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Privacy and Surveillance boosted

[?]Geek Rewind » 🌐
@geekrewindcom@mastodon.social

For those looking to manage multiple users on a Windows 11 machine, creating a local user account is a great way to ensure privacy and organization. Each account functions as an independent environment. Our tutorial breaks down how to set this up easily. geekrewind.com/how-to-add-a-ne

    [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
    @negativepid@mastodon.social

    Behind Gab: Andrew Torba negativepid.blog/behind-gab-an

      CryptoLek 🍉🌻 boosted

      [?]Computers » 🤖 🌐
      @computers@stefanbohacek.online

      Programmed Data Processor, series of minicomputers having approximately the size of closets; made and marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation from 1957 to 1990; model numbering from PDP-1 to PDP-16 with some numbers left out.

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programm

      A photo of a computer from the linked website.

      Alt...A photo of a computer from the linked website.

        Privacy and Surveillance boosted

        [?]🇩🇪 𝕳𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝕬𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖙 » 🌐
        @HalleAndert@social.vivaldi.net

        How should I deal with websites that don’t respect my browser’s privacy settings? Preventing me from reading an article because I’ve enabled my tracker and ad blockers in Vivaldi—and then pressuring me to disable them—is unacceptable. That will only lead me to avoid such sites.

        I certainly won’t compromise my privacy just because a corporation wants me to. If advertising is the only way they can make money, something is fundamentally wrong with them.

        @techcrunch_official @Vivaldi

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          [?]MadeInDex 📰🌎 » 🌐
          @madeindex@mastodon.social

          If you have been wondering about the effectiveness of the social media ban of under 15 year olds, this study got you :)

          Spoiler: 92%+ of kids age 14-15 in still use it 🥳

          Meanwhile IMO forced verification of users had a much better success rate 😉

          Source:
          nber.org/system/files/working_

          Screenshot of graphic from this study of Australia's social media ban: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35162/w35162.pdf Percent of banned 14-15-year olds (b) Compliance rate, April versus June 2026 Usage rate: 64% April, 92% June Implied compliance: 27% April, 6% June Notes: Figure 5 reports self-reported past-7-day use of any banned platform.

          Alt...Screenshot of graphic from this study of Australia's social media ban: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35162/w35162.pdf Percent of banned 14-15-year olds (b) Compliance rate, April versus June 2026 Usage rate: 64% April, 92% June Implied compliance: 27% April, 6% June Notes: Figure 5 reports self-reported past-7-day use of any banned platform.

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            [?]Threadverse » 🌐
            @threadverse@mastodon.social

            Google's Gemma 4 runs entirely on the Pixel 10's TPU. Privacy is the ad; the real shift is zero marginal cost — metered-token businesses can't compete with inference that's free after the hardware. The kind of shift a tuned feed catches early.

            Threadverse

            Alt...Threadverse

              [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
              @negativepid@mastodon.social

              Before you sign: due diligence to save money negativepid.blog/before-you-si

                [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                @negativepid@mastodon.social

                The illusion of generosity online negativepid.blog/the-illusion-

                  [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                  @negativepid@mastodon.social

                  What is an online scam? negativepid.blog/what-is-an-on

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                    [?]Em :official_verified: » 🌐
                    @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange

                    I am very tired of all the tech companies embracing dystopian surveillance, overhyped AI, authoritarianism and fascism.

                    Which tech company do you know that hasn't?

                    Edit: Please keep the focus in replies on reporting on positive solutions and organizations for others to discover.
                    And if you wish to debate with each other, then please remove my handle from it (because this creates a lot of notifications in my phone 🫣), thanks! 🙏

                      [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                      @negativepid@mastodon.social

                      Weather control: the sky as a weapon negativepid.blog/weather-contr

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                        [?]gtbarry » 🌐
                        @gtbarry@mastodon.social

                        Victory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human Voices

                        Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic gunshot detection devices to identify signs of “human distress.”

                        eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/vict

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                          [?]Paris Marx » 🌐
                          @parismarx@mastodon.online

                          The tech industry is pushing our planet to the breaking point.

                          HYPERSCALE tells the story of the growing fight around data centers. It comes out October 20.

                          Preorder yours today: hyperscalebook.com

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                            [?]your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 » 🌐
                            @blogdiva@mastodon.social

                            NO.

                            Japan’s AI gamble: Can technology offset the cost of an ageing society? aljazeera.com/features/2026/7/

                              [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                              @negativepid@mastodon.social

                              Internet subcultures: Urban Explorers negativepid.blog/internet-subc

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                                [?]Dawid Wiktor » 🌐
                                @dawid@vebinet.com

                                Europe's unique strengths are in encryption and security. If we look at companies and organizations like Proton, Wire and Threema, we can see that the European innovation is about privacy, data security and trust.

                                Europe has strong potential to become global superpower regarding these areas. Made in Europe means made with privacy-by-design and security-by-design principles.

                                Europe can offer the world the most secure, trusted and privacy-oriented solutions. What it needs to do is to embrace this path and recognize its own strengths.

                                  [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                  @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                  Rental scams: recognize the red flags negativepid.blog/rental-scams-

                                    JJDavis :terminal: boosted

                                    [?]💫 atomica ✨ » 🌐
                                    @quantumdegenerate@techhub.social

                                    Just gotta say, it's hard to find peers in the rural midwest when you work in tech and cybersec. Thinking about establishig some kind of techie group in the area.

                                      Privacy and Surveillance boosted

                                      [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                      @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                      Public-key cryptography negativepid.blog/public-key-cr

                                        Draken BlackKnight boosted

                                        [?]RedwoodSec » 🌐
                                        @RedwoodSec@infosec.exchange

                                        SpaceX continues to crash as investors realize the IPO valuation was fake

                                          [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                          @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                          Fake profiles and identity cloning negativepid.blog/fake-profiles

                                            [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                            @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                            Van Jacobson and congestion control negativepid.blog/van-jacobson-

                                              [?]Truth & Answers » 🌐
                                              @collective_truth@mastodon.social

                                              @argv_minus_one

                                              So yu can COUNT REPLIES and see depth of comments daily.

                                              (i.e.) Nobody is actually working on social itself...

                                              As if just having and is enough and everyone is super-ready at communicating to solve the social world and bd logic of everyone currently being afraid of everyone online or insulting them when they are tired after a few normally taxing replies to read! NOooo...

                                              We need better people, not just better tech!

                                                [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                Behind Truth Social: Donald Trump negativepid.blog/behind-truth-

                                                  [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                  @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                  The future of Open Source negativepid.blog/the-future-of

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                                                    [?]TechWire ⚡ » 🤖 🌐
                                                    @techwire@social.gamefan.net

                                                    The top AI fear for 6,000 tech pros isn't losing their jobs - it's more work for the same pay

                                                    Most tech professionals wouldn't recommend their own role to someone entering the industry today.

                                                    zdnet.com/article/top-ai-fear-

                                                    [ZDNet]

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                                                      [?]The Unknown Universe » 🌐
                                                      @unknownuniverse@unkn.uk

                                                      The Unknown Universe has a new home!

                                                      I have moved to https://unknownuniverse.uk

                                                      Why?
                                                      The old URL was a subdomain and it was becoming a configuration nightmare nesting alongside my many other self-hosted subdomains.

                                                      Now The Unknown Universe has its own domain dedicated to the FOSS, privacy and Docker battles you have come to expect.

                                                      Redirect in place so bookmarks don't break!

                                                      Thank you for your continued support.

                                                      #FOSS #Privacy #SelfHosting #HomeLab #Tech

                                                      A high-angle photo of a clean, minimalist home office desk setup. In the center, a desktop monitor displays the blog homepage for 'The Unknown Universe' at the new URL unknownuniverse.uk. To the side of the keyboard sits a Star Trek coffee mug. The surrounding desk includes various tech accessories, all captured in soft, atmospheric office lighting

                                                      Alt...A high-angle photo of a clean, minimalist home office desk setup. In the center, a desktop monitor displays the blog homepage for 'The Unknown Universe' at the new URL unknownuniverse.uk. To the side of the keyboard sits a Star Trek coffee mug. The surrounding desk includes various tech accessories, all captured in soft, atmospheric office lighting

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                                                        [?]plzupgrademe [He/Him] » 🌐
                                                        @plzupgrademe@fedi.txw.ca

                                                        The SCMaglev and Railway Park in Aichi Japon. It is a showcase of train technology, historical and modern, ran officially by Japan Railways Central.

                                                        If you like trains, it is necessary to go there. Besides the trains, they also feature the IT technologies used for ticketing. That is truly the nerd icing on the train cake.

                                                        #train #trains #railway #shinkansen #japon #japan #aichi #jrcentral #jrtokai #bahn #bahnbilder #tech #ticketing #museum #history

                                                        Photos of ticketing equipment and computer terminals used by Japan Railways in the 20th century.

                                                        Alt...Photos of ticketing equipment and computer terminals used by Japan Railways in the 20th century.

                                                        A Japanese explanation of the MARS or Multi-Access Reservation System, a computerized passenger management system.

                                                        Alt...A Japanese explanation of the MARS or Multi-Access Reservation System, a computerized passenger management system.

                                                        A state of the art N700 series Shinkansen on display in the musem area, people are standing to the left.

                                                        Alt...A state of the art N700 series Shinkansen on display in the musem area, people are standing to the left.

                                                        A photo taken from a mezzanine above 5 shinkansen trains of different generations and colours. From left to right the trains are newer to older. In the back there is an early generation 'Doctor Yellow' maintenance/inspection train.

                                                        Alt...A photo taken from a mezzanine above 5 shinkansen trains of different generations and colours. From left to right the trains are newer to older. In the back there is an early generation 'Doctor Yellow' maintenance/inspection train.

                                                        Ticketing terminals used by Japan Railways in the 20th Century

                                                        Alt...Ticketing terminals used by Japan Railways in the 20th Century

                                                        A photo of an early generation of Doctor Yellow taken from the front. The train is bright and has reflections on it.

                                                        Alt...A photo of an early generation of Doctor Yellow taken from the front. The train is bright and has reflections on it.

                                                        Ticketing terminals used by Japan Railways in the 20th Century.

                                                        Alt...Ticketing terminals used by Japan Railways in the 20th Century.

                                                        A view of 6 trains in profile taken from the photographers leftside, with people standing around in the museum infront of the trains.

                                                        Alt...A view of 6 trains in profile taken from the photographers leftside, with people standing around in the museum infront of the trains.

                                                        A view of 5 trains taken in a angle of the trains profile.

                                                        Alt...A view of 5 trains taken in a angle of the trains profile.

                                                        A mezzanine shot of 5 trains in profile at the JR Central Train Museum in Aichi Japon.

                                                        Alt...A mezzanine shot of 5 trains in profile at the JR Central Train Museum in Aichi Japon.

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                                                          [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                          @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                          Cryptography on the web: the illusion of safety negativepid.blog/cryptography-

                                                            [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                            @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                            The Moon landing hoax negativepid.blog/the-moon-land

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                                                              [?]Lydia Conwell » 🌐
                                                              @lydiaconwell@todon.nl

                                                              Who would you say are the best vocal supporters/activists pushing for Fedi, tech surveillance and free open source stuff?

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                                                                [?]Blaze Trends » 🌐
                                                                @theblazetrends@mastodon.social

                                                                Traditional AI detection algorithms are failing, with accuracy dropping to 4% against basic distortions. Cryptography experts are pointing to Zero-Knowledge Proofs, currently being explored by NIST, as the only mathematical guarantee of digital authenticity.
                                                                blazetrends.com/math-is-our-on

                                                                  [?]Truth & Answers » 🌐
                                                                  @collective_truth@mastodon.social

                                                                  @aral The trouble with this and with technology is:

                                                                  1 - is used for multiple purposes and with multiple people

                                                                  This creates a fork and multiple reasoning / uses.

                                                                  Control by individuals ?
                                                                  - Most can't do it on their own
                                                                  - Most don't have the money / time
                                                                  = Most need help - even some (at least to start with unless we do live video time)

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                                                                    [?]Techwerkers » 🌐
                                                                    @techwerkers@mastodon.nl

                                                                    'We gebruikten zuur om de bouw van Microsoft hyperscale datacentrum te saboteren’ -- @extinctionrebellionnl

                                                                    Klimaatactiegroep Extinction Rebellion valt bouwplaats van Microsoft-datacentrum aan, temidden van groeiend verzet van werkers tegen AI-faciliteiten in Nederland [1/7]

                                                                    Impressie van gepland Microsoft datacentrum

                                                                    Alt...Impressie van gepland Microsoft datacentrum

                                                                      [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                                      @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                                      Trust without identity: hashes and signatures negativepid.blog/trust-without

                                                                        [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                                        @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                                        Understanding the creator persona negativepid.blog/understanding

                                                                          [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                                          @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                                          The stories a car can tell negativepid.blog/the-stories-a

                                                                            [?]Negative PID SL » 🌐
                                                                            @negativepid@mastodon.social

                                                                            Fake IDs: uncovering inconsistencies negativepid.blog/fake-ids-unco

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