Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Religion and the Decline of Democracy
https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/religion-and-the-decline-of-democracy-1b8

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Package Release: 04/02 Python 3.9.3 Python: an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language https://www.python.org/

Google’s next Pixels will reportedly switch to a custom in-house GS101 processor - Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Google... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364543/google-pixel-6-custom-in-house-processor-gs101-whitechapel-arm-report

Has humanity reached ‘peak intelligence’?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190709-has-humanity-reached-peak-intelligence

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Feds say hackers are likely exploiting critical Fortinet VPN vulnerabilities https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/feds-say-hackers-are-likely-exploiting-critical-fortinet-vpn-vulnerabilities/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social by @dangoodin001
#newsbot

Just as democratic elections are fundamental to our society, so is a functional and fair judicial system. Creating barriers between a defendant and the ability to pay for adequate legal representation jeopardizes that judicial system. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/crowdfunding-legal-fees-not-crime

Google is limiting which apps can see everything else you have installed - Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Google... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364632/google-play-store-apps-see-other-installed-may-5-query-all-packages

Russia now requires all smartphones and devices in the country to be pre-installed with the country's software https://web.archive.org/web/20210401121406/https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-requires-phones-devices-have-russian-software-pre-installed-2021-4

We've got 100+ original #Pinebook laptops running #manjarolinux with #kdecommunity KDE Plasma to donate to a worthy cause. We're looking for a suitable nonprofit.

Help us help others.

https://www.pine64.org/2021/04/03/help-us-help-others/

Officials say SolarWinds hackers succeeded in part because NSA is barred from monitoring domestic networks, leading to calls for new spying powers for the NSA (Kim Zetter/Zero Day) - Kim Zetter / Zero Day:
Officials say SolarWinds hackers succeeded in part because NSA i... - http://www.techmeme.com/210402/p23#a210402p23

“In fact he was incurably insane and hallucinated more or less continuously, but by a remarkable stroke of lateral thinking his fellow wizards had reasoned that, in that case, the whole business could be sorted out if only they could find a formula that caused him to hallucinate that he was completely sane.*

*This is a very common hallucination, shared by most people.”

― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

OAuth 2.0 Authentication Vulnerabilities
https://portswigger.net/web-security/oauth

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A password manager is a tool that creates and stores passwords for you, so you can use many different passwords on different sites and services without having to memorize them. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords

Facebook freezes Maduro's page over Covid claim - Venezuela's president will not be able to post for 30 days for disinformation over a herbal remedy... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56551350

"Since you've got nothing to hide, you don't mind unlocking your phone for me, do you?" Legislatures and courts must stop police from asking us this question. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/so-called-consent-searches-harm-our-digital-rights

No one is “destined” to commit a crime and a child’s school records shouldn’t erode their presumption of innocence. That’s why Pasco County’s “Intelligence-Led Policing” program must end. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/pasco-countys-sheriff-must-end-its-targeted-child-harassment-program

The new PACT Act still creates a legal regime that rewards censorship at internet users’ expense. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/even-changes-revised-pact-act-will-lead-more-online-censorship

"AMA" is a very interesting experience.

I'd like to thank the @Reddit mods at /r/privacy to offer me this opportunity to connect with so many people.

Day 3 tomorrow!🙃

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/mdk6xn/im_ga%C3%ABl_duval_founder_of_the_degoogled_android_os/

NY State launches first US "vaccine passport" app, Excelsior Pass, built on IBM's blockchain-based health pass platform, to be used initially at large venues (USA Today) - USA Today:NY State launches first US “vaccine passport” app, Excelsior Pass, built on IBM's bloc... - http://www.techmeme.com/210327/p10#a210327p10

Being tired is not a badge of honor. It doesn't make you more worthy, it just means you're tired.