Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

‘It’s quite feasible to start a war’: just how dangerous are ransomware hackers?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/01/crypto-criminals-hack-the-computer-systems-of-governments-firms-even-hospitals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #ransomeware #privacy #security #purism

This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap
Loneliness among students has soared worldwide. It doesn't have to be like that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/opinion/smartphone-iphone-social-media-isolation.html #socialmedia #purism #librem5

As Cyberattacks Surge, Security Start-Ups Reap the Rewards

Investors have poured $12.2 billion into cybersecurity companies so far this year, nearly $2 billion more than the total for all of 2020.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/technology/cyberattacks-security-investors.html #privacy #security #purism

Corporate America Is Building Its Own Surveillance State. Will the FTC Stop It?
https://gizmodo.com/corporate-america-is-building-its-own-surveillance-stat-1847389626 #privacy #security #purism

Earth's vital signs worsen amid business-as-usual mindset on climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728105720.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Apocalypse Right Now
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/opinion/sunday/climate-change-floods-wildfires.html?referringSource=articleShare #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Heat waves are increasing across Canada and hotter nights are also dangerous
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/nighttime-temperatures-climate-change-1.6112778 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

America in 2090: The Impact of Extreme Heat, in Maps
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/opinion/climate-change-heat-waves.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

The Nightmare of Our Snooping Phones
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/technology/phones-location-data.html #privacy #security #purism #librem5

Jeff Bezos Got as Much Morning Show Coverage in a Day as Climate Change Got All Last Year
https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-got-as-much-morning-show-coverage-in-a-day-a-1847334966 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Climate change threatens food security of many countries dependent on fish
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720114402.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

iFixit CEO calls out Microsoft, Apple, Samsung over device repairability
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmexperts/~3/IWFt-r6Vm0Y/microsoft-apple-samsung-called-out-ifixit-ceo #bigtech #purism #righttorepair

Grim CO2 forecast by International Energy Agency puts Paris Agreement targets almost out of reach | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/20/grim-co2-forecast-by-international-energy-agency-puts-paris-agreement-targets-almost-out-o #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/18/huge-data-leak-shatters-lie-innocent-need-not-fear-surveillance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #privacy #security #Purism #librem5

How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/19/big-oil-climate-crisis-lobby-group-api?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Spyware can make your phone your enemy. Journalism is your defence

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/jul/19/spyware-can-make-your-phone-your-enemy-journalism-is-your-defence?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #privacy #security #purism #librem5