Tell Canonical to shove it
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When will people finally let go of this flatsnap madness? 
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I may try this. The insects buzzing away in the forest at night drive me wack(ier).
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Floorp: Everyone’s talking about it, Garuda’s going to be using it 
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floorp is a excellent browser uses Firefox plug-ins and can mimic Firefox layout blaa blaa
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Me too… So
Mesa RADV Driver Baking Improvements For VKD3D-Proton With AMD FSR3 - Phoronix
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AuthLogParser: Open-source tool for analyzing Linux authentication logs - Help Net Security
GNU Hurd Has Been Making Progress On Its x86_64 Support - Phoronix
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Well, it appears that the new owners of VMware are not done settling down yet. After dropping the hammer on customers of the perpetual licenses, Broadcom is now all set to alienate another part of the longstanding cloud computing business.
This time, it is the VMware Cloud Services Provider program seeing a radical change that will see many affected, and even lose business if they are not deemed worthy of an invitation by Broadcom.
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broadcom trying to go mile high after investing in silicon valley?
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Patrick Breyer @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social
Meta’s surveillance protection money of up to €251.88 per year is illegal and violates the #DSGVO. No one should have to pay for their right to privacy!
I’m glad that noyb and Max Schrems are now following up on their first complaint
Meta ignores GDPR right to simply withdraw consent
Translation
Anyone who does not want to be tracked when using Instagram and Facebook has had to pay up to €251.88 per year since the beginning of November 2023. While one (free) click is enough to consent to tracking, you have to go through a complicated process to withdraw your consent - and take out a paid subscription. However, the GDPR clearly states that withdrawing consent must be “as simple” as giving it. noyb has therefore lodged a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority. This follows a complaint from November 2023, in which noyb focused on consent under the “Pay or Okay” system.
Complaint against Meta regarding the withdrawal of consent (DE)
Earlier complaint focusing on the consent process (DE)
Meta’s latest attempt to circumvent EU data protection law. It has only been six months since the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared Meta’s handling of user data illegal. Nevertheless, the social media company has launched its next attempt to circumvent European data protection law. Instead of asking users for their consent, Meta is now demanding money for choosing a privacy-friendly setting. Since the beginning of November 2023, users have to pay up to €251.88 per year if they want to maintain their basic right to data protection on Facebook and Instagram. Alternatively, they have to accept being tracked for personalized advertising. noyb already filed a complaint against this practice last year.
Expensive withdrawal of consent. However, Meta’s extremely questionable handling of free consent is not the only problem. Once consent to tracking has been given, there is no easy way to withdraw consent at a later date. This is unlawful, as Article 7 GDPR clearly states that the withdrawal of consent must be just as simple as the consent itself. In reality, however, you have to purchase a subscription for €251.88 to withdraw your consent.
Massimiliano Gelmi, data protection lawyer at noyb: “The legal situation is clear: withdrawing consent must be just as easy as giving consent. It is obvious that paying €251.88 per year to withdraw consent is not comparable to a simple click on the “OK” button.”
Clear violation of the law. In its guidelines, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) even cites monetary costs as an example of a burden that is incompatible with the principles of Article 7 GDPR, and the data subject had to wade through several windows and banners to even find the option to withdraw consent.
Complaint filed in Austria. noyb has now filed a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA). This should instruct Meta to bring its data processing in line with European data protection law. Users must have an easy way to withdraw their consent - without paying a fee. In addition, noyb is proposing that the authority impose a fine to prevent further breaches of the law. The case will probably be forwarded by the DPO to the Irish DPC, as it is responsible for Meta in the EU.
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Arch Linux Will Now Use Dbus-Broker As Its Default D-Bus Daemon - Phoronix
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Dbus-broker seems A-OK. No problem in vanilla whasis.