Unilaterally consolidating and centralizing the power to approve software into the hands of a single unaccountable corporation is antithetical to the principles of free speech, an affront to free software, an insurmountable barrier to competition, and a threat to digital sovereignty everywhere.

We implore Google to reverse course, end the developer verification program, and to begin working collaboratively with the broader community to advance security objectives without sacrificing the open principles upon which Android was built. The strength of the Android ecosystem has historically been its openness, and Google must work towards restoring its role as a faithful steward of that trust.

#Droidify #Fdroid client
Added SHA256 for signature verification (Long press on Sync icon to refresh index)
https://github.com/Droid-ify/client/releases

Many more android app stores at
https://t.iss.one/Libreware/1132 and #apk@LibreWare

Tell us your favorite or any missing ones

❌ #Fdroid security problems

⁨https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/1883895255142932816

https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/1497272529223917575

⁨⁨https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/issues/7⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://github.com/obfusk/fdroid-fakesigner-poc⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Android/issues/2608⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/-/issues/593⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/15490-f-droid-or-obtainium⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IzpVI4zaso0⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lAbgeJau3eE⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFz57zNR_M0⁩⁩

⁨⁨https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IAoCfrqx⁩⁩

#fd

#Motorola's new partnership with #GrapheneOS

https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/

#Systemd Adds #Age #Verification & #Reddit #Linux Censors Age Verification Posts

Plus: Which Open Source Operating Systems plan to include Age Verification? The Lunduke Journal compiles a list.

Does It Age Verify?:
https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify

https://lunduke.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3erhbwqIAM

Lennart Poettering
#microsoft #stalking #surveillance #backdoor #trojan

SystemD Root Access Exploit Found, Devuan Team Calls SystemD "Unicorn Sh*t"

"Found yet another high severity #systemd bug in #Ubuntu: local root privilege escalation (CVE-2026-3888) https://cybersecurity88.com/news/ubuntu-cve-2026-3888-timing-flaw-in-systemd-cleanup-enables-root-privilege-escalation/ Let us wish all #Devuan users a wonderful day out with their family for a merry father's day, instead of showeling unicorn shit."

https://xcancel.com/DevuanOrg/status/2034560405968712179

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yukEnElXUg

Lennart Poettering
#microsoft #Linux #stalking #surveillance #backdoor #trojan

A systemd fork has set out as a fu*k you to age verification.

Liberated systemd is a fork of mainline systemd started by Jeffrey Seathrún Sardina, a machine learning/AI researcher who apparently had enough of where things were heading. The project is straightforward about its purpose; strip out what it considers surveillance-enabling code, keep everything else intact, and stay in sync with upstream as it develops.


https://itsfoss.com/news/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification/

@itsfoss_official
#AgeVerification #SystemD

Gomphotherium — the most minimalistic and fast Mastodon client for the terminal.

For fans of decentralized networks and console minimalism.

It allows you to read the feed, reply to posts, and manage your account without leaving the command line. A true retro vibe for a modern social network.

@github via @dcntr
#Mastodon #Fediverse #CLI

https://securityonline.info/telegram-critical-zero-click-vulnerability-zdi-can-30207/

its real apparently, just thankfully not in the wild https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/upcoming/

In the search result of "ZDI-CAN-30207":
https://old.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1s5xyi1/critical_alert_telegram_vulnerability_zdican30207/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47546545

#telegram #tg #0click #exploit #vulnerability

Nekogram APKs Accused of Hidden Spying Code | One Jail Break


A new investigation by security researcher Repinek is raising alarm over Nekogram, a widely used third-party Telegram client, with claims the app’s Android builds may include covert spying functionality. The report alleges that released APKs contain hidden code capable of collecting and silently transmitting sensitive user data.

The core concern isn’t just privacy, it’s trust. According to the findings, the behavior identified in compiled APKs does not exist in the project’s public source code, suggesting users may be installing something materially different from what developers publish on the Nekogram GitHub.

[Spyware, Malicious code] Malicious Code Injection and User Data Leaking in Release Binaries · Issue #336 · Nekogram/Nekogram
https://github.com/Nekogram/Nekogram/issues/336

#Nekogram #TelegramClient #Privacy #Telegram

systemd birthDate Merge: Corporate Filings & Governance Failure

Investigation pulled Amutable's founding documents from the German Handelsregister

The corporate filings show three equal shareholders, no outside investors, and self-dealing exemptions that let any founder sign contracts between the company and their own personal entities All three founders were employed at Microsoft when they signed the founding deed. A hidden shareholders' agreement referenced three times in the Articles of Association but never filed publicly governs economic rights, IP assignment, and vesting terms the public cannot see.

Three decisions put the birthDate field into #systemd. Each was made by someone with a direct financial interest in the outcome No one disclosed those interests. systemd has no conflict-of-interest policy, no steering committee, no community veto, and no disclosure requirements. The project that boots every major Linux distribution has less formal governance than a typical mid-size open source project.

Age Verification Isn’t What You Think (New Investigation) | Tech, Privacy, News Explained

A new OSINT-based investigation is raising serious questions about how age verification systems actually work.

These systems are often presented as simple checks — “are you over 18?” — but this report suggests something much broader may already be in place.

Surveillance Findings: Age Verification as Mass Surveillance Infrastructure - TBOTE Project

Age verification laws in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States are creating mandatory markets for #BiometricIdentity verification infrastructure that doubles as #surveillance. The same investor, Peter Thiel, simultaneously controls the surveillance analytics company (#Palantir) and funds the identity verification company (Persona via Founders Fund). A coordinated legislative pipeline creates the legal demand for these services across borders. The identity verification ecosystem is now converging with the AI agent infrastructure..

#BigBrother

SharedTrace

#Python tool for getting additional info by shared link (usernames, avatars, IDs etc).

Support TikTok, Instagram, Discord, ChatGPT, Perplexity and other platforms.

https://github.com/hondling/sharetrace

@cybdetective
#socmint #tracking #trackers #stalking #surveillance #why

I Built a Mesh Network Across the World | Data Slayer

That escalated quickly...

In my last video, I introduced #Reticulum—an open-source protocol that could allow anyone to build networks without relying on traditional internet infrastructure. But there was one big question left unanswered: how far can it actually go?

In this video, I start with a simple setup inside my house and begin pushing the limits—testing communication across rooms, neighborhoods, and beyond using WiFi HaLow and #mesh networking. The goal is simple: see if it’s possible to send real messages across distance without depending on ISPs, centralized servers, or the internet as we know it.

#Network #MeshNetwork

438 Experts Warn: Age Verification May Not Work | Tech, Privacy News Explained

More than 400 security and privacy experts have issued a formal warning about age verification systems.

Importantly, they are not arguing against protecting children online — but raising concerns about whether current systems actually work as intended, how they scale, and what risks they introduce.

The warning comes as governments in the UK, US, and Europe continue rolling out age verification and age assurance requirements under new regulations.

In this video, we look at:
• Who these experts are
• What they actually said
• The technical challenges behind age verification
• Why concerns about privacy, security, and effectiveness are being raised
• And why these systems are being introduced anyway

https://csa-scientist-open-letter.org/ageverif-Feb2026

#BigBrother #AgeVerification

Speed of Sound

#Voice #typing for the #Linux desktop:

Features
Offline, on-device transcription powered by Whisper, Parakeet, Canary, and more. No data leaves your machine.
Multiple activation options: click the in-app button or use a global keyboard shortcut.
Types the result directly into any focused application using Portals for wide desktop support (X11, Wayland).
Multi-language support with switchable primary and secondary languages on the fly.
Works out of the box with a built-in multilingual Whisper model. Download additional models from within the app to improve accuracy and language coverage.
Optional text polishing with LLMs (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI), with support for a custom context and vocabulary.
Supports self-hosted services like vLLM, Ollama, and llama.cpp (cloud services supported but not required).

Getting Started
The easiest and recommended way to install Speed of Sound is from Flathub or from the Snap Store. Alternatively, AppImage, Deb, and RPM packages are also available from the releases page.
For initial configuration, troubleshooting, and other resources, visit speedofsound.io

#stt

Speech Note

#Linux desktop and #Sailfish OS app for note taking, reading and translating with offline #Speech to Text #stt, Text to Speech #tts and Machine #Translation

https://github.com/mkiol/dsnote
MPL-2.0 license
https://github.com/mkiol/dsnote#how-to-install

Speech Note let you take, read and translate notes in multiple languages. It uses Speech to Text, Text to Speech and Machine Translation to do so. Text and voice processing take place entirely offline, locally on your computer, without using a network connection. Your privacy is always respected. No data is sent to the Internet.

Speech Note uses many different processing engines to do its job. Currently these are used:

Speech to Text (STT)
Coqui STT (a fork of Mozilla DeepSpeech)
Vosk
whisper.cpp
Faster Whisper
april-asr

Text to Speech (TTS)
espeak-ng
MBROLA
Piper
RHVoice
Coqui TTS
Mimic 3
WhisperSpeech
Kokoro
Parler-TTS
F5-TTS
S.A.M.

Machine Translation (MT)
Bergamot Translator