I lost a bunch of keys today. It sucks and it's gonna cost me a lot of money to replace the locks. I want to to add an airtag-like device to my key ring in the future. However I don't know of any device that works in a similar fashion, either through bluetooth or GPS, that works with Graphene and doesn't require some kind of ...
Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping has led many to question how private their data actually is, as the FBI has managed to recover footage of a suspect from her doorbell camera, despite it being supposedly disabled. ...
let me save you the hassles of self-hosting nextcloud 😂 however it's a pretty small company so don't be surprised that hosting on their stuff is overpriced. nextcloud has free open servers, this doesn't. then again nextcloud's encryption is more fake than matrix
To my understanding, Signal requires that you have a physical phone to use the desktop version. Is there any way to scan the QR code without a physical device? I'm trying to make an anonymous Signal account. ...
Youtube has added a new "feature" that blocks users with adblockers from viewing videos. How do I get around this while still blocking ads? I currently use uBlock Origin on firefox.
Screenshot of youtube with "This content isn't available. Try again later.
Google fulfilled an Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoena that demanded a wide array of personal data on a student activist and journalist, including his credit card and bank account numbers, according to a copy of an ICE subpoena obtained by The Intercept. ...
Hey y'all, was considering giving Zulip a try. I've got a group of friends that do everything from play games together, share memes, and organize medium-ish sized events that require a fair amount of coordination. ...
Afternoon, y'all! It's been a week since I took the plunge into Graphene OS. I wanted to present my thoughts as a free flowing dialogue and hopefully encourage others to delve into the joy that is GOS. ...
Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly controlled alternatives to foreign tech platforms. ...
Australia's Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind determined in 2024 that Bunnings breached privacy laws by scanning hundreds of thousands of customers' faces without their proper consent. ...
On a Linux, you can securely erase data or hide erasure after the fact by overwriting the affected location on disk with new data. This new data could for instance be all 0s or randomly generated numbers. There are several programs that can do this on Linux. ...
I will be upfront with this, and say that I've never been a huge fan. But I did reinstall a Matrix server, and some clients to see if it'd gotten better in the year or so since I've last used it. ...
I have never had a LinkedIn account, both out of general anti-data-vacuuming-social-media, and specifically anti-whatever-the-fucking-corphead-psychos-are-doing-on-LinkedIn tendencies, and managed to find a decent job out of uni just fine (software field). I'm now looking for a job again and the number one piece of advice I'm ...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans ( www.eff.org )
Privacy respecting alternative to airtags
I lost a bunch of keys today. It sucks and it's gonna cost me a lot of money to replace the locks. I want to to add an airtag-like device to my key ring in the future. However I don't know of any device that works in a similar fashion, either through bluetooth or GPS, that works with Graphene and doesn't require some kind of ...
Will GrapheneOS still be a thing after Google requires developers to be approved?
I remember something about Google asking developers for verification in 2027, will this affect GrapheneOS? Is a Pixel phone really worth buying still?
How the FBI managed access Nancy Guthrie's Google Nest camera even though it was turned off ( www.uniladtech.com )
Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping has led many to question how private their data actually is, as the FBI has managed to recover footage of a suspect from her doorbell camera, despite it being supposedly disabled. ...
Amazon's Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash ( www.cnbc.com )
Ring is terminating its partnership with police tech provider Flock Safety, the Amazon-owned company announced Thursday. ...
Peergos, the foss p2p e2ee cloud storage thing with an app ecosystem. check it out ( peergos.org )
let me save you the hassles of self-hosting nextcloud 😂 however it's a pretty small company so don't be surprised that hosting on their stuff is overpriced. nextcloud has free open servers, this doesn't. then again nextcloud's encryption is more fake than matrix
ive learned alot past year :D
Israeli Spyware Firm Exposes Paragon Spyware Control Panel on LinkedIn ( cybersecuritynews.com )
How to link Signal to my desktop without a cellphone?
To my understanding, Signal requires that you have a physical phone to use the desktop version. Is there any way to scan the QR code without a physical device? I'm trying to make an anonymous Signal account. ...
How do I fix "This content isn't available. Try again later." On YouTube with their new ad-block blocking?
Youtube has added a new "feature" that blocks users with adblockers from viewing videos. How do I get around this while still blocking ads? I currently use uBlock Origin on firefox.
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers ( theintercept.com )
Google fulfilled an Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoena that demanded a wide array of personal data on a student activist and journalist, including his credit card and bank account numbers, according to a copy of an ICE subpoena obtained by The Intercept. ...
Any experience with Zulip (and some other questions)?
Hey y'all, was considering giving Zulip a try. I've got a group of friends that do everything from play games together, share memes, and organize medium-ish sized events that require a fair amount of coordination. ...
it's been a week
Afternoon, y'all! It's been a week since I took the plunge into Graphene OS. I wanted to present my thoughts as a free flowing dialogue and hopefully encourage others to delve into the joy that is GOS. ...
Cheaper options than Graphene?
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Page views for "Zulip" Wikipedia article skyrocket after Discord announces its age verification nonsense ( pageviews.wmcloud.org )
Russia is restricting access to Telegram, one of its most popular social media apps. ( edition.cnn.com )
Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly controlled alternatives to foreign tech platforms. ...
"i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising" ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
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Some of the info instagram sends when you're using the app.
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Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores ( www.abc.net.au )
Australia's Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind determined in 2024 that Bunnings breached privacy laws by scanning hundreds of thousands of customers' faces without their proper consent. ...
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Securely erase empty space on Android ( gitlab.com )
On a Linux, you can securely erase data or hide erasure after the fact by overwriting the affected location on disk with new data. This new data could for instance be all 0s or randomly generated numbers. There are several programs that can do this on Linux. ...
It's a new life for me / and I'm feeling good.
What am I missing with Matrix?
I will be upfront with this, and say that I've never been a huge fan. But I did reinstall a Matrix server, and some clients to see if it'd gotten better in the year or so since I've last used it. ...
Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT ( www.theregister.com )
Do you use LinkedIn? Is it worth it?
I have never had a LinkedIn account, both out of general anti-data-vacuuming-social-media, and specifically anti-whatever-the-fucking-corphead-psychos-are-doing-on-LinkedIn tendencies, and managed to find a decent job out of uni just fine (software field). I'm now looking for a job again and the number one piece of advice I'm ...