Thomas Boom

@thomasboom
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Building software that improve lives
Websitehttps://thomasboom.vercel.app
Show threadThomas BoomFeb 14
@bitsoffreedom Hele leuke!
Thomas BoomFeb 14
Bits of FreedomFeb 14

Voor wie doe jij het veilig?

Of je vandaag een Valentijn hebt of niet, met ons stappenplan zal in ieder geval je instant-messaging-dienst je geheimen bewaren…

https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/12/11/weg-van-big-tech-stap-7-instant-messaging/

Thomas BoomFeb 14
Bits of FreedomFeb 14

Voor wie doe jij het veilig?

Of je vandaag een Valentijn hebt of niet, met ons stappenplan kan je in ieder geval veilig browsen op het web…

https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/09/16/gebruik-de-juiste-browser-en-zoekmachine/

Show threadThomas BoomFeb 9
@dansup Wow, that's incredible! I wish you the absolute best in whatever comes next for the Fediverse for you.
Show threadThomas BoomFeb 7
@dansup you are on fire with all the ActivityPub stuff. Is this your full-time job, or is this just a side project? If it is, I'm wondering where you get the time from.
Show threadThomas BoomFeb 6
@Tutanota the Netherlands has announced plans for it too. Everyone under 15 will be banned from every social media. This is absolutely horrible, and I'm so happy a company does something about this. All power to you guys.
Thomas BoomFeb 4
dansupJan 30

FYI: You can hide the For You Feed on Loops in Settings -> Feeds.

That will completely hide the For You tab, and it will be as if it never existed.

We made this a priority to allow those who don't want an algo, to still have a great home and community.

We still have Following and Local feeds ✨

Please spread the message ❤️

#Loops #ForYou #ForYouFeed

Thomas BoomFeb 4
TutaFeb 4

OpenAI just announced ads in ChatGPT.

They promise not to sell your data or let ads influence responses.

Sound familiar? 🤔

Here's why you should be skeptical 👇
https://tuta.com/blog/openai-chatgpt-gets-ads

#OpenAI #ChatGPT #BigTech #Advertisement

Thomas BoomFeb 3
Electronic Frontier FoundationFeb 3
We all deserve stronger privacy protections online, and end-to-end encryption is one of the strongest tools to do so. Companies should make it the default more often, rather than optional (or unavailable). https://encryptitalready.org/
Encrypt It Already

Encrypt It Already
Thomas BoomFeb 3
Electronic Frontier FoundationFeb 3
A proposed class-action settlement with Google over their “real-time bidding” system is a step in the right direction to give people more control over their data. But truly curbing the harms of surveillance-based advertising will require stronger legislative protections. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/google-settlement-may-bring-new-privacy-controls-real-time-bidding
Google Settlement May Bring New Privacy Controls for Real-Time Bidding

EFF has long warned about the dangers of the “real-time bidding” (RTB) system powering nearly every ad you see online. A proposed class-action settlement with Google over their RTB system is a step in the right direction towards giving people more control over their data. Truly curbing the harms of RTB, however, will require stronger legislative protections.

Electronic Frontier Foundation