Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

No end in sight for chip shortage as supply chain problems pile up https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/no-end-in-sight-for-chip-shortage-as-supply-chain-problems-pile-up/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social by @tdechant
#newsbot

Facebook Connect: all the news about ‘Meta’ and Mark Zuckerberg’s VR dream - Vjeran Pavic/The Verge

The company unveiled a new ... - https://www.theverge.com/22751328/facebook-meta-rebrand-metaverse-vr-ar-oculus-gta-horizion

Amazon will spend ‘several billion dollars’ to avoid holiday shipping delays - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Amazon wan... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/28/22751331/amazon-spending-billions-holiday-shipping-delays-q3-2021-earnings

"Despite Facebook’s recent virtue-signaling on privacy, the company does not make it clear to people that when they deactivate their accounts, its vampiric data connections continue to suck new information from advertisers" - @KateKayeReports for @Digiday https://digiday.com/media/why-facebook-keeps-collecting-peoples-data-and-building-their-profiles-even-when-their-accounts-are-deactivated/

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Daily Builds Are Now Available for Download

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy-jellyfish-daily-builds-are-now-available-for-download

#dailybuilds #Ubuntu22.04LTS #(JammyJellyfish #dailyISO

"Can we trust Microsoft with Open Source?" It's almost a rhetorical question: https://dusted.codes/can-we-trust-microsoft-with-open-source #linux #foss #microsoft #trust #dotnet

Just to make clear, you don't need to click on its link to interact with a PeerTube video on Mastodon.

The PeerTube video will appear as a Mastodon post, and you can watch it, like it, share it, comment on it, subscribe etc without leaving Mastodon. (You can pretty much ignore the link in its post!)

See the attached screenshots for a guide to how this works.

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #PeerTube

Software News: The Wine project has released version 6.20 https://freshfoss.com/projects/wine/

9 time-saving tricks for your command line - How do you write great code? By being efficient. If you want to create something a... - https://thenextweb.com/news/9-time-saving-tricks-command-line-syndication #houseoftalent #nextfeatured

The 5th Amendment protects your right to refuse to provide your password to police. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/police-cant-demand-you-reveal-your-phone-passcode-and-then-tell-jury-you-refused

Prison technology companies are concocting new ways to extract biometric and personal information from inmates and their families. Our Catalog of Carceral Surveillance is spotlighting some of these shocking new developments. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/uncovering-incarceration-tech-introducing-catalog-prison-surveillance

Microsoft reverses controversial .NET change after open source community outcry - Image by Alex Castro / The Verge

Microsoft is reve... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/23/22742282/microsoft-dotnet-hot-reload-u-turn-response

#Amazon's Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant
https://web.archive.org/web/20211023153807/https://uk.pcmag.com/smart-home/136455/amazons-alexa-collects-more-of-your-data-than-any-other-smart-assistant
#surveillance #surveilancecapitaism #privacy #siri #google #alexa

Stardew Valley’s creator announces pixel-art followup Haunted Chocolatier - Emphasis on "in de... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1806545 #gaming&culture #stardewvalley

Distrowatch News: Distribution Release: MX Linux 21 The MX Linux team has announced the launch of MX Linux 21. The new release is available in three editions: Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox. "We are pleased to offer MX-21 for your use. Things that are new in MX-21: Debian 11 'Bullseye' base. New and updated applications..... http://distrowatch.com/11379

It’s Global Encryption Day, and we’re proud to stand with dozens of other organizations that are calling on governments and the private sector to reject efforts to undermine encryption. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/global-encryption-day-lets-stand-privacy-and-security

We're closing the gap with Arm and x86, claims SiFive: New RISC-V CPU core for PCs, servers, mobile incoming - As it appears Intel's attempt to gobble the upstart collapses SiFive reckons its fastest ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/10/21/sifive_riscv_cpu/

Today is the first Global Encryption Day!

🔒 Encryption makes life safer. Without it, our banking details, personal conversations, medical history, and everything in between is on display.

Now is the time to #MakeTheSwitch to encrypted services (like Tor!)

https://blog.torproject.org/first-global-encryption-day

People shouldn't have to unlock their phones for police. We’ve fought for that principle in courts across the country, and the fight continued this week in Utah. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/police-cant-demand-you-reveal-your-phone-passcode-and-then-tell-jury-you-refused

Edward Snowden: ‘If you weaken encryption, people will die’
https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142741/https://thenextweb.com/news/edward-snowden-warns-encryption-is-under-attack