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Signal: UK’s child-nude-block threat won’t protect children

Signal insists that plans to compel tech companies to scan devices for nude images of children announced by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday at London Tech Week "will not keep children safe."

"It endangers us all," the encrypted messaging platform said, adding that the mechanism required to implement it would be "dangerous." And it wouldn't be a pro-privacy statement without calling it "dystopian."

Signal argues that the proposed technology could at some point be repurposed to enable state-sponsored surveillance of all citizens' comms, or used as a mass censorship tool.

"Forcing all UK residents to prove their age and/or have all their content scanned, simply to exercise their fundamental right to communicate, is a perilous proposition," Signal stated.

"We know that mass surveillance and censorship capabilities, however sincere-sounding the promises of those who initiate them are, never remain narrowly scoped. Once created, they will be expanded, forming a...

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Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of, here

Apple kicked off its annual developer conference with bold promises about AI. The company, CEO Tim Cook said, would be “introducing new technologies and innovations that push the limits on what’s possible.” But its slew of announcements — centered on a brand-new “Siri AI” — had more to do with catching

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I tested the Uplift Clarksville for over 100 days and discovered a simple, subtle office chair built for the workplace

The Uplift Clarksville ergonomic chair is simple, and that's not a negative. It's actually a massive positive for this chair: it's simple where it needs to be simple, it's low cost where it needs to be low cost, and it's

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Microsoft disables over 70 GitHub repos after hackers compromised them with dangerous malware

* Threat actor reused unrotated GitHub Actions secrets to compromise 73 Microsoft repos * Miasma worm planted across Azure, microsoft, Azure‑Samples, and MicrosoftDocs orgs * Microsoft pulled affected repos, notified impacted customers, and continues investigation GitHub has disabled 73 of Microsoft’s repositories after a threat actor allegedly used credentials stolen a

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Gotta Blast! Maker Builds a Real-Life, Working Jimmy Neutron Goddard Robot

Fancy robot dogs like Boston Dynamics’ Spot have got nothing on Goddard. Not only can Goddard transform into dozens of vehicles and gadgets, but he’s also the best friend anyone could ask for. No other machine even comes close. But on second thought, Spot does have one advantage over

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Gotta Blast! Maker Builds a Real-Life, Working Jimmy Neutron Goddard Robot