Mastodawn

liber May 27, 2025

Randahl Fink May 26, 2025

Tune in next week when Trump realises Hitler killed a lot of jews.

liber May 26, 2025

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Lexy Plt May 26, 2025

@BasicAppleGuy I find it easier to select an app with a finger and click on the folder with another
Then just put the app there

liber May 21, 2025

Dan Goodin May 21, 2025

Signal Messenger is warning that Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store everything a user does every three seconds, poses a risk to its users. Effective immediately, the Windows Desktop version will by default block the ability of Windows to screenshot the app. Of course, Microsoft provides no API to disable Recall from screenshotting specific apps, so Signal is getting creative. They are invoking a digital rights management API that blocks the screenshotting of copyrighted material.

https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall

Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11. If you’re wondering why we’re on...

Signal Messenger

liber May 15, 2025

Delta Chat May 14, 2025

Russian authorities continue to demand the impossible, namely that we give them user data we don't have. Today the Moscow City Court rejected our objections and sided with the communication surveillance authority Roskomnadzor and the Federal Security Buereau (FSB). Not too surprising. Many more details and next step considerations you can find in this press release

https://merlinux.eu/press/2025-05-14-russia-deltachat.pdf

#deltachat #russia #e2ee #chatcontrol

liber May 15, 2025

Johnny Ryan May 14, 2025

Big news this evening
7 years in the making
The Court speaks
https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/eu-ruling-tracking-based-advertising-by-google-microsoft-amazon-x-across-europe-has-no-legal-basis/

EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis

EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

liber May 4, 2025