Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing EU countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/world/politics/eu-child-protection-privacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #privacy #socialnetworks #apps #signal #whatsapp #privacy #childabuse #eu #europe
Tim Chambers
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CNBC: U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms. “The justices turned down Google’s request to temporarily freeze parts of the injunction won by Epic in its lawsuit accusing the tech giant of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and pay for transactions within apps.”
CNBC: U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms. “The justices turned down Google’s request to temporarily freeze parts of the injunction won by Epic in its lawsuit accusing the tech giant of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and pay for transactions within apps.”
More details on Google's plans to block sideloading of Android apps from unverified developers - sideloading *will* still be supported, but the new rules could bring an end to some apps & app distributors (like F-Droid). https://www.androidauthority.com/how-android-app-verification-works-3603559/ #Android #Apps #Google
Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in Aichi Prefecture on suspicion of swindling a food delivery service firm by making false claims that ordered food had not arrived to obtain refunds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/crime-legal/nagoya-food-order-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #nagoya #food #apps
Richard MacManus
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Okay so with all that's going on around social media these days OpenAI decides the action they're going to take is...to make AI TikTok?
That sounds like a great idea. Truly the best. 🫠
#Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #News #OpenAI #AI #Apps #SocialMedia
Okay so with all that's going on around social media these days OpenAI decides the action they're going to take is...to make AI TikTok?
That sounds like a great idea. Truly the best. 🫠
#Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #News #OpenAI #AI #Apps #SocialMedia
der.hans
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@rae @moshimotsu @pthane After a long and tricky discussion with the team, we decided to go with the name LibreConnect 📱💻 It's simple, technical, and full of meaning - it reflects the idea of connecting devices without creating dependency, with a strong focus on privacy and control 🔐 It also brings LibreOffice to mind, which fits our philosophy: openness, transparency, freedom 
Big thanks for all your suggestions 
Each one was considered and helped us look at the project from different angles. Even if it wasn't picked, it still shaped the app. Because open-source is not just about code - it's about community 💜
If you want to follow the development, you can do that on GitHub:
👉 https://github.com/ppaluchowski64/LibreConnect
#LibreConnect #Naming #Brand #Branding #ProjectName #Tech #Technology #Dev #Software #App #Apps #Privacy #FOSS #OpenSource #Libre #FreeSoftware
PayPay will make its international debut in South Korea as early as later this month, with the service to be available in any stores or restaurants that accept payments on Zero Pay or China’s Alipay Plus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/softbank-paypay-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #paypay #softbank #cashless #southkorea #apps
Apple said on Wednesday that European Union users are experiencing delays in new features and facing increased privacy and security risks due to the bloc's landmark Digital Markets Act. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/25/tech/apple-eu-tech-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #apps #europe #eu
Tech companies including WhatsApp and streaming giant Twitch could be among more than a dozen sites added to Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the country's regulator said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/24/tech/whatsapp-twitch-australia-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #whatsapp #twitch #australia #socialmedia #apps #reddit #roblox
Donald Trump says that Lachlan Murdoch, Larry Ellison and Michael Dell will be investors in a proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/tech/murdoch-dell-ellison-tiktok-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #lachlanmurdoch #michaeldell #larryellison #tiktok #apps #socialmedia #china #us #donaldtrump #bytedance #rupertmurdoch #foxnews #newscorp #oracle #foxcorp
@rae @moshimotsu @pthane After a long and tricky discussion with the team, we decided to go with the name LibreConnect 📱💻 It's simple, technical, and full of meaning - it reflects the idea of connecting devices without creating dependency, with a strong focus on privacy and control 🔐 It also brings LibreOffice to mind, which fits our philosophy: openness, transparency, freedom
Big thanks for all your suggestions Each one was considered and helped us look at the project from different angles. Even if it wasn't picked, it still shaped the app. Because open-source is not just about code - it's about community 💜
If you want to follow the development, you can do that on GitHub:
👉 https://github.com/ppaluchowski64/LibreConnect
#LibreConnect #Naming #Brand #Branding #ProjectName #Tech #Technology #Dev #Software #App #Apps #Privacy #FOSS #OpenSource #Libre #FreeSoftware
India's online gamblers may turn to measures such as virtual private networks and proxy credit cards for placing a bets in the wake of a gambling ban in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/society/india-gaming-illegal-sites-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #india #gambling #apps
Dan Gillmor
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I'm writing this post here today in hopes to bring some attention to something that is near and dear to my heart, and that's an update to the current situation with Nova Launcher, that I worked for and with for nine years up until August of 2024.
For those that haven't seen the news, Kevin Barry, the founder and developer of Nova has left Branch which in turn means he's now no longer involved with Nova Launcher in any way going forward.
https://teslacoilapps.com/nova/solong.html
For the past year or so Kevin has stated that he was working on the open source version of Nova Launcher so that if/when this time came, it would be out in the open and the community could take it over and contribute to it and have it continue being developed.
However, it seems that Harish Thimmappa and others at Branch had told him to stop working on that effort as they didn't want him to continue doing that for unknown reasons. This is sad news because this was something that former CEO, Alex Austin, had promised both via a contract and publicly that if Kevin were to ever leave Branch, Nova Launcher would become open source. You can find that quote here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/w2q6al/comment/igzoniu/
and another very similar quote with similar conversation here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/w2q6al/comment/ih25ntz/
The reason for this post is to try and draw some attention to the folks at Branch, specifically folks like Harish Thimmappa to do the right thing and honor these promises and any writings in the contracts from 2022 and to fully focus on releasing Nova Launcher as an open source app.
The community deserves this more than anything, since that was something that Kevin was very adamant about when he allowed Branch to acquire Nova Launcher back in 2022. Plus, this is just something that Branch should do since it is something that has been promised.
There is currently a petition on Change.org to try and get Branch to do this as well. After only 3 days of it being posted to Change.org, it sits at almost 1,500 signatures, and that's with very little to no press coverage at this time, which is something that would be super useful to bring full attention to this situation. You can find the petition here:
https://www.change.org/p/make-nova-launcher-open-source-let-the-community-continue-its-development
I ask that everyone who sees this post can share it with their followers as I would love to see Branch do the right thing and follow through with their promises that were made back in 2022 when they acquired Nova Launcher and release it fully as an open source app now that Kevin is no longer working for Branch and not involved in Nova Launcher.
I'm going to tag some folks below that I worked with at Branch in hopes of getting this post seen by as many folks there as possible.
#NovaLauncher#Nova#Branch#BranchMetrics#OpenSource#OpenSourceNova#Petition#Android#Apps#Google
Cassidy James :gg: :fh:
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Sketch Friday Drop.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task and a pie timer.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task indicated by a checkbox and a progressbar/timer below.
Shaper app icon sketch. A symbolic icon with controls on a stack of papers.
Gamepad Mirror app icon sketch. A console controller split in the middle.
Late Sketch Friday.
Sketch Friday Drop.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task and a pie timer.
Tomodoro app icon sketch. A task indicated by a checkbox and a progressbar/timer below.
Shaper app icon sketch. A symbolic icon with controls on a stack of papers.
Gamepad Mirror app icon sketch. A console controller split in the middle.
Cassidy James :gg: :fh:
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