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Have strong opinions, but I welcome any civil fact-based discussion.
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Over 10,000 Poles participate in Pride parade in Warsaw (www.euronews.com)
Last weekend a parade in Warsaw drew over 20,000 people, including two government ministers for the first time. #EuropeNews
A Rising Enforcement of Censorship (blog.thenewoil.org)
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a rise in censorship regarding SMS communication that’s not being discussed. At all. I’m concerned that it may become a slippery slope that eventually effects us all. I don’t have any dramatic, prose-ridden introduction this week. Just some news, facts, and observations I wanted to share. So...
Stop playing games with online security, Signal president warns EU lawmakers (techcrunch.com)
Follow-up to last week’s story:...
Massachusetts House passes bill strengthening LGBTQ+ parents' rights (apnews.com)
Massachusetts House lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill aimed at updating the state’s parentage laws to include LGBTQ+ parents and families that used methods such as assisted reproduction and surrogacy.
'More in common with the Taliban': Outrage erupts over state GOP's anti-Pride vitriol (www.rawstory.com)
The Colorado Republican Party wants all Gay Pride rainbow flags to burn to ash, according to a new report.
The Best Email Aliasing Providers in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
Email aliasing is one of the most underrated privacy techniques that has yet to go mainstream. For the privacy-conscious user, it offers a degree of separation between all your accounts, making it harder for data brokers to correlate your various accounts across different services by not using the same email address to sign up....
Is Privacy Worth It? (blog.thenewoil.org)
When I announced I would be closing my communities earlier this year, a curious thing happened: a surprising number of regulars replied with some variation of “I think this is my exit.” While some were specifically talking about Matrix, claiming that mine was the only room they were really active in and therefore they saw no...
2024 Rainbow Map (rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org)
ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map annually ranks 49 European countries on a scale between 0% (gross violations of human rights, discrimination) and 100% (respect of human rights, full equality) on the basis of laws and policies that have a direct impact on LGBTI people’s human rights.
Trump-linked dark-money group spent $90m on racist and transphobic ads in 2022, records show (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: Citizens for Sanity was one of top political spenders last election cycle and is back for 2024 with more extreme messaging
What email provider do you use for sign ups?
I used to use Protonmail, however the verification steps become tedious when creating unique emails for sign ups. I’ve switched to Tutanota despite it contravening their one account policy. What do you all use for one off emails (for sign ups etc )? Or do you prefer one of those 10 minute email sites?
Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims (krebsonsecurity.com)
Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a target’s traffic off of the protection...
EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants (zeteo.com)
A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....
How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (themarkup.org)
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya (www.economist.com)
Yet they and their descendants would go on to transform Europe and much of Asia genetically, culturally and linguistically. Among the many innovations that these steppe migrants ushered in, scientists believe, are the Indo-European languages that are dominant in Europe today, and which are spoken by nearly half of humanity....
The Best Secure Email Providers in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it less than ideal, but that doesn’t change the...
Bountysource Stole at Least $21,000 From Open Source Developers (boehs.org)
This is why people say the open source ecosystem sucks.
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Hamas and Iran celebrate anti-Gaza war protests taking US colleges by storm (www.usatoday.com)
How Greed Ruined Gaming (www.youtube.com)
To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it’s good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.
What do you use to backup files from your phone to Google Drive? Is there anything that can permanently delete the old files?
Curious about both android and iOS because I want to know what to recommend to friends. I’m asking about Google Drive because that’s what is simplest for my peers right now....
You Have Power: Making Truth Social Comply With The AGPL (boehs.org)
Defending Mastodon from Donald Trump’s social media
Defending Your Dollars: Essential Tips for Financial Security and Identity Protection (blog.thenewoil.org)
This weekend in the United States, taxes are due. For the more responsible readers – aka “everyone but me” – this was probably already done weeks – if not months – ago. But don’t worry. Taxes will roll around again the same time next year, as inevitable as death itself as the famous philosopher noted, and our...
Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI for amendments to jobs bill as votes loom (www.cbc.ca)
Discord is nuking Nintendo Switch emulator devs and their entire servers (www.theverge.com)
Should You Pay For An Identity Theft Protection Service? (blog.thenewoil.org)
Identity theft is a common cause of anxiety in modern society, and it’s pretty justifiable. According to a recent survey from US News, almost three quarters of adults have experienced at least one case of identity theft, and 27% have experienced more than one. In 2022 there were more than 1.1 million reports of identity theft,...
Best article about XZ backdoor?
Hey, I’ve been hearing a LOT about the xz backdoor. Crazy story, but rather than reading 10 different articles about it from 3 days ago when the story was quite new, does anybody know a high quality write-up that has all the juicy details and facts? I really like in-depth guides that cover every aspect of the story....
Dragon's Dogma 2 MTX
So there’s obviously been a lot of existing discourse on DD2’s micro transactions, and I’m curious to get the thoughts of people here....
The Best Private & Secure Cloud Storage in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)
Cloud storage has become ubiquitous in modern society. The most widely-used example, I think, is the one that comes prebundled with our p…
[ANSWERED] Back on Linux - It's Always DNS
Hello friends!...
New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag (www.cbsnews.com)
The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September.
Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone (lemmy.world)
I installed NetGuard about a month ago and blocked all internet to apps, unless they’re on a whitelist. No notifications from this particular system app (that can’t be disabled) until recently when it started making internet connection requests to google servers. Does anyone know when this became a thing?...
Ukrainian digital ID app Diia goes open-source (www.biometricupdate.com)
Making the application open-source could help the government quickly export it to other countries, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says....