Hans-Christoph Steiner @eighthave@librem.one

“Try to minimize what you take with you across the border to only the essentials,” EFF’s @legind advises international travelers in @WIRED. “If you are taking a vacation, do you really need that work laptop with you?” https://www.wired.com/story/1password-travel-mode/

I was really hoping things might get better with GDPR enforcement at its Irish lead regulator, but this is Ireland giving the middle finger to EU data protection and to a democratically governed digital society.
https://noyb.eu/en/former-meta-lobbyist-named-dpc-commissioner-meta-now-officially-regulates-itself

The intersection of the new #Google Developer Verification Policy and the #EU #DMA needs to be pondered.

Article 6.4? Yes, in need of an update, sooner rather than later.

#FDroid keeps showing the way forward: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/22/google-developer-verification-policy-and-the-dma.html

On 21 October the FSFE is participating as intervener in the hearing of the Apple vs.@EUCommission case at the Court of Justice of the EU 🇪🇺 .

This case is a milestone in the enforcement of the #DMA, and it will shape the future of #FreeSoftware and fair digital markets.

💪 Support us so we can keep defending user rights against big tech monopolies!

https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250922-01.en.html

Spot the mistake

#wealthtax #taxtherich

We're not only building #opensource, we're also using open source - whether it's Odoo, Nextcloud, Matrix, Drupal. What are your favorite open-source tools? 😎

@eighthave
Yes, that's true - I didn't consider replacing the disabled apps with something conflicting. That _could_ however potentially be added to the disabling function.

We've hinted before how the #EU #DMA discussions take place, anyone can see them on video from home, but it's a different thing to be able to roam there.

#FDroid's @eighthave was on the floor and brings us the lowdown.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll say "lawyers!!!", but don't turn your eyes away, this is how the sausage is made, raw, straight from the pipe: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/18/ec-dma-compliance-workshops.html

Don't forget to submit the DMA form! 😄

/PS: Yes, the subtitles grow as you read, we're making a point here!

@eighthave The two most adopted mobile operating systems are proprietary.

@EUCommission, #FreeSoftware is key for fairness and contestability of the #DMA.

We’re taking another step in building a sustainable financial base as a non-profit. Today, we’re announcing new hosting and support offerings, tailored for larger organisations and public institutions. These enable organisations to own their social identities, on their own infrastructure.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/service-offerings-from-mastodon/

Android published new APIs that seem to confirm that your phone will phone home when you install apps. It will refuse installation when you are offline or developer got blocked by Google:
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller#DEVELOPER_VERIFICATION_FAILED_REASON_NETWORK_UNAVAILABLE

Learn how ICE is getting data from our phones, license plates, even tax data, and why we have to work together to protect our communities, from KQED News and EFF's @cooperq:
https://www.kqed.org/news/12055606/how-ice-is-using-your-data-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

C'est avec beaucoup de peine que nous avons appris mardi soir le départ de Lovis IX, cofondateur d'Exodus Privacy, président actuel de l'association et surtout ami.

Hacktiviste vindicatif, il savait en découdre avec les administrations et nous a aidé à en découdre avec les pisteurs. Que ce soit au clavier avec ses bons mots ou au pétrin avec son pain, il avait à cœur de nourrir les personnes qu'il rencontrait. Ses râleries autant que ses blagues nous manqueront.