ESET will retire its Password Manager on Oct 18, 2027, with all stored data deleted after shutdown. 🔐 Users must export credentials and migrate early as renewals and activations face strict cutoffs. ⏳ 🔗
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ESET Password Manager is shutting down — now what? | Proton
ESET Password Manager sales have ended, and your saved data will be deleted on Oct 18, 2027. See how this affects you and what to do next.
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Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶 About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩 @npub1k8dc...5h2l 🔗
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Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source
Schleswig-Holstein's migration to LibreOffice reaches 80% completion, with a one-time €9 million investment on cards for 2026.
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Russia blocks Apple FaceTime and Snapchat, citing alleged use for terrorism and fraud 🇷🇺 This follows prior bans on Signal, Viber, and Roblox, reflecting growing state control over encrypted and foreign communication platforms 🔒 Concerns for user privacy and digital rights globally 🌐 🔗
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Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat for alleged use by terrorists
Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to Apple's FaceTime video conferencing platform and the Snapchat instant m...
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Leak shows OpenAI testing ads in ChatGPT, starting with search-based placements in the Android beta. 🔍 The shift raises questions about data use, personalization, and how much targeting an AI assistant should perform. 🔐 Public sentiment is divided on whether ads risk reshaping user expectations. 💬 🔗
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Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
OpenAI is now internally testing 'ads' inside ChatGPT that could redefine the web economy.
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GrapheneOS is leaving France due to government pressure for encryption backdoors 🇫🇷 The move highlights risks to end-to-end encryption and user privacy when authorities demand access to secure data 🔒 Open-source privacy projects may face similar pressures globally 🌐 @npub1tva8...2yl5 🔗
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GrapheneOS exits France — what it means for encryption | Proton
GrapheneOS leaves France, warning of encryption backdoors. See why end-to-end encryption matters for Pixel users and how backdoors weaken it.
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Tor Browser 15.0.2 is out with updated Tor 0.4.8.20 and critical Firefox security patches 🔒 Android build updated (JNA 5.16.0) 📱 Focus remains on privacy, anti-censorship, and user-controlled browsing 🌐 Stay on stable releases if privacy is critical ⚠️ @npub1a3r2...9clu 🔗
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.2 | Tor Project
Tor Browser 15.0.2 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.
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