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Echtzeit-Gesichtserkennung: Wachsende Sorgen wegen biometrischer Überwachung
Anwälte und Oppositionspolitiker fordern Aufklärung über die Einsätze eines heimlichen Kamerasystems in Sachsen und Berlin sowie den BKA-Test mit Echtdaten.
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#Datenschutz #DSGVO #Gesichtserkennung #Recht #Überwachung #news
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
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The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.
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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
The Top Tech Tidbits newsletter. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.Top Tech Tidbits - A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
This week's In-Process is out! Featuring the latest on NVDA 2024.1, add-on updates, the Microsoft FOSS Fund, Philanthropy Australia awards, an Interview with our GTO Gerald, and more! All available now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #Blog #Awards #Interview #FOSS #Community
In-Process 22nd April 2024
Welcome to the 17th week of 2024! And welcome to In-Process. Let’s jump right in: NVDA 2024.1 A fortnight in, how is NVDA 2024.1 going for you? We’ve had lots of really positive reports! Have…NV Access
Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet
Humane’s new device, a wearable with a projector and camera and access to AI, occasionally works really well. All too often, it doesn’t work at all — and it’s way too expensive for that.David Pierce (The Verge)
Our new Chief Technology Officer, Gerald Hartig, is being interviewed on Vision Australia Radio tonight at 8:10pm AEST (About 1hr 15mins after I post this). You can tune in online at: player.listenlive.co/65731/
#NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Interview #News #A11y
Vision Australia Radio Adelaide
Accessible news, information and entertainment. Vision Australia Radio offers a range of interesting and informative programs that feature readings from the latest newspapers, magazines and books.Vision Australia Radio Adelaide
In-Process is out, featuring all the news on the release of NVDA 2024.1, plus highlights from our trip to CSUN. Do check it out now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-5…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #FOSS
In-Process 5th April 2024
It’s been a busy few weeks for the team, culminating in the BIG release! Let’s get you up to speed: NVDA 2024.1 The big news of course, is that, yes, NVDA 2024.1 is finally out! I know some of thos…NV Access
Joint release of LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community and LibreOffice 7.6.6 Community - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 28 March 2024 – Today the Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community [1] and LibreOffice 7.6.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
Fediverse | Probleme bei der Federation
Es gibt im Fediverse einige Newsbots deren 'Anrisse' bei mir scheinbar ohne Link zum Orginalbeitrag sind. Nehmen wir zum Beispiel diesen Beitrag. Bei mir (Friendica) sieht er so aus:
Sprich es gibt nur einen kurzen Textanriss und ansonsten gar nichts. Gehe ich dann auf den Orginalbeitrag (ebenfalls Friendica), so sieht es so aus:
Nun stellt sich die Frage wo unterwegs das Bild als auch der Link auf der Strecke geblieben sind. Liegt es daran das ich die Vorschau für Links deaktiviert habe? Wenn ja, dann müsste ja doch trotzdem irgendwo der entsprechende Link im Beitrag sein, oder sehe ich das falsch?
Achso, der Vollständigkeit halber findet man hier auch noch die verlinkte Seite bei DW.
#Frage #Fediverse #Friendica #News #LInks #Sascha #2024-03-24 @Friendica Support
NV Access is very pleased to share the release of the NVDA 2024.1 Release Candidate. Unless any major issues are identified, this will be identical to the final release. We encourage all users to test the Release Candidate. Many updates including on-demand speech mode, native selection in Firefox, bulk actions in the add-on store and much more! Read the full details and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1r…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #News #NewVersion #Release
NVDA 2024.1rc1 available for testing
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. We encourage all users to download this RC and provide feedback. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will b…NV Access
It's a busy time at NV Access HQ, and Abroad! This week's In-Process has all the news about CSUN, NVDA 2023.3.4, NVDA 2024.1, and a run through of the new Native Selection Mode in Firefox. Read more here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #CSUNatc24 #CSUN #CSUN24 #News #Newsletter #Blog #Release
In-process 15th March 2024
It’s a busy time at NV Access HQ (and abroad!) so let’s dive on in: NVDA 2023.3.4 As we wait for the new version of NVDA, we are pleased to announce that NVDA 2023.3.4 is now available.…NV Access
Are you coming to the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, California next week?
We're looking forward to catching up with everyone there! Don't forget to swing by Orange County 1-2 at 2:20 PM on Thursday 21st March for our session. Learn what is new and coming up in NVDA, meet our new CTO, Gerald Hartig, and have the chance to ask questions of the team!
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#NVDA #NVAccess #CSUNATC24 #CSUN #AssistiveTechnology #Conference #MeetUp #News #Presentation
Beta12 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download & testing.
We know there have been a lot of betas, but THIS is the final planned beta for 2024.1. We'd like to thank everyone who has been testing these and reporting issues to us.
Full info & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
Changes introduced in Beta 12:
- Bug fix for emojis and unicode symbols in NVDA dialogs
- No longer report "native copy"
- Updated our GUI framework wxPython.
- Updates to translations
NVDA 2024.1beta12 available for testing
Beta12 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome y…NV Access
In-Process is out - live from Melbourne! Featuring news on NVDA 2024.1 Beta 10, the WebAIM screen reader user survey results, GitHub's accessibility survey and the results of our own Mastodon survey! Read it now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Newsletter #Blog
In-Process 29th February 2024
There’s a lot to cover this time as we approach the end of February. Lucky we have an extra day or I likely wouldn’t have got this out until next month! Strategy planning Hello from Melbourne! This…NV Access
The most compact two-seater electric car was presented in Switzerland
The length of the electric vehicle is 2.5 m and the width is 1.47 m. Weight is less than 600 kg.
The car has a steel unibody structure and a 6 kW engine. The Microlino Lite is classified as an L6e vehicle, so anyone with an AM class moped license (eg teenagers over 14 years old) can drive one in Europe.
On one charge, the electric car can travel up to 177 km.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline
AI-Weekly for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Volume 101
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The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence
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AI-Weekly For Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - AI-Weekly
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In Norway, while recording a broadcast, a huge fish crashed into the journalist’s face
A video has gone viral on social networks in which a correspondent from a Norwegian TV channel talks about the strongest storm in the country in the last 30 years.
After a sudden meeting with a fish, the journalist lost his footing and fell, after which he was covered by a wave.
What happened only amused him.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Norway
With some very hard work from my amazing co-admin @beardedtechguy I am proud and happy to announce the new #AllThingsTech #Blog has been launched!
We have a new look, new layout and lots of plans for the near and far future.
You can check it out here: blog.allthingstech.social
You can also follow my personal blog account from there here on Mastodon via this account:
@cliffwade@blog.allthingstech.social
Celebrating the legacy of Bob Marley
Trevor Nelson presents an orchestral reimagining of Bob Marley’s greatest hits.
A #data broker boasted having info on “1.6B people across 44 countries.”
Then it went bankrupt.
So... what happened to people’s data? #News:
themarkup.org/privacy/2024/02/…
What Happens to Your Sensitive Data When a Data Broker Goes Bankrupt? – The Markup
Data on sensitive locations, such as abortion clinics, could be sold off, raising alarmsthemarkup.org
Nvidia's Hotly Anticipated Earnings May 'Trigger' Bitcoin and Crypto Correction, Analyst Says
'The most important stock on Earth' could disappoint on a weak PC market and AI saturation, with Wall Street wanting more from the GPU giant, pulling down crypto and equities, QCP Capital said.Sam Reynolds (CoinDesk)
NVDA 2024.1 Beta 8 is now available, with quite a few updates from Beta 7:
- A bug fix where emojis in Windows Terminals could cause a crash
- A bug fix for Native Selection mode in Word
- Bug fixes to the installer process and ensuring NVDA exits safely
- Improvements to documentation
- Updates to translations
To find out more about everything new in NVDA 2024.1 overall, and to download the latest beta, please visit: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #News #NewVersion
NVDA 2024.1beta8 available for testing
Beta8 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
In-Process is out, featuring all the news about NVDA 2023.3.3 and NVDA 2024.1 Beta 7, plus an in-depth look at everything you need to know about portable copies of NVDA. Check it out at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9… and be sure to update your copy of NVDA to the latest stable or beta version if you haven't already.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Blog #Newsletter #Accessibility #A11y
In-Process 9th February 2024
We are continuing to get closer to the release of 2024.1. As well as a new beta for that, we also have a new 2023.3 point release. Also this week, we have a look at portable copies of NVDA. What ar…NV Access
NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.
— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.
— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards
— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable
wired.com/story/whatsapp-inter… #tech #whatsapp #dma #infosec #news #technology
WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
Beta7 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. Changes from the previous beta include:
- When copying text in Microsoft Word with NVDA’s browse mode enabled, formatting is now also included
- Updates to documentation, Native selection mode, errors when session is locked / unlocked and translations.
Read more & download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Beta #News
NVDA 2024.1beta7 available for testing
Beta7 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
#Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary
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While legal, the party’s decision to host a competing contest to the Feb. 6 primary election has angered #GOP voters and provided fertile ground for #misinformation to take hold, experts say, undermining voters’ trust in the process.
#Republicans #Elections #News #Politics #Voting #Voters
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Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary
While legal, the party’s decision to host a competing contest to the Feb. 6 primary election has angered GOP voters and provided fertile ground for misinformation to take hold, experts say, undermining voters’ trust in the process.ProPublica
Spain set to slash work week to 37.5 hours
Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz has said her ministry will soon reduce the working week by two and a half hours, a decision which will improve the work-life balance of 12 million employees across the country.
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#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #Spain
#FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” #Advertising
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The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted #Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.
#Taxes #IRS #IncomeTax #TurboTax #News
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FTC Orders Intuit to Cease “Deceptive” TurboTax Ads
The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, blasted Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.ProPublica
Getting Newsy on Android, Accessibly: A Review of 6 Newspaper and Magazine Apps - Accessible Android
Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher whose name is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes established in 1917. He put aAmir (Accessible Android)
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My own general approach is not to post commentary on the news. If I find discussions that are more interesting than what I generally encounter in the mainstram media, I may post a reference.
My main source of news at the moment is the BBC World Service, supplemented by various podcasts, often Deep State Radio:
thedsrnetwork.com/
and online reading - generally reputable media outlets.
#news #media #SocialMedia
You are not an embassy
And you don’t need to have an opinion on absolutely everythingJamie Bartlett (How to Survive the Internet)
NVDA double release day! NVDA 2023.3.2 fixes the fix that wasn’t fully fixed in the first fix. Please do read the full announcement and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2023-3-…
And to go with it, NVDA 2024.1 Beta 5 includes the fix from 2023.3.2, as well as documentation, logging and translation updates! Read more and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #ScreenReader #News #Update #NVDAsr #A11y #Accessibility #Patch #Patchday
NVDA 2023.3.2 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2023.3.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. This is a security patch release to fix a security issue…NV Access
It's a double release day!
For those on 2023.3 we have a security point release, NVDA 2023.3.1. We encourage all users to update to this stable release. Full info & download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2023-3-…
For those on the 2024.1 betas, we have a new one - 2024.1 Beta 4 includes the security patch above, plus more - read all the info and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDASr #ScreenReader #A11y #Accessibility #News #Breaking
NVDA 2023.3.1 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2023.3.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. This is a security patch release to fix a security issue…NV Access
📫GREAT Reason To Both Use / Support @thunderbird #Thunderbird
New Microsoft #Outlook Collects / Shares Your Data w/Over 772 Parties
#email #communication #FOSS #Microsoft #Thunderbird #Mozilla #encryption #crypto #e2ee #infosec #Proton #surveillance #cybersecurity #privacy #News
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Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service
The new Outlook now appears to be a data collection service for Microsoft’s 772 external partners for targeted advertising.Edward Komenda (Proton)
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Gerald Hartig as the new Chief Technology Officer at NV Access.
Please read the full announcement by Michael Curran, NV Access founder at nvaccess.org/post/welcoming-dr…
Please join all of the NV Access team in welcoming Gerald into our community!
#NVAccess #NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Accessibility #A11y #Software
Welcoming Dr. Gerald Hartig as NV Access’s New Chief Technology Officer
By Michael Curran, NV access Founder We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Gerald Hartig as the new Chief Technology Officer at NV Access. With over a decade of expertise in software engineering and …NV Access
NVDA 2024.1 Beta 3 is now available for download and testing!
Changes introduced in Beta 3:
- Bug fixes for excluding speech modes from the cycle speech mode command from settings
- Improved battery time reporting message to pluralise hours/minutes/seconds correctly
- Updates to translations
Read the full details and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #News
NVDA 2024.1beta3 available for testing
Beta3 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
cURL-Maintainer: KI liefert "Scheiß-Berichte" als Bug-Reports
Mit sehr deutlichen Worten hat sich cURL-Maintainer Daniel Stenberg zu KI geäußert: Sie werde bei der Bug-Bounty missbraucht und liefere falsche Ergebnisse.
"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."
What the hell?? This is so creepy.
#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads
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Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit
Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)
The final In-Process blog for the year is out! Featuring all the news on NVDA 2024.1 Beta 1, a note about our Christmas trading hours, a guide for Gmail users, an update on web accessibility overlays & activities to keep you busy over the holidays!
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We are taking a break over Christmas, so please be patient if you don't get a response as fast as normal! For anything urgent, please email info@nvaccess.org Have a very happy, holy & safe Christmas and New Year! #News
In-Process 21st December 2023
The last In-Process of the year is here! But we’re already well-advanced preparing for a big 2024 with the first beta of 2024.1 now available, so this is a long one: NVDA 2024.1 Beta 1 As we reach …NV Access