Europol Busted a Man Who Was Scamming Pedophiles
A Chinese national collected €345,000 from 10,000 people trying to buy CSAM, delivered nothing, and is still free — while 440 of his customers are now criminal suspects.
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Ageless Linux: Civil Disobedience Through Operating System
Ageless Linux is a Debian-based operating system project that has declared "full, knowing, and intentional noncompliance" with California's Digital Age Assurance Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.501(a). Where most Linux distributions are quietly building age verification into their installers ahead of the January 2027 enforcement
Perplexity's Incognito Mode Is a Lie
A class action complaint alleges Perplexity shipped complete conversation transcripts to Meta and Google, even when Incognito Mode was switched on.
Proton Meet Isn't What They Told You It Was
Proton built Proton Meet to escape the CLOUD Act. They built it on CLOUD Act infrastructure. Their website promises "not even government agencies" can access your calls. The company routing them hands your call records to the government when asked. Proton hid them from their privacy policy.
Apple Obeyed Russia and Britain in the Same Week
This week Apple pulled VPN apps in Russia at Roskomnadzor's request and forced UK users to hand over government ID to keep using their phones normally.