Rick Findlay
Rick is a Reclaim contributor who's interested in the way censorship and top-down control of social platforms is encouraging a new future of decentralized tech. [email protected]
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Android’s Default Setting Can Tie Separate Google Accounts Together
Google calls it verification; users may experience it as forced social geometry.
Microsoft Closes Another Way to Set Up Windows 11 Without an Account
Microsoft disabled the Windows 11 “Learn more” local account setup workaround server-side.
Fieldwatch App Detects Nearby Cameras and Trackers
Fieldwatch detects Flock Safety cameras, Axon devices, trackers, drones, and more on Android.
Quad9 Considers Leaving France Over Website Blocking Order
French court asks Quad9 to block 58 domains or face a €580,000 fine.
Bitwarden Tests New App Design With Vault Switcher And Better Search
The Bitwarden public beta runs through October 31 and supports existing accounts and real vaults.
Reddit Is Ending RSS Support, Citing Scraping And Abuse
Reddit says abuse forced its hand, but the economics of an open web tell a sharper story.
Tuta Mail App Launches in the Nextcloud App Store
Tuta and Nextcloud are betting that interoperability can make digital sovereignty usable.
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F-Droid Grew Up. Not Everything Came With It.
F-Droid is betting that an app store can be easier to use without becoming another machine for harvesting attention and data.
At the Clinton Global Initiative, “AI Safety” Comes for Open Source
The emerging AI safety debate has a familiar shape: centralize power first, call the arrangement protection later.
Signal Beta Lets Android Users Create Accounts Without Phone Numbers
Signal is finally cutting the cord between private messaging and the phone company.
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Signal's Phone Number Problem Finally Has an Asterisk
Here's what to know, what to avoid, about Signal's move away from the phone number.
ZuckOff App Detects Nearby Camera Glasses Through Bluetooth Signals
It cannot tell you who is recording, but it can tell you that the future has wandered nearby.
