Yup, also see this article from Cory Doctorow.

From this article:

The procedure now chosen gives the proponents of Chat Control a significant tactical advantage. Since the law is in its second reading, an absolute majority of 361 votes of all parliament members is required for amendments or a renewed rejection on Thursday. In contrast, a simple majority of the MEPs present is sufficient for the other side. As many parliamentarians have historically already departed by the last day before the summer break, the re-enactment of the regulation is considered almost unavoidable.

Had the MEPs rejected the urgency, the draft would have gone to the responsible Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, where a legally sound compromise could have been worked out after the summer break.

This. This is one of the main reasons AI is being hyped by the tech bros. It’s a powerful pretext to lay off hundreds of thousands of engineers across the sector and re-hire them as “contractors”.

I’ve made good experiences with RustDesk as an open source alternative to TeamViewer. Note the ID, set it up with a permanent password and you’ll have easy access without painful OTPs.

You can’t fight it all, all the time. Arguably patronizing a small shop through Shopify is much better than patronizing Amazon.

This is a good read on the topic.

But Quick Share isn’t actually part of AOSP is it? :(

Looks like everyone will have to implement this for themselves and it’ll be a mess.

I take it this is Japan… ;)

I can hear the lobbyists (both civil society and big tech, mainly the big tech ones) marching towards Brussels right now. This will be as heated as the Digital Markets Act.

Fighting is expected to flare up again next year, when the Commission wants to present an advertising-focused piece of legislation called the Digital Fairness Act. The executive has stated that the rulebook will help protect consumers online, including from manipulative design or unfair personalization.

Yeah, Zorin did this recently too. They made some good arguments on why Mozilla’s trustworthiness has nosedived these past few years, but awkwardly centered on a ToS change that didn’t really amount to much.

They didn’t make a case for why Brave is more trustworthy, though… (and I’m not sure one can)

Thank you so much for reporting back :D

Yup, that’s it.

It’s the good old network effect. Telekom appears to be kind of expensive but getting an eSIM in general appears to be a valid (and likely cheaper) option.

That’s very helpful, thanks!

Hm, was expecting there to be some kind of artificial hurdle preventing me from getting a foreign SIM. But looks like I can just choose any SIM I like (read: minimal top up fees) from a country without annoying KYC regulations. The shipping fees to Germany for the shop linked above are reasonable.

Will report back if I find a cheaper deal in case someone else is interested. Thanks!

Live in Germany but perhaps this will help others :)

Thanks for this, looks like a great resource.

Germany

/e/OS is a good option to regain privacy from Google, but arguably does some things worse in terms of security than stock.

You can find a good comparison here.

For the Fairphone 5, I’d recommend CalyxOS as soon as they’re back from their hiatus. In the meantime, might as well stick with stock.

Unfortunately the reviews on Trustpilot and posts on Reddit make it painfully obvious that their customer service is basically nonexistent. Combined with the typical random account-closing most fintechs are known for, this is not a reliable option.

Looking at this comparison, iCard might be an option if you desperately need a way to use NFC payments on your phone. Reviews are good, but it appears to be a prepaid system. Lots of fees to get lost in, too.

But old school might be just fine, too. I just realized my card does fit into my phone case!

Love that you have to specify it’s a joke because someone here would legitimately try to help otherwise