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.
Open Source and Incentives
How misaligned incentives undermine open source projects — and why 'monetize later' often leads to the very restrictions open source was meant to avoid.
Donation list - privacy
CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
Has somebody looked up your license plate in Flock? Now you can find out
Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate
Transly - the CLI tool for incremental app translation (via LLM, GoogleTranslate, etc.)
Cache-driven incremental translation (via LLM, GoogleTranslate, etc.) - translate-tools/transly
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.
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.
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.
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.
Proton getting big encourages centralization
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[ADVICE] How to contribute from home
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LibreOffice 26.2.1 Released With Over 70 Bug Fixes Across Writer, Calc, and Impress
The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 26.2.1, delivering extensive bug fixes and stability improvements for the 26.2 productivity suite.
Equal Earth Map
A wall map in the Equal Earth projection showing countries of the world. The map is free of charge.
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.
How EU anti-money laundering rules threaten financial privacy
Privacy First is drawing attention to the risks to financial privacy and fundament rights arising from the European Union’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework.
A plan for a post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)
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ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 Brings Multipage View, PDF Signatures
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 adds multipage document view, enhanced PDF signatures, and a new Solver tool for spreadsheets, alongside performance fixes and improvements.
Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Xthings Is Making a Narc Pole
The X Tower is an “urban guardian” that uses AI to detect public threats.
Ohio man says software update disabled car, leaving $1,600 bill and little options
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digiKam 9.0.0 is released
Dear digiKam fans and users, we are proud to announce the stable release of digiKam 9.0.0.
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.
Samsung users, if you are on One UI 8 and plan to downgrade to One UI 7 to be able to unlock the bootloader, do not install November's secu…
It looks like Samsung has silently removed the option to unlock the bootloader from One UI 8.0 onwards as it has been reported by some users in the forum (here, here). By reversing the Settings app code we can take a de…
ESTA: USA wants to check social media accounts of European travelers as well
For a vacation in the USA, people from Europe have so far not had to reveal too much. This could soon change if it's up to US border control.
39C3: Power Cycles - media.ccc.de
Video Streaming Portal des Chaos Computer Clubs
Has anyone used the Camoufox browser?
🦊 Anti-detect browser. Contribute to daijro/camoufox development by creating an account on GitHub.
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.
How to Maximize Your Privacy on iPhone - Privacy Guides
We've covered the basics, like adjusting settings on your device, intermediate changes such as switching to private alternatives, and now it's time to cover advanced tips to protect your Privacy &a...
Open source Intercom & CCTV platform with Mobile apps, Face and LP Recognition, Media Server (GPLv3)
Open-source intercom & video surveillance software platform RBT Teledom
Digital Omnibus: How Big Tech Lobbying Is Gutting the GDPR
The EU’s Digital Omnibus quietly rewrites the GDPR in Big Tech’s favour – weakening data protection, user rights and enforcement. EFRI explains what is at stake.
Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned
We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole …
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.
Is LineageOS for microG legit?
LineageOS for microG website.
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.
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.
ClusterCut gives LocalSend some side
Because clipboard sharing shouldn't be a clusterf***. - keithvassallomt/ClusterCut
Quiet Changes in Bitwarden
The password manager swapped its CEO, rewrote its core values, and briefly pulled "Always Free" from its pricing page.
Berlin: Police can secretly enter homes for state trojan installation
To collect data from IT systems, investigators in Berlin can secretly search suspects' rooms. This is in a Police Act amendment.
We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds
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Remember when they were calling for regime change in China because of mass surveillance? This is the USA today
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About open source and “whale fall”, or when community restarts projects from forks.
What happens when a large open source project dies.
An open source email productivity app that integrates into your Gmail-NeatMail!
Stop managing email. Let your inbox manage itself. Contribute to Lakshay1509/NeatMail development by creating an account on GitHub.
Heron— A native third party Bluesky client for Android
A tiny, graceful bluesky client
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.
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,
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.
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.
Umbra is a Firefox ESR fork with no telemetry
More private by default Firefox ESR. Fork of ghostery. - openconstruct/Umbra
Twitch is requiring new affiliates to give their government ID and a separate photo to Persona
Twitch is requiring new Affiliates, before their first payment, to give government photo ID and a separate photo to Persona, the same Persona that has connections to government mass surveillance programs. When I asked T…