"Recently, tech companies have come to a troubling consensus: that they can change your computer, remotely (and often silently) without your knowledge or permission."
https://puri.sm/posts/consent-matters-when-tech-takes-remote-control-without-your-permission/
Wrote my first blog post in almost 3 years! How @purism is doing it right for the #librem5 https://wallace.fm/blog/2019/purism-doing-it-right/
Runs on the Librem 5 Smartphone – Round 4: From playing music... to running a web server.
https://puri.sm/posts/runs-on-the-librem-5-smartphone-round-4/
"U.S. attorney general William Barr has said consumers should accept the risks that encryption backdoors pose to their personal cybersecurity to ensure law enforcement can access encrypted communications." 🙄 https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/23/william-barr-consumers-security-risks-backdoors/
#GNOME is going mobile on the #Librem5 and we want to help you design and build amazing #convergent #mobile apps. Follow our tutorial series on our blog to get started https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-app-design-tutorial-naming-your-app/ and join the active community of developers on Matrix https://matrix.to/#/!wrRnhiBGdsithqslNz:talk.puri.sm?via=talk.puri.sm&via=matrix.org&via=librem.one #linux #linuxphone
That’s why we should be wary when Barr and others say that exceptional access is possible without compromising encryption. Breaking encryption for law enforcement access is still breaking encryption, and we will fight it every step of the way. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/dont-let-encrypted-messaging-become-hollow-promise
YouTuber @gbryant covers some of the recent updates to software for the upcoming Librem 5 smartphone.
Yeah. We're excited too. :)
Runs on Librem 5, Day 28 - GNOME Help Viewer (Yelp)
ArchiveOrg: https://archive.org/details/librem5day028gnomehelp
YouTube: https://youtu.be/mkpVZvR1PkE
Runs on Librem 5, Day 27 - GNOME File Open Dialog
ArchiveOrg: https://archive.org/details/librem5day027gnomefileopen
YouTube: https://youtu.be/MBeFkgA3jVo
"In this post we will outline the touchstones we have used to do just that–engineer trustworthy services that everyone can use... We hope it will facilitate communication with friends and colleagues as we hack towards a common goal…" #libremone #userstory #userpersona
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-one-design-principles-services-you-can-trust/
Germany has banned its #schools from using cloud-based productivity suites from Microsoft, Google, and Apple, because the companies weren't meeting the country's #privacy requirements.
https://t.co/smlJIQ0sNA
Runs on Librem 5, Day 26 - Apache Web Server (in 60 seconds)
ArchiveOrg: https://archive.org/details/librem5day026apache
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0V8q59UKmAQ
Ready to take control of your data? Varun Choudhary's 7 simple steps include:
• Don't use public WiFi, & if you must, use a VPN
• Switch to a search engine that doesn't track your data, like @DuckDuckGo
• Vary your passwords, & use 2FA when possible
https://hackernoon.com/a-beginners-guide-to-personal-privacy-online-33f4dd20fc43
We would love to feature your photos and videos of apps running on Librem 5 (devkit). Tag your creations with #runsonlibrem5 and we'll share it with the community #librem5 #purism
Jager made a friend today. #cat #cats #catpics #kitty #kitties #kitten #kittens #mastocats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #bot https://redd.it/ce52my
Catholic father of 10. Programmer by trade. I like reading, writing, running, geocaching, chess, spending time with my family.