Three years after the W3C approved a DRM standard, it's no longer possible to make a functional indie browser

https://boingboing.net/2020/01/08/rip-open-web-platform.html


#drm #browsers #w3c

DuckDuckGo Beat Bing to Become Android’s Main Google Alternative in Europe

https://beebom.com/duckduckgo-beat-bing-to-become-androids-main-google-alternative-in-europe/

Following the European Commission’s antitrust ruling against Google last March, the US tech giant is being forced to offer Android users in the EU multiple search engine options to choose from. As part of the plans, people in the region will get to choose their default search engine from at least four options while setting up their Android devices from March 1.

While one of the options will, obviously, be Google itself, the others would vary from one country to another based on the money these operators are willing to pay Google to get on the so-called ‘Choice Screen’ – the options list that was designed in consultation with the European Commission and, will be presented to Android handset users in the region when setting up their device for the first time.

Now that the highest bidders have been announced, Microsoft’s Bing seems to have lost out to the independent, privacy-focused service, DuckDuckGo, which has carved out a niche for itselfamong netizens concerned about their online privacy. According to the official list, DuckDuckGo will be an option in all the EU countries, while Bing will be conspicuous by its absence. The only place in Europe where Microsoft’s search engine will be offered is the UK, where DuckDuckGo and Info.com will be the other third-party options. You can hop over to the official Android blog to see the entire list or know more about the Choice Screen.

It’s worth noting here that Ecosia, a search engine run by an environmental advocacy group that claims to plant trees around the world with its search profits, boycotted the entire auction process, saying that Google’s actions violated “the spirit of the EU ruling”. In a press statement, its CEO and founder Christian Kroll further said that the company will register an official complaint with EU legislators against the US tech giant


#ddg #duckduckgo #google #android #antitrust #eu

50+ orgs ask Google to take a stance against Android bloatware
https://www.zdnet.com/article/50-orgs-ask-google-to-take-a-stance-against-android-bloatware/

https://redd.it/emtz1c
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Mozilla has pushed out an update to patch a critical vulnerability in Firefox

It’s urging users to update as quickly as possible — and it’s joined in that warning by the US government.

Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 reported the zero-day exploit. Mozilla claims to be aware of “targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw”

https://thenextweb.com/security/2020/01/10/upgrade-firefox-critical-vulnerability

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-03

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17026


#ff #firefox #update #security #flaw #bug

Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles

David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees.

Alphabet did not give a reason for Drummond’s departure in a short regulatory filing Friday.

The company said in November that its board was investigating sexual misconduct cases against executives. Claims against Drummond were included in the investigations.

https://apnews.com/b687428bb6b5c55a22f6e9de3f2075a5

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The U.S. Government funded smartphones which come with pre-installed malware

https://www.xda-developers.com/us-government-smartphones-pre-installed-malware


#usa #gov #phones #malware #android #huawei

Morocco activist jailed for 2 years for Facebook post

https://www.dawn.com/news/1527502

A Moroccan activist has been sentenced to two years in prison for "insulting the national flag and the symbol of the state" in a Facebook post, his lawyer said on Friday.

Abdelali Bahmad, 35, was arrested in mid-December and charged over an October Facebook post in which he said he "could not afford to buy the matches to burn the Moroccan flag as he needed to eat"


#morocco #flag #facebook #why #gov

Anti Social - A Modern Dating Horror Story

From invidio.us/watch?v=GEWnXmDfVZg

#antisocial

Is my SIM card under attack [SnoopSnitch]?

Again: Very unlikely, based on past SnoopSnitch measurements.

You can install SnoopSnitch to monitor for suspicious incoming binary SMS. For the network attack detection features to work, you need to have a rooted Android phone with a Qualcomm chipset.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.srlabs.snoopsnitch

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Iraq – Why Doesn’t the US Move Out Despite the Iraqi Parliament’s Decision?

http://graph.org/Iraq--Why-Doesnt-the-US-Move-Out-Despite-the-Iraqi-Parliaments-Decision---Global-Research-01-12

From: https://www.globalresearch.ca/iraq-why-doesnt-the-us-move-out-despite-the-iraqi-parliaments-decision/5700266


#iraq #usa #war #gov

An open letter to Google

Privacy International and over 50 other organisations have submitted a letter to Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai asking Google to take action against exploitative pre-installed software on Android devices.

You can find the letter below. Add your voice to this campaign by signing our petition if you believe that its time Google stopped enabling exploitation.

https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/3320/open-letter-google

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❌ Fast Share, Google’s upcoming AirDrop-like service, gets renamed to Nearby Sharing ahead of release

https://www.xda-developers.com/fast-share-google-upcoming-airdrop-service-renamed-nearby-sharing


✅ Better alternatives for file transfer:

List https://t.me/NoGoolag/1061

Trebleshot https://t.me/NoGoolag/1534

SyncThing https://t.me/NoGoolag/282


#transfer #share

OpenWrt (OPEN Wireless RouTer)

Open source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. All components have been optimized to be small enough to fit into the limited storage and memory available in home routers.

Supported devices
https://openwrt.org/supported_devices

Documentation
https://openwrt.org/docs/start

FAQ
https://openwrt.org/tag/faq

Forum
https://forum.openwrt.org


OpenWrt 19.07
The OpenWrt Community is proud to present the OpenWrt 19.07 stable version series. It is the successor of the previous 18.06 stable major release.

The OpenWrt 19.07 series focuses on bringing all supported targets to Linux kernel version 4.14 and introducing initial device tree based ath79 support.

All firmware images
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/19.07.0/targets

Release Notes
https://openwrt.org/releases/19.07/notes-19.07.0

Detailed Changelog
https://openwrt.org/releases/19.07/changelog-19.07.0

Browse Source
https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/tags/v19.07.0


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#openwrt #router #wifi #alternatives #linux

🚨🚨Assange Blocked From Seeing Key Evidence Ahead of Extradition Hearing, Court Hears

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Julian Assange’s lawyers have complained prison officers stopped them spending adequate time with their client as the Wikileaks founder appeared in court ahead of his extradition hearing.

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🚨🚨US Clearing Anti-War Voices Off the Web in Vast Censorship Operation

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed "foreign policy challenges" and economic security with The Silicon Valley Leadership Group today amid vast censorship of Iran-related content.

The United States and its media company allies want to make it impossible to hear from the other side.

🚨YouTube Removes PressTV as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Censor Iran-Related Content
YouTube has removed all PressTV videos except for PressTV Francais.

As the US escalates its hybrid wars, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content that conflicts with Washington’s pro-war narrative.

The Donald Trump administration is ramping up its infowar.

Sources:
https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1216914933025255425

https://thegrayzone.com/2020/01/12/us-pressure-social-media-censoring-suspending-venezuela-iran-syria/

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TIFU by creating a fake Instagram account, What’s App notified my contacts

As the title says I tried to create a secret Instagram to follow escort and other naughty accounts. I’m a girl and idolise these brave, sexy women... might be a bit bi-sexual as well, anyway... I thought I was being pretty slick, hiding my naughty side from my friends and family that follow me on social media.

The fuck up was What’s App helpfully sending a notification to ALL my contacts that I’d created a new Instagram, I’d registered for the account using my phone number. I’m lucky as I only talk to a few people via What’s App and I’m pretty close with them so they’re not going to make a fuss

I’m still so embarrassed, my only saving grace is a used a normal sounding name instead of “sexy kitty” which I originally wanted to use so hopefully it just looks like I wanted a fresh start.

I’m a pretty private person and to be honest this has put me off What’s App, I recently learned it’s owned by Facebook which I avoid like the plague thanks to watching Edward Snowden’s movie. Maybe that’s common knowledge to all of you, but it was news to me.

TL;DR I created a fake Instagram, What’s App notified my contacts

Any-who, hoped you enjoyed my little story, now back to bed. All of you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/eofh0p/tifu_by_creating_a_secret_instagram


#whatsapp #instagram #fb #facebook #why