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Transparency efforts behind the Helium Browser
12 days ago
- Helium Browser prioritizes transparency, privacy, and user consent in all decisions.
- Source code is public under a copyleft license, with transparent commit histories and public pull requests.
- Builds are compiled from public repositories without proprietary blobs and have signed, immutable releases.
- User experience includes no ads, explicit consent before enabling services, and customizable endpoints.
- The browser avoids biased ad-blocking exceptions and dark patterns, with legal documents publicly available on GitHub.
- Helium advocates for a human-centric internet, encouraging users to create privacy-first alternatives and promote transparency.
Ente's business metrics are open now
13 days ago
- Ente is making its business metrics publicly accessible to uphold transparency and trust as core values.
- The company is financially independent, not reliant on venture capital, and focuses on long-term sustainability.
- Open metrics include recurring revenue, paid customers, and registered users, updated monthly at ente.com/open.
- Potential risks include customer worry from public declines and competitor access to data, but Ente operates without fear.
- The goal is to build a multi-generational company through openness in code, design, culture, and now business performance.
Using AI for FOIA in 2026: What requesters should know
6 days ago
- AI helps requesters brainstorm agencies, identify records, and narrow requests before filing, improving specificity.
- Post-release, AI aids in summarizing documents, extracting data, and creating indexes, but outputs should be verified as leads, not facts.
- Requesters should avoid using AI for legal advice due to risks of fabricated citations and inaccurate legal analysis.
- Agencies are adopting AI, machine learning, and e-discovery tools to manage FOIA workloads, but human judgment remains crucial for exemptions.
- Follow-up questions are recommended when AI involvement is suspected in searches or redactions to ensure transparency and accountability.
In-toto: A framework to secure the integrity of software supply chains
5 days ago
- In-toto ensures software product integrity from initiation to end-user installation.
- It provides transparency about the steps performed, by whom, and in what order.
- It is an open, extensible metadata standard for implementation in software supply chains.
Against Claudefishing – AI detection feature on Substack
6 hours ago
- Substack is launching a feature with Pangram to detect AI-generated text, aiming to maintain human authenticity.
- The problem is not AI use per se, but the mismatch between reader expectations and reality, especially when readers unknowingly engage with AI content.
- Substack is introducing tools for transparency, including a detection scan and a 'How I make this' statement for creators.
- The feature is available on web and iOS, with Android coming soon; future plans include customizable preferences for AI content.
- The article highlights a debate: detection tools can help transparency but may become a purity test, as AI-assisted writing can still involve human creativity.

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Transparency efforts behind the Helium Browser

Ente's business metrics are open now

Using AI for FOIA in 2026: What requesters should know

In-toto: A framework to secure the integrity of software supply chains

Against Claudefishing – AI detection feature on Substack