Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Lawsuits say Siri and Google are listening, even when they’re not supposed to

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/02/apple-siri-lawsuit-privacy/ #privacy #security #apple #google #purism

Corporate America Is Lobbying for Climate Disaster
It wants to prioritize low taxes over the fate of civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/opinion/corporate-taxes-biden-spending-bill.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Worrying About Your Carbon Footprint Is Exactly What Big Oil Wants You to Do - The only way to really address the climate crisis is through politics, policymakers and legislation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/climate-change-carbon-neutral.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

There’s no escape from Facebook, even if you don’t use it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/29/facebook-privacy-monopoly/ #privacy #security #facebook #purism

Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers

Apple said it had made major concessions, but a closer examination suggests that the tech giant and the app makers’ lawyers were big winners.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/technology/apple-app-settlement-explained.html #bigtech #apple

The Banality of Apocalypse
https://gizmodo.com/the-banality-of-apocalypse-1847528867 #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalheating #leadonclimate

Apple Has Reportedly Been Scanning Your iCloud Mail for Child Abuse Images Since 2019
https://gizmodo.com/apple-has-reportedly-been-scanning-your-icloud-mail-for-1847538826 #privacy #security #apple #purism

Three Years After Greta Thunberg’s Strike, Adults Are Failing Children on a Global Scale https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/opinion/climate-un-report-greta-thunberg.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate #globalheating

The illusion of privacy is getting harder to sell
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/opinion/apple-iphone-privacy.html #privacy #security #bigtech #purism

Finding the Will to Stave Off a Darker Future https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/14/opinion/climate-change-summit.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohkQFUaBybSRdkhrxqAwvPLwbk1mnK7JyicTzlPiv8IBo2B5wHNea9nLZMV7giseeVgYvUpVeAgiahWJVBsQA2l5cDYx54MKSg87N_vVW9zgsPDUPUxqTa1K2Lmce1xmefvsRmMYHL4G_CKiQ1XLwlko5ZlcFmqyCZIkv-DSrgpr4E4ifQxBZl6RSMCbT2Ju5TrDhZ9P9aAbnLM-1V8GrEZCXyIw4nqu_9Xex5SCFnFUHp1_W03jdtaM9sTN6v8RAUyXodSS4qe3davsTJfe_3Z_A #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalheating #leadonclimate

July 2021 was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/13/july-2021-hottest-record-month/ #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalheating #leadonclimate

Is your mobile provider tracking your location? New technology could stop it
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210812135929.htm #privacy #security #purism

Apple Wants to Protect Children. But It’s Creating Serious Privacy Risks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/opinion/apple-iphones-privacy.html #privacy #security #apple #purism

How Your Ad Blocker Can Track You Across the Web
https://gizmodo.com/how-your-ad-blocker-can-track-you-across-the-web-1847459354 #privacy #security #purism

Methane Is a New Big Enemy in the Battle Over Climate Change, IPCC Says
https://gizmodo.com/methane-is-a-new-big-enemy-in-the-battle-over-climate-c-1847449684 #globalheating #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Humans have pushed the climate into ‘unprecedented’ territory, landmark U.N. report finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/09/ipcc-climate-report-global-warming-greenhouse-gas-effect/ #globalheating #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Facebook criticizes Apple over surveillance, presumably with a straight face...
WhatsApp head says Apple's child safety update is a 'surveillance system'
https://www.engadget.com/whatsapp-head-apple-child-safety-surveillance-system-201956787.html?src=rss #privacy #security #bigtech #purism

Apple's Plan to "Think Different" About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/apples-plan-think-different-about-encryption-opens-backdoor-your-private-life #privacy #security #bigtech #apple #purism #librem5

A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/05/change-ocean-collapse-atlantic-meridional/ #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech
https://gizmodo.com/master-face-researchers-say-theyve-found-a-wildly-succ-1847420710 #privacy #security #bigtech #purism