated deletion.
The Most Dangerous VPN of All Time (Onavo)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Open Slopware
Free/Open Source Software tainted by LLM developers/developed by genAI boosters, along with alternatives. Fork of the repo by @gen-ai-transparency after its deletion.
About open source and “whale fall”, or when community restarts projects from forks.
What happens when a large open source project dies.
FxSound | Boost Your Sound Experience Now
Enhance your Windows audio experience with FxSound's free, open-source software for superior sound quality, volume, and bass customization. Perfect for music, gaming, and transcriptions.
Meta plan to use political turmoil as cover for new surveillance tech rollout
An internal Meta doc reveals far-reaching surveillance plans from Facebook's parent company that rely on the distraction of political turmoil
Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens
: Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk
Disney sued over facial recognition technology at California parks
The suit alleges the company doesn’t adequately disclose its use of the technology and isn’t transparent with how the collected data will be used.
Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week
For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage sur…
Vibe Password Generation: Predictable by Design
LLM-generated passwords appear strong, but are fundamentally insecure. Testing across GPT, Claude, and Gemini revealed highly predictable patterns: repeated passwords across runs, skewed character distributions, and dra…
Compie 39 anni “C’è chi dice no” di Vasco Rossi: il significato del brano che ha segnato un’epoca
Dal 1987 a oggi, una canzone che continua a parlare di libertà e identità.
How does iodéOS (iodé-tech) work?
If you are really curious about where your data is going, who is spying on you, and wish to stop it then iodéOS is a great place to start.
Sectigo’s Wrongful Revocation of RustDesk’s EV Certificate: A Concerning Precedent for the Software Security Ecosystem
Overview On December 8th 2025, Sectigo abruptly revoked RustDesk’s Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificate without presenting any evidence of malicious behavior or security compromise. Th...
syncspirit v0.4.5 release!
[core] monitor in realtime changes on filesystem (on watched folders) [core] allow partial directory rescan [core] do not accept files with non-valid utf8 filenames [win32] write simple dump on cra...
[Jacobin] Citizenship by Algorithm: Narendra Modi transformed India’s biometric ID system from a tool for promoting social welfare into a m…
Narendra Modi transformed India’s biometric ID system from a tool for promoting social welfare into a mechanism of mass surveillance and disenfranchisement.
A manifesto for open source, from Mercedes-Benz
by Dr. Wolfgang Gehring, August 02, 2021
US Authorities Have Far-Reaching Access to European Cloud Data
An analysis for the Ministry of the Interior highlights the reach of US laws. According to it, data stored in the EU is also not secure.
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files
“None of this has been thought through very carefully,” one official said of the plans, which upend long-standing restrictions meant to protect Americans’ privacy.
We wrote "esperto-wiimote", a Wiimote remapper with good IR tracking and complex key combos
Advanced Wiimote remapping software. Contribute to KayJay7/esperto-wiimote development by creating an account on GitHub.
Money Isn't Going to Solve the Burnout Problem
The xz-utils backdoor situation brought the problem of FLOSS maintained burnout into the daylight. This in turn lead to numerous discussion on how to solve the problem, and the recurring theme was …
What's up with FUTO?
Some time ago, I noticed some new organization called FUTO popping up here and there. I’m always interested in seeing new organizations that fund open source popping up, and seeing as they claim several notable projects…
Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web
Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.
AppVerifier BG | Feature rich alternative to AppVerifier
Verify installed apps against shared signature hashes and databases.
Firefox for Android's Play Integrity check hits custom ROMs
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.
'Ethical and Moral Considerations in Proprietary Software Usage' by Bradley M. Kühn
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…
anonymous chatting is officially illegal
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Part 2 of the new US gov website takeover
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
England: Police use of facial recognition technology growing rapidly - Statewatch
Police are using live facial recognition to scan millions of faces. A law governing its use is on the way, but campaigners warn it won't be enough.