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It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting democracy. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.<\/p>\n
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FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck em.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s obviously, Deepseek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Live Science reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chinese researchers just built an open-source rival to ChatGPT in 2 months. Silicon Valley is freaked out.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ha.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MIT Technology Review has more details:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports on the hilarious impact on AI markets:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sputnik moment\u2019: US tech stocks in turmoil after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media has more laughs:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek\u2019s AI \u2018reasoning\u2019 model<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dark Reading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DoJ Busts Up Another Multinational DPRK IT Worker Scam<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Second Circuit Rejects Record Labels\u2019 Attempt to Rewrite the DMCA<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Texas Is Enforcing Its State Data Privacy Law. So Should Other States.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The C^ntboys are doing something good. It’s hard to believe.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Paris AI Action Summit: A Pivotal Moment to Reclaim AI from Big Tech<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOSS Force reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open Letter Urges EU to Not Be Bullied By Trump and His Tech Bros on Cyber Issues<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Record reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU sanctions Russian intelligence personnel for cyberattacks against Estonia<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bookshop.org challenges Amazon with new e-book platform<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Great news. I usually buy print books but this will be good for tech books you know won’t be evergreen.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of eBooks, 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gov.uk app could lead to \u2018mandatory ID scheme\u2019, claim privacy groups<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ad\u00eble’s smolweb site shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rethinking monetization for Internet publishers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n California Law Enforcement Misused State Databases More Than 7,000 Times in 2023<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n America 2.0 reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n No Limits: Crypto Scams Set to Proliferate in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To Protect Democracy, Policymakers Must Protect Journalists from Spyware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Committee to Protect Journalists reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world\u2019s leading jailers of journalists<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The London Review of Books reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Militarised AI<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Tibetan review reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sichuan-based \u2018cyber security\u2019 firm bared for hacking operations against Tibetans, Uyghurs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Socket reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Korean APT Lazarus Targets Developers with Malicious npm Package<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018Our job is to be truthful not neutral\u2019: Christiane Amanpour on Trump, tech and fighting for the truth<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Press Watchers reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why is Trump coverage so feeble?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PayPal to pay $2 million settlement over 2022 data breach<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tom’s Hardware reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Facebook flags Linux topics as ‘cybersecurity threats’ \u2014 posts and users being blocked<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechDirt reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta Pays Trump $25M Protection Money After Mar-a-Lago \u2018Offer\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Big Tech Chose a Side. Here\u2019s What\u2019s Next.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hackers Mined AT&T Breach for Data on Trump’s Family, Kamala Harris<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to switch off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hackers are hijacking WordPress sites to push Windows and Mac malware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Krebson on Security reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Tumultuous Week for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DeepSeek advances could heighten safety risk, says \u2018godfather\u2019 of AI<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FBI seizes domains for Cracked.io, Nulled.to hacking forums<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Police dismantles HeartSender cybercrime marketplace network<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Europol announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Law enforcement takes down two largest cybercrime forums in the world<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Fediverse Report has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fediverse Report #101<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elena Rossini is:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Racoon Bits shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Guide to Implementing ActivityPub in a Static Site (or Any Website) – Part 8<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bandwagon is:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Testing a New Search Engine<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gyptazy is:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hosting a new ActivityPub Relay for the Fediverse including Mastodon and snac<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Letter Two reviews:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hands-On with Surf: Flipboard\u2019s New App Makes Discovering Content in the Fediverse Easier<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Automattic and others back Openvibe, an app that\u2019s unifying the open social web<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unless you’re a Nostr Nazi, you’ll want Surf over Openvibe 99 times out of a 100.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Fediverse Report has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last Week in the ATmosphere \u2013 2025jan.d<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reelo stands out among the apps building a \u2018TikTok for Bluesky\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aidan Raymond explains:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why BlueSky Isn\u2019t the Alternative to X (Formerly Twitter) You\u2019re Looking For \u2014 and Why Mastodon Is the Better Choice Over X, Threads, and BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scripting News asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is Bluesky billionaire-proof?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Obviously not. ATProtocol probably isn’t either. Although hopefully it will get there.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p><\/ul>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep fighting!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to this week’s \u201cDestroying Autocracy\u201d. It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting democracy. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. 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