Didi Rankovic
Didi Rankovic is an experienced online journalist, editor, and translator, with a career spanning over ten years writing for major a English-language website in Serbia, and previously working as translator for international organizations and peacekeepers in the Balkans. Rankovic is passionate about free and open source tech and is a head contributor for Reclaim The Net, focusing on lead stories. [email protected]
Sweden: Police were called on developers who created privacy-focused open-source schoolwork app
An alleged retaliatory measure.
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Meta hasn’t stopped using facial recognition
Although Facebook has stopped using recognition to tag photos, its parent company Meta won’t commit to a future without facial recognition.
New report shows the “staggering” extent of Apple’s App Store censorship
A lot of it is to please governments.
Big Tech announces climate change “misinformation” to be the next censorship target
New policies to stamp out any opinions that go against official stances.
The UK plans to make online “pile-ons” a crime, in chillingly broad attempt to suppress speech
Even what little freedoms the British people have in terms of free speech are at risk.
Bitcoin community campaigns to get Core developer Luke Dashjr back on Twitter after ban for vaccine statement
Despite Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey being a Bitcoin fan, Twitter itself doesn’t align with the values of openness and freedom.
Another day, another vaccine passport app caught exposing sensitive medical records of its users to the world
The problem with vaccine passports is not just about civil liberties. It’s also about privacy.
New study shows trust in media is in “free fall”
Unsurprising.