The ECtHR held that compelling a suspect to reveal the password to a mobile phone does not violate the right against self-incrimination.
JAVIER ESCOBAR VEAS argues that revealing a password is fundamentally different from taking a defendant's fingerprints.
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Soatok’s Informal Guide to Threat Models
After a long day of exhausting conversations about Hybrid Post-Quantum Cryptography, random jackasses trying to play gotcha with endpoint attacks against end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, and message board discussions in the wake of dumb politicians pushing more "age verification" bullshit on us all, it's become abundantly clear to me that the phrase "threat model" is a foreign…
http://soatok.blog/2026/06/30/soatoks-informal-guide-to-threat-models/
I made this a few years ago, to compare the size of the entire screen on an original 128k Mac with the size of the Safari icon on modern macOS. Enjoy!
I just called my four US congressfolks. It took about a minute each, including the time to read and type the phone numbers. Three of them had a real person pick up and politely record my message, the fourth had a single-step phone tree that took me to their answering machine. Tell them your name and what county you're calling from so they can add you to their charts -- this stuff adds up.
https://www.congress.gov/members
Here's the message I used, feel free to use or modify.
I'm <name> from <county> with a message for <senator>. I want you to reject KOSA and the KIDS act. I don't believe these acts protect children, but they do damage our privacy, which makes children more vulnerable and attacks our right to assemble.#uspol
The gap between layers gives bacteria a lot of room to hide and grow... using porous surfaces for food-contact usage is a *bad idea*.
The same goes for 3D printed sex toys, which I wish I didn't have to say.
My word, people, don't 3D print things that are supposed to have food-contact surfaces!
Democrats are like, "We promise, if we take Congress in the midterms, we will ban kids from the Internet, make big tech more powerful, and spy on all of you!"
This was a heart breaker, to be sure. More their company response than the action of the individual, even.
https://markwrites.io/if-your-company-funnels-money-to-fascists-youre-a-fascist-company
"An alliance of centre-right and far-right lawmakers won a vote for anti-immigration enforcement measures in the European Parliament last week. The Return Regulation is designed to speed up the removal of undocumented people and promises racial profiling, biometric control, expanded detention powers, and accelerated deportation to countries outside the EU. The approval was met with hearty applause and “send them home” chants from far-right MEPs, whose parties achieved historic gains during the 2024 EU elections in countries including France, Germany and Austria.
Thousands of immigrants die every year attempting to reach safety. Most of these deaths are unrecorded. In the Mediterranean, which has the world’s deadliest route for refugees, brutal push-back operations have contributed to the body count. Frontex—Europe’s version of ICE—has become the EU’s most funded agency, with its own ships, aircraft, drones, and weapons. Its 10,000-strong Standing Corps is the first and only pan-European armed force, operating with a budget that rivals those of small countries."
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/06/22/eu-votes-to-speed-up-deportations/
Steamroller becomes first prebuilt gaming PC to ship with SteamOS — Ryzen 9600X, Radeon RX 7600, 16GB DDR5 RAM system available for preorder at $1,299
Steamroller is the first commercially available prebuilt gaming PC running SteamOS, pairing standard desktop components with future upgradeability.
#hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/steamroller-becomes-first-prebuilt-gaming-pc-to-ship-with-steamos-ryzen-9600x-radeon-rx-7600-16gb-ddr5-ram-system-available-for-preorder-at-usd1-299
I’ve been operating without a MILF license. I’m not legally a MILF, contraband MILF.
Remember there is no prize for needlessly suffering during a heat wave. So if you have access to air conditioning, turn it on whenever you need to! Cover your windows, stay indoors, and find places with a/c instead of being outside. Do not feel bad for protecting your health.
Signed,
A person in the southern US who depends on air conditioner technology to survive
BMX is short for bicyclemaxxing
More fascist moves by people with a D next to their name.
Section 230 is a key thing that's enabling people to talk freely online about the Israeli genocide, Trump and a SLEW of other things.
Banning kids from social media is just going to ensure they use fake names and fake IDs.
What will banning kids from social media do? Oh, right, require platforms to verify who is an adult. How will they do that? I feel like that's come up a few times recently.
> "Known as “Project 2029,” the liberal group was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Project 2025 to write a policy agenda for the next Democratic presidential nominee. The group reckons starting with online internet safety — which has widespread Democratic support — will help galvanize the party to address what it calls this generation’s “tobacco moment.”
The “Kids Over Clicks” proposal calls for narrowing protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that shield platforms from some liability. Among other items, the group wants to clarify that companies aren’t protected from lawsuits stemming from AI-generated content, paid ads, illegal content or activity, and platforms that promote stalking or other nonconsensual behavior."
Are you fucking kidding me?
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@distractal/116835742939276188
Toss them in the river.
I just found this badge on the floor outside a high school.
I am *begging* the few "vote your heart in the primary" folks within the sound of my voice to recognize that the Democratic party has *never* made that argument in good faith. The evidence has been clear for decades, but now they're just literally
*telling you to your face*
You thought Trump was a liar? Allow me to introduce you to *centrism*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/centrist-democrats-democratic-socialists-backlash