Sci-Hub's Alexandra Elbakyan Receives EFF Award for Providing Access to Scientific Knowledge * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
Internet artifacts (neal.fun)
A fun sort of online museum with exhibits on the early internet. From the first mp3, to the dancing baby gif, to the first webcam feed of a coffee maker and more. This was really cool!
We've Teamed Up With Mullvad VPN to Launch the Mullvad Browser | Tor Project (blog.torproject.org)
Today we announced the launch of the Mullvad Browser, a browser built by the Tor Project team and distributed by Mullvad.
Analysis | Printer ink is a scam. Here’s how to spend less. (wapo.st)
Washington Post: Americans waste $10 billion each year on name-brand ink. So we tested low-cost options including remanufactured cartridges, ink injection kits — and even making our own....
Most of the world's biggest advertisers have stopped buying ads on Elon Musk's X, exclusive new data shows (www.businessinsider.com)
"Automated Racism": China's Hikvision still sells Uyghur-tracking surveillance cameras, powered by America's Nvidia (ipvm.com)
Despite assurances for years that Hikvision has stopped minority analytics, just 7 months ago local PRC authorities awarded a $6 million contract that explicitly requires Hikvision analytics to identify Uyghurs (维族), powered by NVIDIA hardware, security specialist IPVM says.
Tedd.it is Shutting Down (tedd.it)
Tedd.it, a website that aggregates content from Reddit, is shutting down permanently on August 1st, 2023 due to restrictions on the Reddit API. The site has been experiencing “429 Too Many Requests” errors as Reddit has severely limited its access to content in an effort to cut costs. The site owner cannot afford the high...
As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)
Privacy experts point out that Meta has put the launch of Threads in the European Union on hold because it’s unclear whether the way the company handles user data and shares it across different platforms, including Threads, will run afoul of impending privacy regulations.
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports (niemanreports.org)
Six months later, we can see that the effects of leaving Twitter have been negligible. A memo circulated to NPR staff says traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter, now officially renamed X, though traffic from the platform was small already and accounted for just under two percent of...
DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Enshittification - Cory Doctorow (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/5431344...
Pokémon Company Uses Fan Music In Trailer Without Crediting The Fan - Techdirt (www.techdirt.com)
Fans are expressing their concerns after The Pokémon Company seemingly used fan-created music in a recent trailer for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The uproar began shortly after today’s Pokémon Presents wrapped up. While many tuned in for updates on things like Detective Pikachu...
Bookwyrm - Decentralized network to discover and track your book read (joinbookwyrm.com)
BookWyrm is a social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. Federation allows BookWyrm users to join small, trusted communities that can connect with one another, and with other ActivityPub services like Mastodon and Pleroma.
Unleash the potential of your phone: Rooting your device does not void its warranty (fsfe.org)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet - WIRED (www.wired.com)
cross-posted from !google...
Trump’s Truth Social facing a key funding deadline (wapo.st)
The ‘blank check’ ally of former president Donald Trump’s media start-up was once a stock-market star. It’s now days away from potential liquidation....
The excellent Arc browser is now available for anyone to download (www.theverge.com)
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FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal (www.cnbc.com)
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law (www.theregister.com)
How to Move from Mastodon to Firefish (wedistribute.org)
Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption (www.newscientist.com)
I'm looking forward to Elon paying his dues
The fucker has so many lawsuits. He’s violated so many laws. We saw how long it took for Trump to have suits. I have to believe people are working on them for Musk.
AI Weirdness: AI vs a giraffe with no spots (www.aiweirdness.com)
Farewell to John Warnock, an internet pioneer and co-inventor of the PDF whose invention actually made the world better (techxplore.com)
Warnock, who died Saturday, was one of the leading computer scientists of his era and co-founder in 1982 of Adobe Inc.
1,000% increase in dark web threat actors targeting macOS (www.accenture.com)
Based on research across established dark web forums, threat actors are targeting macOS, with exploits trading for millions of dollars