The UK government has paused its proposal to compel Apple to weaken encryption on its cloud storage services — a move that would have had sweeping implications for user privacy, global tech policy, and corporate data protection standards.
🚫 Apple had strongly resisted the demand, citing its commitment to end-to-end encryption and refusal to compromise user security.
Large Language Models (LLMs) can now infer psychological traits like the Big Five—Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism—just from your conversation style. This subtle profiling enables the AI to adapt its responses to your personality, interests, and emotional tendencies.
It sounds convenient. But it’s deeply concerning.
👉 This personalization isn’t just tailoring your user experience—it’s shaping your thinking.
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Copy SMS Code – OTP Helper is a minimalist Android app that takes care of that, seamlessly detecting OTPs from SMS or notifications and copying them directly to your clipboard—automatically. No interaction needed. No internet access required. No user data touched.
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Microsoft’s new version of Outlook isn’t just an email client—it’s a data pipeline feeding insights to over 801 external partners. From your emails, location, and device data to even your credentials, Outlook could be tracking and sharing it—sometimes without your knowledge or consent.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has finalized its $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, officially forming one of the industry’s most comprehensive, cloud-native, AI-driven networking portfolios. 🌐
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas’s HB 1181, mandating strict age verification (digital ID or biometric scans) for websites where over ⅓ of content is deemed "harmful to minors."
This ruling in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton could reshape the internet as we know it.
Right now, Congress is considering legislation that could effectively ban encrypted apps by forcing companies to build dangerous backdoors into private communications.
These proposals threaten the security of journalists, whistleblowers, business professionals, and everyday users who depend on end-to-end encryption to communicate safely and confidentially. 💼🛡️
EFF is sounding the alarm. And we all should be too.
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Most people think of end-to-end encryption as a digital lock that keeps their messages, data, and personal information safe. But what if someone installed a secret door behind that lock?
That’s what a “backdoor" is — and here’s why it’s a big deal. 👇
🚀 Squircle CE is more than just a pretty interface—it’s built on a clean Material 3 design, supports syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, and includes all the must-haves like code folding, session management, and Git integration.