#transparency — Public Fediverse posts

"You can't audit open source AI either."
Actually — you can.
Open source AI gives you:
— Training data, if public domain
— Architecture and training code
— Model weights, if released
— The ability to verify claims against evidence
Closed source gives you their word. Nothing else.
Imperfect auditability beats zero auditability every time.
The difference between "trust but verify" and "just trust."
#AI #OpenSource #FOSS #Transparency

Rechargeable Wireless Earbuds Market in Poland | Report – IndexBox

Poland Rechargeable Wireless Earbuds Market 2026 Analysis and Fore…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #Bluetooth(5.0+) #consumergoodsmarketreport #FitnessTrackingCompanion #forecast #Gaming&Low-LatencyAudio #marketanalysis #Music&MediaPlayback #rechargeablewirelessearbuds #Transparency/AmbientSoundModes #VoiceAssistantIntegration #VoiceCalls&Conferencing
https://www.europesays.com/poland/6559/

Spain’s alleged misuse of post-Covid funds sparks fury in frugal northern EU – POLITICO

The Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto, one the officials overseeing the recovery spending, defended…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #AliceWeidel #Budget #debt #Digital #finance #Germany #Liquidity #Negotiations #payments #pensions #RaffaeleFitto #Regions/Cohesion #regulation #Resilience #TheNetherlands #Transparency
https://www.europesays.com/spain/23051/

Spain’s alleged misuse of post-Covid funds sparks fury in frugal northern EU – POLITICO

The Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto, one the officials overseeing the recovery spending, defended…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #AliceWeidel #Budget #debt #digital #finance #Germany #Liquidity #Negotiations #Payments #Pensions #RaffaeleFitto #Regions/Cohesion #Regulation #Resilience #Spain #TheNetherlands #Transparency
https://www.europesays.com/europe/41431/

Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) is investigating Meta for using “dark patterns” that may block users from choosing non-profiling feeds under the DSA. ⚖️
The probe follows a Dutch court ruling and could enforce EU-wide compliance for Facebook and Instagram, affecting millions of users. 🔍

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/ireland-investigates-meta-for-breaching-the-dsa-a-year-on-from-our-complaint/

#TechNews #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Privacy #FOSS #UserControl #Transparency #DigitalRights #EU #Europe #Ireland #Irish #Profiling #Dutch #NL #Netherlands

Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) is investigating Meta for using “dark patterns” that may block users from choosing non-profiling feeds under the DSA. ⚖️
The probe follows a Dutch court ruling and could enforce EU-wide compliance for Facebook and Instagram, affecting millions of users. 🔍

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/ireland-investigates-meta-for-breaching-the-dsa-a-year-on-from-our-complaint/

#TechNews #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Privacy #FOSS #UserControl #Transparency #DigitalRights #EU #Europe #Ireland #Irish #Profiling #Dutch #NL #Netherlands

Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) is investigating Meta for using “dark patterns” that may block users from choosing non-profiling feeds under the DSA. ⚖️
The probe follows a Dutch court ruling and could enforce EU-wide compliance for Facebook and Instagram, affecting millions of users. 🔍

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/ireland-investigates-meta-for-breaching-the-dsa-a-year-on-from-our-complaint/

#TechNews #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Privacy #FOSS #UserControl #Transparency #DigitalRights #EU #Europe #Ireland #Irish #Profiling #Dutch #NL #Netherlands

Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) is investigating Meta for using “dark patterns” that may block users from choosing non-profiling feeds under the DSA. ⚖️
The probe follows a Dutch court ruling and could enforce EU-wide compliance for Facebook and Instagram, affecting millions of users. 🔍

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/ireland-investigates-meta-for-breaching-the-dsa-a-year-on-from-our-complaint/

#TechNews #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Privacy #FOSS #UserControl #Transparency #DigitalRights #EU #Europe #Ireland #Irish #Profiling #Dutch #NL #Netherlands

Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) is investigating Meta for using “dark patterns” that may block users from choosing non-profiling feeds under the DSA. ⚖️
The probe follows a Dutch court ruling and could enforce EU-wide compliance for Facebook and Instagram, affecting millions of users. 🔍

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/ireland-investigates-meta-for-breaching-the-dsa-a-year-on-from-our-complaint/

#TechNews #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Privacy #FOSS #UserControl #Transparency #DigitalRights #EU #Europe #Ireland #Irish #Profiling #Dutch #NL #Netherlands

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

Hoodline San Francisco: Berkeley’s Big-Ticket Police Misconduct Database Goes Quiet on Recent Cases. “The state-funded Police Records Access Project, a UC Berkeley-led effort promoted as a one-stop public archive of internal police misconduct files, is drawing heat after a review found its online portal has few entries from the most recent years. Critics warn that if cases from the last two […]

Rechargeable Bluetooth Earbuds Market in Latin America and the Caribbean | Report – IndexBox

Replacement cycles of 2–…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #Bluetooth(5.0+) #consumergoodsmarketreport #Fitness/Workoutaudio #forecast #Gaming/Mediaconsumption #Hands-freeCalling #Latinamerica #LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean #MarketAnalysis #Music/PodcastListening #rechargeablebluetoothearbuds #Transparency/AwarenessModes #VoiceAssistantIntegration
https://www.europesays.com/2985227/

Rechargeable Bluetooth Earbuds Market in Germany | Report – IndexBox

Germany Rechargeable Bluetooth Earbuds Market 2026 Analysis and Forecast to 20…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #Bluetooth(5.0+) #consumergoodsmarketreport #Fitness/Workoutaudio #forecast #Gaming/Mediaconsumption #Hands-freecalling #marketanalysis #Music/podcastlistening #rechargeablebluetoothearbuds #Transparency/Awarenessmodes #VoiceAssistantIntegration
https://www.europesays.com/germany/12951/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/231833/ Noise Canceling Earbuds Market in Africa | Report – IndexBox #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #Africa #aptX #BeamformingMicrophones #BluetoothCodecs(AAC #ConsumerGoodsMarketReport #ContentConsumption(video) #Focus/concentrationAid #forecast #LDAC) #MarketAnalysis #Music/podcastListening #NoiseCancelingEarbuds #Transparency/AmbientSoundModes #Voice/videoCalls

Noise Canceling Earbuds Market in Germany | Report – IndexBox

Germany Noise Canceling Earbuds Market 2026 Analysis and Forecast to 203…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #aptX #Beamformingmicrophones #Bluetoothcodecs(AAC #consumergoodsmarketreport #Contentconsumption(video) #Focus/concentrationaid #forecast #LDAC) #marketanalysis #Music/podcastlistening #noisecancelingearbuds #Transparency/AmbientSoundModes #Voice/VideoCalls
https://www.europesays.com/germany/12873/

If there’s one overarching lesson from my book Shining a Light, it’s that Freedom of Information isn’t really about ‘information’ at all.

It’s about records.

So if you do have a question, you first have to figure out what records will answer it.

Book available in print and digital at: https://www.kenfoxe.com

#ireland #journalism #transparency #foia

Compact Bluetooth Earbuds Market in Germany | Report – IndexBox

Germany Compact Bluetooth Earbuds Market 2026 Analysis and Forecast to 2035 Executive Summary…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #Bluetooth(5.0+) #compactbluetoothearbuds #consumergoodsmarketreport #forecast #Gamingaudio #Hands-freecalling #marketanalysis #Music/Podcaststreaming #Transparency/AmbientSoundMode #VoiceAssistantIntegration #Voiceassistantinteraction
https://www.europesays.com/germany/12441/

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Reuters: Microsoft, Google, xAI security test details deleted from US government website. “The U.S. Commerce Department removed details from its website ‌about its agreement with Google, xAI and ‌Microsoft to test their artificial intelligence models for security vulnerabilities, ​according to a Reuters review of the agency’s site.”

Wireless Headphones With Mic Market in Germany | Report – IndexBox

Germany Wireless Headphones With Mic Market 2026 Analysis …
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #AAC #ActiveNoiseCancellation(ANC) #aptX #BluetoothAudioCodecs(SBC #consumergoodsmarketreport #Fitness/TrainingAudio #forecast #LDAC) #marketanalysis #Mobilegaming #Music/Podcast/AudioStreaming #Transparency/AmbientSoundModes #VoiceAssistantIntegration #Voice/VideoCalls #wirelessheadphoneswithmic
https://www.europesays.com/germany/12360/

WISH TV: Indiana expands platform for health care prices. “Indiana is expanding and renaming its health care price transparency platform, formerly known as the Indiana All Payer Claims Database, Gov. Mike Braun’s office announced Thursday. Now called Indiana Health Prices, the platform will integrate comprehensive prescription resources, hospital cash prices, and voluntary provider […]

Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/

#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd

Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/

#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd

Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/

#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd

Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/

#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd

Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/

#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd

Policy makers must engage directly and promptly with communities to foster trust, address concerns, and create effective solutions together. #CommunityVoice Follow us: https://aqua.vote #transparency #fair_world

@sil
This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

@sil
This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

@sil
This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

@sil
This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

@sil
This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

This is exactly why we call mobile backups a "Black Box"!

Apple hides so much metadata and "invisible" storage that users end up paying for iCloud space without knowing why.

That’s the problem we’re solving with #Keepita. We believe you should be able to see EVERY byte inside your backup, from hidden web app data to system files, without the guesswork.

Great catch on the home screen bookmarks!

#Keepita #iCloud #iOS #Apple #Backup #Transparency #DataPrivacy #BuildInPublic #TechIssues

South China Morning Post: New database tracks shifting outcomes of Malaysia’s political corruption cases. “An AI-powered database tracking corruption cases against Malaysia’s politicians was independently launched on Friday, putting fresh scrutiny on the status and outcomes of the country’s biggest graft prosecutions across administrations.” The URL is not included but if you websearch […]

I’m excited to share that I’ve just added a donation tracker to my website! 📊

The goal is to give you full transparency about how donations are coming in and how they’re helping support my work. You can now see the progress, which I hope makes it easier to understand the impact of your contributions. ⚙️

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported me so far – your contributions make a real difference and help me keep going! 🙏

#transparency #donations #community #websiteupdate #support

A web page that shows you everything the browser told it without asking

https://sinceyouarrived.world/taken

#HackerNews #webpage #privacy #browser #data #transparency #tools

A quick thanks to everyone who’s bought, shared, reposted or said kind things about Shining a Light since launch.

First batches have gone out, and I hope readers find it helps demystify information access.

Print and digital editions are available at:

https://www.kenfoxe.com

#FOIA #Transparency #Ireland

Ah, yes, "Building for the Future"—a future where fewer employees is apparently the key to success. 🙃 Nothing says #transparency like a corporate buzzword salad followed by a swift axe of 1,100 jobs. 🍕🔪 Keep up the good work, Cloudflare; your dedication to public relations gymnastics is truly Olympic-level. 🥇
https://blog.cloudflare.com/building-for-the-future/ #BuildingForTheFuture #CorporateBuzzwords #JobCuts #Cloudflare #PublicRelations #HackerNews #ngated

Ubuntu’s X account was briefly compromised to promote a fake AI crypto project using cloned branding, Solana tags, and a deceptive Ubuntu-style domain ⚠️
The phishing thread followed days of DDoS attacks on Canonical services 🔐

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-twitter-compromised/

#TechNews #Ubuntu #Canonical #Linux #Cybersecurity #Phishing #DDoS #OpenSource #Privacy #Infosec #Solana #Blockchain #FOSS #Transparency #X #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Crypto #Cryptocurrency

LibreOffice questioned whether Euro-Office delivers real digital sovereignty after the project avoided clarifying its default document format. 🔎
TDF argues EU independence requires ODF over Microsoft-controlled OOXML, warning vendor shifts alone do not ensure openness or user control. 📄

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/tdf-calls-out-euro-office/

#TechNews #Microsoft #OnlyOffice #LibreOffice #EuroOffice #ODF #OOXML #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Nextcloud #IONOS #DocumentFreedom #Linux #Transparency #FOSS #Privacy #EU #Europe