Thomas Boom

@thomasboom
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Signal werkt aan een standalone versie van Signal Desktop die geen smartphone vereist ๐Ÿคฉ

Ook meer aanpasbare opties bij gebruik van Desktop als gekoppeld apparaat

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://aboutsignal.nl/nieuws/signal-desktop-zonder-mobiele-telefoon-standalone-versie-in-ontwikkeling/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #nieuws #windows #linux #macOS #desktop #tech #aboutsignal

Privacy-focused alternatives to Big Tech services have never been more important.

Our product roadmap for the first half of 2026 includes new features and improvements throughout the Proton ecosystem.

You can check it out now:

https://proton.me/blog/2026-spring-summer-roadmaps

Proton product roadmaps for spring and summer 2026 | Proton

Find out updates and new features you can expect for the Proton ecosystem in the Spring and Summer of 2026.

Proton

There needs to be an urgent rethink on digital ID age checks.

Unregulated providers sitting on a pot of highly sensitive data. What could go wrong?

Breaches have already happened, T&Cs allow them to use it for advertising purposes and behind-the-scenes links to surveillance companies.

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/proton_ceo_age_checks_id_checkpoint/

#ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol

Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint, complains Proton CEO

: Push to protect minors risks hitting everyone online

The Register

Nieuws! Onze communitywebsite Signalapp.nl gaat verder als AboutSignal.nl ๐ŸŒ

Eรฉn centrale plek voor nieuws, tips, videoโ€™s en podcasts over Signal. AboutSignal is beschikbaar in EN, DE, IT en NL

Onze social media blijft ongewijzigd, bedankt voor het volgen! ๐Ÿ’™

Lees meer๐Ÿ‘‰ https://signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws/signalapp-nl-gaat-verder-als-aboutsignal-nl/

Signalapp.nl gaat verder als AboutSignal.nl - Signalapp.nl

AboutSignal is de wereldwijde bron voor Signal nieuws en tips.

Signalapp.nl
@Tutanota can I get a free #Tuta hoodie please? ๐Ÿ‘•

๐Ÿšจโณ Act now! Microsoft just enabled flex routing for Copilot users in the EU - and you're opted in automatically!

This means your data can be processed outside of the EU.

Turn if off now: Copilot โ†’ Settings โ†’ Flex routing โ†’ Do not allow flex routing

Even better, yet, cancel Copilot. Here's why: https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-reads-confidential-business-mail

#Copilot #MicrosoftAI #BigTech

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AboutSignalNL/116407092143218783

AboutSignal is now also fully available in Dutch! ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿฅณ

Dutch readers can follow @AboutSignalNL for the latest Signal news & tips.

EN: @aboutsignal ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ŸŒŽ
DE: @signalappde ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
IT: @aboutsignalit ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
NL: @AboutSignalNL ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

#signal #signalmessenger #signalapp #aboutsignal

Around the moon and back in a week. That was better than any TV I've seen in a long time
Europe Gets Serious About Age Verification Online

The search for an age-verification system that protects user data may begin and end in the EU.

WIRED
Hoe kapen TikTok en Meta bewust onze aandacht? Vorige week lekte nieuwe informatie via de BBC-documentaire 'Inside the Rage Machine' naar buiten aan de hand van interne documenten en verhalen van klokkenluiders. Lotje schreef een blog over hoe social media platformen onze aandacht kapen en hoe we ons daartegen kunnen verzetten. Lees hier: https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/03/30/plaats-winst-niet-boven-het-welzijn-van-tiktok-en-instagram-gebruikers/