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Let's use technology that doesn't use us. We are an educational movement & community. Together we'll learn about friendly technology and how to use it effectively across many areas. Desktop, web, mobile, hardware, communications, and much more!
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New Paper Reveals Telegram is Leaking Unique Device IDs
Pavel Durov—you have failed us big time. Telegram, one of the biggest messaging apps in the entire world with over a billion users, has always promised it would never share user messages.
In 2025, CEO Pavel Durov famously quipped that he...
Anti-Drone Tech Hits FIFA World Cup
Thanks to the FIFA World Cup, we’re now starting to see the largest drone deployments for public sporting events. For the first time ever, U.S. state- and local-level law enforcement will be operating anti‑drone surveillance, drone‑first re...
Are We Powerless Against the Digital ID Future?
Mark Devlin and I discuss whether we can avoid a digital ID-dominated future or if we’re left with damage control. The momentum, money, and coordination behind AI and digital ID is massive, and the best move may be self-reliance. Can you so...
#TBOT 24: FIFA Drone Surveillance, Telegram Deanonymized, UK & CA Laws, SimpleX Chat
Here are this week’s stories:
FIFA Cup Monitored by Drones: Anti-drone tech is being used in 11 major cities for the FIFA worldcup. We’re talking anti-drone surveillance, drone first responders, and interceptor drones that fly at incredibl...
Finding the Patterns
Data centers need massive power and water. In this conversation with Charlie Robinson, I broke down how the map can help communities spot patterns early and organize before it’s too late.
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