Fury Erupts After Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB AI Model On Users' PCs
Google's web browser has been "silently" installing an AI model on users' devices without asking for consent.
Remember when they were calling for regime change in China because of mass surveillance? This is the USA today
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Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users
The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise.
"We're repeating German history, apparently"
I assume you're in contact with the EU commission. Now, first let me say the EU wallet likely has legit uses. However, it seems to be...
Countries rolling out age verification laws (2026)
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Canada is about to end private digital conversation — Bill C-22
Bill C-22 would force every messaging app in Canada to build a backdoor — and track all your activity for one year. Apple says no. Signal says they'll leave.
Banning noise will be a disaster for statistical data products
Sadly, taking away valuable disclosure avoidance tools doesn't make fundamental trade-offs go away.
New IVPN tiers include modDNS, MailX and Portmaster
Generate an IVPN Standard or Pro account - no email address required. We accept credit cards, Paypal, Bitcoin or cash payments. 30-day money-back guarantee.
GitHub - soupslurpr/Transcribro: Private and on-device speech recognition keyboard and service for Android.
Private and on-device speech recognition keyboard and service for Android. - soupslurpr/Transcribro
It seems Bun were completely rewritten in Rust via LLM code generation and it's planned to replace original version
Blog post with details coming soon. It passes Bun's pre-existing test suite on all platforms (and fixes several memory leaks and flaky tests), the binary size shrinks by 3 MB - 8 MB, the benchm...
Zotero v10 has been released
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
AI risk is blamed on the open source model?
Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ârecklesslyâ
Fluxer (Discord clone): "We are open-sourcing (AGPLv3) and going live with our mobile app beta on June 15th"
We are open-sourcing (AGPLv3) and going live with our mobile app beta on June 15th. This beta is locked to Android users and Plutonium iOS users. We plan a full rollout in 1 month to Google Play, Apple App Store, F-Droi…
How Encryption Powers the Internet.
Taking a deep dive into the working of encryption on the modern web.
The Dark Web is a PSYOP.
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My notes on Radicle code forge User Guide
Sovereign code infrastructure.
ChatGPT access to Apple Messages is dangerous and irresponsible
It sounds incredibly useful, but I want to explain why the privacy costs and personal safety risks for high risk people outweigh the benefits.
Trouble with Bluetooth "Fast Pair"
The closer computers get to our bodies and homes, the less control we seem to have over them. "Wearable" devices are sold as personal technology, but they rarely belong to the people who purchase them in any meaningful …
A website for debloated open source alternatives
open-source replacements for bloated vendor software
Beyond GPS: The Hidden Ways Your Phone Tracks You
How carriers, governments, and data brokers log your physical movements without your knowledge.
An open-source, GPLv3 open-world RPG looking for contributors
Bazaar Initiative is an open source, open world role-playing game in a fantasy key, built by anyone who wants to make it. For PC. Free, forever, under GPLv3.
GitHub - lordgreg/rodeo: Rodeo - a terminal file manager inspired by Norton and Midnight Commander, written in Rust
Rodeo - a terminal file manager inspired by Norton and Midnight Commander, written in Rust - lordgreg/rodeo
Vanilla OS 3 Reunion is now available!
Vanilla OS is an operating system built with simplicity in mind. It's fast, lightweight, beautiful and ready for all your daily tasks.
ntsc-rs - an accurate VHS video effect
ntsc-rs is a free, open-source VHS and analog TV video effect. Use it online in your browser, as a standalone application, or as a plugin for DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and more.
Disney sued over facial recognition technology at California parks
The suit alleges the company doesn’t adequately disclose its use of the technology and isn’t transparent with how the collected data will be used.
TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation
The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect childrenâs privacy and collecting their information
Miniaturization of Surveillance Cameras | Josh Frankel
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We wrote "esperto-wiimote", a Wiimote remapper with good IR tracking and complex key combos
Advanced Wiimote remapping software. Contribute to KayJay7/esperto-wiimote development by creating an account on GitHub.
'Darth Vader' Wants Flock in San Diego
"The emperor is a fan of Flock, and we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum," Vader said during the meeting.
Nextcloud earns ANSSI CSPN and BSI IT-Grundschutz certifications - Nextcloud
Nextcloud recently earned two European security certifications and a reference DPIA. Learn more about what this means for enterprise customers.
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
Eclipse SUMO - Simulation of Urban MObility
Open source, microscopic and continuous multi-modal traffic simulation package
While corporate oligarchs gather on their Yachts, the open source resistance is meeting in Pordenone, Italy from September 10–12 for the Li…
Schedule, talks and talk submissions for LibreOffice Conference 2026
Funding internet freedom together: results from our first participatory funding round | Tor Project
The Tor Project's first participatory funding campaign raised more than $200,000 for internet freedom projects and taught us valuable lessons about community support, project visibility, and sustaining internet freedom …
May This Balloon Banjo Resonate With You
Most instruments, with maybe the exception of pianos, have consumable parts. Guitars need string changes, bows need rosin, saxophones need reeds. [Co:Creation Lab]’s balloon banjo requires bo…
Their cities dropped Flock surveillance cameras. They’re still being watched
Despite policy victories over Flock, Americans are finding themselves under similar monitoring by a new company â or unable to remove the original cameras
Google Chrome: The Ultimate Weapon of Google Monopoly
A case study on Google Chrome's worst privacy practices.
Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy
Google's reCAPTCHA service is reportedly broken for users on de-Googled Android devices, raising accessibility and privacy concerns.
Protect Your Privacy with California’s DROP Tool
Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Requ…
Boulder Bros! - 8 bit mobile game - runs in your browser
Keep going, it gets more difficult - and only headshots count!
East Tennessee commissioner says Flock CEO should be hanged
An East Tennessee county commissioner sparked controversy after suggesting during a public workshop that Flock CEO Garret Langley should be hanged for treason.
FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service
The FCC just proposed fixing your robocall problem by building the kind of phone-user registry that privacy advocates have spent decades trying to prevent.
GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade
Development Update, August 2026
The LibreOffice Conference 2026 will take place in Pordenone, Italy, from September 10 – 12
Schedule, talks and talk submissions for LibreOffice Conference 2026
We De-FLOCK HALLOWEEN NIGHT!
A viral campaign is urging Americans to turn Halloween into “De-Flock America” night and target controversial surveillance cameras.
Uruky is a pretty great search engine
I've been using Uruky for a couple of months now and I feel I should write a bit about it. It's a "private search engine focused on personal search customiza...
Retention.com Founder on 'Email Laundering'
Linking anonymous website visitors to their email addresses is big business.
Thanks For Joining the Movement: French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Kids’ Social Media Ban - Michael Geist
French President Emmanuel Macron has been the global leader in promoting a ban on social media for kids, consistently welcoming countries that propose such measures with a “thanks for joining the movement” tweet. That i…
Google Chrome: A Privacy Nightmare | MindDump
A case study on Google Chrome's worst privacy practices.
Cars are surveillance devices. Here's the proof.
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