Yikes, a app called Tea just went viral and it's already been hacked and breached exposing selfies and drivers' licenses in the process.
https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/
Vivaldi is for people who think their browsing history is nobody's business but their own. 
I highly recommend Obtainium. It is a great way of installing and updating applications onto your Android phone. Instead of being a central store, you add the source for each project (from Github, Gitlab, Codeberg, etc) for the applications you use. It is the only "store" I added on my GrapheneOS phone. It allows absolute granular control of what I choose to install from the source; true digital intentional-ism.
Main: https://obtainium.imranr.dev/
Source: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
Also, here is a list of "complex applications" to make it easier to add them to Obtainium: https://apps.obtainium.imranr.dev/
"The identification of these #apps should add another frontier to the boycott, divest, sanctions movement, as it provides a straightforward way for ordinary people to avoid Israeli products that contribute to apartheid, genocide and ethnic cleansing." #Israel
https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/best-selling-apps-made-by-israeli?mc_cid=38016b2302
Quick tip: turn browser sticky notes into permanent notes!
Got a brilliant idea on your browser's sticky note widget? Don't let it disappear! 
Here's how to save it permanently:
- Click the 3-dot menu on your sticky note
- Select "Save to a Note"
Now your thought is saved and easily accessible from your Notes Panel. If you have Sync enabled, it'll be available across all your devices too! 
Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)
Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
Join us for our two-day open cultural data #hackathon "culture.explore(data)" held at the #StabiBerlin on 7 and 8 October 2025. Create your own digital projects based on #opendata and curated datasets of the @kulturSPK and the Libraries and Museums at the #OxfordUni. Unlock hidden stories by rethinking #culturalheritage and experimenting with digital forms, such as #apps, #games, #storytelling, #data visualizations or #interactive #exhibitions.
More infos 
https://lab.sbb.berlin/culture-explore-data/
One thing that really pisses me off personally is the #regression in terms of #Messenger #Apps.
My personal distaste and dislike for #proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider #services like #Signal ¹, #Telegram, #Discord ², #WhatsApp ³, #Slack, #MicrosoftTeams, etc. aside:
WHY is there no #CrossProvider #Messenger to handle that shite?
WHY does everyone of these shitty providers think people want to download their #bloated #WebApp that takes up triple digit Megabytes if not entire Gigabytes and will gobble up all the #RAM and #CPU each of them can??
This problem ain't new and already got solved for corporate social media ages ago! (Not to mention actually good messengers!)
I mean API 0 - style access because obviously none of the platforms will allow, endorse or support such an endeavour and actively fight the developers and users !
So yeah, consider this a call for a @gajim / #Gajim or @pidgin / #Pidgin for garbage platforms!
Five EU countries including France will test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking the age of users, the European Commission said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/society/eu-age-app-children-online/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #socialmedia #apps #australia #europe #eu #denmark #france #greece #italy #spain #bigtech #instagram #facebook #snapchat #tiktok
What's with this new fashion of referring to web sites as "apps"?
It's bad enough when people refer to all programs as "apps" without having web sites being called "apps" too.
Anyone know about this app, called Dust? (Note: I don't think it's the secure messaging app). It's apparently for regional burns (mini-Burning Man events). A burn I'm attending is going to do all their organizing, messaging, mapping, etc. using the Dust app.
I fucking hate apps. I mean, some are okay. I hate everything in the world shoving an app at you, mostly because nearly every such app requires a significant chunk of personal data, then needs permissions it shouldn't have, and almost certainly resells my data or keeps it just in case the company needs extra cash.
So... how do I find this stuff out? It's not a major app; maybe a few thousand or tens of thousands of people ever use it, so I'm not finding any info about it by online searching. Admittedly, my google-fu (well, ddg-fu) might be lacking.
If you have any info about how predatory or chill this app is, or hints where I can find such info, I hope you'll share.
Het is officieel: Signal heeft meer dan 2 miljoen gebruikers in Nederland 
A clash between Elon Musk’s xAI empire and European officials is intensifying with Poland and Germany calling for more aggressive action against the company following antisemitic comments made by the chatbot on X. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/tech/europe-musk-xai-grok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #europe #elonmusk #xai #grok #ai #socialmedia #misinformation #eu #apps #x
Vivaldi 7.5 for mobile is here! Bugs have shipped off on a one-way cruise to give you a smoother, speedier browser that works your way. 
No venture capital. No profiling.
Just stubborn Nordic engineering. 
I'm writing a piece for my personal newsletter/blog (which you can find at https://exposed.ishotjr.com/ ) about independent and #OpenSource alternatives to #BigTech. Many of us here fled other #SocialMedia platforms as #enshittification (and often worse!) set in, and found greener pastures on #Mastodon, as well as switching to #Pixelfed for posting pics, #Kagi for our search needs, etc. — what other #tools, #apps, and #services do you use and recommend? Please #BoostForReach if you are able! 
TfL Go app issue
If you turned off all your notifications, what would be different?
Moin ins #fediverse
#Mastodon läuft gut. Ich (das FÖJ) arbeite nun an einem Vortrag darüber, den ich bei einem Vereinstreffen halten werde. Am Ende soll ich Menschen anleiten, auf Mastodon zu starten.
Ich würde - um Überforderung vorzubeugen - gerne eine App für's Handy empfehlen, nur welche? Usability ist sehr wichtig. Die Zielgruppe sind keine digital natives.
Bin auch dankbar für instanz vorschläge
Dear App Devs:
Don't make the back button exit the app.
Mmkay, thanks.
lazysupper