the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds
53MB of source code leaked from a government endpoint. 269 verification checks. biometric face databases. SAR filings to FinCEN. and the same company that verifies your ChatGPT account.
One billion identity records exposed in unsecured ID verification database | Biometric Update
The exposed fields reportedly included full names, dates of birth, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and national identification numbers.
Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums
Sammy Azdoufal just wanted to steer his DJI Romo with a gaming controller.
Palform - form building that's encrypted, open-source, and hosted on EU servers. thoughts??
Build end-to-end encrypted forms with advanced enterprise-grade features in just a few simple clicks; no coding required.
Twitch is requiring new affiliates to give their government ID and a separate photo to Persona
Twitch is requiring new Affiliates, before their first payment, to give government photo ID and a separate photo to Persona, the same Persona that has connections to government mass surveillance programs. When I asked Tā¦
Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI
We're adopting Rust as our C++ successor language, and using AI agents to accelerate the transition.
Open-source, client-side code playground created by a heart surgeon
A Code Playground That Just Works! Contribute to live-codes/livecodes development by creating an account on GitHub.
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files
āNone of this has been thought through very carefully,ā one official said of the plans, which upend long-standing restrictions meant to protect Americansā privacy.
The Document Foundation announced today the release of LibreOffice 26.2.1
Videos describing new features available on YouTube and PeerTube Berlin, 26 February 2026 ā The Document Foundation today announced the release of LibreOffice 26.2.1, the first maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2ā¦
About GitHub and how they want to improve PR management with all that GenAI noise
As contribution friction drops, maintainers are adapting with new trust signals, triage approaches, and community-led solutions.
Heronā A native third party Bluesky client for Android
A tiny, graceful bluesky client
An open source email productivity app that integrates into your Gmail-NeatMail!
Stop managing email. Let your inbox manage itself. Contribute to Lakshay1509/NeatMail development by creating an account on GitHub.
AI Can Now Easily Unmask Your Secret Online Life (Even If You Use a Fake Name)
New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts... and it only costs a couple of dollars.
Donation list - privacy
CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 Brings Multipage View, PDF Signatures
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 adds multipage document view, enhanced PDF signatures, and a new Solver tool for spreadsheets, alongside performance fixes and improvements.
Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web
Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discordās age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.
You sure, Discord?
Discord's CTO addresses community concerns about age assurance: no mass ID collection, new vendor transparency commitments, and a delayed global launch until second half of 2026.
LibreOffice 26.2.1 Released With Over 70 Bug Fixes Across Writer, Calc, and Impress
The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 26.2.1, delivering extensive bug fixes and stability improvements for the 26.2 productivity suite.
Open Source Software Resources for Space Downstream Applications
This page provides a list of open source software resources for developing space downstream applications, in the following categories: Positioning & Navigation Earth Observation software and data Satellite Communicationā¦
Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware - PiunikaWeb
An internal Motorola presentation leak appears to confirm a GrapheneOS partnership for non-Pixel hardware, with an official announcement likely at MWC 2026.
Open Source and Incentives
How misaligned incentives undermine open source projects ā and why 'monetize later' often leads to the very restrictions open source was meant to avoid.
Is Flock just a poor US-centric copy of, globally active Genetec?
Genetec provides unified security solutions that combine IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications, and analytics to help protect the everyday.
Privacy Shamir Secret New tool (PWA or .apk needed)
Simple and secure secret sharing in the browser . Contribute to numago/diceslice development by creating an account on GitHub.
Can we share change.org links?
Remove FLOCK cameras from Illinois
What You Don't Know About SAINSBURY'S and the AI BIOMETRIC PANOPTICON
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Umbra is a Firefox ESR fork with no telemetry
More private by default Firefox ESR. Fork of ghostery. - openconstruct/Umbra
How the FBI managed access Nancy Guthrie's Google Nest camera even though it was turned off
Many are wondering how the FBI managed to access Nancy Guthrie's turned off Google Nest following her kidnapping, leaving them fearful for privacy
Page views for "Zulip" Wikipedia article skyrocket after Discord announces its age verification nonsense
Your settings will be remembered on the same browser and computer.
Russia is restricting access to Telegram, one of its most popular social media apps.
Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the countryĆ¢ĀĀs most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly controlled alternatives ā¦
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalistās Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores
Bunnings was reasonably entitled to use AI facial recognition technology to combat crime and staff abuse in its stores, the Administrative Review Tribunal finds.
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Top Open Source licenses in 2025
The top 20 OSI-Approved licenses most frequently sought out by our community in 2025 based on number of pageviews.
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.
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all...
OpenKeychain Ā· OpenKeychain
Donations:PayPal / Flattr / Bitcoin# OpenKeychainOpenKeychain helps you communicate more privately and securely...
Anyone can track WhatsApp and Signal users' activity, knowing only their phone number: "Careless Whisper: Exploiting Silent Delivery Receipā¦
With over 3 billion users globally, mobile instant messaging apps have become indispensable for both personal and professional communication. Besides plain messaging, many services implement additional features such as ā¦
Heartbreaking? Inspirational?
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Offdem Browser Extension
Open-source browser extension that helps you stay focused by temporarily blocking distracting websites. Available for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. 100% free and privacy-focused.
Interesting site with tons of resources
Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own secure meanā¦
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
Why enterprises are moving from point tools to integrated quality solutions
Your All-In-Won AI-infused solution. Manage Products, Quality, Suppliers & Safety on a next-gen unified, cloud-based platform.
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EUās roll-back of digital rights
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the Trump administratioā¦
Weāre pleased to announce the release of LibreOffice 26.2 š„³
Weāre pleased to announce the release of LibreOffice 26.2, the newest version of the free and open source office suite trusted by millions of users around the world. This release makes it easier than ever for users to cā¦
Official Announcement - A New Automation Utility - Automat
Tired of games that waste your time? AUTOMATE THEM šøš¦š„š ššš„ is a tool that knows how to use your š±ļø & āØļø! It's optimized for frame perfect input replay š¼, can recognize text š, is scriptable with machine code ā”ļø. Set ā¦
EmmabuntĆ¼s DE 6: A Linux to help those in need
: A distro aimed at helping people, reducing e-waste ā and helping a charity, too
UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israelās war on Gaza
Concerns rise as UK partners with controversial facial recognition company used by Israel in Gaza.
LLM/"AI" Policies | Jellyfin
The rise of LLMs as a useful development tool over the last year or so has been significant. The power and flexibility of tools like Claude Code and ChatGPT have given a lot of functionality both to experienced developeā¦