Amazon’s Ring is partnering with Flock—a network used by ICE, police & feds—in a major privacy red flag 🚨 Cops can now request Ring footage, expanding AI surveillance into our neighborhoods 🎥 Flock tracks vehicles & uses biased AI to ID people ⚠️ Given Ring’s privacy failures, this is deeply alarming 😠 🔗

TechCrunch

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

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⚠️ ~200,000 Framework Linux laptops shipped with UEFI components that can bypass Secure Boot 🖥️ A signed mm command allows memory edits, disabling signature checks & enabling persistent bootkits 🔐 Not a breach—an oversight. Fixes are rolling out. Users should update firmware or apply mitigations 🔧 @npub1t9n9...k9e7 🔗

BleepingComputer

Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops

Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be exploited...

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Discord breach exposes 70,000+ ID photos from a third-party provider. 🔐 Shows risks of age verification laws without strong privacy safeguards. ⚠️ Users should audit data and choose transparent services. 🛡️ Privacy concerns grow over digital ID verification. 🤔 🔗

Proton

Discord ID data breach: Why the world isn't ready for age verification laws | Proton

A huge ID photo breach at Discord shows that age verification laws should not be enforced until robust privacy protections are in place.

#TechNews #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DataBreach #UserSafety #DigitalID #OpenSource #UserFreedom #Antitrust #AgeVerification #DataProtection #Security #InternetSafety #TechPolicy #OnlinePrivacy

Tor Browser 15.0a4 Alpha released with Firefox security updates 🔐 • Removed Mozilla AI features for privacy 🤖 • Renamed meek-azure to meek ☁️ • Improved dark theme & Linux emoji support 🟪🐧 • Removed Firefox branding 🦊 • WebAssembly now managed by NoScript 🚫 • URL protocol shown on desktop 🔍 Testers welcome! Stable due late October. 🔗

New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 15.0a4 | Tor Project

Tor Browser 15.0a4 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

#Privacy #TorBrowser #Security #OpenSource #Anonymity #Cybersecurity #Browser #TechNews #Linux #Censorship #WebSecurity #DigitalRights

EDRi & FSFE call to strengthen the DMA 🛡️ 🔹 Add AI services like ChatGPT 🔹 Enforce real app freedom & device neutrality 🔹 Require social media interoperability 🔹 Boost transparency with public compliance data Gatekeepers are dodging rules — the DMA must be enforced and expanded. @npub1q2uc...hsgq @npub10adm...tvms 🔗

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

The DMA is a success, it should be strengthened and expanded - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Despite its somewhat disappointing enforcement so far, the EU’s Digital Market Act has become a global role model for modern antitrust policy.

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The Free Software Foundation launches Librephone to create a 100% free Android OS for smartphones 📱 The project aims to replace proprietary firmware with fully free software, promoting user freedom and privacy 🔓 Backed by FSF and funded by John Gilmore, Librephone challenges closed mobile ecosystems ⚙️ @npub10adm...tvms @npub1sqfn...5skr 🔗

Android Authority

Your open-source custom ROM has a dirty secret, and Librephone wants to fix it

The Free Software Foundation's new Librephone project wants to reverse engineer the binary blobs our phones rely on.

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Freedom #Android #Mobile #FOSS #DigitalRights #UserControl #Security

Telegram deleted the "It's FOSS Community" group—no warning, no explanation. 🛑 Focused on Linux, open source & tech—yet flagged as "illegal content". 🤖 Telegram's vague anti-spam rules are sweeping up real communities. ⚖️ No reply from Telegram as of Oct 14. Silence speaks volumes. 🔇🔇 @npub17tda...apfk 🔗

It's FOSS

Telegram, Please Learn Who's a Threat and Who's Not

Our Telegram community got deleted without an explanation.

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California passes S.B. 524, requiring police to disclose when AI helped write reports ✍️ Agencies must retain drafts, include “AI‑written” disclaimers, and prevent vendors from selling data 📄 Axon’s Draft One may require redesign to comply 💡 A meaningful step for accountability — now the work shifts to enforcement and compliance. @npub1sqfn...5skr 🔗

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Victory! California Requires Transparency for AI Police Reports

California Governor Newsom has signed SB 524, making California the second state to take an important first step toward regulating AI police reports.

#TechNews #AI #Transparency #Privacy #OpenSource #Accountability #Governance #Law #Justice #DigitalRights #Policing #Regulation

California is the 1st US state to regulate AI companion chatbots under SB 243 📜 Law protects kids & vulnerable users from harmful interactions 👶 ✔️ Age checks, self-harm protocols, content warnings ✔️ No posing as healthcare pros ✔️ Deepfake fines up to $250K 💰 ✔️ Starts Jan 2026 A step toward safer AI 🛡️ 🔗

Yahoo News

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots

SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.

#TechNews #AI #Privacy #Chatbots #OpenSource #Regulation #MentalHealth #ChildSafety #Deepfake #Accountability #Transparency #AIethics #California #OpenAI #Meta

🇦🇹 Austria’s data authority ruled Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracked students via cookies for ad purposes 🎓 Microsoft must grant students access to their personal data 🔐 Complaint filed by privacy group @npub14e7v...e044 citing GDPR violations in EU schools ⚖️ Microsoft says it will review the decision and maintains GDPR compliance 📄 🔗

France 24

Austria finds Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students: privacy campaign group

Austria's data protection authority has determined that Microsoft "illegally" tracked students using its education software and must grant the...

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