I created a guide/website that helps beginners discover and switch to privacy-focused tools
People increasingly want their voices heard and are taking action by choosing the companies they support.
Swiss messaging service Threema is being acquired by German investment company Comitis Capital
Der Schweizer Messenger Threema erhƤlt einen neuen EigentĆ¼mer aus Deutschland. Am Datenschutz soll sich nichts Ƥndern.
Australiaās Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didnāt Want Banned
Weāve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why itās already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole ā¦
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
ANALYSIS: Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
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.
Digital Omnibus: EU Commission wants to wreck core GDPR principles
The EU Commission has published its proposal for the "Digital Omnibus". The planned changes to the GDPR would lower protections for Europeans
Real Estate Giant Redfin Exposed Usersā Personal Info on Listing Contact Forms
Contact forms on Redfin's real estate listings displayed past usersā names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
(Posting on behalf of the dev) NEWM needs a helping hand!
Contribute to newm-next/newm-next development by creating an account on GitHub.
Releases Ā· Medard22/Dolphin-MMJR2-VBI
A fork of Dolphin MMJR2 - with added VBI Skip hack and further fixes ported over from Dolphin Official. - Medard22/Dolphin-MMJR2-VBI
The Solution For The Network Effect Is Having People Have Feet On Both Sides Until They Fully Switch Isn't It?
Major social media platforms often prioritize data collection over user privacy. This raises concerns about the vast amounts of personal information shared online. Fortunately, a...
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: āShe was so afraid they would take her baby
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame
Keeping track of companies that "care about your data š„ŗ" - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame
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...
Possible to avoid Google's future open source ban on Android devices?
Google is implementing a significant policy shift, banning unverified APKs, ROMs, and certain emulators on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This move, aimed at enhancing security and combating malware, will rā¦
Support GrapheneOS in Proton's 2025 Fundraiser
Nominate a project or organization you believe in and help us the 10 beneficiaries of this year's Proton Lifetime Account Charity Fundraiser.
Many EU states want to allow the US access to biometric police data
The EU countries have no fundamental problem with US law enforcement agencies accessing their national databases to search for threats.
I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon
Reflections on my time leading Mastodon and what's to come next.
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 peopleās homes.
Summit for Lemmy
A mobile client for Lemmy. Contribute to idunnololz/summit-for-lemmy development by creating an account on GitHub.
"This is a political deception" ā New Chat Control convinces lawmakers, but not privacy experts yet
The EU Council seems to agree to the new compromise "without further changes"
"No right to relicense this project" - on changing the license of Mark Pilgrim's chardet from LGPL to MIT after a vibe-coded rewrite
Hi, I'm Mark Pilgrim. You may remember me from such classics as "Dive Into Python" and "Universal Character Encoding Detector." I am the original author of chardet. First off, I would like to thank...
Open Source, Incentives, and Why 'Monetize Later' Often Backfires
For a long time, I strongly believed in open source and paying it forward to the developer...
Inkscape needs help. The Inkscape team is hiring one issue administrator and two C++ developers for part time positions
Inkscape is hiring two C++ developers and one issue administrator to accelerate the release of the 1.5 mega release...
Open source Intercom & CCTV platform with Mobile apps, Face and LP Recognition, Media Server (GPLv3)
Open-source intercom & video surveillance software platform RBT Teledom
The best cracked Minecraft launcher I know of, hope you are already aware. Have fun in any case!
UltimMC Launcher is a Minecraft launcher that helps to run and organise different versions of the game. You can create separate profiles for normal Minecraft,
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.
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.
RED ALERT: The US house of reps is making a lot of progress toward their goal of mass surveillance with complete KYC
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
Give Up GitHub - Software Freedom Conservancy
The Software Freedom Conservancy provides a non-profit home and services to Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects.
Linux in California is in deep trouble - The Bryant Review
This new "privacy" law will require that all operating system providers must start collecting your birth date every app you install will need to ask your OS provider for that information. It's whac...
About open source and āwhale fallā, or when community restarts projects from forks.
What happens when a large open source project dies.
UK eyes sweeping powers to regulate tech
The U.K. government has laid two amendments that would let it sidestep parliamentary debate so it can update online safety laws.
Can we share change.org links?
Remove FLOCK cameras from Illinois
Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft
Last week, Dan Blanchard, the maintainer of chardetāa Python library for detecting text encodings used by roughly 130 million projects a monthā released a newā¦
ProtonMail provides information used to identify email owner...
A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.
Meta Workers Say They're Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users' Smart Glasses
Meta contractors in Kenya told two Swedish newspapers that they're being told to review highly sensitive footage recorded by smart glasses.
GitHub - yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses: attempting to detect smart glasses nearby and warn you
attempting to detect smart glasses nearby and warn you - yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses
The Gilded Age of Open Source is over - Joe Brockmeier
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Letā²s dig into some vibe code
Letā²s scrutinize some vibe code that promises to change the world or whatever. Weā²ll review and analyze this code using static analysis.
Two-way file sync, no remote agent needed
Efficient two-way sync between local and remote roots.
An Open Source Client for World of Warcraft
When World of Warcraft was launched in 2004, it became somewhat of a juggernaut in the MMORPG space. Millions of players continue to login every month. [Kelsi Davis] is one such player, but she doeā¦
Europe is ready to ditch US tech for private alternatives
New research from Proton shows that Europeans want to shed US tech dependence and build tech sovereignty for Europe. Read the full report.
"It was too much to expect that he would also understand."
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
KDE Plasma 6.6 released
Plasma 6.6 is all about making your life as easy as possible without sacrificing any flexibility
A list of open source games
A list of open source games. Contribute to bobeff/open-source-games development by creating an account on GitHub.
Osint Weather nerd app supercellwx is dope.
Supercell Wx is a free, open source application to visualize live and archive NEXRAD Level 2 and Level 3 data, and severe weather alerts. It displays continuously updating weather data on top of a responsive map, providā¦
Time for Open Source Community EV's to Be Made. Anybody want to do something like that?
Mozillaās latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.
The Household Items That Spy On You
Here are common household items that are being used to spy on you.
SecureBit.chat - Enhanced Security Edition
The most secure P2P messenger with military-grade cryptography
These subpoenas...
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies seeking information bā¦