Adam @adam@librem.one

♲ @bamafangrl@twitter.com: Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Yeah. It wasn’t that. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Waking up from a bad dream earlier today, it occurred to me that we think it's good practice to have firewalls that restrict communications between computers, but at the same time we still think it's an excellent idea to promote and facilitate unrestricted communication between humans - regardless of their respective intents and interests.

A secure messenger should guarantee that no one but you and your intended recipients can read or analyze your messages. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/dont-let-encrypted-messaging-become-hollow-promise

Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings | Technology | The Guardian

Because why would Apple be any different?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/26/apple-contractors-regularly-hear-confidential-details-on-siri-recordings

Also received a #pine64 #pinetab :)

should run #postmarketOS Soon(tm)

"Recently, tech companies have come to a troubling consensus: that they can change your computer, remotely (and often silently) without your knowledge or permission."

https://puri.sm/posts/consent-matters-when-tech-takes-remote-control-without-your-permission/

If you want to test our software before you install it, check out our free online demo.

Browse the demo to see what our software can do for you! We think it will convince you to become a full-time user. 😉

Demo: https://freedombox.org/demo/

The #phosh port of #postmarketOS is running pretty great on the #pinephone

Consent Matters: When Tech Shares Your Secrets Without Your Permission

https://puri.sm/posts/consent-matters-when-tech-shares-your-secrets-without-your-permission/

I wrote a piece on the @purism blog on why consent is critical for #privacy, the tech industry's failure to get consent, and as a result how "Privacy has become the tattoo removal of the information age". https://puri.sm/posts/consent-matters-when-tech-shares-your-secrets-without-your-permission/

“@DuckDuckGo is a poster child for a future in which companies stand with their users and still make money...They counter the assumption that we’ve all been socialized to accept: that it is normal to hand over all your information." - EFF's @jenuhhveev https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/technology/duckduckgo-private-search.html

you can totally just tell your browser to lie about your current location!

in firefox, visit about:config and set geo.wifi.uri to a json blob containing whatever location you want to report

example: data:application/json,{"location": {"lat": 40.1234, "lng": -60.4321}, "accuracy": 27000.0}

yep. that is definitely where we live.

enjoy that delicious, definitely-not-fake data, Nosy Website!

The #Zoom vulnerability timeline took from from "everybody raves about this and I wish my company used it" to "I wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole" in about 5 seconds.

9 Open Source Password Managers to Secure Yourself With https://fosspost.org/lists/open-source-password-managers

Photography and Linux
Hollywood has begun to embrace open source. #FOSS photography software, like Linux itself, is quietly making in-roads in the professional photo industry. https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/photography-and-linux

#photography #photographers