Leetaur @leetaur@librem.one

Next Presidential Debate To Be Held On Rocket That Is Then Launched Into The Sun https://buff.ly/2ELlcrW https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1311387928413822976 #Comedy #debate

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Desktop and Phone Convergence

https://puri.sm/posts/desktop-and-phone-convergence/

"The #librem5 is more than a phone, it’s a full desktop computer in your pocket designed to be just as mobile as you are."

#privacy #security #freedom

Librem 5 phone + USB keyboard + USB touchpad + Bluetooth speaker + HDMI screen + Firefox + YouTube video

The next generation of wearables will be a privacy minefield
https://www.engadget.com/next-generation-wearables-privacy-191237188.html #privacy #security

Adventures of porting postmarketOS to the Librem 5

"I’ve been longing to drop the shackles of Android ever since I made the decision to stop using my Nokia N900. Nokia had given up on Linux phones, and it was clear that there would be no further security patches for my favorite smartphone of all time. "

https://puri.sm/posts/adventures-of-porting-postmarketos-to-the-librem-5/

Guest post by @craftyguy

#privacy #freedom #security

Tourists on Tech's Toll Roads

https://puri.sm/posts/tourists-on-techs-toll-roads/

"We can’t accept being a tourist on tech's toll road, the future demands open highways accessible by everyone, where you can freely go where you want, how you want."

In response to the @nytimes article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/technology/apple-watch-is-a-private-road.html

#privacy #freedom #security

Alyssa Rosenzweig, former FSF intern and co-keynote speaker for LibrePlanet 2020, wrote a GNU/Linux program to exchange bluetooth signals using the Exposure Notifications protocol developed by Apple and Google for COVID-19: https://u.fsf.org/35c

Less hacks when driving an external screen with the #Librem5: you can see how the monitor picks up the video signal when the yellow led on the external screen turns to blue and the external mouse is detected when the cursor appears on #phosh's lock screen in the upper left corner (and yes, i need better video equipment):

A solution that requires students to surrender the security of their personal biometric information and give over video of their private spaces is no solution at all. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance

OH LOOK! I found an actual comment in the code

//TODO: Rename $free_second_day to $free_standard
//These global variables weave in and out through files
//I don't feel confident I can rename them all.
//If someone else ends up having to deal with this.
//I'm so sorry.

By demanding encryption backdoors, Politicians are not asking us to choose between security and privacy. They are asking us to choose no security. Here's why: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/why-a-backdoor-is-a-security-risk
We must fight encryption backdoors around the world. 💪 #privacy #HumanRight

The call for proposals for this year's EmacsConf is now open! Gather your thoughts on the joy of #Emacs and hit M-x submit by September 30th. https://u.fsf.org/353