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  1. Comment on Google resolves its legal dispute with Epic Games in ~tech

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    I think it will stay similar like it is now as they are only talking about improving the experience for qualified app stores.

    I think it will stay similar like it is now as they are only talking about improving the experience for qualified app stores.

    We’re introducing a program that makes sideloading qualified app stores even easier.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Google resolves its legal dispute with Epic Games in ~tech

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    Expanded billing choice on Google Play for users and developers
    Google Play is giving developers even more billing choice and freedom in how they handle transactions. Mobile developers will have the option to use their own billing systems in their app alongside Google Play’s billing, or they can guide users outside of their app to their own websites for purchases. Our goal is to offer this flexibility in a way that maximizes choice and safety for users.

    We’re introducing a program that makes sideloading qualified app stores even easier. Our new Registered App Stores program will provide a more streamlined installation flow for Android app stores that meet certain quality and safety benchmarks.

    Lower pricing and new programs to support developers

    1. Billing: For those developers who choose to use Google Play’s billing system, they will be charged a market-specific rate separate from the service fee. In the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and US that rate will be 5%.

    2. Service Fees:

      a. For new installs (first time installs from users after the new fees are launched in a region), we are reducing the in-app purchase (IAP) service fee to 20%.

      b. We are launching an Apps Experience Program and revamping our Google Play Games Level Up program to incentivize building great software experiences across Android form factors associated with clear quality benchmarks and enhanced user benefits. Those developers who choose to participate in these programs will have even lower rates. Participating IAP developers will have a 20% service fee for transactions from existing installs and a 15% fee on transactions from new app installs.

      c. Our service fee for recurring subscriptions will be 10%.

    8 votes

  4. Comment on Eyes of Iran: how the regime secretly monitors its citizens in ~society

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    I didn't know about the funding by National Endowment for Democracy. As this story was also run by i.a. Spiegel, ZDF and Le Monde I didn't look into it more. I posted this because I found the...

    I didn't know about the funding by National Endowment for Democracy. As this story was also run by i.a. Spiegel, ZDF and Le Monde I didn't look into it more.

    I posted this because I found the technological 'state of the art' interesting.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Eyes of Iran: how the regime secretly monitors its citizens in ~society

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    Key findings

    • In complete secrecy, Iranian authorities bought FindFace, a Russian facial recognition software, in 2019, as confirmed by contracts obtained by Forbidden Stories and its partners.
    • FindFace can identify faces in public spaces in a matter of seconds and run them through databases maintained by the regime's security services.
    • The Iranian security apparatus is attempting to conceal this acquisition with shell companies.
    • Several security agencies are involved, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.
    6 votes

  7. Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech

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    https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116159651541677008

    It will be a specific subset of their devices with GrapheneOS support. The Motorola Signature (2026) and Motorola Razr Fold (2026) for recent devices which are close to meeting our requirements but not quite there. There's a lot of work to do for the next generation devices supporting GrapheneOS. We would have liked to support the 2026 devices but there wasn't enough time and Qualcomm's MTE support wasn't ready yet.

    https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116159651541677008

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech

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    Together, Motorola and the GrapheneOS Foundation will work to strengthen smartphone security and collaborate on future devices engineered with GrapheneOS compatibility.

    In the coming months, Motorola and the GrapheneOS Foundation will continue to collaborate on joint research, software enhancements, and new security capabilities, with more details and solutions to roll out as the partnership evolves.

    16 votes

  10. Comment on The internet was weeks away from disaster and no one knew in ~tech

  11. Comment on Keenadu – a multifaceted Android malware that can come preinstalled on new devices in ~tech

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    Kaspersky has detected a new malware for Android devices that it dubbed Keenadu. This malware is distributed in multiple forms – it can be preinstalled directly into devices’ firmware, embedded within system apps, or even downloaded from official app stores such as Google Play. Currently Keenadu is used for ad fraud, with attackers using infected devices as bots to deliver link clicks on ads, but it can also be used for malicious purposes, with some variants even allowing full control of the victim’s device.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on MEP raises questions over US biometric talks for EU visa deal in ~society

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    As the EU is preparing to negotiate expanded data access terms with the US to maintain visa-free travel, a Renew Europe lawmaker is raising concerns about these talks taking place amid rising transatlantic tensions.

    Renew Europe MEP Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle sent written questions to the Commission and EU capitals, seen by Euractiv, demanding to know why EU institutions agreed to open talks with the US about granting access to Europeans’ sensitive data.

    The Parliament’s civil liberties committee is set to hold a closed-door meeting to discuss the data access talks on 24 February, according to a recent committee agenda.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on archive.today is directing a DDOS attack against my blog in ~tech

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    This sent my down a rabbit hole. Here's the Stack Overflow question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15445285/how-can-i-connect-to-a-tor-hidden-service-using-curl-in-php Found via...

    This sent my down a rabbit hole. Here's the Stack Overflow question:
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15445285/how-can-i-connect-to-a-tor-hidden-service-using-curl-in-php

    Found via https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1nln17/the_stackoverflow_question_that_busted_the_silk/. The Reddit post's title is exaggerated, the Stack Overflow post was just a piece of the puzzle.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Telegram CEO vows to fight for app amid Russia pressure in ~tech

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    Russia's state communications watchdog said earlier in the day that the popular messaging app would face further restrictions from authorities because it failed to correct previous violations.

    Then on Wednesday, a Russian court fined the ‌messaging ⁠app ⁠around 11 million rubles (€119,500, $142,400) for refusing to remove banned content authorities regard as extremist, according to ‌the state-run RIA ‌Novosti.

    Users reported slow traffic and lagging downloads throughout Tuesday as Russia moved to tighten controls on the key channel for both public and private communication in the country.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored hackers in ~tech

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    Following the security disclosure published in the v8.8.9 announcement
    https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/
    the investigation has continued in collaboration with external experts and with the full involvement of my (now former) shared hosting provider.

    According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org. The exact technical mechanism remains under investigation, though the compromise occured at the hosting provider level rather than through vulnerabilities in Notepad++ code itself. Traffic from certain targeted users was selectively redirected to attacker-controlled served malicious update manifests.

    TL;DR
    According to the former hosting provider, the shared hosting server was compromised until September 2, 2025. Even after losing server access, attackers maintained credentials to internal services until December 2, 2025, which allowed them to continue redirecting Notepad++ update traffic to malicious servers. The attackers specifically targeted Notepad++ domain with the goal of exploiting insufficient update verification controls that existed in older versions of Notepad++. All remediation and security hardening were completed by the provider by December 2, 2025, successfully blocking further attacker activity.

    20 votes

  20. Comment on Theme reset? in ~tildes

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    Are you using the Account default theme setting? It's in your user settings.

    Are you using the Account default theme setting? It's in your user settings.

    3 votes