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The Programmer’s Fulcrum: 16 August, 2025

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Here we feature the latest Symfony Station Communiqué and Battalion “Destroying Autocracy” Post.

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Symfony Station Communiqué – Stardate: ✦ 15 August 2025 ✦

Get the latest from the Symfony Universe and PHP development communities.

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Dries Buytaert has:

To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.

Funding Open Source like public infrastructure

I disagree with 88.2% of Dries’ AI stance of letting the Agencies tail wag the Drupal dog, but he’s 100% correct about this. 😉


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Destroying Autocracy – August 14, 2025

Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”. It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it.

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The Sunday Times has an interview with my hero:

Meredith Whittaker, boss of WhatsApp rival Signal, says the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act could create a weakness that threatens users’ private data.

Signal boss: ‘disturbing’ laws show the UK doesn’t understand tech

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