I decided to finally look at the Signal app. I don't have much use for it, but still might be worth having available. Given the first thing I ran into was a FB/IG like "story" feature, I wasn't impressed. I got that turned off and started looking around only to find cryptocurrency embedded in the app.

I'm sure some will say I'm being too harsh, but in 15 minutes this app got three strikes, which is unfortunate. The third strike was having the interface glitching and not responding while I was changing settings.

#Signal

Here's an overview of the public transport data that goes into #Transitous via #GTFS, #GBFS and #OSM, and how you can help to extend this in your region: https://volkerkrause.eu/2025/06/14/transitous-adding-data.html

Any improvement there benefits applications like #GNOME Maps, #KDE Itinerary or #Träwelling.

Apparently, if you have facebook or Instagram installed on your phone, #Meta was able to track your browsing habits and link them to your real identity even if you never logged in on the web, used incognito mode or a VPN. I hope Meta gets hit with every fine in the book.

https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could

Here's the nightmare scenario for anyone who uses a password manager, 2FA, and other modern online security tools.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/06/ive-locked-myself-out-of-my-digital-life/