Data copied from devices during advanced searches at entry points into the U.S. gets saved for 15 years in a database searchable by thousands of CBP employees without a warrant.

There is very little to reason to believe that any data copied by agencies like this is deleted ever. You should assume any data copied like this is kept forever, shared between agencies and corporate contractors, compiled into various databases and lists, used to train shady security contractor AI systems.

There are no comprehensive federal data privacy laws in the United States, and even if we get one in the future, it probably won’t apply to security agencies.

That might be a big scope increase compared to the type of software it is currently, but what a great idea. Maybe file a feature request in their github project?

I’m seeing the same, not even using a VPN.

I never even set up DNS for things that aren’t public facing. I just keep /etc/hosts updated everywhere and ssh/scp/rsync things around using their non-fqdn hostnames.

Molly White also wrote about this in the context of open access on the web and people being concerned about how their works are being used.

“Wait, not like that”: Free and open access in the age of generative AI

The same thing happened again with the explosion of generative AI companies training models on CC-licensed works, and some were disappointed to see the group take the stance that, not only do CC licenses not prohibit AI training wholesale, AI training should be considered non-infringing by default from a copyright perspective.

If you don’t want to host your own data, take a look at TarSnap

One thing I’ve been doing is doing random online classes instead of doom scrolling. There’s a ton of free ones that you can do at your own pace and spend an hour or two each day learning new stuff. Just generally being more mindful and curating my media inputs and replacing algorithmic rage inducement with better stuff. Here’s a few examples, but there’s tons all over the web:

Basic web dev @ theodinproject

Blender 2.8 Fundamentals

Your First 2D Game

I’m having the same problem. There are bugs about it open with the developers, so presumably it’ll be fixed at some point.

Search Icons are missing again #2227

Icons are missing from custom search engines added from settings #2261

In the meantime, I was able to make my search bar presentable by installing the “Search Engines Helper” plugin and manually adding the search engines that are having favicon problems, then going into the search engine settings and removing the checkmarks for the broken ones.