Interview in PC Magazine. I had a nice chat with Chris Hoffman about some of the choices we make at @Vivaldi, not least when it comes to AI, Crypto and data collection.

#Vivaldi #Linux #Windows #Macos #Android #ios #ai #BigTech #Crypto #Technology

https://www.pcmag.com/news/vivaldis-leader-has-a-bold-pledge-no-ai-in-your-web-browser

My first company, Opera, was built on word of mouth. The same applies to my 2nd company, @Vivaldi. We have never had the means that Big Tech has. In the case of Vivaldi, we have even avoided investors, to not end up like Opera.

We have also made it harder for our selves. We likely could have generated more funds through adding stuff like Crypto, AI or just plain old data collection in the browser, but we choose not to. We are also not an Ad company like most of our larger competitors. Instead we have added a wealth of features and customization.

Now people are starting to understand that just going with Big Tech may be easy to start with, but ends up not being worth it. In fact we now have governments and companies thinking that they need to move away from Big Tech and quickly.

We welcome you all.

#Vivaldi #Browser #Technology #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #Apple #Google #Microsoft

https://vivaldi.com/blog/how-can-a-dugnad-save-the-web/

Three things today, June 23rd.

WhatsApp DMs are being used to deliver malware via fake documents, actively exploited right now. 24 billion credentials leaked from centralized platforms, accounts, passwords, identities. And the US government just signed an executive order requiring all federal agencies to complete post-quantum cryptography by 2031.

Zerion has no accounts to steal, no DMs from strangers, and post-quantum encryption on every message since day one.

zerion.chat

#android #foss

Zerion 2.0.5 is live on Google Play.

A serverless messenger has a hard problem: no server holds your account, so how do you move to a new phone?

Zerion's answer: back up your whole account to an encrypted file (Argon2id + AES-256-GCM), or pass it straight to your new phone over Tor with a safety-number check. Only you ever hold the key.

No phone number. No metadata. Post-quantum encryption on every message, all over Tor.

▶ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.professor.zerion

#privacy #Tor #encryption #infosec #Android

#Nancy #ComicStrip #English #ВеселыеКартинки #ТрудностиПеревода #Android #apps #FAIL

Прилетел в ленту комикс с вот таким интересным фразеологизмом. Пробуем перевести гуглом и через Offline Translator. Результат немного предсказуем 🙁

P.S. #Reverso тоже фейлит...

Decided to build some Android apps that don't steal your data, track your location, or require a 50-page privacy policy. Just clean, local-first code.
The first one is Cipher Notes (a simple, secure notepad). No clouds, no telemetry, no nonsense. It just stores your notes on your phone. Like in the good old days.
It's officially up on IzzyOnDroid. Built a quick landing page for the project too:
https://cipherapps.github.io/

#FOSS #Android #Privacy #OpenSource #CipherNotes #IzzyOnDroid #IndieDev

Lekcja prywatności z Poznania. Czego uczy nas "afera" wokół Pyrkonu?

W sieci zawrzało po wycinku z posiedzenia poznańskich urzędników. Zamiast jednak robić wir w szklance wody, warto spojrzeć na chłodne fakty.

Prawdziwym źródłem danych dla brokerów informacji nie są urzędy miast, ale smartfony, które codziennie nosimy w kieszeniach, a dokładniej oprogramowanie, które sami na nich instalujemy.

Zamiast liczyć na to, że obroni nas RODO, musimy wziąć sprawy we własne ręce. W artykule opisuję jak działają mechanizmy śledzenia, dlaczego oddajemy prywatność za zniżki u operatorów i jak za pomocą narzędzi takich jak @exodus odzyskać kontrolę nad telefonem.

Cały artykuł: 👇
https://eteryu.space/lekcja-prywatnosci-z-poznania-czego-uczy-nas-afera-woko-pyrkonu/

#Pyrkon #Poznań #Prywatność #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Bezpieczeństwo #HigienaCyfrowa #ExodusPrivacy #Android #iOS #FOSS #Inwigilacja #MastodonPL

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LibrePods brings AirPods features to Android & Linux — no iPhone or Mac required.

Change noise control modes, view accurate battery status, use ear detection, head gestures, conversational awareness, and more by implementing the AirPods protocol in an open-source app.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=librepods

#OpenSource #Linux #Android #AirPods #Privacy

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Screenshot of the LibrePods project page in dark mode. The top section shows the LibrePods logo and the tagline “AirPods liberated from Apple’s ecosystem,” with Android and Linux logos indicating platform support. Several status badges display downloads, build status, and community information. Below, a section titled “What is LibrePods?” explains that the project brings Apple-exclusive AirPods features to Android and Linux by implementing the proprietary communication protocol used between AirPods and Apple devices. Features mentioned include noise control modes, ear detection, battery monitoring, head gestures, and conversational awareness.

#photo #photography #Android #apps #cloud #NeuralNetwork #MachineLearning

Поставил Ente. Позиционируют себя как «замена Google Photo», амбициозненько 😉 А по факту имеем:

• опенсорц, как вы любите 😉
• 10 Гб в облаке бесплатно; платные тарифы дорогие, есть селфхост
• e2ee шифрование: сервер не видит фоток, не использует для обучения и т.д.
• клиент-галерея для Android, десктопное приложение, веб-версия
• простенький и плохой редактор
• можно делиться фоточками, создавать альбомы для загрузки фоточек другими людьми (без регистрации)
• на десктопе есть синхронизация как в режиме «папка в обе стороны», так и бэкап всего облака на компьютер (в одну сторону)
• можно перемещать фоточки в альбомы, независимые от родной галереи (на десктопе, соответственно, синхронизированная папка обновится)

А теперь самое интересное. Есть Machine Learning (не называют это AI, за что отдельное спасибо). Причем локальный. Причем даже на телефоне (на десктопе что-то сфейлил, но синхронизировался с телефоном). Тяжело, долго, однако 1,5 Гб фоток на моем тапке в конце концов переварил. Распознает лица, а главное — сюжет, цвета и вот это всио. Не слишком точно, но собрать «все фотки с котятами» вполне реально (в выдачу, разумеется, могут попасть и щеночки 😉). В целом выглядит очень круто. Плохо, что нет возможности открыть найденную фотку в том месте, где она лежит рядом с остальными.

Да, требует КВН на всех платформах 😥

В целом, впечатление производит очень положительное, функционал интересный, в 10 Гб влезет 3–5 тыс. фоток, я ХЗ, много это или мало для телефона (хотя телефон тут не является обязательным элементом: есть десктопный клиент со всем функционалом и веб-версия — без индексации, т.к. всё локально происходит).

GrapheneOS notes Android 17 “sort of” support, reflecting early compatibility work rather than a fully stable rollout across devices. 📱
It tracks Android 17 privacy upgrades like stronger permissions and encryption while maintaining its hardened AOSP-based security model. 🔐

@privacyguides
@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/06/17/android-17-launched-what-new-privacy-security-features-does-it-bring/

#TechNews #GrapheneOS #Android #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #FOSS #Mobile #MobileSecurity #Encryption #AOSP #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #Linux #UserPrivacy

Pixel owners are ditching $100 Otter.ai subscriptions for Google Recorder's offline Gemini Nano transcription. Local NPU processing ensures total audio privacy without cloud servers. #GoogleRecorder #OtterAI #Privacy #TechNews #Android
https://blazetrends.com/google-recorder-kills-the-100-otter-ai-subscription-with-gemini-nano-update/?fsp_sid=38181

#Android verification is coming: #Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/google-shares-updated-timeline-for-rolling-out-android-developer-verification/

#sideloading #privacy #FOSS #cybersecurity

#Android verification is coming: #Google confirms timeline & supported app stores

Almost 20 years ago, Google pitched Android as the more open alternative to Apple's walled garden. Last year, Google announced it would begin erecting its own walls through #developer #verification. The company has issued an update on its plans, affirming that the verification system will begin rolling out in select countries later this year. We're also learning which app stores are participating in verification & the timeline for key features like the recently revealed "advanced flow" for bypassing verification.

Google has claimed that developer verification is a necessary change to #smartphone software distribution, pointing to the increased prevalence of #scams that trick Android users into installing #malware apps. Google's solution requires verifying the identities of developers outside the Play Store just like it does for devs publishing on its platform.
#privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/google-shares-updated-timeline-for-rolling-out-android-developer-verification/

RethinkDNS v0.5.5x ist draußen – bei mir bisher keine Probleme. Einzige Auffälligkeit: Unter der DNS-Kachel in der Hauptansicht wird der lokale Pi-hole oft als »Fehlgeschlagen« oder »sehr langsam« angezeigt. Trotzdem funktioniert alles einwandfrei – die Anzeige scheint also schlicht falsch zu sein.

#RethinkDNS #Android #DNS #PiHole

https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app/releases/tag/v0.5.5x

This week: WhatsApp patched a flaw where a single crafted message could make your phone load content from an attacker’s URL. And India’s Telegram ban is now reaching users in the UAE too, a national court order cutting off people in another country entirely.

Two different problems, same root cause: centralized apps are both attack surfaces and single points of control.

No server, no surface to exploit, nothing to ban.

zerion.chat

#privacy #android #tor #encryption #foss

Google is marching ahead in locking down Android, via its developer registration mandate.

I am hopeful that we will find a way - through regulatory intervention or otherwise - to preserve software freedom on Android, including for apps available via @fdroidorg , but I am not overly optimistic.

(Sure, it doesn't affect non-Google Android, but that is irrelevant to many, many Android users.)

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/06/android-developer-verification.html?m=1

#Android

#Android17 Launched, What New #Privacy/Security Features Does it Bring?

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/06/17/android-17-launched-what-new-privacy-security-features-does-it-bring/

#Android #cybersecurity

GrapheneOS foi totalmente adaptado ao novo Android 17 com foco na privacidade. A equipa concluiu o envio do código para os repositórios públicos para análise da comunidade 🔒

🔗 https://tugatech.com.pt/t85830-grapheneos-ja-foi-totalmente-adaptado-ao-novo-android-17-com-foco-na-privacidade

#android #privacidade 

Toreador Song

I first listened to Bizet as a teenager, played by a full orchestra, but this is a pleasant-sounding music box version. Would probably make a good ringtone.

source: Youtube/R1yvZf7peCU

#ringtone #MusicBox #music #Android #Bizet #orchestra

@glauber @AceArsenault

http://filsofia.com/share/20260618-AceArsenault.ogg

#Android #ringtone #audio #ogg

New #Rokarolla #Android #malware targets 217 #banking, #crypto apps

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-rokarolla-android-malware-targets-217-banking-crypto-apps/

#cybersecurity

New Signal update for Android (8.16) 🎉

- Text selection for long messages

👉 https://aboutsignal.com/releases/signal-app-android-releases/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #news #android #tech

TuxJam 131 – AliBazBaz is out, with Dave MIA, @mralc, @mcnalu and @kevie take up the reigns and look at the #gaming distro Bazzite and #Android dashcam application Alibi. #TuxJamHalfCut gets announced on the show for the first time and there is also the usual mix of #ccmusic https://tuxjam.otherside.network/tuxjam-131-alibazbaz/
#TuxJam #linux #Podcast #bazzite

CircleToSearch: Open Source Alternative to Google's Circle to Search with Full Control and Privacy

CircleToSearch is an open source Android application that offers the popular Circle to Search experience to all devices, with support for multiple search engines (Google, Bing, Yandex, TinEye, ChatGPT) and offline OCR...

🔗 https://salehgnutux.github.io/GT-NEWSTECH/en/foss/circletosearch-open-source-alternative/

#CircleToSearch #Circle_to_Search #Reverse_Image_Search #OCR #Android #Open_Source #Privacy #gnutux

Zerion 2.0.3 is now live on F-Droid, Play Store and GitHub. This is our most stable release yet.

What’s in it: reliable voice calls in both directions, video calls as opt-in beta, faster startup, and lower battery use during sync.

F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.professor.zerion
GitHub: https://github.com/zerionproject/Zerion/releases/latest
Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.professor.zerion

#fdroid #foss #privacy #tor #android #encryption #p2p #opensource #infosec #grapheneos

Android 17 is here...ahem...just for new Google Pixel phones right now. But soon the rest of us will be able to appreciate the fresh updates from multitasking Bubbles to Screen Reactions.

TechRadar have put together a list of seven of the best features to look out for:
https://flip.it/rXjv7d

#Android17 #Android #Smartphones

they should make the "alarm will ring in 9h" thing appear permanently in the clocks app for whichever alarm triggers soonest

#android #ui #ux

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fsfe/116754296070322005

We submitted our position to the @EUCommission's public consultation on #DMA #AI #interoperability in #Android.

Among other points, we highlighted that access to interoperability should not be tied to *any kind* of verification scheme.

No registration, nor authorisation, nor any contractual relationships with #Google must be a prerequisite to access features in Android. @keepandroidopen

You can read more in our news item or in the submission itself 👇

🥳 Ready for /e/OS 4.0? 🥳

The update is already available for community devices and we’ll be rolling it out to official devices gradually.

Check Settings > System Updates from time to time!

Discover what’s new in this article 👉 https://murena.com/meet-e-os-4-0/

#EUTech #Android #OpenSource

@Tutanota the problem is that we need more people that start to leave these giants and go for alternative, unless they see a vertical drop in their graphs, everything is fine. I'm trying to switch my close friends/relatives to alternatives, but i'm a drop in the ocean. And now more than ever we need to show them numbers going down vertically. Not only the search engine, because remember the next big thing is #Android and their kill switch on sideloading. Google is killing everything open

Bra at noen fører det videre. Jeg har klaget til vipps for noen år siden men fikk bare til svar at det er pga. "sikkerheten" og de ikke kan gjøre noe med det.

#bankid #vipps #betaling #Norge #google #android

Zerion 2.0.3 is out, earlier than planned.

Headline: voice calls now work reliably in both directions. Everything runs over Tor, no STUN, no TURN, no VoIP server — just two devices finding each other through onion services. Getting that stable took work. This is the release where it is.

Video calls landed as opt-in beta. Vault now has search and sort. Per-channel notification muting. Draft saving in channels.

APK and Play Store now, F-Droid pending:
https://github.com/zerionproject/Zerion/releases/latest

#privacy #android

The fact that #Anthropic had to take down #Fable5 for users outside of the US by order of the US government shows how critical it is today to rely on US services

Imagine they'd do the same with #WhatsApp, you will not be able to talk to your #family and friends anymore

This should be a wake-up call for everyone to rely on your own server infrastructure, running with #OpenSource #software

#autonomy #digitalindependence #europe #european #decentralization #selfhosting #ArcaneChat #android #ai

📤 PairDrop — Open-Source Cross-Platform File Sharing (AirDrop alternative)

PairDrop lets you send files, photos, folders, and text directly between devices using peer-to-peer connections. No account required.

Works on Android, iPhone, Windows, Linux, and macOS right from your browser.

More details:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=pairdrop

#OpenSource #Privacy #FileSharing #SelfHosted #AirDropAlternative #Android #Linux #Windows #iPhone

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PairDrop logo and homepage screenshot showing the slogan “Send it, with PairDrop.” The page describes PairDrop as a browser-based local file sharing tool inspired by AirDrop, allowing direct file transfers between devices without installing an app.

Hejo, widzieliście już Verified Apps?

Projekt od @privacyguides to oficjalny fork dobrze znanego AppVerifiera. Ktoś z Was już używa? Co myślicie, ma szansę na stałe zastąpić oryginał?

Zaletą jest na pewno znacznie większa, rozwijana przez społeczność baza danych, która automatycznie agreguje skróty certyfikatów. Zostajecie przy rygorystycznym, ręcznym sprawdzaniu hashy w AppVerifierze czy wolicie automatyzację, w której aplikacja sama potwierdza kryptograficzną autentyczność pochodzenia pliku?

Link do repo: https://github.com/privacyguides/verified-apps-android

#GrapheneOS #PrivacyGuides #AppVerifier #VerifiedApps #Android #DeGoogle #Privacy #Cybersecurity

PGP encryption in Thunderbird on Android requires an external key manager. The suggested app is OpenKeychain, discontinued over than two years ago.

Any valid alternatives or workarounds?

I have been using Keyguard as my password manager. Any chance I can use that?

@thunderbird #Thunderbird #Android #email #PGP #encryption #cryptography #Keychain #Keyguard #password #passwordManager

Switching from #WhatsApp / #Telegram to #Signal, or other centralized chat apps, is not a solution if you really care about #privacy, #resilience and #autonomy / #digitalindependence

all of them are centralized services and depend on phone numbers, which makes them super easy to censor, the best services are the one that don't require any personal data at all to register, like ArcaneChat

Keep the family safe 💜✨

#decentralization #European #Europe #diday #encryption #family #chatting #android

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"Some people are so trapped in their chains that they can't think of anything better than more comfortable shackles"