keverets @keverets@librem.one

Protecting children online matters—but age verification is not how you do it. Read our analysis of the new EU Kids Act, which is a threat to the open internet and our privacy https://eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/eu-kids-act-wont-keep-internet-accountable-and-trustworthy

Not a fan of just how much information on your phone the new Siri has access to? Here's how to limit it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/how-limit-what-apples-new-siri-ai-can-access-ios-27

TIL https://sensor.community/en/ (via @MapComplete )

Sensor.Community is a contributors driven global sensor network that creates Open Environmental Data.

Now if someone asks me if they can add temperature or AQI data to #OpenStreetMap, I can point them to this 🙂

#OpenData #DigitalCommons #FreeSoftware #Libre #FOSS #contraLibre

Nice work Switzerland! 👏👏

European governments are starting to support alternative mobile app stores, such as @fdroidorg , for their government-built apps.

Next up, government issued (fair)phones for civil servants that come with an open OS and open app store? 🚀

https://www.parlament.ch/de/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20267146

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #foss #mobile #fdroid #eupolicy #switzerland

Petition to block MAGA PE scum from owning crucial Canadian payment infrastructure, namely Moneris: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7712

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.

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