Alexandru @codrut@social.privacytools.io

#NordVPN confirms it was hacked

https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/

Apple: We're not handing over Safari URLs to Tencent, just IP addresses - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/14/apple_china_tencent/

Disk Defragmentor

If you don't like the new icon, it's up to you to change it in settings :) #Fedilab

Google contractors targeting homeless people, college students to collect their facial data: Report https://www.medianama.com/2019/10/223-google-collecting-facial-details/

Egypt used Google Play in spy campaign targeting its own citizens, researchers say https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/egypt-used-google-play-in-spy-campaign-targeting-its-own-citizens-researchers-say/

France Set to Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Program https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-03/french-liberte-tested-by-nationwide-facial-recognition-id-plan

Facebook says Trump can lie in his Facebook ads - https://popular.info/p/facebook-says-trump-can-lie-in-his

Elizabeth Warren bites back at Zuckerberg’s leaked threat to K.O. the government - https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/01/no-you-suck/

We are aware of a bug affecting accounts with 2FA trying to log into mobile apps.

Instead of disabling 2FA on your account, please wait for the fix. It will be released soon!

EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49884827

Our 3 month roadmap is pretty exciting!

v0.10.6 - Mobile app support (eta: 1 day)

v0.10.7 - Performance, ComposeUI and Api updates

v0.10.8 - Circles

v0.10.9 - Stories and Instagram/Tumblr import

#pixelfed

Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water - https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/bottled-water-microplastics-1.4575045

iOS 13 bug grants third-party keyboards full access to iPhones - https://9to5mac.com/2019/09/24/ios-13-bug-grants-third-party-keyboards-full-access-to-iphones-even-when-users-have-it-turned-off/

@ButterflyOfFire Have you restarted your router? Have you restarted your computer? Have you left and re-entered your house? Have you tried feeding it a cookie?

If you are using Firefox with multiple tabs open and you are experiencing high RAM usage you can fix the issue with setting this tweak in about:config to TRUE (disabled by default):

browser.tabs.unloadOnLowMemory -> true