Google and Facebook can do this kind of crap, and they can do much worse, without consequences. It is not surprising that they behave badly, it is to be expected. And we should expect even worse in the future, as their power increases even further.
3/?
Regarding the fact that Facebook and Google are shamelessly publishing blatant malware ads and refusing to take them down, @karlemilnikka asks "how is this possible?" as if it was super surprising.
The reason that is possible, which is not mentioned in the podcast, is that those companies are so big that they do not need to care. There is effectively no competition, no "market forces" that would matter to them.
2/?
Here goes a minor rant after listening to the last few episodes of the IT-security podcast by @karlemilnikka
Writing this in English even though the podcast is in Swedish, as the issues are really not specific to Sweden.
1/?
A question to @Mer__edith and @signalapp : when will Signal Desktop be available for aarch64 (arm64) CPUs so that it becomes straightforward to install #Signal on #MobileLinux devices such as #Librem5 and #PinePhone ?
If that is not happening, then why, what is stopping you?
The (wrong and silly) assumption that everyone must use Google/Apple phones is expected from Big Tech these days but you are supposed to be among the good guys. Please help us be free from Google/Apple 🙂
Missa inte hackträffen imorgon lördag med Uppsala Linux User Group @ulug när @samuel från @konstellationen ska berätta om bland annat "plattformar, verktyg och sociala rum på nätet där det är användarna som har makten och inte företagen"!
https://www.ulug.se/post/2024-04-20-hacktraff-april/
Har vi tur kanske @jonarvid dyker upp också 🙂 #ULUG #linux #foss #floss #hackmeeting #uppsala
Very cool idea with a printing station to upcycle old clothes rather than building on to the pile of conference swag at the #wikimediasummit
#sustainability #wikimedia
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."
So... there's a free software conference (#FOSSY [1]) in #pdx (Portland, OR) this year, and I was thinking of applying to have a table there where folks could bring (supported) devices they want to flash with #postmarketOS, or just to hang out and chat about pmOS or #linuxmobile.
Does this sound like a good idea?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01051-2
https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#ArtificialIntelligence
There is evidence that peer reviewers are using bullshit generators (chatbots) to generate evaluations of submitted papers. Since those programs don't really understand the articles that are being reviewed, or the subject that those are about, this is asking for error. Please don't call those programs "AI"!
LibreOffice supports digital signatures via GnuPG for OpenDocument Format (ODF) files.
Digital Signature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature
GnuPG: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111974048270035570
ODF: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111936020896554127
Select: File > Digital Signatures > Digital Signatures > Sign Document > Select Certificate > Sign > Enter Password > OK > Close
A banner will appear stating the document is digitally signed.
Website: https://www.libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice
🇫🇷 Fransk import av flytande fossilgas göder Putins krigskassa #Frankrike #Ryssland #fossilfuels https://www.dn.se/varlden/fransk-import-av-fossilgas-goder-putins-krigskassa/
Har precis gjort mitt första inlägg på #aggregatet 🎉
https://aggregatet.org/post/16774
"This war is brutal. This war is disproportionate. This war is without precaution.
It also demonstrates the flagrant disregard of the ruling on the prevention of genocide from the International Court of Justice on 26 January and again two months later on 28 March."
— Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
https://www.msf.org/why-we-wont-accept-narrative-regrettable-incidents-gaza
🇬🇧 #xz attack: Unknown persons attempted to install a global, highly dangerous backdoor in IT systems.
Beware: The 🇪🇺 Commission is planning "legal" backdoors for devices & apps! PR-speak: #AccessByDesign / #SecurityByDesign
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/17739cd7-098e-4df3-8f41-37be73560086_en?filename=HLG-WG1-background-document-05122023_en.pdf @GreensEFA
More: #EUGoingDark
@eliasr Oj, jag glömde att posta länken dit också. Som vanligt strömmas avsnittet också utan spårning via Nikka Systems Academy. https://nikkasystems.com/2024/04/05/podd-243-ryssland-och-kina-kapar-routrar/
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