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Microsoft Recall takes constant screenshots of everything you do

Posted on by Michael G
About a month ago we talked about the rumours, but now the feature’s officially announced: Microsoft is going to keep track of everything you do on your Windows machine by taking a constant stream of screenshots, and then making said screenshots searchable by using things like text and image recognition. As you might expect, this is a privacy nightmare, and the details and fine print accompanying this new feature do not exactly instill confidence. First, the feature is a lot dumber than you might expect, as it doesn’t perform any “content moderation”, as Microsoft calls it. Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers. That data may be in snapshots that are stored on your device, especially when sites do not follow standard internet protocols like cloaking password entry. ↫ Privacy and control over your Recall experience Well, Microsoft says Recall doesn’t do any content moderation, but that’s actually a flat-out lie. Recall will not show any content with DRM that happens to be on your screen, and private browsing sessions in Chromium-based browsers won’t be shown either. You can also exclude specific applications and websites – filtering websites, however, is only available in Edge. In other words, managing this privacy nightmare is entirely left up to the user… Except for DRM content, of course. The mouse must be pleased, after all. It also seems Microsoft is enabling this feature by default for at least some business users, as machines managed with Microsoft Intune will have Recall enabled by default, and administrators will need to use Group Policy to disable it. There is no way in hell any company serious about data security will want Recall enabled, so I guess this can be added to the pile of headaches administrators already have to deal with. My biggest worry is the usual slippery slope this feature represents. How long before governments will legally require a feature like this on all our computers? The more Microsoft and other companies brag about how easy and low-power stuff like this is, the more governments – already on the warpath when it comes to things like encrypted messaging – will want their hands on this. This is such a bad idea.

Save 20% on your MoodleMoot Global 2024 tickets by registering by the Early bird deadline!

Posted on by Michael G
by Sandra Matz.  

With less than two months to go until the early bird deadline for MoodleMoot Global 2024, we wanted to remind you that you can register to attend the event by 16 July 2024 (UTC-6) to benefit from a 20% discount on your tickets and guarantee your place to attend the event!

Did you know that the local attendee price applies to anyone from an organisation, company or entity based in the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela. Prices will update automatically during the registration process. So visit the event website and register now!

This year’s event program will include three different Jam activities. All registered MoodleMoot Global attendees are welcome to book a place to attend one of the Jams, but places for these sessions are limited, so we recommend you register early to avoid disappointment!

When you register for the conference, you can book your free place to join your preferred Jam event, which will give you an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow Moodlers and share your expertise in an interactive workshop.

The MoodleMoot Global ticket includes access to the Moodle Party on Wednesday 23rd October, a MoodleMoot Global 2024 T-shirt, and of course access to all the event spaces, sessions, talks, workshops and networking events, as well as lunches and refreshments during the conference.

Don’t miss your chance to secure your place by the early bird deadline!

We look forward to seeing you in México in October.

Save 20% on your MoodleMoot Global 2024 tickets by registering by the Early bird deadline!

Golems GABB: Simplifying Form Work in Drupal 10: Best Practices and Plugins

Posted on by Michael G
Simplifying Form Work in Drupal 10: Best Practices and Plugins

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Wed, 05/22/2024 – 11:24

Whether it comes to e-commerce stores, blogs, or standard landing pages, using web forms for Drupal 10 is a traditional practice for many. Their purpose is to add more functionality to your system — you will need a separate form to let end users register on your platform, delete accounts, add data, and much more. 
Your task is to create a sitemap and understand what business services you are going to offer. Then, you will find the target form in Drupal 10 and make things work innovatively, smoothly, and straightforwardly — no old-school static pages.

Important message for Apple Silicon OpenBSD/arm64 users

Posted on by Michael G
As you may be aware, OpenBSD runs on Apple Silicon M series processors, thanks to the efforts of the OpenBSD/arm64 developers.

For those running our favorite operating system alongside the Apple product, sometimes special measures are needed, though.

Mark Kettenis (kettenis@) sent a message titled Important message for Apple Silicon OpenBSD/arm64 users to the misc@ and arm@ mailing lists, warning about possible firmware issues: 

Subject:    Important message for Apple Silicon OpenBSD/arm64 users
From:       Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis () xs4all ! nl>
Date:       2024-05-21 20:54:21

As indicated here:

  https://social.treehouse.systems/@AsahiLinux/112449204541186432

The system firmware that comes with macOS Sonoma 14.5 triggers a bug
in the m1n1 bootloader that is used to boot OpenBSD on these machines.
The bug will prevent OpenBSD from booting on some machines after the
macOS update has been installed.  The recommended fix is to update the
"stage1" m1n1 by booting into macOS and running:

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