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Governments, law enforcement agencies, and even private citizens use malware to circumvent encryption and to spy on users. Knowing how it works can help you protect yourself. https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-do-i-protect-myself-against-malware
How Do I Protect Myself Against Malware?

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is software that is used to harm computer users. It has a wide-range of capabilities that include: disrupting computer operation gathering sensitive information spying on the owner of the infected device impersonating a user to send spam or fake messages gaining access to private computer...

MEPs

🇱🇹 Dainius ŽALIMAS
🇱🇺 Marc ANGEL
🇱🇺 Charles GOERENS
🇱🇺 Fernand KARTHEISER
🇱🇺 Martine KEMP
🇱🇺 Tilly METZ
🇱🇺 Isabel WISELER-LIMA
🇫🇷 Julien LEONARDELLI
🇩🇪 Svenja HAHN
🇩🇪 Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN
🇩🇪 Andreas GLÜCK
🇩🇪 Jan-Christoph OETJEN
🇪🇸 Alvise PÉREZ
🇷🇴 Cristian TERHEŞ

all OPPOSE Chat Control.

🇪🇪 Estonia is OPPOSED to Chat Control.

Henrik Trasberg, legal advisor at the Estonian Ministry of Justice & Digital affairs, notes that "Estonia, as well as the European Parliament, support the prevention of child sexual abuse, but opposes this proposal."

Source: https://www.err.ee/1609800092/eesti-on-vastu-taani-algatatud-chat-kontrolli-eelnoule

Eesti on vastu Taani algatatud chat-kontrolli eelnõule

Euroopa Liidus jõuab oktoobris arutusele eelnõu, millega tahetakse takistada laste seksuaalset ärakasutamist kujutava sisu levitamist internetis.

Eesti Rahvusringhääling | ERR

Danish Minister of Justice and chief architect of the current Chat Control proposal, Peter Hummelgaard:

"We must break with the totally erroneous perception that it is everyone's civil liberty to communicate on encrypted messaging services."

Share your thoughts via https://fightchatcontrol.eu/, or to [email protected] directly.

Source: https://www.ft.dk/samling/20231/almdel/REU/spm/1426/index.htm

White Hat Hackers Reveal Satellite Hacking Weaknesses

White hat hackers found vulnerabilities in satellite control software. How secure are the systems guiding space missions?

IEEE Spectrum
Over the last 39 months, a data broker harvested 1 billion flight records from commercial airline customers, and sold it to border guards and ICE. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/data-brokers-are-selling-your-flight-information-cbp-and-ice
Data Brokers are Selling Your Flight Information to CBP and ICE

For many years, data brokers have existed in the shadows, exploiting gaps in privacy laws to harvest our information—all for their own profit. They sell our precise movements without our knowledge or meaningful consent to a variety of private and state actors, including law enforcement agencies....

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Police are using privacy concerns "to withdraw a variety of information that’s really the bread and butter of how people know about not just what police do in their communities but also active emergency situations,” EFF’s @aaronmackey told @KPBSPublicMedia https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2025/06/03/encrypting-san-diego-police-calls-protects-privacy-withholds-info-about-police-activity
Encrypting San Diego police calls protects privacy, withholds info about police activity

The San Diego Police Department is following a national and statewide trend that is making privately owned police scanners go silent. Law enforcement says it protects personal privacy while some others believe it withholds important information about police activity.

KPBS
Look at Denmark setting the bar. Clearly had enough of subpar products and OEMs from Microsoft and vendors down the supply chain.
#linux #libreoffice #opensource
https://www.heise.de/en/news/From-Word-and-Excel-to-LibreOffice-Danish-ministry-says-goodbye-to-Microsoft-10438942.html
From Word and Excel to LibreOffice: Danish ministry says goodbye to Microsoft

All employees at the Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs are to work without Microsoft. Instead, Linux and LibreOffice will be used, says the minister.

heise online
From stronger privacy laws to AI regulation and the Right to Repair, state legislatures are shaping the future of digital rights. Check out our latest issue breakdown on what’s happening now and what’s ahead in 2025: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/key-issues-shaping-state-level-tech-policy
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website https://tcrn.ch/4jMOfdi
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website | TechCrunch

Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company

TechCrunch