Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

So much drama in the SPC
It's kinda hard being T-O-double-D
But, he, somehow, someway, keeps on comin' up with Librem hardware every single day

He's got coders in the chat room buildin' a phone
They ain't leavin' till 6 in the morn (PST)
Now we gonna pick a license for this. GNU's up, closed's down while you other developers code to this.

Rollin' down the street, writin' free code, licensed for GNU, laid back, with my mind on the Librem and the Librem on my mind.

I elaborate on some ways to protect the digital supply chain while borrowing metaphors from the food industry in this post: https://puri.sm/posts/protecting-the-digital-supply-chain/

This is why projects like Reproducible Builds are so important. Basing all of your security on a company's signature on proprietary code is too risky.

https://www.wired.com/story/barium-supply-chain-hackers/

A animal with a history of abuse will often flinch when a well-meaning new owner tries to pet it. It takes a lot of time and effort to rebuild trust and security.

The emotional damage in the #FOSS community from decades of abuse by exploitative companies isn't acknowledged nearly enough, and is hard to overcome.

Baby Shark is *just* different enough from Y'all Ready For This that it's technically a different riff. #dodododododo

This was the backer milestone I was waiting for! #LeetbremOne

We've published a blog post with all of the details of this morning's security bug in Librem Chat and our response. https://puri.sm/posts/underscoring-our-transparency-first-librem-one-bug-report/

OK, so that's creepy: "The online tool allows everyday supporters to contribute to the campaign’s voter database by logging names and background information of anyone from a family member to a stranger met at a bus stop." #privacy
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-2020-campaign-unveils-app-increase-its-voter-database-n999206

This is arguably even more impactful than NIST's upgraded password policy recommendations, because far too many in IT ignore modern #infosec thought on password policy (among other things) and just apply the Microsoft recs. #defaultsmatter https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/password1-password2-password-3-no-more-microsoft-drops-password-expiration-rec/

I used to be a sysadmin, I used to fool around
But I couldn't take the punishment and had to settle down
Now I'm in security, and my OS is rare
You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care
Cuz Qubes can run apps in VMs

It's hip to be square.

Apple marketing: We take privacy very seriously.
Apple stores: We install facial recognition and file a court summons based on computer matches.

https://www.cnet.com/news/teen-hits-apple-with-1b-lawsuit-over-facial-recognition-arrest/

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