Sorry for being a bit quiet lately — I just started a new job and there’s a lot going on. I’ll be back to posting more soon! 🙌

The EU’s revised “Chat Control 2.0” revives mass private-message scanning under new risk mitigation language, raising major concerns for encrypted chats and user autonomy 🔐 Critics warn it could enable client-side scanning, broad text/metadata analysis, and age-ID mandates that erode anonymity 🕵️ Resistance remains strong 🔗

Reclaim The Net

The Disguised Return of The EU's Private Message Scanning Plot

After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.

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Tails 7.2 is out 🐧🔒 It updates Tor Browser (15.0.1), Thunderbird (140.4.0), and the Linux kernel (6.12.57), removes Root Console, and fixes unwanted telemetry connections for better privacy. 🛠️ Upgrades keep Persistent Storage; fresh installs erase it. 📦 @npub1cyz7...06rc @npub1a3r2...9clu 🔗

New Release: Tails 7.2 | Tor Project

Tails 7.2 is now available.

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A new investigation finds the location data of EU officials in Brussels being sold by data brokers. 📍 Reporters identified multiple senior staff using “anonymous” phone data — showing how easily individuals can be re-identified. 🔒 Privacy protections still lag behind data trade realities. ⚖️ 🔗

EU officials’ location data is for sale, report says – POLITICO

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🤖 OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT usage policy, banning professional medical, legal, and financial advice. ⚖️ The move aligns with the EU AI Act and U.S. FDA guidance to prevent misuse and ensure responsible AI deployment. 🌍 🔗 https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605044915 #TechNews #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Policy #Ethics #Privacy #Compliance #Regulation #AIGovernance #Safety #Trust #Innovation #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

🐍 The Python Software Foundation has withdrawn a $1.5M NSF grant over terms that conflicted with its commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion 💰🌍. Funding aimed to improve security in Python & PyPI, but DEI restrictions made the grant ethically unacceptable ⚖️. 🔗

BleepingComputer

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding ter...

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