Feels to me like #GrapheneOS did exactly what it should, passing the #US border test with flying colours!

techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-a…

Funny part about this #lawsuit:
“With a little planning ahead of time, you can always download the data you need once you get to where you’re going,”

@GrapheneOS @graphene_os

#Software #Privacy #USA #UnitedStates #America #duress #politics #legal #border #phone #data #hardware #os #tech #technology #android #smartphone #phone #device #news

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

^{Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)}

Big Tech is moving towards fossil fuels, coincidentally this is happening after the hopped on the Trump-Train, $$$ are calling ;)

rechargenews.com/corporate-pow…

#Sustainability #CleanTech #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #FossilFuels #USA #America #UnitedStates #Tech #Technology #News #world #environment #data #ai #artificialintelligence

EXCLUSIVE: Meta thrown off key global clean energy scheme over gas spree

Facebook and Instagram giant has left influential RE100 corporate green power list after turning to gas for data centres, scheme officials confirm to Recharge

^{Berta Olivier (Recharge News)}

If you have been wondering about the effectiveness of the social media ban of under 15 year olds, this study got you :)

Spoiler: 92%+ of kids age 14-15 in #Australia still use it 🥳

Meanwhile IMO forced verification of users had a much better success rate 😉

Source:
nber.org/system/files/working_…

#Privacy #ageverification #IDverification #Study #Data #Science #Survey #Tech #SocialMedia #Technology #Internet #Censorship #Authoritarianism #MassSurveillance #Surveillance

La mairie de La Croix-en-Touraine a pris une décision rare : abandonner Microsoft pour migrer vers Linux et des logiciels libres. Un choix motivé par des questions de sécurité, de souveraineté numérique et de réduction des coûts.lanouvellerepublique.fr/indre-…

#Politique #Ville #Microsoft #Linux #Tech #Donnees #Data

Codex CLI, the free local AI-agent developed by OpenAI, quietly ruined your SSD!
Rui Fan (Apache Software Foundation) discovered that the software has been writing up to 640 terabytes of logs per year, which is way more than a typical SSD lifetime endurance. This may cause user account issues, data loss and hardware damage.

github.com/openai/codex/issues…

Tip: make periodic backups of your files! 💾

#ai #llm #openai #foss #freesoftware #opensource #software #linux #windows #data #sysadmin #coding

NEW - A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
propublica.org/article/supreme…

#News #SCOTUS #Law #SupremeCourt #Legal #Trump #Data #Research

Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes From “Shadow Docket” — ProPublica

^{Ken B. Morales (ProPublica)}

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏖️📉 #California has lost roughly 60% of its coastal sand dunes since the 1850s, a loss of about 442 km².

Researchers used historical #maps, aerial #photos, and #lidar #data tracked by #machinelearning to measure the decline. Most losses came from development, #erosion, and invasive grasses, but some dunes expanded by 15 km² .

👉 zmescience.com/science/news-sc…

#coast #pacific #ocean #dunes #sanddunes #climate #climatechange #conservation #habitats #wildlife #environment #storms #restoration #science #geology

California’s Coastal Dunes Are Vanishing. Over 60% Have Disappeared Since 1850

The loss is accelerating and leaving entire ecosystems vulenrable.

^{Saima May Sidik (ZME Science)}

Perhaps the worst data visualization job on the internet so far.. 🙄

#data #visualization