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Let's cut through the noise. If you're thinking about switching to Linux, or you've tried other distributions and gotten frustrated, Linux Mint is where you should start. Not because it's the most cutting-edge or the most powerful, but because it does something
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The Complete Linux Desktop Guide: Debian, Ubuntu, LMDE, and Linux Mint Compared If you're choosing a Linux desktop distribution in 2025, you've probably encountered the same confusing web of names: Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, LMDE. They're all related, but each serves different needs and
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The Trigger: Britain’s Online Safety Act Takes Effect On 25 July 2025 the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act’s most intrusive “children‑safety” provisions came into force. The legislation was passed in October 2023, but the law only now required every platform that serves UK users to implement
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The EU has implemented mass scanning of all your messages, photos, and videos. Even encrypted ones. The controversial "Chat Control" proposal that privacy advocates warned about throughout 2024 has now become reality. As of August 2025, the European Union has successfully implemented a system that requires messaging platforms
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A little initial inconvenience can be the difference between digital sovereignty, or waking up one day with a bag over your head, dragged away for something a machine flagged in the name of "security."