PSA: you can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude. That would be bad 😱 (tech.michaelaltfield.net)
This article will describe how lemmy instance admins can purge images from pict-rs....
Why free software?!
People here’s take about why free software (“open source”) should be preferred, in my opinion (basically the OpenBSD’s opinion) is flawed....
Why do Instances Block?
So I want to make this post because I don’t know why instances, mine specifically, choose to block others. Now, don’t get me wrong that blocking instances that are CP related and anything illegal is something that should and needs to be blocked and/or removed. but if its something like Threads, let me choose to block a user...
2024 Weaponized AI Arms Race: Impacts and Ethical Stakes (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
BusKill (Open-Source Hardware Dead Man Switch) Announces Bitcoin Black Friday Deal (buskill.in)
In celebration of Bitcoin Black Friday 2023, we’re offering a 10% discount on all BusKill cables sold between Nov 18 to Dec 03....
How's "made in Germany" on a website any better data-protection wise than "made in South Africa, Indonesia, Bolivia"?
Whenever I encounter the label “made in EU”, “Germany”, “Estonia”, “France” … in the footer of a web project, which implies enhanced data-protection, apparently, I wonder:...
Never-before-seen Linux backdoor is a Windows malware knockoff [ArsTechnica] (arstechnica.com)
Trojanized Free Download Manager found to contain a Linux backdoor (FDM's response in post text below) [Securelist] (securelist.com)
From www.freedownloadmanager.org/blog/?p=664:...
[URGENT] WinRAR 0-day that uses poisoned JPG and TXT files under exploit since April (Update to WinRAR 6.23 now!) [ArsTechnica] (arstechnica.com)
Alternative to Google sheets + forms
Hello everyone....
Migrating off of Onedrive / Google Drive
I’m undertaking the process of disentangling Google and Microsoft from my life. Does anyone have any tips for removing my last 20 years of files from Onedrive and Google Drive? Where do you host your long-term storage? What’s a good way to handle the migration?
3D-Printed USB Dead Man Switch (Proof-of-Concept Demo) (www.buskill.in)
We’re happy to announce that we were successfully able to initiate a BusKill lockscreen trigger using a 3D-printed BusKill prototype!...
Baby Journal - Open source app for tracking baby activities (baby-journal.app)
A while ago I made an app for tracking baby activities because I became a parent and was horrified at how many permissions the existing apps required and how much tracking they contained. Both the app and the server are open source....
Is using Google Voice with MicroG any less private than using the regular phone service provided by my ISP?
The reason I’m asking is because I have a phone that I would like to install Lineage OS on, but when I’ve tried in the past, I lose VoLTE capabilities on the phone. So I was considering using Google Voice with MicroG. I know when it comes to regular phone calls and SMS text messages, your ISP archives all your data...
Firefox 115 can silently remotely disable my extension on any site [Jeff Johnson's blog] (lapcatsoftware.com)
I stan Firefox but I am scared about this to the point not much discussion exists on this.
AdBlock and Signal are for TERRORISTS - French government has gone too far (piped.video)
IP camera locally hosted software
I am looking for an existing preferably open source project built for home survailance systems using four IP PoE cams. Nothing too fancy; just want to record to my own hard drive and be able to view live by connecting directly to my linux system securely....
I'm done with these communities
Depending on where I post this, I'm expecting to get censored, because of my critique...
United Nations Planning Digital ID Linked To Bank Accounts (www.zerohedge.com)
They discover that it is possible to track the address of Strava users thanks to global activity maps (observatorial.com)
I’ve just created c/libreboot, please feel free to join! (sopuli.xyz)
GrapheneOS – Corporate FOSS loving witch hunting crybullies feat. PrivacyGuides and DivestOS (web.archive.org)
Energized GitHub has been unmaintained since few months, and is showing 404 error on HOSTS files. Here is a copy of Energized Ultimate HOSTS file, and alternative HOSTS ruleset providers to consider.
The HOSTS ruleset has been not maintained for a while, and that is not very helpful. This is a copy of Energized Ultimate from April 2022 that I am still using just fine. www21.zippyshare.com/v/qRxZ0lp9/file.html...
[URGENT] A micro post on why Invidious proxies and NewPipe is not working right now, and methods to workaround this.
Hello! Just a quick update, since all of us use these services, and everyone is suddenly thrown off....