Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Mastodon instances have a variety of different themes to choose from.

✅ You can change your Mastodon theme by going to Preferences, then Appearance, then Site Theme, then click on "Save Changes".

This is particularly useful if you have several different accounts open, so you can switch between them without getting them mixed up.

Different instances have different selections of themes, ask your admin if you want extra themes added.

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Box86 is an x86 Emulator for Raspberry Pi and other 32-bit Arm platforms

https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/11/19/box86-is-an-x86-emulator-for-raspberry-pi-and-other-32-bit-arm-platforms/
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This great article explains the fundamental problems with app data collection that lead to the govt. buying location data.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/technology/government-surveillance-by-data.html?smid=tw-nytimesbits&smtyp=cur

In this post we talk about how app ecosystem incentives steer developers toward collecting data they don't need. https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-app-stores-and-the-power-of-incentives/

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Facebook has joined Section 230’s critics: it literally has the most to gain from decimating the law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/dont-blame-section-230-big-techs-failures-blame-big-tech

New charcoals in Krita and more! Paper is also included ;) https://share.tube/videos/watch/ab7a3013-d0f4-41fd-a710-ba30e21a00c8

We have released a new lemmy version (v0.8.7), which fixes all the federation issues reported so far. The test instances are already updated, so give it another try :)

https://voyager.lemmy.ml/ https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/ https://ds9.lemmy.ml/

Two recent Supreme Court cases—Jones and Carpenter—have huge ramifications for whether or not police can access your data while it's being held by third parties. Learn more in the latest episode of "How to Fix the Internet": https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/podcast-episode-fixing-digital-loophole-fourth-amendment

Check out this #ThrowbackThursday interview about the #FreedomBox and how far we've come. By @subhapa @opensourceway feat. Eben Moglen #privacy #mydata #internet #tech #FOSS

READ:
https://opensource.com/life/15/12/freedombox

Long-Lasting Anti-AIDS Meds Eliminate 'Psychic Toll' Of Daily Pill https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/11/19/936627318/long-lasting-anti-aids-meds-eliminate-psychic-toll-of-daily-pill

the rest of the story didn’t load for a bit and i was like ‘wow! i respect how succinct this is’

ProtonVPN is now officially supported on Chromebook devices! Simply download the ProtonVPN Android app from the Google Play Store, or via our app APK link, to start securing your Internet connection, streaming your favorite shows, and more: https://protonvpn.com/blog/unlimited-chromebook-vpn

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