Leetaur @leetaur@librem.one

The inconvenient truth is that there is no such thing as a backdoor that only lets the good guys in. The EU's resolution on encryption, released yesterday, could result in a net decrease of everyone's privacy and security: https://protonmail.com/blog/eu-attack-on-encryption/

I Love You For Your Personality

"If you are as excited about the Librem 5 as I am, you will want to show it to all your non-techie friends and family..."

https://puri.sm/posts/i-love-you-for-your-personality/

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

#privacy #freedom #librem5

What if I told you there is no legal significance to calling an online service a "platform"? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/publisher-or-platform-it-doesnt-matter

"You're WRONG about Linux phones."
https://youtu.be/z29aJCTn-mY #purism #librem5

Avoid "Advertiser ID" with the Librem 5

https://puri.sm/posts/avoid-advertiser-id-with-the-librem-5/

"Apple and Google profess to care about the privacy rights of their customers, but their operating systems tell a different story. iOS and Android both allow for pervasive tracking of users through Advertiser IDs."

#privacy #security #librem5

Want another way to participate in this year's #DayAgainstDRM? Sign onto our comments for new anti-circumvention exceptions to the DMCA, helping us weaken DRM by supporting each and every proposed exemption. https://u.fsf.org/37l

Next Friday, December 11, Edward Snowden will host Tor’s third PrivChat, a fundraising livestream event and conversation with human rights defenders + real-life Tor users Alison Macrina, Ramy Raoof, Berhan Taye.

You're invited, so set your reminder: https://torproject.org/privchat/

Donate: https://torproject.org/donate/donate-usetor-md-fot

Librem AweSIM:

Unlimited cellular plan that works with the #librem5

- #privacy as a service
- A new phone number registered in Purism's name
- Unlimited talk / text / data
- No contracts, cancel anytime

All for just $99/month

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

Technology as it Should Be

"The power of control by Big-Tech in the app store is but a small example of exploitation of our digital lives. If you don’t control the software, the companies who wrote that software control you. You become a digital prisoner."

https://puri.sm/posts/technology-as-it-should-be/

#freedom #privacy #security

usb stick (and other volume) #automounting soon coming to a #phosh near you:

@purism #librem5

RT Anna Slatz is a Hater
In Canada:

71% of people who have died of COVID have been over 80.

89% have been over 70.

96% have been over 60.

.03% have been under 39 — the people most impacted by the lockdowns.
https://twitter.com/YesThatAnna/status/1329925289430949889 #Rebel #Canada

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Full-List of bots: https://joejoe.github.io/mastodon

In a scenario that many saw coming over a year ago, Jackson, Mississippi police are asking residents to allow live-stream access to their doorbell cameras, writes EFF's @mguariglia on @mozilla's blog. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/police-mississippi-pilot-program-live-stream-amazon-ring-cameras/

We've got a new podcast! Across six episodes, we dive deep into six problems plaguing the modern Internet, and ways that we can dig ourselves out. You can find episodes of How to Fix the Internet here, and everywhere you get podcasts. https://www.eff.org/how-to-fix-the-internet-podcast https://t.co/kAxN4VpLu2

The Free Software Foundation has published an "Ethical Tech Giving Guide" and suggest our #librem5 for their smartphone category!

https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v11/

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

#freedom #privacy #security

Librem 5 Visual Walkthrough

"With the Mass-produced Evergreen phone now starting to ship, we put together a video walkthrough of the launch software as well as an overview of the final hardware."

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-visual-walkthrough/

#librem5 #privacy #freedom

If you've watched our video on the takedown of youtube-dl, you know how important it is that Github has reversed course and reinstated the repository. This is a strong commitment to the rights of the developer community, and we hope it sets an example. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/github-reinstates-youtube-dl-after-riaas-abuse-dmca https://twitter.com/EFF/status/1324833472553209856

New lawsuit: Why do Android phones mysteriously exchange 260MB a month with Google via cellular data when they're not even in use?

Google on Thursday was sued for allegedly stealing Android users' cellular data allowances though unapproved, undisclosed transmissions to the web giant's servers.

The lawsuit, Taylor et al v. Google [PDF], was filed in a US federal district court in San Jose.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/

#DeleteGoogle #surveillancecapitalism

Surveillance isn’t normal–it’s spying. Schools that use surveillance technologies to track and monitor students are violating their privacy. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/privacy-students