How Big Tech Exploits Apps to Circumvent Privacy Laws
Despite GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA, Big Tech continues to bypass data protection laws through a powerful loophole: mobile apps.
Android, iOS, and Windows apps operate as closed surveillance ecosystems, where Terms of Service and permissions legally transform your smartphone into a data extraction tool.
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How Big Tech Exploits Apps to Circumvent Privacy Laws & a Solution from Purism – Purism
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
Anyone experienced with doing really long and repetitive json with Json-GLib that can tell me if there's something obvious I'm missing about how to make this less unpleasant to work with? This seems like a fucking slog
github.com/elementary/maps/pul…
Add preliminary tile loading by danirabbit · Pull Request #142 · elementary/maps
Todo: Figure out a sustainable way to add variants like dark mode and transit maps Replace spritesGitHub
How To Create An Accessible Formula Sheet | Veroniiiica
The ultimate guide to creating an accessible formula sheet for low vision and visual accessibility for math and statistics. Includes tips for CVI access too!Veronica Lewis (Veroniiiica)
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 14 updated and 3 added apps:
* YA Habit Tracker: a simple and effective tool to help you build and maintain positive habits 🛡️
* Imagepipe: removes exif data and modifies images to reduce size before sharing 🛡️
* Lyrics: shows lyrics from the Genius.com-API 🛡️
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
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IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
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And just 15 days before the first anniversary of our public RB GoLive (which happened on August 1st, 2024), we've reached 50% coverage:
Every 2nd app at IzzyOnDroid is now RB! 🥳
'This is a scam': Poilievre wants rules changed to stop long ballot protests
cbc.ca/news/politics/longest-b…
Where was he the previous time this happened?
(rhetorical question)
I have reported two high severity protocol vulnerabilities to matrix.org, and they have just published a blog post addressing these issues:
matrix.org/blog/2025/07/securi…
Pre-disclosure: Upcoming coordinated security fix for all Matrix server implementations
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Jeremy C Bicha, a registered Sexual Offender or Predator in Bradenton, FL 34207 at Offender Radar
Jeremy C Bicha is a registered Sexual Offender or Predator in Bradenton, FL. See Jeremy C Bicha's offenses, registration details and addressJeremy C Bicha (OffenderRadar)
For those attending #GUADEC2025:
This was shared in the Telegram group by the local team:
muoversi.regione.lombardia.it/…
It can be helpful navigating public transport.
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My favorite DOS spreadsheet was As-Easy-As. It's probably still my most-favorite spreadsheet ever. 🤓
I recently interviewed As-Easy-As coauthor Paris Karahalios about how the spreadsheet got started (analyzing Chernobyl data!) and growing TRIUS Inc.
It's a long interview, but a super interesting one with loads of detail! 👍
coachingbuttons.com/2025/07/14…
🌐 coaching buttons . com
Do I keep this stopwatch running or reset and stop it.
It's been going since July 2023 and has survived a phone transfer (intact, surprisingly).
This has definitely got to be a world record. It definitely isn't where Apple got to testing. It is broken, the milliseconds flash (not actually counting) and the seconds only update every 20 seconds or so. I did report to Apple but they never got back to me.
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“In a time when so many people are careless, and so many people lack moral courage, it’s up to us to double down on care and courage. And that’s a hell of a lot easier, and a hell of a lot more powerful, if we do it together” — Andrew Kassoy, co-founder of #BCorp
youtube.com/watch?v=AFPSEp_yc3…
In Memoriam: Andrew Kassoy, co-founder of the B Corp movement
Near the end of his life, Andrew Kassoy joined his co-founders of the B Corp movement and some of its global leaders to discuss its origins, essence, and his...YouTube
Well, that was weird.
I have a microphone up in the room, which is connected to a DBX 286S dynamics processor, which is set up as a compander.
A couple of rooms away, a paper shredder was turned on.
The ratio of the gate, when I am speaking nowhere near the microphone, has an odd modulation effect, so naturally, I had to record it before the paper shredder got turned off.
I just released version 4.0.0 of my #Digalog #watchface for #garmin.
⌚️ Almost all Garmin watches are now supported
📊 Complications are added around the dial on newer models that supports it
🔥 Several burn in protection measures implemented on amoled devices
🌈 Better configuration defaults on 2 and 8 color displays
🖼️ Slightly improved notification and alarm icons
💬 Added spanish translaiton
⚙️ Many internal reworks like adding strict types, build optimizations etc.
And in the SDK they provide an emulator which crashes a lot or for some reason doesn't emulate setting you ask it to. 🤷
I'm impressed by the neoliberal circular logic here.
The U.S. DoD "had" to move off its own computers to the cloud to save money. But the only way the cloud was cheaper was if Microsoft employed people in China at much lower wages to maintain it. So they "had" to invent American "digital escorts."
Basically, the cloud is only cheaper for the U.S. military if it is completely and totally compromised by its most powerful geopolitical adversary... 🤔
propublica.org/article/microso…
Microsoft “Digital Escorts” Could Expose Defense Dept. Data to Chinese Hackers
The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.ProPublica
Hungarian Deli - a bite of Hungary-
This Hungarian online deli store was created to supply to the Hungarian people that in live in America and to introduce the Hungarian cuisine to Americans.Hungarian Deli - a bite of Hungary-
Very confusing #enshittification
Order now first batch quantity are limited.
You can place your order online here:
orbitresearch.com/product/orbi…
Or call us at 888-606-7248 to order by phone.
#A11y #BrailleForAll #Inclusion #OrbitReaderQ20 #OrbitReaderQ40 #OrbitSpeak #OrbitSpeakPlus #OrbitPlayer
Orbit Player - Global Version
The Orbit Media Player is a versatile, user-friendly device designed to enhance accessibility for blind and visually impaired individuals. It features a compact, lightweight design with tactile buttons for easy navigation.Orbit Research
A while ago, I posted about “views”, a new definition we've been working on at AGWG, the group that makes WCAG.
Good news, we resolved on using a specific definition (draft). Updated my post to explain: hidde.blog/views/#heading-5
thanks to all who chimed in, and specifically the efforts of co-chair
@alastc to make this happen
This is the real future of AI: ordering mid chicken at Bojangles through an AI-powered assistant.
"This is how a new technology takes over, what it feels like right before it becomes ubiquitous. One day you wake up and the cameras are everywhere"
404media.co/the-real-future-of…
The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles
This month I ordered a meal at the Bojangles drive-thru in South Carolina, which is now using AI. This is how AI becomes the background noise of the world.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
tarnoff.info/2025/05/05/k-i-s-…
#webdev #webdevelopment #aria #a11y
K.I.S.S. ARIA
The article emphasizes the importance of simplicity in web development, warning against over-engineering and excessive use of ARIA. It highlights that while ARIA can enhance accessibility, improper…Nat Tarnoff
Requiring everyone to upgrade their public rooms in three days will be...painful.
matrix.org/blog/2025/07/securi…
Pre-disclosure: Upcoming coordinated security fix for all Matrix server implementations
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Pre-disclosure: Upcoming coordinated security fix for all Matrix server implementations
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Cornell is hiring iOS and android developers to work on the Merlin app:
cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/…
https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerPage?q=ornithology
Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission …cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
Emoticons in the 80s and 90s. We had 'em - The Silicon Underground
Before we could insert images in text, we made emoticons in the 80s with a series of ASCII characters. It looked strange but we got by.Dave Farquhar (The Silicon Underground)
A very simple and effective ruleset to follow
JavaScript dos and donts @ Mu-An Chiou
Do When the core functionality of a feature cannot function with only HTML. When the core functionality of a feature can benefit from some JavaScript. Start with only HTML, then progressively enhance it, so it can still work without Jav...Mu-An Chiou
— @whitep4nth3r whitep4nth3r.com/blog/why-wome…
Why Women in Tech isn't enough
Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.Salma Alam-Naylor (whitep4nth3r.com)
#MapComplete can now be downloaded as #Android #app from the official #Fdroid-repositoried!
Download via f-droid.org/packages/org.mapco…
This is a packaged version of the webversion, so features will remain the same between visiting the website and the app. Using the app has the advantage that all assets are already on your device, requiring less network.
MapComplete | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Thematic, editable maps based on OpenStreetMapf-droid.org
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@liliacea @lostmonkey @fexplorer Great!
I'm adding those builds to the regular build, so you'll be able to get updated versions too
@lostmonkey @fexplorer
Sweet, thanks a lot, I am very grateful!
So far, everything works well, I could login to OSM, make changes and upload them, including uploading a picture. If I run into any issues, I'll let you know.
(And the app is a big improvent compared to using MapComplete in my mobile browser, which was very slow on my phone.)
Hey @oxidecomputer, here's a possible question for your FAQ Friday series: Why only sell a full rack, and do you have any plans to go smaller? Even a single Oxide sled has a _lot_ of processing power, RAM, and storage.
Prompted by a boost (by @jmc, incidentally an Oxide employee IIUC) of a post about Broadcom consolidating onto fewer VMware private cloud providers: eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/11486… I don't use VMware cloud stuff, but it just got me thinking about this question again.
JP (@daedalus@eigenmagic.net)
"Broadcom is reshaping its vision for private compute, whereby VMware Cloud Foundations 9 underpins a small number are[sic] hyperscale private cloud platforms in each region.eigenmagic.net
🚨 Keynote Announcement 🚨 - We are excited to announce our first keynote for the 20th FrOSCon presented by Daniel Stenberg
AI slop attacks on the curl project
Full abstract here programm.froscon.org/froscon20…
Further information at froscon.org
D2DO277: AI Security Submissions at Curl Dev | Packet Pushers
Curl is a widely used open source tool and library for transferring data. On today's Day Two DevOps we talk with curl creator Daniel Stenberg. Daniel discusses how AI has complicated curl's bug bounty program.Packet Pushers Interactive LLC
Cyclofix - a map for cyclists
A map for cyclists to find the appropriate infrastructure for their needs, such as bicycle pumps, drinking water, bicycle shops, repair stations or parkingsmapcomplete.org
#OpenStreetMap for #Portland is so extremely outdated that I discovered there used to be a restaurant called Daruma Sushi that closed in 2019 in the same space that is currently hosting Feral. Orange & Blossom was missing entirely. I tried to update both, but since #OrganicMaps didn’t let me log in, I’m not sure if my updates will sit in a queue somewhere…
In any case, #OSM is far from being a reliable #GoogleMaps replacement, unless you somehow already know exactly where you’re going 🙃

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