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Linux Kernel Patches Out For Review To Enable USB4/Thunderbolt For Apple M1 / M2 / M3

There is a set of 19 patches out for review on the Linux kernel mailing list that would finally allow the mainline kernel running on Apple Silicon M1 / M2 / M3 SoCs to enjoy USB4/Thunderbolt support...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-USB4-Apple-Silicon

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The most common sources of errors for me when working on the command line:

- some typo
- wrong syntax
- ....

- typing "uninstall" instead of "remove" when uninstalling some package

Every. single. time.

If there’s an "install" option, why isn’t there an "uninstall" option? At least make it an alias for "remove", I’m begging you.

i've been struggling a lot to make USB-C DisplayPort alt-mode work on the RK3588 MNT Pocket Reform with MB2.0, incl. charging and USB hub functions of the monitor, all over a single cable. this included partially reverse-engineering and implementing the vendor defined messages (VDM) for activating these modes in system controller firmware, and patching RK3588 drivers. it's not yet 100% reliable, but when it works, it's quite nice

More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/more-americans-oppose-police-license-plate-cameras-than-support-them-survey/

#Flock #ALPR #privacy #police #surveillance

SpaceX engineers spent several days inspecting Ship 40 in the waters off Christmas Island. They collected heatshield samples and gained vital insight into how the vehicle handled reentry with improvements now planned on future vehicles

@mcc Remember when windows had clear titlebars that you could grab ahold of and not have to gingerly find an inactive space between toolbar icons and other active interface elements when all you want to do is move the window around?

EFF’s Matthew Guariglia joined WHYY NPR Philadelphia's Studio 2 to discuss Flock Safety’s ALPRs and the “reforms” they announced last week. “A lot of these reforms are much too little, too late... It is warrantless mass surveillance writ large across the country.” https://whyy.org/episodes/the-surveillance-state-got-creepier/

I've had the beta for Tuxedo OS "Debian edition" for a week and a half now, and I've been using it as my main production system (yes I know, beta and prod shouldn't go together. Call me adventurous!).

So here's a deep dive into what it does, how it works, and why that's probably my new favorite #Linux distro, now that it's based on Debian testing and not Ubuntu LTS:

@tuxedocomputers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKpZO1bZtYI

Surprising good news from 🇫🇷 !

"France's Constitutional Council strikes down social media ban for under-15s"

🔗 : https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/08/14/france-s-constitutional-council-strikes-down-ban-on-social-media-for-under-15s_6756507_13.html

"In its decision, the Constitutional Council raised concerns about the possible impact on privacy from instituting an age-verification system for all users."

Wow! I was not expecting this at all.

#privacy #AgeVerification #France

#Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?

https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-is-working-on-registration-without-a-phone-number/

#privacy #cybersecurity #FOSS

We submitted comments to the Meta Oversight Board on the removal of content related to the use of prescription drugs in pregnancy and childbirth. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/meta-must-stop-silencing-reproductive-health-information

#Flock Camera Vandalism Continues Around America, While 100 Communities Reject ALPRs

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/08/059204/flock-camera-vandalism-continues-around-america-while-100-communities-reject-alprs

#ALPR #privacy #surveillance #police

Google replaced pushing Git tags for certain source code with obtaining source code via Google Drive after making a request through Google Forms. It's completely ridiculous and they've gradually become very slow at handling requests. They're in clear violation of the GPLv2 now.

#Apple challenges #UK government’s latest demand for #iCloud backdoor

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/apple-challenges-uk-governments-latest-demand-for-icloud-backdoor-report/

#cybersecurity #privacy

Check out this clip of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and make sure you search the Atlas of Surveillance to see what surveillance technologies are being used in your community. https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/

Police in the UK are gathering vast amounts of personal data and have plans to share this data across 50 law enforcement agencies, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, and others. https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366645965/Inside-police-plans-to-share-intelligence-and-crime-data-across-the-UK

Ever wished you could have multiple independent mouse cursors on your Linux machine? No?

Anyway, turns out Wayland supports that pretty well! Let me tell you what I learned:

https://blinry.org/multi-seat-wayland/

#eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/ebay-reaches-56m-settlement-with-e-commerce-newsletter-writers-it-terrorized-in-2019/

#privacy