Berlin: Police can secretly enter homes for state trojan installation
To collect data from IT systems, investigators in Berlin can secretly search suspects' rooms. This is in a Police Act amendment.
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.
LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlight…
FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs
A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter.
Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch
The Texas Attorney General sued five major television manufacturers, accusing them of illegally collecting their users' data by secretly recording what they watch using Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technology.
Is LineageOS for microG legit?
LineageOS for microG website.
A plan for a post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)
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I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this setting
Your smart TV can do many great things, but this isn't one of them.
finally have a privacy respecting phone wireless provider
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Is DeleteMe.org real? Looks too good to not be a data stealing scam.
Your Personal Data is Yours Again.
HDMI Forum is unwilling to disclose the 2.1 specification for open-source (Linux): according to AMD, they had submitted a functional, HDMI …
Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.
SmartTube's signature has been compromised, possible injected malicious library found by some users
Important Announcement Friends, it seems that my digital signature has been exposed. This signature protects the app from fake and malicious updates, so there is a risk that someone may try to rele...
BanjoRecomp: FOSS PC Port of Banjo-Kazooie made using N64: Recompiled
PC Port of Banjo-Kazooie made using N64: Recompiled (Windows/Linux/Mac) - BanjoRecomp/BanjoRecomp
"If You Know, You Know" - Fascist economic traps, petrodollar collapse, and the fight to wake up before it's too late.
A user-friendly Nostr client for exploring relay feeds
Sriracha imageboard and forum server now supports sending email notifications
Imageboard and forum server
I protect the right to protest safely | 🇬🇧
Stop the Government from banning face coverings at protests!
Blender 5.0 Released With Better Vulkan Support, HDR On Wayland
It's the Blender 5.0 release day! Blender 5.0 is a big step forward for this open-source 3D modeling software with better Vulkan viewport support across different GPUs/drivers, HDR support when using Vulkan and Wayland …
Samsung users, if you are on One UI 8 and plan to downgrade to One UI 7 to be able to unlock the bootloader, do not install November's secu…
It looks like Samsung has silently removed the option to unlock the bootloader from One UI 8.0 onwards as it has been reported by some users in the forum (here, here). By reversing the Settings app code we can take a de…
ublock lite is now on IOS, Should people switch to that instead of using Adguard or should they stick with Adguard?
This is a question that for some is easy to answer and for others may not be as
easy to answer. So all input could help other people find and make a more
knowledgeable choice and one that helps them towards their privac…
The Jeff Dean Facts
A consolidated list of the Jeff Dean Facts! Contribute to LRitzdorf/TheJeffDeanFacts development by creating an account on GitHub.
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
[ADVICE] How to contribute from home
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Summit for Lemmy
A mobile client for Lemmy. Contribute to idunnololz/summit-for-lemmy development by creating an account on GitHub.
NovaCustom launches privacy SHIFTphone (degoogled with iodéOS and hardware kill switches)
With the SHIFTphone 8.1 running iodéOS, you get a privacy-friendly phone without Google that is modular and sustainable.
Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm
People's sexual orientation, ethnicity, or political views could be exposed in proposed EU changes to the 'GDPR' digital-rights laws, civil society experts warn, after a leaked draft.
LibreOffice invites contributors and the FOSS community to submit talks, lectures and ideas for this year’s conference that will be held in…
Join us in Pordenone, Italy, to share what you are doing for and with LibreOffice, how you are integrating LibreOffice in your infrastructure, how you are using LibreOffice to achieve Digital Sovereignty, and how LibreO…
Calibre 9.7 E-Book Manager Released With Offline HTTPS Content Server Mode
Calibre 9.7 introduces full offline mode for HTTPS content server connections, improved annotations grouping, viewer zoom enhancements, and several bug fixes.
Palestinians in Gaza Are Watched, Tracked, and Targeted by Israeli Surveillance
Reporter Mohammed Mhawish describes the surveillance, from cameras at checkpoints to drones flying into people’s homes.
Shai-Hulud round 2 on GitHub, massive leaks of data and propagation of stealer
Malware driving attack includes "dead man's switch" that can harm user data.
Telegram is lying to you about privacy
Telegram is known as a privacy-focused secure messaging app because it markets itself that way. However, it is often criticized by security experts, privacy advocates, and people with common sense who can understand why…
Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado
Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.
It's time to talk about my writerdeck
tldr: * I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all) * I added some packages to make it work better for writing: * network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I'm away * kmscon for custom…
Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations
Software Freedom Conservancy (“SFC”) announces a new initiative regarding the software right to repair for users and consumers of 3D printers manufactured by Bambu Lab. After recent news of violations of the Affero Gene…
Spain blocks Polymarket, Kalshi over gambling licences
Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily banned so-called prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi for operating in the country without a gambling licence.
Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto
Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented apology for the church's role in slavery.
Dreams on a Pillow - Official Gameplay First Look
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Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks – Krebs on Security
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation camp…
Spain blocks Polymarket, Kalshi over gambling licences
La orden de bloqueo de sus páginas webs se toma como una medida cautelar hasta la resolución definitiva del expediente
America's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices
Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms. After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and learning apps, a growing number of schools say it is time to sc…
Xbox Player Voice Quickly Reveals What Players Want Most
Xbox gamers quickly make their opinions known following the opening of Xbox Player Voice, with thousands sharing their opinions.
"Honestly difficult to imagine a path forward with it" - licensed Paranormal Activity horror game "technically done for good", says Mortuar…
A byproduct of the Warner Bros. sale meant the Mortuary Assistant creator asked Paramount for an extension on the Paranormal Activity game. Paramount said no.
Aggressive AI scrapers are making it kinda suck to run wikis
Bots are currently scraping the internet for LLM training data at unprecedented rates[1][2][3], driving up costs and destabilizing public-facing websites. I want to talk about how this has been particularly difficult fo…
Jira IS Turing-Complete
Building a Minsky Machine in Atlassian Automation 22nd May 2026
Sony PlayStation Accounts Are Reportedly Being Hacked With Ease
Your Sony PlayStation account could be in trouble, as PSN accounts are being targeted with very few details required.
Google I/O 2026 And Its Consequences
There is so much fresh uncertainty following Google I/O, and I think it will take us all a while to process it and understand what it means.https://vale.rocks/micros/20260521-0440
007 First Light – Official Launch Trailer
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Ultimate Chicken Horse - 10th Annifursary Update (and sale)
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You and your neighbors could have radio-wave vision
Researchers warn that a new method for detecting people through WiFi signals poses a serious privacy risk.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has collected $9m (£6.6m) in unpaid fines from Amazon, which has been violating clean air regulations by…
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.