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Wyden Reveals Phone Data Used to Target Abortion Misinformation

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Node.js security advisory site down due to domain registration lapse

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Ferguson files suit against Google for violating Washington campaign finance law

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One Trillion Dollars Visualized

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Cashbleed: Blockstream employees siphoned millions worth of Bitcoin

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Bangladesh govt disables mobile internet after alleged rape/murdered protesters

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German court allows spy agency to keep tabs on internet hubs

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Ross Ulbricht Appeals to Supreme Court, challenging U.S. “third party doctrine”

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Text of the Protecting Internet Freedom Act [pdf]

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* citation needed

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https://halupedia.com/prehistoric-nazi-colony

Edit: I've just run across the antisemitic defacement in the "stumble" feature and it makes the timing of my post appear pretty unfortunate. It's especially sad because the ability to create articles through URL slugs is super cool and I'd hate to see it removed.

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It's hard to vote with your dollar when market economics are such that only a handful of (massive) firms sell almost all of thing you're protesting. What leverage does one have in the age of oligopolistic enshittification?

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How does someone break into that field. I have a buddy who used to announce pro sports ( he's sort of famous for it ) that wants this kind of work.

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They no longer prohibit phones during the film. In fact, now they require one to place an order. This has just started and is rolling out to every market. It completely undermined their entire value proposition. Alamo Drafthouse is a walking corpse.

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Alamo food and service have absolutely tanked over the last year. They no longer prohibit phones during the film. In fact, now they require one to order food. They have completely undermined their entire value proposition. Alamo Drafthouse is a walking corpse.

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> Each SDK might be tattling on you, but unless you give them a key to match you across apps, each signal from each app is unique

Aren't there many examples of these? For example IMEI, IMSI, phone number, etc?

Even without "unique" signals, isn't it fairly trivial to identify a user with a handful of "not very unique" signals? User-agent, a few recent IP addresses, browser capabilities, list of installed apps, device operating system properties, etc?

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Not in software though. Clear precedent has been established via EULAs. Software companies set the rules and if users don't like, they can piss off. I don't see why it would be any different for the government.

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That is speculation. You might be correct but this statement could simply be a strong signal to the administration to back down. A hail Mary.

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The posting you link to says " Zürich, Switzerland (on-site, remote not possible) " which conflicts with what you've posted here.

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TIL about Flipper Zero and I'm definitely buying one

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Do you have a source for this claim?

9 maanden geledendiscuss

Unless you're a developer

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Can you recommend a service for this?

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Here is a list of every state and federal bill proposed in the United States in recent history (that I could find). Have a look at the letter beside the names of the sponsors. Then, after you've discovered that online surveillance bills are almost entirely written by republicans, go read about how your president is bankrolling ICE and their purchase of US citizen's air travel data.

    Protecting Kids from Social Media Act (Tennessee HB 1891)
    Sponsors Representative William Lamberth (R‑TN) 
    Requires: Social media platforms to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for under‑18 users; restricts retention of verification data; allows parental monitoring & time limits. Went into effect January 1, 2025.

    Utah Social Media Regulation Act (SB 152 & HB 311)
    Sponsors: Sen. Michael McKell (R) , Rep. Jordan Teuscher (R-District 44)
    Requires: Mandatory age verification for all users; parental consent and oversight for under‑18s; bans algorithmic targeting to minors; curfews; data‑privacy protections. (As of mid‑2025, enforcement blocked by litigation.) 

    The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (Mississippi HB 1126)
    Sponsors: Walker Montgomery (R‑MS)
    Requires: Digital service platforms to verify age using "commercially reasonable" methods, obtain parental consent for users under 18, limit collection/use of minor’s data, moderate harmful content (self‑harm, grooming, etc.)

    Texas SCOPE Act (HB 18, “Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment”)
    Sponsors: Bryan Hughes (R-District 5)
    Requires: Platforms to verify the parent/guardian age if the account is for a minor; parental consent before collecting data for users under 18; content filtering for self‑harm, etc. Enforcement partially blocked by lawsuit. 

    Kids Online Safety & Privacy Act (S. 2073 – pending)
    Sponsors: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
    Requires: Commission study into age‑verification technologies; does not mandate verification itself

    Utah Social Media Regulation Act S.B. 152
    Sponsors: Sen. Todd Weiler (R)
    Requires: Mandatory age verification, parental consent, time‑bed restrictions, limits on algorithmic recommendations; currently blocked in court 

    Mississippi Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (HB 1126)
    Sponsors: Representative Walker Montgomery (R‑MS)
    Requires: Age verification for digital services, parental consent, limits on data collection and harmful content moderation

    Georgia Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act (SB 351 / Act 463)
    Sponsors: State Senator Brandon Beach (R)
    Requires: Platforms verify age of new users; under‑16 require parental consent; schools to ban social media access 

    Virginia Amendment to VA Consumer Data Protection Act (SB 854)
    Sponsors: Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) , Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D)
    Requires: Requires age determination, parental consent for under‑16, limits usage to 1 hour/day unless overridden by parent, fines up to $7,500 per violation

    Louisiana HB 142 (and HB 570) Online Age Verification for Adult Content
    Sponsors: Representative Laurie Schlegel (R)
    Requires: Websites where ≥ 33% of content is adult must verify users are 18+ via IDs or transaction data; private causes of action allowed

    Ohio HB 96 (2025 law)
    Sponsors: Bryan Stewart (R-Ashville)
    Requires: Criminal penalties for commercial sites failing to verify adult content users 

    Iowa SF 207 / HF 864
    Sponsors: Kevin Alons (R-Disctrict 7)

    Texas SB 2420 (App-Store Age Verification)
    Sponsors: Angela Paxton (R)

    South Carolina HB 3405
    Sponsors: Representative Brandon Guffey (R‑SC) prefiled Jan 2025
    Proposed: Require app stores to verify age and obtain parental consent for minors; still pending


    Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (S. 1291 federal bill)
    Sponsored by: Senator Brian Schatz (D‑HI), Senators Tom Cotton (R‑AR), Chris Murphy (D‑CT), Katie Britt (R‑AL) 
    Requires: Social media platforms to verify user ages, prohibit access to under‑13s, block algorithmic feeds to users under 18, require parental consent for minors

    App Store Accountability Act (H.R. 10364 / companion Senate bill)
    Sponsored by: Rep. John James (R‑MI‑10); Senate version by Sen. Mike Lee (R‑UT) with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT) 
    Requires: App store operators verify ages and obtain parental consent before minors download apps or make in‑app purchases; federal preemption and FTC enforcement

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Citation needed

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How does the EU solution make user's whole? At least with class actions, users get to see a few pennies.

I'm not trying to make an argument against strong regulatory bodies. We need those for sure. It would just be nice if the users were compensated for the exploitation and abuse they're subjected to.

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You can't block Windows/Microsoft traffic

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It is far poorer after you account for the brain drain and the opportunity cost of the brains that choose to remain.

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There are many reasons one might use a "login with X" flow that have nothing to do with storing passwords