Shamar @Shamar@qoto.org

Prima vennero a prendere i pirati russi...
La fondatrice di #SciHub Alexandra #Elbakyan afferma che, a seguito di un procedimento legale, la #FBI ha ottenuto l'accesso ai dati nel suo account #Google.
La stessa Google l'ha informata del rilascio dei dati questa settimana, rilevando che a causa di un'ingiunzione del tribunale, la società non è stata autorizzata a informarla prima.
https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-gains-access-to-sci-hub-founders-google-account-data-220303/

An European lesson: the cost of capitalism without (and against) democracy. "The ill-advised prioritisation of economic goals over democratic processes holds lessons well beyond Russia." https://socialeurope.eu/from-shock-therapy-to-putins-war

Non pixelate mai del testo importante quando postate immagini online: https://bishopfox.com/blog/unredacter-tool-never-pixelation (wow! 😱)

#alternative

@thor @cjd
Potnetial solution: kill Firefox, let Google become an undeniable monopolist, and watch the antitrust lawsuits unfold.

Another potential solution: kill Firefox, let Google become a monopolist, wait a decade as it gets lazy and lets Chrome rot

Another potential solution: implement a subset of the spec, encourage websites to implement the subset, gain popularity points by being secure / lightweight / privacy-preserving.

Another potential solution: forget the web, go gemini

@thor @cjd
I don't believe in a community-funded anything that implements WHATWG specifications. Especially if Google is deciding how those specifications change.

"Compromising Angular via Expired npm Publisher Email Domains" by Matthew Bryant https://thehackerblog.com/zero-days-without-incident-compromising-angular-via-expired-npm-publisher-email-domains-7kZplW4x/

Man, if there's a vulnerability in the OSS supply chain, somebody's thought of it. This one seems particularly tricky to defend against, from the registry's perspective.

If Mozilla were Greenpeace, they would be getting half a billion dollars a year from ExxonMobil and working with Shell to propose new environmental policies.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/privacy-preserving-attribution-for-advertising/

#Mozilla #BigTech #privacyWashing

It's the end of Google's free storage plan • The Register - https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/14/google_free_storage_plan_ends_opinion_column/

Seven years later, Google has killed the deal. The tech giant announced the end of infinity in a blog post named, with magnificent chutzpah:, "More options for learning with Google Workspace for Education."

Ok, this is ridiculous but insanely cool too. #Blender #PinePhone

I love this messaging app guide.

Se a #Meta non viene data la possibilità di trasferire, archiviare ed elaborare i dati dai suoi utenti europei su server con sede negli Stati Uniti, #Facebook e #Instagram potrebbero essere chiusi in tutta Europa, secondo quanto riferito il proprietario dei giganti dei social media nel suo rapporto annuale.

#GDPR #SchremsII

Di Michiel #Willems su #CityAM

https://www.cityam.com/mark-zuckerberg-and-team-consider-shutting-down-facebook-and-instagram-in-europe-if-meta-can-not-process-europeans-data-on-us-servers/

Segnalato da https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral

“Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans' data on US servers”

https://www.cityam.com/mark-zuckerberg-and-team-consider-shutting-down-facebook-and-instagram-in-europe-if-meta-can-not-process-europeans-data-on-us-servers/

Yes, please!