#TBOT 9: Monero Update, EU Age Verification Forces Google, AGPL Not FOSS?, Plastoline Inventor Missing

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Here’s the stories for the week:

Monero Attack Update: We passed the date of the attack and I think it surprised everyone involved.

EU Age Verification Forces Google On Its Citizens: The EU just released an open-source age verification app that’s supposed to be private. Only one problem - it forces use of Google services.

AGPL Is Not FOSS - The AGPL license is commonly used in open-source projects, but it imposes a requirement on its users.

Inventor of Plastoline Missing - 21 year old inventor Julian Brown turned plastic into gasoline, in his backyard. Now he may be in danger.

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Laptop Support and Usability (LSU): July 2025 Report from the FreeBSD Foundation
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SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to the Perl and Raku Foundation
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No deleted account found from 70 scanned users from this group 🚫👻

🚨 Hackers are hijacking legit ad tools to push fake browser updates—spreading SocGholish malware linked to LockBit, Evil Corp & others.

It’s a Malware-as-a-Service network selling your device as a doorway in.

How it works → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/socgholish-malware-spread-via-ad-tools.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20231128230528/https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/how-the-cia-made-google-e836451a959e

How the CIA made Google

Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet—
part 1
By Nafeez Ahmed

https://web.archive.org/web/20231121082056/https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/why-google-made-the-nsa-2a80584c9c1

Why Google made the NSA

Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet—
part 2
by Nafeez Ahmed

Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. Sometimes arresting them
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⚡ What Bioinitiative 2012 Revealed About EMFs

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Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked
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Xiaomi has ended bootloader unlocking for older devices as of August 5, 2025. This affects many legacy models, including original Mi Mix and Snapdragon 600 series. Future support for HyperOS devices is uncertain. Use MemeOS Enhancer for advanced features without unlocking.

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Official Google Pixel 10 Pro XL leaked marketing images show the phone from all angles

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Flipper Zero DarkWeb Firmware Bypasses Rolling Code Security
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#A16 #Unofficial #TD #GSI #LeanOS #AOSP

Build Date: 2025 08 07
? Security Patch

Test build of LeanOS

LeanOS bp2a-20250807.085218

Changelog

Make ponces staging patches optional
Fix if statement
Disable fingerprint fix patch (temporarily)
Added various patch fixes for LeOS inline with ponces GSI
Fix LeOS build fix
Fix config name
Fix MTK sepolicy in LeOS patches
We never use partner_gms here
Fix filenames
Fix model compat patch - not needed anymore

Maintainer: Chrisaw
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Next gen Jolla Phone - Announcements - Sailfish OS Forum
https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone/23882

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Hi guys, EU lawmaker here

Hello everyone! I work for the EU and we are looking at some new policies to implement in the interest of protecting the vulnerable in our society. Here are some propositions I have put forward:

-all posts online will be tied to the poster's real name through an application installed directly onto the user's computer, that cannot be removed
-a face scan, fingerprint and ID verification will be required to unlock a computer every time the computer is turned on (this includes standby mode) and this is the data that will be tied to, and displayed next to, the user's posts on every site on the web (this also applies to mobile phones and other devices with similar capabilities)
-VPNs, TOR, I2P and other such programs will be outlawed, and every person using them (or suspected of using one) to circumvent the measures will be banned from the Internet for a set amount [...]

http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/512466801

QuickSE

QuickSE is a lightweight and open-source Android utility for rooted devices that helps you manage SELinux mode with ease.

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Developer: M A A Z

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Disclosure Just Updated To Version 1.1

Disclosure is a root detection program to identify detection loopholes on a wide range of Android root solutions, similar to Reveny's ND or Momo.

Changelog

• Initial port to Android App
• Introduce HMA orphan app directory detection
• Introduce KSUN sysfs detection
• Misc changes and optimizations

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