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  1. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 30 in ~society

  2. Comment on Inside the covert operation to bring down the party threatening Viktor Orbán’s rule in ~society

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    Detective with inside knowledge of the operation against Tisza Party speaks up https://www.direkt36.hu/en/megszolal-a-nyomozo-aki-belulrol-ismeri-a-tisza-elleni-muvelet-ugyet/

    Detective with inside knowledge of the operation against Tisza Party speaks up
    https://www.direkt36.hu/en/megszolal-a-nyomozo-aki-belulrol-ismeri-a-tisza-elleni-muvelet-ugyet/

    Direkt36 recorded an interview with a police detective who worked in the department involved in the investigation against the Tisza IT specialists. In the interview, Bence Szabó spoke in detail about how the secret service had pressured them within the police force. Early Wednesday morning, Szabó was charged with abuse of office, and his home was searched.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Inside the covert operation to bring down the party threatening Viktor Orbán’s rule in ~society

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    According to documents obtained by Direkt36, a secret operation was carried out to bring down the IT systems of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza. IT specialists affiliated with the party planned to expose this, but then police officers, pressured by the Hungarian secret services, raided them, apparently on trumped-up charges.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft in ~society

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    Just as additional information: what I checked when I posted the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Insider_(website), sadly doesn't link to the https://theins.press domain, only to...

    Just as additional information: what I checked when I posted the article:

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft in ~society

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    Center 795, which emerged after the start of Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine and comprises elite units from the GRU and FSB, was established as a top-secret and fully autonomous entity designed to carry out the most critical operations, ranging from military missions in Ukraine to political assassinations and abductions abroad. The Insider has managed to identify all of the center’s key leaders and sponsors, determine its location, and pinpoint its main areas of activity. One of its officers has already been arrested in Colombia on charges of organizing the kidnapping of multiple regime opponents. He was caught because he handled an agent using Google Translate.

    15 votes

  8. 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

  9. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

  18. 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

  20. 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