2023: Google reports pandemic telemedicine as child porn because it scans all sent photos and reports them to the police. https://youtu.be/CE0EB5bXj14
2025: Google silently installs client side scanner into all Android devices without asking.
https://mastodon.sdf.org/@jack/113952225452466068
I just removed this new "Android System Safety Core" from my Pixel 3, which SAYS it stopped getting OS updates in 2022, yet this new package got auto-installed by Google. No notification. No asking for permissions.
Disability is not a personal or moral failing. Everyone is one accident, infection or stroke of bad luck from becoming disabled.
When someone asks for help, give it freely and without strings. Don’t judge them or tell them to “try harder”.
Help us fight for better social supports and more accessible public spaces. Listen to us and include us in resistance efforts.
One day it’ll be your turn and your future self will thank you.
Government officials in the UK have reportedly ordered Apple to build a backdoor that would give its authorities access to users’ encrypted iCloud data.
Apple will likely stop offering its encrypted cloud storage offering, Advanced Data Protection, to users in the country https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/uk-government-demands-apple-backdoor-to-encrypted-cloud-data-report/
My Flask Mega-Tutorial ebook is now also available from The Pragmatic Bookshelf store, without DRM!
I'm super excited to offer this additional channel for those who do not want to be locked in to Kindle.
https://pragprog.com/titles/d-mgflask/the-new-and-improved-flask-mega-tutorial/
What an absolute hero!
While Musk is trying to kill entire government agencies by tweet, Samantha Power walks into The Late Show and explains why USAID is the agency that keeps the world safe and free from disease.
Everything Elon is trying to hide because he wants to free up money for his own tax cuts, Samantha Power lays out beautifully right here:
https://youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?si=yDT2rOtUWGxums89
Boost her!
If you got some bandwidth to share and want to help archive the web, set up an ArchiveTeam Warrior docker. It will download stuff and upload it to the Internet Archive. They and I recommend to use "ArchiveTeam's Choice", but you can set it work on specific projects like "US Government".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Af-JZSrz8