A week of downtime and all the servers were recovered only because the customer had a proper disaster recovery protocol and held backups somewhere else, otherwise Google deleted the backups too...
We’re working on a new anti-tracking feature: Bounce Tracking Protection. It works similar to the existing Cookie Purging feature in Firefox, but instead of a tracker list it relies on heuristics to detect bounce trackers.
It’s based on the navigational-tracking-protections spec draft in the PrivacyCG[1]
Bad news is that it is not clear at this point whether Mozilla is going to go forward with the implementation. A post on Reddit by one of the project members suggests that the build is a "rough proof-of-concept". Some features tested in the build "did not survive". It is unclear which did not, as they are not mentioned.
Mozilla is, however, implementing those that survived the cut into Firefox. Again, the poster does not mention which those are. It is also not verified that the poster is actually a member of the project team, so take this with a grain of salt as well.
Thought this was a good read exploring some how the "how and why" including several apparent sock puppet accounts that convinced the original dev (Lasse Collin) to hand over the baton.
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
I have many nerdy friends who have been Linux users for ages. But most of them don't know such a thing as Openwrt exists or have never bothered to give it a try....
Installed OpenWRT on my NetGear router like 2 years back, and it didn't give me any trouble since then.
BTW, the amount of configuration options it offer is mindbogglingly.
Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France.
Hi everyone! Since I was absolutely fucked by Skiff (thank fuck I didn’t pay for it) I’m looking for a new email provider :) I’m not sure I like how proton is transforming into a full on suit, I only need email. Any other recommendations or is proton my only choice really?
Email alias indeed helps to avoid spam and helps you to assume separate identity per site, but won't help in any way to stop mail provider/server from processing your email data for user profiling / targeted ad purpose.
Buying email domain and self-hosting is only the full proof way from privacy POV, but it is really difficult target to accomplish. A privacy respecting email hosting + alias should be next ideal choice, IMO.
Making use of Linux's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) opens up new possibilities while users can still enjoy the VirtualBox VMM itself. The KVM support is part of the mainline kernel so there is less worries with not having to use the VirtualBox kernel driver, KVM tends to support new features quite quickly, and tends to be...
Currently, Intel x86_64 is the only supported host platform.
AMD will most likely work too but is considered experimental at the moment.
Linux is required as a host operating system for building and running VirtualBox KVM.
Starting with Intel Tiger Lake (11th Gen Core processors) or newer, split lock detection must be turned off in the host system. This can be achieved using the Linux kernel command line parameter split_lock_detect=off or using the split_lock_mitigate sysctl.
I made an app to install websites as desktop applications on Linux ( flathub.org )
Wayland usage has overtaken X11 ( lemmy.world )
Source: https://linux-hardware.org/?view=os_display_server...
ChatGPT consumes 25 times more energy than Google ( www.brusselstimes.com )
Linux 6.9 released ( lore.kernel.org )
Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers ( www.tomshardware.com )
Google Cloud accidentally deletes a financial institution account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’ ( www.theguardian.com )
A week of downtime and all the servers were recovered only because the customer had a proper disaster recovery protocol and held backups somewhere else, otherwise Google deleted the backups too...
Starting with Firefox 127, we're enabling a new anti-tracking feature in Nightly: Bounce Tracking Protection. ( mozilla.social )
5 Firefox extensions for Android I can't live without ( www.androidpolice.com )
Firefox Relay...
Updates from the GNOME (Foundation) board ( ramcq.net )
FCC votes to restore net neutrality ( www.theverge.com )
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked ( arstechnica.com )
Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie Are Getting a Refined APT Command-Line Interface - 9to5Linux ( 9to5linux.com )
Defences Down! ClamTk is No Longer Maintained - OMG! Ubuntu ( www.omgubuntu.co.uk )
note: ClamAV is a separate, distinct project whose development is overseen by the Talos Group, at Cisco Systems and is not affected by this decision
X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks ( www.theverge.com )
Ubuntu 24.04 Improves Power Efficiency on Laptops - OMG! Ubuntu ( www.omgubuntu.co.uk )
Desktop Linux Market Share: April 2024 ( itsfoss.com )
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/98ecda1f-ddc7-4cb3-82ed-4ace4e94abc5.png
Switch to Container Tabs – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 157 – Firefox Nightly News ( blog.nightly.mozilla.org )
Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due To XZ Nightmare ( www.phoronix.com )
Mozilla released a Firefox Nightly test build with vertical tabs - gHacks Tech News ( www.ghacks.net )
Mozilla released a Firefox Nightly test build with vertical tabs - gHacks Tech News ( www.ghacks.net )
Thunderbird goes from DEB to snap in Ubuntu 24.04 ( www.linuxadictos.com )
Linux Mint 22 Adopts PipeWire, New Linux Kernel Cadence - OMG! Ubuntu ( www.omgubuntu.co.uk )
XZ Hack - "If this timeline is correct, it’s not the modus operandi of a hobbyist. [...] It wouldn’t be surprising if it was paid for by a state actor." ( lcamtuf.substack.com )
Thought this was a good read exploring some how the "how and why" including several apparent sock puppet accounts that convinced the original dev (Lasse Collin) to hand over the baton.
Oh Snap! Canonical now doing manual reviews for new packages due to scam apps ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
How do you track security vulnerabilities?
Do you rely on mailing lists or news articles for security vulnerabilities? Please share....
GNU Coreutils 9.5 Can Yield 10~20% Throughput Boost For cp, mv & cat Commands ( www.phoronix.com )
LibreOffice 24.2.2 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux ( 9to5linux.com )
Your first distribution
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
Fedora 41 with Proposal to Adopt DNF5 ( linuxiac.com )
Enhanced Performance: DNF5 promises faster repository metadata processing and improved package query operations, aiming to save users precious seconds during package management tasks....
As a linux user, do you know about/use openwrt?
I have many nerdy friends who have been Linux users for ages. But most of them don't know such a thing as Openwrt exists or have never bothered to give it a try....
Firefox saw an increase in users (~50% in Germany and ~30% in France) following Apple’s default browser changes in the EU. ( www.theverge.com )
Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France.
NVIDIA R550 Linux Driver's Open Kernel Modules Performing Well On GeForce GPUs ( www.phoronix.com )
Mutter Merges Experimental Variable Refresh Rate For GNOME 46 ( www.phoronix.com )
Former distrohoppers, where did you settle down?
Which one(s) and why?
GNOME Shell and Mutter 46 Beta Released with Numerous Improvements - 9to5Linux ( 9to5linux.com )
Xfce 4.20 Aiming For Usable Wayland Support While Maintaining X11 Compatibility ( www.phoronix.com )
Note: Xface wiki doesn't explicitly mention version 4.20 comes with Wayland support....
Privacy focused email recommendation
Hi everyone! Since I was absolutely fucked by Skiff (thank fuck I didn’t pay for it) I’m looking for a new email provider :) I’m not sure I like how proton is transforming into a full on suit, I only need email. Any other recommendations or is proton my only choice really?
Cyberus Develops Open-Source KVM Backend For VirtualBox ( www.phoronix.com )
Making use of Linux's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) opens up new possibilities while users can still enjoy the VirtualBox VMM itself. The KVM support is part of the mainline kernel so there is less worries with not having to use the VirtualBox kernel driver, KVM tends to support new features quite quickly, and tends to be...