+[2026-07-04 04:16] WW2 Vet Talks About Modern Soldiers
+[2026-07-04 04:16] WW2 Vet Talks About Modern Soldiers
+[2026-07-03 08:28] 101-Year-Old Bodybuilder Recalls Intense WW2 Combat | Andy Bostinto
+[2026-06-29 07:37] 2 Small Details you missed in Goodfellas (Mafia history)
[2026-06-26 20:22] The Mobster Who Broke the Mafia | Crazy Joe Gallo
[2026-06-26 08:23] 101-Year-Old WW2 Vet Works Out Every Day
[2026-06-25 07:32] The Moment I Faced SS Troops
[2026-06-18 05:37] Live Q&A while Joe paints a samurai
[2026-06-15 19:14] Mongol Destruction of Beijing - Genghis Khan's Masterpiece
[2026-05-30 15:50] The Inca Empire was ABSURDLY large
[2026-05-24 17:45] Was the Mafia Behind the JFK Assassination?
[2026-05-20 18:20] Live Q&A while Joe paints a masterpiece
[2026-05-12 14:22] The Mongol Q&A with the Jackmeister
[2026-05-05 06:18] The Beauty of Peru
[2026-05-05 03:52] We’re taking a trip (and you’re invited)
[2026-04-30 05:41] PERU trip & Live Q&A
+[2026-07-04 03:30] Show HN: Local privacy-first Microsoft Recall alternative with Gemma 4
hi author here, Screenmind is privacy first Microsoft recall alternative . It runs on gemma 4 which is one of the fewer models supporting vision audio and reasoning all 3, so your data never leaves you machine.
With screenmind you can keep a track of your timeline , how much time you spent on what..search any screenshot with any text on it.. and the coolest thing, you can chat with your screen history, like what did alex texted me on discord or did i received any mail from Microsoft, if it was on your screen , you can prompt it in the cha. and also you can make automations on top of it, like send me my whole day report on slack(it has integrations )..you can also write automation either though plain English for not so coders or use the python for devs who want to deep dive, and you can save voice memos(with a screenshot) with just a hotkey, and get you meeting transcribed and summarised(auto detects meeting)
the hardest part which i faced was keep running screenmind as a background service it would not have been not hard if chat feature didn't existed, as running local model requires compute ..and keep analyzing screenshots continuously will keep all the resouces hogged up for that i came up with a perceptual has cache .. the three tier cache system reduces inference upto 40% for an average user(which is me)..and to reduce the inference time more i came up with three modes..fast balanced and accurate..where the tradeoff is between time and accuracy
for now i use it daily on my 4gb gtx 1650 with fast mode, works pretty fine also it would be much faster on high end machine , it also has a mcp server so you can just ask claude desktop/cursor about the bug you saw in morning..
supports windows/mac/Linux
being upfront about rough edges , it is not extensively tested on mac and installation has some friction , for which i m working on one click installer thing
(reposting- i put up an earlier version a few months back, comments got flagged cuz of new account so couldn't reply to any )
repo:github.com/ayushh0110/ScreenMind
curious about anyone have idea for how to approach multi monitor support
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782406
Points: 3
# Comments: 1
+[2026-07-03 14:23] Musk's X poses "serious risk to Americans' privacy," advocates warn FTC
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/musks-x-poses-serious-risk-to-americans-privacy-advocates-warn-ftc/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48775441
Points: 7
# Comments: 3
+[2026-07-03 13:02] When AI Comes to the Workplace: Ethics, Employee Empowerment and Privacy
Article URL: https://read.misalignedmag.com/when-ai-comes-to-the-workplace-ethics-employee-empowerment-and-privacy-7e9bb45cd7e4
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48774523
Points: 3
# Comments: 0
+[2026-07-03 00:31] Supreme Court rules privacy protections apply to cellphone location history
Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-okello-chatrie-geofence-warrants-a3adee8a3fd32b8ea1b42eb72cbcc35f
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769199
Points: 24
# Comments: 0
+[2026-07-03 00:01] An American Privacy Emergency
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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48768992
Points: 398
# Comments: 129
+[2026-07-02 20:37] Karja – A privacy first, local AI powered superapp
Article URL: https://karja.app/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48767052
Points: 1
# Comments: 1
+[2026-07-02 19:51] EFF and Allies: X's FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Should Be Rejected
Article URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-and-allies-xs-ftc-petition-waive-privacy-violation-order-should-be-rejected
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48766477
Points: 4
# Comments: 0
+[2026-07-02 12:25] Mozilla Thundermail – standard Big Tech, anti-user TOS and privacy policy
Article URL: https://infosec.exchange/@crankylinuxuser/116847878544800671
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48760379
Points: 6
# Comments: 1
+[2026-07-02 12:01] Show HN: Privacy Magic – a Chrome extension to protect your privacy
Hello HN! For a detailed list of protections provided by Privacy Magic, please see the README (along with the source code) at https://github.com/littletechllc/privacymagic-extension/
You can try the extension on desktop Chrome here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/privacy-magic/coboj...
I would be very grateful for feedback! I plan to continuously improve the privacy and usability of Privacy Magic.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48760091
Points: 1
# Comments: 1
+[2026-07-02 11:09] Who Controls the Privacy-Enhancing Technology Layer?
Article URL: https://medium.com/@vektormemory/who-actually-controls-the-privacy-enhancing-technology-layer-8d5308c1b12c
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759546
Points: 1
# Comments: 1
[2026-07-02 05:37] Age Checks That Do NOT Leak Identity: Privacy-Preserving Attribute Verification [pdf]
Article URL: https://magarshak.com/papers/Personal.pdf
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756954
Points: 3
# Comments: 0
[2026-07-01 23:47] MS Coin – A Layer-1 Privacy Protocol Built in Pure Rust
Article URL: https://mscoin.network/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48754633
Points: 2
# Comments: 1
[2026-07-01 23:43] Carmakers Say They'll Leave CA over New Car Privacy Law [video][12 Mins]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1_8Lj6El8M
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48754597
Points: 6
# Comments: 10
[2026-07-01 22:27] Opening up 'Zero-Knowledge Proof' technology to promote privacy in age assurance
[2026-07-01 13:54] Your Kids' School Bus Is About to Become a Roaming Surveillance Vehicle
Article URL: https://www.thedrive.com/news/your-kids-school-bus-is-about-to-become-a-roaming-surveillance-vehicle
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48746842
Points: 91
# Comments: 92
[2026-07-01 12:52] They tell us surveillance makes us safer. It undermines our democratic rights
Article URL: https://werd.io/they-tell-us-surveillance-makes-us-safer-it-undermines-our-democratic-rights/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745905
Points: 3
# Comments: 1
[2026-07-01 02:01] World Cup propels surveillance to new heights
Article URL: https://theconversation.com/world-cup-propels-surveillance-to-new-heights-284712
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48741552
Points: 4
# Comments: 0
[2026-06-30 22:46] Commonplace: Self-hosted, privacy-tiered memory for your AI agents
Article URL: https://github.com/itsmeduncan/commonplace
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48740235
Points: 2
# Comments: 0
[2026-06-30 18:40] 5 Reasons MOQ Streaming Is a Great Fit for Surveillance and Monitoring
Article URL: https://www.red5.net/blog/moq-streaming-is-a-great-fit-for-surveillance-and-monitoring/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48737331
Points: 3
# Comments: 3
[2026-06-30 18:33] Tell HN: Installing Cursor on iOS irreversibly changes your privacy settings
Just hit this today and I'm furious. I installed the Cursor iOS app to see what it had.
I've been on `Privacy Mode (Legacy)` for a long time, which is the "Do not store my code" setting. A year or so ago they marked this as "Legacy" and hid it under a "Extra options" menu. They added a new Privacy Mode which is significantly more wishy-washy about what it might store - it includes a clause of "Code may be stored for Background Agents or Other Features", so I've never touched it or wanted to enable it.
pic: https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/optimized/3X/0/9/09412f800cb07a713d13c034f40eaf28e165e8f4_2_1032x1000.jpeg
Upon installing and logging in to the iOS app, my account was changed to the softer Privacy Mode and the previous setting I was on has disappeared from all menus. I contacted support and they've said:
> Really sorry about this. When you set up the mobile app, the prompt to turn on Cloud Agents switched you from Privacy Mode (Legacy) to our current Privacy Mode,
> without making clear what that meant or that it's hard to undo. That wasn't right, and we're working on making that prompt clearer.
>
> To be straight with you: I'm not able to switch your account back to Privacy Mode (Legacy). The option to move back isn't available in the app today.
So just a PSA I guess; do not install or set up the app if you want to keep your privacy settings.
I honestly don't understand how it's legal to make logging into the iOS app change your privacy settings at all. Making the option then disappear from all menus so you can't get it back is doubly ridiculous.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48737226
Points: 246
# Comments: 34