Well, it’s been long enough now, it’s about time for a story.

At my last job, I worked on a smartwatch for kids. The idea is it’s a legit phone with a SIM, they can’t lose it (it’s on their wrist), there’s no apps, they can’t call/text in or out except to parent-approved contacts, and it keeps track of their location just in case. It’s a workaround to school phone bans for paranoid parents.

When I say we were the only product on the market that gave a shit for the security of children’s data, I really mean we were the ONLY one. We came from selling services to schools - having security correct the first time is the default. There’s no reason you ever skip security, unless you want to immediately lose all contracts and set fire to your reputation forever.

The competitors though - they were non-technical outfits that didn’t appreciate the security/legal concerns of handling the data of minors. Legitimately, so many of the competing products were very opaquely repurposed Chinese 3G car ...

... trackers. Early reviews of some of them show the child appearing *AS A CAR* on the map. Or, it shows their “speed”. Bare minimum things they could have changed to appear more legit.

Let’s correct some Nintendo Switch 2 misinformation

https://blog.ihaveahax.net/2025/04/06/lets-correct-some-nintendo-switch-2-misinformation/

Oh fun. https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/gmail-e2e-is-as-terrible-as-expected/

Ecco la registrazione della riunione didattica con il NaLUG sulle chat libere, decentralizzate e private del 5 aprile.

Peertube: https://videos.gianmarco.gg/w/vFhxYn2T4JZ3npHXuSD4vv

Odysee: https://odysee.com/@gianmarcogg03:e/riunionechat:e

YouTube: https://youtu.be/BLL_pFtEju4

#Linux #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibero #LibreSoftware #Privacy #InstantMessenger #Matrix #XMPP #Signal #DeltaChat #SimpleXChat #SimpleX #Decentralized

PSA for users of Windows 2000: don't forget to update your regional options for two digit year parsing! We're fast approaching the default of 2029.

#Windows2000 #retrocomputing

sometimes the ad stops loading at the perfect spot

a website just ip-banned me for trying to recursively wget it and in the ban message it linked me to a torrent archive of the website to use instead



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The wait is over: Here is the #PeerTube's roadmap for 2025!

Shared account management, advanced platform customisation, mobile app improvements…

Find out what PeerTube will become thanks to you!

👉 https://framablog.org/2025/04/10/2025-peertube-roadmap/

Cannot unsee. https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes

Where are the @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org admins? Where are the moderation tools?

Your silence on NSFL content flooding your instance speaks volumes. It is clear you do not value user safety.

Admins from other instances have resorted to de-federating from matrix.org and channel moderators have to use bots to block all images as a crutch for the missing moderation tools.

This situation is unacceptable, and I lay blame squarely at the Matrix Foundation's feet for allowing this to go on for over a month.

@RustyCrab it can be dangerous in other more subtle ways imo

least creepy camera to spy on your kids?

NICE. 🎉

#opensource and #selfhostable private file converter.

https://vert.sh/

https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT

- Convert files directly on your device using WebAssembly.

- No file size limits.

- Supports multiple file formats.

#webdev #webtools #Svelte

This generation was the first to be raised online

Google harvested my data

Tumblr harvested my data

YouTube harvested my data

Vine harvested my data

DeviantArt harvested my data

Blogger harvested my data

Facebook harvested my data

Instagram harvested my data

Etsy harvested my data

Twitter harvested my data

via: https://t.iss.one/vxunderground/6354

rel: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-generation-was-the-first-to-be-raised-online