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Reddit started blocking VPN users on old.reddit.com (lemm.ee)

At this point, I’m not even going to bother trying to go on there anymore.

Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade (www.neowin.net)

I don’t think people on this sub use it, but it’s great news for us. The worse it gets the likelier people move on.

An app called Bless Every Home, which has been backed by some of the biggest names in evangelical circles, is mapping the names and addresses of immigrants and non-Christians. (newrepublic.com)

Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 (mastodon.gamedev.place)

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Snowden: "They've gone full mask-off: do not ever trust OpenAI or its products" (twitter.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/182373...

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies (www.nytimes.com)

Kenn Dahl says he has always been a careful driver. The owner of a software company near Seattle, he drives a leased Chevrolet Bolt. He’s never been responsible for an accident....

Internet Archive is in danger (lemmy.zip)

It looks like the internet archive is needed assistance, I just heard about this today and figured lemmy could help spread this message around

People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them (www.techdirt.com)

Dutch court convicts engineer to 5 years for maintaining crypto mixer Tornado Cash (www.patrick-breyer.de)

Why don't people here love SimpleXChat more? (simplex.chat)

SimpleX Chat is an instant messenger that is decentralized and doesn’t depend on any unique identifiers such as phone numbers or usernames. Users of SimpleX Chat can scan a QR code or click an invite link to participate in group conversations....

Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (restoreprivacy.com)

Android 15 will run Bluetooth with your phone still turned off. (security.googleblog.com)

I saw this on infinity for Reddit earlier, I don’t know if there’s a workaround for this or not.

Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure (proton.me)

As the Internet Gets Scarier, More Parents Keep Their Kids’ Photos Offline (getpocket.com)

Here's a non-paywalled link to an article published in the Washington Post a few days ago. It's great to see this kind of thing getting some mainstream attention. Young children have not made an informed decision about whether they want their photos posted online.

Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on its new PCs | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Truly independent web browser (github.com)

To those of you with nothing to hide: One day you might have. Because you don’t make the rules. (mullvad.net)

The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop...

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