GNUnet 0.25.1

GNUnet 0.25.1

This is a bugfix release for gnunet 0.25.0. It fixes some regressions and minor bugs.

Secret Service Telecom Bust Exposes Cellular Weaknesses

The Secret Service’s disruption of a massive SIM-server network near the U.N. is proof that the threats to our communications are real, organized, and capable of overwhelming public safety systems.

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Purism Approach vs. Google Model

The Justice Department and a coalition of states are pursuing antitrust action against Google, accusing it of running monopolistic ad-tech systems that exploit users and lock out competition. Regulators are weighing remedies that could force structural changes to Google’s ad empire.

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Музыка в кейгенах

Одна из самых ностальгических около-компьютерно-музыкально-чиптюновых тем — музыка из «кряков» и «кейгенов». Думаю, все мы знаем, как она звучит, а многие даже качали и слушали коллекцию в поисках той самой запомнившейся мелодии из дней нашей юности, проведённых в бесконечном рубилове в какую-нибудь любимую компьютерную игрушку.

Но откуда она взялась, сама эта музыка? Почему она именно такая и звучит именно так? Как вообще возникла традиция её использовать? Уверен, кто-то где-то уже рассказывал, ибо это база, но повторение — мать учения, а также бальзам для ностальгии. Обмажемся же им поскорее!

Shortwave App Now Available

Shortwave is an internet radio player that provides access to a station database with over 50,000 stations.

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Freedom by Design: Why Purism Rejects Big IT Status Quo

Three recent IT‑privacy headlines tell the same unsettling story: that consumer trust is being squandered

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When “Efficiency” Becomes Exposure: How DOGE Put America’s Identity at Risk

Every American should be alarmed.  It was recently reported that a whistleblower from inside the Social Security Administration, Chief Data Officer Charles Borges, has revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) copied a live, full-fidelity version of the nation’s Social Security database onto an Amazon-hosted cloud environment that allegedly lacked independent security oversight. This affects any American who’s ever filled out a Social Security form,

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Inbox, Meet AI: How I Built My Personal Email Agent with LangGraph

Imagine having an assistant who never sleeps, never forgets, and always keeps an open line of communication with you. No fancy apps, no constant prompting—just a simple inbox. That’s the beauty of an email-based AI agent. By giving my AI its own email address and letting it regularly check for messages, I suddenly had a flexible, asynchronous way to collaborate with it.

Whenever I need something—summarize a long document, draft a reply, add a task to my list—I don’t have to open a special dashboard or remember a new command syntax. I just send an email. Hours later, I can check...

GNUnet 0.25.0

GNUnet 0.25.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of GNUnet 0.25.0.
GNUnet is an alternative network stack for building secure, decentralized and privacy-preserving distributed applications. Our goal is to replace the old insecure Internet protocol stack. Starting from an application for secure publication of files, it has grown to include all kinds of basic protocol components and applications towards the creation of a GNU internet.

This is a new major release. Major...

libgnunetchat 0.6.0

libgnunetchat 0.6.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of libgnunetchat 0.6.0.
This is a minor new release bringing compatibility with the major changes in latest GNUnet release 0.25.0. A few API updates and fixes are included. Additionally the messaging client applications using libgnunetchat got updated to stay compatible. This release will also require the GNUnet services from version 0.25.0 or later because of that.