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Buying a track or ebook that you can’t pass on, share, or transfer isn’t ownership; it’s a rental. We need to restore digital first sale. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Rent-Only Copyright Culture Makes Us All Worse Off
In the Netflix/Spotify/Amazon era, many of us access copyrighted works purely in digital form – and that means we rarely have the chance to buy them. Instead, we are stuck renting them, subject to
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January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Buying a track or ebook that you can’t pass on, share, or transfer isn’t ownership; it’s a rental. We need to restore digital first sale. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Says
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/25/0422212/the-risks-of-ai-in-schools-outweigh-the-benefits-report-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Says
This month saw results from a yearlong global study of "potential negative risks that generative AI poses to student". The study (by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education) also suggests how to prevent risks and maximize benefits:
After interviews, focus groups, and consultati...
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Says
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/25/0422212/the-risks-of-ai-in-schools-outweigh-the-benefits-report-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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It was 10 years ago today that David Duchovny received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, check out our photos from the day here: www.xfiles.news/index.php/fe... (if the slideshow loads as black boxes, click to open the first and the photos appear) #TheXFiles
Featured Slideshow: David Duchovny's Star Ceremony
Take a look at the photos from David Duchovny's Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
It was 10 years ago today that David Duchovny received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, check out our photos from the day here: www.xfiles.news/index.php/fe... (if the slideshow loads as black boxes, click to open the first and the photos appear) #TheXFiles
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The problem seems to be Widevine DRM, which limits the quality if your hardware doesn't support their DRM. Lets see which chipsets they support... oh yeah they didn't bother to write it down.
(this is genuinely what they list: www.widevine.com/supported-pl...)
(this is genuinely what they list: www.widevine.com/supported-pl...)
January 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The problem seems to be Widevine DRM, which limits the quality if your hardware doesn't support their DRM. Lets see which chipsets they support... oh yeah they didn't bother to write it down.
(this is genuinely what they list: www.widevine.com/supported-pl...)
(this is genuinely what they list: www.widevine.com/supported-pl...)
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I got Disney+ to watch Andor and apparently if you view content in the browser it's limited to... 720p. Even if you pay extra for the 4K option.
Can these billion dollar companies just not suck for once?
Can these billion dollar companies just not suck for once?
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I got Disney+ to watch Andor and apparently if you view content in the browser it's limited to... 720p. Even if you pay extra for the 4K option.
Can these billion dollar companies just not suck for once?
Can these billion dollar companies just not suck for once?
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Trump really is trying to destroy America. He has ginned up this idea that there are Red states and Blue states, instead of the United States. I think (and hope) that we will outlast him. One year down, three to go.
January 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Trump really is trying to destroy America. He has ginned up this idea that there are Red states and Blue states, instead of the United States. I think (and hope) that we will outlast him. One year down, three to go.
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Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End 'Enshittification'
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/11/0223235/cory-doctorow-legalising-reverse-engineering-could-end-enshittification?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End 'Enshittification'
Scifi author/tech activist Cory Doctorow has decried the "enshittification" of our technologies to extract more profit. But Saturday he also described what could be "the beginning of the end for enshittification" in a new article for the Guardian — "our chance to make tech good again".
There...
news.slashdot.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End 'Enshittification'
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/11/0223235/cory-doctorow-legalising-reverse-engineering-could-end-enshittification?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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“Unfortunately, immigrants and noncitizens should now assume that anything they share publicly on social media might be surveilled by the government and potentially used against them,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @borderlessmag.bsky.social.
ICE Can Access Your Social Media. Here’s What To Know – Featured – Borderless Magazine NFP
ICE Can Access Your Social Media. Here’s What To Know – Featured – Borderless Magazine NFP
borderlessmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“Unfortunately, immigrants and noncitizens should now assume that anything they share publicly on social media might be surveilled by the government and potentially used against them,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @borderlessmag.bsky.social.
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People of Dubious Character Are More Likely To Enter Public Service
https://slashdot.org/story/26/01/05/1452249/people-of-dubious-character-are-more-likely-to-enter-public-service?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
People of Dubious Character Are More Likely To Enter Public Service
A new working paper from researchers at the University of Hong Kong has found that Chinese graduate students who plagiarized more heavily in their master's theses were significantly more likely to pursue careers in the civil service and to climb the ranks faster once inside.
John Liu and co-author...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
People of Dubious Character Are More Likely To Enter Public Service
https://slashdot.org/story/26/01/05/1452249/people-of-dubious-character-are-more-likely-to-enter-public-service?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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Time to move beyond Microsoft
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Time to move beyond Microsoft
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Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. 2026 will be the year we push back harder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. 2026 will be the year we push back harder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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It’s time for Big Media and its friends to drop their quest for dangerous new site-blocking laws. But every time they bring it up, we’ll rally internet users of all stripes to fight it. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s time for Big Media and its friends to drop their quest for dangerous new site-blocking laws. But every time they bring it up, we’ll rally internet users of all stripes to fight it. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Meta Tolerates Rampant Ad Fraud From China To Safeguard Billions In Revenue
https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/12/16/2226215/meta-tolerates-rampant-ad-fraud-from-china-to-safeguard-billions-in-revenue?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Meta Tolerates Rampant Ad Fraud From China To Safeguard Billions In Revenue
A Reuters investigation found that Meta knowingly tolerated large volumes of scam and illegal ads from China worth billions in revenue. Reuters reports: Though China's authoritarian government bans use of Meta social media by its citizens, Beijing lets Chinese companies advertise to foreign consumer...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Meta Tolerates Rampant Ad Fraud From China To Safeguard Billions In Revenue
https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/12/16/2226215/meta-tolerates-rampant-ad-fraud-from-china-to-safeguard-billions-in-revenue?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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This new stupid Firefox CEO, AAAAAAA!
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This new stupid Firefox CEO, AAAAAAA!
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The European Commission's proposed "Digital Omnibus" package would gut GDPR protections under the guise of cutting red tape. This is a terrible idea that would undermine privacy rights across the EU. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts
The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not
www.eff.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The European Commission's proposed "Digital Omnibus" package would gut GDPR protections under the guise of cutting red tape. This is a terrible idea that would undermine privacy rights across the EU. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
SIREN and CAIR-CA v. San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has blanketed the city’s roadways with nearly five hundred Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The police department uses this unblinking surveillance network to
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November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
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OldVersion.com Archive Facing Shutdown Due to Financing Issues
OldVersion.com Archive Facing Shutdown Due to Financing Issues
Finding older versions of particular software can be a real chore, all too often only made possible by the sheer grace and benevolence of their creators. At the same time …read more
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
OldVersion.com Archive Facing Shutdown Due to Financing Issues
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The enshittification of Mozilla with AI slop and greed is a warning for various opensource projects and Linux distros not to become comfy with AI garbage. People and users will abandon your product, because being opensource doesn't mean you can get away with it. Users are tired of this garbage.
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The enshittification of Mozilla with AI slop and greed is a warning for various opensource projects and Linux distros not to become comfy with AI garbage. People and users will abandon your product, because being opensource doesn't mean you can get away with it. Users are tired of this garbage.
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Manufacturer Remotely Bricks Smart Vacuum After Its Owner Blocked It From Collecting Data
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/02/2241201/manufacturer-remotely-bricks-smart-vacuum-after-its-owner-blocked-it-from-collecting-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Manufacturer Remotely Bricks Smart Vacuum After Its Owner Blocked It From Collecting Data
"An engineer got curious about how his iLife A11 smart vacuum worked and monitored the network traffic coming from the device," writes Tom's Hardware.
"That's when he noticed it was constantly sending logs and telemetry data to the manufacturer — something he hadn't consented to."
The user...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Manufacturer Remotely Bricks Smart Vacuum After Its Owner Blocked It From Collecting Data
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/02/2241201/manufacturer-remotely-bricks-smart-vacuum-after-its-owner-blocked-it-from-collecting-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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'Grand Theft Auto' Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firing Dozens
https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/03/0542221/grand-theft-auto-studio-accused-of-union-busting-after-firing-dozens?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
'Grand Theft Auto' Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firing Dozens
"Rockstar Games fired dozens of employees," reports Bloomberg, "in a move that a British trade union said was designed to prevent the workers from unionizing. The company said they were fired for misconduct."
TheGrand Theft Automaker terminatedbetween 30 and 40 staffersacross multipleoffices in t...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
'Grand Theft Auto' Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firing Dozens
https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/03/0542221/grand-theft-auto-studio-accused-of-union-busting-after-firing-dozens?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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Security Holes Found in OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas Browser (and Perplexity's Comet)
https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/11/01/054213/security-holes-found-in-openais-chatgpt-atlas-browser-and-perplexitys-comet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Security Holes Found in OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas Browser (and Perplexity's Comet)
The address bar/ChatGPT input window in OpenAI's browser ChatGPT Atlas "could be targeted for prompt injection using malicious instructions disguised as links," reports SC World, citing a report from AI/agent security platform NeuralTrust:
NeuralTrust found that a malformed URL could be crafted to...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Security Holes Found in OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas Browser (and Perplexity's Comet)
https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/11/01/054213/security-holes-found-in-openais-chatgpt-atlas-browser-and-perplexitys-comet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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Vim was released 33 years ago. To celebrate, try this: open Vim and type :smile to see an Easter egg. Happy birthday the best programmers text editor out there!!!
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Vim was released 33 years ago. To celebrate, try this: open Vim and type :smile to see an Easter egg. Happy birthday the best programmers text editor out there!!!
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When platforms are forced to block “anything that might harm kids,” the result is overreach. A real rights-respecting solution to keeping people safe online is one that's built on user control, privacy, and smart design, not censorship. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online,
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so,
www.eff.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When platforms are forced to block “anything that might harm kids,” the result is overreach. A real rights-respecting solution to keeping people safe online is one that's built on user control, privacy, and smart design, not censorship. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Chat Control has been repeatedly batted down because it’s a dangerous surveillance overreach. The EU Council should stop these attempts and work on real solutions. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Once Again, Chat Control Flails After Strong Public Pressure
The European Union Council pushed for a dangerous plan to scan encrypted messages, and once again people around the world called out the risks loudly enough that the current Danish presidency has
www.eff.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Chat Control has been repeatedly batted down because it’s a dangerous surveillance overreach. The EU Council should stop these attempts and work on real solutions. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Dziś cyberporada w słowiańskim przykucu, bo cwana jest. Korzystacie z tego triku? youtube.com/shorts/VVUk9...
Jak poznać IP włamywacza? #cyberbezpieczeństwo #komputer
YouTube video by Niebezpiecznik
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October 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Dziś cyberporada w słowiańskim przykucu, bo cwana jest. Korzystacie z tego triku? youtube.com/shorts/VVUk9...