Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

At Proton, we're always looking for ways to support organizations that align with our mission of providing privacy and security for all. This year, we’re auctioning Lifetime accounts and giving some away in a raffle. Help us choose our 2020 beneficiaries. Accepting suggestions until Nov. 27: https://protonmail.com/blog/lifetime-auction-survey-2020/

‘Don’t buy into the feardemic’: Americans split over CDC recommending not to travel for Thanksgiving because of Covid-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended against traveling to see family for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, inspiring both protests and dire warnings. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/507230-cdc-thanksgiving-travel-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

New York mayor predicts indoor dining & gyms will close within weeks, even as Covid-19 stats show no surge in deaths

Mayor Bill de Blasio has predicted gyms and restaurants offering indoor dining will close in “the next week or two,” even as the city's positivity rate hovers at three percent and deaths have stayed at pandemic-era lows. Read Full Article at RT.com
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https://www.rt.com/usa/507226-deblasio-predicts-shutdown-nyc-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

Puerto Rico’s famed Arecibo Observatory, once the largest radio telescope in the world, will be demolished because of cable failures that left its huge detector platform too unstable to attempt repairs, officials announced Thursday.

Full story: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/11/19/arecibo-observatory-faces-demolition-after-cable-failures/ https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1329515878832951296/photo/1
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Package Release: 11/19 snort 2.9.17 Snort: a light-weight network intrusion detection program https://www.snort.org/

Google is testing end-to-end encryption in Android Messages https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/google-is-testing-end-to-end-encryption-in-android-messages/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social by @dangoodin001
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Librem 5 Visual Walkthrough

"With the Mass-produced Evergreen phone now starting to ship, we put together a video walkthrough of the launch software as well as an overview of the final hardware."

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-visual-walkthrough/

#librem5 #privacy #freedom

Today, we released Cover Your Tracks (formerly Panopticlick), which aims to make browser fingerprinting and tracking more understandable to the average user. Check it out today! https://coveryourtracks.eff.org https://t.co/3KfidZiq7S

Curious about Cover Your Tracks's history, and its past life as Panopticlick? Read our blog post on how Panopticlick changed. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/introducing-cover-your-tracks

Facebook Joins the Blender Development Fund
https://www.blender.org/press/facebook-joins-the-blender-development-fund/

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RT @andirueckel@twitter.com

We think of /classroom as an enhanced digital representation of our physical learning spaces. Using @element_hq@twitter.com and @matrixdotorg@twitter.com for this purpose, we’re able to share rooms — and therefore conversations — with other institutions like universities thanks to federation.

3/n

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/andirueckel/status/1329528647007555602

Michigan's Democratic governor faces IMPEACHMENT articles from Republicans over new Covid-19 regulations

Three Republican representatives have introduced articles of impeachment against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer following the latest round of Covid-19 restrictions, accusing her of exceeding and abusing her authority. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/507231-whitmer-impeachment-republicans-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

RT @james_monaghan@twitter.com

Encryption only works in 1:1 chats, only using the Google Messages app, only for Beta users... Why bother using RCS at all, if the magic happens at the app layer? There are better protocols (cough @matrixdotorg@twitter.com cough) that aren't held back by MNO shackles! https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21574451/android-rcs-encryption-message-end-to-end-beta

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/james_monaghan/status/1329444104808370176

Thank you Thursday! Today we're sending our thanks to all of you. Thank you for contributing to, using, and supporting GNOME - we wouldn't be here without you.

#ThankYou #GNOME #giving

Good rest, simple exercise, and hydration. All will help elevate your basic daily wellness.

Rent due: Struggling businesses rack up $52bn in missed payments https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/19/retail #News

Don't let @uspto make the problem of bad software patents even worse. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/tell-trumps-patent-office-director-dont-make-permanent-rule-changes-now

Arizona governor will ‘accept results’ of the presidential election only after lawsuits play out

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has said the election is not over until the lawsuits from Donald Trump’s campaign alleging voter fraud in multiple states have their time in court. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/507234-doug-ducey-arizona-results-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

Good news for Canada! Canada proposes new privacy bill that allows Canadians to force companies to destroy all data they’ve collected about them. Sounds a bit like the GDPR has traveled across the Atlantic. 😀👇
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/privacy-bill-bains-fines-1.5804779

Shaking Down the Raspberry Pi 400

https://www.pluralsight.com/blog/software-development/raspberry-pi-400
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