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Linux kernel bugs linger 2.1 years on average, with some undetected for over 20 years, per analysis of 125K+ fixes from 20 years of git history. 🐛 CAN bus and networking code show longest delays; incomplete fixes remain a concern for security and stability. ⚠️ 🔗

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Linux Kernel Bugs Hide for 2+ Years on Average

Study of 20 years of kernel history finds bugs hide for 2+ years on average, some for decades.

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Hackers are developing open-source tools like OUI-SPY and crowdsourced maps (deflock.me, alpr.watch) to detect and counter ICE's automated license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 🔍 These counter-surveillance efforts aim to protect communities from mass tracking, though legal risks remain. ⚖️ @Electronic Frontier Foundation 🔗

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How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE

A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use...

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California launches a statewide “one‑stop” tool letting residents ask all registered data brokers to delete their personal data with a single request under the 2023 Delete Act. 🗂️ The Delete Request and Opt‑Out Platform (DROP) aims to reduce spam and lower risks like identity theft, fraud, and AI impersonation. 🔒 🔗

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California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data | TechCrunch

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.

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Wegmans is now scanning shoppers’ faces, eyes, and voices in NYC stores—with no opt‑out or clear data deletion policy. 🛒 The grocery chain cites “security,” but privacy groups warn of lasting biometric risks and disproportionate impacts. ⚠️ 🔗

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There’s No Opt-Out: Wegmans Is Now Scanning Your Face at the Grocery Store

Wegmans expanded facial recognition from employees to customers at NYC stores, collecting biometric data without opt-out options or deletion guaran...

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Ireland plans to lead an EU push for ID‑verified social media accounts under Tánaiste Simon Harris. 🇮🇪 The proposal aims to curb online abuse, bots, and disinformation—but may test privacy norms, anonymity rights, and platform accountability. ⚖️ 🔗

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Simon Harris says Ireland to lead EU drive for ID-verified social media

In an interview with Extra.ie, Tánaiste Simon Harris said that the Government will lead calls for the introduction of ID-verified social media acc...

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France plans to ban social media for under‑15s from the 2026 school year, following Australia’s world‑first move. 🇫🇷 The draft bill cites risks like addiction, bullying, and mental health harm, while raising questions on rights, enforcement, and digital autonomy. ⚖️ 🔗

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France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year

Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and Yo...

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A Texas father used his daughter’s phone parental controls to locate her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint near Houston on Christmas. 📱 He found and rescued her before police arrested the 23-year-old suspect. 🚔 🔗

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Texas father rescues kidnapped 15-year-old daughter after tracking her phone’s location

Authorities say they arrested a man, 23, for kidnapping teen in a Houston suburb as she walked her dog on Christmas

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Denmark has begun phasing out Microsoft software in government, with the Road Traffic Authority piloting a switch to open-source OS and office tools. 🖥️ Officials cite data control and vendor lock-in risks, signaling a broader push that could affect up to 15,000 public employees. 🔓 🔗

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Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning

The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning.

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GNOME updated its extension review rules to reject submissions showing clear signs of fully AI-generated code, citing review overload and declining code quality. 🧩 Reviewers flagged issues like unnecessary patterns, fake APIs, and comments used as LLM prompts, raising maintenance and security concerns. 🔍 @GNOME 🔗

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No AI Slops! GNOME Now Forbids Vibe Coded Extensions

New policy targets low-quality AI-generated code while still allowing AI as a learning tool.

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Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪 Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒 🔗

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Amazon's Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells | TechCrunch

The feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. The company says the Ring feature...

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