KevinTheBA @kevintheba@librem.one

So, how are we doing?

#DeleteFacebook #DeleteInsagram #deleteGoogle #privacy
https://dayssincelastfacebookscandal.com/

We believe that privacy and technology can be moral and convenient.

Librem One allows you to reclaim your privacy, securely communicate to your friends, and does so easily with your freedoms intact.

https://librem.one/

You get annoyed by having to enter your #Mastodon handle each time you want to follow/interact with someone on a "foreign" page?

I got that too, but I've made a little add-on to solve this "problem". 😃

It automatically "redirects" you to your own instance.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mastodon-simplified-federation/?src=external-mastodon

#Firefox #addon #Fediverse @switchingsocial

Researchers trying to learn more about political ads on Facebook are having trouble, because the company "has bent over backward to make it hard to study how the platform works,” says EFF's @jenuhhveev. https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7z7p/shady-political-ads-are-pouring-into-facebook-we-still-cant-track-them

The @purism Librem 5 smartphone will run GNU/Linux.

Why will it succeed, when others did not? Is it the hardware kill-switches?

Yes, but mostly it is the all-out privacy and security. The time is right. This era calls for it.

https://puri.sm/

This week, we launched TOSsed Out, a project that highlights the uneven and incorrect enforcement of speech rules online. https://www.eff.org/tossedout

Giving consumers a real choice when it comes to social media platforms and online services can help protect privacy *and* inspire innovation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/digital-advertising-consumer-privacy-and-more

Strong anti-SLAPP laws should give broad coverage to regular people who speak on public issues—and allow them to defend themselves with pro bono or contingent-fee lawyers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/why-we-cant-support-modifications-texas-anti-slapp-law

Sen. Wyden’s bill is even better. It not only requires paper ballots and authorizes federal funds for the transition, but also requires post-election audits, bans internet-connected voting machines, & gives voters power to enforce election security rules. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/senator-wyden-leads-securing-elections-2020

RT @associatesmind: Pretty solid free speech win for @Reddit yesterday by way of the @eff (a quick thread)

1/ An anonymous JW member made…

Have you even wondered why you're seeing a political ad online? It might be because advertisers have bought access to v personal data about YOU, to target messages that they hope will appeal to people like you. Watch our new video: https://privacyinternational.org/video/2937/video-your-vote-sale-political-advertisers-think-so #EUelections2019 https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1130827587394134016/photo/1

Almost half the organizations are about to take their data back from the #cloud. Get the benefits of the cloud without the #security risks and self host your #nextcloud!
https://betanews.com/2019/05/14/cloud-personal-data-security/

There are many actors amassing our data & using it to segment/profile you based on your behaviour - data brokers, ad tech companies & social media platforms. Take steps to minimise the political ad you see online: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/2913/steps-you-can-take-minimise-political-ads-you-see-online #EUelections2019 https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1130876098903007232/photo/1

EFF went to court to help a Reddit commenter fight for their anonymity. The overall result was a win for fair use and the First Amendment. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/05/reddit-commenters-fight-anonynmity-win-free-speech-and-fair-use

Tomorrow, @Amazon shareholders vote on an important resolution that asks the company to cease sales of its facial scanning software to law enforcement, and also pushes for an independent report on how it may threaten civil rights and privacy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/technology/amazon-facial-recognition.html

Civil liberties and civil rights organizations, including EFF, agree: Amazon should not be in the business of providing surveillance systems like Rekognition to the government. https://medium.com/aclu/an-open-letter-to-amazon-shareholders-374f4fb84e98

When companies retain too much data for too long, they put users at risk. It’s time for Slack to #FixItAlready https://fixitalready.eff.org/slack

"Any order that prohibits someone from discussing anything they've seen or obtained is unconstitutional," says EFF's @aaron_d_mackey of NYPD's attempt to claw back face recognition records it provided to @GeorgetownCPT. https://freedom.press/news/privacy-researchers-push-back-judges-order-destroy-nypd-public-records/

Social media platforms censor many voices, not just conservatives with huge followings. EFF's TOSsed Out project shows how speech moderation rules unfairly ban many people who don't deserve it and lack resources to easily mover to other mediums: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-project-shows-how-people-are-unfairly-tossed-out-platforms-absurd-enforcement

12:22 PMA fight over unmasking a Reddit commenter has turned into a significant win for online speech and fair use. EFF is proud to represent this anonymous user https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Jehovah-s-Witness-who-posted-criticisms-on-13855357.php