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🧶📜 Centuries before Google Sheets, the #Inca used a complex system of knotted strings called khipus to manage their empire.

These "portable archives" tracked everything from farm inventories to historical stories using a code of colors, positions, and knot types.

👉 openculture.com/2026/02/discov…

#science #history #archaeology #technology #tech #data #Peru

Discover Khipu, the Ancient Incan Record & Writing System Made Entirely of Knots

Khipus, the portable information archives created by the Inca, may stir up memories of 1970s macrame with their long strands of intricately knotted, earth-toned fibers, but their function more closely resembled that of a densely plotted computerized …
OC (Open Culture)
#peru #history #technology #tech #science #archaeology #data #inca

Nineteen civil society groups warn Switzerland’s plan to expand data retention would mean mass, long-term metadata storage and decryption support from online services, with major privacy and rights implications 🕵️

They urge the government to drop blanket retention and align with top EU human rights standards instead ⚖️

🔗 edri.org/our-work/open-letter-…

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Switzerland #Data #HumanRights #EU #Security #Freedom #DigitalRights #Law #Policy #Society #Accountability #Government

Civil society concerned about extensive data retention in Switzerland - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

19 civil society organisations have penned a letter to the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP).
EDRi (European Digital Rights (EDRi))
#privacy #eu #humanrights #surveillance #security #digitalrights #switzerland #freedom #government #society #law #data #policy #accountability #technews

#repression #technology #tech #surveillance #data

FBI agents reportedly failed to access a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone after a raid — the device was in Apple’s Lockdown Mode. 🔒
Court records suggest the feature effectively blocked access, highlighting limits of digital forensics vs. user privacy. ⚖️

🔗 404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-in…

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity #iPhone #Mac #iOS #MacOS #Apple #Encryption #FBI #Data #Journalism #Rights #Digital #iPhone #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Infosec #Accountability #WashingtonPost

FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At least for now.
Joseph Cox (404 Media)
#privacy #apple #surveillance #infosec #security #cybersecurity #macos #ios #mac #iphone #journalism #digital #encryption #washingtonpost #data #fbi #accountability #rights #technews

#bigtech #chatcontrol #data

#gnutaler #switzerland #data

Happy first birthday, #DataRescueProject (@datarescueproject.org)!
datarescueproject.org/a-year-i…

"In a single year, we have rescued over 2500 datasets from over 90 government agencies. This work was supported by over 900 volunteers."

#Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

A Year in Data Rescue

Exactly one year ago today, the Data Rescue Project was formed. While 2025 took so much from us, individually, professionally, as a nation, we will always be grateful that it brought us this community.
mnarlock (Data Rescue Project)
#trump #opendata #uspol #uspolitics #Censorship #data #defendresearch #takedowns #datarescueproject #trumpvresearch @datarescueproject.org

#data #Trumpistan #fascistsgonnafascist @George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

🔊 Are you looking into building or joining consortia for upcoming #HorizonEurope calls? :europe:

💻 Following a brief introduction by the @EUCommission the floor will be opened on a first-come, first-served basis.

👉 Each interested party will have up to 5 minutes to present their organisation, relevant technology area, experience and background, and initial ideas for the call.

🎦 The sessions will be recorded.

📅 When? Wednesday 11/2

#DATA-02 :14h
#DATA-03 : 17h
#HUMAN-02 : 15h30-

#data #human #horizoneurope @European Commission

📈🧬 For the first time in #history, #US life expectancy has reached 79 years.

Beyond recovering from the #pandemic, researchers say we are seeing a significant drop in deaths from heart disease and drug overdoses as medical treatments and public #health efforts continue to improve.

👉 sciencealert.com/us-life-expec…

#science #data #medicine #biology #STEM

US Life Expectancy Broke Records in 2024, And Could Still Be Climbing

NEW YORK (AP) – US life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 – the highest mark in American history.
Associated Press (ScienceAlert)
#history #science #biology #us #health #stem #medicine #data #pandemic

🎒🍪 "#Microsoft installed tracking cookies on a schoolgirl's computer without her consent, thereby accessing personal #data. In 2024, the schoolgirl filed complaints about this together with #noyb." (from German)

👉 Read more: netzpolitik.org/2026/oesterrei…

Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde: Microsoft hat illegal Minderjährige getrackt

Microsoft hat auf dem Rechner einer österreichischen Schülerin ohne deren Zustimmung Tracking-Cookies installiert und so persönliche Daten abgegriffen. Die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde hat nun festgestellt, dass der Datenabfluss illlegal war.
Martin Schwarzbeck (netzpolitik.org)
#microsoft #noyb #data

In a phishing attack, unknown actors are apparently attempting to gain access to accounts of journalists and activists on the #Signal messaging service.

Netzpolitk explain how the attack works and how you can protect yourself against it…..

#SignalMessenger

netzpolitik.org/2026/phishing-…

#Data #Phishing #Messenger #Surveillance

Phishing attack: Numerous journalists targeted in attack via Signal Messenger

In a phishing attack, unknown actors are apparently attempting to gain access to accounts of journalists and activists on the Signal messaging service. We explain how the attack works and how you can protect yourself against it.
Markus Reuter (netzpolitik.org)
#surveillance #messenger #signal #phishing #data #signalmessenger

💧🗺️ Most of the fresh #water in the #US isn't in our #rivers or #lakes – it's right beneath us.

Using #AI and a million #data points, scientists have created a "hyper-resolution" #map showing that the contiguous #UnitedStates sits on enough groundwater to fill the #GreatLakes 13 times.

👉 eos.org/articles/report-13-gre…

#science #geology #discovery #nature #education #hydrology

Report: 13 Great Lakes’ Worth of Water Underlies the Contiguous United States

Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before.
Emily Gardner (Eos)
#ai #education #science #us #geology #nature #UnitedStates #data #water #map #lakes #discovery #greatlakes #rivers #hydrology

#privacy #dataprivacy #data #bigdata #Schrems

A nice visual exploration of 1,656 conversations: 7+ million words, 850 hours.

"By the end of these conversations, several participants seemed to realize that they may never see their conversation partner again, and had to say their bittersweet goodbyes."

pudding.cool/2025/06/hello-str…

Data: science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv…

#data #dataviz #DataVisualization #strangers #conversation

30 minutes with a stranger

Watch hundreds of strangers talk for 30 minutes, and track how their moods change
The Pudding
#data #dataViz #conversation #dataVisualization #strangers

#migration #ki #usa #technology #surveillance #refugees #palantir #ice #data

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Finally, 272G more data to go! Then I fully migrate into #FreeBSD. Can't wait to try out their virtualization solutions.

Can't believe I already processed and cleansed nearly 1.2T already.

#datasovereignty #data #backup123 #massive

#datasovereignty #FreeBSD #data #massive #backup123

Wieso wird im Rahmen der #DiDay Bewegung eigentlich ständig @signalapp empfohlen? Wo laufen denn die Server von denen? Laut Internet auch in den USA auf Amazon, Google und Co…

Oder habe ich etwas übersehen?

UPDATE: Weil mein Post offensichtlich von Fans als Kritik an Signal verstanden wird: meine Frage war, ob ich etwas übersehen habe im Sinn von „Signal Server sind nicht nur bei US-Anbietern gehostet“. Ich hätte gerne Digitale Souveränität mit Signal, nicht einem x-ten anderen System.

Meine Kritik richtet sich an diejenigen, die von digitaler Souveränität reden, und dann doch wieder etwas empfehlen, was dem Cloud Act oder der Kontrolle Trumps (Kill Switch) unterliegt.

#data #privacy #digitalesouveranitat #di_day #Diday #messenger #unplugTrump #fcktrump

#privacy #messenger #digitalesouveranitat #data #fcktrump #unplugtrump #diday #di_day @Signal

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🇩🇰 The #DK #DPA also states that, because the website (unsurprisingly) changed since #2022, they will not investigate the matter further. 🍪 This disregards the possibility that the complainant's #data may still be processed illegally, which was neither checked nor remedied.
#data #dk #dpa

These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and #surveillance #BigTech

techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/thes…

#Data #Privacy #Capitalism #SurveillanceCapitalism #twitter #Musk #Bluesky #Meta #instagram #antireport

These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance | TechCrunch

Not every app or service wants to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps.
Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
#antireport #privacy #twitter #bluesky #meta #instagram #bigtech #musk #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #capitalism #data

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#fediverse #privacy #values #security #computers #job #humanity #data #quote #communication #mollywhite #molly #alone #jobOffer #caring #mass #hint #pioneer @Molly White

Hello, #Forkiverse. I'm new here. Looking forward to exchanging ideas with and learning from folks who share an interest in exploring how we can secure the benefits of #technology and #data for people, organizations, and society while respecting the dignity of every individual. Topics I am especially interested in include data #privacy, governance of #AI and other emerging technologies, #onlinesafety, technology and data #geopolitics, and tech #law and #regulation. #TheForkiverse.
#ai #privacy #technology #regulation #geopolitics #law #data #onlinesafety #forkiverse #theforkiverse

#trump #eu #usa #europe #us #hacking #ice #data #iceleak

#usa #hacking #ice #data #leak #iceleak

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And here's the final #mastodon #online server's rendered logo for one to create a social badge. This is done as part of my data #migration efforts. Basically I was #sanitizing the #data into actual production usable ones into my local datahub.

You still need to comply with #Mastodon #trademark requirements here:

joinmastodon.org/branding

Check it out at:

1. github.com/ChewKeanHo/visuals-…

GitHub - ChewKeanHo/visuals-trademarks-mastodon-online-1200x630: [MIRROR] The Re-drawn Official Mastodon Online Trademark Logo.

[MIRROR] The Re-drawn Official Mastodon Online Trademark Logo. - ChewKeanHo/visuals-trademarks-mastodon-online-1200x630
GitHub
#migration #mastodon #online #data #sanitizing #trademark

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«Un modelo de negocio que está basado en la violación masiva y sistemática del derecho a la privacidad es un modelo tremendamente destructivo. Es hora de prohibir la comercialización de datos personales» 🎯 @carissaveliz

Las empresas de IA generativa comercial iniciaron sus desarrollos alegando «fines de investigación» para hacerse con el botín de los datos de todos, y montaron un negocio multimillonario a costa de esos datos.

#privacy #data #AI #IA #dataProtection #dataprivacy

#ai #privacy #dataprivacy #dataprotection #ia #data @Carissa Véliz

Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' #ICE leak to unmask agents

‚A whistleblower has released the identities of approximately 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents, marking what may be the largest data breach in the Department of Homeland Security's history. The leak, published on ICE List, was triggered by national outrage following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent….‘

rawstory.com/ice-agents-data-l…
👇

#Hacking #ICELeak #Data #USA

Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'

A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Nicole Charky-Chami (Raw Story)
#usa #hacking #ice #data #iceleak

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#EdwardTufte offers two #principles for making efficient graphical representations:
1️⃣ Erase non-data-ink.
2️⃣ Erase redundant data-ink.

Did you know that in #LabPlot (#free, #opensource) you can apply the #EdwardTufte #theme to your #charts in a single click?

@labplot@lemmy.kde.social

Try it now:
1️⃣ Download #LabPlot: labplot.org/download.
2️⃣ File > Open Example > 'Tufte's Minimal Ink Design'

#FreeSoftware #Physics #Chemistry #DataVisualization #Data #Research #Engineering #Science #DataViz #FOSS #FLOSS

Download – LabPlot

labplot.org
#opensource #floss #science #freesoftware #foss #research #Free #theme #engineering #physics #chemistry #data #labplot #dataViz #principles #EdwardTufte #charts #dataVisualization @LabPlot Maintainers

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For those on #mastodon #social servers, here are the rendered logo for one to create "social badge" and link to your profile. This is done as part of my data #migration efforts. Basically I was #sanitizing the #data into actual production usable ones into my local datahub.

You still need to comply with #Mastodon #trademark requirements here:

joinmastodon.org/branding

Check it out at:

1. github.com/ChewKeanHo/visuals-…

GitHub - ChewKeanHo/visuals-trademarks-mastodon-social-1200x630: [MIRROR] The Re-drawn Official Mastodon Social Trademark Logo.

[MIRROR] The Re-drawn Official Mastodon Social Trademark Logo. - ChewKeanHo/visuals-trademarks-mastodon-social-1200x630
GitHub
#migration #mastodon #social #data #sanitizing #trademark

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Over the weekend, I re-drawn some #mastodon trademark logos based on joinmastodon.org/branding guidelines as part of my data #migration efforts. Basically I was #sanitizing the #data into actual production usable ones into my local datahub.

Check them out at:

1. github.com/ChewKeanHo/visuals-…
2. github.com/ChewKeanHo/visuals-…

GitHub - ChewKeanHo/visuals-trademarks-mastodon-1200x1200: [MIRROR] The Re-drawn Official Mastodon Trademark Logo.

[MIRROR] The Re-drawn Official Mastodon Trademark Logo. - ChewKeanHo/visuals-trademarks-mastodon-1200x1200
GitHub
#migration #mastodon #data #sanitizing

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Hey #forkiverse people, and everyone else who has joined us recently!

You might be just learning about the thing that makes fediverse special, that it's made up of many communities spread across many servers running different platform.

Now, I won't bore anyone with how all that works, but here are two cool ways to visualize this.

- data.stefanbohacek.com/project… lets you see which servers you are connected to (I made this one!)
- moderation-explorer.online helps you understand the shared responsibility of fediverse moderators

Hope you'll enjoy!

#fediverse #data #dataviz

Explore your fediverse connections

Learn about your followers and accounts you follow.
data.stefanbohacek.com
#fediverse #data #dataViz #forkiverse

How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE

‚ICE has been invading U.S. cities, targeting, surveilling, harassing, assaulting, detaining, and torturing people who are undocumented immigrants. They also have targeted people with work permits, asylum seekers, permanent residents (people holding “green cards”), naturalized citizens, and even citizens by birth. ICE has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on surveillance technology to spy on anyone—and potentially everyone—in the United States. It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against such an overwhelming force.

But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology….‘

eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-…

#ICE #USA #Hacking #Technology #Data #Racism #Activism

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 of technology.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
#racism #usa #technology #hacking #ice #activism #data

#privacy #press #pornhub #hack #data

Big Data (ft.Joywana) - Dangerous

Sensitive content

#data #big #dangerous

#privacy #browser #scam #cybersecurity #data #urbanvpn

🛰️🏢 Researchers at the Technical University of #Munich have created the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a freely accessible 3D map of all 2.75 billion buildings on #Earth, surpassing previous datasets with 30 times finer resolution.

The tool enables users to explore neighborhoods worldwide and helps governments track urbanization, inequality, and #climate impacts related to building #emissions.

👉 zmescience.com/tech/map-every-…

#tech #technology #3d #data #geography #climatechange #ai #infrastructure #germany #science

Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D

A new global atlas captures humanity’s entire built environment—from megacities to remote villages.
Tudor Tarita (ZME Science)
#ai #germany #technology #tech #science #munich #climate #climatechange #3d #earth #data #emissions #infrastructure #geography

Maby its time to start calling the @EUCommission a #SecurityRisk because of their compulsive urge to sell all our #data to #criminals.

🤨

netzpolitik.org/2025/databroke…

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Databroker Files: Handy-Daten exponieren Begleiter von Emmanuel Macron

Databroker verhökern die Standortdaten von Millionen Menschen in Frankreich. Neue Recherchen zeigen: Mit den angeblich nur zu Werbezwecken erhobenen Daten lässt sich dort sogar Personal von Geheimdiensten und Militär ausspionieren – inklusive Entoura…
netzpolitik.org
#data #criminals #securityrisk @European Commission

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 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/german-state-…

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

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.
Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
#germany #privacy #eu #opensource #tech #microsoft #german #cloud #it #foss #software #security #digital #government #libreoffice #office #data #sovereignty #publicsector #technews @LibreOffice

#openscience #data #digitalization #researchdatamanagement

Wenn ich sehe, wie #Faschisten wieder stark werden und wie Parteien und sogar die #Staatsgewalt vor diesen neuen #Nazis den Bückling machen, dann denke ich nicht an die schöne #Utopie aus #StarTrek. Ich denke an #Data. An diesen einen Satz, der so klar ist wie unsere Pflicht: „Ran an die Waffen – laden und schießen!“ #IchVerteidigeDemokratie
#nazis #faschisten #staatsgewalt #startrek #Utopie #data #ichverteidigedemokratie

#data

Komplettes Whatsapp-Verzeichnis abgerufen und ausgewertet

Wiener Forscher haben alle WhatsApp-Nummern abgerufen. Die 3,5 Milliarden Profile sind der größte Datenabfluss der Geschichte – und übler, als man meinen würde……

heise.de/news/3-5-Milliarden-K…

#Daten #Datenschutz #WhatsApp #Privacy #Data

3,5 Milliarden Konten: Komplettes Whatsapp-Verzeichnis abgerufen und ausgewertet

Wiener Forscher haben alle WhatsApp-Nummern abgerufen. Die 3,5 Milliarden Profile sind der größte Datenabfluss der Geschichte – und übler, als man meinen würde.
Daniel AJ Sokolov (heise online)
#datenschutz #privacy #whatsapp #daten #data

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