Please report any account that claims that you need to verify your #Mastodon account to continue using it. It is a scam. Don't click the links. Real staff accounts either have a special role badge on their profile or are verified through the joinmastodon.org domain.

Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode https://www.theverge.com/report/714402/uk-age-verification-bypass-death-stranding-reddit-discord

If you use #genAI you can no longer claim to "care about quality". That is just a contradiction. You actions are saying loudly that you do in fact not give a shit about anything of the sort.

Another reminder that you should never ever use link shorteners:

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Google-s-URL-shortener-goo-gl-will-only-show-404-errors-from-the-end-of-August-10501127.html

Sorveglianza "intelligente" a Milano: Garante Privacy stoppa uso delle telecamere AI

Pur riconoscendo lo sforzo di implementare sistemi di offuscamento e di avviare uno studio per migliorare l’anonimizzazione dei dati attraverso la “decontestualizzazione totale” delle immagini, il Garante ha sottolineato che tali accorgimenti non bastano a scongiurare i rischi per i diritti e le libertà degli interessati.

https://lentepubblica.it/pa-digitale/sorveglianza-intelligente-milano-garante-privacy-uso-telecamere-ai/

@sicurezza

@milano

#ai

#artificialintelligence

#privacy

Upcoming EU age verification app will basically depend entirely on Google, due to dependency on Play integrity API. Talk about data sovereignity is just that; talk.

Big plus is the app is open source! If you have a Github account, go stick a thumb to the issue

https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/10

#eu #degoogle #privacy #foss

Yet another Pixel 6A caught fire https://www.theverge.com/news/714833/google-pixel-6a-fire-battery-update

La Commissione europea ha comunicato che la piattaforma cinese Temu avrebbe violato il Digital services act europeo per non aver valutato correttamente i rischi legati alla presenza di prodotti illegali sul proprio marketplace, come giocattoli pericolosi e dispositivi elettronici non conformi.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/07/28/eu-commission-finds-temu-in-breach-of-online-platform-rules

Remember how everyone freaked out about Microsoft’s Recall feature (spyware) in Windows 11? And Microsoft said it would be fine because it’s all processed locally?

Guess what’s not processed locally anymore. https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_copilot_vision/

Typical #Microsoft being Microsoft. And he's right when he says they have "miserably incompetent IT." Having to deal with their sign-in methods is a pain when it works. Imagine how much when it doesn't because your account is locked out, but then requires you to sign in to file an appeal.

These are the reasons why I stick with #FOSS, and not the kind Microsoft says it supports (#OpenWashing). #LibreOffice

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/

Yes, #GUADEC2025 is over. We want to thanks all the in person and remote attendees, the volunteers, the staff and all those made this edition possible! 👏

The initial report is:

- 450 espresso coffee

- ~5kg of sweet pastries

- ~5kg of savory pastries

Looking forward to see you again next year!

P.S. photo album will be published as soon as possible on Flickr

Abuso di posizione dominante. AI su WhatsApp. Indaga il Garante

Il provvedimento, si legge in un comunicato stampa, riguarda la decisione di #Meta, in vigore da marzo 2025, di pre-installare il proprio servizio di intelligenza artificiale Meta #AI all'interno di #WhatsApp, collocandolo in posizione prominente e integrandolo nella barra di ricerca senza che vi sia stata una scelta esplicita da parte degli utenti.

https://www.hdblog.it/mercato/articoli/n626907/antitrust-apre-istruttoria-meta-ai-whatsapp/

@informatica

​:neocat_scream_angry:​

We have updated our Homeserver Terms and Privacy Policy. We strongly encourage you to read these documents in full, but for clarity these are some of the main changes:



- Updated the minimum age requirements for use of the Matrix.org Homeserver to be 18 years old;

- Introduced new measures to comply with our obligations under the Online Safety Act and the Digital Services Act;

- Introduced new payment terms to support paid plans on the Matrix.org Homeserver;

- Describe the new data processors to support paid plans on the Matrix.org Homeserver.



Each of the documents has a detailed version history which we encourage you to review. The updated Homeserver Terms and Privacy Policy take effect on 7 August, 2025. These terms apply to you by continuing to use the homeserver after that date. If you have any questions please drop us an email to [legal@matrix.org](mailto:legal@matrix.org)

@sun@shitposter.world

It SHOULD be the defining political issue of our time but instead most people refuse to acknowledge the digital world has IRL impact.

How to disable #Microsoft #Recall & stop the #AI from taking screenshots of your desktop.

https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-microsoft-recall

#privacy #cybersecurity #guide

cc: @DCR@troet.cafe @cryptoduke@noauthority.social @r000t@ligma.pro @Bernard@friends.ravergram.club



Finally got this article up:

https://battlepenguin.com/privacy-guard/



Next month I want to see if I can start interviewing bar owners, to see if they'll allow people to opt out, or understand what their reasoning is.

🇬🇧🚨Leak: Many countries that said NO to #ChatControl in 2024 are now undecided—even though the 2025 plan is even more extreme!

🗳️ The vote is THIS October.

👉 Tell your government to #StopChatControl!

Act now: https://chatcontrol.eu