Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Study casts doubt on carbon capture
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191025170810.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

@tomris@mastodon.social Hi. I appreciate that the links can be frustrating if you don't subscribe to the New York Times. Since some people do, I am hesitant to stop posting links to thise articles but I will include text from the articles in my posts so people can read the most salient parts of the articles without having to read them in their entirety. Let's try that and see if it is helpful.

They Know What You Watched Last Night

Recent deals involving the media conglomerate AT&T, the streaming device seller Roku, the advertising giant Publicis and other companies have expanded the surveillance infrastructure that operates in the background of streaming services. While viewers focus on the action onscreen, tracking technology quietly sops up information about their habits and uses it to target them with more relevant, traceable ads. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/business/media/streaming-data-collection-privacy.html #privacy #security

The Black-and-White World of Big Tech
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/opinion/facebook-zuckerberg-free-speech.html #libremone #bigtech

Why Big Oil faces court cases that echo the litigation against Big Tobacco in the 90s https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/exxon-shell-climate-change-court-new-york-attorney-general-litigation-documents-1.5331228 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Study warns of security gaps in smart light bulbs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191023075139.htm #privacy #security

Supplying the Demand for the Librem 5 Phone – Purism
https://puri.sm/posts/supplying-the-demand/ #purism #librem5

Exxon Isn't the Only Fossil Fuel Giant Getting Its Ass Sued
https://earther.gizmodo.com/exxon-isnt-the-only-fossil-fuel-giant-getting-its-ass-s-1839268301 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/opinion/climate-change-costs.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Google And Facebook Are Reading Your License Plates
https://jalopnik.com/google-is-reading-your-license-plates-1839259494 #privacy #security #librem5

Trump is Tracking Your Phone https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/opinion/trump-privacy-2020.html #privacy #security #librem5

Climate warming promises more frequent extreme El Niño events
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191021153346.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Replacing coal with gas or renewables saves billions of gallons of water
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191021171333.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

No place like home: Species are on the move, but many have nowhere to go
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191021104940.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Tech Companies Are Destroying Democracy and the Free Press
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/tech-monopoly-democracy-journalism.html #bigtech #libremone

The Only Privacy Bill Worth a Damn
https://gizmodo.com/the-only-privacy-bill-worth-a-damn-1839115065 #privacy #security

Study on climate protection: More forest -- less meat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015131410.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Rage Is Working
https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-rage-is-working-1839063173 #climatechange #climatecrisis

You’re in a Police Lineup, Right Now
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000006687787/facial-recognition-police.html #privacy #security #libremone #librem5 #purism #bigtech

The UK Just Got More Power From Renewables Than Fossil Fuels, a First Since 1882
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-uk-just-got-more-power-from-renewables-than-fossil-1839034441 #climatechange #climatecrisis