Day: February 26, 2025

After Snowden and now Trump, Europe  Finally begins to worry about US-controlled clouds

Posted on by Robin Edgar

In a recent blog post titled “It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds,” Bert Hubert, an entrepreneur, software developer, and part-time technical advisor to the Dutch Electoral Council, articulated such concerns. “We now have the bizarre situation that anyone with any sense can see that America is no Read more about After Snowden and now Trump, Europe  Finally begins to worry about US-controlled clouds[…]

Ron Wyden asks for rules about knowing whether you own your digital purchases

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you’re not really buying an ebook or video game. Wyden’s letter, shared with The Verge, requests guidance to “ensure that consumers who purchase or license digital goods can make informed Read more about Ron Wyden asks for rules about knowing whether you own your digital purchases[…]

You Should Download Your Kindle E-Books Now, Before It’s Too Late

Posted on by Robin Edgar

This week, Amazon is eliminating the “Download & Transfer via USB” option for Kindle users. If you own a vast library and hope to take your reading elsewhere, this may be your last opportunity. Amazon has stated in a note on users’ library management page that, starting Wednesday, Feb. 26, it was eliminating “Download & Read more about You Should Download Your Kindle E-Books Now, Before It’s Too Late[…]

DIY Open-Source Star Tracker Gets You Those Great Night Shots can also be bought

Posted on by Robin Edgar

What does one do when frustrated at the lack of affordable, open source portable trackers? If you’re [OG-star-tech], you design your own and give it modular features that rival commercial offerings while you’re at it. What’s a star tracker? It’s a method of determining position based on visible stars, but when it comes to astrophotography the Read more about DIY Open-Source Star Tracker Gets You Those Great Night Shots can also be bought[…]

Google pulls plug on Ad blockers such as uBlock Origin by killing Manifest v2

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Google’s purge of Manifest v2-based extensions from its Chrome browser is underway, as many users over the past few days may have noticed. Popular content-blocking add-on (v2-based) uBlock Origin is now automatically disabled for many in the ubiquitous browser as it continues the V3 rollout. […] According to the company, Google’s decision to shift to Read more about Google pulls plug on Ad blockers such as uBlock Origin by killing Manifest v2[…]