The privacy-focused, Google-free Android smartphone "Punkt MC03" has begun shipping. AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 reopens for pre-orders. MINIX introduces an AI mini PC with Panther Lake.
The FBI used Windows' GDID (Global Device Identifier) to identify a suspect from the Scattered Spider group, spotlighting the role of OS telemetry data in criminal investigations.
Autocrypt v2 has been released. It combines post-quantum cryptography (ML-KEM-768) with reliable deletion (clock-time based), achieving forward secrecy without synchronization. Based on OpenPGP v6, the certificate is 2938 bytes.
During Pride Month, EFF issued an open letter to Grindr, calling for default opt-outs for behavioral ads and explicit consent for AI training, to protect LGBTQ+ users.
EFF, TEDIC, and CEJIL have filed a complaint against the Paraguayan government at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over its refusal to disclose information about its facial recognition technology, arguing that the lack of transparency constitutes a human rights violation.
The decentralized messaging platform SimpleX Chat, which operates without user identifiers, has appeared on GitHub Trending, drawing attention for its design that protects even metadata within the developer community.
Meredith Whittaker, CEO of Signal, stated that AI chatbots are "not your friends," highlighting privacy risks and the dangers of outsourcing thought processes.
EFF hosts 'EFFecting Change' on June 17 to combat rising surveillance and censorship of LGBTQ+ community, discussing safe digital spaces and platform accountability.
California's bill S.B. 2564 aims to ban "surveillance pricing," which sells the same product at different prices based on personal data. The EFF supports the bill, highlighting its significance for privacy and fairness.
Medical AI tool "OpenMed" released on GitHub. Enables entity extraction and PII anonymization from clinical text on-device. Includes over 1,000 specialized models, offered under Apache-2.0.
EFF kicks off Season 2 of its digital rights Q&A for the LGBTQ+ community for Pride Month, offering practical advice on online privacy—from choosing photos on dating apps to staying safe during protests.
The latest 2026 guide to running local LLMs. Covers a comprehensive comparison of Ollama and llama.cpp, operating environments, model selection, and practical use cases.