Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows & switch to Linux for government desktops. 🥳 🇫🇷

Not only that, but they have also moved 80, 000 National Health Insurance Fund Employees to open source alternatives replacing U.S owned Big Tech platforms like Microsoft Teams & Zoom.

It’s amazing to see the country take action, push for real digital sovereignty, & opt for open source solutions! 👏

More here: https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/

Version 2026.04.07 is already out on Codeberg, F-Droid, iOS and Flatpak -and soon on Google Play too!

The update includes #OpenStreetMap data from April 5, brings a refreshed outdoor map style, displays if organic options are available in stores/restaurants/…, and localized road shields for more countries.

All changes are here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.04.07-8

Fataler Klick beim Verfassungsschutz: Wenn Netzrecherche die Existenz vernichtet

Ein Irrtum bei der digitalen Identitätsfeststellung kostete eine Hochschulmitarbeiterin ihren Job: die Behörden verwechselten sie mit einer Neonazi-Aktivistin.

https://www.heise.de/news/Fataler-Klick-beim-Verfassungsschutz-Wenn-Netzrecherche-die-Existenz-vernichtet-11200916.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#ChaosCommunicationCongress #Geheimdienste #Netzpolitik #news

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?

It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself: https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor