@el_haych2024

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el_haych20245h ago
The New Oil5h ago

#Meta Is Warned That #FaciaRecognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ray-ban-oakley-smart-glasses-no-face-recognition-civil-society/

#AI #SmartGlasses #RayBan #Oakley #privacy

Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

WIRED
el_haych20246d ago
Android Authority6d ago
YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-90-second-unskippable-ads-3655694/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

Users on Reddit are reporting that they're now seeing 90-second unskippable ads on YouTube's TV app, even as policy restricts them to 30 seconds.

Android Authority
el_haych2024Mar 31
Arcticons ❄️Mar 31

Happy Trans Day of Visibility~! 🏳️‍⚧️

#TDoV #TransDayOfVisiblity

el_haych2024Mar 21
Privacy GuidesMar 21

For our privacy rights movement to grow, we must bring more people in. To accomplish this, it's fundamental to discuss privacy in ways that are accessible to newcomers.

📖 Learn more on how you can improve your advocacy work to make it more approachable to beginners.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Welcome Beginners: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-welcome-beginners/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy

Welcome Beginners - Privacy Guides

For our privacy rights movement to grow, we must bring more people in. To accomplish this, it's fundamental to make our communities welcoming to newcomers.

Privacy Guides
el_haych2024Mar 19
Android AuthorityMar 19
Android 16 has a silent VPN bug Google hasn't fixed for months, claim multiple VPN providers
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-vpn-bug-3650394/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Android 16 has a silent VPN bug Google hasn't fixed for months, claim multiple VPN providers

Multiple VPN providers are reporting a silent bug on Android 16 that breaks VPN connections after updates.

Android Authority
el_haych2024Mar 17
It's FOSSMar 17

Google is pushing hard for developer verification, but there's resistance. 💪

https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

#google #android #developers

Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed

The line between a secure garden and a locked cage is getting blurry.

It's FOSS
el_haych2024Mar 16
BitwardenMar 16

🛠️ Bitwarden will be undergoing server and web maintenance March 17th, 2026, from 9-11 PM EDT/1-3 AM UTC

https://status.bitwarden.com/

Bitwarden Status

Current status and updates for Bitwarden services

el_haych2024Mar 6
It's FOSSMar 6

Age verification is spreading like the plague. When does it stop? 🤧

https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/

#privacy #ageverification

Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next

What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.

It's FOSS
el_haych2024Feb 25
internetarchiveFeb 25

📢 TOMORROW!

Learn how tech & capitalism shape human creativity in SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE w/ Vauhini Vara & Luca Messarra.

🎙️📖 A LIVE #booktalk you won’t want to miss.

📅 Thurs Feb 26, 2026
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-searches-selfhood-in-the-digital-age/

#ai #techculture

el_haych2024Feb 25
PCMagFeb 25
Discord delays global age verification rollout after user backlash/exodus: https://www.pcmag.com/news/discord-delays-global-age-verification-rollout-after-user-backlash