Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Chinese Hacking Is Alarming. So Are Data Brokers.

Companies like Equifax threaten our personal privacy and our national security.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/opinion/equifax-breach-china-hacking.html #privacy #security #purism

The End of Privacy as We Know It?

An unregulated facial recognition app can probably tell the police your name, and help them find out where you live and who your friends are.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/podcasts/the-daily/facial-recognition-surveillance.html #privacy #security #purism

Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities and Businesses
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/technology/ransomware-attacks.html #privacy #security #purism

Antarctica is hotter than it's ever been
https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/07/antarctica-is-hotter-than-its-ever-been/ #climatechange #climatecrisis

The Washington Post: Top Stories | Want companies to stop selling your data? We finally have a law for that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/06/ccpa-faq/ #privacy #security #libremone #librem5

Feds Find Fourth Amendment Workaround, Buy Phone Locations From Marketing Firms
https://gizmodo.com/feds-find-fourth-amendment-workaround-buy-phone-locati-1841516436 #privacy #security #librem5

Cutting Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Be Even More Beneficial Than We Realized

The world wastes trillions of dollars every year on fossil fuel direct and indirect subsidies. Trillions! The U.S. alone spends hundreds of billions of dollars on them, ten times as much as it spends on education.

https://earther.gizmodo.com/cutting-fossil-fuel-subsidies-could-be-even-more-benefi-1841500311 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Bumblebees Have Something New to Worry About
https://earther.gizmodo.com/bumblebees-have-something-new-to-worry-about-1841495875 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Apple Proves It's One of Right-to-Repair's Most Powerful Villains
https://gizmodo.com/apple-proves-its-one-of-right-to-repairs-most-powerful-1841497751 #apple #bigtech

The Gap Between the Haves and Have-Nots of Tech Widens

Despite regulatory scrutiny and pressure from lawmakers, the industry’s wealthiest are continuing to grow at remarkable speeds for big companies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/technology/google-earnings-big-tech.html #bigtech

'Anonymized' Data Is Meaningless Bullshit
https://gizmodo.com/anonymized-data-is-meaningless-bullshit-1841429952 #privacy #security

Draft bill could penalize companies for using end-to-end encryption
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/31/earn-it-act-bill-would-limit-encryption/ #privacy #security

Newly released satellite data reveals the patterns of record warmth in 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/01/29/newly-released-satellite-data-reveals-patterns-record-warmth-2019/ #climatechange #climatecrisis

The Flawed Humanity of Silicon Valley
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/opinion/silicon-valley-anna-wiener.html #bigtech

Sea level rise to cause major economic impact in the absence of further climate action
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200127134809.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Scotland Is on Track to Hit 100 Percent Renewable Energy This Year, Slàinte Mhath!
https://earther.gizmodo.com/scotland-is-on-track-to-hit-100-percent-renewable-energ-1841202818 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Earth's Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded
https://earther.gizmodo.com/earths-carbon-dioxide-level-is-set-to-make-one-of-its-b-1841202387 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Apple's Fancy Browser Privacy Tech May Do More Harm Than Good
https://gizmodo.com/apples-fancy-browser-privacy-tech-may-do-more-harm-than-1841176956 #bigtech #purism #privacy

Maybe These Davos Guys Have Some Good Ideas About Climate Change (They Do Not)
https://earther.gizmodo.com/maybe-these-davos-guys-have-some-good-ideas-about-clima-1841181110 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Change Could Cause the Next Financial Meltdown
The E.C.B., which meets Thursday, is among central banks trying to prepare for what a report warns could be a coming economic upheaval.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/business/climate-change-central-banks.html #climatechange #climatecrisis