🇦🇺 ACCC sues Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7M Australians into paying for Copilot in Microsoft 365 💻. Users weren’t clearly told they could keep existing plans without AI, facing price hikes up to 45% 📈. Legal action seeks penalties & consumer compensation ⚖️. 🔗

BleepingComputer

Microsoft sued for allegedly tricking millions into Copilot M365 subscriptions

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million Australians into paying for the C...

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Tor Browser 15.0 is out! 🛡️ • Based on Firefox ESR 140 with audited privacy/security changes 🔒 • Vertical tabs & tab groups for better desktop organization 🖥️ • Unified search in the address bar 🔍 • Android screen lock protects open tabs 📱 Last 32-bit release; legacy x86 & Android 5–7 support ends in v16 ⚠️ @npub1a3r2...9clu 🔗

It's FOSS

Ultra Private Tor Browser's Last 32-bit Release

Privacy-focused browser receives major updates while ending support for legacy platforms.

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Austria’s Ministry of Economy kicks out Microsoft, moving 1,200 staff to Nextcloud in 4 months 🕒 EU-based cloud ensures GDPR & NIS2 compliance 🇪🇺 Hybrid setup keeps Teams only for external use; all internal collaboration now on Nextcloud 🔒 Smooth rollout earns positive employee feedback 👍 🔗

It's FOSS

Good News! Austrian Ministry Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Nextcloud

The BMWET migrates 1,200 employees to sovereign cloud in just four months.

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🛰️ Satellites are leaking secrets — researchers found unencrypted calls, texts & military data broadcast from space. 💻 With just $800 in gear, UCSD & UMD intercepted T-Mobile data, corporate comms, and military signals. 🔒 Half of geostationary satellites transmit unprotected data, risking global privacy & security. 🌐 🔗

WIRED

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even...

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📉 Wikipedia traffic drops ~8% as users turn to AI & social media. 🤖 Wikimedia says AI uses its content without driving clicks. 🔗 Google contests this, citing stable search traffic. 🌐 Wikipedia is crafting new policies for attribution and sustainability. 🛡️ ⚖️ Calls grow for fair data use & AI transparency. 🔗

KSHB 41 Kansas City News

Wikipedia sees decline in visitors as users get accustom to AI

Wikipedia is seeing a decline in human traffic as more people turn to artificial intelligence tools and social media for information, according to ...

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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.

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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.

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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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