SonicDE Project Update
With the last KDE update a couple days ago, my SonicDE desktop was broken. The way they built it out it was SonicDE was using KDE packages with just some packages converted to their own packages for X11 (XLibre) support.…
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Motorola’s GrapheneOS Phones Will Launch in 2027 Priced Higher Than Pixels
This is unfortunate news on the GrapheneOS support for Motorola phones. So I guess I’ll be sticking with my LineageOS Moto G 5G phone for a long time. The private Android-based OS will expand beyond Pixels next year. By…
Flock Is Quietly Selling Powerful Drones That Scan License Plates From the Sky
I would actually be alright with this technology for first response as long as they delete data not relevant to the investigation soon after. This aligns more with probable cause for scanning the scene of an emergency call. Though I…
Google Starts Asking for Developers’ Papers on September 30
It’s time to get off Google’s proprietary Android and move to the opensource version of the operating system. There are cheap phone options for LineageOS, but there is also GrapheneOS with more privacy features along with other versions of Android…
Flock to Shape U.s. Privacy Law Around Company Policies
What a load of crap. They’re facing resistance because people understand exactly what the technology does, and to make the point just look at all the officers being fired for misusing the technology. What other government agencies will misuse the…
Amazon Drone Delivery Is Dropping Your Packages From 10 Feet — And Laughing About It
Is this the best Amazon engineering can come up with? Consequently, they want to roll this out to 500 cities by the end of the year, but I’m not too keen on these giant autonomous drones flying around overhead. Though,…
Calyx Institute – CalyxOS
I had been toying with the idea of trying CalyxOS on my phone, though they had an issue with relocking the bootloader and pulled the OS for a time and I went with LineageOS which I’ve been enjoying, with one…
Police Are Buying $1M Spy SUVs
Some information on the latest Stingray type devices being deployed, and how you’re not safe on 3G, 4G or 5G. And the software defined radios make updating the firmware easy for keeping up with cellular vulnerabilities to be exploited, which…
If You Thought Pervert Glasses Were Bad, Wait Till You See Apple’s Leaked AirPods
The level of surveillance linked to AI is going to be ridiculous. And I’m still not a fan of beaming low power Bluetooth signals directly into your ear hole and cranium, but that’s just me. But my phone still has…
Google to Stop Making Pixel Devices in China, Report Claims — India and Vietnam Prime Candidates for Manufacturing Shift Owing to Beijing-Washington Tensions
Is this a clue to a major Chinese disruption planned for the future? Perhaps a war over Taiwan? By Anton Shilov India and Vietnam welcome Google. In recent years, the largest electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturers…
The US Swapped Drug Prosecutions for Missile Strikes. Now Chainalysis is Suing Over a Record Contract from the Task Force That Replaced the Prosecutors.
This firm TRM Labs Inc is very interesting for the seeding rounds, investors and megacorp contract connections along with minority founding, which I’m sure is a big benefit in getting federal contracts. And they seem to be hiding this within…
Comcast Turns Millions of Routers Into Motion Sensors — the Same WiFi Signals Can ID You With 99.5% Accuracy
Confirmation that they’re ready with the firmware changes to enable WiFi tracking. Thought it’s opt-in for now. And why you run your own gear where you control the firmware and not what your ISP controls. And perhaps the move to…