Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Judge orders Apple to change its App Store practices in long-awaited decision in antitrust trial with Fortnite maker Epic Games
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/10/apple-epic-decision-judge-market-monopoly/ #bigtech #apple #purism #librem5

Nearly All the Unburned Coal Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Climate Catastrophe
https://gizmodo.com/nearly-all-the-unburned-coal-must-stay-in-the-ground-to-1847645357 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

WhatsApp Moderators Can Read Your Messages
https://gizmodo.com/whatsapp-moderators-can-read-your-messages-1847629241 #privacy #bigtech #Facebook #WhatsApp #purism #libremone

More than 200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/06/more-than-200-health-journals-call-for-urgent-action-on-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Germany wants phone makers to offer 7 years of security updates
https://www.engadget.com/germany-phone-makers-7-years-security-updates-163601435.html?src=rss #bigtech #purism #librem5

Study says Europe is 21 years behind its emissions reduction goals
https://www.engadget.com/europe-21-years-behind-emissions-goals-enel-study-180121943.html?src=rss #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

“We are responsible for creating a culture in which we can remain private.”
In conversation with privacy specialist Carissa Véliz
https://protonmail.com/blog/carissa-veliz-data-privacy/ #privacy #purism

Lawsuits say Siri and Google are listening, even when they’re not supposed to

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/02/apple-siri-lawsuit-privacy/ #privacy #security #apple #google #purism

Corporate America Is Lobbying for Climate Disaster
It wants to prioritize low taxes over the fate of civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/opinion/corporate-taxes-biden-spending-bill.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Worrying About Your Carbon Footprint Is Exactly What Big Oil Wants You to Do - The only way to really address the climate crisis is through politics, policymakers and legislation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/climate-change-carbon-neutral.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

There’s no escape from Facebook, even if you don’t use it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/29/facebook-privacy-monopoly/ #privacy #security #facebook #purism

Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers

Apple said it had made major concessions, but a closer examination suggests that the tech giant and the app makers’ lawyers were big winners.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/technology/apple-app-settlement-explained.html #bigtech #apple

The Banality of Apocalypse
https://gizmodo.com/the-banality-of-apocalypse-1847528867 #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalheating #leadonclimate

Apple Has Reportedly Been Scanning Your iCloud Mail for Child Abuse Images Since 2019
https://gizmodo.com/apple-has-reportedly-been-scanning-your-icloud-mail-for-1847538826 #privacy #security #apple #purism

Three Years After Greta Thunberg’s Strike, Adults Are Failing Children on a Global Scale https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/opinion/climate-un-report-greta-thunberg.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate #globalheating

The illusion of privacy is getting harder to sell
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/opinion/apple-iphone-privacy.html #privacy #security #bigtech #purism

Finding the Will to Stave Off a Darker Future https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/14/opinion/climate-change-summit.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohkQFUaBybSRdkhrxqAwvPLwbk1mnK7JyicTzlPiv8IBo2B5wHNea9nLZMV7giseeVgYvUpVeAgiahWJVBsQA2l5cDYx54MKSg87N_vVW9zgsPDUPUxqTa1K2Lmce1xmefvsRmMYHL4G_CKiQ1XLwlko5ZlcFmqyCZIkv-DSrgpr4E4ifQxBZl6RSMCbT2Ju5TrDhZ9P9aAbnLM-1V8GrEZCXyIw4nqu_9Xex5SCFnFUHp1_W03jdtaM9sTN6v8RAUyXodSS4qe3davsTJfe_3Z_A #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalheating #leadonclimate

July 2021 was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/13/july-2021-hottest-record-month/ #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalheating #leadonclimate

Is your mobile provider tracking your location? New technology could stop it
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210812135929.htm #privacy #security #purism

Apple Wants to Protect Children. But It’s Creating Serious Privacy Risks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/opinion/apple-iphones-privacy.html #privacy #security #apple #purism