This is an absolutely catastrophic data breach of an identity verification vendor 150+ million drivers license scans that includes photos, address, license numbers etc. It includes Pete Hegseth, security researchers, and even the deputy director of the FBI. krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-...

i am anti-anti-data-center in a broad sense but i also think that if you build out a bunch of illegal and unpermitted gas generation instead of drawing from renewable sources you should be sued into dissipated interstellar atomic dust

Emily Johnston@enjohnston.bsky.social · last wk.

Data center builders are clearly not nervous enough about public opposition to actually...obey the law. This one article is a case study on why never to trust them.

pro or anti data-center is a stupid thing to be. each dc buildout is wildly different from the next. you'd probably enjoy having several more level3s in your downtown buying up disused office towers. in turn, colossus is abhorrent and should be destroyed. please have some sense

Up to eight players can play Knuckle Creek together. We provide the bombs, chickens and general disorder. Any subsequent arguments remain a private matter. Wishlist today!

Knuckle Creek on Steam

Knuckle Creek is a slapstick comedy brawler designed for friends, fun and light-hearted play sessions.

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there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.

"BBC planning to change news output to ‘win over Reform voters’" How would anyone notice? www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/bbc-pla...

BBC planning to change news output to 'win over Reform voters'

BBC bosses have drawn up plans to win over Reform UK voters to address "low trust issues" they have with the broadcaster.

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In Germany buying a sim card for EU roaming and lowkey insane that you need to provide ID and verify your identity to get one?? Like damn ok surveillance state

The universe has to be trolling because wdym my ISP decides to put me behind a CGNAT the morning that I go on holiday

Clueless Googlers have never heard of NixOS.

150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.

NEW: I wrote for MSNBC about how Madison Square Garden turning off their facial recognition cameras for Taylor Swift is a perfect encapsulation of our dystopian present: where the wealthy can use surveillance to consolidate power, and the rest of us live in a privately owned panopticon.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got to buy MSG's privacy. Her fans aren't so lucky.

Reports that Madison Square Garden temporarily shut off its facial recognition system for Swift’s wedding expose a glaring problem with how the elite wield and control mass surveillance.

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I can’t describe the feeling I get when I watch someone interact with something I’ve built and it makes them smile. Outweighs 1000 mean comments from sweaty nerds on the internet.

"Programmers working on the Internet have a moral responsibility to the entire world, not a single country. The Internet has been designed[...]as a universal system for the sharing of knowledge without censorship." this goes hard tbh nym.com/blog/anti-pa...

The Anti-Palantir Manifesto

Nym CEO Harry Halpin responds to Palantir manifesto with one that defends human freedom and privacy against techno-fascism.

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Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

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Laws restricting social media access based on age are spreading across the globe—from Australia and the UK to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, and the EU. These policies create serious risks for privacy, free expression, and access to information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Internet Age-Gates Are a Growing Global Threat

The internet is an essential resource for young people and adults to access information, explore community, and find themselves—both inside countries and across continents. Yet governments around the

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‼️🚨 BREAKING: Sony PlayStation's age-verification partner Yoti is reporting GrapheneOS users to authorities for using GrapheneOS, due to "past security concerns."

For @aftermath.site: Bambu Lab, a giant in the 3D printing space, threatened a developer for trying to restore their product's functionality using their own open source code. The blowback was enormous and may have exposed something far more consequential. aftermath.site/bambu-lab-ag...

The Battle Over 3D Printer Software Licensing Matters For Everyone

Bambu Lab, a giant in the 3D printing space, took a swing at a smaller developer over open source code. The fallout may have exposed an ancient violation.

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in case you were wondering how the EU's regulation of Big Tech is going

Laurens@laurenshof.online · 4mo ago

New from me, on the decision by the @ec.europa.eu to not extend the DMA interoperability requirements to social media, and how this closes off a pathway for mass adoption of open social networks. connectedplaces.online/reports/fr16...

"At Filton trial, reality is barely a defence" – a useful summary from @freedompress.bsky.social of the absolute absurdity of where we find ourselves right now freedomnews.org.uk/2026/05/14/a...

At Filton trial, reality is barely a defence - Freedom News

The state is crushing the tenets of UK law to silence opponents of genocide ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ Dogs savaged children.

freedomnews.org.uk

We can’t rely on tech oligarchs, especially when these same companies and governments are the ones to sever our access to the internet and telecommunications. Here’s a guide for preparing to stay connected to the services you need and people you love during a shutdown. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns 

Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. We can’t rely on tech oligarchs to save us, especially when these same companies and governments are the ones to sever our access to the internet

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A cause for national shame. This is the Rainbow Map for LGBTI+ rights across Europe. Until 2015, the UK was top. We've now collapsed down the rankings - and are the worst in Western Europe. We're now near Albania.

When people are disconnected from the internet, it can impact everything — access to essential info, how they receive medical care, or communication with loved ones. Whether it’s from the government or natural disasters, you can prep in advance to limit the impact of such shutdowns. 🧵 (1/9)

Remote attestation is a heavily underdiscussed threat to computing freedom. People often mistakenly dismiss it with "I will run my own fork (of the OS or browser) / Magisk", not understanding that with hardware attestation, you're literally unable to 1/

GrapheneOS@grapheneos.org · 4mo ago

Apple and Google are gradually expanding their use of hardware-based attestation. They're convincing a growing number of services to adopt it. Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's App Attest API are very similar. Apple brought it to the web via Privacy Pass, which Google intends on doing too.

EFF joins 18 organizations in writing a letter to UK policymakers urging them to address the root causes of online harm—rather than undermining the open web through blunt restrictions www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

EFF and 18 Organizations Urge UK Policymakers to Prioritize

EFF joins 18 organizations in writing a letter to UK policymakers urging them to address the root causes of online harm—rather than undermining the open web through blunt restrictions.

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Microsoft losing the plot to the extent that games running on Linux through a compatibility layer are now not only faster but *assumed to be faster* than games running natively on Windows should be an even bigger story than it already is

3D printing has been an engine for grassroots innovation—from life-saving medical devices to everyday repairs. New mandates threaten the open commons that made it all possible. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1

When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a disaster for everyone. This time, 3D printers are being targeted. Even if you’ve never used one, you’ve benefited from the

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happy trans day of visibility to all of the incredible trans people in my life. the world is better with you in it and I'm never going to stop fighting for you, because your fight is my fight. we're in this together.