Firefox Implements Global Deactivation for AI Infrastructure
Firefox 148 now lets users turn off all AI features with a new 'master switch'. This gives users control over AI like ChatGPT and Gemini in their browser.
#FirefoxAI, #BrowserPrivacy, #TechUpdate, #Mozilla, #UserControl
https://newsletter.tf/firefox-148-ai-off-switch-user-control/
Firefox 148 now has a global 'AI off switch', giving users full control over features like ChatGPT and Gemini. This is a major change for browser privacy.
#FirefoxAI, #BrowserPrivacy, #TechUpdate, #Mozilla, #UserControl
https://newsletter.tf/firefox-148-ai-off-switch-user-control/
Gemini Spark's Expanding Reach Sparks Data Access Questions
Google's new Gemini Spark AI agent can access user data. Learn how it affects your privacy and what settings you can change.
#GeminiSpark, #GoogleAI, #DataPrivacy, #TechNews, #UserControl
https://newsletter.tf/google-gemini-spark-ai-user-data-privacy/
Google's new AI agent, Gemini Spark, is designed to access more of your data across services like Gmail and Drive. Users need to check privacy settings.
#GeminiSpark, #GoogleAI, #DataPrivacy, #TechNews, #UserControl
https://newsletter.tf/google-gemini-spark-ai-user-data-privacy/
HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/
#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware
Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) is investigating Meta for using “dark patterns” that may block users from choosing non-profiling feeds under the DSA. ⚖️
The probe follows a Dutch court ruling and could enforce EU-wide compliance for Facebook and Instagram, affecting millions of users. 🔍
#TechNews #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Privacy #FOSS #UserControl #Transparency #DigitalRights #EU #Europe #Ireland #Irish #Profiling #Dutch #NL #Netherlands
Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/
#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd
New blog post: Your LinkedIn Profile Data: It's *Yours*, Mate.
LinkedIn's tight-fisted grip on who's peeking at your profile is a bit rich, isn't it? It's time we talked about who truly owns that data.
https://rhodzy.com/blog/your-linkedin-profile-data-its-yours-mate
#dataownership #linkedinhacks #digitalrights #biohackinglife #professionalnetworking #usercontrol
The Netherlands has launched a pilot self-hosted Git platform using Forgejo, a fully free and open source Git forge under GPLv3+ governance 🐿️
Multiple ministries and municipalities are onboarding to ensure code sovereignty and government-wide collaboration 🔐
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/netherlands-forgejo-migration/
#TechNews #Forgejo #Git #GitHub #OpenSource #FOSS #Government #Politics #Privacy #Transparency #UserControl #Sovereignty #Collaboration #Software #DevTools #Programming #Netherlands #Public #Dutch #Europe #EU
VS Code accidentally added "Co-authored-by: Copilot" to all git commits after changing git.addAICoAuthor to default “all,” even when AI features were off.
Microsoft reverted the setting to off and fixed the detection for VS Code 1.119 🛠️
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/vs-code-credits-copilot-for-human-work/
#TechNews #VSCode #Microsoft #Git #GitHub #Copilot #OpenSource #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #DeveloperTools #FOSS #Software #AI #Coding #DevOps #Programming #Development
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