Australia | University of Sydney removes Palestinian flag from academic’s window after accusing him of breaching policy
Dr David Brophy claims new flag policy introduced in June was ‘precisely in response to people like me hanging Palestinian flags’
An Unexpected Path to Hold War Criminals Accountable
It’s at the national courts, not the ICC or ICJ, where Palestinians have the best chance to see justice.
Archived version: archive.is/20250806231949/thei…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
A rival Tea app for men is leaking its users' personal data and driver's licenses
The newly launched app, now trending on Apple's App Store, contains at least one major security flaw that exposes the private information of its users, including their uploaded selfies and government-issued IDs.
TSMC employees reportedly stole 2nm trade secrets to share with Rapidus — accused are said to have shared 'hundreds of process integration technical photos'
The extent of Rapidus' involvement is still unclear.
copymyjalopy likes this.
Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks
Google is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group.
Pandora confirms data breach amid ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks
Danish jewelry giant Pandora has disclosed a data breach after its customer information was stolen in the ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks.
PBS confirms data breach after employee info leaked on Discord servers
PBS has suffered a data breach exposing the corporate contact information of its employees and those of its affiliates, BleepingComputer has learned.
BrikoX likes this.
[Article] to [Project]. That seems more appropriate.
A Father’s Heartbreak: I Lost My Wife and Three Children .My Youngest Son and I Are the Only Survivors of Our Family in GAZA, Struggling to Survive War, Starvation, and the Loss of My Home and My job
Dear friends and compassionate souls,
I write to you with a heart filled with an indescribable sorrow and pain that no words can fully express. My name is Ahmed Osama, and I am from Gaza, Palestine.
On the night of October 22, 2023, my life was shattered in a single moment. I was staying at my uncle’s house when a deafening explosion tore through our neighborhood. I tried to call my wife immediately, but there was no answer. I waited through the long, agonizing night until morning, when I ran to the hospital, praying for a miracle.
But there, the unimaginable awaited me. I found my three beloved children, my seven-year-old twins, Malik and Miral, and our five-year-old daughter, Nisma, lying lifeless on the cold hospital floor. They had been killed in the bombing that destroyed our home.
My wife, Areej, was critically injured and fought for her life in the ICU for two days before she passed away. My youngest son, Muhammad, was pulled from the rubble with severe injuries, including broken bones and deep wounds. He has since undergone four surgeries and spent two weeks in Al-Aqsa Hospital. Though he is now in a more stable condition, the emotional and physical scars he carries, like mine, are deep and lasting.
Before the war, I worked as an English translator. Our home was filled with love, laughter, and hope. That life is now gone. Our house in northern Gaza was destroyed, and I have lost my job. We have no source of income.
Today, I live with my elderly parents, both of whom suffer from chronic illnesses, along with my two sisters, my brother, and my son Muhammad. I am now the sole provider for my entire family, and the burden has become overwhelming.
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Bombings continue daily, the borders are closed, and humanitarian aid is nearly nonexistent. We are facing severe shortages of essentials, there is no electricity, no gas, no clean drinking water, and the cost of basic goods is beyond reach. Each day brings more hardship.
Famine has now reached its peak. People are collapsing in the streets from extreme hunger. We cannot access what is called “humanitarian aid” because those who try to reach it are injured or killed. You are our only hope for surviving this famine and this war.
In this moment of unimaginable suffering, I turn to you with a humble plea. Any support you can offer, no matter how small, could help us survive these dark times and give Muhammad the future every child deserves.
You can offer support through my donation link:🙏💔
**chuffed.org/project/132129-hel…
Please, if you are unable to help or donate, I kindly ask you to share my story in the hope that it may reach others with generous and compassionate hearts. 🙏💔
Thank you, from the depths of my heart, for taking the time to read our story. Your kindness could make all the difference for our survival, and for Muhammad’s hope-filled future. 🙏💔
For transparency and verification:
I am willing to share my WhatsApp number and do a video call with anyone who wishes to verify my identity or story.
With deep gratitude and sorrow, 🙏💔
Ahmed Osama
Help Us After Losing Our Family, Home, and Work in GAZA
Dear friends, supporters and kind-hearted souls,Chuffed
Most Israelis not bothered by reports of suffering and famine in Gaza, new poll shows
The vast majority of Israelis say they are not troubled by reports of famine and suffering in Gaza, a new poll released by the Israel Democracy Institute shows.
The survey shows that 79 percent of Jews in Israel were not troubled, or troubled at all, whereas 86 percent of “Arab” respondents were somewhat or very troubled by the reports about the war on Gaza.
The survey was conducted between 27-31 July.
like this
How to get started with anonymous cryptocurrency payments?
like this
If they accept cash, i'd say not. There might be cameras though.
If you are going to spend it on mundane and legal stuff and assuming you live in mostly free country use a trustworthy exchange even if it requires KYC and spend it normally.
Keep in mind once you buy monero even from a KYC exchange they can't track it afterwards. And this will be the safest option no real risk of getting scammed or stabbed.
If you are thinking about grey area then keep in mind that the moment something touches real world no matter whether you were using Tor, I2P or something else. It can be traced back to you. And if you are a worthwhile target LEA will spend resources to track you down.
There are ways to avoid that like using local monero and all but keep in mind those also involve different set of risks.
#NotAFinancialAdvice #NotALegalAdvice.
Do your homework and don't get scammed or stabbed.
Kiev’s plan to invade the Kursk region failed, – Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Kiev's plan to invade the Kursk region failed, - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
As the Swiss newspaper reported on the anniversary of the invasion, Kiev’s hope of using the Kursk region as a bargaining chip was dashed when Moscow refused to discuss the territory, and the issue lost its significance after the Ukrainian forces wer…newsmaker newsmaker (English News front)
Poland’s New President Nawrocki Challenges Zelensky on Bandera Legacy
Poland’s New President Issues Ultimatum to Zelensky on Ukraine’s WWII Legacy
Poland’s new President Karol Nawrocki issued a stark ultimatum to Volodymyr Zelensky, demanding Ukraine renounce the glorification of wartime nationalists as a condition for continued supportLyuba Lulko (Pravda English)
A tool to help people remove their info from the Tea App
Get Me Off Tea | Remove Your Info from the Tea App
Instantly generate a takedown email to request the removal of your personal info from the Tea Dating Advice app. Fast, free, no data stored.Get Me Off Tea
Moscow’s top negotiator confirms Kiev rejecting 1,000 POWs
Moscow’s top negotiator confirms Kiev rejecting 1,000 POWs
Vladimir Medinsky has accused Ukraine of derailing prisoner swap effortsRT
WIRED Called Our AirGradient Monitor 'Not Recommended' Over a Broken Display
"WIRED Called Our AirGradient Monitor 'Not Recommended' Over a Broken Display"
"\u003cp\u003eTwo weeks ago, I had what I can only describe as a \u003cstrong\u003epunch-to-the-stomach moment\u003c/strong\u003e (which luckily doesn\u0026rsquo;t happen very often)."Achim Haug" (AirGradient)
Meet the AI vegans: They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons
Meet the AI vegans
They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point, writes Guardian columnist Arwa MahdawiArwa Mahdawi (The Guardian)
like this
Trump's Truth Social is getting its own AI search engine — powered by Perplexity
PDF.
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) ("Trump Media" or the "Company"), operator of the social media platform Truth Social, the streaming platform Truth+, and the FinTech brand Truth.Fi, announced today that the company has begun public Beta testing its new AI search feature, Truth Search AI, on the Truth Social platform.Powered by Perplexity, a software and AI company dedicated to providing direct, contextually accurate answers with transparent citations, Truth Search AI is intended to enhance the Truth Social platform and exponentially increase the amount of information available to its users.
Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/39942527
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, which aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.Last year, French privacy-focused search engine Qwant struck a joint venture with German non-profit search engine Ecosia, to develop a European search index. Called European Search Perspective (EUSP), the JV now aims to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year.
Qwant said it is using the new index to power some of its features, like AI summaries for search, and Ecosia has plans to add some AI features soon to its platform, too.
EUSP is also in talks with companies to spur the adoption of its index for enabling search within apps. Notably, it is targeting chatbots, presenting Staan as a cheaper alternative to Google and Bing.
“If you’re using ChatGPT or any other AI chatbot, they all do knowledge grounding with web search […] our index can power deep research and AI summary features. Google and Bing’s solutions are also pricey, and our index can offer power search features at a tenth of the cost,” Christian Kroll, CEO of Ecosia, told TechCrunch.
EUSP, like Proton, is pushing to develop a European tech stack that doesn’t rely on technology from the U.S. or China.
“The timing could not be more urgent. The outcome of the 2024 U.S. election has reminded European policymakers and innovators just how exposed Europe remains when it comes to core digital infrastructure. Much of Europe’s search, cloud, and AI layers are built on American Big Tech stacks, putting entire sectors – from journalism to climate tech – at the mercy of political or commercial agendas,” the companies said in a statement.
Kroll added that through this index, combined with European privacy laws, EUSP can offer a more privacy-friendly search solution as compared to its U.S. counterparts.
Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech | TechCrunch
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.Ivan Mehta (TechCrunch)
Photo of Saudi Arabia's crown prince inside Jeffrey Epstein's mansion fuels criticism online
The New York Times on Tuesday ignited a wave of backlash after revealing a framed photograph of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman displayed inside the New York City mansion of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The article, which takes readers inside the late convicted paedophile's seven-storey Manhattan home, features surveillance cameras positioned above his bed and in adjoining rooms, taxidermied animals, and provocative artwork, including a sculpture of a bride clutching a rope suspended from the ceiling in the atrium.
The criticism escalated as people connected the image to long-standing allegations of Gulf-Israeli collaboration.
Sam Youssef, author and editor of American and International Affairs, asked: “Do you now understand why Arab rulers kneel to Netanyahu and the Mossad?”
copymyjalopy likes this.
That's a Shi'a practice. The Saudi royals aren't Shi'a; they belong to a rabidly anti-Shi'a Sunni sect, the Wahhabis. The Saudis routinely murder and terrorize members of the Shi'a minority in the Eastern Province.
The reason for temporary marriage is generally "try before you buy" during marriage negotiations. It's a loathsome practice but not relevant to the slimy deeds described here.
Photo of Saudi Arabia's crown prince inside Jeffrey Epstein's mansion fuels criticism online
The New York Times on Tuesday ignited a wave of backlash after revealing a framed photograph of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman displayed inside the New York City mansion of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The article, which takes readers inside the late convicted paedophile's seven-storey Manhattan home, features surveillance cameras positioned above his bed and in adjoining rooms, taxidermied animals, and provocative artwork, including a sculpture of a bride clutching a rope suspended from the ceiling in the atrium.
The criticism escalated as people connected the image to long-standing allegations of Gulf-Israeli collaboration.
Sam Youssef, author and editor of American and International Affairs, asked: “Do you now understand why Arab rulers kneel to Netanyahu and the Mossad?”
like this
AI wearables are quietly listening to everyone in Silicon Valley
This conversation is being recorded — and so is everything else you do in San Francisco
AI wearables are quietly recording everything. Is it legal? And do you consent?Zara Stone (The San Francisco Standard)
Researchers design “promptware” attack with Google Calendar to turn Gemini evil
You used to believe that adversarial attacks against AI-powered systems are complex, impractical, and too academic. In reality, an indirect prompt injection in a Google invitation is all you need to exploit Gemini for Workspace's agentic architecture to trigger the following outcomes:
- Toxic content generation
- Spamming
- Deleting events from the user's calendar
- Opening the windows in a victim's apartment
- Activating the boiler in a victim's apartment
- Turning the light off in a victim's apartment
- Video streaming a user via Zoom
- Exfiltrating a user's emails via the browser
- Geolocating the user via the browser
Invitation Is All You Need
Ben Nassi*^, Stav Cohen^, Or Yair' *Tel-Aviv University, ^Technion, 'SafeBreachsites.google.com
What are some cool things to put on a 32gb flashdrive?
Ive got some ideas to try with a flashdrive ive picked up but i want to know what others would do with such a device? I was thinking i could use it for retro gaming or something like important files.
What would you do?
I know its not alot of room but i got it for cheap.
like this
How about a project Gutenberg "best of" CD full of free public domain ebooks?
Download page:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/11220
Link directly to download:
gutenberg.org/files/11220/PG20…
They also had a dual layer DVD download if you want something bigger. They don't seem to host it anymore, but archive.org does.
archive.org/details/pgdvd04201…
Project Gutenberg "Best Of" CD August 2003 by Project Gutenberg
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Google advertising monopoly exposed in new book: Former executive documents secret programs Bernanke and Poirot used to manipulate auction systems.
Google advertising monopoly exposed in new book
Former executive documents secret programs Bernanke and Poirot used to manipulate auction systems.Luis Rijo (PPC Land)
Vanishing Culture: Why Preserve Flash?
Book Talk: Lucky Day with Chuck Tingle (IN-PERSON)
The Internet Archive is thrilled to host Chuck Tingle and his upcoming novel Lucky Day, for a book talk presented by The Booksmith! We can\'t wait to see you there, […]\nblog.archive.org
‘Cookie-less’ identification for/against privacy?
The advertising industry’s anticipated shift away from third-party cookies led to the proliferation and normalisation of first-party identification architectures online. Marketed as ‘privacy-friendly,’ the new technologies promise to deliver the efficiencies that advertisers have become accustomed to, while addressing privacy concerns from third-party cookies. Such tension calls for a better understanding of the privacy implications from first-party online identification architectures. We evaluate first-party user identification mechanisms by (1) surveying the literature to create a typology that synthesises existing privacy concerns in third-party cookie-based identification, and (2) applying our typology to evaluate the privacy of prime examples in what we frame as three distinct types of first-party ID architectures — Universal IDs, Onboarding ID, and Walled Garden ID. We analyse technical documentation and code repositories from each architecture type and show how first-party ID solutions still enable cross-site tracking over longer periods of time and encourage sensitive user targeting. First-party ID solutions do create mechanisms to ease opting out from tracking, but the implementation of those mechanisms is questionable. Our findings demonstrate how the advertising industry is trying to maintain its existing structure and replicate the tracking functionalities on which it has grown reliant.
‘Cookie-less’ identification for/against privacy?
The online advertising industry is shifting content monetisation mechanisms to rely on first-party user identification architectures. The paper evaluates these architectures based on a novel typology to assess their privacy implications.policyreview.info
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in EuropeHarry Davies (The Guardian)
How U.S. imperialism blackmails the world with nuclear weapons, from Hiroshima to today
How U.S. imperialism blackmails the world with nuclear weapons, from Hiroshima to today
Since the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, US imperialism has driven nuclear proliferation worldwide. Current nuclear flashpoints, such as Iran, show how the US continues to use nuclear blackmail to reinforce its dominance.Rhonda Ramiro (Mondoweiss)
Parts of the Internet are going dark for UK users since the Online Safety Act heaped weighty duties on platforms.
Online Safety Act - shutdowns and site blocks
Report incorrectly blocked sites on UK ISP and mobile networks.Report mobile and Internet Service Providers blocking sites
SoftestSapphic
in reply to BrikoX • • •Lol
Lmao
People should probably stop uploading their personal information to the internet.
That goes for government ID checks too. Cheat that shit or protest.
BrikoX
in reply to SoftestSapphic • • •~~Just keep in mind that providing false information to government is often a crime. Do that at your own risk.~~
Edit: I misread the comment.
🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖
in reply to BrikoX • • •BrikoX
in reply to 🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖 • • •Wazowski
in reply to BrikoX • • •BrikoX
in reply to Wazowski • • •