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Building a bunch of wind and solar is not proven to cool the , it could backfire. Reducing consumption is proven: Eat a lot less meat! Get rid of your cars! Yes, also electric cars. Ride the train! Take mass transit! sciencenews.org/article/how-wi

Sometimes the best tech is low tech. Cash leaves no digital footprints, unlike credit cards. So we’ve teamed up with dozens of groups to urge Congress to require stores to take cash. eff.org/document/2021-08-05-gr

"Es ist nicht lustig, wenn plötzlich Maskierte mit Sturmgewehren in den Kinderzimmern stehen" - 9 von 60 Hausdurchsuchungen sind rechtswidrig. derstandard.at/story/200012865

is leading the charge to deliver a truly mobile device, it is also . Since it is based on , you can port it to lots of devices, even if they do not support a locked bootloader.

It is exciting to see 's delivery program collapsing, I hope this is the end of this idea. It would really have a horrible impact on so many aspects of daily life. wired.co.uk/article/amazon-dro

Hosting code with automated publishing into well known namespaces is looking more and more like a broken model. A better approach is human verification of package names like in , @fdroidorg, . Then other pieces can be safely automated bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

I'd love to see data on what verified boot actually stops. The ideal malware implants itself at the lowest level possible. Is there good public data on these kinds of exploits on etc? Does standard spyware do that? Writing to /system requires a root exploit, lots of malware never gets root. How often there are vulns in itself. Here's a real world full of verified boot:
threatpost.com/multiple-vulner

created an ecosystem where the software available there is reviewed and trusted, so the system can prioritize flexibility over security. In Play, there are many apps we feel forced to use, despite knowing they are unethical or are tracking us. Google responds by locking down to reduce data leaks, which also reduces the system's flexibility. puts the user in control so we can build user-friendly systems without being forced into bad decisions.

Dark Patterns are unethical by design, aimed at tricking you into giving away your data, and ultimately stealing your freedom to choose privacy.

Can you spot one when you see one? Take this quiz from @alfredwkng & @sammorrisdesign to find out: themarkup.org/2021/06/03/dark-

Original tweet : twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/

Torsten Grote explored Free Software alternatives for smartphones as early as 2012. ⭐

In our interview we look back at the start of Free Your Android campaign.

Of course, we asked @grote@status.grobox.de which options are available for liberating our phones today.

The interview was conducted in the context of celebrating 20 Years of the FSFE 🙂 #FSFE20

fsfe.org/news/2021/news-202106

Does anyone know how to query the system for information about Trichrome Libraries chromium.googlesource.com/chro? They seem to be installed as APKs, but the regular way of querying for app metadata does not work. For example, is there a separate concept of "Version Code" for Trichrome libraries?

is demonstrating yet again how out of touch with society it is with yet another plaything for the rich that screws everyone else: the . Cars are already the dominant source of , flying drastically increases that, so the promo videos all play music instead of actual audio. Here is one small glimpse of what just one actually sounds like yewtu.be/watch?v=E9t154HL1V0 Now imagine how loud flying car traffic would be?

I'm always shocked at how many people buy those cheap plastic sponges. They work so terribly and are not washable. Take literally any old rag that is at least partially , and it cleans so much more efficiently. Like literally any old t-shirt. And everyone knows how to wash a t-shirt.

I posted some thoughts about F-Droid clients and maintenance in response to a post, I'd be interested to hear what other people think: reddit.com/r/fdroid/comments/n @fdroidorg@mastodon.technology

This quote from court docs really sums up a lot about design:

"The current [locations settings] UI feels like it is designed to make things possible, yet difficult enough that people won't figure it out. New exceptions, defaulted to on, silently appearing in settings menus you may never see..."
azag.gov/sites/default/files/2

From an internal Google discussion: "TBH, given what you seem to want to do (not have any contact with any Google service whatsoever), your only option is flashing LineageOS for microG on your phone" azag.gov/sites/default/files/2

Anyone know what ULR is?

"Suppose a user has disabled permissions to, say, Google Maps for Mobile (GMM). With client-side location, GMM will not get location, as the user intended However, they can still get a place card (e.g. Riddler) via ULR-->████-->GMM server--> GMM client. (URL has GmsCore's location permissions, not GMM's). This seems like a bypass to Android's permissions model."

azag.gov/sites/default/files/2

"Apple is removing apps before China’s internet censors even complain. Apple does not disclose such takedowns in its statistics."

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