Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

If proprietary code were higher quality than free software, you wouldn't have to spend so much time "cleaning it up" before open sourcing it.

Check out this Dice article by @yaelwrites on how to build a career in #infosec. Bonus: I'm quoted in it! https://insights.dice.com/2020/08/04/cybersecurity-expert-careers-skills-embrace-pitfalls-avoid/

This extensive and thoughtful post by a member of the #Librem5 community does a good job of explaining the past and present mobile Linux ecosystem and why Purism's approach with phosh makes strategic sense long-term. https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/advantages-of-phosh/

One of the most interesting things to me about NSA's document on cellphone tracking is that all their mitigations rely on software features they admit are flawed and could be hacked. This is why we rely on hardware to prevent tracking on the #Librem5: https://puri.sm/posts/how-librem-5-solves-nsas-warning-about-cellphone-location-data/

Customers are asking us about the recent GRUB2 vulnerability so I wrote a quick post explaining how it works and why @purism hardware isn't affected. For even more details, check out Dan Goodin's excellent Ars Technica article I link in my post.

https://puri.sm/posts/why-the-grub2-secure-boot-flaw-doesnt-affect-purism-computers/

TikTok offers 3rd parties to audit their code to quiet #privacy concerns. Auditability, not just of TikTok w/ hand-picked regulators/experts, is critical for software we rely on. For real privacy and security, you want software w/ a #FOSS license. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/29/tiktok-privacy-antitrust-china/

We're just a grasshopper nation wondering why we can't have the same outcome as ant nations without putting in the work.

I appreciate this view might seem radical to some. But I prefer people get my consent before posting pictures of me, and I'm extending the same courtesy to my child, recognizing he can't yet consent. I err on the side of not sharing, since you can't unring that bell.

You don't own your child's persona. You are entrusted with protecting it. Their images belong to them, sharing them w/o consent (age of consent rules apply here) could harm their future when they take ownership of their permanent online record.

I'm glad to see mainstream pieces on the #privacy issues behind sharing kid pics. I treat my child's online persona like a financial trust in his name: I am a trustee charged to manage/protect it until he is old enough to take ownership. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/27/four-things-keep-mind-when-posting-about-your-kids-online/

So now car companies will be faced with the choice of harvesting and selling our data, or leaving money on the table and facing shareholder wrath. Does @purism needs to make a car with hardware kill switches? #privacy https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7jpmp/car-companies-want-to-monitor-your-every-move-with-emotion-detecting-ai

Apple may say it's doing something because of privacy or security, but it always comes back to control: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/24/apple-find-my-competition/