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Are there any software projects that people would be willing to pay a small weekly or monthly contribution to support me while I develop it? I need a way to feed my family, and I don't like asking for handouts.

Please respond with ideas of things you'd like to see exist, that you'd maybe be willing to contribute an ongoing nonzero amount towards, and boost for reach. If you don't have idea of your own, that's fine. Boosting will still help!

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Steve Thompson PhD

@SteveThompson@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

https://newrepublic.com/post/204375/trump-admin-ice-airport-program

#Trump #MAGA #Republicans #GOP #ICE #travel #data #privacy #press

The New Republic

Trump Admin Is Secretly Giving Names of All Air Travelers to ICE

It’s just the latest evidence we’re living in a dystopia.

Steve Thompson PhD

@SteveThompson@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

https://newrepublic.com/post/204375/trump-admin-ice-airport-program

#Trump #MAGA #Republicans #GOP #ICE #travel #data #privacy #press

The New Republic

Trump Admin Is Secretly Giving Names of All Air Travelers to ICE

It’s just the latest evidence we’re living in a dystopia.

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knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪

Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/amazons-ring-rolls-out-controversial-ai-powered-facial-recognition-feature-to-video-doorbells/

#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #Security #Data #Biometrics #ConsumerRights #SmartHome #BigTech #Policy #Safety #Ethics #DigitalRights #Accountability #Amazon #Ring #Encryption

TechCrunch

Amazon's Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells | TechCrunch

The feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. The company says the Ring feature is opt in and the biometric data isn't used to train AI models.

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knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄

Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️

Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US

WIRED

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄

Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️

Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US

WIRED

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪

Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/amazons-ring-rolls-out-controversial-ai-powered-facial-recognition-feature-to-video-doorbells/

#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #Security #Data #Biometrics #ConsumerRights #SmartHome #BigTech #Policy #Safety #Ethics #DigitalRights #Accountability #Amazon #Ring #Encryption

TechCrunch

Amazon's Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells | TechCrunch

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knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

EFF launches a hub on rising age-verification laws, noting risks of surveillance and reduced access for youth and adults. 🔍

These mandates often rely on intrusive ID or biometric checks that expose sensitive data. 🔒
Experts will discuss impacts in upcoming AMA and livestream. 🎙️

@eff

🔗 https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #Policy #Internet #DigitalRights #Surveillance #Censorship #Children #Safety #AI #Law #OpenWeb #Tech #EFF #Age #AgeVerification #Adult #ID #AMA

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub

Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “age estimation” methods—before granting them access to certain online content or services. Governments in the U.S. and around the world are increasingly adopting these restrictive measures in the name of protecting children online. But in practice, these systems create dangerous new forms of surveillance, censorship, and exclusion. Technologically, the age verification process can take many forms: collection and analysis of government ID, biometric scans, algorithmic or AI-based behavioral or user monitoring, digital ID, the list goes on. But no matter the method, every system demands users hand over sensitive and immutable personal information that links their offline identity to their online activity. Once that valuable data is collected, it can easily be leaked, hacked, or misused. (Indeed, we’ve already seen several breaches of age verification providers.) EFF has long warned against age-gating the internet. Age verification technology itself is often inaccurate and privacy-invasive. These restrictive mandates strike at the foundation of the free and open internet. They are tools of censorship, used to block people from viewing or sharing information that the government deems “harmful” or “offensive.” And they create surveillance systems that critically undermine online privacy, chill access to vital online communities and resources, and burden the expressive rights of adults and young people alike. EFF.org/Age: A Resource to Empower Users Age-gating mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and deeply unnecessary. But users are not powerless! We can challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all internet users, no matter their ages. This resource hub is here to help—so explore, share, and join us in the fight for a better internet.

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knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Mullvad is removing OpenVPN in desktop app v2025.14, shifting all users to WireGuard for security, performance, and newer anti-censorship tools. 🔄

Some OpenVPN setups may break, and routers/external apps will lose support by Jan 2026. ⚠️

@mullvadnet

🔗 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/12/10/removing-openvpn-from-the-mullvad-vpn-app

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #VPN #Data #OpenSource #Linux #Networking #Censorship #Security #Internet #Tech #Software #Cybersecurity #Mullvad #OpenVPN #WireGuard

Mullvad VPN

Removing OpenVPN from the Mullvad VPN app

In version 2025.14 of the desktop app, we removed the ability to select OpenVPN as a tunnel protocol.

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Mullvad is removing OpenVPN in desktop app v2025.14, shifting all users to WireGuard for security, performance, and newer anti-censorship tools. 🔄

Some OpenVPN setups may break, and routers/external apps will lose support by Jan 2026. ⚠️

@mullvadnet

🔗 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/12/10/removing-openvpn-from-the-mullvad-vpn-app

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #VPN #Data #OpenSource #Linux #Networking #Censorship #Security #Internet #Tech #Software #Cybersecurity #Mullvad #OpenVPN #WireGuard

Mullvad VPN

Removing OpenVPN from the Mullvad VPN app

In version 2025.14 of the desktop app, we removed the ability to select OpenVPN as a tunnel protocol.

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

EFF launches a hub on rising age-verification laws, noting risks of surveillance and reduced access for youth and adults. 🔍

These mandates often rely on intrusive ID or biometric checks that expose sensitive data. 🔒
Experts will discuss impacts in upcoming AMA and livestream. 🎙️

@eff

🔗 https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #Policy #Internet #DigitalRights #Surveillance #Censorship #Children #Safety #AI #Law #OpenWeb #Tech #EFF #Age #AgeVerification #Adult #ID #AMA