Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Cryptographers unearth vulnerabilities in Telegram's encryption protocol
https://www.cyberscoop.com/telegram-app-security-encryption/

(submitted by wglb)

"Now that the word is out, and with something like 12,000 devices out there, it's probably only a matter of time before the Android modding community has a full dump of the FBI's Android skin." https://trib.al/ftiztVr
#newsbot

Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2021/nso-spyware-pegasus-cellphones/

(submitted by tosh)

Package Release: 07/14 snapd 2.51.3 snapd: a tool to support and manage .snap applications that are portable across different Linux systems https://snapcraft.io/

Our latest episode is now available, featuring the latest on crackdowns on videogame hackers, calls for FCC censorship & military strikes on ransomware providers, and more!
MP3: https://download.2600.com/mediadownload/www.2600.com/offthehook/mp3files/2021/off_the_hook__20210714-128.mp3
RSS: https://www.2600.com/oth-broadband.xml

Debian bullseye fully frozen

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/07/msg00002.html
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Just like its namesake sea creature, stingray spy tech will sting, or at least surveil, you before you even realize you’re too close. https://www.eff.org/pages/cell-site-simulatorsimsi-catchers

‘Everyone is dying’: Myanmar on the brink of decimation
https://asiatimes.com/2021/07/everyone-is-dying-myanmar-on-the-brink-of-decimation/

(submitted by terminalcommand)

Debian bullseye reaches final milestone and is now fully frozen! https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2021/07/msg00002.html

July update is out!

https://www.pine64.org/2021/07/15/july-update/

Use Amazon Echo or Ring? You’ve likely been opted into Amazon Sidewalk — joining you into a neighborhood Wi-Fi network.

“It's hard to predict the actual [privacy] outcomes until the feature is tested more thoroughly.”

For now, here’s how to opt out: https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-echo-shares-your-internet-with-the-neighbors-heres-how-to-turn-off-amazon-sidewalk/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1415669232046465032

Microsoft reveals first Windows 365 pricing for PCs in the cloud - Microsoft announced its new Windows 365 service yesterday,... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578396/microsoft-windows-365-pricing-skus-monthly-subscription-cost

Go read how Pepper was a very bad robot - Don’t kill me, please. | Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge
... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578346/pepper-robot-failures-wall-street-journal

AT&T stops slowing down “unlimited” data—if you buy the most expensive plan - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez)
On Monday, AT&T announced ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1779818 #unlimiteddata #biz&it #policy #att

🚀 We've just released Synapse 1.38.0, with support for time-based cache expiry as well as the usual round of bugfixes and other improvements. Read more on the blog post: https://matrix.org/blog/2021/07/13/synapse-1-38-0-released

Coming up in August: LibreOffice 7.2! The first Release Candidate is now available – help us to test it, to make the final version super solid: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2021/07/13/libreoffice-7-2-rc1-is-available-for-testing/

Firefox 89 delivered more speed—today’s Firefox 90 adds SmartBlock 2.0 - Enlarge / The red panda of the Internet just keeps getting better. (credit: Kiszo... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1779865 #mozillafirefox #firefox #mozilla #tech

Package Release: 07/13 thunderbird 78.12.0 Mozilla Thunderbird: a full-featured e-mail and newsgroup client http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

Some Kobo e-readers can now run Linux, becoming inexpensive e-ink tablets

https://tuxphones.com/kobo-clara-e-book-ereader-linux-kernel-hack/ #linux #postmarketos

Amazon gets waiver from FCC to monitor sleep with a radar sensor - CNET - Sleep tracking may be coming to Amazon devices in the future. - https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-gets-waiver-from-fcc-to-monitor-sleep-with-a-radar-sensor/#ftag=CAD590a51e