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A software collaboration seeks to break the Microsoft and Google duopoly.
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Hackers breached internet connected freezers to spoil food and the company blames freezers without security updates. We look at this and other privacy, security, and business tech stories.
#IoT #plannedobsolescence #flock
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One AI CEO suggests we will all soon have our own AI assistant at home, but AI is constantly used for scamming, and agents are highly susceptible.
#aiagents #aiscams #selfreplicatingai
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data collection is getting out of hand with McDonalds collecting over 500 pages of data on customers and Amazon profiling making some creepy assertions. Also, Meta Muse wants access to everything and some people are OK with this.
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Data collection is getting out of control as McDonalds collects 515 pages of data on customers while Amazon data AI is crazy. We also look at problems with handing everything over to AI and look at freezers hacked and spoiled food.
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LineageOS 24.0 (based on Android 17) is now available.
LineageOS is a free, open-source alternative to stock Android. It lets you use your phone without Google services pre-installed, and the project is about to turn 10.
This new version brings:
🔹Latest security updates
🔹A new built-in photo editor
🔹Faster system updates
🔹An easier way to install it on some phones directly from your browser
🔹Support for both recent and older devices
It’s a practical option if you want more control over your phone and prefer to avoid the default Google experience.
Full changelog: lineageos.org/Changelog-32/
Are you already on LineageOS, or still thinking about switching?
#LineageOS #CustomROM #Android #Privacy #DeGoogle #DigitalSovereignty
SwitchedToLinux retweeted
Let it die... let decades old, community developed open source software die for a clone that probably won't even exist in six months of time?
Two different kinds of open source software coexist. One doesn't have to die to make way for another.
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Finally our HP printer will accept 3rd party ink! Thanx @morluto
github.com/morluto/rea
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Thank you very much for giving #SonicDE a try! We've added the "sonic-switch.sh" for easy installation on #ArchLinux sonicde-arch.github.io. So less typing in your box and more time to enjoy SonicDE. ;-)
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Thanks to @doctorow for drawing attention to my article for @fsf about #RaspberryPi punishing folks who upgrade their hardware 👇
Restrictions on hardware upgrades are deeply troubling from an organization like Raspberry Pi that has stated their commitment to longevity as a guiding principle: u.fsf.org/4cq #FreeSoftware #DRM #FSF
ALT A photo of an unbaked raspberry pie
Let's install SonicDE on Arch to keep Xorg in Plasma!
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LibreOffice is still committed to no AI in the software. Chick-fil-a also commits the same for ordering. We look at these articles and other stories related to privacy, security, and business technology.
#libreoffice #ai #memory
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A federal judge calls ALPR cameras an illegal search network as laws are being introduced to regulate or ban the cameras. We look at the current legal framework around ALPR camera networks
#alpr #flock #surveillance
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A federal judge calls ALPR cameras an illegal search network as laws are being introduced to regulate or ban the cameras. We look at this and other articles about privacy, security, and business technology headlines.
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