Lobbying Behind Age Verification In Operating Systems | KOSA Push

#ageverification #digitalID #privacyMatters #KOSA #KOSMA #Linux #Android #iphone #iOS #apple

tube.tchncs.de/w/4oaAydkAwLgdb…

straight to a change.org petition
c.org/yznMQjcTZc

#google #Android

Stop Google from limiting APK file usage

Google is attempting to block the use of side loaders and APK files to download apps outside of their play store by requiring developers to submit their IDs and addresses.

^{Brian Wahl (Change.org)}

In 166 days #Android will become a locked-down platform because Google wants to kill Android freedom.

At Tuta, we say NO. Google must keep Android open & free!

Here's how to take action & make your voice heard: 👉 keepandroidopen.org/

Here's more info: 👉 tuta.com/blog/google-wants-to-…

#KeepAndroidOpen

Can anybody share what happened to the fantastic music player app #BoomingMusic on #Android ?

Repo is gone github.com/mardous/BoomingMusic and so is the Telegram (🙄 I know right) channel.

Was it really 15 years about that the majority of the OpenOffice community voted with their feet against Oracle? Forking the software as LibreOffice, and forming the Document Foundation as a vendor-neutral stewardship body for this office software commons;

blog.documentfoundation.org/bl…

Like the forking of OwnCloud as NextCloud, this is a reminder that poor Free Code stewards can be forked around (looking at you Mozilla and Android/Linux).

#forking #OpenOffice #LibreOffice #Mozilla #Android

LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards - TDF Community Blog

Fifteen years ago, we announced our ambitious plan to provide the world with a fully free and open office suite created by and for the community.

^{Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)}

🇪🇺 Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles

“With UnifiedAttestation, we are creating a transparent and trustworthy procedure for security checks that developers and app publishers can rely on equally. This removes the last hurdle for the use of alternative mobile operating systems,”

heise.de/en/news/Paying-withou…

#degoogle #digitalsovereignty #eu #opensource #android

Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles

Using banking and payment apps on Android smartphones with custom ROMs is a problem: A European industry consortium now wants to change that.

^{Andreas Floemer (heise online)}

Motorola partners with GrapheneOS at MWC 2026 to bring the de-Googled, privacy-hardened OS to future phones beyond Pixel exclusivity. 🔒

Ends Google's hardware monopoly for serious privacy users, with joint work on security features and pre-installed GrapheneOS devices expected 2027. 📱

@GrapheneOS

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grap…

#TechNews #Privacy #GrapheneOS #Motorola #Android #Google #DeGoogle #Security #OpenSource #Smartphones #Pixel #MWC #Linux #FOSS #Data #Freedom #Mobile #Security

Tired of Google's Tracking? Motorola's GrapheneOS-Powered Phones Are Coming

You won't need to pay Google for using GrapheneOS soon.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)}