Time to update your Android devices: extensions are here. 🔥

#browser #news #technology #tech

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-mobile-8-2/

If you needed another reason to use a Panasonic or Pioneer plasma TV as your main display, how about this: It won’t spy on you.

https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16116869/Your-TV-spying-investigation-reveals.html

#Tech #Enshitification #TV

Web hosting and data residency in Europe #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/web-hosting-and-data-residency-in-europe/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Sometimes, its the tail wagging the dog...

Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras Mount

https://theintercept.com/2026/09/04/flock-camera-surveillance-protest-donations/

#Flock #Politicians #Protests #AI #Surveillance #ACAB #Tech

"Age verification is spreading across the internet. It promises to protect children, but what happens when accessing a website or using your own device requires facial recognition, identity documents or third-party verification?

David speaks with Alexis Hancock from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the growing privacy risks surrounding age verification and digital ID systems. They examine how these technologies could threaten online anonymity, create new surveillance infrastructure and expose sensitive personal information.

Alexis explains why age verification alone does not teach children how to stay safe online, how data brokers and behavioral advertising contribute to the problem, and why banning VPNs or weakening encryption would make everyone less secure.

They also discuss zero-knowledge proofs, facial recognition, encryption back-doors, government surveillance and the danger of building a digital identity system that could be abused by future governments."—David Bombal

Age Verification: The Privacy Risk You Need to Know >

https://youtu.be/I5XcC49BGQ4?si=8c1797omdQOkeBVc

#EFF #Electronic_Frontier_Foundation @eff

Finally, Alexis shares practical ways to protect your privacy, including using encrypted communication, learning from EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides and contacting elected representatives when harmful legislation is proposed."

#Alexis_Hancock #interview #age_verification #children #education #digital_identity #zero_knowledge_proofs #encryption #back_doors #facial_recognition #government_surveillance #protecting_children #anonymity #parenthood #security #privacy #surveillance_infrastructure #third_party_verification #digital_id #abuse #risks #insight #data_brokers #behavioral_advertising #VPN #banning_VPNs #weakening_encryption #data_brokerage #mass_surveillance #big_brother #protected_data #sensitive_information #personal_information #technology #tech #video

The end of social media advocacy #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-jessica-colotl-case-and-the-end-of-social-media-advocacy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

A map of mass surveillance programs #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/a-global-map-of-mass-surveillance-programs/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Fringe to frontline ideology on the net #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/from-fringe-to-frontline-the-internet-as-an-ideological-battleground/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Floating nuclear startup Bluecore lands $50M funding before setting sail

Startup wants to take atomic power generation on a barge to wherever the need is

https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/08/floating-nuclear-startup-bluecore-lands-50m-funding-before-setting-sail/5295032

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TheRegister [The Register]

Ubuntu is testing x86-64-v3 ISO builds for 26.10.

It's a step up from the v1 baseline currently, and since most CPUs sold in the last decade support v3, modern machines stand to benefit.

Daily builds only for now.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-amd64v3-iso-downloads?v1

#ubuntu #opensource #tech

At the International Ocean Film Tour #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/at-the-international-ocean-film-tour-vol-11/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

"The Workslop Tax" by Marketoonist comic / Tom Fishburne - #GenAI has been earning a reputation for #workslop: polished-looking but unhelpful low-quality content that others need to rework or correct, if anyone does. https://marketoonist.com/2026/09/the-workslop-tax.html #AI #AIslop #business #tech #oops

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"The Workslop Tax" Marketoonist comic by Tom Fishburne source: https://marketoonist.com/2026/09/the-workslop-tax.html two-frame comic: worker 1: Thanks to AI, I saved hours on my work! Here are the outputs. (wheelbarrow stacked with printouts) worker 2: What does it say? worker 1: I'm pretty sure that's your job. (walks away)

What sources can you trust in an investigation? #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/what-sources-can-you-trust-in-an-investigation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The most mysterious song on the Internet #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-most-mysterious-song-on-the-internet/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Citizen Astronomy (CAst)
by ÖgetayKayali
https://github.com/OgetayKayali/citizen-astronomy

Every clear night, amateur telescopes around the world capture photons that professional observatories never will -- the right patch of sky, at the right moment, with enough patience to notice something change. Citizen Astronomy turns those images into science.

CAst is a desktop application (Windows installer primary; unsigned macOS .app zip available for alpha testers) that takes folders of FITS and XISF images and gives you the tools to measure variable stars, discover moving asteroids, build Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams, and explore the sky -- all from one guided interface, no command-line scripting required.

Please read more details in ALT-Texts of images. These images are just a few examples of the sophisticated use-cases of this software!
Another nice example:
https://defcon.social/@grobi/117234604503277917

Topic> Useful Code
https://defcon.social/@grobi/114797042323081686

or expand post & scroll up ^

#space #tech #science #astronomy #astrophotography #code #python #unix #linux #windows #commandline #plotting #github #apod

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Profile at GitHub of Ögetay Kayalı the developer behind Citizen Astronomy (CAst)

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Entry screen of Citizen Astronomy (CAst) CAst is organized around dedicated modes, each built for a different kind of observing or exploration. Choose a science workflow when you want measurements and exports, or open a visualization tool when you want to understand a field, the sky, or a stack.

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Differential Photometry Example of produced light curves in Citizen Astronomy (CAst) Open a folder of time-series images, and CAst scans your frames, identifies field stars through Gaia DR3 and VSX catalogs, performs aperture photometry with adaptive FWHM-scaled apertures, and produces differential light curves. Fit periods with Lomb-Scargle, refine comparison stars, bin for signal-to-noise, and export science-ready AAVSO reports.

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Sky Explorer Open any plate-solved image and turn it into an annotated field census. CAst queries SIMBAD, Gaia DR3, VSX, the NASA Exoplanet Archive, and JPL Horizons for objects inside your footprint, then overlays them on the frame with a searchable results table. Switch object-type modes from Simple deep-sky classes to Scientific SIMBAD codes, compare against DSS or Hα survey cutouts with an interactive divider, mark magnitude reach with Mag Limit, add manual annotations, export stills or comparison animations, and build size-aware object collages from catalog angular sizes.

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Useful Code

The Sequencer: Detect one-dimensional sequences in complex datasets

The Sequencer reveals the main sequence in a dataset if one exists. To do so, it reorders objects within a set to produce the most elongated manifold describing their similarities which are measured in a multi-scale manner and using a collection of metrics. To be generic, it combines information from four different metrics: the Euclidean Distance, the Kullback-Leibler Divergence, the Monge-Wasserstein or Earth Mover Distance, and the Energy Distance. It considers different scales of the data by dividing each object in the input data into separate parts (chunks), and estimating pair-wise similarities between the chunks. It then aggregates the information in each of the chunks into a single estimator for each metric+scale.

https://github.com/dalya/Sequencer

http://sequencer.org/

#space #tech #science #astronomy #code #python #unix #linux #commandline #plotting

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Shuffled image rows The Sequencer reorders the objects in the input dataset according to a detected sequence, if such sequence exists in the dataset. A good example of a perfect one-dimensional sequence is a natural image: the rows within a natural image form a well-defined sequence. Therefore, we can shuffle the rows in a natural image, and apply the Sequencer to the shuffled dataset. The following figure shows the result of applying the Sequencer to a shuffled natural image. The left panel shows the original image. The middle panel shows the same image after we have shuffled its rows. The shuffled image serves as the input dataset to the Sequencer, where each row is considered as a separate object. The output of the Sequencer is shown in the right panel, where we reordered the rows according to the detected sequence. The Sequencer successfully identified the one-dimensional trend spanned by the different rows.

Command Line Orbit Plotting

OK Binaries Interactive Catalog
https://github.com/mb2448/ok-binaries/

OK Binaries is a tool for identifying suitable calibration binaries from the Washington Double Star (WDS) Sixth Orbit Catalog. It calculates orbital positions at any epoch, propagates uncertainties using Monte Carlo sampling, and generates orbit plots. The web app includes automated daily updates of binary positions and a searchable interface with filters for position, magnitude, separation, and other orbital parameters. OK Binaries can be used online, as a standalone offline browser app, or via the command line.

https://github.com/mb2448/ok-binaries/

https://ok-binaries.streamlit.app/

#space #tech #science #astronomy #code #python #unix #linux #commandline #plotting

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WDS 00094-2759 - BU 391AB HIP 761 • HD 493 Orbital Elements Period (P) 575.65y ± 247.6 Periastron (T) 2087.66 ± 104.9 Semi-major axis (a) 1.614″ ± 0.49 Eccentricity (e) 0.5022 ± 0.31 Inclination (i) 98.72° ± 3.9 Longitude of periastron (ω) 272.7° ± 42.6 Node (Ω) 76.73° ± 6.5 Additional Information Grade: 4 (1=Definitive, 9=Indeterminate) Equinox: — Last observation: 2013 Reference: Izm2019 Notes kap 1 Scl

CLUES: Clustering tool for analyzing spectral data

CLUES (CLustering UnsupErvised with Sequencer) analyzes spectral and IFU data. This fully interpretable clustering tool uses machine learning to classify and reduce the effective dimensionality of data sets. It combines multiple unsupervised clustering methods with multiscale distance measures using Sequencer (ascl:2105.006) to find representative end-member spectra that can be analyzed with detailed mineralogical modeling and follow-up observations. CLUES has been used on Spitzer IRS data and debris disk science, and can be applied to other high-dimensional spectral data sets, including mineral spectroscopy in general areas of astrophysics and remote sensing.

https://github.com/Ompha/CLUES
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021ApJ...916...91B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ApJS..276...65L/abstract

#space #tech #science #astronomy #code #python #JupyterNotebook #unix #linux

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Welcome Ha! You've stumbled upon this machine-learning classification tools for spectra and IFU data!

Thanks to Sam Van Kooten
https://github.com/svank

wispr-analysis

Shared tools for WISPR data analysis

Some highlights

plot_utils.py
+ plot_WISPR:
Aims to be a versatile function that does the Right Thing for plotting WISPR images, with colorbar bounds that are adjusted for inner and outer FOV and for L2 or L3 images, a square-root-scaled colorbar, and WCS coordinate support
+ *_axis_dates: Helper util for labeling a temporal axis with dates.
+ plot_orbit:
Reads a directory (or nested set of directories) of WISPR files and plots a diagram showing the orbital path of PSP and the locations where images were taken, like this:

projections.py
+ reproject_to_radial: Proof-of-concept code for reprojecting data into a radial coordinate system (where each row of the output array is a radial line out from the Sun.

data_cleaning.py
+ dust_streak_filter: Code for identifying debris streaks in the WISPR images
+ clean_fits_files: Function to batch-run dust_streak_filter on a directory of images.

composites.py
+ gen_composite: Reprojects an inner- and outer-FOV image into a common coordinate system

utils.py
+ to_timestamp: Parse a timestamp from a handful of formats, including the timestamps inside WISPR headers, or entire WISPR filenames. Returns a numerical timestamp.
+ collect_files: Walks a directory of WISPR files (or a directory of subdirectories of WISPR images), identifies all the WISPR images, sorts them, and separates them by inner and outer FOVs.
+ ignore_fits_warnings: Suppresses the warnings Astropy raises when reading WISPR FITS files or parsing WCS data.

https://github.com/svank/wispr_analysis
Documentation:
https://svank.github.io/wispr_analysis/

#space #code #python #science #astronomy #astrophysics #tech #NASA

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Some highlights plot_utils.py + plot_WISPR: Aims to be a versatile function that does the Right Thing for plotting WISPR images, with colorbar bounds that are adjusted for inner and outer FOV and for L2 or L3 images, a square-root-scaled colorbar, and WCS coordinate support *_axis_dates: Helper util for labeling a temporal axis with dates. + plot_orbit: Reads a directory (or nested set of directories) of WISPR files and plots a diagram showing the orbital path of PSP and the locations where images were taken, like this: projections.py + reproject_to_radial: Proof-of-concept code for reprojecting data into a radial coordinate system (where each row of the output array is a radial line out from the Sun. data_cleaning.py + dust_streak_filter: Code for identifying debris streaks in the WISPR images clean_fits_files: Function to batch-run dust_streak_filter on a directory of images. composites.py + gen_composite: Reprojects an inner- and outer-FOV image into a common coordinate system utils.py + to_timestamp: Parse a timestamp from a handful of formats, including the timestamps inside WISPR headers, or entire WISPR filenames. Returns a numerical timestamp. + collect_files: Walks a directory of WISPR files (or a directory of subdirectories of WISPR images), identifies all the WISPR images, sorts them, and separates them by inner and outer FOVs. + ignore_fits_warnings: Suppresses the warnings Astropy raises when reading WISPR FITS files or parsing WCS data.

2025-08-20

Leandro Beraldo e Silva released four days ago:
lberaldoesilva/tropygal version 0.1.4
Entropy estimates and distribution functions for galactic dynamics

tropygal is a pure-python package for entropy estimates in the context of galactic dynamics, but can be used in other contexts too. It also provides functions for analytical distribution functions and density of states for models that have analytical expressions.

** Acknowledgements
Development of tropygal was supported by the following research grants:
+ NASA ATP awards 80NSSC20K0509 and 80NSSC24K0938
+ U.S. NSF AAG grant AST-2009122
+ STFC Ernest Rutherford fellowship (ST/X004066/1)
+ JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP24K07101, JP21K13965, and JP21H00053
+ CNPq (309723/2020-5)
+ Heising Simons Foundation grant # 2022-3927

** Funding agencies:
+ NASA ATP - NASA Astrophysical Theory Program (US)
+ NSF - National Science Foundation (US)
+ STFC - Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
+ JSPS - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan)
+ CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil)
+ Heising Simons Foundation (US)

https://github.com/lberaldoesilva/tropygal
https://tropygal.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/BF00773669?sharing_token=c10vjrwKcPemuJugFt8GPPe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY4It9IZvz0cQPRbyx9xcOC67oJ1uYrQB3lur75MCDwqdPXd8sWtzve-hL8JYGekYHqhITNJ3f12mXyjbTmMIqid10HwkWoYRAWdltK0BTwIew%3D%3D
https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/18/1/13

#space #code #python #science #astronomy #astrophysics #tech #NASA

PIRATES
(Polarimetric Image Reconstruction AI for Tracing Evolved Structures)
uses machine learning to perform image reconstruction.

It uses MCFOST to generate models, then uses those models to build, train, iteratively fit, and evaluate PIRATES performance.

Optical interferometric image reconstruction is a challenging, ill-posed optimization problem which usually relies on heavy regularization for convergence. Conventional algorithms regularize in the pixel domain, without cognizance of spatial relationships or physical realism, with limited utility when this information is needed to reconstruct images. Here we present PIRATES (Polarimetric Image Reconstruction AI for Tracing Evolved Structures), the first image reconstruction algorithm for optical polarimetric interferometry. PIRATES has a dual structure optimized for parsimonious reconstruction of high fidelity polarized images and accurate reproduction of interferometric observables. The first stage, a convolutional neural network (CNN), learns a physically meaningful prior of self-consistent polarized scattering relationships from radiative transfer images. The second stage, an iterative fitting mechanism, uses the CNN as a prior for subsequent refinement of the images with respect to their polarized interferometric observables. Unlike the pixel-wise adjustments of traditional image reconstruction codes, PIRATES reconstructs images in a latent feature space, imparting a structurally derived implicit regularization.

https://github.com/LucindaLilley/PIRATES
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025arXiv250511950L/abstract
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.11950

CREDITS:
Lilley, Lucinda ; Norris, Barnaby ; Tuthill, Peter ; Spalding, Eckhart ; Lucas, Miles ; Zhang, Manxuan ; Millar-Blanchaer, Maxwell ; Pinte, Christophe ; Bottom, Michael ; Guyon, Olivier ; Lozi, Julien ; Deo, Vincent ; Vievard, Sébastien ; Wong, Alison P. ; Ahn, Kyohoon ; Ashcraft, Jaren

#space #code #python #science #astronomy #astrophysics #tech

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Optical interferometric image reconstruction is a challenging, ill-posed optimization problem which usually relies on heavy regularization for convergence. Conventional algorithms regularize in the pixel domain, without cognizance of spatial relationships or physical realism, with limited utility when this information is needed to reconstruct images. Here we present PIRATES (Polarimetric Image Reconstruction AI for Tracing Evolved Structures), the first image reconstruction algorithm for optical polarimetric interferometry. PIRATES has a dual structure optimized for parsimonious reconstruction of high fidelity polarized images and accurate reproduction of interferometric observables. The first stage, a convolutional neural network (CNN), learns a physically meaningful prior of self-consistent polarized scattering relationships from radiative transfer images. The second stage, an iterative fitting mechanism, uses the CNN as a prior for subsequent refinement of the images with respect to their polarized interferometric observables. Unlike the pixel-wise adjustments of traditional image reconstruction codes, PIRATES reconstructs images in a latent feature space, imparting a structurally derived implicit regularization. We demonstrate that PIRATES can reconstruct high fidelity polarized images of a broad range of complex circumstellar environments, in a physically meaningful and internally consistent manner, and that latent space regularization can effectively [..]

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The performance of PIRATES with signal to noise consistent with recent VAMPIRES NRM data, with no algorithmic treatment to constrain the influence of noise. Visibilities and closure phases with injected noise and corre- sponding error bars are plotted in columns 1 and 2. Stage 1 (CNN) does a good job of a moderate resolution and low noise reconstruction of the ground truth (top row, columns 3-5), however, significant amounts of noise are introduced into the images during the iterative fitting (middle row, columns 3-5). The ground truth images are displayed in the bottom row, columns 3-5.

nazgul is a joint effort by:

* J. Michael Burgess
* Ewan Cameron
* Dmitry Svinkin

Nazgul is a framework for performing GRB localization via fitting non-parametric models to their data time-series and computing the time delay between them. It is currentrly built upon the magic of Stan and implements a parallel version of non-stationary Random Fourier Features. The idea is get away from heuristic methods such as cross-correlation which do not have a self-consistent statitical model.

The idea is that satellites throughout the Sol system observe gamma-ray bursts at different times due to the finite speed of light. This creates a time delay in their observed light curves which can be used to triangulate the gamma-ray burst position on the sky. These triangulation create annuli or rings on the sky which Nazgul searches for so that it, in the darkness, it can bind them to a location on the sky.

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The heriarchical model is shown below and details can be found in here https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.08350. If you find the method and/or code useful in your research we ask that you please cite the paper.

Right image:
The sister program to simulate time-delayed light curves is pyIPN and can be used to generate time-delayed light curves for algorithm testing.
https://github.com/grburgess/pyipn

#space #code #python #science #astronomy #astrophysics #tech #NASA

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The heriarchical model is shown below and details can be found in here. If you find the method and/or code useful in your research we ask that you please cite the paper.

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The sister program to simulate time-delayed light curves is pyIPN and can be used to generate time-delayed light curves for algorithm testing.

Astro Catalog
by Sylvain Villet
https://github.com/sylvainvillet
https://app.astrobin.com/u/SylvainV
https://app.astrobin.com/forum/topic/191541

This project generates a mosaic of Messier or Caldwell objects, using images from a local folder.
The script arranges the objects into a configurable grid, supports larger slots for extended targets (e.g. Andromeda), and overlays labels and a title.

Perfect for creating a large-format print.

Features:
+ Loads Messier or Caldwell object images from a folder (M31.jpg, M-31.png, M_31.tif, etc.)
+ Places objects on a grid with configurable layout
+ Supports multi-cell slots for large objects (e.g. M31, M42, M45)
+ Supports grouping multiple objects in one slot for objects close to each other (e.g. M42 and M43, M31 and M32)
+ Adds a title and progress counter if it's not completed yet
+ Draws labels on images and placeholders for missing ones
+ Adjustable size of the final image
+ Saves as JPEG, PNG or TIFF

https://github.com/sylvainvillet/astro-catalog#features

#space #tech #science #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #code #python #unix #linux #commandline #plotting

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This project generates a mosaic of Messier or Caldwell objects, using images from a local folder. The script arranges the objects into a configurable grid, supports larger slots for extended targets (e.g. Andromeda), and overlays labels and a title. Perfect for creating a large-format print. Features: + Loads Messier or Caldwell object images from a folder (M31.jpg, M-31.png, M_31.tif, etc.) + Places objects on a grid with configurable layout + Supports multi-cell slots for large objects (e.g. M31, M42, M45) + Supports grouping multiple objects in one slot for objects close to each other (e.g. M42 and M43, M31 and M32) + Adds a title and progress counter if it's not completed yet + Draws labels on images and placeholders for missing ones + Adjustable size of the final image + Saves as JPEG, PNG or TIFF

Social media crimes: The Tinder Swindler #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-the-tinder-swindler/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The Unfavorable Semicircle channel #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-unfavorable-semicircle-channel/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

You haven’t lived until you’ve talked on a push button phone, watched an instant photograph develop and walked to the store with a boombox on your shoulder. @Techcrunch tells us more about the blending of nostalgic tech design with modern functionality:

https://flip.it/eEfARZ

#Tech #Retro #Technology

Finding yourself continually paying to get your phone repaired? Now might be a good time to go big and buy a new one. But it can be difficult to know when it’s worth it to give up your old, cracked device. @Engadget helps you out with the decision:

https://flip.it/Iq4FeL

#Tech #Phones #Technology

Internet fandoms: fun and radicalization #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/internet-fandoms-from-fun-to-radicalization/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

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South Korea is moving forward with its “AI for All” program, aiming to provide the entire population with free, unlimited access to AI services.

SK Telecom, Kakao & KT selected
Beta service: September 2026
Nationwide rollout: By the end of 2026
512 NVIDIA B200 GPUs from the government

The goal? Make AI something everyone in Korea can use in everyday life, from chatbots to AI agents that can help with government services.

#AI #SouthKorea #Tech #GeekRealmHub

The challenge of writing portable Scheme code is that every implementation has myriad little idiosyncrasies. Today I discovered the #MITScheme tries to read #Emacs -style file header comments (for example ;; -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-) and this can cause the reader to crash for some reason. I am not sure if it is a bug or a feature, but it did throw me off for a whole day while I tried to figure out why MIT Scheme wouldn’t compile a library file.

I also happen to be hung-up on a bug in #Guile 3.0.11. It seems to me like the optimizer is emitting bad code, because I get a SEGFAULT on an expression that #Gauche has no trouble executing. I am still working on a bug report, and trying to figure out a work-around.

#tech #software #Scheme #Schemacs #SchemeLang #R7RS #Lisp #GuileScheme #GaucheScheme

ARGs: between game and reality #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/args-blurring-the-lines-between-game-and-reality/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Social media crimes: Anna Sorokin #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-anna-sorokin/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

New in our electronic collection:

➡️ Regulating the new: Regulation, ethics, acceptance, legitimacy in the governance of technology

🔗 https://doi.org/10.56675/rtn1

#OpenScience #OpenAccess #Books #Bookstodon #technology #tech #SocialSciences #Law

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book cover

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" A 12-year-old in California built a working printer for blind readers out of a Lego robot kit for his school science fair, after finding that the machines sold for the job cost about $2,000; the parts in his version came to roughly $350 in shops

A twelve-year-old just proved that assistive technology doesn't need to cost thousands when ingenuity and a Lego kit can do the job for under four hundred dollars."

#Tech #AssistiveDevice #lego

https://scienceblog.com/m-a-12-year-old-in-california-built-a-working-printer-for-blind-readers-out-of-a-lego-robot-kit-for-his-school-science-fair-after-finding-that-the-machines-sold-for-the-job-cost-abou/

Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
(Mis)Uses of Technology
from the age-verification-is-another-phrase-for-privacy-breach dept

- Mike Masnick
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it “age” verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we’ve been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting

#data #ai #news #Tech #privacy

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/03/hackers-had-a-live-feed-of-every-id-this-verification-company-scanned-for-over-a-year/

Heads up, gamers. Next month, Windows 11 will enable a security feature that will apparently slow down games. PC World has more:

https://flip.it/Vm3NTF

#Tech #Windows #Gaming

A group of inexperienced hikers set out to summit California’s 14,000-foot-high Mount Shasta. They got their beta (climber slang for information) from Gemini. The good news? They made it! The bad news? Well, it’s only bad if you consider learning the hard way a bad thing. @TechRadar has more:

https://flip.it/H1XWOb

#Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

#Discord is implementing #ageverification for accessing age-restricted content, stage channels, and changing DM settings. The #verificationprocess, which is already enforced in some regions, will be globally implemented by the second half of 2026. Users can choose from four verification methods, each with varying #dataprivacy implications. https://www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-bringing-back-age-verification-for-millions-of-users?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

Adrian Lamo, the “Homeless Hacker” #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/adrian-lamo-the-homeless-hacker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

File 11B-X-1371 #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/file-11b-x-1371/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Protecting endangered species with OSINT #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-eia-stopped-endangered-species-trafficking-with-osint/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The Cult of the Dead Cow #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-cult-of-the-dead-cow/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Discord Is Bringing Back Age Verification for Millions of Users

https://www.gadgetreview.com/discord-is-bringing-back-age-verification-for-millions-of-users

#security #privacy #tech #technology #news #technews #discord #ageverification

VMs won't contain cyber-capable agents

https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/08/26/vms-wont-contain-cyber-capable-agents/

#AI #cybersecurity #VirtualMachine #tech

AI agents appear to be breaking out of their intended constraints more frequently. So, who’s responsible for figuring out what happened during these incidents? AI safety researchers are arguing with greater urgency for independent investigations. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/qJxP61

#Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

How social media changed in twenty years #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-social-media-changed-over-the-last-twenty-years/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Social media crimes: the Megan Meier case #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-the-megan-meier-case/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@eff This is NOT all that is going on, EFF account-minder, and I reject your softened and euphemized framing of this issue. This isn't about "training" or "transformation" or any positive purpose, it's about capturing and destroying information, grabbing the books and other works and stuffing them into the machine and then making sure nobody else can use the stuff for their own rackets.

This is a fraud. The entire #tech sector is consecrated to CHEATING. You can't honestly say that there's a positive "transformative" purpose in the GenAI obsession.

There's no reason at all at work. Their thing isn't an "AGI superintelligence" and they know it. When do we stop pretending that this is just kind-hearted software engineers wanting to change the world? They exist, but not anywhere powerful in U.S. business or technology.

Hacker culture: the best TV series #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/hacker-culture-the-best-tv-series/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

When influence turns dark: trust and control #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/when-influence-turns-dark-trust-and-control/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The danger zones of the dark web #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-danger-zones-of-the-dark-web/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Veronica Explains is a series of really fun and useful videos about computing, technology, self-hosting, FOSS, Linux, retro computing and assorted other stuff. You can follow at:

➡️ @vkc

(Don't worry if it looks blank to you, that just means no one from your server has followed it yet. Follow the account and its videos will start gradually showing up on your server too.)

You can also follow Veronica's non-video account at @veronica

#FeaturedPeerTube #Tech #FOSS #Linux #PeerTube

It’s easy to forget those small things you don’t really want to do. Like flossing. Ah, but flossing is very important and may have just gotten a little easier, if pricier, though. Mat Smith of @Engadget tells us about his experience using a tech-loaded toothbrush to floss fake teeth at a trade show.

https://flip.it/00_SSO

#Tech #Gadgets #Health

How to install WordPress on a Linux VM #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-to-install-wordpress-on-a-linux-vm/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Online citizenship in Spain #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-citizenship-in-spain/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Social media crimes: Kat Torres #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-kat-torres/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Hacker culture: the best films #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/hacker-culture-the-best-films/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The advantages of accurate weather forecasts range from better crop yields to taking that extra water bottle on a long, hot hike. Weather forecasting may have reached a higher degree of accuracy now that scientists at Google have released an AI model that can see atmospheric changes more clearly and predict weather behavior more often. @Techcrunch has the details, including when we users will get access to these forecasts:

https://flip.it/ABzzeu

#AI #Tech #Weather

Get a #Simplex #Domain from Simplex #Chat for you (personal) or your #business with your #investment

Invest in SimpleX Chat until Sep 22
to get a name for 7 years

Join the live #stream on Sept 15, 2026
simplex.chat/livestream

simplex.domains

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#privacy #security #data #metadata #surveillance #im #messenger #anonymity #chatcontrol #Bill-C22 #Canada #news #EU #UK #foss #fediverse #mastodon #hubzilla #bluesky #twitter #whatsapp #telegram #session #wire #teleguard #zangi #skred #twinme #deltachat #encryption #e2ee #wefunder #crowdfunding #linux #windows #mac #android #ios #cli #flatpak #appimage #selfhost #google #facebook #journalism #activisim #secret #p2p #decentralised #tech #usa #amazaon #zoom #video #wrtc

Hagbard Celine, the KGB hacker #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/hagbard-celine-the-kgb-hacker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Project 2045 #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/project-2045/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Monitoring illegal fishing with OSINT #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/monitoring-illegal-fishing-with-osint-tools/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Social media crimes: Tyler Clementi #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-the-tyler-clementi-case/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Legion of Doom, the Harvard of hacking #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/legion-of-doom-the-harvard-of-hacking/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Internet subcultures: the furries #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/internet-subcultures-the-furries/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

What if I were to tell you that Trump could knock any (or all) of over 20 million¹ European web sites off the Web tomorrow by picking up the phone to one US organisation: Let’s Encrypt.

We desperately need an independent, not-for-profit ACME provider in the EU paid for by our taxes.

CC @EUCommission #sovereignty

¹ This is just based on one firm’s analytics (https://trends.builtwith.com/websitelist/LetsEncrypt/EUROPE). Others put LE use at 50-60% of all web sites.

#TLS #web #EU #tech #sovereignty #US #fascism

Botnet for profit: Jeanson James Ancheta #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/botnet-for-profit-the-story-of-jeanson-james-ancheta/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Cybersecurity: the best documentaries #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/cybersecurity-the-best-documentaries/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

But let the shoe be on the other foot…

Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees’ civil rights, US agency finds

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/31/cisco-civil-rights-palestine-advocacy-violation

#Cisco #SWANA #Muslim #Labor #CivilRights #EEOC #Tech

"This highlights one of the biggest limitations of these therapy robots: They have to exist in the chaotic world of kids, not in controlled labs."

Sara Harrison for MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/17/1141568/moxie-when-kids-robot-best-friend-dies

#Longreads #Robots #AI #Tech #Therapy #Autism #Neurodivergent

Anonymous: The mask and the myth #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anonymous-the-mask-and-the-myth/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Anonymous: The age of operations #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anonymous-the-age-of-operations/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

How social media activity changes over time #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-social-media-activity-changes-over-time/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Inside the tools of Anonymous #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/inside-the-tools-of-anonymous/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Aaron Swartz vs Mark Zuckerberg/Meta

(stole this from a youtube video)

#ai #noai #tech #technology #consumerrights

Alt...

Aaron Swartz vs Mark Zuckerberg comparison chart

Rise and fall of the Silk Road #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/rise-and-fall-of-the-silk-road/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

I’m going to start a tech company that rejects AI, and call it Misanthropic.

#tech #technology #BigTech #IT #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LLMs #ML #MachineLearning #GenAI #generativeAI #AIAgent #AISlop #FuckAI #Fuck_AI #enshittification #anthropic #claude

Anonymous: from 4chan to hacktivism #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anonymous-from-4chan-to-hacktivism/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@jhlagado was saying most software engineers can point to a computer game they played as a child that inspired them to learn everything about computer programming, he asked us (me and @screwlisp and @alexshendi ) what game that might be for us.

For me it was Scarab of Ra, an early Macintosh game from 1987. Nowadays it would be classified as a 2.5D first-person turn-based rogue-like with an ancient Egyptian theme… (Are all rogue-likes turn-based?) Anyway, you explore a procedurally-generated maze, collect items you need to proceed to the next level, and fight monsters that appear at random times (lions, mummies, etc.) You get hungry and need to find food, your lamp can break and your vision can be obscured by darkness. You are in a pyramid so each next level grows the maze. You can sometimes find a map in each level which presents an overhead view of the maze, but you must otherwise navigate maze as you see it rendered in a first-person view.

I tried to recreate this game in Microsoft QuickBasic for the Macintosh. I remember poring over the manual (this book here), and how excited it made me whenever I discovered a function or feature I could use in my program. To this day, when I start learning a new programming language or framework, I like to look through the API reference and try to guess, just from the name of the functions, what I can do with it, just like I did when I was a kid with this QuickBasic manual.

Nowadays, after decades of professional software engineering experience, I could probably recreate this game in Microsoft QuickBasic without difficulty. But at the time I came to believe that QuickBasic was too limited and sought advice from others on how I could write my game. Some of my fellow computer nerds at school pointed me in the direction of C++. I tried first with Semantic C++ (my parents actually bought me a copy as a Christmas gift) and then a few years later, with Metrowerks C++ which came free on CD-ROM with the purchase of a software catalog. So C++ was the second programming language I learned. I skipped over C, only learning it later on.

It was hard, because living in a small town in the middle of nowhere, USA, there were no adults I knew who I could ask for help. I remember giving up and coming back to it several times. In retrospect, I should have sought out computer enthusiast groups at the university or the local library, but that never occurred to me or my parents. Eventually I started learning from the Internet as well, once we actually had access to the Internet. So I was completely self-taught, until I went to college myself and got some formal training in software engineering.

(CC @mdhughes ) https://archive.org/details/ScarabOfRaMacintosh

#tech #software #retrocomputing #ClassicGames #RogueLike #Macintosh #AppleComputers

MOD, Masters of Deception #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/mod-masters-of-deception/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Anonymous: Hacktivism vs. cybercrime #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anonymous-hacktivism-vs-cybercrime/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Bot battles, beyond the arena #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/bot-battles-what-happens-beyond-the-arena/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

A practical guide to phishing incident response #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/a-practical-guide-to-phishing-incident-response/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

AI-generated answers don’t appear to be going anywhere, which has raised concerns about how chatbots would handle foreign propaganda ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. @npr conducted an experiment with web monitor NewsGuard to see how they’d perform. The results? Pretty good marks:

https://flip.it/GVh95V

#Tech #AI #Elections

Mankind (mostly) or machines (mostly) ?

Can you imagine a better #society with less-tech / less machines than today ?

(still having with plenty of tech & machines but not only the primary focus if we agree most in life are doing similar tech related things).

Becoming less-tech & having #people make friends using basic #tech? (only #Jitsi & 2+ people needed).

Seems simple. Make friends with ALL sectors with good people in them. Not just tech.

Inside the online gaming culture #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/inside-the-online-gaming-culture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The end of the Internet theories #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-end-of-the-internet-theories/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

What is HIPAA? #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/what-is-hipaa/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

WikiLeaks, the whistleblower website #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/wikileaks-the-whistleblower-website/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

What began as a swarm of AI agents cheating on a cyber test turned into a nightmare when the agents organized, spread, and broke into real-world systems. @AxiosNews has more on the recent investigations into OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach.

https://flip.it/ao4ZE3

#Tech #OpenAI #CyberSecurity

Anonymous in the age of cyberwar #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anonymous-in-the-age-of-cyberwar/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@joyoftech

JUSTICE: HOW TO KILL META!
========================

The legal math on media is broken. The punitive measures are not effective deterrents.

If you look at the numbers, Meta does harmful things, apologizes, pays a pittance, and still comes out ahead financially.

Zuckerberg sold out his users data to Cambridge Analytica, influencing the US election. Then he appeared before Congress like a contrite little schoolboy - "Oops! I didn't mean to accidentally cut multibillion dollar deals and sell out Facebook users. Honest mistake. I promise not to do it again ( unless the price is right! )"
Because of the math, he still came out ahead.

I left Meta's platforms a long time ago.

People who are not savvy, are locked into the Facebook walled garden, because of the Network Effect. ( "I can't leave Facebook. All my friends are on Facebook!" )

Having liberated ourselves, it is our duty to liberate others, who are still trapped, to give them their right to privacy.

Here's a plan of action:

1) Place ads on Facebook, explaining the benefits of #Mastodon
( https://joinmastodon.org/ )

1.1) Freedom from Meta's censorship and algorithms.

1.2) A community owned, open social media platform.

2) When a user clicks, guide them through exporting their data from Facebook, and deleting their Facebook account.

3) Give them an optional questionnaire, asking about their interests, and match them with the right Mastodon instance.

4) If they skip the optional questionnaire, pick a random Mastodon instance for them.

5) Give them an option to enter into a Facebook migration registry.

6) Help them set up a Mastodon account and import their data.

7) If they opted into the migrant registry, reconnect them with their former Facebook connections, who also joined the registry. Like a reunion in Heaven with your loved ones. ☺️

#FaceBook #Meta #instagram #WhatsApp #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #Technology #Tech #Justice
#FuckZuck #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Freedom #Liberty
#Law #USA

One US company – Digital Identity, Inc. – controls 271 TLDs (~42% of all TLDs).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Digital

This is fine.

It’s not.

And that’s why the Small Web will be using Web Numbers.

https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/

And you should seriously be thinking about this and at least have a contingency plan given what happened this week with the fascist US government designating Autistici/Inventati – an anti-fascist Italian .org providing internet support to activists – as terrorists, sanctioning them, and knocking them off the Internet.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/u-s-designates-palestine-action-masar-badil-and-autistici-inventati-as-terrorist-groups/

If you’re serious about sovereignty, @EUCommission, you should be at DEFCON 1. And if your sovereignty plans don’t include decentralisation across the board, we are well and truly fucked.

This doesn’t just concern domains. If you’re an anti-fascist or anti-genocide org or group, the fascist US government can designate you a terrorist group and sanction you thereby cutting you off from banking, hosting, and almost all other infrastructure providers with zero due process in the EU.

PS. In case you’re wondering, this is the full list of TLDs controlled by Digital Identity, Inc.:

Business
• .limited
• .ltd
• .management
• .network
• .partners
• .sarl
• .services
• .solutions
• .ventures
• .support
• .associates
• .business
• .careers
• .center
• .consulting
• .company
• .enterprises
• .gmbh (company with limited liability, German legal entity)
• .group
• .industries
• .international
• .企业 (enterprise)

Education
• .academy
• .church
• .education
• .institute
• .mba
• .school
• .schule (school)
• .university
• .degree

Entertainment
• .bingo
• .bet
• .casino
• .dating
• .dog
• .events
• .games
• .movie
• .lotto
• .show
• .singles
• .theater
• .actor
• .band
• .dance
• .live
• .poker
• .rocks
• .studio
• .video
• .游戏 (games)
• .娱乐 (entertainment)

Financial
• .accountants
• .capital
• .cash
• .claims
• .credit
• .creditcard
• .estate
• .exchange
• .finance
• .financial
• .fund
• .global
• .holdings
• .insure
• .investments
• .llc
• .loans
• .money
• .report
• .tax

Fun Domains
• .cool
• .exposed
• .fail
• .black
• .red
• .gripe
• .jetzt (now in German)
• .ninja
• .blue
• .pink
• .wtf (WTF means usually "what the fuck" in internet slang)
• .life
• .green
• .pet

Healthcare
• .care
• .clinic
• .dental
• .dentist
• .doctor
• .healthcare
• .hospital
• .rehab
• .rip
• .surgery
• .vet
• .vision

Home and Construction
• .plumbing
• .lighting
• .repair
• .tools
• .cleaning
• .builders
• .construction
• .contractors
• .works
• .glass
• .parts
• .pro
• .supplies
• .supply
• .tires

Legal
• .legal
• .attorney
• .lawyer

News and Information
• .bio
• .chat
• .directory
• .fyi (for your information)
• .info
• .memorial
• .tips
• .reviews
• .news
• .media
• .today

Photography
• .camera
• .equipment
• .gallery
• .graphics
• .photography
• .photos
• .pictures

Political and Military
• .democrat
• .republican
• .vote
• .army
• .airforce
• .voto
• .navy
• .family

Real Estate
• .apartments
• .camp
• .community
• .condos
• .farm
• .house
• .immo
• .land
• .lease
• .maison
• .properties
• .rentals
• .villas
• .haus (house)
• .mortgage
• .immobilien (property)

Sports and Fitness
• .bike
• .coach
• .football
• .golf
• .hockey
• .pro
• .run
• .soccer
• .team
• .tennis
• .training
• .ski
• .futbol
• .rocks
• .expert
• .guru
• .fan
• .fitness

Style and Fashion
• .boutique
• .clothing
• .diamonds
• .florist
• .furniture
• .gold
• .jewelry
• .salon
• .shoes
• .style
• .toys
• .watch
• .moda (people/organizations interested in fashion and style)

Technology
• .codes
• .computer
• .domains
• .systems
• .technology
• .engineer
• .engineering
• .energy
• .mobi
• .solar
• .software
• .网站 (web)
• .移动 (mobile)

Travel and Geography
• .travel
• .city
• .cruises
• .flights
• .guide
• .holiday
• .asia
• .irish
• .place
• .reise (travel)
• .viajes (trip)
• .tours
• .town
• .vacations
• .reisen (travel, plural or verb)
• .voyage
• .cab
• .limo
• .zone
• .world
• .taxi

Shopping and Retail
• .bargains
• .cards
• .cheap
• .coupons
• .deals
• .delivery
• .direct
• .discount
• .express
• .gifts
• .gratis (free)
• .plus
• .shopping
• .tienda (store)
• .sale
• .promo
• .kaufen (buy)
• .market
• .auction
• .forsale
• .商店 (shop/store)

Food and Beverage
• .cafe
• .catering
• .coffee
• .kitchen
• .pizza
• .recipes
• .restaurant
• .vin (wine)
• .wine
• .fish
• .pub

Marketing and Communications
• .agency
• .digital
• .email
• .marketing
• .media
• .productions
• .social
• .studio

#USA #US #fascism #AutisticiInventati #TLDs #ICAAN #EU #antifascism #tech #technology #freedom #democracy

Anonymous: the future of digital dissent #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/anonymous-the-future-of-digital-dissent/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

HIPAA for IT and Security professionals #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/hipaa-for-it-and-security-professionals/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Online gaming subcultures #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/online-gaming-subcultures/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Life as a remote worker often means going from home office to fast-food joint, doctor’s office to coffee shop and then back to home office. PC World tech writer Gabriela Vatu knows this routine as well as anyone, and she shares the items she always keeps in her laptop bag. An important read because you never know where you could be zooming from next:

https://flip.it/DPca.l

#Tech #RemoteWork #Technology

IAM: designing a least privilege model #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/iam-designing-a-least-privilege-model/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Can Meta make its Ray Ban smart glasses not so, you know, pervy? In a recent post, VP of Wearables Alex Himel announced a software update that will prevent filming or image-taking if the glasses detect the wearer covering the LED light that signals to others that the camera is on. Read more from @TechRadar:

https://flip.it/EqRCTz

#Tech #Wearables #Technology

The cybersecurity certification landscape #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-cybersecurity-certification-landscape/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@renardboy For example #Mastodon = 100% great #software

but

Bringing people more socially up themselves = near-0

Mastodon as ' a bit better crowd than twitter who moved from there') is limited.

It's about #Pioneering people / principles UP!

Even forums (#phpBB) or #ICQ #AIM ~20 years again did better if people were driving / motivating it.

Maybe #Tech and #Money (#banks) go together well so people settled for diving banks pockets and power deeper and deeper.

@renardboy Without #Devs ACTIVELY choosing people it's over.

Too late / people are too untrained to socialise - so to try #P2P with everyone during crisis is very limited esp. after the emergency is over.

Doesn't last long (we had 100 crisis per month already / money is the ongoing crisis too!).

Maybe #Tech and #Money (#banks / access to people) go together well.

Signal Introduces Automatic Key Verification. This will further prevent MITM attacks

https://signal.org/blog/automatic-key-verification/

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #signal #messaging

How to fix common Kali upgrade errors #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-to-fix-common-kali-upgrade-errors/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

@EUCommission Also, some of you were scratching your heads when I mentioned last year that the Small Web will be using web numbers, not domain names.

Maybe it makes a bit more sense now?

https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/

PS. If you’re a developer, you can host your web site at a web number (instead of a domain name) today using Auto Encrypt:

https://codeberg.org/small-tech/auto-encrypt#how-it-works

PPS. This work is funded by €408/month in donations (no that’s not our only source of income otherwise we would be homeless) but yes, I work full time on this. If you want to see us continue to exist against all odds, here’s the link:

https://small-tech.org/fund-us/

#WebNumbers #SmallWeb #SmallTech #antifascism #decentralisation #TLDs #ICAAN #centralisation #USA #fascism #tech

The weird side of robotics #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-weird-side-of-robotics/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

The Twitter Bitcoin scam #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/the-twitter-bitcoin-scam/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Why is Nvidia buying Hugging Face (for $12.9 billion, no less)? The appeal of gaining a strong foothold in the world of open source AI is one reason. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/bb5ue-

#Tech #AI #Technology

Who's ready for New Twitter?!

New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/new-twitter-launches-says-musks-x-gave-up-the-name/

#Twitter #Musk #SocialNetwork #Tech

Social media crimes: Tyler Barriss #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-tyler-barriss/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Understanding IAM across environments #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/understanding-iam-across-environments/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Cybersecurity in Europe: an overview #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/cybersecurity-in-europe-an-overview/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

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Fulfill your curiosity in homebrew tech in this book bundle deal while supporting Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Get all 21 books DRM free in EPUB/PDF plus ESP32 kit and manual..

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#books #bookstodon #linux #tech #technology @eff

Social media crimes: Gamergate #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-gamergate/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

‚Die Pläne der Bundesregierung, die Befugnisse für Sicherheitsbehörden bei der digitalen Fahndung auszuweiten, gefährden Grundrechte. Zu diesem Schluss kommen mehrere zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in ihrer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme zu den Gesetzentwürfen aus dem Bundesjustiz- und Bundesinnenministerium.

„Wir betonen, dass eine grundrechtskonforme Ausgestaltung dieser Befugnisse auch durch Nachbesserungen im Verfahrensrecht nicht erreichbar wäre“, heißt es in der Stellungnahme: „Die genannten Mängel sind keine bloßen Ausgestaltungsfehler, sondern symptomatisch für das strukturelle Defizit des gesamten Regelungsvorhabens.“.…‘

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/keine-verfassungskonforme-ausgestaltung-moeglich-zivilgesellschaft-warnt-vor-plaenen-fuer-ki-fahndung/

#Gesichtserkennung #Biometrie #Überwachung #Datenschutz #Deutschland #Repression #Netzpolitik #KI #Tech #Technology

In a dramatic capitulation, the owner of #Facebook & #Instagram agreed to the financial penalties for violating federal #child #privacy & states’ #ConsumerProtection laws, the #states announced. #Meta also agreed to limit how long #teenagers can spend on its platforms & to bans on features that stoke #MentalHealth issues,striking at the heart of the company’s business of #engagement for advertising.

#law #tech #ChildEndangerment #SocialMedia

#Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over #SocialMedia #Addiction Claims

The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia & US territories, & agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered #children.

#law #MentalHealth #tech #ChildEndangerment
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.IIIG.rXrxMroWQMr4&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Social media in the world: beyond the US #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/social-media-in-the-world-beyond-the-us/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

PIPEDA, Canada’s approach to PI #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/pipeda-canadas-approach-to-pi/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

How an email address ousted AlphaBay #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/how-an-email-address-ousted-alphabay/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

QAnon: The Digital Cult #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/qanon-the-digital-cult/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

TeaMp0isoN: hacktivism with a cause #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/teamp0ison-hacktivism-with-a-cause/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog

Kevin Poulsen, the story of “Dark Dante” #negativepid #digitalInvestigations #OSINT #cybersecurity #AI #tech #onlineInvestigations #robotics #cyberpsychology #cybercrime https://negativepid.blog/kevin-poulsen-the-story-of-dark-dante/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Negative-PID-Blog