Ben Trister @ben@librem.one
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
Report Finds Nearly Two-Third of America's Birds Vulnerable to Extinction From Climate Change
https://earther.gizmodo.com/report-finds-nearly-two-third-of-americas-birds-vulnera-1838938213 #climatechange #climatecrisis #extinction
One Thing You Can Do: Talk to Your Children About Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/climate/children-anxiety-climate-newsletter-nyt.html #climatechange #climatecrisis
'Alexa, are you invading my privacy?' – the dark side of our voice assistants
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/09/alexa-are-you-invading-my-privacy-the-dark-side-of-our-voice-assistants?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Librem_Social #privacy #security
Global mayors denounce 'failed' UN climate summit
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/09/global-mayors-denounce-failed-un-climate-summit-c40-conference?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Librem_Social #climatechange #climatecrisis
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/09/revealed-20-firms-third-carbon-emissions?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Librem_Social #climatechange #climatecrisis
Believing in climate change doesn't mean you are preparing for climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191008104650.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis
Why You Shouldn’t Believe Tech Companies https://nyti.ms/321mHsk #privacy #security #libremone
Dual approach needed to save sinking cities and bleaching corals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007164351.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis
Heat waves could increase substantially in size by mid-century
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007180051.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis
Ben Trister
boosted
Ever wanted to ditch big tech but had no idea how to? Grab your free Librem One account for social, chat and voice or a premium account with mail and VPN and get end-to-end encryption, no tracking, no ads and no data sharing https://librem.one #purism #libremone #opensource #deletefacebook
Ben Trister
boosted
Yes, we know you're excited; Yes, you can see the anodized chassis we got into this Aspen batch; Yes, we are asking you to be patient as we incrementally ship through tens of thousands of Librem 5 phones over the next handful of months; Yes, you will get yours. Yes, you will be impressed. @purism #librem5
Ben Trister
boosted
Aspen batch phones going out next will get an anodized chassis - look at those kill switches. Thank you for your patience as we incrementally ship through tens of thousands of Librem 5 phones over the coming months. Yes, we know you're excited, we are too and you will be impressed! #Purism #Librem5 #Linux
Facebook messaging app Threads wants continuous location and activity data - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-messaging-app-threads-location-fitness-activity-data-2019-10 #privacy #security #libremone
The World Just Had Another Month of Record Heat
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-world-just-had-another-month-of-record-heat-1838771974 #climatechange #climatecrisis
DOJ will ask Facebook to halt end-to-end encryption plans
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/03/doj-facebook-end-to-end-encryption-whatsapp-instagram-messenger/ #privacy #security #libremone #librem5
Carbon emissions soar as tourism reaches new heights
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191002121719.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis
Ben Trister
boosted
Nice Librem 5 Specs video, @christitus !
@purism should def give you one ;)
Just wanted to add, the complainers totally miss that Purism is basically over-delivering on their promises. Check out
Promise Delivery Chart
https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-promise-delivery-chart/6959
Chris' Spec video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUwneFZbBG0
Treaty would force Facebook to share encrypted chats with UK police
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/28/us-uk-treaty-forces-sharing-of-encrypted-chats/ #privacy #security #libremone
Why Greta Thunberg Says We Have 8 Years To Stop Catastrophe
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/greta-thunberg-carbon-dioxide-numbers_ca_5d8e86b6e4b0ac3cdda8cd40 #climatechange #climatecrisis
Chairperson, Purism, SPC
Lawyer (LL.B, J.D.) and Chartered Director (C. Dir.)
Joined Apr 2019
