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Stephan Lichtenauer | נח סתו<p>I am using my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@jolla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jolla</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SailfishOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SailfishOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Jolla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jolla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/C2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C2</span></a> phone for a few days now as my main daily driver (nearly since the day I have received it) and I need to my <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> only for a few things anymore (I am leaving it at home already though).</p><p>A more detailed report will come in a few days and I still might come across deal breakers, but so far: While there are a number of unexpected shortcomings, overall the experience so far was a lot better than I had expected.</p><p>This is the first <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> based device I am testing that really seems to have the potential for a lot of people to get rid of <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> - if they actually want. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/ByeAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByeAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElbowsUp</span></a></p>
Patrick Vanhoucke<p>Martijn Verhagen strijdt al jaren tegen de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/afhankelijkheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>afhankelijkheid</span></a> van <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internetgiganten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetgiganten</span></a> als <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>. Hij noemt zichzelf noch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatief</span></a>, noch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technologiehater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technologiehater</span></a>. Maar waar hij niet van houdt, is dat hij zelf niet kan bepalen hoe hij de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technologie</span></a> gebruikt.</p><p><a href="https://decorrespondent.nl/16004/loskomen-van-amerikaanse-tech-gaat-ook-over-internetbankieren/bf6c0473-400d-034c-2fe4-bcf178d839e1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">decorrespondent.nl/16004/losko</span><span class="invisible">men-van-amerikaanse-tech-gaat-ook-over-internetbankieren/bf6c0473-400d-034c-2fe4-bcf178d839e1</span></a></p>
Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p>If you're using <a href="https://graz.social/tags/GMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMail</span></a> and you've learned about their latest claim to introduce real end-to-end <a href="https://graz.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a>: it's a lie.</p><p>Google has the control and/or you can't do anything against that Google takes control any time. </p><p>Real <a href="https://graz.social/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a> works differently: only the sender and receiver are able to access the protected content. </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/are-new-google-e2ee-emails-really-end-to-end-encrypted-kinda-but-not-really/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/are-new-google-e2ee-emails-really-end-to-end-encrypted-kinda-but-not-really/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/gmail-e2e-is-as-terrible-as-expected/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michal.sapka.pl/2025/gmail-e2e</span><span class="invisible">-is-as-terrible-as-expected/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> also defined E2EE such that the message is encrypted from the sender to them, processed in clear text and re-encrypted for the transmission to the receiver.</p><p>Don't let them fool you with false claims and wrong definitions.</p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/PIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PIM</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a></p>
Compliance matters!<p>Also ich verstehe (mal wieder)/die Politik nicht: Warum nicht stumpf die amerikanischen <a href="https://23.social/tags/Datenschlampen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschlampen</span></a> wie <a href="https://23.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>, <a href="https://23.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>, <a href="https://23.social/tags/Oracle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oracle</span></a>, <a href="https://23.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>... younameit... BESTEUERN? </p><p>Warum verhandeln und <a href="https://23.social/tags/Bittebitte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bittebitte</span></a> machen?<br>Lasse mich gerne von einem <a href="https://23.social/tags/Volkswirtschaftler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Volkswirtschaftler</span></a> oder <a href="https://23.social/tags/Schachspieler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schachspieler</span></a> aufklären. <br> <a href="https://23.social/tags/AlterSack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlterSack</span></a></p>
Web Apps Magazine :verified:<p>Pre-AI <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Search</span></a> : filtra i contenuti generati dall'AI ​​su <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/filter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chrome</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://webappsmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/04/pre-ai-search-filtra-i-contenuti.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webappsmagazine.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/04/pre-ai-search-filtra-i-contenuti.html</span></a></p>
Wuzzy<p>Just to be clear: If <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> decides it’s okay to no longer send non-Gmail users the ACTUAL <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a>, but only a LINK to some bullshit <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> service that you must click to “unlock” the TRUE contents, then Gmail ceases to be an email provider but is merely a spam service which bullies unsuspecting users into using their proprietary crap.</p><p>While this seems to be limited to (fake) E2E for now, I’m afraid it could get worse if people do not resist.</p><p>I know why I don’t use <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gmail</span></a>.</p>
CEOTECH.IT<p>Google Pixel 9a: facile da riparare? Analisi tealdown<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Batteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Batteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Display" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Display</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GooglePixel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePixel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notizie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notizie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Novit%C3%A0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Novità</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBKreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBKreviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pixel9a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixel9a</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Riparabilit%C3%A0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Riparabilità</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Riparazione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Riparazione</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smontaggio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smontaggio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teardown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teardown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TensorG4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TensorG4</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ceotech.it/google-pixel-9a-facile-da-riparare-analisi-tealdown/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ceotech.it/google-pixel-9a-fac</span><span class="invisible">ile-da-riparare-analisi-tealdown/</span></a></p>
Wuzzy<p><a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> has an “interesting” interpretation of E2E <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a>:</p><p>"When the recipient is not a Gmail user, Gmail sends them an invitation to view the E2EE email in a restricted version of Gmail. The recipient can then use a guest Google Workspace account to securely view and reply to the email."</p><p><a href="https://workspace.google.com/blog/identity-and-security/gmail-easy-end-to-end-encryption-all-businesses?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">workspace.google.com/blog/iden</span><span class="invisible">tity-and-security/gmail-easy-end-to-end-encryption-all-businesses?hl=en</span></a></p><p>That's just a shameless attempt by Google to make e-mail proprietary by forcing Gmail into our lives.</p><p>Reject all such invitations. This shit must be fought ruthlessly.</p>
sebsauvage<p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/chiffrement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiffrement</span></a> <br>De manière totalement prévisible, le chiffrement de bout en bout des mails annoncé par Google, c'est de la merde.<br><a href="https://sebsauvage.net/links/?OAtstQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sebsauvage.net/links/?OAtstQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Erik Schouten 73<p>Toch wel apart, ik vraag <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> hoe ik Meta AI kan blokkeren en krijg als antwoord dat dit in het <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> account kan ook vroeg ik het <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> met als antwoord dat dit niet mogelijk is <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MetaAi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetaAi</span></a></p>
David<p>Pues <a href="https://masto.es/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> se las ha ingeniado para que nadie pueda leer correos enviados desde <a href="https://masto.es/tags/gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gmail</span></a> si el receptor no abre y usa gmail. </p><p>Como dice el artículo se apropian del correo enviado. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️</p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/e2e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>e2e</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/encriptado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encriptado</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/robo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/enga%C3%B1o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engaño</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/engano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engano</span></a></p><p><a href="https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/gmail-e2e-is-as-terrible-as-expected/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michal.sapka.pl/2025/gmail-e2e</span><span class="invisible">-is-as-terrible-as-expected/</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@matthewberman on YT 📺 </p><p>Gemini 2.5 Pro is a coding GENIUS <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/vAqQk7cF5pA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/vAqQk7cF5pA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tim Ellis 🦝<p>No Google, that is definitely NOT what I meant. 🤦🏻 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a></p>
Don't Let Me Fall<p>Never reduce/downplay someone's capacity for evil by calling them stupid, incompetent, or insane.<br>-<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionairesshouldnotexist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionairesshouldnotexist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adobe</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>BBC seeks more prominent credit in Apple and Google News</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/06/bbc-seeks-more-prominent-credit-in-apple-and-google-news/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/04/06/bbc-</span><span class="invisible">seeks-more-prominent-credit-in-apple-and-google-news/</span></a></p><p>The British Broadcasting Corporation has filed a complaint with a UK antitrust regulator complaining that aggregators like Apple News and Google News minimize credit for the stories they feature. Apple Insider reports that the BBC is asking the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to require Apple and Google to more prominently credit news sources.</p><p>KEWL🌀NEWS</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AGGREGATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AGGREGATION</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MEDIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MEDIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APPLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APPLE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOOGLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOOGLE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> Is Helping the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration Deploy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Along the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MexicanBorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MexicanBorder</span></a> </p><p>Google is part of a Customs and Border Protection plan to use machine learning for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a>, documents reviewed by The Intercept reveal. </p><p>by Sam Biddle, April 3 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> will provide its Maximo Visual Inspection software, a tool the company generally markets for industrial quality control inspections — not tracking humans. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Equitus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equitus</span></a> is offering its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VideoSentinel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoSentinel</span></a>, a more traditional video surveillance analytics program explicitly marketed for border surveillance that, according to a promotional YouTube video, recently taken offline, featuring a company executive, can detect 'people walking caravan style … some of them are carrying backpacks and being identified as mules.'</p><p>"'Within 60 days from the start of the project, real life video from the southern border is available to train and create <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a> models to be used by the Equitus Video Sentinel.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/04/03/google-cbp-ai-border-surveillance-ibm-equitus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/04/03/go</span><span class="invisible">ogle-cbp-ai-border-surveillance-ibm-equitus/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/LGc6s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/LGc6s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorderPatrol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AISurveillance</span></a></p>
NewsFlash<p>✅ Importance Score: 20 / 100 </p><p>The market for Android smartwatches has witnessed a remarkable expansion recently, presenting consumers with an unprecedented array of excell...<br>More » <a href="https://newsflash.one/2025/04/06/the-best-smartwatches-for-android/?feed_id=920500&amp;_unique_id=67f2ec4203651" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsflash.one/2025/04/06/the-b</span><span class="invisible">est-smartwatches-for-android/?feed_id=920500&amp;_unique_id=67f2ec4203651</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samsung</span></a></p>
Bryce Kunz<p>Google's "security" tools for Linux (syzkaller, kCTF) are actively making YOU less safe.</p><p>They find &amp; PUBLISH bugs WAY faster than the kernel team can fix them.</p><p>Result? A public buffet of vulnerabilities for attackers, while the "fixes" lag months or YEARS behind. Thanks, Google. 🤦‍♂️</p><p>This is reckless endangerment at scale.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/jduck/bs25-slides/blob/bs25/slides.md" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/jduck/bs25-slides/b</span><span class="invisible">lob/bs25/slides.md</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vulnerability</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a></p>
Lauren Weinstein<p>Don't ask <a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> Gemini when to watch "Saturday Night Live" because it will spew misinformation at you. In fact, SNL has been running live to the West Coast for years now.</p>
Frontend Dogma<p>How Does Chrome Prioritize Image Requests?, by @debugbear.com:</p><p><a href="https://www.debugbear.com/blog/chrome-image-request-prioritization" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">debugbear.com/blog/chrome-imag</span><span class="invisible">e-request-prioritization</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chrome</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>performance</span></a></p>