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EFF urges Chrome users to get out of the Privacy Sandbox (www.theregister.com)

Security researcher warns of chilling effect after feds search phone at airport | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

China dev fined 3 yrs’ salary for VPN use (www.tradingview.com)

Utrecht University chose not to be included on the Times Higher Education rankings (nltimes.nl)

It is “virtually impossible to capture the quality of an entire university with all the different courses and disciplines in one figure," the university said....

Google released this weather feature inside google maps, only on iPhones over 4 years ago. Is it ever coming to Android? (www.talkandroid.com)

I think it’s neat, I just discovered it today when browsing on someone’s iphone. Or is it a step in the wrong direction towards 1-in-all apps like Wechat?

A Phillies fan tried — and failed — to bring an emotional support alligator to a game (sports.yahoo.com)

Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death (apnews.com)

Renewed calls to take down Nazi-linked Ukraine monuments in Edmonton (globalnews.ca)

Sweden's Northvolt to build $5.2 bln battery factory in Canada (www.reuters.com)

NewPipe | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository (f-droid.org)

NewPipe also allows the use of other platforms like SoundCloud, PeerTube, Bandcamp and media.ccc.de

Dotfiles matter (dotfiles-matter.click)

CS2 release announcement (nitter.net)

Germany bans ‘cult-like, deeply racist’ far-right group, carries out raids (www.aljazeera.com)

"That's a bold move, Cotton" - Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts (www.bbc.com)

The social media site will split revenue with contributors who are awarded "gold" by other users.

British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts (www.bbc.co.uk)

Last month a member of staff was sacked and police launched an investigation after around 2,000 treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged” over a “significant” period of time....

Arizonans can now receive workers comp benefits for getting Covid-19 on the job (www.kvoa.com)

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker’s compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job. This landmark decision stems from a widow’s determined fight to secure worker’s compensation following her husband’s tragic demise due to COVID-19....

Be honest (lemmy.zip)

You tried to play the video, didn’t you?

Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions" (www.cbsnews.com)

Copenhagen, Denmark — Denmark’s Lego said on Monday that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world’s largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work. Lego said it has “decided not to progress” with making its trademark...

How to Hide a $2 Trillion (Google) Antitrust Trial (www.thebignewsletter.com)

We did an analysis of the Google antitrust trial. Last week, over half of the trial was held behind closed doors because the judge, Amit Mehta, is deferring to Google on the need for secrecy.

Missing Michigan toddler found in the woods asleep on family dog (www.cnn.com)

40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists (www.reuters.com)

MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists to keep himself in office after an election he failed to win.