🔐 URGENT for Linux users: Flatpak 1.16.4 + XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 patch critical sandbox escape vulnerabilities. Malicious apps could delete arbitrary host files bypassing isolation. Update now + install Flatseal to audit app permissions. Full guide: https://newsgroup.site/flatpak-xdg-portal-security-sandbox-linux-2026/ #Linux #Security #Flatpak #OpenSource #Privacy
Veracrypt Project Update
https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/9620d7a4b3/
#HackerNews #Veracrypt #Project #Update #openSource #encryption #security #software #update #discussion
EU Parliament ended ePrivacy derogations for chat scanning, and states dropped mandatory encrypted message scanning, limiting mass surveillance 🔐
Platforms still signal “voluntary” monitoring, while Chat Control talks continue with age checks and measures that may pressure services to scan communications ⚖️
🔗 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eu-parliament-blocks-mass-scanning-our-chats-whats-next
#TechNews #EU #ChatControl #Privacy #Encryption #DataProtection #Surveillance #FOSS #OpenSource #Security #Freedom #Transparency #BigTech #Regulation #DigitalRights
An AI Agent Was Banned From Creating Wikipedia Articles, Then Wrote Angry Blogs About Being Banned (404media.co)
#wikipedia #aiagents #ai #opensource
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@europeanOSacademy/116363872389882151
Join us later today to discuss a more competitive Cloud market with #OpenSource, starting at 14:00 CEST – register now!
🚀 StarRate is launching on Product Hunt today!
Lightroom-style photo rating for #Nextcloud — stars, color labels, XMP metadata written into the JPEG, and guest links so clients can pick their favorites without a Nextcloud account.
If you find it useful, an upvote would mean a lot 🙏
👉 https://www.producthunt.com/posts/starrate
#SelfHosted #OpenSource #Photography #Nextcloud
Join us later today to discuss a more competitive Cloud market with #OpenSource, starting at 14:00 CEST – register now!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eo53abio6eu7ml2w3akcqmje/post/3mivy5fjobs2t
AI Overviews від Google дає неправильні відповіді у 10% випадків #technology #it #opensource #freeinternet - https://proit.ua/ai-overviews-vid-google-daie-niepravilni-vidpovidi-u-10-vipadkiv/
Redmi K90 Max: «Космічне срібло» та активне охолодження для тих, хто не любить гальмувати #technology #it #opensource #freeinternet' - https://gagadget.com/uk/smartphones/703989-redmi-k90-max-kosmichne-sriblo-ta-aktivne-okholodzhennia-dlia-tikh-khto-ne-liubit-galmuvati/
50 років в мікроелектроніці. Інженер Олександр Чечков про радянське минуле і шанси збудувати завод чипів в Україні сьогодні #technology #it #opensource #freeinternet - https://dou.ua/lenta/interviews/chechkov-about-microelectronics/
Stiamo facendo magie in @BoostMediaAPS in queste settimane. Presto parleremo delle nuove bombe in arrivo e, ne sono sicuro, scuoteranno il mondo #OpenSource internazionale facendo capire a tutti che l'Italia, in campo tecnologico, non resterà più a guardare.
Vuoi contribuire alla rivoluzione? Unisciti a Boost Media -> www.boostmedia.it 😎
Time to mark your calendars!
🗓 19 to 24 September 2026
#Akademy2026 is coming to Graz, Austria!
Join us for a week of fun, ideas, collaboration, and community.
More details: https://akademy.kde.org/2026/
#Akademy #KDE #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #conference #TechEvent
