How Microsoft stores and shares your encryption keys
Microsoft gives U.S. authorities BitLocker keys, making local encryption useless if your device is seized at the border.
Gentoo Releases Experimental Images Using GNU/Hurd
Following an April Fools' Day tease of Gentoo claiming they were going to switch to GNU Hurd as their primary kernel moving forward, they have now acknowledged the joke but in fact also announcing there are now experime…
felix86 26.02 - x86 on RISC-V
We have a few exciting news this month!
Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resources
View and download this historic assembly code for your own space program
The Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) will be held in Nuremberg, Germany 🇩🇪, from April 22nd to 25th of 2026.
GIMP will be at Libre Graphics Meeting with 3 talks and as a gold sponsor
EU ID App for Minors: EU Commission Gets Serious About Youth Protection
Commission President von der Leyen announces a ready solution for age verification that will enable anonymous surfing and hold platforms accountable.
#UnplugBigTech: Your roadmap to a freer digital life - Part 1
#UnplugBigTech: Eine Einsteiger-Serie mit klaren, machbaren Schritten, um Alternativen zu nutzen und sich schrittweise von Big-Tech-Abhängigkeiten zu lösen.
Parametric CAD for everyone
FluidCAD — write CAD models in JavaScript. See the result in real time.
How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft
Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk.
Huge Group of Experts Warns Meta That Its Pervert Glasses Will Enable Terrible Crimes
Meta's plans to add facial recognition tech to its smart glasses, as part of a new feature dubbed "Name Tag," has outraged rights groups.
syncspirit v0.4.5 release!
[core] monitor in realtime changes on filesystem (on watched folders) [core] allow partial directory rescan [core] do not accept files with non-valid utf8 filenames [win32] write simple dump on cra...
Russia’s crackdown on VPNs reaches new heights as internet restrictions intensify
It’s been a bad week for digital freedoms in Russia
Mixapps - shareable playlists that work offline
turn your music into shareable apps that work offline - hunterirving/mixapps
New 3D printing regulations: "Additive in America: Regulating 3D Printing" by 3D Printing Nerd
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
After 90 days we *may* not see Session on our app stores again
The Session Technology Foundation cannot continue without your support. Donate today to help Session in its fight for survival.
Our World of Text
Infinitely large website. Write anywhere.
UK iPhone users face over-18 age check to use services after update
Ofcom says decision is ‘real win for children and families’ but some users raise concerns over privacy
The "In God We Trust" Paradox: Why U.S. Copyright Law is technically illegal.
End the 'In God We Trust' Paradox: Copyright is Illegal Piracy
The Household Items That Spy On You
Here are common household items that are being used to spy on you.
GrapheneOS - break free from Google and Apple
🇬🇧->🇵🇱 Przejdź do polskiej wersji tego wpisu / Go to polish version of this post
MonoSketch - Unleash your ideas with ASCII
MonoSketch is a powerful ASCII sketching and diagramming app that lets you effortlessly transform your ideas into visually stunning designs.
Swiss messaging service Threema is being acquired by German investment company Comitis Capital
Der Schweizer Messenger Threema erhält einen neuen Eigentümer aus Deutschland. Am Datenschutz soll sich nichts ändern.
"ICE Out of Our Faces Act" would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition
Senator: ICE and CBP "have built an arsenal of surveillance technologies."
Signal Contingency Plan (spoiler: it's Delta Chat)
Do you use Signal for chatting securely with friends and loved ones? Us too! We endorse it wholeheartedly, and rely on it for nearly all our communication.
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
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
How the UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management - Freedom News
Algorithms, facial recognition, and tightening protest laws signal a deepening surveillance state ~ Blade Runner ~ The UK is expanding its use of p…
Open Source meets Outer Space
A 4-antenna SDR tile designed for arraying. Useful as a standalone SDR or as a building block for larger phased arrays.
Darktable 5.4.1 is released 🥳
We’re proud to announce the bug-fix release of darktable, 5.4.1! The github release is here: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.4.1. To build from source, do not use the autogenerated tarb…
We’re pleased to announce the release of LibreOffice 26.2 🥳
We’re 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 c…
How to solve Discord's age verification issues
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Time for Open Source Community EV's to Be Made. Anybody want to do something like that?
Mozilla’s 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.
Warum das Social-Media-Verbot für Teenager zum Albtraum wird
Es droht eine dystopische Überwachungsstruktur.
Best apps for private messaging
Encrypted messengers like Signal and SimpleX keep your sensitive communications secure from prying eyes.
Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now
The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
Kdenlive 26.04.2 released 🎉 🥳
The second maintenance release of the 26.04 series is out with the usual batch of bug fixes and improvements for workflow and stability. This update comes with fixes to rendering, timeline editing, project file handling…
OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III
OpenCiv3 is an open-source, cross-platform, mod-oriented, modernized remake of Civilization III by the fan community built with the Godot Engine and C#, with capabilities inspired by the best of the 4X genre and lessons…
Apple now has device-level age verification in 3 countries
Tech trends aren’t always easy to spot at an early stage, but there’s a very clear exception right now: the...
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.
Hate It Or Rate It | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Track and decide: Love it or leave it with every purchase.
OpenSplitDeck - An open source steam controller
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Gnome System Monitor
simple system-monitor with new features
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.
My response to European call for feedback on open source
European Commission - Have your say
JustDeleteMe
A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.
Big thing to be aware of and people are beginning to focus on problem solving. The more the merrier though. Importance of Open source robot…
A factory to change civilization. Immune cells hunt cancer by smell. A robotic dentist. AI discovers protein functions.
Is this Android SSH app vibe coded?
Free SSH, VNC, RDP & SFTP client for Android. Contribute to GlassOnTin/Haven 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, provid…
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 doe…