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đď¸ Meta strikes again.
While the company promised end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp, allegations suggest it may have allowed not only employees, but even third-party contractors to access user messages. âď¸
đ Forbes India: forbesindia.com/article/news/câŚ
What messengers do you trust?
Let us know your thoughts! đ
WhatsApp lawsuit explained: Privacy claims, message access and Indiaâs DPDP act
As a US lawsuit questions Metaâs privacy claims, legal experts say a gap between what a platform claims and how it operates could amount to material misrepresentationEnglish (ForbesIndia)
"New technologies have long been expected to solve social problems.
The telegraph was sold as a way to end war by reducing misunderstanding between nations.
Today we are launching Techno-Optimism Archive, which collects historical press materials documenting old tech promises."
#technology
#bigtech
#ai
#llm
#future
â Next, the Resisting #BigTech Empires event:
globaljustice.org.uk/event/resâŚ
Many insightful speakers discussing the parallels between today's tech feudal lords and the history of #imperialism and #colonialism.
Many insightful speakers including @pluralistic in conversation with Sofia Scasserra.
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The UK isnât a vassal state of America.
Yet Trump wants to punish us over a digital services tax.
This can be resolved by ditching US Big Tech from our digital infrastructure.
We should invest in open source to promote economic growth through greater innovation and a more competitive tech sector.
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aâŚ
#digitalsovereignty #trump #digitalservices #tech #bigtech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol #tarrif
Trump says he will âprobably put a big tariff on the UKâ if it doesnât drop digital services tax
President accuses Britain of trying to âmake an easy buckâ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UKâUS trade deal can be changedMark Sweney (The Guardian)
RE: mamot.fr/@Khrys/11644694872919âŚ
I never thought the factory farm for human beings I work at would farm me is the new leopards eating peopleâs faces.
#peopleFarming #siliconValley #BigTech #meta #capitalism
Khrys (@Khrys@mamot.fr)
Meta will train AI agents by tracking employeesâ mouse, keyboard use https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/meta-will-use-employee-tracking-software-to-help-train-ai-agents-report/Khrys (Mamot - Le Mastodon de La Quadrature du Net)
globaljustice.org.uk/event/resâŚ
This is happening this Saturday (25th) in #London.
Rebel Tech Alliance will be there doing a talk and practical workshop - to help people choose alternatives to #bigtech đ
And @pluralistic is doing the keynote speech!
đ¨âł Act now! Microsoft just enabled flex routing for Copilot users in the EU - and you're opted in automatically!
This means your data can be processed outside of the EU.
Turn if off now: Copilot â Settings â Flex routing â Do not allow flex routing
Even better, yet, cancel Copilot. Here's why: tuta.com/blog/microsoft-copiloâŚ
#Copilot #MicrosoftAI #BigTech
Microsoft Copilot has been summarizing organizationsâ confidential emails â without permission. | Tuta
Microsoft has acknowledged that a bug in Microsoft 365 Copilot has inadvertently granted the AI assistant access to confidential emails.Tuta
The UK's love affair with Big Tech is toxic.
A small number of companies have captured the market for the UKâs critical infrastructure from the NHS to defence.
From this position, theyâve influenced policies that entrench the UKâs dependency.
It's time to course correct with Digital Sovereignty.
Read more âŹď¸
theregister.com/2026/04/15/uk_âŚ
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk
: Open Rights Group says years of reliance on US giants have left Britain exposedCarly Page (The Register)
If you're in #London next weekend come to see us at the Resisting Big Tech Empires event on Saturday!
Saturday 25th April 11am-6pm, @ South Bank University
@pluralistic is headlining (on at 4.30pm) and we (Rebel Tech Alliance) are on at 3pm
We'll be going through all the best alternatives to #bigtech apps, and discussing how to use them.
Tickets are FREE! globaljustice.org.uk/event/resâŚ
Please boost!
#privacy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #resistingbigtechempires
RE: mastodon.ie/@clickhere/1164189âŚ
Hey, @EUCommission, this you, bro?
#institutionalCorruption #EuropeanCommission #EU #BigTech #lobbying
How Big Tech successfully lobbied the @EUCommission to amend EU law to hide data centresâ environmental tollthejournal.ie/investigates-datâŚ
"A cross-border investigation has revealed how industry lobbying is shaping data centre regulation in the EU."
via @TheJournal
#DigitalRights #BigTech #DataCentres #EU
How Big Tech successfully lobbied the @EUCommission to amend EU law to hide data centresâ environmental toll
thejournal.ie/investigates-datâŚ
"A cross-border investigation has revealed how industry lobbying is shaping data centre regulation in the EU."
via @TheJournal
32 years ago I started working on my first browser, Opera. I left Opera in 2011, but two years later I co-founded Vivaldi. Thus I have been making browsers now for 32 years, with a short break there between 2011 and 2013.
I have always felt that this work is important and no less today than before as more and more of you see the importance of alternatives to Big Tech.
Vivaldi is a European company with headquarters in Norway, servers in Iceland and team in Norway, Iceland, across Europe, Japan and a couple in the US.
We try our best to adapt to your needs. We build powerful browsers, with a lot of flexibility.
I welcome you to try us out and share with your friends!
#Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #iOS #TEchnology #EU #Europa #Norway #Iceland #Browser #Vivaldi #BigTech
Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
Itâs a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. Itâs super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!Vivaldi Technologies
A growing number of MPs that have signed the Early Day Motion calling for a Digital Sovereignty strategy and spoken out in debates.
It'll take political courage to end our digital dependency on powerful tech companies. But the risks of not acting are greater.
Sign and share our petition âŹď¸
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsâŚ
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.
From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.38 Degrees
The way forward is having the leadership to promote alternatives to Big Tech and using shared, Open Source tech.
It isn't about 'Buy British'. Open Source allows multiple partners and governments to develop the tools they need.
That means no vendor lock-in that frees us from coersion and control.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
The dominance of Big Tech in social media is itself a risk to democracy.
Yet the government supports Big Tech monopolies with ad spending and content without publishing on the alternatives.
They complain about Big Techâs failures, while only giving users the opportunity to engage through Big Tech.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
Digital dependence poses serious democratic risks.
They include lobbying, interference in trade agreements, deregulation and producing e-waste.
Governments become spellbound by techno-solutionism as vendors promote their way of doing things.
This only leads to greater economic extraction.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
Making ourselves dependent on Big Tech has been a fatal mistake.
The Post Office scandal didn't come from nowhere. Outsourcing our systems to the exclusive product of a single provider means we're locked-in to using it and them.
This leads to over-charging that costs in failure and extracts value.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK government has blanked the risks of US tech dependency for too long.
Our digital infrastructure is a strategic asset.
But that understanding is absent in how we hand out public sector contracts and allow UK tech sector sell-offs to foreign companies.
We must shift the dial.
Read more âŹď¸
openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-câŚ
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
The case for Digital Sovereignty and the Digital Commons
Our new report asks a profound question: just how dependent is the UK on US technology, and what could that mean for the UKâs sovereignty?Open Rights Group
RE: indieweb.social/@jbz/116407902âŚ
Call data centres what they really are: data farms.
Itâs where they farm you for your data.
You are the livestock being farmed.
#PeopleFarming #BigTech #SiliconValley #capitalism #dataFarms
âď¸ Small Missouri town ousts half its city council after $6 billion AI data center approval â petition calls for mayor's removal as frustration (and violence) over AI data centers mountstomshardware.com/tech-industryâŚ
#ai #datacenter #uspol
Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says
archive.is/2026.04.10-165315/pâŚ
#BigTech #SocialMedia #Estonia #EU
There are alternative email providers to #BIGTECH with all the classic features you need!
At Tuta, we offer quantum-proof encryption for your mailbox & excellent features (đĽ which our team is rolling out faster & faster đĽ).
Have you tried Automatic Reply? If not, give it a try!
Find out more đ tuta.com/blog/how-to-automaticâŚ
How to set-up automatic reply in Outlook, Gmail and Tuta Mail | Tuta
This guide helps you to set-up an automatic reply in Outlook, Gmail and Tuta Mail on web, desktop, iPhone and Android.Tuta
âTeachers who use AI âwill replace those who donâtâ, the chair of the Oireachtas committee on artificial intelligence has warned.
Fianna FĂĄil TD Malcolm Byrne said he was worried Ireland was at risk of falling behind in discussions around how AI can be âresponsibly integrated into our formal education system.ââ
Fianna FĂĄil TD Malcolm Byrne is a fool who doesnât have the first clue about what heâs taking about.
LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
#tech #technology #BigTech #IT #enshittification #microslop #microsoft #LinkedIn #social #media #SocialMedia #data #security #safety #InfoSec #internet #web
LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history. Every time any of LinkedInâs one billion users visits linkedin.BrowserGate
Palmer Luckey Is Our Most Terrifyingly Deranged Billionaire
The Silicon Valley âwar kingâ thinks an uncontrolled arms race is the route to peace. He is so, so wrong.Nathan J. Robinson (Current Affairs Inc)
