Ente just completed a CERN-sponsored security audit by Cure53 ✅ Passed with flying colors. They also have new updates: - OCR on mobile - Swipe to select your photos faster, landscape gallery mode for tablets, & more - New desktop album tools, and a map view Learn more on their blog: ente.io/blog/

iOS 26.1 and macOS 26.1 are both live with security patches if you haven't already updated ✅

We're live! Say hi and share your wins from the week with the rest of the community 😄 youtube.com/live/8YWqCau...

Tonight at 5PM ET: Someone finally did the thing many keep putting off 😅 They audited their password manager, switched everything to email aliases set up Tuta, and enabled 2FA on accounts that were missing it. Tune in for their process + more privacy wins! 👇 youtube.com/live/8YWqCau...

It's time we fight to keep Android open. Join the fight: keepandroidopen.org

During the AWS outage, Eight Sleep mattresses went rogue 🛌 They woke people up with flashing lights, cranked heat to high levels, and locked into upright positions. Welcome to 2025, where your subscription mattress freaks out because servers went down.

OpenBSD 7.8 just dropped 🔧 - Raspberry Pi 5 support (serial console) - AMD SEV for confidential VMs - Linux 6.12 DRM graphics drivers - Improved FUSE compatibility - More hardware support

Mullvad just published results from their latest security audit ✅ Zero critical, high, or medium-severity issues. They fixed one low-severity input validation weakness & addressed some minor observations.

Excited to be attending & speaking (about ad-blocking in the creator economy!) at the Ad-Filtering Dev Summit in Cyprus hosted by AdGuard, Ghostery, and eyeo. Say hi if you're around!

And just like that, Apple & Google are suing Texas for their 'censorship regime' and ' oppressive laws' for KYCing app stores 🧑‍⚖️ It's not common to agree with them, but this is nice to see! Would you want to see coverage of this in a video update? Source: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Someone...you never know who...sent 0.5 XMR yesterday to Techlore. Just wanted to send a thank you for the large tip whoever you are 🫶

Someone actually deleted WhatsApp after 15 years and moved most of their contacts to Signal. FIFTEEN YEARS. I'll be breaking down some strategies to help on the journey and all other privacy wins from the community. Tune in on YT @ 4PM EST 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Fp...

🎉 Zorin OS 18 is here, and it's a big upgrade! Nice timing since Windows 10 just hit end-of-life this week, leaving 240 million PCs behind. Instead of buying new hardware or forcing Windows 11, Zorin OS like most distros lets you keep your existing computer running for years.

Going live to celebrate current defeat of Chat Control and any other wins you all have to share. Say hi! Going live in about 5 minutes :) YouTube: youtube.com/live/t0Uk9eC... PeerTube: techlore.tv/w/9BL77h2HEw...

🦊 Firefox 144 is FINALLY bringing full-fledged profile management! No more about:profiles hacks or command-line flags. Just easy switching between personal, work, and testing profiles, like Chrome has had for years. Drops October 14th, but you can enable it now in about:config

🚨 Logitech is bricking $100 smart home buttons on October 15th. Your "compensation" for this planned obsolescence? A 15% off coupon (with exclusions) that expires in 6 months. The Agreement: You paid $100. They're giving you a discount code. Your devices become e-waste.

🎉 VICTORY: Synology just backed down on their restrictive drive policy! After massive community backlash, Synology will now allow non-verified third-party drives on 2025 Plus, Value, and J-series NAS models with DSM 7.3.

GOING LIVE TOMORROW! 4PM Eastern 🔴 Join me as we celebrate a huge privacy victory, the EU's Chat Control surveillance law has been blocked! Bring your wins! Did you switch to a privacy-respecting service? Set up 2FA? Help a friend improve their security? Share it live!

🚨 Texas is trying to destroy app privacy for everyone. Starting 2026: Texas law requires age verification for all app downloads. Want to check the weather? Hand over "sensitive, personally identifiable information." Apple and Google are complying, but calling it out as bad.

Microsoft is at it AGAIN, removing more workarounds that let you install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. The latest W11 test build kills the "start ms-cxh:localonly" command that users discovered after MS blocked "bypassnro" earlier this year. Pretty ridiculous 😤

🚨 BREAKING: Chat Control BLOCKED in EU! 🎉 Germany just refused to back the EU's mass surveillance "Chat Control" regulation after public pressure! This blocks the required majority in the EU Council and derails next week's planned vote. NICE JOB EVERYONE! 💪

Going live top of the hour for the weekly privacy wins! YouTube: youtube.com/live/hq8VK9C...

🔴 GOING LIVE TOMORROW! 4PM Eastern 🔴 Join the weekly privacy wins from the community! This week's win: A viewer taking TOTP backups seriously to protect their accounts 💪 We'll discuss practical 2FA strategies, recovery tips, and many victories! youtube.com/live/hq8VK9C...

Great recap by @tuta.com on Chat Control and what needs to happen to protect encryption! Watch if you haven't: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttuW...

Nextcloud community is STRONG! Happy to be attending today 😄 Say hi if you're here! #NextcloudConf25

The Nextcloud community conference begins 🌤️ #NextcloudConf25

iOS 26, iPadOS 26, & macOS and are available with the latest security improvements.

Going live at the top of the hour for the weekly privacy wins, showcasing the highlight win of a user who opted for Linux Mint over Windows 11 🐧 Join the fun on YouTube to also share your wins: youtube.com/live/Om-vltG...

80% of benefits come from switching to ANY established big tech alternative discussed in our community. But many discussions revolve around the 20% that most people will never even get to. Less arguing, more onboarding. Get friends off WhatsApp & Gmail first, then optimize.

Politicians are working overtime to make "privacy" synonymous with "criminal activity" Every time you choose to use a service that respects your data, you're proving them wrong. Normal people want privacy. You ARE the counter-narrative!

FINAL HOURS! EU governments finalize Chat Control positions TOMORROW (Sept 12) If you're in undecided countries 🇪🇪🇬🇷🇩🇪 or others - contact your national reps AND MEPs NOW! Every voice matters before the Oct 14 Council vote. fightchatcontrol.eu

Big Tech stole the word "privacy" and turned it into marketing BS. "We care about your privacy" → proceeds to harvest every data point about your existence Time to take our word back. Real privacy means YOU control YOUR data. Not them deciding how much data they can steal.

Senator Ron Wyden is calling out Microsoft's "gross cybersecurity negligence" for the cause behind the ransomware attack that took down hospitals 🏥💥 5+ million patient records stolen. Surgeries suspended. All because Microsoft uses "ancient, insecure" encryption by default.

UK's age verification law is working exactly as critics predicted: a complete disaster. Compliant sites lost 90% of users. Non-compliant sketchy sites saw traffic DOUBLE. On the bright side: Kids are now being taught to use Tor browser. Congratulations, you played yourselves🧵

The right to communicate privately. The right to access information. The right to not be surveilled 24/7. The right to control your own data. These aren't luxuries, they're necessities for a free society. Keep fighting.

In just a couple hours I'll be doing a workshop with @effaustin.bsky.social on building a strategic approach to privacy 🎯 We'll cover threat modeling, avoiding fear-based decisions, & sustainable privacy practices that actually work in real life. Set a reminder👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt0u...

Former WhatsApp security chief just dropped a lawsuit against Meta 💣 Claims 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data with no audit trail, and that he got fired for trying to fix it. Meta says he's just a disgruntled ex-employee with "poor performance."

Reminder: While we're debating whether Proton or Tutanota has better encryption, many people are still using Gmail with password123 and wondering how their bank account was drained. The weeds are fun to be in, but don't forget to look up once in a while 🌿

If you don't have a custom domain, you don't really own your email inbox. New service shuts down? Your address is gone forever. Provider changes terms? You're stuck. Want to switch? Good luck updating every account. A $10/year domain gives you email independence for life.

Signal just rolled out secure backups, a heavily requested feature! Your message history can finally survive phone disasters. End-to-end encrypted backups that refresh daily, with a 64-character recovery key that never leaves your device. Here's how it works... 🧵

Google quietly scrubbed its 2030 net-zero pledge from its website after AI data centers made those goals "impossible" 🤐 AI profits & data collection > climate promises

Google just got slapped with a $3.45 billion EU fine for rigging the ad tech game in their favor. The kicker? They've been doing this since 2014, basically tax on every website that dares to show ads without bowing to Google's empire.

Over 10 years ago I opened Tor Browser for the first time and felt something I'd never experienced online: Safety. Today, it's still one of the few browsers with sensible defaults, the magic hasn't left. Thank you @torproject.bsky.social for protecting millions of people 🌍

People can't agree on anything these days..except that Windows sucks and switching to Linux is amazing 😂 Literally the only universal agreement I see. Crypto bros, privacy advocates, random tech Twitter - everyone has the "why didn't I do this sooner" energy SWITCH TO LINUX 🐧

It's crazy that I've blocked 12 percent of traffic (over 1 million requests!) maybe just on this device's browser

What are your Brave stats 👀 If you use another browser share why instead!

Identity theft doesn't need to hack your phone, it just needs your SSN from that data breach 3 years ago. FREEZE YOUR CREDIT. It's free, takes 20 minutes, & prevents most financial fraud. All the encrypted apps in the world won't help if someone opens credit cards in your name.

The weekly privacy wins thread is live! 🎉 Drop your wins, big or small, we want to celebrate them all. Whether you switched browsers, helped a friend escape Big Tech, or finally set up that VPN, share your wins below 👇 discuss.techlore.tech/t/your-weekl...

Plexus, our Android compatibility app, just dropped an update! - Android 16 support - New list view customization options - Search results now sort properly - See when ratings were actually submitted - More languages thanks to you all!

People realize how much they value encryption when politicians threaten to ban it 🔨 Our video about encryption being under attack is bringing a lot of attention to this! youtu.be/EXYATfmuf7k