A good essay on Le Chatelier's Principle (systems resist change), why we fail at building or modifying highly complex systems, and how starting over is a better path to success:
A good essay on Le Chatelier's Principle (systems resist change), why we fail at building or modifying highly complex systems, and how starting over is a better path to success:
Started the #FOSDEM #Legal & #Policy devroom now with our first speaker, @fsfe's Gabriel Ku Wei Bin: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/legal/
Started the #FOSDEM #Legal & #Policy devroom now with our first speaker, @fsfe's Gabriel Ku Wei Bin: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/legal/
Canada’s privacy czar seeks answers on TikTok policy updates
The change in the app's ownership has led to a series of updated privacy policies, including asking for the user's location, sexual identity and immigration status.
#privacy #policy #TikTok #Canada #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11639367/tiktok-privacy-policy-update/
Canada’s privacy czar seeks answers on TikTok policy updates
The change in the app's ownership has led to a series of updated privacy policies, including asking for the user's location, sexual identity and immigration status.
#privacy #policy #TikTok #Canada #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11639367/tiktok-privacy-policy-update/
eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agreement Update
https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-bans-ai-agents-updates-arbitration-user-agreement-feb-2026/
#HackerNews #eBay #bans #AI #agents #AI #policy #user #agreement #technology #news
⏰ #FOSDEM is around the corner! And we will be in the middle of it all!
Have a look at our amazing talks about #FreeSoftware #Policy #Legal topics ..., happening all over FOSDEM.
You do not want to miss any of our sessions?
🫶 Follow us and stay tuned for more info about FSFE at FOSDEM.
And of course, you can find us at our booth, building K Level 2, stand 9.
WTF??
Judge refuses to block new #DHS policy limiting #Congress members' access to #ICE facilities
A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the #Trump admin from enforcing a new #policy requiring a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit #immigration detention facilities.
#law #oversight #SeparationOfPowers #HumanRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Trump #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-shooting-congress-visit-ice-5eb6749b18d59ed8c47b5eeab9784432
WTF??
Judge refuses to block new #DHS policy limiting #Congress members' access to #ICE facilities
A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the #Trump admin from enforcing a new #policy requiring a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit #immigration detention facilities.
#law #oversight #SeparationOfPowers #HumanRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Trump #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-shooting-congress-visit-ice-5eb6749b18d59ed8c47b5eeab9784432
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm24k6kk1rko
#HackerNews #Canada #China #Relations #Shift #US #Policy #International #News #Diplomacy
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
https://disconnect.blog/escaping-the-trap-of-us-tech-dependence/
#HackerNews #Escaping #the #trap #of #US #tech #dependence #technology #independence #digital #sovereignty #tech #policy #innovation
A House Divided: Interpolitical Couples Across Adulthood and Their Co-Change in Political Orientations
Share your knowledge about Free and Open Source with the @EUCommission and provide input for its European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy.
All feedback is welcome but there are five specific questions like: What are the main barriers that prevent #FOSS adoption? & What is the added value of FOSS?
Input informs the Strategy which marks FOSS as a crucial contribution to technological sovereignty & security.
The Call is open till February 3.
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en
