elgregor @elgregor@librem.one

A dlaczego to przypominamy? Bo Amerykanie odkryli niedawno, że jedna mała firma z Litwy pozyskała taką drogą super wrażliwe dane o amerykańskim personelu wojskowym i członkach wywiadu stacjonujących zagranicą - i je sprzedała innej firmie. Ale nie byłoby to możliwe, gdyby nie organizator całego procederu, czyli Google i jego program Authorized Buyers:
https://www.wired.com/story/rtb-location-data-us-military/

Russian theatre. Russian troops shot down their own Eleron-3 drone, painted a 🇺🇦 flag on it to claim rewards instead of punishment—then added a Balkenkreuz (a WWII German military symbol) for extra effect. Their mistake? Leaving Russian-language markings on the wing.

Classic.

3 years into Russia’s invasion, support among Russians remains high. According to VTsIOM, a Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 67% back the invasion, while 65% see it as successful. Optimism peaked in March 2022 (70%) but declined as the war dragged on.

https://wciom.ru/analytical-reviews/analiticheskii-obzor/specialnaja-voennaja-operacija-na-ukraine-monitoring

Dobre wieści z Wieliczki. Policja zatrzymała kilku BLIKowców, bo stali przy bankomacie. Jedną bandą zarządzał 13-latek, a członkowie mieli 14 lat. Inny, starszy, zakładał na akcje maskę a w mieszkaniu miał narkotyki. Bardzo ładnie.

https://malopolska.policja.gov.pl/krk/aktualnosci/aktualnosci/55019,Piec-osob-zatrzymanych-do-oszustwa-na-blika.html

Poprosimy więcej :)

2/3 ... Member States are now taking advantage of these weak bans to push for dangerous laws at a national level. This includes legalising #MassSurveillance through Remote Biometric Identification (RBI) systems 🙅‍♂️

🇧🇪 This is happening at the very heart of the EU - Belgium is proposing a full copy paste of the AI Act exceptions to the RBI ban!

This is exactly we warned about when the #AIAct passed - it will lead to legalisation of massive #HumanRights violations ⤵️ https://edri.org/our-work/eu-ai-act-fails-to-set-gold-standard-for-human-rights/

Reports of DOGE staff obtaining “extraordinary access” to databases holding sensitive personal information about millions of Americans marks a “huge departure from privacy & security norms,” EFF’s @Adam_D_Schwartz told @Vox. "EFF is deeply concerned." https://www.vox.com/politics/398366/musk-doge-treasury-sba-opm-budget

As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.

#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology

🇬🇧Had fun with games over the holidays? Help ensure that manufacturers can no longer simply switch off your favourite game in future! Only 400,000 of 1 million signatures have been collected...

Sign: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/?lg=en

#Pirates call for signature: https://european-pirateparty.eu/european-pirates-endorse-citizens-initiative/

⚠️ 🇪🇺 Tomorrow, something unprecedented (and IMO completely unhinged) will be happening on the EU's draft CSA Regulation (#ChatControl).

Here's my take on what's happening & what you can do to help as someone that cares about digital rights:

- The law has been stalled for years because the EU Council (reps of all the member states) cannot agree to a position;

- On the one hand, you have governments like Spain who have admitted that they want to put a stop to encryption;

🧵

Trochę populizmu i szejmingu nie zaszkodzi - pomyślała węgierska prezydencja i zastosowała tę myśl do tematu kontroli czatów #ChatControl. A oberwie się też Polsce, która jest tym razem w chlubnej mniejszości sprzeciwiającej się kontroli czatów.

Szczegóły na profilu @ella z biura @edri o tu:
https://eupolicy.social/@ella/113634368484892673

Będzie jawniej w wynagrodzeniach? Jest taka szansa i można zabrać głos w tej sprawie. O trwających konsultacjach pisze Marzena Błaszczyk na stronie: https://siecobywatelska.pl/jawnosc-wynagrodzen-trwaja-konsultacje-projektu-ustawy/

Oświadczenie CERT Polska na temat usuwania przez Facebooka artykułu o oszustwach na Facebooku. Podawajcie dalej, bo ten skandal trzeba nagłośnić.

https://cert.pl/posts/2024/11/blokada-na-meta-stanowisko/

@panoptykon @didleth my korzystamy z BigBlueButton. Otwarte i można samohostować. Specjalnie pod webinary przygotowane, można wrzucić slajdy za wczasu, rysować po nich, itp. Ludzie widzą slajdy bez kompresji video

https://bigbluebutton.org/

The convenience you demanded is now mandatory.

When you mandate infrastructure to monitor content, at some point it will be abused.

"For months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful U.S. requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter, which amounts to a major national security risk."

Don't regulate #ChatControl

Exclusive | U.S. Wiretap Systems Targeted in China-Linked Hack - WSJ

https://archive.ph/aISAy#selection-5895.0-5895.247

EU member states can now collect and share information on so-called “potential terrorists”.

But who is classified as a "potential terrorist?

A "shared understanding" was reached this year without democratic scrutiny. This left broad criteria for deciding who is a "potential terrorist or violent extremist threat".

The definition includes individuals categorised as:
• refugees and asylum seekers
• climate and environmental activists

🇬🇧Leak on latest #ChatControl attempt (in German): https://netzpolitik.org/2024/interne-dokumente-sperrminoritaet-gegen-chatkontrolle-wackelt/ +++ Only AUT, DEU, EST, LUX, POL, SVN were critical – no blocking minority! +++ BEL, CZE, FIN, ITA, NLD, PRT, SWE undecided +++ EU legal experts confirm violation of our fundamental rights +++ Only 5 days to next discussion +++

Help pressure our governments into defending our #privacy of correspondence and secure #encryption now: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/take-action-to-stop-chat-control-now/

EU citizens, take action to help keep Free Software funded!

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240911-02.html

🇬🇧🚨#ChatControl is back on the agenda: As soon as next Wednesday representatives of EU governments will resume work based on a secret document. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/public-register/public-register-search/?DocumentNumber=12319%2F24

This is what you can do now to help: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/take-action-to-stop-chat-control-now/

If you're an EU citizen and you hate DRM and planned obsolescence, here's an easy petition for you to sign:

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/eci

TL;DR: If online-only DRM servers shut down, publishers would be required to keep your game working regardless.

Only targets video games because that is where this practice is by far the most prevalent today, but it would set a precedent that we might soon need for things like phones, cars, and all the other things that are increasingly getting CPUs shoved inside them.

1 year to reach 1 million signatures.