Today (like any other day) we celebrate Safer Internet Day 🥳
When platforms are built to exploit attention & manipulate behavior, we must build digital spaces that empower, protect & respect everyone.
It’s time to stop patching problems, EU lawmakers must ensure:
✅ Platforms are designed for safety & fairness. ✅ Children are empowered, with privacy, agency & their right to participation respected. ✅ Holistic approaches build resilience and prepare everyone to navigate risks safely.
can you please explain better how that can protect kids? I’m mainly curious because anyhow they can be contacted and people can reach out to them. How can we enforce a safe environment?
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February is a reminder of why our Free Software community matters and why it's such a joy to be part of it. After FOSDEM, we are now looking ahead to the c...
Meanwhile, more volunteers, this time in December in Denmark, sent a letter to a Danish parliamentary commission regarding the implementation of the digital wallet. The FSFE local group participated in a follow-up, which was ultimately submitted by IT-Politisk Forening, a local association better equipped to provide input on Danish policy issues. This prompted numerous questions to the Minister about why the upcoming digital wallet is not fully Free Software, as such solutions must be.
Is there a link or more info about this? Is the letter available so it can be translated and adapted for other EU countries that have the same issue?
🇩🇪🚨 HEUTE kippt’s oder nie: Entscheidet sich die EU-Mehrheit FÜR verdachtslose Massenscans deiner privaten Chats? Jeder Anruf, jede Mail zählt jetzt! Deutsche Abgeordnete jetzt auch auf Deutsch anschreiben:✍️ 👉fightchatcontrol.de #Chatkontrolle
🇪🇺🚨 TODAY is do or die: Will the EU majority SUPPORT suspicionless mass scanning of your private chats? Every call, every email counts right now! Use this updated message to MEPs: ✍️ 👉 fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-t… #ChatControl If you care, they will.
🇫🇷🚨 C’est AUJOURD’HUI ou jamais : La majorité de l’UE va-t-elle SOUTENIR le scannage de masse de vos messages privés sans le moindre soupçon ? Chaque appel, chaque e-mail compte maintenant ! Utilisez ce modèle d’e-mail mis à jour : ✍️ 👉fightchatcontrol.eu/fr/#contac… #ChatControl
🇮🇹🚨 OGGI o mai più: La maggioranza dell'UE SOSTERRÀ la scansione di massa delle tue chat private senza alcun sospetto? Ogni chiamata, ogni email conta adesso! Usa questo modello di email aggiornato: ✍️ 👉fightchatcontrol.eu/it/#contac… #ChatControl
1/ 🚨 On Friday, the @European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the #DSA due to the addictive design of its platform.
🎉 We welcome this decision: the DSA was designed precisely to address systemic risks of this kind, and this case has the potential to push platforms to rethink fundamental design choices rather than rely on easy but ineffective quick fixes.
2/ The Commission's findings highlight a long-standing concern: engagement-optimised design comes at the expense of users’ physical and mental well-being and can pose grave risks to democracy and public debate.
🛑 According to the Commission, features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and highly personalised recommender systems were not adequately assessed by TikTok, and existing risk mitigation measures were found to be insufficient.
3/ 🔜 This decision sends a first clear signal that engagement-driven design constitute a systemic risk, an issue we look forward to seeing addressed in the upcoming #DFA.
Fairness must be embedded by default in all digital products & services, ensuring protection for society as a whole. It must be measurable, enforceable & structural across the digital environment, complementing the DSA and closing gaps that systemic design risks currently leave unaddressed.
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Sfruttare i bootloader firmati per aggirare UEFI Secure Boot
Il firmware delle schede madri per PC moderne segue le specifiche UEFI dal 2010. Nel 2013 è apparsa una nuova tecnologia chiamata Secure Boot, pensata per impedire l'installazione e l'esecuzione dei bootkit . Secure Boot impedisce l'esecuzione di codice di programma non firmato o non attendibile (programmi .efi e bootloader del sistema operativo, firmware hardware aggiuntivo come OPROM di schede video e schede di rete). Secure Boot può essere disabilitato su qualsiasi scheda madre, ma un requisito obbligatorio per modificarne lo stato è la presenza fisica dell'utente al computer. È necessario accedere alle impostazioni UEFI all'avvio del computer e solo allora è possibile modificare le impostazioni di Secure Boot.
Русская версия этой статьи. Modern PC motherboards' firmware follow UEFI specification since 2010. In 2013, a new technology called Secure Boot appeared, intende...
🇩🇪Update #Chatkontrolle: Entwurf da! Text-Scan fällt weg, aber Hash-Massenscans bleiben – das sind 99% der Falschmeldungen! Fast NICHTS ändert sich. 🛑 ⏰ Nur bis Dienstag Änderungsanträge möglich! 📨 Jetzt mailen: fightchatcontrol.de ℹ️ Infos: patrick-breyer.de/sippel-legt-…
Following our previous press release regarding the potential extension of "Chat Control 1.0", there is a significant development:
The European Parliament’s Rapporteur, Birgit Sippel (S&D), has presented her draft report (Original, unofficial conso…
Following our previous press release regarding the potential extension of "Chat Control 1.0", there is a significant development:
The European Parliament’s Rapporteur, Birgit Sippel (S&D), has presented her draft report (Original, unofficial conso…
🇳🇱Update #ChatControl: Het ontwerp is bekend! Tekstscanning is verdwenen, maar massale hashscanning blijft bestaan. Dat is 99% van de meldingen! Er verandert bijna NIETS. 🛑 ⏰️ De deadline voor amendementen is dinsdag! 📨 Stuur nu een e-mail naar de Europarlementariërs: fightchatcontrol.eu/?country=N… ℹ️ Info: patrick-breyer.de/en/sippel-dr…
Following our previous press release regarding the potential extension of "Chat Control 1.0", there is a significant development:
The European Parliament’s Rapporteur, Birgit Sippel (S&D), has presented her draft report (Original, unofficial conso…
Besides this not being known to many Irish people, next month Ireland will be the testing ground for the EU Digital ID. I'm really worried and don't want to comply with this tyrannical globalist filth under the guise of "protecting the children".
Sadly the Irish Government are making it (EU Digital ID) mandatory and are planning to extend it when Ireland gains control of the EU Commission in July. It's hard to keep fighting when I seem to be the only one in Ireland fighting against this so-called democratic union, no offense.
Compared with text scanning, this is a massive improvement. I know none of my messages will be scanned or flagged, so I won't be affected as long as the goalposts don't move down the line.
@Anachron hey, it's the guy again who doesn't provide any sources for his "facts". I don't like the Chat Control proposals either, but claiming things such as a 48% false positive rate without any sources is bullcrap. Especially, since the earlier wrongly cited EU document claims a false positive rate of under 0.1%. There are plenty of bad things about Chat Control, without resorting to fake news.
Herrje, hört das denn nie auf?! Man scheint ja geradezu flehentlich darum zu betteln, vom Europäischen Gerichtshof eins auf die Nase zu bekommen. Hoffentlich … 😬
Auch wenn die Seite auf deutsch gestellt ist, ist der Emailtext diesmal Englisch... soll das so? Blöd, wenn ich das an die dt. Abgeordneten schicke, lesen die vermutlich nicht...
Das ist das Ergebnis des Treffens, das Sie Anfang dieser Woche hatten, oder? Wissen wir, ob unsere E-Mails Wirkung zeigen und ob das Parlament jetzt eher dafür ist, dagegen zu stimmen?
Si prega di interrompere l'utilizzo di OpenClaw, precedentemente noto come Moltbot, precedentemente noto come Clawdbot
Ho seguito la saga di #Clawdbot, #Moltbot e #OpenClaw nelle ultime due settimane, al punto che questo articolo è nato originariamente come un pezzo in cui si evidenziava come Clawdbot fosse un incubo di sicurezza in agguato. Tuttavia, stavo lavorando ad altri progetti, poi sono andato in vacanza e quando mi sono finalmente sistemato per scrivere questo articolo... beh, l'incubo di sicurezza era già avvenuto. OpenClaw, come è ormai noto, ha causato ogni sorta di problema agli utenti.
From Chatbot to Checkout: Who Pays When Transactional Agents Play? fpf.org/blog/from-chatbot-to-c… @privacy Disclaimer: Please note that nothing below should be construed as legal advice. If 2025 was the year of agentic systems, 2026 may be the year these technologies reshape e-commerce. Agentic AI systems are defined by the ability to complete more complex, multi-step tasks, and exhibit greater autonomy over how to achieve user
f 2025 was the year of agentic systems, 2026 may be the year these technologies reshape e-commerce. Agentic AI systems are defined by the ability to complete more complex, multi-step tasks, and exhibit greater autonomy over how to achieve user goals.
Il senatore Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) ha chiesto all'Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) di confermare o negare l'esistenza di un database di "terroristi interni" che elenca i cittadini statunitensi che protestano contro la repressione dell'immigrazione da parte dell'ICE.
"I funzionari dell'ICE e gli alti funzionari dell'amministrazione Trump hanno ripetutamente suggerito che il Dipartimento per la Sicurezza Interna (DHS) stia creando un database di 'terroristi interni' contenente informazioni sui cittadini statunitensi che hanno protestato contro le azioni dell'ICE nelle ultime settimane", ha scritto ieri Markey in una lettera al direttore facente funzioni dell'ICE, Todd Lyons. "Se un tale database esistesse, costituirebbe una grave e inaccettabile violazione costituzionale. Vi esorto a confermare o negare immediatamente l'esistenza di tale database e, se esistesse, a chiuderlo immediatamente e cancellarlo".
@Privacy Pride Il post completo di Christian Bernieri è sul suo blog: garantepiracy.it/blog/incredib… Nei miei ricordi di bimbo ne è rimasto uno che, forse, ha influenzato buona parte della mia esistenza: un bambino attorno ai 5 anni,
FPF Retrospective: U.S. Privacy Enforcement in 2025 fpf.org/blog/fpf-retrospective… @privacy The U.S. privacy law landscape continues to mature as new laws go into effect, cure periods expire, and regulators interpret the law through enforcement actions and guidance. State attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission act as the country’s de facto privacy regulators, regularly bringing enforcement actions under legal authorities both old
🇩🇪Das ist #Chatkontrolle 1.0: 📸48 % aller „verdächtigen“ Chats sind zB harmlose Familienfotos. 🔞40 % der Verfahren gegen Jugendliche. Das EU-Parlament kann das stoppen. 🛑 Mail JETZT den Abgeordneten! 📨👇 fightchatcontrol.de Pressemitteilung: patrick-breyer.de/chatkontroll…
Protest platform fightchatcontrol.eu activated: Citizens urged to contact MEPs immediately.
EU governments push to extend warrantless mass scanning by US tech giants.
Protest platform fightchatcontrol.eu activated: Citizens urged to contact MEPs immediately.
EU governments push to extend warrantless mass scanning by US tech giants.
Protest platform fightchatcontrol.eu activated: Citizens urged to contact MEPs immediately.
EU governments push to extend warrantless mass scanning by US tech giants.
Vielleicht mache ich ja was falsch, aber nachdem ich alle Felder auf „Deutsch“ oder "Deutschland" gestellt habe, wird mir der Text der Nachricht immer noch auf Englisch angezeigt. Eine innere Stimme sagt mir, dass das bei 2/3 der Adressaten dazu führt, dass sie es sofort wegklicken. Weil sie es ohnehin nicht verstehen bzw. sich nicht die Mühe machen wollen, sich mit dem Thema auseinanderzusetzen. Zumindest bei Anschreiben auf nationaler Ebene könnte man die Texte ja in der jeweiligen Landessprache vorformulieren. Das wäre super 😃 Ansonsten sehr gut gemachte Aktion, danke dafür
Deregulation was the 🇪🇺 plan, resistance was our response.
From defending the #DSA and #DMA, challenging Big Tech’s abuses, and pushing back against mass surveillance, to building powerful coalitions and growing the EDRi network across Europe, we proved that digital rights are worth fighting for.
This time, we take an in-depth look at a ruling issued last autumn in Spain. This decision provides a legal precedent that underlines the importance of transparency in source codes and algorithms, and support for the Freedom to Study!
While copyright and licensing currently form the core legal structures that support Free Software, a September 2025 ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court p...
Microsoft ha appena risolto un outage che ha colpito il caricamento delle immagini inline nei chat di Teams, riportando milioni di utenti enterprise alla normalità. L’incidente, identificato con il codice TM1226769 nel pannello admin di Microsoft 365, ha provocato ritardi o fallimenti totali nel retrieval di immagini incorporate nei thread di conversazione.
Impatto su utenti e workflow
L’anomalia si è manifestata su client desktop, web e mobile di Teams, interrompendo flussi critici per organizzazioni in settori come finanza, sanità e cybersecurity. Immagini inline, spesso screenshot di dashboard di threat intelligence o scan di vulnerabilità, non si caricavano, costringendo a workaround come link esterni o allegati file. Questo ha generato disruption in Security Operations Center (SOC), dove la condivisione real-time di visuals è essenziale per response a incidenti.
Esperti di cybersecurity hanno notato che tali intoppi potrebbero essere sfruttati da threat actor per phishing tramite immagini corrotte o ritardate, amplificando rischi in piattaforme usate per threat sharing. Con oltre 320 milioni di utenti attivi mensili a fine 2025, l’evento sottolinea vulnerabilità scalabili in collaborazione cloud-based.
Dettagli tecnici dell’incidente
Il problema derivava da bottleneck infrastrutturali backend, senza evidenze di attività maligne o breach di sicurezza. La status page di Microsoft indicava “indaghiamo su ritardi o fallimenti nel loading/retrieval di immagini inline nei chat Teams”, con triage iniziale su routing traffico e parametri performance. L’ID TM1226769 fornisce log dettagliati, timeline e mitigation per admin, inclusi tool di monitoraggio proattivo per anomalie simili.
Utenti enterprise hanno riportato icone spezzate per immagini, richiedendo download manuali, un sintomo ricorrente legato a cache o sync con OneDrive/SharePoint. Nessuna perdita dati o compromissione sessioni, ma si raccomanda audit log per outlier.
Cosa ci racconta questo incidente
Ingegneri Microsoft hanno ottimizzato routing e parametri, confermando risoluzione completa. “Impatto risolto”, annuncia l’azienda, invitando admin a consultare TM1226769. Per professionisti cybersecurity, l’episodio rammenta di diversificare canali durante outage e audit dipendenze single-vendor.
Segnalazioni recenti su forum Microsoft e Reddit confermano pattern simili, con fix temporanei via clear cache (cartella Roaming in AppData) o reset app, ma ricorrenti entro 24 ore, suggerendo persistenza in client desktop su Windows 10/11.
I ❤️ Free Software Day 2026 is just around the corner!
Have you checked out all the exciting events our local groups are organizing to celebrate?
You can also join the celebration by saying “Thank you” to your favourite #FreeSoftware project (and its amazing maintainer!): just share a post about it and don’t forget to include the #ilovefs tag!
On the annual “I Love Free Software Day” we express our gratitude to all Free Software contributors. Join this special event and become part of a lovely community! #ilovefs
Cyber Threat Intelligence platform for monitoring DDoSia botnet targets. Real-time OSINT tool for SOC teams to proactively defend against DDoS attacks.
Tredici anni di fuga, un centinaio di milioni di dollari sottratti, e una scia di aziende devastate. La storia di Jabber Zeus, un cartello cybercriminale
With 18 CSOs, we have sent a letter to the 🇨🇭 Federal Department of Justice & Police to oppose plans to expand its data retention regime. This proposal forces the collection & retention of people’s data across the board, dramatically widening online surveillance.
It's disproportionate, rights-eroding & incompatible with a democratic society: Swiss authorities must abandon mass data retention & stop treating everyone as a suspect.
@Privacy Pride Il post completo di Christian Bernieri è sul suo blog: garantepiracy.it/blog/lincubo/ "Quando c'è la salute..." magari fosse una banalità, purtroppo è una tragedia annunciata. Chi frequenta gli ospedali per lavoro si distingue al volo: ha uno sguardo corrucciato ma sereno, a volte affaccendato, a volte nullafacente, ma sereno. Questi sguardi sereni incrociano spesso
"Automating translation of a bestseller to spark children's interest in coding" dives into how Ada & Zangemann was translated using automation (and #FreeSoftware), and how this book helps spark children’s interest in coding and digital self-determination.
"🔊 #FOSDEM Social Web Devroom heads-up! The talk by @Tobias "Friendica – Hidden in Plain Sight since 2025" shines a spotlight on one of the fediverse’s oldest platforms.
If you care about the REAL social web, don’t skip this talk: H.2215 (Ferrer) at 17:50h.
Interoperability and the #DMA are among the hottest topics right now. Join this panel featuring the @EUCommission , @datarights , and @llas our colleague, and Associate Researcher at University Halle-Wittenberg, for an in-depth discussion. 📍 UB5.230 at #FOSDEM
For 25 years*, FSFE : fsfe: contributors have participated at #FOSDEM. Support our work for #SoftwareFreedom by helping us gain 25 new FSFE supporters at this year’s FOSDEM!
What can be better while travelling to FOSDEM than to listen to the (hopefully) final chapter of the EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED)? In this 45th SFP e...
Up next in the Legal & Policy Devroom at #FOSDEM: "CRA – Role of Free Software and Q&A" with our colleague @lexelas, Michael Schuster, and Tommaso Bernabo.
Don’t miss this discussion on how Free Software shapes the CRA and the chance to get your questions answered!
At his talk “An Introduction to Law and #FreeSoftware”, our colleague Gabriel Ku Wei Lin highlighted a case by @civio: a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that provides a legal precedent that underlines the importance of transparency in source code and algorithms, and support for the Freedom to Study.
Want to know more? We’ll be publishing a #LegalCorner article on this case next week! Stay tuned!
Thanks for spreading the word about this legal milestone. Here you can all find more information in English about this landmark ruling on algorithmic transparency in Spain and the EU:
WE ARE HERE! 🎉 A train strike made getting to Brussels slightly challenging, but what’s life without a little adventure? 🚆😉
#FOSDEM has officially started! Our booth is already super busy (so busy it was impossible to snap a pic of our cool merch and stickers 😅), and one of our favourite devrooms, the Legal & Policy, is already in full swing!
Welcome to #FOSDEM! We’re starting things off strong with a full day in the Legal & Policy Devroom.
To set the stage, our colleague Gabriel will kick off with an introduction to Law and #FreeSoftware the perfect introduction before we dive into the latest legal & policy topics.
2026: A Year at the Crossroads for Global Data Protection and Privacy fpf.org/blog/2026-a-year-at-th… @privacy There are three forces twirling and swirling to create a perfect storm for global data protection and privacy this year: the surprise reopening of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will largely play out in Brussels over the following months, the complexity and velocity of AI developments, and the
Our time machine pulled a trick (again 😉) and brought us a batch of FSFE Fellowship hoodies. Made from the high-quality cotton of 10 years ago and featuring a cosy, spacious front pocket that fits (almost) everything.
Whether you’re feeling nostalgia or always regretted not getting one back then, this hoodie will make you feel like an FSFE supporter from the old days.
Grab one at #FOSDEM for 42€ and be fast: they really will never come back again
The #DSA is shaping platform regulation far beyond Europe, but replication without context can do real harm.
That’s why @eff & Access Now have developed a new resource setting out global recommendations for enforcing the DSA in ways that protect freedom of expression, safeguard marginalised communities, and prevent politicised or abusive enforcement.
Today, the DSA Human Rights Alliance has published guidelines to set the stage for a globally aware and rights-respecting enforcement of the DSA in the coming years. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/dsa-…
The Digital Services Act (DSA) Human Rights Alliance has, since its founding by EFF and Access Now in 2021, works to ensure that the European Union follows a human rights-based approach to platform governance by integrating a wide range of voices and…
6 Privacy Tips for the Generative AI Era fpf.org/blog/6-privacy-tips-fo… @privacy Data Privacy Day, or Data Protection Day in Europe, is recognized annually on January 28 to mark the anniversary of Convention 108, the first binding international treaty to protect personal data. The Council of Europe initiated the day in 2006, with the first official celebration held on January 28, 2007, marking this year as the […]
Giornata della protezione dei dati: 5 idee sbagliate sulla protezione dei dati, sfatate da @noybeu
Da quando il #GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) è entrato in vigore nel 2018, i cittadini dell'Unione Europea hanno una maggiore protezione della #privacy e dei dati. Tuttavia, la legge è tutt'altro che perfetta e le grandi aziende tecnologiche, gli avvocati del settore e i lobbisti si sono assicurati di utilizzare ogni strumento del loro arsenale per aggirare le disposizioni del GDPR (attraverso un'interpretazione errata) o per influenzare l'opinione pubblica sulla legge in modo che i consumatori non incolpino loro per le violazioni, ma il GDPR stesso. Negli ultimi anni, questo ha portato a una serie di idee sbagliate sulla protezione dei dati e sul GDPR in particolare. Pertanto, in onore della Giornata della protezione dei dati di quest'anno, #noyb chiarisce 5 delle idee sbagliate più comuni.
local groups are organizing to celebrate?
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in reply to EDRi • • •If you want to make the internet safer, remove monetisation incentives for social media platforms.
Fine platforms actual properly large fines for spreading disinformation and hate, or for not adhering to privacy laws.
Helpful video to watch if you're on the fence about it: youtube.com/watch?v=uDkyP37JgY…
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