@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-22 04:46:47
Cloaked, which offers security and privacy services such as VPNs, raised a $375M Series B in a mix of equity and growth funding, for enterprise expansion (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/consumer-foc…
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2026-01-23 13:30:13
I don't know why, given all the important institutions that hackers attack -- hospitals, schools, daycare centers -- but it really bothers me when they do things like this. It seems gratuitous somehow.
Cyberattack on the Dresden State Art Collections
https://artdependence.com/…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2026-03-22 20:37:36
The discussion around "age verification" in systemd/XDG has been largely focused against the California law. But honestly, there's a much deeper problem there.
Firstly, the data collected. The question initially asked is "are you at least 18 years old?" However, that's not the data collected. In fact, the data collected is not even the age — it's the full birth date. It's a perfect example of collecting more data than you need, and a sensitive information too, and sharing it with any application that asks.
Secondly, the extended goal of "parental controls" used as a justification to collect more data. When you think about it, you realize how bad this is: it isn't the case of asking the user about their birth date (with the assumption that a kid will enter a fake date to workaround the limitations). It is effectively a tool for *parents* to impose restrictions on their children, which means that they are more likely to enter the real date to ensure that these restrictions work. And given how popular sharenting is today, do you really think they'd come up with a fake birth date that happens to roughly match their child's age?
This is simply irresponsible.
https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/1922
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-04-21 13:04:00
DxO Nik Collection 9: KI-Masken und neue Effektfilter
Die Effektsuite Nik Collection erhält Effekte für Farbverschiebung, Glas-Look und Lichthöfe sowie Werkzeuge für KI-generierte Tiefenmasken und Color Grading.
https:…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-04-23 12:30:34
Bears TE Colston Loveland embracing larger role: 'I wouldn't want it any other way' https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-te-colston-loveland-embracing-larger-role-i-wouldn-t-want-it-any-other-way
@servelan@newsie.social2026-04-23 06:51:11
UN warns of 'significant and severe' food crisis if Strait of Hormuz stays closed - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/un-warns-of-significant-and-severe-food-crisis-if-strait-of-hormuz-stays-closed/
@fanf@mendeddrum.org2026-04-22 20:42:03
from my link log —
Garbage collection without unsafe code in Rust.
http://fitzgeraldnick.com/2024/02/06/safe-gc.html
saved 2026-04-22 https://
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-02-23 11:05:38
US to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by Supreme Court on Tuesday (David Lawder/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-customs-agency-stop-collecting-tariffs-deemed-illegal-by-supreme-court-2026-02-23/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260223/p7#a260223p7
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-02-22 22:50:37
Tencent closed its TiMi Montréal studio after nearly five years, without ever releasing a game, as Chinese giants scale back funding for Western game studios (Stephen Totilo/Game File)
https://www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-timi-montreal-closed
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2026-02-22 19:52:37
UMMC clinics remain closed Monday and Tuesday after cyberattack
https://www.wtva.com/news/ummc-clinics-remain-closed-monday-and-tuesday-after-cyberattack/article_170b9a2e-ba20-43aa-b084-b62f57114650.h…