blit32 @blit32@mastodon.technology

ICE, FBI reportedly scan driver's license photos for facial recognition searches - CNET - It's all been happening without license holders' knowledge or consent, according to The Washington... more: https://www.cnet.com/news/ice-fbi-reportedly-scan-state-drivers-license-photos-for-facial-recognition-searches/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Tether Says Its USDT Stablecoin Is No Longer Solely Backed by Cash
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw844b/tether-says-usdt-stablecoin-no-longer-solely-backed-by-cash-reserves

#motherboard #technology #science #future #environment #News #Tether #stablecoin #USDT #tether_reserve #usdt_peg #usdt_backing #tether_stablecoin

Now with support for a #selfhosted speech porcessing server, ye #privacy nerds. 😁

19.02 Release Notes - #mycroftai Major Release

https://mycroft.ai/blog/19-02-release-notes-mycroft-major-release

“1” is the perfect encryption key because it can decrypt into everything. #security #encryption >cough<

Federation "has taken us pretty far, but it's undeniable that once you federate your protocol, it becomes very difficult to make changes. And right now, at the application level, things that stand still don't fare very well in a world where the ecosystem is moving"

A critical look at why federated services "will fail". I hope for the best but it's good to know what we are up against.

https://lwn.net/Articles/687294/

2009: But does it run Linux?
2019: But does it use ActivityPub?

#ActivityPub #Linux #Fediverse

Ghidra github repo https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra

That time the airplane infotainment client crashed and was running Redhat. #linux #redhat

By the way: 22 of the planned 30 satellites for the European Satellite Navigation System "Galileo" are currently operational.

https://www.gsc-europa.eu/system-status/Constellation-Information

#eu #galileo #gps #esa #space (Image CC BY-SA 3.0 Lukas Röhr)

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