Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

New Report Reveals the Shocking Toll Bushfires Took on Australia’s Wildlife
https://earther.gizmodo.com/new-report-reveals-the-shocking-toll-bushfires-took-on-1844529556 #climatechange #climatecrisis

'If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention' here: https://smartnews.link/a/cwzo or you can directly access the content using this link here: https://smartnews.link/w/CGEW #facebook #libremone

Big Tech Versus Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/technology/big-tech-climate-change.html #bigtech #climatechange

Tech Is About Power. And These Four Moguls Have Too Much of It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/opinion/tech-moguls-congressional-hearing.html #bigtech

Facebook's New Private Messaging Feature Promises Privacy From Everyone (Except Facebook)
https://gizmodo.com/facebooks-new-private-messaging-feature-promises-privac-1844472189 #privacy #security #purism #facebook

How Much Will the Planet Warm if Carbon Dioxide Levels Double?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/climate/global-warming-temperature-range.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

'Australian Government sued by 23-year-old Melbourne student over financial risks of climate change' here: https://smartnews.link/a/FZ7s or you can directly access the content using this link here: https://smartnews.link/w/oFh5 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Apple Has No Tolerance For Webcam Covers – Purism
https://wp.puri.sm/posts/apple-has-no-tolerance-for-webcam-covers/ #privacy #security #purism

Climate Change Poses ‘Systemic Threat’ to the Economy, Big Investors Warn
Financial regulators should act to avoid economic disaster, according to a letter from pension funds and other investors representing almost $1 trillion in assets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/climate/investors-climate-threat-regulators.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Google Coronavirus Apps Give it Way to Access Location Data
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/technology/google-covid-tracker-app.html #privacy #security #purism #librem5

Global Warming Is Driving Polar Bears Toward Extinction, Researchers Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/climate/polar-bear-extinction.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Open SmartNews to read 'How the Twitter hack highlights the dangers of Slack' here: https://smartnews.link/a/t4hs or you can directly access the content using this link here: https://smartnews.link/w/T6o3 #bigtech #privacy #security #purism #libremone

That Siberian Heat Wave? Yes, Climate Change Was a Big Factor
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/climate/siberia-heat-wave-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Gates, Musk and Other Top Tech Figures Get Twitter Accounts Hacked
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/technology/twitter-hack-bill-gates-elon-musk.html #privacy #security #purism #libremone

Global methane emissions soar to record high
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714182228.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Here’s a Map of the Surveillance Tech Police Are Using to Track You
https://gizmodo.com/here-s-a-map-of-the-surveillance-tech-police-are-using-1844391857 #privacy #security #bigtech #purism

On Tech: Just collect less data, period.
https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/template/oakv2?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20200715&instance_id=20332&nl=on-tech-with-shira-ovide&productCode=OT&regi_id=91658101&segment_id=33473&te=1&uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2F0d369e57-6700-5e29-9c55-aae209c0884a&user_id=3593d0a3aec76354dafb17a2c0249e69 #privacy #security #bigdata #purism

New Data Show an ‘Extraordinary’ Rise in U.S. Coastal Flooding
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/climate/coastal-flooding-noaa.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate change will cause more extreme wet and dry seasons
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200713125455.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Death Valley Recorded the Hottest Temperature on Earth This Year
https://earther.gizmodo.com/death-valley-recorded-the-hottest-temperature-on-earth-1844367161 #climatechange #climatecrisis