2025-08-10 08:30:01

A new #EU body, called the European Board for Media Services, will oversee the implementation of the laws. The Media Freedom Act is the first-ever EU regulation related to the #press. #media
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/08/landmark-eu-media-law-enters-into-force-aims-to-provide-protection-for-journalists

2025-08-09 14:30:12

New search index aimed to support a sovereign, privacy-first #search infrastructure for #Europe is available. It’s built for alternative search engines and AI companies that need fast, reliable access to the latest web data, while safeguarding user privacy and data security. #Ecosia #Qwant
https://blog.ecosia.org/launching-our-european-search-index/

2025-08-09 14:12:42

Secure parking in shade

2025-08-08 15:52:00

Other key findings in the study were that professional criminal groups are taking over business from independent amateurs, and scammers are making extra revenue by grabbing tourists’ personal data as well. #travel #scamhttps://klaava.com/vacation-apartment-scammers-grab-your-money-and-as-a-bonus-may-steal-your-identity-as-well/

2025-08-08 08:50:18

A study finds plenty of #selfhosting in #Finland:
Finland (the homeland of Linux creator Linus Torvalds) is the undisputed leader in digital sovereignty.
https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/

2025-08-07 16:02:49

Many reports during the last few years have proven how difficult, or even impossible it is make large online booking services like #Airbnb and #Booking.com safe. And this is only the beginning because the Spanish Police has noticed that recently professional, well-organized cyber criminal gangs have begun operating in the rental #scam business.
https://klaava.com/vacation-apartment-scammers-grab-your-money-and-as-a-bonus-may-steal-your-identity-as-well/

2025-08-06 09:05:00

A new bucket list #travel destination?Chongqing’s architecture style is unique. The concrete and mountain terrain, with lots of industrial design, make it seem like a futuristic movie set, but at night, lights elevate the city into a true #cyberpunk dream.https://edition.cnn.com/travel/chongqing-china-tourism-cyberpunk-city-intl-hnk

2025-08-06 08:57:46

#Google knows what we search for, where we go, who we email—and diligently stores it all as well. For many users, this has long been too much of a “good thing”. If you want to live a more digitally self-determined life, you can gradually turn your back on #bigtech #adtech spying. #degoogle
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2857908/de-google-your-life-these-17-privacy-obsessed-apps-will-set-you-free.html

2025-08-04 17:20:49

There are only two kinds of programming languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.
--- PHP proudly belongs to the first category.
https://deprogrammaticaipsum.com/the-toyota-corolla-of-programming/

2025-07-31 14:20:00

Perhaps not a bicycle for the Tour de France, but takes the rider up a steep hill to home.#streetphotographyflic.kr/p/2rjRBQvhttps://flic.kr/p/2rjRBQv

2025-07-31 08:41:16

Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to have access to their own personal #AI superintelligence (that #Meta is developing) and he believes smart glasses will be the “main computing device” for the AI era.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/tech/meta-ai-superintelligence-earnings

2025-07-29 08:40:42

Shopping at #Temu? #EU has discovered something fishy at the shop:
The EU later opened an investigation into Temu over concerns that it’s not doing enough to keep illegal products off its ultra-cheap marketplace.
https://www.theverge.com/news/714502/temu-high-risk-illegal-products-eu-investigation?eicker.news

2025-07-27 14:02:00

My first impression during a recent visit was that Innsbruck felt like a large and busy city, but pretty soon I realized that it is really quite compact. #Europe #travelhttps://klaava.com/innsbruck-may-be-renowned-for-winter-sports-but-it-really-is-a-pretty-historical-city/

2025-07-27 13:43:45

For the Austrian city life in Innsbruck, the historical center Altstadt has lots of sights worth visiting, along with restaurants and cafes where people like to spend time and enjoy the classic European town atmosphere. #travel #Europe
https://klaava.com/innsbruck-may-be-renowned-for-winter-sports-but-it-really-is-a-pretty-historical-city/

2025-07-19 20:27:00

Star trek? No, feet on the ground in Valencia#streetphotographyhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/arihak/54479762808/in/photostream/lightbox/

2025-07-19 09:48:23

Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave*) are more than rendering engines. They’re surveillance platforms cloaked in UX. #privacy
https://tomsitcafe.com/2025/07/18/kill-your-browser-how-chromium-based-browsers-are-mapping-your-mind/

2025-07-10 15:27:50

Meta “massively violates” European data protection law by processing personal data to “profile” #Facebook users, yielding the tech giant billions in profits. The Regional Court of Leipzig in Germany ruled that #Meta tracking pixels and software development kits embedded in countless websites and apps collect users’ data without their consent and violate the GDPR. #tracking
https://therecord.media/german-court-meta-tracking-tech

2025-07-10 13:26:00

Behavior rules are being documented as town-specific or national-level regulation in European countries, especially in the south where sun seeking tourists may forget that the town belongs to local people who simply want to live in their home town. #travel #Europehttps://klaava.com/nitpickers-travel-journal-behave-or-else-unwritten-cultural-rules-in-europe/

2025-07-08 16:06:04

But there are three fortresses on the other side of border.

2025-07-08 08:23:31

On July 7th #Google Gemini #AI will invade your phone. Simply put: this new update will override your previous settings, and Gemini AI will have access to your Phone, your Messages, your WhatsApp, and your Utilities. To protect your #privacy disable Gemini. Here is how.
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android