Best apps for private messaging
Encrypted messengers like Signal and SimpleX keep your sensitive communications secure from prying eyes.
Redox OS Introducing New CPU Scheduler For ~1.5x Performance In Heavy Tasks
The Rust-based Redox OS operating system is preparing to land a new CPU scheduler thanks to work being carried out by open-source developer Akshit Gaur on modernizing the platform's process scheduling subsystem.
service-lookup v0.3.0 - Run your Spring microservices locally with ease
Update host:port in YAML service URLs by service name and Kubernetes cluster - iByteABit256/service-lookup
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.
Pinokio: The 1-Click Localhost Cloud
Run your own personal Internet on Mac, Windows, and Linux with one click.
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.
The Big Tech Walkout 2026
Here is the full detailed programme for the Big Tech Walkout 2026 - bookmark it so you can refer back to it over the year
Challenge over Met Police's use of live facial recognition lost
The claim was brought over concerns the technology can be used in an arbitrary or discriminatory way.
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.
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s 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 administratio…
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
ANALYSIS: Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
Heron— A native third party Bluesky client for Android
A tiny, graceful bluesky client
Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit
The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn out and quit
(Posting on behalf of the dev) NEWM needs a helping hand!
Contribute to newm-next/newm-next development by creating an account on GitHub.
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
Releases · 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
LibreOffice learns to speak Markdown in version 26.2
: Plain-text fans rejoice as Writer gains native CommonMark import and export
‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is a threat to UK’s security
Experts say that claims UK data remains under government ownership miss the point that the company has the capability to build its own detailed picture of the British population, and even infer state secrets. Report by …
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
Uguu: simple lightweight temporary file host with support for drop, paste, click and API uploading.
Uguu is a simple lightweight temporary file host with support for drop, paste, click and API uploading. - nokonoko/Uguu
VillageSQL, the newest MySQL fork built around the concept of extensions
VillageSQL is the innovation platform for MySQL and is a drop-in replacement for MySQL with extensions for the agentic AI era.
Enatega - open source frontend for building a delivery, ride, or appointment platform (React Native and React)
Enatega is a fully customizable and scalable delivery management system that supports multiple business models and service verticals. It allows you to launch and manage your own ordering and logist...
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.
Communication on European Tech Sovereignty, accompanied by an EU Open Source Strategy
The Commission is proposing the European Technological Sovereignty Package, marking a change in Europe's approach to its tech ecosystems.
The rise of ID/face scanning to access bars & clubs
Privacy advocates and cybersecurity experts say the growing use of ID scanning at venues raises the risk of personal data breaches. They argue a more ambitious overhaul of privacy laws is needed.
Free Apps Are Quietly Turning Smart TVs Into Web-Scraping Proxies for AI
Bright Data SDK relays scraping via 150M+ consent-sourced IPs, bypassing VPNs and using up to 200GB/month bandwidth.
OpenReception released their first stable version of an appointment booking platform specialized towards healthcare facilities
End-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform
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.
Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters wit…
Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code. - originalankur/maptoposter
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s 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.
EDRi launches new resource to document abuses and support a full ban on spyware in Europe
EDRi is launching a document pool to centralise resources that tracks abuse and support the growing push for a full EU-wide ban of spyware.
Israeli Spyware Firm Exposes Paragon Spyware Control Panel on LinkedIn
An Israeli spyware firm, Paragon Solutions, accidentally exposed its secretive Graphite control panel in a LinkedIn post, drawing sharp criticism from cybersecurity experts.
I was rooting for Motorola but...
The American phonemaker's Indian arm has named X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Google, and Meta in a lawsuit asking to take down existing and future “defamatory” content.
Real Estate Giant Redfin Exposed Users’ Personal Info on Listing Contact Forms
Contact forms on Redfin's real estate listings displayed past users’ names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him for It.
New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman and others helped hand Trump warrantless spying powers. Now, that vote is an issue in their upcoming primaries.
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
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT
FOSDEM 2026: One-to-one and group messaging, encrypted VoIP calls, video conferencing – the open protocol handles them all
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...
Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: "Only enable this feature if you understand the security imp…
Microsoft warns that new AI agents, which access your Documents and Desktop, introduce novel security risks like Xpia.
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.
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning: What happens on your Android, doesn’t stay on your Android — not if it's a work phone.
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
Securely erase empty space on Android
A free space eraser
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 mean…
Hister: a private search engine [AIP]
Your own search engine. Contribute to asciimoo/hister development by creating an account on GitHub.
Two cities in Oregon have ended their contract with Flock thanks to citizen pressure.
In a press release sent late Friday evening, the Eugene Police Department announced it has terminated its contract with Flock Safety.
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
Sriracha imageboard and forum server now supports sending email notifications
Imageboard and forum server
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.