⚖️ New Legal Corner Article ⚖️
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!
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Many thanks to @civio for their outstanding work!
#SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware #transparency
The social value of the freedom to study source code in the Spanish Court - FSFE
While copyright and licensing currently form the core legal structures that support Free Software, a September 2025 ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court p...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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Il guasto di Microsoft Teams che ha bloccato le immagini nelle chat enterprise
#CyberSecurity
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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!
Find out more ideas at ilovefs.org/ 🚀
I Love Free Software Day - FSFE
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! #ilovefsFSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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Diversi mesi fa (era novembre direi) ho messo in piedi ddosia.rfeed.it per monitorare i nuovi target della botnet ddosia, con una certa tempestività!
Oggi sembra essere molto attuale, da stamattina c’è dentro molta Italia
Dashboard - DDoSia Monitor - CTI Platform
Cyber Threat Intelligence platform for monitoring DDoSia botnet targets. Real-time OSINT tool for SOC teams to proactively defend against DDoS attacks.DDoSia Monitor
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#CyberSecurity
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MrICQ estradato, la caduta del programmatore di Jabber Zeus - (in)sicurezza digitale
Tredici anni di fuga, un centinaio di milioni di dollari sottratti, e una scia di aziende devastate. La storia di Jabber Zeus, un cartello cybercriminaleDario Fadda (inSicurezzaDigitale.com)
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Security ≠ surveilling everyone
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.
📩: edri.org/our-work/open-letter-…
Civil society concerned about extensive data retention in Switzerland - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
19 civil society organisations have penned a letter to the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP).European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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Unica speranza: essere sani!
@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
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In case you have been offline for the last few days, our team and volunteers are at #FOSDEM! !
If you are around come by at our booth, Building K second floor. Once you are there, check for the balloons 😉
We have new t-shirts, a lot of stickers, sock and more!!
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📖🤖 Don’t miss this talk at #FOSDEM!
"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.
With @kirschner and @nicorikken from 14h at
K.1.105 (La Fontaine)
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🎧 Want to start a podcast using only Free Software?
At #FOSDEM, this talk with @annabonnie and @fritjof explains to you how to do a podcast with #FreeSoftware, from tools to workflows.
Perfect for beginners and curious makers alike. Bring your questions (and your voice)!
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, @datarights
, and @llas our colleague, and Associate Researcher at University Halle-Wittenberg, for an in-depth discussion.
📍 UB5.230 at #FOSDEM
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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!
#FreeSoftware needs you!
*Yes, FOSDEM is our big bother, one year older than us 😀
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Want to get a good in-sight of the EU Radio Equipment Directive (#RED)?
Listen to our newest Software Freedom podcast episode with @annabonnie , @lexelas, and @mxmehl !
🎧 fsfe.org/news/podcast/2026/epi…
#FReeSoftware #SoftwareFeedom #EUPolicy #fosdem2026 #fosdem
SFP#45: The final chapter of the EU Radio Equipment Directive - FSFE
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...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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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!
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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:
civio.es/novedades/2025/11/17/…
This is the landmark ruling that sets a new standard for algorithmic transparency in Spain
A court decision that reshapes how public algorithms must be governed — and how citizens can hold them accountable.Civio
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!
Happy FOSDEM!!
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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.
Check out the entire schedule: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/room/…
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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
2026: A Year at the Crossroads for Global Data Protection and Privacy
Three forces are reshaping global data protection in 2026: GDPR’s reopening, rapid AI development, and expanding digital regulation amid geopolitics.Future of Privacy Forum
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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
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RE: mastodon.social/@eff/115972535…
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.
🔎 Dive in here ⤵️
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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 […]
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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.
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Giornata della protezione dei dati: 5 idee sbagliate sulla protezione dei dati, sfatate
In onore della Giornata della protezione dei dati di quest'anno, noyb chiarisce 5 delle idee sbagliate più comuni.noyb.eu
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#FOSDEM weekend plans? Join us for coffee ☕ and great company 💜
Meet fellow women and gender-diverse (FLINTA) attendees for a relaxed meetup this Sunday at a café nearby!
📆 Sunday, from 15:00h
📍 Le Pain Quotidien (Chau de Boondael, 479)
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Giornata della protezione dei dati: 5 idee sbagliate sulla protezione dei dati, sfatate
In onore della Giornata della protezione dei dati di quest'anno, noyb chiarisce 5 delle idee sbagliate più comuni.
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1/ 🎉Happy #DataProtectionDay 🎉
Data protection is fundamental right & backbone of many other digital rights we rely on every day.
Strong data protection limits surveillance, curbs profiling, exposes discrimination & gives people ways to challenge automated decisions. Without it, words like fairness, equality & accountability quickly lose their meaning, online & offline.
Today & any other day, our message should be clear: this right matters, it's not negotiable & deserves full protection.
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2/ 🚧 That’s why the current political moment is worrying. Under the banners of “simplification” and “competitiveness”, deregulation is accelerating.
The #DigitalOmnibus proposal feels more like a bulldozer, heading straight for core data protection safeguards. Rights are reframed as technical hurdles: they easy to reopen, easy to weaken.
Read more about the impacts of this proposal on core rights to data protection & the confidentiality of communications
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Why the Digital Omnibus puts GDPR and ePrivacy at risk - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
Today, the Commission will present a “Digital Omnibus” package, a series of measures to allegedly ease administrative burdens.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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A “risk” is something that might not happen.
This is not a risk, it is certain.
Better headline probably: “How the Digital Omnibus damages GDPR and ePrivacy rights”
Giornata della protezione dei dati 2026: 5 idee sbagliate sulla protezione dei dati
In onore della Giornata della protezione dei dati di quest'anno, noyb chiarisce 5 delle idee sbagliate più comuni.
mickey28 January 2026
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vittoria per @noybeu - Microsoft ha ordinato di smettere di tracciare i bambini delle scuole austriache. E in Italia come funziona?
L'autorità austriaca per la protezione dei dati (DSB) ha deciso che l'azienda ha installato illegalmente dei cookie sui dispositivi di un alunno senza consenso. Secondo la documentazione fornita da Microsoft, questi cookie analizzano il comportamento degli utenti, raccolgono dati sul browser e vengono utilizzati per la pubblicità.
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noyb win: Microsoft ha ordinato di smettere di tracciare i bambini delle scuole
Il DSB ha deciso che Microsoft ha illegittimamente inserito cookie di tracciamento nei dispositivi di un alunnonoyb.eu
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fpf.org/blog/fpf-releases-upda…
@privacy
The Future of Privacy Forum is releasing an updated version of its Age Assurance: Technologies and Tradeoffs infographic, reflecting how rapidly the technical and policy landscape has evolved over the past year. As lawmakers, platforms, and regulators
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Today, the @EUCommission opened a process under the #DMA to regulate how #Google handles #interoperability within #Android
The
FSFE has been working intensively over the last two years to improve #DMA interoperability for #Apple and #Google users.
We will monitor how the Commission implements the interoperability rules further, ensuring DMA enforcement is Free Software-friendly.
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Commission opens proceedings to assist Google in complying with interoperability and online search data sharing obligations under the Digital Markets Act
Today, the European Commission has started two sets of specification proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA\'). The specification proceedingsEuropean Commission - European Commission
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Earlier, in June 2025, we took part in the workshop organised by the Commission on #Google's #DMA compliance, where we raised issues related to #interoperability.
In particular, similar problems #FreeSoftware developers are facing with #Apple, like discretionary power to deny interoperability, the lack of transparency, and anti-competitive practices.
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The Digital Markets Act turns 1: one year of pushing for Device Neutrality - FSFE
2025 marks one year of the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act. In our input to the European Commission’s public consultation we welcome the DMA as a mi...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
In the period of August-November 2025, the FSFE took part in a comprehensive study regarding #Google’s control over #interoperability in #AOSP.
In particular, the study focused on how the company's limiting access to critical interoperability can hinder Free Software projects.
The study was discussed in the @article19 #DMA Symposium and reviewed by the @EUCommission
A summary of the discussions conducted at the Symposium was later published at techpolicy.press/making-the-di…
Making the Digital Markets Act Developer-Friendly
Big Tech restrictions on app stores and operating systems put small developers at risk, write Lucas Lasota, Dario Presutti and Jithendra Palepu.Lucas Lasota (Tech Policy Press)
The @EUCommission's decision is a sign of progress in enforcing #interoperability obligations, tackling anti-competitive behaviour from these companies.
Taken together, such regulatory procedures should make interoperability effective, so #FreeSoftware developers have a chance to participate and innovate in digital markets.
An issue for many danish users of degoogled androids is that we can not access apps that use the Google Play Integrity API - typically banking related apps and some public apps, like drivers licence, MitID etc.
The API is a bad case of gatekeeping, holding people away from using safe mobile phone operating systems.
vittoria noyb: Microsoft ha ordinato di smettere di tracciare i bambini delle scuole
Il DSB ha deciso che Microsoft ha illegittimamente inserito cookie di tracciamento nei dispositivi di un alunno
mickey27 January 2026
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Washington D.C. — (January 26th, 2026) — Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) — a global non-profit that advances principled and pragmatic data protection, AI, and digital governance practices — announced the winners of its 16th annual Privacy
Future of Privacy Forum to Honor Top Scholarship at Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Event
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) — a global non-profit that advances principled and pragmatic data protection, AI, and digital governance practices. — announced the winners of its 16th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards.Future of Privacy Forum
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The @EUCommission has opened a #DSA investigation into X’s AI chatbot Grok.
In just days, its produced 3M+ non-consensual sexualised images of women &minors, turning X into an infrastructure for AI-enabled sexual abuse. Elon Musk & his company have treated the harm like a game, putting profits over people.
We welcome the EC decision: strong safeguards, independent verification, dissuasive fines, and bold EU enforcement are non-negotiable.
Read our full statement ➡️ edri.org/our-work/edri-calls-f…
EDRi calls for action as EU probes X’s Grok over AI-generated harm - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
EDRi welcomes this decision and is calling for a swift resolution to this matter, to ensure that X complies fully with its DSA obligations.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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January is almost over, and with it comes one of our favourite weekends: #FOSDEM!
We at
are in the final stages of preparation to spend an amazing #FreeSoftware weekend with you in Brussels.
Are you ready? @fosdem
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The FSFE at FOSDEM 2026: connect, learn, and celebrate Free Software with us in Brussels! - FSFE
FOSDEM returns in 2026, once again bringing together thousands of developers, contributors, and Free Software enthusiasts from around the world. Whether th...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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@informatica
Evento in presenza e webinar IIP 11 febbraio 2026 – 14:30-17:30 Hotel Nazionale – Piazza di Piazza Monte Citorio – Roma Digital Omnibus Dream? Prospettive di competitività europea per l’Intelligenza Artificiale e la
Digital Omnibus Dream? Prospettive di competitività UE - 11 febbraio 2026 - Evento in presenza e online
Evento in presenza e webinar IIP 11 febbraio 2026 - 14:30-17:30 Hotel Nazionale - Piazza di Piazza Monte Citorio - Roma Digital Omnibus Dream? Prospettive di competitività europea per l'Intelligenza Artificiale e la valorizzazione dei dati - C…Istituto Italiano Privacy
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BitLocker: chiavi fuori dal cloud. Guida alla crittografia di Windows, passo per passo
#tech
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The Issue Brief on Vietnam’s AI Law has been updated to reflect the latest changes introduced by Decree 356/2025, the implementing decree to Vietnam’s Personal Data Protection Law, which was enacted on 31 December 2025. Vietnam is undergoing a sweeping
FPF releases Updated Issue Brief on Vietnam’s Law on Protection of Personal Data and the Law on Data
An updated issue brief examining Vietnam’s evolving AI and data governance framework amid recent reforms to its personal data protection and data laws.Future of Privacy Forum
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The following is a guest post to the FPF blog authored by Dr. Haksoo Ko, Professor at Seoul National University School of Law, FPF Senior Fellow and former Chairperson of South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission. The guest post reflects the opinion of the author only
Innovation and Data Privacy Are Not Natural Enemies: Insights from Korea’s Experience
Drawing on South Korea’s recent regulatory experience, Dr. Haksoo Ko examines how South Korea’s privacy governance shows that innovation and data protection can coexist.Future of Privacy Forum
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