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• How do *permanently* disable "resume from suspend" when opening lid?

  I have Kubuntu on a Thinkpad, and a S3-sleep state selected in the Bios. My setup has always been to not resume from sleep when the lid is open. I achieved this by running once echo "LID" | sudo tee /proc/acpi/wakeup which toggles the wakeup-on-lid state. The behaviour would be respected upon restart. Here’s my problem: since some recent update – I don’t know whether from apt or fwupd – I discovered that the laptop was waking up upon lid opening. So I issued the command above...

• [PDF]A Hacker's Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users IP history even with VPN, Full web activity, Video game activity and games played, Logged-in social accounts Via undocumented Windows Device ID

  cross-posted from: piefed.world/…/pdf-a-hacker-s-arrest-reveals-micr… You can read about it yourself here on page 12 (or page 8 of affidavit), then page 33 and down (page 29 of affidavit) First one to notice this: Security researcher, VX-Underground.

• Torrenting through VPN: which countries as exit points?

  Dear fellow sailors who use VPN for torrenting: which country or countries do you prefer as exit points, and why? I remember some posts around the net from years ago suggesting Spain. But I’ve also seen Switzerland recommended. Cheers and sail safely!

• Post #3130671

  Fantastic! Thanks for explaining 🙏

• Systemd v261-rc1 is out with the 'birth date field'

  For those interested on the question of age verification and GNU/Linux: be aware that Systemd v261-rc1 was recently released. It now implements an optional birth date field in the JSON user database (see second item under “Other changes”). The implementation of this field was prompted by age-verification or -attestation laws. (Age-verification status of Open Source Operating Systems.)

• Surge in Systemd forks after the latest changes

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62192988 The latest changes implemented in the Systemd repo, related to or prompted by age-verification laws, have made many people unhappy (I suppose links about this aren’t necessary). This has led to a surge in Systemd forks during the last days (“surge” because there have always been plenty of forks). Here are some forks that explicitly mention those changes as their reason for forking (rough time ordering taken from the fork page): paramazo/systemd “...

• Denial Takes Hold as Teens Circumvent Australian Age Verification

  Denial Takes Hold as Teens Circumvent Australian Age Verification The failure of the Australian age verification laws has left advocates with the only tool left in the chest: denial.

• A polite open letter to KDE developers and maintainers, which got blocked by a moderator.

  I find it sad and very anti-democratic that they blocked my post, which is polite and respectful. The reply of the moderator was moreover rude: “Instead of starting useless drama here, seemingly in search of magic validation points” and “Go and protest somewhere else, to the people that can actually do something about it.” Here’s my polite open letter: I have been happily using KDE software, and especially the Kubuntu Linux distro, Plasma, and Dolphin, for almost a decade, on several device...

• "FOSS" and "GNU Linux" do *not* automatically mean "for the community" or "for human rights"

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62536902 The ongoing discussions about age-verification and changes in Free and Open-Source Software and GNU Linux and related OSs made me realize a gross misunderstanding on my part. I think many other users may have the same misunderstanding (seeing many comments using the word “traitors”), and it’s important that we become aware of it. We must understand that using or saying “FOSS” or “Linux” does not automatically mean to stand up for human rights like pr...

• Denial Takes Hold as Teens Circumvent Australian Age Verification

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62594213 Denial Takes Hold as Teens Circumvent Australian Age Verification The failure of the Australian age verification laws has left advocates with the only tool left in the chest: denial.

• "FOSS" and "GNU Linux" do *not* automatically mean "for the community" or "for human rights"

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62536902 The ongoing discussions about age-verification and changes in Free and Open-Source Software and GNU Linux and related OSs made me realize a gross misunderstanding on my part. I think many other users may have the same misunderstanding (seeing many comments using the word “traitors”), and it’s important that we become aware of it. We must understand that using or saying “FOSS” or “Linux” does not automatically mean to stand up for human rights like pr...

• Will we have to choose between privacy-friendly Linux distros vs legal Linux distros?

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62278765 Software changes for compliance with age-verification laws are being pushed a bit everywhere in Linux-development; for example: In Systemd, already merged. In xdg.desktop.portal (a portal frontend service for Flatpak and other desktop containment frameworks), still open. In Arch Linux, still open. In Freedesktop.org, still open. It’s interesting that it’s the same small group of people behind these pull requests, and that discussi...

• Will we have to choose between privacy-friendly Linux distros vs legal Linux distros?

  Software changes for compliance with age-verification laws are being pushed a bit everywhere in Linux-development; for example: In Systemd, already merged. In xdg.desktop.portal (a portal frontend service for Flatpak and other desktop containment frameworks), still open. In Arch Linux, still open. In Freedesktop.org, still open. It’s interesting that it’s the same small group of people behind these pull requests, and that discussion threads in them have been locked owing to a...

• Post #787426

  I was wondering the same. I have an extremely old Android that’s dying, and as soon as it does I’ll look for devices with GrapheneOS. As @Unreliable@lemmy.ml says, it seems Pixel is the only one for now, and possibly one needs a slightly older model as well. That’s what I’ll look for.

• Post #787424

  Agree. In fact, even projects that do have ties to those regions. Free & open-source is a stance.

• Post #783267

  This should be a post on its own in some appropriate communities. Completely agree with you.

• Will we have to choose between privacy-friendly Linux distros vs legal Linux distros?

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62278765 Software changes for compliance with age-verification laws are being pushed a bit everywhere in Linux-development; for example: In Systemd, already merged. In xdg.desktop.portal (a portal frontend service for Flatpak and other desktop containment frameworks), still open. In Arch Linux, still open. In Freedesktop.org, still open. It’s interesting that it’s the same small group of people behind these pull requests, and that discussi...

• Birthdate field under discussion also in Arch Linux

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62271746 Add a required birth date prompt (YYYY-MM-DD) to the user creation flow, stored as a systemd userdb JSON drop-in at /etc/userdb/.user on the target system. Motivation Recent age verification laws in California (AB-1043), Colorado (SB26-051), Brazil (Lei 15.211/2025), etc. require platforms to verify user age. Collecting birth date at install time ensures Arch Linux is compliant with these regulations. The pull-request discussion thread has be...

• FYI Systemd v261, probably due in May, is the release planned to include the 'birthDate' field.

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/62271427 For those interested, the Systemd release that’s planned to include the controversial ‘birthDate’ field to user records, complying with age-verification laws, is v261 (see ‘milestone’ in the pull request). This release seems to be planned for May. The current release, from some hours ago, is v260.1. I see that Ubuntu Noble (24.04) just updated to v255.

• Post #726236

  It is. My impression, which can be completely wrong, is that it’s mostly younger generations, who have not experienced this kind of danger and inch-wise progression, and therefore underestimate it.

• GrapheneOS Foundation Never To Require ID or Other PII To Use GrapheneOS

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/44781501 GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone around the world without requiring personal information, identification or an account. GrapheneOS and our services will remain available internationally. If GrapheneOS devices can’t be sold in a region due to their regulations, so be it.

• GrapheneOS Foundation Never To Require ID or Other PII To Use GrapheneOS

  cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/44781501 GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone around the world without requiring personal information, identification or an account. GrapheneOS and our services will remain available internationally. If GrapheneOS devices can’t be sold in a region due to their regulations, so be it.

• Post #153547

  On matters like VPN providers, DNS providers, and similar topics, often one would like to find websites with recommendations and reviews from other people, especially testers or “experts”. But it’s SO difficult to find trustworthy websites! A good one is www.privacyguides.org Do you know of any other good, trustworthy ones?