A privacy nightmare is a democratic nightmare.
There is no separation of the two.
Without privacy, there is no democracy.
Democracy is not failing only because of corruption.
Democracy is also failing because people are too comfortable giving up their privacy (among other rights) in exchange for convenience.
Democracy is not convenient.
Authoritarianism is convenient.
It's not just about you.
#GetUncomfortable #VoteEveryDay #MakeItPersonal #GoOpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #BoycottBigTech
Microsoft reduces Israel’s access to cloud and AI products over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza ... Months after the damage is done.
twonly, the #European #Snapchat alternative is #opensource and can be downloaded for free via Github, e.g. via #Obtainium. The app is automatically built via the CI pipeline and can be verified via the following fingerprint with the #ApkVerifier.
eu.twonly E3:C4:4D:56:8C:67:F9:32:AC:8C:33:90:99:8A:B9:5E:E8:FF:2D:7A:07:3C:24:E3:66:77:93:E6:EA:CD:77:0A
#goeuropean #goopensource #unplugtrump #privacy
https://github.com/twonlyapp/twonly-app/releases/tag/v0.0.60
I find it difficult to grasp how dangerous the reliance on huge #corporations and #proprietarysoftware is until I hear something like this:
https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
The chief prosecutor of the #ICC (International Criminal Court) has lost access to his #Microsoft email account due to a #Trump ruling.
#opensource is the most reliable way of setting up critical #technology and, personally, I am finally convinced to #switchtolinux from #Windows.
New record reveals 40,000 apps behind #location tracking
380 million location data from 137 countries: A data set shows extensive dangers in global data trading than ever before. 40,000 apps are affected, including queer dating apps. With alarming accuracy, users of Wetter Online, Focus Online and Classifieds were located.
#infosec #apps #queer #goOpenSource
use #firefox offline translation
Tja, damit hat Autodesk final bei EAGLE den Stecker gezogen. Falls ihr noch damit unterwegs sein solltet, ist das ein seeehr guter Moment um auf Horizon EDA oder auf KiCAD zu wechseln.
amazing work by the @kde team. thank you.
#opensource #goOpenSource #climateAction
https://kde.org/for/activists/
Are you sick of using an AI which is proprietary and is making loads of money on your data and in your inputs?
@acrossthefediverse@tunes.artemai.art @acrossthefediverse@blog.artemai.art
I mentioned #Funkwhale and #Plume here, but can't leave out the other essential tools for production which are Ubuntu, Audacity and @nextcloud - both Collectives & File Sharing/Sync.
What's the deal with these router vulnerabilities? #dlink #netgear #rant #goopensource https://i5c.us/d29288
1,5 milliard d’utilisateurs Facebook voient leurs données (user id, nom, téléphone, localisation, e-mail, genre) mises en vente sur des vilains forums de hackers 😎
Apparement, ces donnés (publiques) ont été obtenues par webscrapping, soit la collecte et la compilation hyper massive de données "publiques"
#privacy #webscrapping #data #goopensource
https://www.privacyaffairs.com/facebook-data-sold-on-hacker-forum/
Tás farta de ter que aceitar os cookies e os anuncios do youtube? Usa o invidious automaticamente com este plugin do firefox:
Invidious é um "front-end" alternativo ao youtube, para os vídeos do youtube.
Microsoft torpille sa suite Office 2019 dans trois publicités étranges https://www.phonandroid.com/microsoft-torpille-sa-suite-office-2019-dans-trois-publicites-etranges.html
Ou comment Microsoft nous dis que l'avenir de nos données sera chez eux et qu'on ne dois plus compter sur eux pour nous permettre de garder le contrôle #goopensource
