soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
WhatsApp is launching a username feature that allows you to add contacts without revealing your phone number. And, of course, there are already reports that username impersonation is an issue. Read more from @TechRadar in the first link. The second link points to an @Engadget story about how to navigate the free-for-all for handles:
Check out @michael and @bjoernsta featured in the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics! 🎉
https://big-europe.eu/publications/2026-07-03-the-time-for-a-european-social-stack-is-now
AI in the wild: real world applications #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ai-in-the-wild-real-world-applications/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
7 weird, wacky, and wonderful websites #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/7-weird-wacky-and-wonderful-websites/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Cyberbullying, harassment, and digital trauma #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/cyberbullying-harassment-and-digital-trauma/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
The tech industry might have framed itself as a libertarian paradise, but the US government has long seen the internet as a means to expand its power.
Now it’s weaponizing that influence against countries around the world. They must decide whether to give in or make the hard push for digital sovereignty.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/years-of-lead-in-the-silicon-valley/
#tech #politics #digitalsovereignty #eutech #cdnpoli #cdntech #canada #europe
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦔⚙️ #Duke University researchers designed #Argus, a 20-legged spherical #robot that moves by rolling and shuffling rather than walking. Built around a principle called dynamic #isotropy, the robot can accelerate equally well in any direction.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/20-legged-robot-argus-rep/
#robotics #dukeuniversity #engineering #science #tech #technology #biomimicry #innovation #math #physics #education
NEW: How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral
"I thought I had missed something major in my reporting. Turns out I had stumbled into an AI-fueled feedback loop that involved a real LLC’s fictional website and a search engine that’s thrusting unreliable answers on users."
#News #Google #AI #Journalism #Media #Technology #Tech #Research #LLM #artificialintelligence
Online dating: gamification, addiction, and the morale economy #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-dating-gamification-addiction-and-the-morale-economy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
New Signal update for Android (8.18) 🎉
- Polls can now be created in 1:1 chats too 📊
- Disappearing call events 📞
- Suggestion to lower raised hand ✋
👉 https://aboutsignal.com/releases/signal-app-android-releases/
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #news #android #tech
Organized cybercrime: the money laundering pipeline #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-the-money-laundering-pipeline/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
AI, chatbots, and mental health tech #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/ai-chatbots-and-mental-health-tech/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Quantum computing 20 years from now #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/quantum-computing-20-years-from-now/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Organized cybercrime: the dark web marketplaces #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/organized-cybercrime-the-dark-web-marketplaces/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
Behind Substack: Best, McKenzie, and Sethi #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/behind-substack-best-mckenzie-and-sethi/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog
📢 LAST DAY to submit your talk for #SeaGL2026 !!
Do it now!! https://seagl.org/cfp
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The White House app is being auto-installed on work phones across multiple US agencies, and employees say it cannot be permanently removed. 📱
The app previously faced security scrutiny over data sharing, and workers raised privacy concerns after it appeared on government-issued phones. 🔒
#TechNews #WhiteHouse #Privacy #Security #Government #MobileApps #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Technology #OpenSource #DigitalRights #InfoSec #FOSS #Tech #US #USA #Trump #DonaldTrump
Online dating: the rise of paid exclusivity #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-dating-the-rise-of-paid-exclusivity/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog