In Which I Am Apparently A Child...

So, I saw today's news about DarkSword, and although I don't have anything with iOS that old (v18.7 or older), I noticed a new version of iOS out (26.4) and decided to update.

Bad move. Bad, bad move.

iOS 26.4 implements age verification.

It's very simple - just scan your credit card or government id and bingo.

I don't have a credit card.

The government ID is apparently:

- a driving license (which I don't have)

- a passport (which isn't scanning)

1/2

So, until I can get the passport working as ID, my iPhone is feature-limited.

I can live without the ability to download 18+ apps.

The ability to make in-app purchases? That's a bit more severe; there are plenty of things you can buy in-app that aren't porn or loot boxes.

And until I can somehow get this fixed, I'm a child.

To add insult to injury, I tried to look at the Apple community for similar reports and got this...

Apparently, tech support is for grownups!

Whoop de fucking doo. 2/2

The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US

https://www.theverge.com/news/899172/fcc-foreign-router-ban

#cybersecurity #politics

🇪🇺They’ve forced a re-vote: tomorrow at 11:00 the European Parliament votes again on #ChatControl mass scanning. Liberals are divided, Socialists&ECR voted with EPP: https://mepwatch.eu/10/vote.html?v=189877
A quick phone tomorrow call might still change minds:
👉 https://fightchatcontrol.eu

🇮🇹Che ipocrisia! Roma frena il #ChatControl nel Consiglio UE, ma oggi Fratelli d'Italia, Lega e Forza Italia hanno forzato una nuova votazione dopo il NO del Parlamento! https://mepwatch.eu/10/vote.html?v=189877&country=it
Domani ore 11 il voto finale. Chiamateli stasera: 👉 fightchatcontrol.de 📞

GitHub is apparently going to start using your data for model training unless you intentionally opt out of it: https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/

It looks like this is mostly just limited to interactions with Copilot itself, but I'd turn it off anyway just to be safe...

🇪🇺 🚨11 AM #ChatControl vote: They want to crush our privacy. Pirate @marketkag.bsky.social won't surrender, and neither should you. 🏴‍☠️

Call your wavering socialist, liberal and national conservative MEPs right now. Win or lose today, they need to know we will NEVER accept mass surveillance of our private chats. Act:

☎️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu #StopScanningMe

🇮🇹 🚨 Ore 11, voto sul #ChatControl: vogliono distruggere la nostra privacy. La Pirata @marketkag.bsky.social non si arrende, non fatelo nemmeno voi! 🏴‍☠️

Chiamate subito gli eurodeputati di Fratelli d'Italia, Lega e Forza Italia. Che si vinca o si perda oggi, devono sapere che non accetteremo MAI la sorveglianza di massa delle nostre chat private. Agite:

☎️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu #StopScanningMe

You did it! 🥳

European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop.

This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

🇪🇺

✅ #ChatControl stopped - mass scans end on April 4!

❌ But: Age verification and new mass scans loom ahead.

How we narrowly won today's voting thriller, who voted how, and how the fight for digital freedom continues:

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-chat-control-eu-parliament-stops-mass-surveillance-in-voting-thriller-paving-the-way-for-genuine-child-protection/