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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Seriously, I'm sad <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyybPvRsEuY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">that</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Emojli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emojli</span></a> wasn't long for this word, but at least <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tomscott" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomscott</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@mattgrayyes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mattgrayyes</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyhGHUEt-k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">didn't sellout</a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> either, so it's a net positive I guess... </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Emoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoji</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
knoppix<p>Germany &amp; Belgium shift to undecided on EU’s ChatControl law 🇪🇺<br>Italy &amp; Sweden also pull back support, but 12 states still back it 🕵️</p><p>The bill mandates scanning all private chats—including encrypted ones—sparking major privacy concerns 🔐<br>Critics call it mass surveillance disguised as child protection 🚨</p><p>Crucial EU Council vote set for Oct 14 ⚖️</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-germany-belgium-italy-and-sweden-shift-their-positions-ahead-of-the-october-14-meeting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techradar.com/computing/cyber-</span><span class="invisible">security/chat-control-germany-belgium-italy-and-sweden-shift-their-positions-ahead-of-the-october-14-meeting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopScanningMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopScanningMe</span></a></p>
knoppix<p>🔐 Signal introduces Secure Backups—encrypted archives of messages &amp; media with a 64-character recovery key. 🗝️<br>Free users get 100MB (45 days), paid plans offer up to 100GB for $1.99/month. 💾<br>No data tracking—paid features help cover storage costs preserving privacy. 💬</p><p>Beta on Android now; iOS &amp; desktop coming soon. 📱💻</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://itsfoss.com/signal-paid-feature-secure-backups/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itsfoss.com/signal-paid-featur</span><span class="invisible">e-secure-backups/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a></p>
knoppix<p>🛡️ Signal introduces Secure Backups in its latest Android beta, letting users opt-in to encrypted, daily backups of messages and media. 📱<br>Free for text + 45 days of media; $1.99/mo plan adds extended media history. 💾</p><p>Backups use zero-knowledge encryption; only you hold the recovery key. 🔐<br>Privacy-first, with no metadata links or access by Signal. 🚫🕵️‍♂️</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://signal.org/blog/introducing-secure-backups/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">signal.org/blog/introducing-se</span><span class="invisible">cure-backups/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSecurity</span></a></p>
heise online English<p>WhatsApp gets automatic translation for chats</p><p>Meta has given WhatsApp a function for translating text messages. The range of supported languages, especially on Android, is clear.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/WhatsApp-gets-automatic-translation-for-chats-10668308.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/WhatsApp-gets</span><span class="invisible">-automatic-translation-for-chats-10668308.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobiles</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
heise online<p>WhatsApp erhält automatische Übersetzung für Chats</p><p>Meta verpasst WhatsApp eine Funktion für die Übersetzung von Textnachrichten. Der Umfang der unterstützten Sprachen, speziell auf Android, ist übersichtlich.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/WhatsApp-erhaelt-automatische-Uebersetzung-fuer-Chats-10668269.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/WhatsApp-erhaelt</span><span class="invisible">-automatische-Uebersetzung-fuer-Chats-10668269.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobiles</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Wizards Anonymous<p>Curious what Wizards use for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> based <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> with clients (no email).</p>
Gary "grim" Kramlich<p>Greetings Programs!! We are just about 1 week away from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@pidgin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pidgin</span></a></span> 3.0 Experimental 4!! We're not going to get everything I hoped in, but that's okay, tonight we're polishing up what we have!</p><p>Come on by!!<br><a href="https://twitch.tv/rw_grim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/rw_grim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://youtube.com/@rw_grim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/@rw_grim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pidgin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pidgin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiveCoding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gtk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gtk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a></p>
Orhun Parmaksız 👾<p>What if I told you you can manage all your messages in the terminal?</p><p>📨 **Mayday** — A multi-messaging-sevice aggregator into an all-in-one application.</p><p>💯 Supports IRC, ChatGPT &amp; more coming soon!</p><p>🦀 Written in Rust &amp; built with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ratatui_rs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ratatui_rs</span></a></span></p><p>⭐ GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/Mayday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Julien-cpsn/Mayday</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rustlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rustlang</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ratatui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ratatui</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tui</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terminal</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/commandline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commandline</span></a></p>
Sebastian Büttrich @ ITU<p>"<a href="https://social.itu.dk/tags/Danish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Danish</span></a> justice minister:<br>we must break perception<br>of right to private<br><a href="https://social.itu.dk/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a>"</p><p>Something is stupid in the state of <a href="https://social.itu.dk/tags/denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denmark</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KirbySSM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KirbySSM</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Texts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texts</span></a> (as in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMS</span></a> messages) <em>never were private</em>!</p><ul><li>The only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/pdivate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pdivate</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> solutions are those with <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> incl. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> of all the keys...</li></ul><p>And thus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME are the only.option, because unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and others they can be setup and run in away they can't snitch on users!</p>
∂𑁨í 🕊 <p><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Sideband" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sideband</a> is an extensible <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/LXMF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LXMF</a> <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/messaging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#messaging</a> client, situational awareness tracker and remote control and monitoring system for <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Android" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/macOS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macOS</a> and <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Windows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a><span>.<br><br>It allows you to communicate with other people or LXMF-compatible systems over </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Reticulum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reticulum</a> networks using <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/LoRa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoRa</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/PacketRadio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PacketRadio</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/WiFi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WiFi</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/I2P" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#I2P</a><span>, Encrypted QR Paper Messages, or anything else Reticulum supports.<br></span><a href="https://unsigned.io/software/Sideband.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://unsigned.io/software/Sideband.html</a></p>
Gary "grim" Kramlich<p>Greetings programs!! It's been a minute but we're less than 2 weeks until <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@pidgin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pidgin</span></a></span> 3.0 Experimental 4!! So come on by!!</p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/rw_grim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/rw_grim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://youtube.com/@rw_grim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/@rw_grim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pidgin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pidgin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiveCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiveCoding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gtk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gtk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chat</span></a></p>
Matt ⁂ 🇳🇴 🇺🇦<p>Tonight one Dad in a whole kindergarten meeting for parents asked to move the parent group off anything Meta, calling the company 'evil'. </p><p>Another Dad suggested Signal. Most people didn't even know what Signal was, but agreed to switch to Signal as the default way parents should communicate with each other. </p><p>So, in theory, that's going to be a group chat of ~30 users, most of which are being introduced to Signal for the first time. </p><p>Good stuff. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> :signal: </p><p><a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a></p>
XSF: XMPP Standards Foundation<p>The XMPP Newsletter for August 2025 is out!</p><p>Read about the latest updates in the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> universe and our <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standards</span></a>!<br> <br><a href="https://xmpp.org/2025/09/the-xmpp-newsletter-august-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xmpp.org/2025/09/the-xmpp-news</span><span class="invisible">letter-august-2025/</span></a></p><p>Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕ :xmpp: </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jabber</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interoperability</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rtc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rtc</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a></p>
Pidgin Instant Messenger<p>Well it finally happened.. The initial migration doc for purple 2 to purple 3 is now live!! There's still a lot missing from here including the user interface abstractions, but please take a look and let us know if you have any questions or comments!</p><p><a href="https://docs.imfreedom.org/purple3/migrating.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.imfreedom.org/purple3/mig</span><span class="invisible">rating.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pidgin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pidgin</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gtk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gtk</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Denmark's Justice Minister calls encrypted messaging a false civil liberty</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/115204439983078498" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/1</span><span class="invisible">15204439983078498</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minister</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encrypted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encrypted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/liberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Dave Moskovitz (((❤️)))<p>My Linux Desktop 2025 <br>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS I recently upgraded my laptop to the most recent version of the most popular Linux operating system, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It’s free software, costing $0. With Ubuntu’s free Expanded Security Maintenance, it will be supported until April 203…<br><a href="https://dave.moskovitz.co.nz/2025/09/15/my-linux-desktop-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dave.moskovitz.co.nz/2025/09/1</span><span class="invisible">5/my-linux-desktop-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vivaldi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ProgressiveWebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProgressiveWebApps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PWA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Openshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Openshot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Audacity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audacity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Libreoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libreoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a></p>
Gary "grim" Kramlich<p>Greetings Programs!! Another super later start, but we're only 18 days was from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@pidgin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pidgin</span></a></span> 3.0 Experimental 4 so the work will continue until morale improves or something.. Come on by!</p><p><a href="https://twitch.tv/rw_grim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/rw_grim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://youtube.com/@rw_grim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/@rw_grim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pidgin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pidgin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Fact check: Is the EU about to start scanning your text messages?</p><p>Viral posts are fuelling panic that the EU will soon scan text messages. But the concerns are premature with the proposal still being debated and the measures likely to change before anything is enforced.</p><p>Until the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union agree on a single version of the draft law, nothing can be enforced.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250911-fact-check-is-the-eu-about-to-start-scanning-your-text-messages?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250911</span><span class="invisible">-fact-check-is-the-eu-about-to-start-scanning-your-text-messages?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/CSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSAM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a></p>