@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
- #Walking / #Hiking
- #FOSS #PersonalHealth #Technology
- #Privacy
- #ADHD, #Dyslexia, #Dyscalculia,
- #degrowth
- #wealthcap
- #dualpower

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Life MottoNullius in verba
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🇩🇪 🚨 11 Uhr #Chatkontrolle-Abstimmung: Sie wollen unsere Privatsphäre vernichten. #Pirat @marketkag.bsky.social gibt nicht auf – und ihr bitte auch nicht! 🏴‍☠️
Ruft jetzt die SPD-EU-Abgeordneten an, die gestern mit der CDU gestimmt haben. Wie auch immer die Abstimmung ausgeht: Sie mĂźssen wissen, dass wir MassenĂźberwachung unserer Privatchats NIE als LĂśsung akzeptieren werden.
☎️ https://fightchatcontrol.de #digitaleFreiheit

CRITICAL MASS

Praha, Rudolfinum, středa 29. dubna v 19:00 SELČ

Cyklojízda Prahou pro všechny: nováčky na kole, rodiny s dětma i otrlé jezdce. Pohodové tempo a dobrá nálada zaručeny.
Pozvi i svý kamarády. Čím víc nás bude, tím víc si to užijem!
Pojď si s náma vydobýt naše místo na silnici!

Nemáš právě k dispozici kolo? Půjč si jedno ze sdílených kol, které jsou v Praze k dispozici. Critical Mass není žádný závod, jízdu zvládneš i na městském kole.

: Critical Mass continues in the new year!
Bike ride across Prague for everyone: newbies on a bike, families with kids and experienced riders as well. Relaxed tempo and good mood guaranteed!
Invite your friends as well. The larger the group, the more we will enjoy the ride!
Come with us and reclaim our places on the street!

You don't currently have a bike available? Rent one of the shared bikes available in Prague. Critical Mass is no race, you can ride it on a city bike just fine

https://akce.nolog.cz/event/critical-mass-7

@itsfoss as someone who had to compile everything from the ground up back in the 1990's, I don't see it as an issue. In fact, I never want to have to go through that early experience again. What's the argument for making it more difficult to install? So you can flex?

The Battle Over Chat Control: How EU Governments and the Tech Lobby Are Trying to Overturn Parliament’s Vote — A Comprehensive Fact Check – Patrick Breyer

#ChatControl #ActionNeeded #Europe #EU #privacy #pirateparty #pirati #MassSurveilance #resist

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/the-battle-over-chat-control-how-eu-governments-and-the-tech-lobby-are-trying-to-overturn-parliaments-vote-a-comprehensive-fact-check/

The Battle Over Chat Control: How EU Governments and the Tech Lobby Are Trying to Overturn Parliament's Vote — A Comprehensive Fact Check

This week, the European Parliament faces a decisive vote on whether the indiscriminate scanning of private chats and emails by US tech companies (Chat Control 1.0) will be allowed to continue. After Parliament voted on 11 March to replace blanket mass surveillance with targeted monitoring of suspect

Patrick Breyer

The #EU still wants to scan your private messages and photos.

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/?foo=bar

From @chatcontrol site creator, in a HN comment:

> In an unprecedented move, the #EPP is attempting to force a repeat vote tomorrow, seeking to overturn the otherwise principled March 11 decision and instead favouring indiscriminate mass #surveillance. In an attempt to avoid this, the Greens earlier today tried to remove the repeat vote from the agenda tomorrow, but this was voted down.

> As such, [today], the Parliament will once again vote on Chat Control. And unlike March 11, multiple groups are split on the vote, including S&D and Renew. The EPP remains unified in its support for #ChatControl. If you are a #European citizen, I urge you to contact your #MEPs by e-mail and, if you have time, by calling. We really are in the final stretch here and every action counts. I have just updated the website to reflect the votes today, allowing a more targeted approach.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47522709

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

Israel’s #death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the #Knesset

#Israel #HumanRights #Justice #Palestine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/israels-death-penalty-bill-for-palestinian-prisoners-moves-to-final-vote?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset

The Guardian

"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.