Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

The laws protecting our data are too weak
https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/05/data-privacy-laws-google-nightingale/ #privacy #security #purism #bigtech

BP Just Got Its Ass Sued For False Advertising
https://earther.gizmodo.com/bp-just-got-its-ass-sued-for-false-advertising-1840213409 #climatechange #climatecrisis #climatejustice

Apple says iPhone 11 Pro collects user data even when location services are disabled - TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/83042-apple-iphone-11-collects-user-data-even-when.html #bigtech #apple #purism #librem5

Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

Coal use is down dramatically in the United States and the European Union, and renewable energy is gaining traction. But rising natural gas and oil use in 2019 increased the world's carbon dioxide emissions modestly for a third straight year.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191204090831.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

What’s ‘Fair’ When It Comes to Carbon Emissions? The average American and Australian generates nearly 3½ times the global average of carbon dioxide pollution.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/opinion/global-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Models Have Been Right For Decades
https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-models-have-been-right-for-decades-1840204636 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Florida Keys Deliver a Hard Message: As Seas Rise, Some Places Can’t Be Saved
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/florida-keys-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Global Carbon Emissions Are Headed For a New High in 2019
https://earther.gizmodo.com/global-carbon-emissions-are-headed-for-a-new-high-in-20-1840206060 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit a Record in 2019, Even as Coal Fades

Global consumption of coal declined unexpectedly this year, but a surge in oil and gas pushed up greenhouse gas emissions over all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/climate/carbon-dioxide-emissions.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Change Is Accelerating: ‘Things Are Getting Worse’

The acceleration climate change's effects have brought the world “dangerously close” to abrupt and irreversible changes, scientists warned. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/climate-change-acceleration.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

We No Longer Expect Privacy. You Can Change That.

Without a comprehensive privacy bill or some meaningful regulation of Big Tech, we’re not going to change the way our data is siphoned away. But we can hope to change what we demand from ourselves and others when it comes to those small, everyday privacy invasions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/opinion/privacy-tips.html #privacy #libremone #librem5 #purism

Creating the conditions for a globally just energy transition
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191202105816.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Nine climate tipping points now 'active,' warn scientists
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191127161418.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

We Can Do This

It’s hard to think of a more alarming news story: The United Nations said yesterday that the world failed to reduce carbon emissions in recent years and was on pace for catastrophic damage from climate change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/opinion/united-nations-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

UN calls for push to cut greenhouse gas levels to avoid climate chaos

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/26/united-nations-global-effort-cut-emissions-stop-climate-chaos-2030?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Librem_Social #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Planners Use VR to Show Communities How Sea-Level Rise Decimates Them
https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-planners-use-vr-to-show-communities-how-sea-lev-1840022810 #climatechange #climatecrisis

I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

Communities are being ripped apart as prejudice, hate and disinformation are peddled online. Scammers use the web to steal identities, stalkers use it to harass and intimidate their victims, and bad actors subvert democracy using clever digital tactics... How we respond to this abuse will determine whether the web lives up to its potential as a global force for good or leads us into a digital dystopia.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/opinion/world-wide-web.html #internet