Ben Trister @ben@librem.one
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
Surveillance as a Service - Jeff Bezos is intent on recording even our moods. How much personal data is too much to give to Amazon?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/opinion/amazon-halo-surveillance.html
#amazon @bigtech #privacy #security #purism
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Technology as it Should Be
"The power of control by Big-Tech in the app store is but a small example of exploitation of our digital lives. If you don’t control the software, the companies who wrote that software control you. You become a digital prisoner."
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The Librem 15 Flash Sale! is on until November 30th!
Save $300!
https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-15/
Ultra-portable workstation laptop that was designed chip-by-chip, line-by-line, to respect your rights to privacy, security, and freedom.
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Librem 14 Status Update: Shipping Starts in December
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-status-update-shipping-starts-in-december/
"Librem 14 will begin shipping in December with all backorders shipped in January and reaching shipping parity in February."
Pre-order now and get $100 off! Early bird pricing ends November 30th
Imagine a World Without Apps
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/smartphones-apps.html #purism #librem5
Climate change presents new challenges for the drinking water supply
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201123112457.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
The Danger of Big Oil’s New Methane Emissions Pledge
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-danger-of-big-oil-s-new-methane-emissions-pledge-1845739135 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Climate Change Has Hit the U.S. Harder Than Any Other G20 Country
https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-change-has-hit-the-u-s-harder-than-any-other-g-1845694690 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
How Parents Can Tame the Stress of Climate Crises
When pandemic parenting is topped off by wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme events, some stress-relieving measures are particularly suited to getting through the challenges.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/well/family/parents-stress-climate-crises-wildfires-hurricanes.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Construction and real estate sectors urged to cut climate impacts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201116075722.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Green Deal: Good for a climate-neutral Europe - bad for the planet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201112113118.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Hurricanes could reach farther inland https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/inland-hurricanes-climate-change-1.5797376 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
The Clean Energy Transition Is Becoming a Tidal Wave
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-clean-energy-transition-is-becoming-a-tidal-wave-1845633124 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Renewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/renewable-energy-coal.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
2020 Just Broke a 170-Year Hurricane Season Record
https://earther.gizmodo.com/2020-just-broke-a-170-year-hurricane-season-record-1845631026 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Climate change and food demand could shrink species' habitats by almost a quarter by 2100
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201106093027.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
To limit global warming, the global food system must be reimagined
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201105183739.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Warming of 2°C would release billions of tons of soil carbon
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201102072915.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Facebook is losing users in the US and Canada
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-q3-2020-earnings-204642328.html #facebook #libremsocial
Corporations directing our attention online more than we realize
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201029135426.htm #privacy #bigtech
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
