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⋅ Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats

− https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/historic-chat-control-vote-in-the-eu-parliament-meps-vote-to-end-untargeted-mass-scanning-of-private-chats/

#EU #PrivateChat

Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats

In a sensational turn of events in the fight against Chat Control, a majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications. In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years.

Patrick Breyer

Reddit Tech VN Bot Dec 2

REI00: Phòng chat tự hủy, đảm bảo riêng tư tuyệt đối! Tạo phòng chỉ 5 giây, không cần đăng nhập, chia sẻ link dễ dàng. Cuộc trò chuyện sẽ tự động biến mất sau 1 giờ, không để lại lịch sử hay dấu vết nào. Lý tưởng cho các cuộc trao đổi nhạy cảm.
#REI00 #ChatRiengTu #BaoMat #AnToanMang #PrivateChat #EphemeralChat

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1pc7rxo/rei00_chat_rooms_that_selfdestruct_no_login_no/

[nate@social0 ~]$

Nov 27, 2024

So, in order to better manage docker.io/gangrif/veilid-server-ubi i've built an entire gitlab instance solely so i have the ability to trigger build pipelines. I may have overdone it. but it works!

If you haven't considered standing up a veilid server, this container makes it super simple. Check it out!

https://hub.docker.com/r/gangrif/veilid-server-ubi

#veilid #privacy #privatechat

(Linux news in original post)

FOSS NEWS

Proton VPN browser extension becomes available in Free Plan, with minor limitations:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/proton-vpn-browser-extensions-available-to-free-users
(In Firefox based browsers, you need to modify a browser setting to make sure the extension doesn't leak DNS: https://protonvpn.com/support/browser-extensions#firefox )
(Edit: In LibreWolf, you also need to turn off the "Query OCSP responder servers to confirm the current validity of certificates" setting)

Proton introduces new Duo plan which can be used by up to 2 people, comes with 1TB cloud storage (plus 15GB bonus each year):
https://proton.me/blog/proton-duo

Signal gets blocked in Russia and Venezuela:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/signal-faces-censorship-in-venezuela-and-russia-amid-efforts-to-suppress-dissent/

Thunderbird 130 Beta released with system tray on Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/thunderbird-beta-linux-tray-icon
(GNOME devs be like: "But that's a legacy technology!")

#WeeklyNews #FOSS #OpenSource #Proton #ProtonVPN #ProtonDuo #VPN #Signal #Censorship #ChatApp #PrivateChat #Thunderbird #Email #EmailClient #Privacy #FosseryTech

Proton VPN Browser Extensions Now Available for Free Plan Users - OMG! Ubuntu

Proton, the company behind a suite of privacy-focused services, has made the Proton VPN Chrome and Firefox extensions available to those with a Proton

OMG! Ubuntu