Leetaur @leetaur@librem.one

My uninformed theory about the Mozilla layoffs is that Google waited for anti-trust hearings and then canceled/drastically reduced FF sponsorship claiming COVID cost-cutting, safe in the knowledge that browsers weren't brought up in the hearings. #speculation

The Massive Privacy Loopholes in School Laptops

https://puri.sm/posts/the-massive-privacy-loopholes-in-school-laptops/

"If you are a parent who cares about #privacy ...you can also invest in Purism products and have peace of mind that your child's data is protected while they access school services on the web..."

Original article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/10/laptop-buyers-guide-distance-learning/

#freedom #security

The strategic advantages of Phosh for mobile Linux

https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/advantages-of-phosh/

#Purism #Librem5 #Phosh #Pinephone #Linux

On the topic: things that make me smile about the #librem5 phone

Running the command: `vrms` from a terminal and getting the following output:

We’ve put together a free ebook on digital rights that will help you understand what role technology should and should not play in fighting back against the COVID-19 crisis. https://supporters.eff.org/donate/pandemicguide

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/

Purism #Librem5 ranked #1 by MakeUseOf for Most Secure Phone for Privacy:

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-phone-privacy/

The CEOs of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon tried to shift the narrative about whether their companies are monopolies. But their statements don’t match reality. Read more here: https://protonmail.com/blog/tech-ceos-hearing/

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/

Librem 5: Dogwood Thermals and Battery Life

https://puri.sm/posts/dogwood-thermals-and-battery-life/

"Dogwood comes with a 75% bigger battery than Chestnut...this comes out to around 60% more runtime."

Learn more: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

#freedom #security #privacy

The Chinese Communist Party is using smartphone and vehicle location data, checkpoint logs, facial recognition technology, and video feeds from buses and drones to identify people “collocated” at covert religious meetings. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/china-turns-surveillance-state-on-religious-gatherings-22997 https://twitter.com/cnalive/status/1286013171048820743 #Catholic #Priest #China

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I'm excited to announce that our Librem 14 laptop will now feature BIOS and EC flash chip write protection via a dip switch on the motherboard: https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-features-bios-and-ec-write-protection/

I discovered http://cardgames.io games work great on my #Librem5 as a Gnome Web local app with its own launcher icon. While I already had solitaire and other games, this adds games like cribbage that don't have a native Linux app.