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Are people reading articles before posting them? (imgflip.com)

Exposed: Facebook's Corrupt Spyware is Tracking you OFF the platform (monero.town)

From internal leaks within the company as well as external analysis, the tip of the iceberg behind Facebook’s spyware empire is exposed. Take a look to better protect yourself when you’re not even on the platform: simplifiedprivacy.com/facebooks-corrupt-off-platf…

Bram Moolenaar, creator of vim, has passed away (groups.google.com)

95% of NFTs are Worthless: Report (petapixel.com)

"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet (www.fsf.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2546109...

Alphabet illegally ended contract employment for Google staffers as they tried to unionize, organizers say in a complaint to US labor board (www.business-standard.com)

France’s browser-based website blocking proposal sets a disastrous precedent for the open internet (blog.mozilla.org)

In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. Article 6 (para II and III) of the SREN Bill would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list. Such a move...

Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

Last night, at approximately 2AM ET, a former employee, Madison Reeve, posted a thread on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, accusing Linus Media Group of cultivating a toxic work environment and encouraging a work culture that was detrimental to her health as well as sexual harassment directed at her by Linus Media...

Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC (www.theregister.com)

I Tested an HDMI Adapter That Demands Your Location, Browsing Data, Photos, and Spams You with Ads (www.404media.co)

An iPhone to HDMI adapter was discovered that, when plugged in, runs a program prompting users to download an app. This EZ Cast app collects extensive personal data and sends it to China for ad targeting. It requires location access, photos, and installs tracking cookies. The adapter appears designed to mimic official Apple...

The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern (www.theverge.com)

PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry By Default (www.techpowerup.com)

Intel graphic drivers collect Telemetry By default in windows.

Google Decides To Pull Up The Ladder On The Open Internet, Pushes For Unconstitutional Regulatory Proposals (www.techdirt.com)

Google Gmail continuously nagging to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

The difference between the two security features is that Safe Browsing will compare a visited site to a locally stored list of domains, compared to Enhanced Safe Browser, which will check if a site is malicious in real-time against Google’s cloud services....

Elon Musk’s ‘fund your legal bill’ tweet is a brand new level of bullshit (www.theverge.com)

Sorry, another news from this asshole, but this is too much assholery to don’t be shared...

X is suing a nonprofit group in US federal court over reports that hate speech has flourished at the platform formerly known as Twitter (techxplore.com)

Tesla warns that a federal probe into whether it exaggerated the range of its cars may lead to a 'material adverse impact on our business' (fortune.com)

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