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Today us and Article 19 are at CPDP2026 for "Data-driven warfare: AI, civilian risks, and corporate responsibility."

We'll be asking the hard questions - about surveillance, humanitarian law, and the export of military AI into civilian life.

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Data-driven warfare: AI, civilian risks, and corporate responsibility - CPDP Conference 2026

CPDP Conference 2026

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The Register quoted Wiz putting it plainly: “The Linux networking stack is starting to look less like infrastructure and more like a root exploit vending machine.”

byteiota.com/fragnesia-cve-202…

#copyfail #dirtyfrag #fragnesia #linux

Fragnesia CVE-2026-46300: The Dirty Frag Patch Backfired | byteiota

ByteBot (byteiota | From Bits to Bytes)
#Linux #copyfail #dirtyfrag #fragnesia

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Remember this whenever you hear claims that your data is secure on some system or other that you do not own and control.

Like all that additional data governments want to gather via the slippery slope of “age verification” in the EU.

The only data that is actually secure on a third party is data you haven’t shared with the third party.

Hence: data minimisation.

Had I mentioned GDMR yet today? Because I feel I might have. But hey, here it is again:

ar.al/2018/11/29/gdmr-this-one…

#data #security #privacy #GDMR #microsoft #github #hack

GDMR: this one simple regulation could end surveillance capitalism in the EU

GDMR: The regulation EU citizens deserve. No, you didn’t misread it and, no, it’s not a typo. GDMR – the General Data Minimisation Regulation – can end surveillance capitalism in the EU. The problem is that no such regulation exists.
Aral Balkan

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2026-05-20 09:01:59

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GitHub confirms breach of ~3,800 repositories after one of its employees installed a malicious VS Code extension; TeamPCP claimed responsibility for the hack (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…
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#privacy #security #github #microsoft #data #hack #gdmr
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Dome

this and the enshitification of software by using AI on each and every thing the internet does provide made the decision easy for me to switch to a selfhosted alternative like Gitea. If someone is interested how to make the switch as easy as possible just check out my blog post about it:

ztfr.eu/how-to-switch-from-git…

Zeitfresser - How to switch from GitHub to Gitea

A comprehensive guide to move your repos from GitHub to Gitea.
Dome (Zeitfresser)
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So glad that I moved away from Google search a long time ago. Gentle reminder for everyone that you can use DuckDuckGo without any AI features by going to their no-AI search here - noai.duckduckgo.com/

I hope to see more search engines following this approach become mainstream. We live in an age of misinformation and so now it's more important than ever to know where your information is coming from and whether you can trust that source, these "AI answers" completely obscures the source.

Screenshot of the DuckDuckGo's no-AI search page. The words "No AI" is written boldly on top with big letters, with the DuckDuckGo logo placed in between. The placeholder text in the search bar reads "Search privately without AI". Below the search bar you see two boxes showcasing features, with a close button on its top-right corner. The first box says "We've Turned Off AI-Assisted Answers" and the second box says "We've Removed AI-Generated Images"

DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
DuckDuckGo

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)

2026-05-20 03:17:02

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Wow some terrible reporting about Google's latest horrible ideas about how to distort information access in the name of "convenience" (or something):

techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/goog…

A short thread
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Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)

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Wow some terrible reporting about Google's latest horrible ideas about how to distort information access in the name of "convenience" (or something):

techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/goog…

A short thread
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Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
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MarjorieR

"Google Search as you know it is over".

Easily shortened with no loss of information to "Google Search is over". It's really time for them to stop pretending Google is a search engine anymore.

I do wonder what running genAI on all their queries is already costing them and how that will only grow per user, though I can only guess how they are going to try and recover that cost.

Meanwhile I can see a lot of websites opting out of paying the Google advertisers tax and starting to set a google noindex tag.

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MarjorieR

at the same time as this presentation there was also one to presenting their ideas fror their real business, selling advertising.

Link to an article covering this in @urlyman 's post.

social.linux.pizza/deck/@urlym…

From the article itself:
"Google is betting its entire future on a world where people eagerly hand over their emails, their files, their habits, and their trust – to an AI system that will quietly auction off their attention, word by word, to the highest bidder. The ad infrastructure is ready. The question is whether the audience is."

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Ad Infinitum · Matthias Ott

Web design engineer, UX designer, teacher, and speaker – helping teams build websites and digital products with a focus on CSS, accessibility, and performance.
Matthias Ott (Matthias Ott – Web Design Engineer)
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#AI #fediverse #money #society #trade #fedi #slop #TradeRuinsEverything #aislop #capitlaism

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We Joined Rangers Protecting Armenia’s Wildlife - videos.trom.tf/w/qxyAkWpcWhBij…

Dima is doing a fantastic work. Subscribe to his Peertube, he deserves a lot more views.

#conservation #volunteering #bebravetoact #bbta #environment #nature

Be Brave To Act

2026-05-20 13:09:54

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We Joined Rangers Protecting Armenia’s Wildlife


We went to ARPA Protected Landscape in Armenia. Where from village Areni we joined Arpa Rangers to monitor the area, check camera traps, count animals and do regular check of the territory.

To know more about ARPA : arpafund.am/

Become a member of Be Brave To Act:
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This channel documents real conservation work around the world.

Thanks to my Patreons :
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#nature #Environment #conservation #volunteering #bebravetoact #bbta

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We Joined Rangers Protecting Armenia’s Wildlife

We went to ARPA Protected Landscape in Armenia. Where from village Areni we joined Arpa Rangers to monitor the area, check camera traps, count animals and do regular check of the territory.

To know more about ARPA : arpafund.am/

Become a member of Be Brave To Act:
patreon.com/BeBraveToAct
Donate via paypal : paypal.com/donate?hosted_butto…

This channel documents real conservation work around the world.

Thanks to my Patreons :
Cherry Summerfield
Steve Potts
Matthias Crommelinck
Eric Forsmark
Max Bo
Jesse Ludwig
RANDI

#NatureDocumentary #WildlifeConservation #FieldExpedition

#naturedocumentary #WildlifeConservation #FieldExpedition
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#internet #money #Starlink #society #prices #rant #camper #motorhome #vanllife

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TROMjaro 2026.05.20 (security patches) - forum.tromjaro.com/t/tromjaro-…

#tromjaro #arch #linux #trade-free #manjaro

TROMjaro 2026.05.20 (security patches)

This update brings Manjaro’s security patches that you can read more about here - [Stable Update] 2026-05-19 - Kernels, Plasma 6, KDE Gear, KDE Frameworks, COSMIC, Vulkan - Stable Updates - Manjaro Linux Forum Quote: this includes security fixes f…
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#Linux #manjaro #trade-free #arch #TROMjaro

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Looking at #Conversations_im / #Quicksy in the Play Store and #Fdroid :
It seems to me as if it takes much longer now until updates are approved by Google. Meanwhile, updates at F-Droid seem to get faster.

Thanks Google and @fdroidorg for making it even more attractive for the average user to switch the store.

Update, May, 24th: Conversations_im just arrived in Play Store, Quicksy still pending.
New features (German); makertube.net/w/c62E2MbfE5WSpB…

Reminder: keepandroidopen.org

Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
keepandroidopen.org

eversten.net

2026-05-15 13:01:33

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Conversations (XMPP): Feature-Preview für Version 2.20.0


Die neue Version 2.20.0 von Conversations erscheint in Kürze. Auf Codeberg kann man bereits sehen, was die kommende Version Neues bieten wird. In diesem Video zeige ich die Änderungen, die ich entdeckt habe.
Codeberg-Repository von Conversations: codeberg.org/inputmice/Convers…


#fdroid #quicksy #conversations_im @F-Droid
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Izzy

and don't forget @IzzyOnDroidOrg – where updates usually arrive within 24h of the devs having made them available. We also take them from the devs' releases, like Obtainium does – but with the difference of applying additional scans & checks on them, plus providing Reproducible Builds (meanwhile already covering about 2 out of 3 apps, with coverage still growing).
@IzzyOnDroidOrg
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Through our Free Speech Tracker, we aim to foster dialogue and awareness surrounding the importance of upholding free speech rights in India and reimagine our laws.

We are standing with those whose voices are being silenced. But we can’t do this alone.

Donate to support us: pages.razorpay.com/donate-to-s…

You can also contribute by reporting any free speech violations here: freespeech.sflc.in

#digitalrights #freespeech

Free Speech tracker by SFLC.in

The Free Speech Tracker website is a tool for monitoring and documenting instances of free speech violations across India.
Free Speech Tracker by SFLC.IN
#digitalrights #freespeech

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🔔 Breaking News 🔔

The FSFE has been granted permission to intervene at the EU Court of Justice for the second time — in case T-359/25, Apple v. European Commission — in support of the @EUCommission
One more time, we are the only charitable civil organization defending #FreeSoftware and #Interoperability at the court. 💪

➡️ fsfe.org/news/2026/news-202605…

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DMA: The FSFE intervenes against Apple before European Court of Justice for the second time - FSFE

The Free Software Foundation Europe has been granted permission to intervene at the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case T-359/25 - Apple aga...
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#freesoftware #Interoperability @European Commission
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Free Software Foundation Europe

This case focuses on Apple's obligations under Article 6(7) of the #DMA. Specifically how Apple must open up software & hardware interoperability on its smartphones and tablets.

The EU Court explicitly recognised this case will likely have "a significant impact on the supply of #FreeSoftware." 💡

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#freesoftware #dma

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Free Software Foundation Europe

The FSFE will now prepare and submit its statement of intervention, presenting arguments on #Interoperability, #SoftwareFreedom, and the real-world impact of the #DMA on developers and users.

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#SoftwareFreedom #Interoperability #dma

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Rokosun

When is the @EUCommission going to take similar action against Google for their new developer verification policy on Android - keepandroidopen.org/

This will essentially kill off alternative app distributors like @fdroidorg and establish Google as the sole arbiter who can approve or reject any app they want without any accountability.

Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
keepandroidopen.org
@F-Droid @European Commission

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@fdroidorg

You might also wanna take a look at Google's new changes to their reCaptcha service - cybersecuritynews.com/google-r…

This new reCaptcha system will kill all alternative mobile operating systems except Android and iOS, by making it impossible to solve reCaptcha without their OS. If this isn't an antitrust practice then I don't know what is.

Google reCAPTCHA Update Blocks Privacy-Focused Android Users From Sites

Google has rolled out a significant update to its reCAPTCHA verification system that fundamentally alters how websites verify human traffic.
Guru Baran (Cyber Security News)
@F-Droid

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Internet Rebel - ITPII

On one hand, we can try to promote enabling the new sideloading mode in every way possible, then explore the maximum 'freedom', amount of external apps with power features, like Shizuku, aShell, Geto, and sort of 'custom modifications', like those come from them, possible on an unrooted stock Android, in this...new era, on the other hand, we would preferabbly do and develop the other things, as I outlined here. Any suggestion? mastodon.online/@Internetrebel…

Internet Rebel - ITPII (@Internetrebel@mastodon.online)

So, it appears Google now appeared to act like Apple, by almost disabling sideloading, and also requiring developers to submit their government-issued identifications, though we can see that it has entered yet another phase of charging from its users…
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Bob K Mertz

Out of curiosity, will there be a way that a mobile client could connect back to the Holos install for interaction? I really like the idea of everything living on a machine that isn't going to lose it's connection if I drive to an area with no signal but it still would be nice to interact with when I'm away from home.

#HolosSocial #E2EE

#e2ee #holossocial
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#Holos is available on #FDroid
f-droid.org/packages/social.ho…

A huge thank you to the F-Droid team for their invaluable help!

#HolosSocial

Holos | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Holos: Mobile-first Fediverse client with your own ActivityPub identity
f-droid.org
#fdroid #holos #holossocial

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slackline :emacs: :orgmode:

Sounds really interesting.

One question not in the FAQ, this sounds like a mobile first solution and all posting is done from the mobile device with Holos installed.

Is it possible to login to the Holos based account from a web-browser and post from there?

I ask as I rarely, if ever, use mobile devices to read Mastodon posts, far less write/interact (I'm too wedded to keyboards and don't like touch screens for typing!)

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Holos Social

@slackline
Holos is mobile only for now because the server runs directly on the device, there's no central API a browser could connect to. A desktop version is planned, which should be a better fit for keyboard users. Each device runs its own server, so a desktop account would be separate from a mobile one.
@slackline :emacs: :orgmode:
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“With your permission, your child’s lead teacher may wear a small teacher-worn camera that captures the teacher's approximate first-person perspective, and/or we may place a fixed video camera in the classroom,” a document given to parents and later shared with 404 Media reads.

404media.co/researchers-wanted…

Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

“With your permission, your child’s lead teacher may wear a small teacher-worn camera that captures the teacher's approximate first-person perspective, and/or we may place a fixed video camera in the classroom,” a document given to parents and later …
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My first motivation when I started working on Open Source was listening to contributors full of ideas. That's the real engine. Fedilab actually got many built-in features before they became available on Mastodon itself (which created extra work later, syncing databases once they were officially added). But that's exactly what drives me. Not following a scheme, just following what you want to build. That's how I work on my projects, and I can't change that.

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Fedilab Apps

It's not about saying Fedilab is better than any other project, of course. It's just about how I personally approach development. And about thanking all the people who contributed with suggestions, bug fixes, translations and financial support. All of this is why Fedilab is still here after 9 years.
Without that, Fedilab would be nothing. A project only works when people trust it. So thank you for still being there.

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Rokosun

You are the one developer that actually listened to my ideas/suggestions and then worked to implement those, even when I was just suggesting them through social media 'cause I didn't know how to use github at the time. I have always been grateful for that. And you made a really good impression on me about free and open source software in general. You have inspired me to become an open source developer myself, even if for much smaller projects than yours. Thank you for everything ❤️
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Rokosun

I wasn't really active on any social media before I joined the fediverse, so this was all very new to me and I was still learning the ways of the internet. Those bug reports and feature requests I sent you on Mastodon were the first time I have ever talked to a developer before, and you listened to me! It later inspired me to contribute to other projects via Github/Codeberg once I figured out how those worked, and eventually became one of the developers of a small Linux distro.
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Thibaultmol 🌈

@futureisfoss yeah, I had suggested the thing about the pronouns fields on profile being shown next to the display names. And that was implemented as well
💜
codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/iss…

Show pronouns next to display name

## # Describe the improvement - [x] Mastodon - [ ] Pleroma - [ ] Friendica - [ ] Pixelfed Someone noticed that Moshidon (and potentially Megalodon) clients look if there is a custom field on the profil…
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Looking for folks involved & enthusiastic in providing #Xfce support who may also be interested in becoming a moderator for the Xfce community in the #Fediverse

Looking to build a community focused on user support, promoting community resources, Xfce news, and dev announcements.

Come wrangle feral meeses for Xfce!

lemmy.world/c/xfce

#Lemmy #Moderation #HelpWanted

#lemmy #fediverse #moderation #xfce #helpwanted

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#DeleteWhatsAppDay: More Relevant Than Ever

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#privacy #Meta #cybersecurity

#DeleteWhatsAppDay: More Relevant Than Ever

Five years ago today, on May 15, 2021, WhatsApp’s controversial new privacy policy came into effect. The update sparked global criticism and raised public awareness of the economic incentives behind data-driven online platforms.
Threema
#privacy #Cybersecurity #meta #deletewhatsappday

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