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One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill | POLITICO
I can’t decide if I approve of the coverage or disapprove of the “lone hacker” spin: The website, called Fight Chat Control, was set up by Joachim, a 30-year-old software engineer living in Aalborg, Denmark. He made it after learning of a new attempt to approve a European Union […bill] seen by privacy activists as
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Citizen Protest Halts Chat Control; Breyer Celebrates Major Victory for Digital Privacy | Patrick Breyer
“Without the tireless resistance from citizens, scientists, and organizations, EU governments would have passed a totalitarian mass surveillance law next week, spelling the end for digital privacy. That we stopped this—for now—is a moment to celebrate.” https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/citizen-protest-halts-chat-control-breyer-celebrates-major-victory-for-digital-privacy/
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Data protection under fire: Messenger services react to EU chat control | heise online
Feedback from Signal, WhatsApp, Messenger & Threema: A Meta spokesperson told netzpolitik.org that despite claims to the contrary, the new proposal from the Danish EU presidency continues to undermine end-to-end encryption. It thus jeopardizes everyone’s privacy, freedom, and digital security. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Data-protection-under-fire-Messenger-services-react-to-EU-chat-control-10716352.html
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Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach | The Guardian
If they were not obliged to collect the data then the data would not be available to be stolen: The support system was targeted to access user data with a view to extort a financial ransom from Discord, the company stated. Discord said it revoked the third-party provider’s access to its ticketing system and launched
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Chat Control is “like a malware on your device” – Signal slams the EU proposal to scan your private chats | TechRadar
“Apart from the legal bit, that’s exactly how malware works. It compromises your device in order to gain access to information,” said Signal’s vice-president for global affairs, Udbhav Tiwari. https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/chat-control-is-like-a-malware-on-your-device-signal-slams-the-eu-proposal-to-scan-your-private-chats
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[Home Secretary] Mahmood answers that just because you have a freedom “doesn’t mean you have to use it at every moment of every day”
Um… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwy8dkp97wyt?post=asset%3A81e23402-712c-4bf5-a961-e47087f0d01b#post
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The UK Is Still Trying to Backdoor Encryption for Apple Users | Electronic Frontier Foundation
“…but if there are no British users then there will be nobody to spy upon?” The initial order from January targeted the data of all Apple users. […] The new order provides insight into [what has changed:] the U.K. was just rewriting it to only apply to British users. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/uk-still-trying-backdoor-encryption-apple-users
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Terry Pratchett explains large chunks of civil society in a nutshell
From “Jingo“.
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Discord Age Verification Data Hack: ‘The unauthorized party also accessed a “small number” of images of government IDs from “users who had appealed an age determination.”’
If you require platforms to age verify it means the user is giving up more data to somebody, which means there is more data to be hacked: Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/792032/discord-customer-service-data-breach-hack
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Struggling to heat your home? Try 500 Raspberry Pi units | The Register
Thermify told us that the processing power inside each HeatHub is provided by a cluster of 500 Raspberry Pi Compute Modules, either the CM4 or CM5. The whole kit is submerged in oil, and the heat is transferred to the domestic central heating and hot water systems, making it a “plug and play” replacement for
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Do not introduce Digital ID cards | Petitions | 2.75 MILLION SIGNATURES …
…and all they can do is retrench; extended details at the link: We will introduce a digital ID within this Parliament to help tackle illegal migration, make accessing government services easier, and enable wider efficiencies. We will consult on details soon. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194
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“Apple cannot disable ADP automatically for [UK users, who…] will be given a period of time to disable the feature themselves to keep using their iCloud account”
“Apple will soon provide additional guidance.” The UK Government is systemically weakening protections for UK data: Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection in the United Kingdom to new users – Apple Support (UK) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/122234
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