Tracking users with favicons, even in incognito mode
⚠️ Browser fingerprinting via favicon! Contribute to jonasstrehle/supercookie development by creating an account on GitHub.
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.
DOT Hasn’t Brought An Airline Privacy Case In 40 Years - Lawmakers Demand Probe After Your Reservations Were Sold
Transportation gathered 2,095 pages from ten major airlines in a first-ever privacy review, then released no findings or enforcement action. Lawmakers now want federal auditors to explain what happened—and why airline p…
Paperweight scans your inbox to map your digital footprint, then helps you take back control and delete your data. Local-first and open sou…
Paperweight scans your inbox to map your digital footprint, then helps you take back control and delete your data. Local-first and open source. - wslyvh/paperweight
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…
A lot of people use uBlock Origin. Does any of you use uMatrix?
uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type - gorhill/uMatrix
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.
LibreOffice 26.2.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes
Berlin, 30 April 2026 – The Document Foundation today announces the release of LibreOffice 26.2.3, the third maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2 branch, which was released in early February. This update delivers …
The Voluntary Trap: How Denmark Repackaged Chat Control After Defeat
After Germany blocked the October vote, Europe’s surveillance proposal didn’t die—it evolved. Denmark’s November compromise claims to abandon mandatory scanning while preserving identical outcomes through legal sleight …
Destroy adds economy
A browser extension that clicks on every blocked ad to fight advertising surveillance.
Malvertising Campaign on Meta Expands to Android, Pushing Advanced Crypto-Stealing Malware to Users Worldwide
Many people believe that smartphones are somehow less of a target for threat actors.
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…
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban / A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all …
A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits" and"a total termination of all internet services."
Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools and should not be undermined – Open Policy & Advocacy
In the context of concerns around young people’s interactions with digital technologies, the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is consulting on additional measures to prepare young people for ...
MPV: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Media Solution You're Probably Sleeping On
cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/31558391 [https://lemdro.id/post/31558391] >TL;DR: Stop running a Jellyfin server. MPV can directly play anything from your NAS, stream YouTube ad-free, handle literally every c…
My thoughts on GPL vs. permissive licenses
Iâm a very much pro free software person and I used to think that GPL is basically the only possible option when it comes to benefits for free software (and not commercial use), but Iâve recently realised this quest…
Open spurce alternatives to daily programs?
Hello, I would like to hear your open source alternatives for programs that we use everyday. For me: - Youtube music on phone -> metrolist - Google maps -> organic maps Now itâs coMaps - Windows -> linux - Android -> …
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…
Trump uses Correspondents’ Dinner shooting to justify expanding spying powers as deadline nears
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire Thursday, and the president is claiming Saturday’s shooting proved “the safety of our nation” depends on the program.
Transly - the CLI tool for incremental app translation (via LLM, GoogleTranslate, etc.)
Cache-driven incremental translation (via LLM, GoogleTranslate, etc.) - translate-tools/transly
After about 8 months, I love this Android browser. Not Chrome, FF, or Edge based.
A fully free (as in freedom) open source browser with a focus on a privacy.
Border Patrol used hidden cameras to flag drivers hundreds of miles from the border: AP
The CBS12 News I-Team is digging into a new Associated Press investigation that reveals U.S. Border Patrol has been tracking and flagging drivers.
Kdenlive 26.04.0 is out, featuring contributions from more developers than ever before
The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the first major release of 2026. This cycle focuses on stability, interface polish and usability improvements.
Michigan approves Border Patrol surveillance cameras on state highways
The state of Michigan has approved Border Patrol placing surveillance cameras with license plate readers on some highways.
Website to help get an apks certificate hash
Drop an APK to extract its signing certificate SHA-256 hash.
Signal to Ottawa: We'll Leave Canada Before We Help You Spy on Users
Signal is drawing a hard line on the federal government's proposed surveillance legislation: comply with Bill C-22 or leave the country. The secure messaging app says it would rather ditch the Canadian market than be fo…
Chinese Pudu robots found open to hijacking
: The controls were left wide open on Pudu's robots
The Book of Secret Knowledge
A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more. - trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge
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.
Digital ID in the UK: The Government Says It Is Voluntary, But Your Employer Might Not Give You a Choice
The UK's new Digital Access to Services Bill promises a free, voluntary digital ID. But right-to-work checks are a 'priority use case,' and 19 million Britons face digital exclusion.
A warning from privacy/tech law/electronic surveillance attorney Anne Toomey McKenna, also an affiliated faculty member at Penn State's Ins…
To augment information about you that it collects directly, the US Government is buying less-regulated information harvested by cameras, cellphones and apps and sold on the commercial data market.
Copyrightability of LLM-generated code: Can we license “vibe code” into Free Software?
The use of large language models (“LLMs”) has exploded in recent years, including in the generation of source code. But even as their usage gains popularit...
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.
Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in KDE software development
Big Tech’s disregard for privacy laws and individuals’ personal data has become a matter of national security. As news of willful mismanagement fill the headlines on an almost daily basis, the world is beginning to turn…
Forget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance
A new divide is emerging: between workers who use AI at work and those who are managed by it
DNS: The Phonebook of the Internet
Explaining how DNS works and why its important to choose a secure DNS provider!
Alter-Ego: near telepathic interface
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Reaches The Milestone Of Being Able To Run Half-Life
ReactOS, the open-source operating system working for binary compatibility with Microsoft Windows computer programs and drivers, has reached the milestone of being able to enjoy the classic game Half-Life running on thi…
Equal Earth Map
A wall map in the Equal Earth projection showing countries of the world. The map is free of charge.
Things are getting bad out there.
The US has declared Autistici/Inventati, an Italian anarchist hacker (in the classic sense of the term) collective, a terrorist organization. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ But what you really oug…
Mass data collection is increasingly being used to find & identify individuals
Data capitalism has meant in the past decade that it is now common for people’s data to be used, often without their knowledge or consent, for advertising and for influencing elections.
Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software · Issue #929 · RsyncProject/rsync
We read every piece of feedback, and take your input very seriously.
Texas Sues Netflix for Spying on Kids and Consumers by Illegally Collecting Users’ Data Without Their Knowledge or Consent
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Netflix for spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users’ data without their knowledge or consent.
Meta made settlement for 18BL
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
AudioMass is a full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool
Free full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool - pkalogiros/AudioMass
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users' backups in new wave of widespread attacks
A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.
AtlasOS - Optimized Windows, designed for enthusiasts.
AtlasOS is an optimized version of Windows, designed for enthusiasts and gamers. Experience faster performance, better privacy, and enhanced gaming capabilities.
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.