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xolatgames<p>Second new: I decided to fully recode "Crisps Chat 🍟" On my opinion - that was a dirty code.</p><p>It's a long story, alas...</p><p>The recoded version is located here 👉 <a href="https://codeberg.org/xolatgames/Crisps-Chat-Recoding" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/xolatgames/Crisps</span><span class="invisible">-Chat-Recoding</span></a></p><p>I wish you a nice, and a cool day! ✌️😜</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cplusplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cplusplus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/soft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/imgui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imgui</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/sdl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/sdl2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdl2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/sqlite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sqlite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/sqlite3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sqlite3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codeberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cmake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cmake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/make" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>make</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/makefile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makefile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/application" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>application</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/applications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/DearImGui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DearImGui</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/chatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/chats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chats</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p><a href="https://eicker.news/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> is testing a <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/limit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>limit</span></a> on the number of <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> users and businesses can send to <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/unknowncontacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unknowncontacts</span></a> without a response. This measure aims to combat <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> and will be accompanied by warnings before the limit is reached. The test will be rolled out in multiple countries in the coming weeks. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/17/whatsapp-will-curb-the-number-of-messages-people-and-businesses-can-send-without-a-response/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/10/17/what</span><span class="invisible">sapp-will-curb-the-number-of-messages-people-and-businesses-can-send-without-a-response/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
AssembleDebug (Shiv)<p>Google is going Bananas: Even Messages could get this image generation tool</p><p>✅ Details - <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-nano-banana-apk-teardown-3607705/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">androidauthority.com/google-me</span><span class="invisible">ssages-nano-banana-apk-teardown-3607705/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/rcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rcs</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/NanoBanana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NanoBanana</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/10/14/p</span><span class="invisible">rivate-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146</span></a> Leaked trove of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> revealed widespread <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/antisemitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitic</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/violent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violent</span></a> rhetoric among Young <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> leaders across several states including jokes about <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gaschambers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaschambers</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rape</span></a>, open praise of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a> slurs against <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minorities</span></a>. POLITICO investigation shows some members tied 2 state parties &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin prompting <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> public condemnations from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> officials renewed scrutiny of extremist culture w/in the party’s youth ranks. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> /1</p>
Luminex<p>Can the government read our text messages?</p><p><a href="https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/topics/can-the-government-read-my-text-messages#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digitalrightsbytes.org/topics/</span><span class="invisible">can-the-government-read-my-text-messages#</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/textmessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textmessage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/message" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>message</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SMS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/googlemessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googlemessage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/googlemessages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googlemessages</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imessage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/messagingapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messagingapp</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@bespacific" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bespacific</span></a></span> How much better is <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> compared to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iMessage</span></a>? <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/encrypted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encrypted</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/comms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comms</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/authoritarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarians</span></a> <a href="https://www.bespacific.com/how-much-better-is-signal-compared-to-imessage/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bespacific.com/how-much-better</span><span class="invisible">-is-signal-compared-to-imessage/</span></a></p>
Mx. Sky Barnes ​:verified420:<p>for anyone wondering what kind of person I am day-to-day</p><p><a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/screenshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screenshot</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/yellowjackets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yellowjackets</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/bugfriends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugfriends</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a></p>
AssembleDebug (Shiv)<p>Here's the latest progress on how Google Messages mentions are going to work</p><p>Catching up with Google Chat and basically every other messaging solution on the planet... eventually.</p><p>✅ Details and more screenshots - <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/messages-mentions-3601751/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">androidauthority.com/messages-</span><span class="invisible">mentions-3601751/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/rcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rcs</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://androiddev.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Rui Carmo<p>Best <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ios26" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ios26</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ichat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ichat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/background" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>background</span></a> ever:</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>How long till encryption busting is applied to the Aus implementation of the OSA?</p><p>“Aside from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a>, the most controversial aspect of the act is power it gives to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ofcom</span></a> to require <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> firms to install “accredited technology” to ^monitor encrypted communications^ for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/illegalContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illegalContent</span></a>. </p><p>In essence, this would mean tech companies using <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> to bulk-scan <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/encrypted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encrypted</span></a> services (such as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Element</span></a>) before their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a>, otherwise known as client-side scanning (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a>).</p><p>Implementing such measures would undermine the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> of encrypted services by scanning the content of every message and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> to check whether they contain illegal content. </p><p>This has been repeatedly justified by the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> as necessary for stopping the creation and spread of child sexual abuse materials (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSAM</span></a>), as well as violent <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Cryptographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptographic</span></a> experts, however, have repeatedly argued that measures mandating tech firms to proactively detect harmful content through client-side scanning should be abandoned.”</p><p>It just keeps getting better, doesn’t it? 🍿</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Straya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Straya</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-UKs-Online-Safety-Act-explained-what-you-need-to-know" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerweekly.com/feature/The</span><span class="invisible">-UKs-Online-Safety-Act-explained-what-you-need-to-know</span></a>&gt;</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“On the advice of various <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/experts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experts</span></a>, people are locking down <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a>, deleting <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> and private <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a>, removing <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a>, or even <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/traveling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traveling</span></a> with <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/BurnerPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurnerPhones</span></a> to protect themselves.</p><p>In Canada, multiple public institutions have urged <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> to avoid travel to the US, and at least one reportedly told staff to leave their usual devices at home and bring a second device with “limited personal information” instead.”</p><p>The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is a failed State. </p><p>Land of the free; Scared of what other people think and say. &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/tourists-foreign-visitors-trump-america" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/25/tourists-foreign-visitors-trump-america</span></a></p>
Center of the Universe<p>Mythbusting #2 Messenger messages is not shared with AI if you don't ask for it in the chat - if we believe in Meta 🤔 Anyway the service sucks and I would like to hear your alternatives <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shittyfication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shittyfication</span></a> <a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/06/your-meta-ai-chats-might-be-public-and-its-not-a-bug" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">malwarebytes.com/blog/news/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/your-meta-ai-chats-might-be-public-and-its-not-a-bug</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Did You Get <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Spammed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spammed</span></a> With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messages</span></a> From <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CashApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CashApp</span></a>? You Might Qualify for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Settlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Settlement</span></a> Payment</p><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/did-you-get-spammed-with-messages-from-cash-app-you-might-qualify-for-a-settlement-payment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnet.com/tech/services-and-sof</span><span class="invisible">tware/did-you-get-spammed-with-messages-from-cash-app-you-might-qualify-for-a-settlement-payment/</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no</p><p><a href="https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-access-update" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">laptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-</span><span class="invisible">access-update</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleGemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleGemini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Calls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyConcerns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyConcerns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a></p>
Julie Webgirl<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@cazabon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cazabon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messages</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nightmare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightmare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> </p><p>Or don't buy a new Android phone. <br>And don't use an app owned by Meta.</p><p>My android still has Google Assistant (with all the stuffs turned off). I can "switch from Google Assistant to Gemini" if I want to but it's not done by default. I assume the new phones come with Gemini baked in.</p><p>I suppose the other option is to use Signal for messaging &amp; calls.</p>
Jorge<p>UGH. Is there even a way to disable all Gemini access on a Pixel? This is not good at all.</p><p>Summary from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@cazabon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cazabon</span></a></span> </p><p>"I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.</p><p>But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "<a href="https://pug.ninja/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> will soon be able to help you use Phone, <a href="https://pug.ninja/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messages</span></a>, <a href="https://pug.ninja/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."</p><p>This is, of course, a <a href="https://pug.ninja/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://pug.ninja/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://pug.ninja/tags/nightmare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightmare</span></a>.</p><p>If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th."</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/@cazabon/114744978981609733" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mindly.social/@cazabon/1147449</span><span class="invisible">78981609733</span></a></p>
C.<p>I learned something today: Google's Gemini "AI" on phones accesses your data from "Phones, Messages, WhatsApp" and other stuff whether you have Gemini turned on or not. It just keeps the data longer if you turn it on. Oh, and lets it be reviewed by humans (!) for Google's advantage in training "AI" etc.</p><p>But this only came to my attention because of an upcoming change: it's going to start keeping your data long-term even if you turn it "off": "<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> will soon be able to help you use Phone, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messages</span></a>, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off."</p><p>This is, of course, a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/nightmare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightmare</span></a>.</p><p>If this is baked into Android, and therefore not removable, I'd have to say I'd recommend against using Android at all starting July 7th.</p><p><a href="https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/gemini-ai-will-soon-access-calls-and-messages-on-your-android-even-if-you" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">extremetech.com/mobile/gemini-</span><span class="invisible">ai-will-soon-access-calls-and-messages-on-your-android-even-if-you</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a></p>
readbeanicecream<p>💭️ Superpower | June 24, 2025 - 8:00 p.m.</p><p>My superpower is my ability to create a well written, pointed comment that is a little flippant and slightly sarcastic; then, simply deleting it without ever hitting "post."</p><p><a href="https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chatter/#superpower-june-24-2025-800-pm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chat</span><span class="invisible">ter/#superpower-june-24-2025-800-pm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personalweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bulletinboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bulletinboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/texts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>Literally cool. 🙂 </p><p>"Inspired by the naturally occurring bubbles in glaciers, we elucidate the underlying physics governing them and develop an ice-based message storage method. [...] Manipulating the bubble layer by varying the freezing rate successfully utilizes Morse, binary, and ternary codes to store messages."</p><p><a href="https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00221-8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/cell-reports-physical</span><span class="invisible">-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00221-8</span></a></p><p>Via Bruce Schneier [ <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/heres-a-subliminal-channel-you-havent-considered-before.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/heres-a-subliminal-channel-you-havent-considered-before.html</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messages</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a></p>
Muhammeddd<p>Yorumlarını okumaz olaydım dalga geçenler, yıllardır biliyorduk ne var bunda diyenler,inanmayanlar,o zaman yapın daha iyisini alternatifi yok diyenler(kısaca teknoloji konusundaki bilinci ve bilgisi düşük yarı cahil aydın kesim)</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/wp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wp</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/iranisrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iranisrael</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCS</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/googlemessages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googlemessages</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/samsungmessages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samsungmessages</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messages</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mahremiyet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mahremiyet</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gizlilik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gizlilik</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>session</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a></p>