@ben That article was well written and well argued.
It's up to us to collectively build our communities' digital security and privacy. The Security Education Companion offers harm reduction principles as a first step. https://sec.eff.org/articles/harm-reduction
Kashmir Hill to work for NY Times https://www.nytco.com/press/kashmir-hill-bringing-her-distinct-voice-on-tech-to-the-times/ @purism @todd @kyle
You Care More About Your Privacy Than You Think
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/opinion/privacy-facebook-sexting.html #privacy #libremone
@Wimpy I just wanna know how you got you battery status in your mode line. 😃
How to run a tech swap shop at a conference
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/05/how-to-run-a-tech-swap-shop-at-a-conference/
@yisraeldov Emacs user? Grumpy? You sound like my people. Followed. :)
Next 03 June 2019 at 12:00 UTC join us via IRC for an introduction to Debian Edu, ask anything you ever wanted to know about this project! https://bits.debian.org/2019/05/ask-debian-edu-anything.html
Purism: A Social Purpose Company Unveils Librem One™ to Protect the Privacy of Online Daters & Other Digital Consumers - [Dating News]
https://www.datingnews.com/industry-trends/purism-unveils-librem-one-to-protect-privacy-of-online-daters/ #privacy
Sensor calibration settings can be used by apps/sites to fingerprint iOS and Android phones.
We added a "Lockdown Mode" for the Librem 5 which allows you to defend against this.
Librem 5 Lockdown Mode: https://puri.sm/posts/lockdown-mode-on-the-librem-5-beyond-hardware-kill-switches/
Sensor Calibration Attack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-and-ios-devices-impacted-by-new-sensor-calibration-attack/
Librem 5 – End of May Progress Update
So many changes -- kernel updates, making calls, messaging, adaptive UI improvements, documentation, and more. Plus some quick video clips demonstrating some of the software work (including running on dev kit)!
I'm a bit late to the party, but congrats to #prospress - it couldn't have happened to a nicer team. https://prospress.com/final-prospress-post/
Mini-DebConf Marseille (France) is only in 10 days! See the schedules and register on https://minidebconf-mrs.debian.net #Debian #DebianFrance
@kyle dibs as a service
Librem Mail 0.1.1 for Android is now available on the Google Play Store.
WHAT'S NEW
* Fixed notifications
* Changed default privacy settings to hide the user agent, hide the time zone, and hide the host name when connecting
* Translation & string fixes
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=one.librem.mail
For those that use Android but do not like using the Google Play Store: We plan to make the Librem.one applications available via F-Droid. No hard ETA yet, but it's in the works. More info on that once available.
GNOME Chromecast Extension "Cast to TV" v9 Adds Subtitle Configuration, Nautilus Integration
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/05/gnome-chromecast-extension-cast-to-tv.html
#Linux#Gnome#Ubuntu#FedoraCast to TV, a GNOME Shell extension to cast videos (with transcoding if needed), music and pictures to Chromecast, web browser or media player app over the local network, has had a new major release. https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-455c-da9c-4719-441859002340
I was interviewed by Fast Company about @purism hardware kill switches in this piece on the current trend to put them in home automation devices to address everyone's unease with always-on cameras and mics in their bedroom. #privacy
https://www.fastcompany.com/90349731/the-hardware-trend-google-amazon-and-apple-are-throwing-their-weight-behind
Carbon based life form with predilection for binary data. :emacs: