Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

#Briar – new kid on the (messaging app) block - Review
This is more than just another #WhatsApp alternative. 

For once, this doesn't rely just on having an internet connection, but also sends and receives messages via WiFi and Bluetooth.
https://decentralize.today/privacy/briar-new-kid-on-the-messaging-app-block-review
#privacy

#briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate.
#introduction

Unlike traditional messaging apps, Briar doesn’t rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users’ devices. If the internet’s down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi... If the internet’s up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance.

https://briarproject.org/how-it-works/

@aktivismoEstasMiaLuo @CyberMonkey @Decentralize_today

>#Briar requires face-to-face linking initially

Version 1.2 fixed that:

"This release allows users to add each other securely by exchanging links. Previously users needed to meet in person or ask a mutual contact to introduce them."
https://briarproject.org/news/2019-briar-1.2-released-remote-contacts/

and #briar app for anonymous communication

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.briarproject.briar.android/

@noorul Hello Noorul, #Otter is available for #FDroid via Izzy's repo:
https://mastodon.technology/@IzzyOnDroid/104258717053384460

For my smartphone it is not (yet) compatible. Greetings!

Riot is now Element https://element.io/blog/welcome-to-element/

US senators introduced a new bill to stop foreigners from traveling to the US to give birth - with the intention of getting #UScitizenship for their children. It’s commonly known as ‘ #BirthTourism ’. https://twitter.com/news_ntd/status/1283145697496309762 #News

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#RogerStone said he hasn’t decided whether he will appeal his criminal conviction after receiving executive #Clemency from President Trump. Stone said that a successful appeal would mean the same federal judge would preside over the new case. https://www.theepochtimes.com/stone-unsure-about-appealing-conviction-due-to-judge-assignment_3424315.html https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1283210175520940032 #News #Trump

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The problems posed by #VotingByMail are being blamed for #ElectionFraud in #NewJersey and for a now-3-week delay in counting ballots for #NewYorkCity’s primary #Elections.These difficulties may foreshadow larger problems to come in November's elections. https://www.theepochtimes.com/mail-in-voting-problems-in-new-york-new-jersey-may-foreshadow-difficulties-in-upcoming-presidential-vote_3424517.html https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1283219233405632512 #News

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Former #JeffreyEpstein associate #GhislaineMaxwell pleaded not guilty to charges of recruiting teenage girls for #Epstein.A judge later ordered her to be held without bail until her trial after prosecutors argued she is a flight risk. https://www.theepochtimes.com/ghislaine-maxwell-pleads-not-guilty-in-epstein-related-sex-abuse-case_3424211.html https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1283226077238788096 #News

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#NYTimes op-ed writer and editor @BariWeiss has quit the so-called “paper of record,” alleging in a resignation letter that she was bullied for expressing conservative viewpoints—the very reason she said she was brought on board in the first place. https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-times-editor-quits-amid-claims-of-bullying-and-new-mccarthyism_3424429.html https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1283237351926435842 #News

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Riot.im Rebrands to Element
http://riot.im/

(submitted by J_tt)

RT @Siftedeu@twitter.com

Exclusive: Slack-rival Element wins largest ever collaborative software deal

The win points to the growing concern about privacy in communications around the world.

https://sifted.eu/articles/element-germany-deal/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Siftedeu/status/1283274135913795584

Whoop, there it is. Marcellus Wiley 🧢: Better Wise Up! 🙏🏿❤️ https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/1283059968241893377

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3) Social Media Intelligence
Authorities are increasingly using social media intelligence to track migrants' activities - and they frequently misinterpret what they see https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1283051978776621063/photo/1

Kroger not giving customers change back amid COVID-19 related coin shortage https://abc11.com/society/kroger-not-giving-customers-change-back-amid-coin-shortage/6316672/ #societymoneycoronaviruspandemicu.s.&worldgrocerystorecovid-19outbreakcoins

Would be so great if the Media would get the word out to the people in a “fair and balanced” way. We will win anyway, but they are a far more difficult adversary than their Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Partner! https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1283029342084358147 #Trump

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Start Collaborating on Write.as https://video.writeas.org/videos/watch/b06b3bac-44ee-41a1-b445-333541183575

BREAKING: Star Parker Holding DC Rally to Support Lincoln Emancipation Statue... https://www.pscp.tv/w/cdxubDFheWpWSmdna1lwanB8MW5BSkVBb1lqYlZKTGyt3u-FB7DNnR-cRCL2Vtp2rcY2pyJYj-Vf7ojp3y7l https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1283053621999857664 #Lincoln

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A higher minimum wage sounds great in theory. But policies should be judged by their results, not by their intentions.Listen to restaurant worker Simone Barron's story and judge for yourself 👇 https://twitter.com/prageru/status/1283053387794321420 #Prager

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