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- 1Leaked EU documents reveal plan to mandate mass chat scans●Chatkontrolle: EU-Staaten wollen umfassende Massenscans per Umweg legalisieren Geleakte EU-Dokumente offenbaren vor dem
Leaked EU documents, published before a key trilogue round, indicate member states are seeking to legalise indiscriminate mass scanning of private messages through administrative decisions rather than primary legislation. Critics say the workaround would impose blanket surveillance of private communications without a court order, reviving the controversial 'chat control' proposal by indirect means, while supporters argue it targets child sexual abuse material.
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FASS has suffered a data breach in which personal and financial information was exposed. The incident raises concerns about how the organisation stored and protected sensitive customer data, and those affected may face risks such as identity theft or fraudulent transactions. Details on the number of people affected and how the breach occurred have not yet been made clear.
- 3Mexican director's satirical film 'Digger' draws attention●[Film-Tipp] Manchmal bleibt einem nur Satire, um sich mit schrecklichen Ereignissen zu befassen. Das zeigt der surreale
A film recommendation circulating on Mastodon highlights 'Digger', a surreal satire by Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise. The recommendation argues that satire is sometimes the only way to confront terrible events, and directs readers to a longer review on the library blog Musermeku discussing the film and its approach.
- 4MFASS paper reveals how three splice-variant rankers compare▼Peek behind the paper | MFASS: what three splice-variant rankers put in the first 100
BioTechniques has published a 'Peek behind the paper' feature on MFASS, a tool that ranks splice variants. The piece explains what three different splice-variant rankers placed in their top 100 results, offering researchers insight into how each algorithm prioritises candidate variants and what that means for interpreting RNA-splicing predictions in practice.
- 5EU states seek to legalise mass chat scans via backdoor route●Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten # News : Chatkontrolle: EU-Staaten wollen umfassende Massenscans per
EU member states are pushing to legalise comprehensive mass scanning of private chat messages through an indirect route, reviving the so-called chat control debate. The plan, reported by German tech news outlet heise, would allow authorities to scan private communications, and critics see it as surveillance of all users being introduced by sidestepping previous opposition.