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A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users

Earlier this year, the United Kingdom government ordered Apple to provide access to encrypted data in the company’s cloud storage service, iCloud. In response, Apple removed its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) system for users in the country, removing the option to store data using end-to-end encryption, and setting a dangerous precedent of privacy violation. 

Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society

In early February of this year, the Internet Society hosted an Encryption Advocacy Workshop in Brussels for European civil society organizations. We created this workshop alongside steering members of the Global Encryption Coalition to equip potential encryption advocates with:

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New Release: Tails 6.18

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The Radxa AICore AX-M1 is an M.2 M Key AI acceleration module designed for edge computing systems that require high-throughput neural processing. Built around the Axera AX8850 system-on-chip, the module combines an octa-core Cortex-A55 processor with a 24 TOPS INT8-capable NPU and an 8K-capable video processing unit, delivering AI processing capabilities in a compact footprint.

MS-C926: Ultra-Slim Fanless Embedded System with Dual 2.5 GbE and M.2 Expansion

LILYGO Launches Four New ESP32-S3 Boards for LoRa, Display, Motion, and CAN Applications

LILYGO has announced four new ESP32-S3-based development boards targeting a diverse range of embedded and IoT applications. These boards combine wireless connectivity with specialized hardware such as e-paper displays, CAN interfaces, motion sensors, and GPS modules, and are designed for rapid prototyping and deployment using familiar platforms like Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, and ESP-IDF.

Zephyr RTOS 4.2 Released with Renesas RX Support, USB Video Class, MQTT 5.0, and Nearly 100 New Boards

Zephyr RTOS 4.2 introduces major updates in hardware support, networking, tooling, and power monitoring. With contributions from 810 developers, this non-LTS release brings key enhancements aimed at improving performance, flexibility, and overall developer experience.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 31, 2024

Lakeside living near Melbourne Australia from the air.

Updated This Past Day

  1. Links 30/12/2024: Bad Year, Sxmo/PostmarketOs, and Gemlog/Tinylog
    Links for the day
  2. A Free Software Foundation (FSF) Led by Dr. Richard Stallman Can Still Raise a Lot of Money
    Give people more time (e.g. until end of January) and maybe hit the target
  3. Good Gains for Android for GNU/Linux in New Zealand This Year
    Notice that GNU/Linux rose to its highest point (this month)
  4. 2024 a Record Year for Android (Almost 50% "Market Share"), Which is Now Bigger in Europe Than Microsoft Windows
    a look at Europe
  5. Wishing for a Wikileaks Renaissance in 2025
    as a site that facilitates whistleblowers, hosting large leaks
  6. [Meme] Getting Banned From Social Control Media 2 Days or Two Weeks Before Leaving Office
    Seems like interference using dinners with an insurrectionist
  7. Jimmy Carter on Globalisation of "Tech"
    Carter's legacy in the area of science (and technology)

    New

  8. Links 30/12/2024: Arrest Warrant for South Korean President Yoon, Experts Contest 'Bird Strike' Narrative for Crash Blame
    Links for the day
  9. [Meme] Systemd-Max
    Why is everything - even aviation - getting so much worse?
  10. Just a hobby, it won't be big and professional like GNU. It'll be controlled by Microsoft due to administrative neglect.
    Get well soon, Linux
  11. Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raised About 20,000 Dollars Today
    FSF funds now near 275k dollars. Growing VERY fast today.
  12. Massive Gains for GNU/Linux in Australia This Year
    Windows lost clout and Android was the biggest gainer
  13. New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft
    The 'Linux' Foundation devotes only about 2% of its budget to Linux (skeleton crew). It invests a lot more money in the Ponzi scheme of Microsoft and Scam Altman.
  14. [Meme] Who's the Linux Boss?
    Bill Gates is a lot more interesting anyway
  15. In 2024, Under Linux Foundation Management, Linux.com Produced and Published Only 5 Articles
    Remember when Linux.com had 3-4 original articles per day?
  16. Trying to Informally Police or at Least Report LLM Slop About "Linux" (and Several Related Topics)
    Do they deserve public humiliation/condemnation? Yes, as that might be the only way to nip this in the bud
  17. Links 30/12/2024: Fentanylware (TikTok) Concerns and Aftermath of Cut Cables
    Links for the day
  18. Is Microsoft's Plundering of Africa Coming to an End?
    Microsoft had many layoffs in Africa this year
  19. Microsoft Windows Down From 23% to 20% This Year in Asia (Android Up From 54% to Almost 60%)
    Less and less of Windows, more of the Linux-powered Android
  20. 15 Years Ago Mozilla Firefox Had Over 50% of the Slovakian Market, Now Google's Chrome Has Over 70%
    Peaked at 72.4% earlier this year
  21. Remembering When Photography Meant Realistic Captures of Reality, Not "Hey Hi" (AI) and 'Instagrammed' (Filtered, Manipulated)
    Fake pictures predate the "hey hi" hype; Instagram in particular was full of these
  22. Apple's Main Stronghold (North America) at Risk From GNU/Linux
    Apple had several rounds of layoffs in the US this year
  23. statCounter: Microsoft Windows Down a Percent This Year in South America, GNU/Linux Up to 3.2%
    Microsoft down, freedom up
  24. The Threat of Googlebombing and LLMs
    There are many Carters, but search engines and LLMs lack the "logic" (or common sense) to tell the difference
  25. Social Control Media (Not Just TikTok) is a "Modern Challenge" to Democracy
    Society is worse off with Social Control Networks
  26. IBM's Bad Leadership is a Threat to GNU/Linux
    We worry that since Red Hat controls so much of the GNU/Linux stack difficulties at IBM will result in divestment
  27. The True Importance of Diversification
    Monopoly or monoculture breed fragility
  28. Putting Some Eggs in the Geminispace Basket
    Do not bet on the future of the Web
  29. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  30. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, December 29, 2024
    IRC logs for Sunday, December 29, 2024
  31. Gemini Links 30/12/2024: Countdown to New Year, Tinylogging, and LLM Hype
    Links for the day

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-12-24 to 2024-12-30
    1722 /n/2024/12/25/Brittany_Day_Can_Rest_and_Let_Microsoft_Chatbots_Write_Fake_Art.shtml
    1226 /n/2024/12/23/Microsoft_Give_Me_LLM_Slop_About_Linux_and_Santa_I_Need_Some_Fa.shtml
    1168 /n/2024/12/24/Advertisers_and_Their_Covert_Impact_on_Publications_Output_or_W.shtml
    1057 /n/2024/12/29/Move_to_GNU_Linux_and_Save_the_Planet_CCC_Talk_Explains.shtml
    716 /n/2024/12/25/Gemini_Links_25_12_2024_Reality_Bites_and_Gopher_Thanks.shtml
    592 /n/2024/12/27/Gemini_Links_27_12_2024_Slop_and_Self_hosting.shtml
    580 /n/2024/12/25/Microsoft_Openwashing_Stunts_Initiative_OSI_is_A_Vulture_in_Ope.shtml
    568 /n/2024/12/27/Small_Codebase_is_Typically_Safer_More_Aftermarket_Snakeoil_Mea.shtml
    527 /n/2024/12/24/Links_24_12_2024_Labour_Strikes_and_TikTok_Scrambling_to_Prop_U.shtml
    524 /n/2024/12/25/Links_25_12_2024_Windows_TCO_Brought_to_SSH_Terence_Eden_Retire.shtml
    516 /n/2024/12/27/Links_27_12_2024_Perfect_Desk_Banning_Cellphones_Many_Cables_Cu.shtml
    509 /n/2024/12/25/Links_25_12_2024_Hong_Kong_Attacks_Activists_During_Holidays_Xe.shtml

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