Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 05, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. When It Comes to Encryption, The Web (as in World Wide Web) Isn't Secure and Uses Weak Ciphers About as Often as Every Day, Even in 2024

   Gemini Protocol does not

2. [Video] Thórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) Explains That Julian Assange Was Punished for Exposing Crimes (Instead of the Criminals Getting Published)

   Thórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir speaks out...

3. Links 04/10/2024: Health, Asia, and Censorship

   Links for the day

   New

4. [Meme] Who to Trust on Privacy... (Not Someone Who Boasts About Breaking Into Devices Without Authorisation)

   You're not even a computer scientist...

5. The GPL Does Not Prohibit Use of Code for Death

   Windows kills even more people, but in other ways

6. Journalism in Europe on Life Support

   Assange articulated some of the ordeals he went through

7. [Video] Stella Assange and Thórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir on Protecting Journalists Who Expose Injustice

   Stella (the wife) says her husband received an invitation from the committee (PACE) while he still undergoes recovery

8. Links 04/10/2024: Ingrid's Back and Creative Mornings

   Links for the day

9. [Video] The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly on Julian Assange

   The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly has voted to confirm that Julian Assange was held as a political prisoner

10. Links 04/10/2024: Telegram Issues Deepen, Texas Sues TikTok

    Links for the day

11. "The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly has voted to confirm that Julian Assange was held as a political prisoner."

    This stuff should not have been in Twitter (X)

12. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) Do Not Run Windows

    The projects that deal with ICBMs are extremely unlikely to involve Microsoft

13. "Microsoft is asking for a handout... yet again"

    Just over a month after the last bailout fell through the cracks

14. One Step Closer to the End of Microsoft's XBox

    XBox sales are down over 50% in the past year

15. GNU/Linux Flaring Up in ASEAN

    We said we'd not post statCounter for a few months

16. Gemini Links 04/10/2024: Asteroid City and Retro Gaming

    Links for the day

17. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

18. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 03, 2024

    IRC logs for Thursday, October 03, 2024

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