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CBP data: between April and June 2025, CBP searched 14,899 devices carried by international travelers, up from a high of 12,766 between January and March 2022 (Matt Burgess/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/phone-searches-at-the-us-border-hit-a-record-high/…

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High
Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022.

How Google is beating Apple
#google

Google's Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use
Google's tool greatly simplifies photo editing; just tell your phone what changes you want in the photo, and it'll execute them. It also hints at the coming leap in how we interact with computers.

How to Set Up and Use a Burner Phone
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-set-up-use-burner-phone/

How to Set Up and Use a Burner Phone
Obtaining and using a true burner phone is hard—but not impossible. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your mobile communications based on the risks you face.

Zelensky, Trump hold phone call after Putin's pledge to continue war in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/04/zelensky-trump-hold-phone-call.html

Must-see TV straight into my veins.
‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep…

I would have thought that someone like Epstein didn't set up a Yahoo Mail account to coordinate illegal activities, but would have paid someone to set up his own email server.
That's a stark reminder to all the people saying "just setup your own Mastodon server" or similar things about personal digital autonomy.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo Inbox Revealed
Plus: ICE deploys secretive phone surveillance tech, officials warn of Chinese surveillance tools in US highway infrastructure, and more.

I was outside today sitting in the shade reading this. I'd read it years ago but it was very enjoyable reading it again. I really recommend it! Bonus if you like watches, science or a story of one man's pursuit of perfection.
[Low quality picture as I left my smartphone behind and only had a Nokia 225 4G feature phone with me. Something else I recommend!]

How long ago was that? "At the time of Hortman's murder, Trump pointedly refused to get on the phone to call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who had run on the Democratic ticket as vice presidential nominee against him the year before. “I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I’m not calling him. Why would I call him?” Trump told reporters on Air Force One when questioned."
'Who?' Trump bewildered when asked why he didn't lower flags for slain Dem - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hortman/

#Facebook is very very bad. https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/how-facebook-t…

'Trump didn't like that': Phone call with European leaders leaves president fuming - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-russia-ukraine-war-2673881869/