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Stand Together to Protect Democracy
Stand Together to Protect Democracy
Donate in 2025 and you’ll help EFF receive bonus grants. Support digital privacy and free speech!

The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not a done deal, and it shouldn’t be. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eus-

EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts GDPR Privacy Rights
EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts GDPR Privacy Rights
The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not a done deal, and it shouldn’t be.The GDPR is the most comprehensive model for privacy legislation...

Need a project for the holidays? Need to integrate your Wazuh SIEM with Ubiquiti UniFi products? I wrote a guide for this.

mattsimpson.ca/2025/12/24/ubiq

Ubiquiti UniFi Activity Logging to Wazuh XDR+SIEM Integration
Ubiquiti UniFi Activity Logging to Wazuh XDR+SIEM Integration
I have been running the Wazuh Unified XDR and SIEM platform for a few years now for my company server and lab environments in order to monitor and act on cybersecurity threats to my infrastructure.…

What an exciting announcement "Bell and Queen's University joining forces to build sovereign AI supercomputing infrastructure in Canada" newswire.ca/news-releases/bell

Bell and Queen's University joining forces to build sovereign AI supercomputing infrastructure in Canada
Bell and Queen's University joining forces to build sovereign AI supercomputing infrastructure in Canada
/CNW/ - Bell, Canada's largest communications company1, and Queen's University (Queen's), a leading research-intensive institution, today announced they have...

Emily Carr

Emily Carr was a Canadian artist inspired by the forests of British Columbia. She was one of the pre-eminent Canadian painters of the first half of the 20th century, and perhaps the most original. 🎨🇨🇦 #Canada

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/

Big Raven Emily Carr, 1931, oil on canvas. Carr's painting was deeply influenced by the art of the Northwest Coast First Nations. (courtesy Vancouver Art Gallery)

What I love about walking through the forest is that you enter a realm that is governed by the ageless rules of nature. The interplay of plants and animals going about their daily business is the true reality of life on earth. It reaches deep into the past and will continue far into the future. As you enter, you leave our transient, manufactured world and briefly see life as it always has been and always will be.

A snowy path through the woods after a snowstorm. It cuts through a dense forest. The dark trunks and branches of trees are partially covered in snow, making them stand out against the gray of the sky and white of the snow. It is a color photo but looks black and white.

Thousands of hacked Asus routers are under control of suspected China-state hackers
So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.
arstechnica.com/security/2025/

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I believe Google here. I saw the posts being referenced this week and thought they smelled off, so didn't boost or comment. "Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI. Viral posts claim you need to opt out of Gmail’s ‘smart features’ to avoid having your emails used to train AI, but Google says it doesn’t use the content of your emails for AI training."

theverge.com/news/826902/gmail

Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google is pushing back on posts claiming it has changed its policy to use your Gmail messages and attachments to train AI models, telling The Verge that it does not train Gmail content for training Gemini.

Veritasium recently posted a great video about jet engine material science, icymi. It's a real eye opener. I had no clue about the science, engineering, and production of a jet engine turbine blade. Crazy technology!

youtube.com/watch?v=QtxVdC7pBQM

#AvGeek #Plane #Engineering

Why Don’t Jet Engines Melt?
Why Don’t Jet Engines Melt?

To my friends: Heads up, the is about to make bad patents untouchable and is inviting your (the public) comments by Dec 2. Sounds to me like you might want to provide feedback. The has some very good examples of why this is bad and how you can take action by commenting: eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/pate

The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable
The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF supporters to file public comments opposing these rules this week. The USPTO is moving quickly, and staying silent will only help those who profit from abusive patents.