Good morning, folks! We are gonna continue in what we do best here and that is to share the freshest news and updates to you. Wanna learn more? Windows 10 support is about to end which is an opportunity as good as any to look after different and more secure OS, that's why we brng you a bit older but still solid article 30 days of Linux - if you wonder what everybody else is using, check our stacks (shameless plug). Other than that, get some insight on AI and its abillities to help predict eartquakes, potential danger of Agentic AI, or learn more about Israeli spyware. But don't doom 'n' gloom, friends. It's beautiful to be able to care about our privacy and together we can do much more good. So as every Monday, get yourself some hot beverage if you like, sit relaxed and enjoy the news.

New tool of the week

• Meet WORM! New experimental private crypto project mixing zero-knowledge cryptography with the idea of proof-of-burn, running on ETH

Insights

• End of support for Windows 10 is coming to end, what does it means for privacy of its users?
• Want to learn more about other OS than just Windows while also explore better means for your privacy? Here, we got you covered:
• How to navigate yourself through surveillance: Guide by EFF
• OpenAI will stop saving its users deleted chats
• Discord's statement regarding leakage of 70 000 government ID photos
• Scammers from North Korea working currently in architecture design

Knowledge

• AI can help detecting earthquakes
• Opt Out October - continuing series of tips how to protect our privacy and security by Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Agentic AI might expose holes in GDPR due to data flow
• New study shows LLMs can predict what we will buy based on mimicing human purchase intent
• American investors has acquired Israeli spyware company NSO Group
• ZetaChain core contributor Jonathan Covey shares how he thinks is possible to make Web3 more welcoming to newcomers

Inspiration: Going On(Line) an offering of media from the web

• Join p2pfoundation's Michael Bauwens Academy Cohort courses
• Surveillance Self-Defense by Electronic Frontier Foundation
• ZKPassport, Obsidion & the Emerging Noir Ecosystem - Zero Knowledge Podcast
• Unchained Episode 920: The Stablecoin Competition Is On. Who Will Be the Winners and Losers?
• Market meltdown, Core dev updates and more - The Daily Gwei Refuel #847 - Ethereum Updates

Inspiration: Going Off(Line) an offering of IRL events

(new/changes in bold)

• Oct 14 - How Surveillance Targets Women and Gender-Queer People Seattle
• Oct 16 -DC Privacy summit
• Oct 16 - Web3Privacy meetup Rome
• Oct 17-19 ETHRome privacy hackathon Rome
• Oct 28 - Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference
• Nov 7-8 - SeaGL conference Seattle
• Nov 16 - Web3Privacy Now Congress II Buenos Aires
• Nov 21 - Ethereum Privacy Stack
• Dec 27-30 - 39th Chaos Communication Congress Hamburg