keverets @keverets@librem.one

There remains no reliable, privacy-preserving method of verifying the age of every internet user. Yet, the UK is still going ahead with a social media ban for users under 16. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

@cwebber Write to the senator of the relevant committee. They are being pressured, but their role is to be the sober second look, and there's still a chance they push back. They've already had the first reading (see https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/45-1/c-22) so hurry.

🚨 Bill C-22 would force every Canadian internet provider, messaging app, and cloud service to build surveillance backdoors & store a year of your private data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US — compromising up to a million people. Tell your MP: https://openmedia.org/StopC22-mast #BillC22 #cdnpoli @OpenMediaOrg

SFC announces their **Recommendations When Using LLM-backed Generative AI Systems for FOSS Contributions**. A guide and set of best practices for using LLMs for creation and maintenance of FOSS projects. As we move into a new era of software development, thoughtful and ethical use of LLM tooling is critical for FOSS contributors to consider. This set of recommendations creates a framework for thinking and working with such tooling for the betterment of FOSS at large.

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/jun/18/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations/

Spain’s electricity bills have decreased due to its commitment to renewable energy, reducing the influence of fossil fuels on electricity prices.

Why Spain’s electricity bills ...

Age verification ...

#privacy #privacymatters #ageverification #socialmedia #surveillance #dataskydd #dataprotection #gdpr #deepstate

Solar farms with raised panels and native plantings tripled insect populations in a five-year Minnesota study. #Solarpunk #Rewilding #CleanEnergy https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-farm-built-electricity-beneath/23775/

My timeline is a cautionary tale. How are social media companies going to check if their customers are over 16 without "carding" everyone? And what protections will there be that the identity data they capture isn't left somewhere that can be captured by even worse actors?

The reality is that social media bans weaponize parents’ concerns about children’s safety to justify unprecedented levels of surveillance and censorship. Our new primer breaks down why these bans don’t work, who is harmed by them, and how we fight back. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

Why #FDroid for your #Android device? No need to "just trust us" about how we check, how we build and why we care, you can look at everything that we do as #FLOSS offers the transparency you want.

@bendineliot explains this in many more words: https://f-droid.org/2026/05/27/building-trust.html

#keepandroidopen

And what that means is that robust privacy legislation is a national security issue.

A robust publicly funded media is a national defence platform.

Media literacy delivered through well-funded public education system is a national defence strategy.

If you want to keep a functioning democratic society, then the people need to be able to discern truth from falsehood and secure their privacy. There are no alternatives.

Phew, this lifehack (stolen from @domi ) saved my butt so I'm just going to share it further.

Sure, it looks awful... but if you have windows facing south (or if you can't afford/your landlord doesn't allow you to mount sun-blocking curtains) this is a lifesaver.

In the current heatwave my apartment (according to temperature sensor on my desk) was already hitting 36*C inside despite window in the room being covered with a blanket. Standing in the kitchen in the afternoon made me feel dizzy within two minutes.

After applying the tinfoil to windows in the kitchen, over the few hours temperature dropped to 28*C. Tinfoil is so hot, that I can't keep my hand on the window for more than 4 seconds (so it's very close to 50*C).

Going to apply the tinfoil to the window in the room as well, it should reflect a lot of that heat and make blanket much colder as a result.

Something something Linux users don't need windows or something

After months of me telling everyone Palantir wrote C-22 the Toronto Star finally released a report detailing the secret contract between the Canadian government and Palantir. They will execute the surveillance.
#Canada #privacy #cdnpoli

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ottawas-latest-deal-with-us-data-giant-palantir-raises-warnings/article_fe486987-5e93-4b51-8c17-48b0a8f58e0d.html

Daily train service in Canada. For clarity, the operative word here is DAILY. The lines exist but there is no longer a daily service.

(via Threads user: @uptheroader)
https://www.threads.com/@uptheroader/post/DLqj7iNygSZ

Hey UX designers of the world! And all you people making #software! How about we stop making ever more complicated methods of managing #notifications, #DoNotDisturb, #DigitalWellness etc and instead focus on reducing the amount of time-on-screen spent for each task? We need to stop thinking about #engagement and think about #efficiency. We need to recognize the nature of #DigitalMedia makes us forget about the analog world. Being #online exacerbates that.

If you rely on Bitwarden, they've changed leadership and are now on the PE extract-and-exit track. Start working on your exit strategy as soon as you reasonably can.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-quiet-renovation-at-bitwarden