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It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. 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 The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU OS is a proposal for an immutable KDE-based Linux distribution with a Windows-like desktop, designed for use in European public-sector organizations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rather than a new distro, it’s a website that documents planning such a thing, what functions the OS might need, how to deploy and manage it, and how to handle users.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This needs to be implemented quickly and then exported to non-EU, non-fascist states as well.<\/strong><\/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 The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration following president’s order to gut free press<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OTF, which backs Tor, Let’s Encrypt and more, sues to save funding from Trump cuts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wired reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services\u2014and Why You Might Want To<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MIT Technology Review reports on:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why the world is looking to ditch US AI models<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In news sure to make Cory Doctorow happy, Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interoperability in the EU: A Judgment Opens the Door<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NPR reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n California announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A French university is offering \u2018scientific asylum\u2019 for US talent. The brain drain has started<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Huffington Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n First Surveillance Satellite of Planned Czechia-Ukrainian Constellation in Orbit<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ’89 hours of non-stop work’ \u2014 Ukrainian Railways’ battle against a cyberattack by ‘the enemy’<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Reader makes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Anti-Capitalist Case for Standards<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship<\/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 Verge asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s not safe to travel to the U.S. period. Or even within it by air.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US Weakens Disinformation Defenses, as Russia & China Ramp Up<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Heisse reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US-Beh\u00f6rde stoppt Gelder f\u00fcr Let’s Encrypt und Tor \u2012 Open Tech Fund wehrt sich<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports on:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AI Surveillance on the Rise in US, but Tactics of Repression Not New<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How the White House is Gaslighting the World About Europe\u2019s Digital Laws<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a related note to The Guardian article above, Not a Tech Bro has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not invented here<\/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 Cyberattack takes down Ukrainian state railway\u2019s online services<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FCC Investigates China-Backed Tech Suppliers for Evading US Operations Ban<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iran’s MOIS-Linked APT34 Spies on Allies Iraq & Yemen<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n America2 reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America’s Failure<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nothing personal but if you are on Substack, you’re a fascist or uninformed or an amoral c^nt.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vanity Fair reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Washington Examiner reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kari Lake withdraws cancellation of Radio Free Europe funding<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Politico reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Musk\u2019s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How surprising. Two set of c^nts work together.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MIT Technology Review reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Will Ireland be Big Tech\u2019s Lapdog Yet Again?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blood in the Machine opines:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli meme factory is an insult to art itself<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Smashing Frames calls it a:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vulgar Display of Power<\/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 Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New VanHelsing ransomware targets Windows, ARM, ESXi systems<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You Need to Use Signal’s Nickname Feature<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Verge reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser<\/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 \u2013 #109<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arxiv has a research paper:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FediverseSharing: A Novel Dataset on Cross-Platform Interaction <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Letterbook has a:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Development Update<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fedihost has some how to videos:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Creating A GoToSocial Instance on FediHost<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Configuring A PeerTube Instance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reset Digital for Good has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dezentrale YouTube-Alternative PeerTube: Nachhaltiger dank Peer-to-Peer?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elena Rossini shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PeerTube: the Fediverse\u2019s decentralized video platform (part 2: creator edition)<\/a><\/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 ATmosphere Report \u2013 2025march.b<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A world without Caesars: How the ATProto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hmm. Are they really?<\/strong> They sure as fuck aren’t as social media. The web, let’s hope so.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Geekwire reports on:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The under-the-radar tech revolution that could change how the internet works<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I think this is more accurate.<\/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 it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. 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