Climate Change Could Cut World Economy by $23 Trillion in 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/world-economy-swiss-re-insurance.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Trudeau Was a Global Climate Hero. Now Canada Risks Falling Behind.
Canada is the only G7 nation whose greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the Paris agreement. The main reason: its oil sands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/world/canada/trudeau-climate-oil-sands.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Some Climate Tipping Points May Be Reversible, If We Act Fast
https://earther.gizmodo.com/some-climate-tipping-points-may-be-reversible-if-we-ac-1846730153 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
Librem 14 First Boot
"Whether you're still thinking about ordering or if your Librem 14 is just about to arrive, this is what you can expect on first boot."
Humans Have Destroyed 97% Of Earth's Ecosystems
https://earther.gizmodo.com/humans-have-destroyed-97-of-earths-ecosystems-1846691917
Climate change is making it harder to get a good cup of coffee
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210414113543.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
500 million LinkedIn profiles' data is being sold on a forum
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmexperts/~3/MjUXDfsSSkw/500-million-linkedin-profiles-data-being-sold-online-right-now
Study calls for urgent climate change action to secure global food supply
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210408131452.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
European privacy group claims Android's ad-tracking code is illegal
https://www.engadget.com/google-android-ad-tracking-complaint-134216420.html #privacy #security #purism #librem5
Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/05/tech-police-surveillance-smart-home-devices?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #privacy #security
How Big Meat Is Funding Climate Denial and Polluting the Planet
https://earther.gizmodo.com/how-big-meat-is-funding-climate-denial-and-polluting-th-1846620142 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate
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/
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
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/
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