Stealing Your Personal Data
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, most sites are sharing your private data and advertisers are using old tricks to get you to install malware. Also, AI is being used to waste scammer's time and Apple quietly scales back the Vision Pro production. We also visit SillyVille.
Now Manjaro Wants Your Data!
This week in Linux News, Manjaro seeks to implement an opt out data collection tool, but is this a good idea for an operating system that is generally privacy focused?
The Age of Online Age Verification
This week in the news, Canada pushes for age verification while Australia dabbles with it, and hackers might take over your web mail. Also, Military AI applications have gone nuclear, and the copyright office frees the McFlurry. We also visit SillyVille.
Should Linux Leave the USA?
Today we look further into the downstream effects of banning Linux devs from Russian and ask if this is about the law, should Linux leave the USA.
When TikTok Sends You to the Slammer
This week, a popular fitness device can be used to track people around the Internet...again, and a new Android malware intercepts outgoing calls to banks. Also, a recent TikTok trend is landing people in Jail. We also visit SillyVille.
Russian Linux Kernel Devs Dropped
This week in Linux News, MALIBAL computers goes nuts, Linus is frustrated with buggy hardware, and Clementine releases the first non-RC release in eight years. Also, the Linux Kernel development team drops several Russian maintainers, but why?
Does Facebook Have Your FINANCIALS?
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, Facebook may have acquired your financial data, and the NSA says you should reboot your phone once a week. Also, AI led to a family tragedy, and Bitwarden might have taken a step toward proprietary software. We also visit SillyVille.
Ubuntu is Coming to Snapdragon
This week in the Linux News, device emulation comes to firmware updater, and Google is working on a Linux terminal for Android. Also, Clonezilla releases a new version supporting new AMD systems, and Ubuntu 24.10 is coming to new Snapdragon X1E computers.
Goodbye Adblockers
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, Worldcoin rebrands to further iris scan collection, and adblockers are slowly being removed from Google Chrome. Also, Samsung may replace the phone settings with AI and the FTC makes new rules about canceling subscriptions. We also visit SillyVille.
