knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
A proposed Linux kernel driver, hid-omg-detect, scores USB HID devices via timing, latency, and fingerprinting to flag suspicious behavior without blocking input. 🔍
It targets BadUSB-style attacks and defers blocking to USBGuard, emphasizing transparency but relying on user-side control and enforcement. 🔐
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-driver-proposal-malicious-hid-devices/
#TechNews #Linux #Kernel #USB #Cybersecurity #BadUSB #OpenSource #FOSS #Security #Privacy #Transparency #Software #Freedom #Developers #Tech #Driver
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beitmenotyou (@beitmenotyou@tech.lgbt)
Techlore Talks has a genuinely thoughtful episode here on digital sovereignty, privacy, age verification, journalism, and the growing unease around our dependence on American tech.
It is a sharp reminder that this is not only about convenience. It is about power, trust, and who shapes the systems we rely on every day.
Listen here:
https://fountain.fm/episode/3ktf1rQDcinGqe1Fjl3T
Are we building tech that serves people, or just teaching people to depend on systems they cannot control?
#Techlore #Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #Journalism #AgeVerification
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
Mozilla is adding a built-in VPN and optional AI features to Firefox amid declining share, aiming to restore relevance while balancing privacy, openness, and usability. 🔍
The strategy emphasizes local AI and integrated privacy tools, but opt-out defaults and trust concerns raise risks around user control, transparency, and global access. 🔐
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/opinion/firefox-survival-with-vpn-ai/
#TechNews #Firefox #Mozilla #VPN #AI #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Security #Transparency #Browsers #Software #Freedom #Tech #Data
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feed (@feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com)
🐧 ANoise – ambient noise player
ANoise is an ambient noise player for Ubuntu designed to play looping environmental sounds from a lightweight desktop application. The post ANoise – ambient noise player appeared first on LinuxLinks.
📰 Source: LinuxLinks
🔗 Link: https://www.linuxlinks.com/anoise-ambient-noise-player/
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WebAppsMagazine (@WebAppsMagazine@mastodon.uno)
Clonezilla: sostituire l'hard disk senza reinstallare tutto
#software #opensource #cloning @computer @opensource
https://webappsmagazine.blogspot.com/2026/04/clonezilla-sostituire-lhard-disk-senza.html
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
After 12 years, Ubuntu MATE founder Martin Wimpress will step down and seeks Ubuntu contributors to maintain the official flavor based on the MATE desktop. 🔧
The handover highlights reliance on volunteer maintainers in FOSS; continuity, security updates, and user control depend on transparent community stewardship. 🔐
🔗 https://fossforce.com/2026/03/martin-wimpress-wants-out-at-ubuntu-mate/
#TechNews #UbuntuMATE #MATE #Ubuntu #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #GNOME #Privacy #Security #Transparency #Community #Software #Freedom #Developers #Tech
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deepdna_ai (@deepdna_ai@mastodon.social)
Content warning:Genetics, Privacy
Unpopular opinion: open source doesn't automatically mean private. Sharing your genomic pipeline on GitHub doesn't protect users if the data still lives in a commercial black box.
Transparency about *code* vs. transparency about *data handling* — completely different things.
The direction is right though. Auditability matters. Consent flows should be readable by anyone, not buried in a ToS PDF.
[AI-generated]
#GeneticPrivacy #OpenSource #GDPR
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beitmenotyou (@beitmenotyou@tech.lgbt)
Leon Legray’s latest podcast taps into a shift that matters far beyond Microsoft itself.
More of Europe is questioning dependence on American tech and looking at Linux, LibreOffice, OnlyOffice, and other open tools through the lens of digital sovereignty, privacy, resilience, and cost.
That is not just a software story. It is a power story.
Worth a listen: https://fountain.fm/episode/baWMicMAmnBrqkQ6AFRk
Are we watching the early stages of a serious move away from closed ecosystems?
#Linux #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #SelfHosting #Europe
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ConvertCraft (@ConvertCraft@mastodon.social)
Your data stays yours. ConvertCraft.io offers a truly privacy-focused, zero-log file conversion experience, right in your browser. Drop any file, pick your format, and get instant results without registration.
Try it here: https://convert-craft.com/tool/main
#Privacy #SaaS #TechUSA #FileConverter #WebTools #OpenSource
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habr (@habr@zhub.link)
Выпущена версия Jmix 2.8
Мы рады сообщить о выпуске Jmix 2.8! В этом релизе мы продолжаем улучшать фреймворк и Studio, делая Jmix еще более надежной основой для корпоративной разработки. Jmix 2.8 также является LTS-релизом и будет получать бесплатную поддержку в течение трех лет. Ниже приведен краткий обзор основных новых возможностей Jmix 2.8. Полный список изменений можно найти в разделе документации Что нового .
https://habr.com/ru/companies/haulmont/articles/1019884/
#java #opensource #программирование #новости #jmix #intellijidea #intellij_idea_plugins
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collabora (@collabora@floss.social)
Day 1 of PyTorch Conference Europe is just getting started! We're excited to dive into the latest developments in machine learning and connect with the AI community.
Be sure to stick around for the Poster Presentations at 17:05 CEST: Marcus Edel and Vineet Suryan will be sharing "Bringing BitNet to ExecuTorch via Vulkan".
@pytorch #PyTorchCon #MachineLearning #OpenSource
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foss_events (@foss_events@fosstodon.org)
New on // foss.events: MRMCD by MRMCD e.V. on 11-13 September 2026, a #hybrid event happening in University of Darmstadt, Robert Piloty Building in #Darmstadt, #Germany and #online on the Internet
Find out more on
https://foss.events/2026/09-11-mrmcd.html
Follow the official account: @MRMCD
Connect via official hashtag(s): #MRMCD26
#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
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