Spam callers face penalties of up to R1,000,000 in South Africa So a few amendments made, but what I really am happy to finally see, is the loophole closed around marketers... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/spam-callers-face-penalties-of-up-to-r1000000-in-south-africa/ #southafrica #spam #technology

LG Monitors Fill Windows PCs With Adware, and It’s Not Just Recent Displays “If you’re using an LG monitor and you suddenly see blaring ads for McAfee scam prote... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/lg-monitors-fill-windows-pcs-with-adware-and-its-not-just-recent-displays/ #privacy #technology #tracking

It Seems a Lot Like Dead Internet Has Actually Come True “The infamous dead internet theory was originally a conspiracy that posited that the vast majority of the internet was run by bots... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/it-seems-a-lot-like-dead-internet-has-actually-come-true/ #ai #bots #technology

EskomSePush app transitioned to neighbourhood service disruptions otherwise it would have died This is the story of how the app evolved from being... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/eskomsepush-app-transitioned-to-neighbourhood-service-disruptions-otherwise-it-would-have-died/ #southafrica #technology

Africa’s most popular phones have a tracking problem and explains where data disappears to "Roughly one in two smartphones sold in Africa... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/africas-most-popular-phones-have-a-tracking-problem-and-explains-where-data-disappears-to/ #africa #privacy #technology #tracking

MeshCore Radio for Social Networking and Disasters with zero Internet required The Boland Amateur Radio Club (BARC) invited me to... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/meshcore-radio-for-social-networking-and-disasters-with-zero-internet-required/ #disasters #meshcore #opensource #southafrica #technology

FokOffMense is South Africa’s spam block and POPIA toolkit Block community-flagged spam on Android, send formal POPIA opt-outs, and monitor breaches — one SA account, no ads. iO... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/fokoffmense-is-south-africas-spam-block-and-popia-toolkit/ #southafrica #spam #technology

Hugging Face Said Last Week It Was Attacked. An Unreleased OpenAI Model Did It, OpenAI Now Says “OpenAI’s blog post essentially says an evaluation... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/hugging-face-said-last-week-it-was-attacked-an-unreleased-openai-model-did-it-openai-now-says/ #ai #security #technology

Euki Period-Tracking App Actually Keeps Your Data Private "Period tracking is a simple job that plenty of apps can do. But most apps these days—including those that track health d... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/euki-period-tracking-app-actually-keeps-your-data-private/ #health #privacy #technology

OpenAI Exec Laments That China Is Giving Away Models So Good That For-Profit Companies Won’t Be Able to Compete “Last week, a C... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/openai-exec-laments-that-china-is-giving-away-models-so-good-that-for-profit-companies-wont-be-able-to-compete/ #ai #opensource #technology

Why Bevel Is a Way Better iOS App for the Fitbit Air Than Google Health “The Fitbit Air is a really nice wearable—it's thin, unobtrusive, cheap. But its app, Google Health, h... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/why-bevel-is-a-way-better-ios-app-for-the-fitbit-air-than-google-health/ #health #technology

Microsoft is losing the battle to protect license lucre. It better get used to the feeling “In Disney movies, if you wish really, really hard for what you want, it happens. In... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/microsoft-is-losing-the-battle-to-protect-license-lucre-it-better-get-used-to-the-feeling/

AI Barometer: the best AI for every job right now because choosing is difficult “Barely a month goes by without an AI laboratory declaring its latest model the... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/ai-barometer-the-best-ai-for-every-job-right-now-because-choosing-is-difficult/ #ai #benchmark #technology

HeliBoard is a privacy-conscious and customisable open-source keyboard for Android This is a very feature packed and functional keyboard. I'v... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/heliboard-is-a-privacy-conscious-and-customisable-open-source-keyboard-for-android/ #android #opensource #privacy #technology

Tech Bros Puzzled by Why AI Hasn’t “Massively Disrupted” Books Yet “The reality, of course, is that attempts to integrate AI into education have been consistently disastrous. As it turns... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/tech-bros-puzzled-by-why-ai-hasnt-massively-disrupted-books-yet/ #ai #technology

Android is open source, but your phone isn’t—here’s why Google locked it down "Android has come to dominate the global smartphone marketplace, and a large par... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/android-is-open-source-but-your-phone-isnt-heres-why-google-locked-it-down/ #android #opensource #technology

Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds “Meta has filed a patent for a system that records your voice and surroundings all day... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/meta-patents-ai-device-that-tracks-your-emotions-watches-you-take-your-meds/ #meta #privacy #technology

German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern heads down the open source sovereignty road “So far, around 5,000 staff are using their new... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/german-state-of-mecklenburg-vorpommern-heads-down-the-open-source-sovereignty-road/ #digitalsovereignty #germany #opensource #technology

Wallos — An Open-Source Personal Subscriptions Tracker Which Saved Quite A Bit Of Money For Me Wallos is a free and open-... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/wallos-an-open-source-personal-subscriptions-tracker-which-saved-quite-a-bit-of-money-for-me/ #opensource #selfhosting #subscriptions #technology

This Linux storage feature feels like cheating once you understand it “Copy-on-write (CoW) changes that bargain in a way that almost feels like cheating. Instead of rus... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/this-linux-storage-feature-feels-like-cheating-once-you-understand-it/ #linux #storage #technology

Here’s what end-to-end encryption protects—and what it doesn’t “Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered by en... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/heres-what-end-to-end-encryption-protects-and-what-it-doesnt/ #privacy #technology

David Potter, the man who put Psion in the palm of your hand, logs off at 82 “South African-born pioneer of the British tech industry David Potter, the man behind... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/ #obituary #psion #technology

I ran the same SSD health check on Linux and Windows—only Linux gave me the full picture OK this was not “me” obviously, as I run Linux as my main OS. But inter... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/i-ran-the-same-ssd-health-check-on-linux-and-windows-only-linux-gave-me-the-full-picture/ #ssd #technology

Brave Browser just summarily disabled an extension I’m using I use the Snoozz extension to park browser tabs for later action. I also have some tab that I open at regular scheduled... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/brave-browser-just-summarily-disabled-an-extension-im-using/ #bravebrowser #technology

They’ve read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius “A sealed scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum, which was destroyed by Moun... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/theyve-read-the-scroll-thing-ai-helps-decipher-ancient-document-charred-by-vesuvius/ #ai #technology

After a week with my new Pebble Time 2 watch I’m really happy with it Read the full review at gadgeteer.co.za/after-a-week... as I have many images embedded in the text, and I'll be updating it there over time. #technology #opensource #pebblewatch

After A Week With My New Pebble Time 2 Watch I'm Really Happy With It

I see it arrived just on a week ago now, and although I've been using it a lot with testing apps, exercising, monitoring sleep, etc the battery is only now

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Voicebox is a local-first AI voice studio — a free and open-source alternative to ElevenLabs and WisprFlow Clone voic... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/voicebox-is-a-local-first-ai-voice-studio-a-free-and-open-source-alternative-to-elevenlabs-and-wisprflow/ #ai #alternativesto #opensource #technology

Strava killed its free API, so I built my own fitness platform with Endurain and FitPub instead “Strava has been a... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/strava-killed-its-free-api-so-i-built-my-own-fitness-platform-with-endurain-and-fitpub-instead/ #exercise #health #opensource #openstandards #technology

Warning about guards scanning driving licences at estates and offices in South Africa “Guards at the gates of estates, complexes, office parks, or gated commu... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/warning-about-guards-scanning-driving-licences-at-estates-and-offices-in-south-africa/ #privacy #southafrica

Firefox’s free VPN lifts data limit, offers 28 server locations “You can now use1 Firefox’s free built-in VPN without a monthly data limit – but only until August 31, 2026. Mozil... See https://gadgeteer.co.za/firefoxs-free-vpn-lifts-data-limit-offers-28-server-locations/ #privacy #technology #vpn