@aproposnix

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Linguistically challenged immigrant in #praha #Czechia - Seeking like minded individuals to learn new things with.

- #Socialist politics (esp., #LibSoc)
- #Antifascist #Anticapitalist
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- #FOSS #PersonalHealth #Technology
- #Privacy
- #ADHD, #Dyslexia, #Dyscalculia,
- #degrowth
- #wealthcap
- #dualpower

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Current InterestAbstract Machines

"The risks are real. Customs and Border Protection agents have the authority to examine travelers’ devices. In June, for instance, federal agents denied a Norwegian tourist entry to the U.S. after looking through his phone. (Authorities claim they turned him away for admitted drug use; he says it was over a meme depicting Vice President JD Vance as a bald baby.)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement have already started targeting travelers, with agents in plain clothes forcefully detaining a mother in front of her young daughter at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday after a tip from the Transportation Security Administration.

If you’re flying, take these steps to reduce the likelihood that your sensitive information is compromised at the airport."

https://theintercept.com/2026/03/25/ice-airports-phone-security-privacy-safety/

How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport

If you’re traveling through an airport, follow these digital security practices to keep CBP or ICE from getting into your phone.

The Intercept

Popular apps and tools that will be affected by Google's new APK rules

> the duopoly of #google and #apple really needs to be broken globally. I wish the #EU and the rest of the world would get behind open alternatives. Linux is always an option.

> and let's be honest, AOSP forks like #GrapheneOS and #Murena #eos aren't really alternatives when they are dependent on Google.

#android #keepandroidopen #AppVerification #fckgoogle #fdroid

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-app-verification-impact-3650447/

From F-Droid to emulators, here's who's hit hardest by Android's new verification rules

How Google’s new Android sideloading and developer verification rules impact third-party stores, modding tools, retro emulators, and more.

Android Authority

UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'

> It would not surprise me at all if the USA voted against this.

#slavery #CrimesAgainstHumanity #unitednations #UN #Africa #African

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg06q36052o

UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'

The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

The Commission stands with Big Tech in an utterly wild letter that puts pressure on the democratically elected European Parliament to abandon their rights respecting vote on #ChatControl 1.0 just two weeks ago, and instead give Big Tech two-more-years of mass surveillance of our private communications without any safeguards.
Iran trolls Trump with Lego AI-generated propaganda video that mocks his Epstein ties

The video released by the Iranian regime takes a swipe at Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal that has dogged his administration

The Independent
German president compares Trump to Putin in scathing criticism of Iran war

Germany’s president has compared Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, saying that both had destroyed their country’s relationships with Europe.

Yahoo News

#Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases

https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate-totalenergies-interior-092eeeacc5d09730d4e20a95d7df7de1

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.

US to pay TotalEnergies to drop offshore wind leases

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead. The department said Monday that TotalEnergies committed to invest approximately $1 billion in oil and natural gas production in the United States. That is the amount the company paid to purchase leases to develop offshore wind off the coasts of North Carolina and New York. The Trump administration has tried to halt offshore wind construction, but federal judges overturned those orders. These settlements are a different way of stopping U.S. offshore wind development. President Donald Trump has gone all in on fossil fuels.

AP News
Czech researchers give homeless €4k in rare ‘no strings attached’ experiment

The research examined whether this kind of help could unburden public services.

Telewizja Polska S.A

🚨No Joke: Conservatives in the EU Parliament (EPP) want the vote on #ChatControl 1.0 to be repeated this Thursday - even though the Parliament already voted NO! 😡

Make sure your MP stays strong. Contact them now!
👉 https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

Make the voluntary scanning by Gmail, Microsoft, LinkedIn etc stop! 🚨 https://tuta.com/blog/voluntary-scanning-google-microsoft

Bluesky raises $100M Series B as new CEO takes charge

> The company announced on Thursday that it had raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and the Knight Foundation.

> What could go wrong? 

#boycottsiliconvalley #nocrypto #bluesky #toxicsocialmedia #venturecapital

https://thenextweb.com/news/bluesky-raises-100m-series-b-as-new-ceo-takes-charge

Bluesky raises $100M Series B as new CEO takes charge

Bluesky disclosed a $100M Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto, a round that closed last April, and a new CEO takes charge.

TNW | Socialmedia