Ben Trister @ben@librem.one
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
Ben Trister
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Sneak Peek of the Next PureOS Release on the Librem 5
"With the next release of PureOS, code-named Byzantium, just around the corner, let’s give you a sneak peek of what you can look forward to."
https://puri.sm/posts/sneak-peek-of-the-next-pureos-release-on-the-librem-5/
Ben Trister
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Snitching on Phones That Snitch On You
"Our phones are our most personal computers, and the most vulnerable to privacy abuses."
https://puri.sm/posts/snitching-on-phones-that-snitch-on-you/
Personal data for 533 million Facebook users leaks on the web
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-533-million-user-personal-data-leak-180156777.html #privacy #security #purism #libremone
How to talk to people about climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210330092522.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Cybercrime Is Booming and It's Costing America Billions
https://gizmodo.com/cybercrime-is-booming-and-its-costing-america-billions-1846503330 #privacy #security #purism
Looking for Climate Solutions? Protect More Ocean, Researchers Find.
Among the surprising findings in a new paper on marine ecosystems: Trawling releases as much planet-warming carbon each year as global aviation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/climate/climate-change-oceans.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Delete Most of Your Apps
https://gizmodo.com/delete-most-of-your-apps-1845698368 #privacy #security #purism
Oh Great, Now Florida Has a Mosquito That Can Carry Yellow Fever
https://earther.gizmodo.com/oh-great-now-florida-has-a-mosquito-that-can-carry-yel-1846487913 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Ben Trister
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Data Double Dipping: When Companies Mine Paying Customers
"While companies should protect their customer’s privacy by default whether their product is free or not, it’s particularly discouraging to see that many companies out there are double dipping on their customers."
https://puri.sm/posts/data-double-dipping-when-companies-mine-paying-customers/
Fighting With Apple Over Your iPhone's Privacy Settings Is Now an International Trend
https://gizmodo.com/fighting-with-apple-over-your-iphones-privacy-settings-1846438294 #privacy #security #purism
Global Warming’s Deadly Combination: Heat and Humidity - A new study suggests that large swaths of the tropics will experience dangerous living and working conditions if global warming isn’t limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/climate/climate-change-heat-tropics.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Microsoft's 'Crazy Huge Hack,' Explained
https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-crazy-huge-hack-explained-1846422574 #privacy #security #purism
Sea level rise up to four times global average for coastal communities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210308111915.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210308111954.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
America, Your Privacy Settings Are All Wrong - Using an opt-in approach will help curb the excesses of Big Tech.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/opinion/data-tech-privacy-opt-in.html #privacy #security #purism #bigtech
Will climate change outpace species adaptation?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210304133457.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Want to cut emissions that cause climate change? Tax carbon
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210304125337.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Global warming poses threat to food chains
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301112403.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
New UN Climate Report Puts the World on 'Red Alert' for Climate Catastrophe
https://earther.gizmodo.com/new-un-climate-report-puts-the-world-on-red-alert-for-c-1846363339 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
A Major Ocean Current May Be Hurtling Towards Collapse
https://earther.gizmodo.com/a-major-ocean-current-may-be-hurtling-towards-collapse-1846337333 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
