Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Globally, large social networks like Facebook appear to have a bias towards “governments in general over the people," says EFF's @jilliancyork. There is a resulting movement to smaller, safer platforms for organizing, especially in authoritarian countries https://gizmodo.com/belarus-turned-off-the-internet-its-citizens-hot-wired-1844853575

Holy crap, google is apparently taking down all/most fediverse apps from google play on the grounds that that some servers in the fediverse engage in hate speech. At least three apps I know of anyway and I'd imagine the others will follow soon under the exact same reasoning.} Seems to be the case with Husky, Fedilab, and "subway" tooter.

this is a scary precedent if google play is going to ban any apps that can in any way be used to access content with hate speech. So what about a forum client, do they take that down just because there is a forum somewhere on the internet posting hate speech?

This is particularly worrisome because for most people Google Play is the only way they understand to install apps at all.

Picture attached of one of the notices received by fedilab.

https://toot.fedilab.app/@fedilab/104761140268193772

https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/104763960269049818

@fedilab @tateisu #fediverse #mastoadmin #freespeech #censorship

CalyxOS Review: The Private & Secure Android ROM For Everyone! https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/8a5a17ec-a945-4899-8dde-5e965f4cbaaa

Challenges, priorities, and progress in anti-censorship technology at Tor

Censorship circumvention is a complex and ever evolving problem, and this blog post summarizes our approach in tackling it.

Read more our new blog post: https://blog.torproject.org/anti-censorship-challenges-priorities-progress

How To Communicate Safely Online | Go Incognito 3.15 https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/ecbc0f7c-8faa-4686-b96e-62495bb4a314

This botnet is hard to detect, and with no centralized control server, it's even harder to take down. https://trib.al/xw7d5N6
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Without alternatives, readers will always choose the convenience of existing book monopolies like Amazon, Google or Apple.

Without technology infrastructure, independent bookshops are left out in the cold.

Luckily, the underlying technologies used by large companies are reasonably straightforward, and are usually only proprietary variations on already existing standards.

Here's the solution we use at Libreture!

https://www.libreture.com/blog/new-feature-getting-your-e-books-your-device/

Firefox 80 Released with Optional GPU Acceleration on Linux

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/08/firefox-80-release-linux-gpu-acceleration
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Not controlling the software you run on your smart device gives new meaning to the phrase "everything you say can be used against you." Read about the frightening growing role of these devices in police investigations: https://u.fsf.org/350

Get all the news concerning @kde #PlasmaMobile: Clocks, calendars, games, calculators, new features and making @PINE64 PinePhone the standard for Plasma Mobile development.

https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2020/08/25/plasma-mobile-update-august.html

Firefox 80
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/80.0/releasenotes/

(submitted by amake)

Global Mass Surveillance – The Fourteen Eyes
https://www.privacytools.io/providers/#ukusa

(submitted by latexr)

Facebook shouldn't give politicians more power than ordinary users. Creating exemptions from the rules for people who are already powerful is simply a practical concession, one that will continue to harm the least powerful people in society. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/facebook-shouldnt-give-politicians-more-power-ordinary-users

#ONLYOFFICE for higher education: solution guide, success stories, discounts:

https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2020/08/the-onlyoffice-for-higher-education-solution-guide-success-stories-discounts/

Package Release: 08/25 thunderbird 78.2.0 Mozilla Thunderbird: a full-featured e-mail and newsgroup client http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs as travel falls https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53910936

‘You don’t recognize my existence!’: Former DNC head Donna Brazile has meltdown on Fox News (VIDEO)

Former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile melted down in spectacular fashion on Fox News, accusing fellow commentator Tammy Bruce of racism and demanding she “recognize my existence.” Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/499015-donna-brazile-fox-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

Tails 4.10 Anonymous OS Released with Updated Tor and Tor Browser, Linux 5.7.10

https://9to5linux.com/tails-4-10-anonymous-os-released-with-updated-tor-and-tor-browser-linux-5-7-10

#Linuxdistribution #Debian #Tails #anonymous #incognito

There’s a big hurricane headed toward Texas, and it’s a nightmare forecast https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/theres-a-big-hurricane-headed-toward-texas-and-its-a-nightmare-forecast/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social by @SciGuySpace
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A new botnet is covertly targeting millions of servers
https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-botnet-is-covertly-targeting-millions-of-servers/

(submitted by DamnInteresting)