Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Apple Executive Defends Tools to Fight Child Porn, Acknowledges Privacy Backlash - A senior Apple executive defended the company’s new software to fight child pornography a... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-executive-defends-tools-to-fight-child-porn-acknowledges-privacy-backlash-11628859600?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Innovative hand cranked washing machine ships
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-58083385

(submitted by etewiah)

Facebook's latest update decentralized their privacy settings, "scattering them mischievously among the other categories."

Our advice? #DeleteFacebook
https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/04/oh-facebook-changed-its-privacy-settings-again/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1426178477330477066

GitHub: Git password authentication is shutting down
https://github.blog/changelog/2021-08-12-git-password-authentication-is-shutting-down/

(submitted by judge2020)

EU looking into new possible side-effects of mRNA Covid-19 shots
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eu-drugs-regulator-looking-new-possible-side-effects-mrna-vaccines-2021-08-11/

(submitted by Overton-Window)

The Open App Markets Act targets Google and Apple, but also online game stores like Steam, helping indie developers compete on price. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/new-bill-would-protect-indie-video-game-developers-and-app-developers

Hackaday Links: August 8, 2021 - Do you have burning opinions about GitHub Copilot, the AI pair programmer that Mic... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/08/hackaday-links-august-8-2021/ #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #githubcopilot #antiquebooks #chipshortage #antiphonary #zoombombing #zoom

EXPOSED! Small steps toward better privacy -every bit counts
https://dt.gl/exposed-small-steps-toward-better-privcy-every-bit-counts/

California's Dixie Fire Is Now the 2nd Largest in State History
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/08/1025928690/californias-dixie-fire-is-now-the-2nd-largest-in-state-history

(submitted by TroisM)

0 A.D. (real time strategy in ancient world) has released a new Alpha, the 25th, called Yaunā: https://play0ad.com/new-release-0-a-d-alpha-25-yauna/ #linux #linuxgaming #foss #oad #rts #release

Zoom to pay $85M for lying about having E2E encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/zoom-to-pay-85m-for-lying-about-encryption-and-sending-data-to-facebook-and-google/

Microsoft director with intelligence background will lead the White House’s space council - The White House’s core space policy body will be led by Ch... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/2/22605570/microsoft-intelligence-national-space-council-executive-director-chirag-parikh-white-house

Nextcloud Talk 12 introduces voice messages, location sharing, Outlook integration & more!

With Nextcloud, enterprises, educational institutions and private users can immediately benefit from a decentralized, ad-free, surveillance-free complete communication experience!

The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide (Updated for 5.x Kernels)
https://github.com/sysprog21/lkmpg/

(submitted by eating555)

Economics in Brief: Dollar Stores Make Up Nearly Half of All New Store Openings
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/dollar-stores-make-up-nearly-half-of-all-new-store-openings-this-year

(submitted by paulpauper)

Secret collusion with public blockchains is impossible.

Some websites say they won't do it. Only LBRY says we can't do it.

UnityX 10 Desktop Environment Makes Great Progress, Now Features a New Sidebar Design

https://9to5linux.com/unityx-10-desktop-environment-makes-great-progress-now-features-a-new-sidebar-design

#desktopenvironment #UnityX10 #UnityX #Unitydesktop #Unity

Any system that privileges digital ID over traditional ID will disadvantage people already at society’s margins. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/dhss-flawed-plan-mobile-drivers-licenses