Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

IFixIt gives the Framework Laptop a 10/10 in repairability. I watched their tear-down video and it's certainly the most user-friendly laptop to date when it comes to changing just ANY part! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV2umY3R0vw #linux #laptop #hardware #framework #ifixit

Evading facial recognition https://media.privacyinternational.org/videos/watch/3c3444b9-e96a-4ca2-8a22-b2abb5a99a9b

Full Interview: Edward Snowden on Privacy & Threats to Democracy – MSNBC (2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9yK1QndJSM

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Google publishes a detailed timeline for the Privacy Sandbox rollout in Chrome, reiterating plans it announced earlier to delay cookie phaseout until H2 2023 (Abner Li/9to5Google) - Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google publishes a detailed timeline for the Privacy Sandbox rol... - http://www.techmeme.com/210723/p26#a210723p26

🌉 ❄️ Software Developer for Anti-Censorship Team

This developer position will be an integral part of our Anti-Censorship Team to work of our bridge distribution system, pluggable transports, and other anti-censorship technologies.

https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-developer-anticensorship-2/

New Privacy Policy Gets Audacity Back on Track - Regular readers will likely be aware of the considerable debate over changes being... - https://hackaday.com/2021/07/23/new-privacy-policy-gets-audacity-back-on-track/ #softwarehacks #privacypolicy #telemetry #audacity #privacy #news

HBO Max will release 10 Warner Bros. films straight-to-streaming in 2022 - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

After deci... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/23/22590727/hbo-max-warner-bros-films-hbo-max-2022

This week in the Weekly News Roundup, we look at a priest that was ousted by his phone's locaiton data and a bug that grants root access in Windows and Linux. Also, Steam is working on a handheld video game block based on Arch Linux and Venmo shows how stupid humans can actually be.
#Arch #LocationData #Steam

9:00p EST
https://youtu.be/Pi0RASFg0L0

How to recognize environmentally friendly smartphones? Those who want to buy greener smartphones are often at a loss, however there are criteria that you can pay attention to when choosing a phone. @sueddeutsche_de@twitter.com has put together 4 tips to help out. https://bit.ly/3z8045P

'No One Is Safe': How the Heatwave Has Battered the Wealthy World
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/climate/heatwave-weather-hot.html

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How long have you had your Gmail, your Yahoo or your Hotmail/Outlook account? Five, ten, 15 years? It's time to make a fresh start and take back your privacy! 💪 Here is why. 👇
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/quit-gmail-free-encrypted-email/

NYC Mesh Community Internet
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/nyregion/nyc-mesh-community-internet.html

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How To Create Persistent Live USB Using Mkusb On Ubuntu #Mkusb #BootableUsb #PersistentLiveUSB #Ubuntu #Linux
https://ostechnix.com/how-to-create-persistent-live-usb-on-ubuntu/

The only way Google & Facebook will stop using anti-competitive tactics to maintain their respective dominance is through action that achieves meaningful results.

We support such efforts by regulators across the globe and @POTUS's executive order.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/09/biden-to-sign-executive-order-aimed-at-cracking-down-on-big-tech-business-practices.html

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1416756395345694725

Why the Steam Deck won’t flop like Valve’s Steam Machines - You’re not having deja vu. Six years after launching a lin... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/18/22579747/valve-steam-deck-steam-machines-editorial

Texans can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/16/texas-constitutional-carry-greg-abbott/

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Facebook To Biden: 'We Aren't The Reason Vaccination Goal Was Missed' - The social network hit back at the president’s criticism of social media for spreading va... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/technology/facebook-vaccine-misinformation.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #vaccinationandimmunization #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #bidenjosephrjr #socialmedia #facebookinc

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

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"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/

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