james h jackson jr @jameshjacksonjr@librem.one

@techit @nikolal @marc0janssen If I had to buy a phone now, it would probably be a #Fairfone or #Pinephone. But the most ethical phone is the one you already have. It's better not to replace one needlessly. I don't need anything newer than my old Wiko.

Something to consider regarding #privacy ramifications of #Android on #Pinephone... yes, while even #AOSP likely includes privacy issues we'd all rather get away from, the other way of looking at this is to ask how many cheap, Android phones use only AOSP, are updated regularly and include hardware kill switches for the modem, webcam, mic, wifi etc?

Yes, it's way better to use a real #Linux OS for privacy, but this could actually be a good entry point for people who just wouldn't do that...

Four States Are Sharing Driver's License Info to Help Find Out Who's a Citizen
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/14/890798378/south-dakota-is-sharing-drivers-license-info-to-help-find-out-who-s-a-citizen

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Guys, am I the only one who didn't know about #Twitter lending all of users' data to #Google?

https://cloud.google.com/twitter

Note that the current UBPorts edition of the PinePhone cannot be used with external screens due to a hardware bug (you can fix it if you’re handy with a solder). The bug is reported as fixed in the upcoming postmarketOS edition of the phone. I’ll probably end up getting one of those as well since I’d like to be able to test on both distributions (one’s Debian/Ubuntu-based and the other Alpine + comes with Phosh) and follow their development.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PINE64official/comments/hj3w00/pinetab_and_pinephone_external_monitors_external/

If you missed yesterday’s live stream, we had a little WebSocket chat via Site.js running on a $150 PinePhone. You can watch the recording here – now with closed captions, chapters, and links to mentioned sites:

https://ar.al/2020/07/12/live-stream-a-web-site-on-your-phone-with-site.js/

#SmallWeb #SmallTech #SiteJS #PinePhone #WebSocket #NodeJS #ARM64

Yay home :)

My new mouse arrived (Logitech G502 Hero). It meets my expectations. Nice mouse.

So Signal is going to be uploading everyones contacts list onto their "cloud".
Apparently there's an opt-out option being worked on, but I don't think they're coming out at the same time.

Rather worrying coming from something that's supposed to be so privacy and security focused, but I can't say I'm shocked.
All centralised systems go this direction.

"With so many people becoming unemployed in the pandemic-induced recession, we have no choice but to handle our technology differently. Put another way: We need to make our tech last longer."

We agree! We are solving the problem of disposable technology with our Librem 5 phone: https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-longevity-solving-the-problem-of-disposable-technology/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/technology/personaltech/make-your-tech-last-longer.html

Update: The Librem 15 is back in stock!

https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-15/

The first 15" laptop designed to protect your digital life

- Intel Core i7 7500U
- Up to 32GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video

More about the Librem 15: https://puri.sm/products/librem-15

#security #privacy #freedom #linux

Mobile App Stores and the Power of Incentives

"A large part of our work at Purism is focused on creating a healthy, ethical, privacy-preserving alternative to the current mobile app ecosystem."

https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-app-stores-and-the-power-of-incentives/

Learn more:
https://puri.sm

#freedom #pureos #apps

Librem Mini is Shipping
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-mini-is-shipping/

Learn more about the Librem Mini: https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/

#privacy #security #freedom #linux

Announcing the all-new Librem 14
https://puri.sm/products/librem-14

A powerful 14" laptop in a 13" footprint

- Core i7-10710U (Comet Lake) Processor, 6 cores & 12 threads
- Up to 32GB DDR4 memory
- Output 4K Video to two displays

More about the Librem 14: https://puri.sm/posts/purism-launches-librem-14-successor-to-security-focused-librem-13-product-line/

#privacy #security #freedom #linux