Mastodawn

38 Nederlandse gemeenten willen een verbod op sigarettenfilters. Omdat sigaretten met filters zo gangbaar en wijdverspreid zijn, willen gemeenten ze niet individueel verbieden, maar steunen ze een oproep hiertoe van gezondheids- en natuurorganisaties die naar Brussel gaat.

Ze hopen dat de filters kunnen worden verboden nu de Europese richtlijn tegen plastic zwerfafval wordt herzien. Sigarettenfilters vormen (gemeten in stuks) het grootste zwerfafvalprobleem in Europa.

https://archive.ph/2026.03.23-150925/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/03/23/38-gemeenten-waaronder-grote-steden-willen-verbod-op-sigarettenfilters-a4920919

Edwin 2d ago

George Monbiot 3d ago

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

Edwin 6d ago

ian bremmer 6d ago

joe kent, director of national counterterrorism center (and strong maga supporter), resigns over iran war.

Edwin Mar 16

Randahl Fink Mar 16

The man who did not care about the war in Ukraine because this was Europe's war, now wants Europe to join the war he started with Iran, while he is lifting sanctions on Russia, so Putin can scale up the Ukraine war.

Trump is not playing chess. He is just eating the pieces.

Edwin Mar 16

kottke.org Mar 16

Brilliant product review of the Macbook Neo. "Nobody starts in the right place. You don’t begin with the correct tool and work sensibly within its constraints until you organically graduate to a more capable one. That is not how obsession works." https://kottke.org/26/03/not-the-computer-for-you

“This Is Not The Computer For You”

Maybe it’s because I’m a little bit allergic to hype, but I just now got around to reading this review of the Macbook Neo by Sam Henri Gold that absolutely ever

kottke.org

Edwin Mar 6

Andrea Junker

Mar 6

Sun and wind don’t need the Strait of Hormuz.

Edwin Mar 5

J Lam 👩🏻‍💻👩🏻‍🎨Mar 5

Have you read Careless People?
META is run by some of the most despicable and unethical people so this shouldn’t be a surprise

Title should be
“META is letting people see everything - yes even your most private moments”

https://www.inc.com/ava-levinson/meta-employees-are-seeing-r-rated-footage-footage-from-its-users-ai-glasses/91311763

Meta Employees Are Seeing R-Rated Footage Footage From Its Users' AI Glasses

Data annotators say people wearing the glasses don't realize their footage is being watched.

Inc

Edwin Mar 5

ian bremmer Mar 5

united states: “we have seen the enemy and it is us”

Edwin Mar 4

Hippy Steve Mar 4

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bought data from the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples’ precise movements over time, in a process that often involves siphoning data from ordinary apps like video games, dating services, and fitness trackers, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document obtained by 404 Media.

The document shows in stark terms the power, and potential risk, of online advertising data and how it can be leveraged by government agencies for surveillance purposes. https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools.

404 Media

Edwin Mar 3

\~Rye~/ ┴┬┴┤( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬Mar 2

Show of hands, who had TMPS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) as a threat vector to privacy on their bingo card?

https://networks.imdea.org/your-cars-tire-sensors-could-be-used-to-track-you/

#tmps #infosec #privacy
#fuckcars

Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you - IMDEA Networks

Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, have found that tire pressure sensors in modern cars can unintentionally expose drivers to tracking. Over a ten-week study, they collected signals from more than 20,000 vehicles, revealing a hidden privacy risk and highlighting the need for stronger security measures in future vehicle sensor systems. Most...

IMDEA Networks