Change to Xlibre 25.0.0.7-1 on Arch
I changed over my Arch install on my laptop to XLibre, and everything seems to be working just fine. Note, Endeavor OS is an easy way to install and run Arch Linux without having to do it the Arch way.…
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IRS 1099-DA Starts in 2026: How They’ll Track Your Crypto Wallets & Trades
Your lack of financial privacy with the federal government is increasing if you buy or sell cryptocurrencies. Exchanges are going to have to report when you sell cryptocurrencies, but the privacy invasive one is they need to report when you…
Monero ‘Economic Attack’ Receives Strong Community Response
(Headline aticle below) I looked into this after seeing some messages in my Monero node log file (below), as it seems an interesting time for the project. This report labels this whole affair as a publicity stunt for this CUBIC…
Tornado Cash Trial Enters Week Three, Defense’s Expert Digital Forensics Witness Takes the Stand
The prosecution of programmers continues with the defense putting on their case. And the government does not want you to be able to have financial privacy with any cryptocurrency, and it’s really not about money laundering, as that’s just an…
What Has Your Car Been SECRETLY RECORDING About You?
These new vehicles are becoming insidious. It’s funny, as I was watching the following video, I was checking out when she said how much data your car was constantly uploading. But with how much data they are collecting, it might…
Is Your Router SECRETLY SPYING on You at Home?
And why you don’t want your ISP’s WiFi router. I’m a fan of running a regular router without WiFi and a commercial grade WiFi Access Point. I’m currently using an Ubiquiti AP purchased years ago, with a newer MikroTik router…
You Have Surveillance Tools in Your Wallet
This is a Firefox translation of a German article, but it shows they’re ramping up cash serial number tracking. This is along the lines of Automatic License Plate Reader cameras, where there is a database of your travels even if…
Amazon Buys Bee AI Wearable That Listens to Everything You Say
This is just a spying device. The interesting part is that the AI isn’t very good and confuses TV with real life. So be careful what you watch, or you might SWAT yourself. Also notice that you can give access…
AI on Your Phone – AN ABSOLUTE PRIVACY DISASTER!
I’ve always thought AI was a spying technology as in the beginning, in order to use it, they wanted to know who you were. Consequently, I don’t follow AI that closely as I see it and the companies behind it…
Data from Tornado Cash Trial Shows a Relatively Low Amount of Criminal Usage of the Protocol
Contrary to the FBI agent, I use VPNs for everyday use. ISPs track everything you do and sell that data, so it’s a way to hide my internet activity from my ISP, and my IP address from sites, especially with…
Data Mining Takes Off: Delta Rolls Out AI-Based Personalized Airfare Pricing
Will this backfire with them having to reverse course? Another conclusion is the eventual inclusion of it with your social credit and carbon score. In the beginning, they probably won’t deny you being able to travel, but they will make…
Debian 13 Set to Launch on August 9
At the moment on my desktop I switch between Debian 12 and Debian Unstable, which is in effect Debian 13 and great by the way. There wasn’t much reason to run Testing any longer as it isn’t very different from…