Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 04, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Madame Streisand Wanted to Censor The Web, Instead She 'Created' a New Term, "Streisand Effect"

   It is basically an own goal

2. Defending Women Isn't a Crime, Everybody Can Agree on That

   Their culture is unlike ours

3. EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part VI - Influx of Spaniards and Portuguese Workers (+77%) at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Led by the 'Alicante Mafia'

   There is now data supporting this assertion, new and complete data in fact

4. Nobody is Safe at IBM (or Red Hat)

   There is no job security at IBM

5. Bad faith: Hugo Roy knew FSFE impersonating FSF before French tribunal, colleagues deceived

   Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

   New

6. Over 1,500 EPO Workers Went on Strike Last Week

   a new publication which celebrates some accomplishments of industrial actions and calls for further actions

7. Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Failed to Detect Fraud in Law Firms... Until It Was Too Late

   Earlier today we contacted some more politicians about this and received mail from them as well

8. Our EPO and IBM Coverage Bears Fruit

   In case insiders want to get in touch with us, please ensure or at least try doing so securely

9. Links 03/03/2026: "Scam Altman in Damage Control" and Oil Traffic Disrupted

   Links for the day

10. Gemini Links 03/03/2026: Phones, LLMs, and Changes on the Web

    Links for the day

11. Richard Stallman Confirms Talk in Bern Next Week

    Dr. Stallman has just formally confirmed his third talk this month in Switzerland

12. GNU/Linux at All-Time High in Guam

    there are many computers in that island

13. Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 1 Out of 200: Claim No. KB-2024-001270 in a Nutshell

    abuse of process by a law firm working for an American who was arrested for strangling women and another American whose own spouse calls a "rapist"

14. When EPO Team Managers (TMs) Are Harassing People Who Strictly Apply the European Patent Convention (EPC) in Patent Examination

    There are two strikes planned for this month

15. Confirmed: Using Slop Gets You Fired

    Let the story of Benj Edwards be a cautionary tale

16. Links 03/03/2026: "No one wants to read your AI slop" and "chatbots in the kill chain"

    Links for the day

17. EPO and "Equivalent to More Than 100 Days of Strike"

    The industrial actions continue and already have a positive effect

18. Streisand Effect, the Microsoft Way

    Microsoft has once again proven the Streisand Effect

19. Keeping Track of IBM Layoffs in March 2026

    IBM depends on bribery

20. GNU/Linux Measured at 7% in Yemen

    Windows is too hostile and dangerous

21. Links 03/03/2026: Security Breaches, Iceland Wants EU Membership, and "Wall Street–Backed Lawmakers Want to Help Banks Gouge You"

    Links for the day

22. Queensland Health Payroll System: IBM billion-dollar-blowout inquiry

    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

23. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

24. IRC Proceedings: Monday, March 02, 2026

    IRC logs for Monday, March 02, 2026

25. Gemini Links 03/03/2026: GrapheneOS and Keyboard Shortcuts

    Links for the day

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