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In the past migrated from the now-hilarious birdsite-->@rainhard-->here.

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Larson: Are insecure code completions a vulnerability?

https://lwn.net/Articles/1077413/ #LWN #Linux #security #Python

Larson: Are insecure code completions a vulnerability?

Seth Larson, the Python Software Foundation's security developer-in-residence, has written abou [...]

LWN.net
DHS just confirmed the plan to roll out a facial recognition app for local cops to scan peoples' faces to verify their immigration status. Agency said this is related to the 287(g) program; more than a thousand local and regional police departments are part of that https://www.404media.co/ices-plan-to-let-cops-around-the-country-scan-faces-to-verify-immigration-status/
ICE’s Plan to Let Cops Around the Country Scan Faces to Verify Immigration Status

ICE plans to give potentially more than a thousand agencies access to a facial recognition app that verifies a person's immigration status.

404 Media

Some really crazy cases in here
- cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times
- cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason
- cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired

Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people

https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people/

Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.

404 Media

"Earth Rotation Climate Change Rate Unseen in 3.6 Million Years: GPS Precision at Stake" by Maxwell Templeton for #TechTimes:

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317791/20260604/earth-rotation-climate-change-rate-unseen-36-million-years-gps-precision-stake.htm

Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.

https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

WIRED
All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

WIRED

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI…

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.

The Decoder
If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people? https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/trump-boat-strikes-human-trafficking-victims
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking

If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?

The Intercept