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I expected most companies to jump on the AI bandwagon, but 'AI first', Firefox? I've stuck with you through thick and thin since the Netscape Navigator days in 1994, but bye-bye. Don't let the lack of ad revenue and donations hit your arse on the way out.
December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I expected most companies to jump on the AI bandwagon, but 'AI first', Firefox? I've stuck with you through thick and thin since the Netscape Navigator days in 1994, but bye-bye. Don't let the lack of ad revenue and donations hit your arse on the way out.
My food tastes have become *less* weird as I've got older I would happily gobble up samphire with smoked eel all smeared in appelstroop (a thick kind of apple syrup) as a kid.
This was after the 1/4 jar of hot English mustard and butter sandwich phase, but before the microwaved mayonnaise one.
This was after the 1/4 jar of hot English mustard and butter sandwich phase, but before the microwaved mayonnaise one.
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My food tastes have become *less* weird as I've got older I would happily gobble up samphire with smoked eel all smeared in appelstroop (a thick kind of apple syrup) as a kid.
This was after the 1/4 jar of hot English mustard and butter sandwich phase, but before the microwaved mayonnaise one.
This was after the 1/4 jar of hot English mustard and butter sandwich phase, but before the microwaved mayonnaise one.
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You know what to do baby ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You know what to do baby ❤️
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Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
Google stopped letting owners of early Nest themostats remotely control their devices last month. But it's still remotely collecting extensive surveillance data from them: https://www.theverge.com/news/820600/google-nest-learning-thermostat-downgraded-data-collection #privacy
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
The thermostats may no longer connect to Google’s app, but they still transmit your data.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
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EFF teamed up with AV Comparatives to see how well anti-virus apps detect stalkerware on Android phones.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
EFF teamed up with AV Comparatives to see how well anti-virus apps detect stalkerware on Android phones.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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"Starting in December 2024, the researchers began contacting the affected telecoms. T-Mobile responded by encrypting its satellite transmissions within weeks, but responses from other cell carriers were mixed."
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Starting in December 2024, the researchers began contacting the affected telecoms. T-Mobile responded by encrypting its satellite transmissions within weeks, but responses from other cell carriers were mixed."
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Everything is cool and normal.
www.wired.com/story/satell...
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Truly, SS7 is the surveillance gift that keeps on giving: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Truly, SS7 is the surveillance gift that keeps on giving: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NSO Group confirms that it has a US buyer and whole thing is even sketchier than you would imagine: techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/s...
Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch
NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.
techcrunch.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NSO Group confirms that it has a US buyer and whole thing is even sketchier than you would imagine: techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/s...
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Still at 77% no... Progress is slow
October 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Still at 77% no... Progress is slow
