Good news: $12.5M for open source security in times of AI-driven vulnerability overload.
The funding will be managed by Alpha-Omega and the OpenSSF to support maintainers and strengthen the open source ecosystem.
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Ageless Linux, a "technical provocation disguised as Linux distro," circulates among developers and privacy activists 🧩.
Built on Debian, it rejects age verification laws to defend open-source freedom from regulatory overreach 🔒.
🔗 https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260316-agelesslinux-noncompliance-age-verification/
#TechNews #Linux #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Debian #AgeVerification #Regulation #Security #Freedom #Software #DigitalRights #UserFreedom #Technology #Innovation
Ageless Linux, a "technical provocation disguised as Linux distro," circulates among developers and privacy activists 🧩.
Built on Debian, it rejects age verification laws to defend open-source freedom from regulatory overreach 🔒.
🔗 https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260316-agelesslinux-noncompliance-age-verification/
#TechNews #Linux #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Debian #AgeVerification #Regulation #Security #Freedom #Software #DigitalRights #UserFreedom #Technology #Innovation
millennial fulcrum
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Ever wanted to De-Google or De-Apple your life but don’t know where to start? Or did you just want to lessen the dependence on big tech? You can read this lengthy all-in-one article I wrote to move everything from email, web browser and even operating systems it’s all covered.
Boosts and feedback appreciated
#linux #foss #email #privacy
#security
https://world.hey.com/justincrozer/de-google-and-de-apple-your-life-b5c36782
Em :official_verified:
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Instagram removed end‑to‑end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026 🔓.
Without E2EE, private messages could become accessible for data analysis or AI training, raising serious privacy and user‑trust concerns 🤔.
🔗 https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption
#TechNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Privacy #Encryption #Security #DataProtection #SocialMedia #Chat #Policy #AI #Surveillance #UserRights #FOSS #DigitalRights #Technology #E2EE
Instagram removed end‑to‑end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026 🔓.
Without E2EE, private messages could become accessible for data analysis or AI training, raising serious privacy and user‑trust concerns 🤔.
🔗 https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption
#TechNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Privacy #Encryption #Security #DataProtection #SocialMedia #Chat #Policy #AI #Surveillance #UserRights #FOSS #DigitalRights #Technology #E2EE
Ever wanted to De-Google or De-Apple your life but don’t know where to start? Or did you just want to lessen the dependence on big tech? You can read this lengthy all-in-one article I wrote to move everything from email, web browser and even operating systems it’s all covered.
Boosts and feedback appreciated
#linux #foss #email #privacy
#security
https://world.hey.com/justincrozer/de-google-and-de-apple-your-life-b5c36782
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INFORUM: AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in Fargo fraud case. “Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/14/inforum-ai-error-jails-innocent-grandmother-for-months-in-fargo-fraud-case/
INFORUM: AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in Fargo fraud case. “Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/14/inforum-ai-error-jails-innocent-grandmother-for-months-in-fargo-fraud-case/
The 'multipart' #python library got an independent #security audit and I only know about that because they found something -> CVE-2026-28356
This is great, actually! Someone looked into it so thoroughly that they found an obscure single-character issue in a regular expression ... and didn't find anything else! Which means I can now be really confident about the security of this library. Nice!
🎥🔴 Episode #44 of This Week in Privacy is live in 30 minutes, Jonah & Nate will be going live in a special stream together in person. They'll be talking about Chat Control and other popular stories in the #privacy and #security space! Come say hi! 👋
Mastodon Migration
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"The United States Could Lose the Gulf.
Iran’s attacks on its neighbors are a reminder that the United States cannot protect them":
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/05/iran-israel-united-states-war-gulf-countries-alliances/ #IranWar #security #influence
"The United States Could Lose the Gulf.
Iran’s attacks on its neighbors are a reminder that the United States cannot protect them":
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/05/iran-israel-united-states-war-gulf-countries-alliances/ #IranWar #security #influence
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[$] California's Digital Age Assurance Act and Linux distributions
A recently enacted law in California imposes an age-verification requirement on operating-system providers beginning next year. The language of the Digital Age Assurance Act does n [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1062112/ #LWN #Linux #security #Debian
[$] California's Digital Age Assurance Act and Linux distributions
A recently enacted law in California imposes an age-verification requirement on operating-system providers beginning next year. The language of the Digital Age Assurance Act does n [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1062112/ #LWN #Linux #security #Debian
Earlier Wednesday 3 vessels were hit by “unknown projectiles” in the #StraitOfHormuz, maritime #security & risk firms said.
That brings the number of ships struck in the region since the #Iran #war began to at least 14.
The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree dry bulk vessel had been struck by "two projectiles of unknown origin", causing a fire & damaging the engine room, the ship's Thai-listed operator Precious Shipping said in a statement.
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Claude Opus 4.6 AI found 22 Firefox vulnerabilities (14 high-severity) in two weeks, helping patch Firefox 148 — nearly 20% of 2025's high-risk bugs. 🧩
Anthropic notes AI excels at bug hunting but struggles with full exploits, marking a shift where AI-assisted analysis joins fuzzing as a key security tool. 🛡️
🔗 https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html
#TechNews #Privacy #Firefox #AI #Security #Anthropic #Claude #Cybersecurity #Vulnerabilities #Mozilla #Browser #OpenSource #Hacking #DevSecOps #FOSS #Opus
GhostOnTheHalfShell
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Office.eu launches as 100% European-owned alternative to Microsoft 365/Google Workspace, built on Nextcloud/Collabora with EU-only data centers. 🧩
Aims for digital sovereignty amid Big Tech data scandals and US CLOUD Act risks, offering docs, email, calendars, and video on open-source stack. 🛡️
🔗 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/office-eu-and-the-want-for-a-digitally-sovereign-europe
#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #Europe #EU #IT #Microsoft #Office #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Linux #OfficeEU #DigitalSovereignty #Nextcloud #US #Google #BigTech
Office.eu launches as 100% European-owned alternative to Microsoft 365/Google Workspace, built on Nextcloud/Collabora with EU-only data centers. 🧩
Aims for digital sovereignty amid Big Tech data scandals and US CLOUD Act risks, offering docs, email, calendars, and video on open-source stack. 🛡️
🔗 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/office-eu-and-the-want-for-a-digitally-sovereign-europe
#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #Europe #EU #IT #Microsoft #Office #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Linux #OfficeEU #DigitalSovereignty #Nextcloud #US #Google #BigTech